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Media Studies - Research Project 2 - course description

General information
Course name Media Studies - Research Project 2
Course ID 14.2-WP-SOCDA-BM2
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Field of study Sociology
Education profile academic
Level of studies Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Beginning semester winter term 2018/2019
Course information
Semester 4
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. Dorota Szaban, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

Preparing students for the implementation of field research with a use of a wide range of methods and techniques of media research.

The intention of the research project (2) is a field implementation of a research and presentation of the obtained results.

Prerequisites

The student should complete the course - media research-research project 1.

Scope

  1. Implementation of a field research.
  2. Preparing data for analysis.
  3. Analysis of the data.
  4. Interpretation of the results obtained.
  5. Presentation of the results.

Teaching methods

Research project, group work, discussion.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

 

Form of assessment of classes

Remarks

Grade

Yes

Preparation of a project
 in writing
 and presentation in the classroom.

Compliance with the topic, correct structure of work, language, reliability, independence of preparing work, proper selection of literature.

Research project 2: Scope of the project: analysis of the collected data and the presentation of the results, discussion on them.

The correct presentation, ability to answer questions about the presented material.

Criteria for grade assessment
 of the course.

The final grade is a weighted average of grades obtained
 on a project prepared in writing (60%) and presentation (20%) and contribution of individuals during team work (on the basis of individual reports).

 

The final grade is the grade of the classes

Recommended reading

  1. Wimmer R. D., Dominick J. R. (2006), Mass Media Research: An Introduction (10th Edition), Wadsworth, Cengage Learning: Boston MA
  2. Babbie E. (2010), The practice of social research,
  3. Crotty M. J. (1998), The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process 1st Edition
  4. Terre Blanche M. T., Terre Blanche M. J. T., Durrheim K., Painter D.Research in Practice: Applied Methods for the Social Sciences, Juta and Company Ltd, 2006

Further reading

Creswell J. W. (2014), Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th Edition 4th Edition

Some additional readings can be given as handouts or pdf by the teacher.

Notes


Modified by dr Dorota Bazuń (last modification: 01-05-2018 19:13)