Communication Studies
Research Guides
Research methods
Distinctive qualities in communication research
Carbaugh, Donal A.; Buzzanell, Patrice M.. (Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group, 2010)P 91.3 .D57 2009
McNichols Campus Library
P 91.3 .A48 2013
Communications research in action : scholar-activist collaborations for a democratic public sphere
Napoli, Philip M.; Aslama, Minna. (Fordham University Press, 2011)McNichols Campus Library
P 95.8 .C645 2011
Quantitative research in communication
Allen, Mike; Titsworth, Scott; Hunt, Stephen K.. (Sage, 2009)McNichols Campus Library
P 93.7 .A44 2009
Handbook of the arts in qualitative research : perspectives, methodologies, examples, and issues
Knowles, J. Gary; Cole, Ardra L.. (Sage 2008)McNichols Campus Library
H 62 .K6275 2008
Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches
Creswell, John W.. (Sage Publications, 2007)McNichols Campus Library
H 61 .C735 2007
Mass media research : an introduction
Wimmer, Roger D.; Dominick, Joseph R.. (Thomson Wadsworth, 2006)McNichols Campus Library
P 91.3 .W47 2006
Topical issues in communications and media research
Kwansah-Aidoo, Kwamena (ed.).. (Nova Science Publishers, 2005)McNichols Campus Library
P 91.3 .T668 2005
Understanding research methods : an overview of the essentials
Patten, Mildred L.. (Pyrczak Pub., c2005)McNichols Campus Library
Q 180.55 .M4 P38 2005
Reading and Understanding Research
Locke, Lawrence F.. (Sage, 2004)McNichols Campus Library
Q 180 .A1 L63 2004
Qualitative research in journalism : taking it to the streets
Iorio, Sharon Hartin (ed.).. (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004)McNichols Campus Library
PN 4784 .R38 Q35 2004
Handbook of political communication research
Kaid, Lynda Lee. (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004)JA 85 .H36 2004
Handbook of media and communication research : qualitative and quantitative methodologies
Jensen, Klaus Bruhn (ed.).. (Routledge, 2002)McNichols Campus Library
P 91.3 .H34 2002
Precision journalism : a reporter's introduction to social science methods
Meyer, Philip. (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002)McNichols Campus Library
PN 4775 .M48 2002
Info seeker : methods for successful research
Garner, Simon. (Insight Media, 2002)McNichols Campus Library
LB 1047.3 .I64 2002 DVD
"This program ...covers five sections: deciding on a topic, breaking down the elephant (narrowing down a broad topic), collecting data, analysing data, and writing a report."
Research methods knowledge base
William M.K. Trochim. (Atomic Dog Publishing, 2001)Q 180.55 .M4 T76 2001
McNichols Campus Library
P 91.3 .B385 2000
Research paradigms, television, and social behavior
Asamen, Joy Keiko; Berry, Gordon L. (eds.).. (Sage Publications, 1998)McNichols Campus Library
PN 1992.6 .R465 1998
RESEARCH DESIGN
Visual communication research designs
Kenney, Keith R.. (Routledge, 2009)McNichols Campus Library
P 93.5 .K46 2009
Practical research : planning and design
Leedy, Paul D.; Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis. (Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2005)McNichols Campus Library
Q 180.55 .M4 L43 2005
ETHICS
Danger in the field : risk and ethics in social research
Lee-Treweek, Geraldine; Linkogle, Stephanie (eds.).. (Routledge, 2000)McNichols Campus Library
H 62 .D24 2000
Ethics in qualitative research
Mauthner, Melanie. (Sage Publications, 2002)McNichols Campus Library
H 62 .E777 2002
Citizen audience : crowds, publics, and individuals
Butsch, Richard. (Routledge, 2008)McNichols Campus Library
P 96 .A832 U63 2008
Ratings analysis : the theory and practice of audience research
Webster, James G.; Phalen, Patricia F.; Lichty, Lawrence W.. (L. Erlbaum Associates, 2006)McNichols Campus Library
HE 8700.65 .W42 2006
Media research methods : measuring audiences, reactions and impact
Gunter, Barrie. (Sage, 2000)McNichols Campus Library
P 91.3 .G86 2000
McNichols Campus Library
H 62 .L396 2017
This detailed website describes the methods Arbitron uses to determine radio audience ratings.
Content analysis guidebook online
Neuendorf, Kimberly A..This site includes flowcharts and links to information on reliability assessments, codebooks and coding forms, and computer content analysis.
Content analysis : an introduction to its methodology
Krippendorff, Klaus. (SAGE, 2013)McNichols Campus Library
P 93 .K74 2013
This site focuses on computer software for text analysis, including a glossary, and detailed, categorized links of software programs and how they work.
McNichols Campus Library
P 93 .C65 2009
Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method
Gee, James Paul. (Routledge, 2010)McNichols Campus Library
P 302 .G4 2011
Television discourse : analysing language in the media
Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)McNichols Campus Library
PN 1992.8 .L35 L67 2009
McNichols Campus Library
P 302 .A324 2008
Sequence organization in interaction
Schegloff, Emanuel A.. (Cambridge University Press, 2007)McNichols Campus Library
P 95.45 .S34 2007
McNichols Campus Library
P 96 .L34 O39 2006
Conversation analysis as research methodology
Seedhouse, Paul. Applying conversation analysis. Richards, Keith; Seedhouse, Paul (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.McNichols Campus Library
P 95.45 .A66 2005
After rhetoric : the study of discourse beyond language and culture
Yarbrough, Stephen R.. (Southern Illinois University Press, 1999)McNichols Campus Library
P 302 .Y37 1999
Discourse and Multimedia Analysis
Lemke, Jay.This website was developed to accompany a course on discourse and multimedia analysis at the University of Michigan. It includes links to online readings, a short glossary, and course notes.
This website includes over forty full-text articles and book chapters by the author, an expert in the subject, on discourse methods and their applications.
Focus Groups: Theory and Practice
Stewart, David W., Prem N. Shamdasani, and Dennis W. Rook.. (SAGE Publications, c2007)McNichols Campus Library
H 61.28 .S74 2007
Handbook of Interview Research: Context and Method
Gubrium, Jaber F. , and James A. Holstein, eds.. (Sage, 2001)McNichols Campus Library
H 61.28 .H36 2001
This special issue of Qualitative Health Research includes articles on focus group methodology, ethics, analysis, applications and pitfalls.
This website from the Iowa State University Extension Center briefly summarizes the purposes, procedures and limitations of focus group research.
Narrative Methods for Organizational and Communication Research
Boje, David M.. (Sage, 2001)McNichols Campus Library
HD 30.3 .B65 2001
MEDIA FRAME ANALYSIS
Doing news framing analysis : empirical and theoretical perspectives
D'Angelo, Paul; Kuypers, Jim A.. (Routledge, 2010)McNichols Campus Library
PN 4749 .D68 2010
Communication research measures
Free measurement instruments (mostly surveys) developed by faculty and graduate students at West Virginia University.
Mail and internet surveys : the tailored design method
Dillman, Don A.. (Wiley, 2007)McNichols Campus Library
HM 538 .D55 2007
How to conduct surveys : a step-by-step guide
Fink, Arlene. (Sage Publications, 2006)McNichols Campus Library
HN 29 .F53 2006
Designing and conducting survey research : a comprehensive guide
Rea, Louis M.; Parker, Richard A.. (Jossey-Bass, 2005)McNichols Campus Library
HA 31.2 .R43 2005
Conducting research surveys via e-mail and the web
Schonlau, Matthias; Fricker, Ronald D. Jr.; Elliott, Marc N.. (Rand, 2002)McNichols Campus Library
HA 29 .S366 2002
This site includes links to codes of survey ethics and best practices, survey data analysis resources, and information on sample sizes and generating random samples.
Best Practices for Survey and Public Opinion Research
American Association for Public Opinion Research.A detailed list of twelve necessary elements for conducting a quality survey.
This online booklet explains how to plan a survey, conduct pretesting, collect data, analyze data, and judge survey quality.
META-ANALYSIS
Mass media effects research : advances through meta-analysis
Preiss, Raymond W.. (Erlbaum Associates, 2007)McNichols Campus Library
HM 1206 .M374 2007
Interpersonal communication research : advances through meta-analysis
Allen, Mike (ed.).. (Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002)McNichols Campus Library
BF 637 .C45 I644 2002
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SPSS 16.0 Advanced Statistical Procedures Companion
NoruĊĦis, M. J.;. (Prentice Hall, 2008)HA 32 .N6722 2008 + CD
Jill Werdell Spreitzer
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