Media Literacy and Research Methodologies

In the Media Literacy and Research Methodologies Course, students will review media studies literature using various resources. Utilizing the skills that they acquire from this course, students will work throughout the program to develop their thesis and media project focusing their efforts on making changes to their personal practice or workplace. Students will start development of media research proposals, create a literature review based upon their research, examine the progress of research questions formation, and study various research methods, learning which are appropriate to various types of research questions.

Course Outline

• Media Research, Sampling, and Validity
• Online Research Databases and Tools
• APA Formatting and Citations
• Literature Review
• Research Proposals
• Media Project Formation