Communication research methods have developed with the onset of digital technologies and the social web 2.0. The course will develop your skills in identifying key stages of academic research and learn to execute a full research project within the changing field of communication studies. Furthermore, the student will develop key research ethics and learn about institutional review board standards on safe research within digital settings. This is a writing intensive course and active participation is required for a student to be successful. Students should come to class with the frame of mind that that they are part of an active research community and they are encouraged to actively comment and provide resources they find to other students.
Our class uses Open Education Resources (OER) in replacement of the textbooks and is therefore a Zero Cost course. This means there is no textbook students need to purchase. All materials are available freely to students online on:
You will have to submit your work to the Google Drive before class starts.
Late work will not be accepted (except for below reasons)
IMPORTANT:
For zoom links etc. download print version of course syllabus. Professor will provide students with password to open course syllabus.
Once the semester you will be asked to bring a journal article and present. You will select one journal article where you will explain the research to the class. The review will be 1 double spaced page. Submit your work & article to the google drive.
Make sure your paper follows APA formatting style and citation rules.
Writing Help
Attendance is taken by writing your name in the chat function! Attendance is mandatory and I will take attendance at the beginning of each class. If you miss more than 2 classes, except for medical and religious reasons, it will result in the lowering of your grade. If you come to class without having done the reading it does mean you have come unprepared. Be prepared to be insightful and relate the reading back to the coursework. If you have extenuating circumstances, please contact me via-email so we can make other arrangements.
Important:
The Brooklyn College Center for Student Disability Services is back to working in-person on campus, though you can still reach out via email and phone. Please email them at testingcsds@brooklyn.cuny.edu for assistance.
Location: 138 Roosevelt Hall
Phone: 718.951.5538
FAX: 718.951.4442
Department Office Hours:
Note: Office hours during summer and winter intersession breaks varies.
Students should inform the professor if they have a disability or any other situation that may require Section 504/ADA accommodations. The faculty and staff will attempt to work out whatever arrangements are necessary.
Please provide your professor with your course accommodation form and discuss your specific accommodation with your professor as soon as possible to ensure accommodations are met in a timely fashion.
In order to receive academic accommodations students must first be registered with the Center for Student Disability Services. Students who have a documented disability or who suspect that they might have a disability are invited to set up an appointment with the Director of the Center for Student Disability Services, Ms. Valerie Stewart-Lovell or the Assistant Director, Josephine Patterson or their general email testingcsds@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Center for Student Disability Services (CSDS) Mission:
It is the mission of the Center for Student Disability Services (CSDS) to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to all campus facilities, curricula, and activities. The program’s objective focuses on providing students with reasonable disability-related accommodations and the opportunity to maximize their academic success at Brooklyn College. The goal is to ensure an inclusive environment while maintaining and enhancing the college’s academic excellence by providing students with disabilities the opportunity to achieve their highest possible academic potential.
Academic dishonesty of any type, including cheating and plagiarism, is unacceptable at Brooklyn College. Cheating is any misrepresentation in academic work. Plagiarism is the representation of another person’s work, words, or ideas as your own. Students should consult the Brooklyn College Student Handbook for a fuller, more specific discussion of related academic integrity standards.
Academic dishonesty is punishable by failure of the “…test, examination, term paper or other assignment on which cheating occurred” (Faculty Council, May 18, 1954).
In addition, disciplinary proceedings in cases of academic dishonesty may result in penalties of admonition, warning, censure, disciplinary probation, restitution, suspension, expulsion, complaint to civil authorities, or ejection (Adopted by Policy Council, May 8, 1991).
NOTE: If you have a question about how to cite correctly ask your teacher BEFORE submitting your work.
Numerical grade | Letter Grade |
---|---|
97-100 | A+ |
93-96 | A |
90-92 | A- |
87-89 | B+ |
83-86 | B |
80-82 | B- |
77-79 | C+ |
73-76 | C |
70-72 | C- |
67-69 | D+ |
63-66 | D |
60-62 | D- |
Below 60 | F |