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This is the companion website for Understanding Communication Research Methods by Stephen M. Croucher and Daniel Cronn-Mills.

Understanding Communication Research Methods helps students better grasp the theoretical and practical uses of method. While many texts describe methods only from a theoretical perspective, this book clearly illustrates practical applications and offers students an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture. The book defines all the main research traditions, illustrates key methods used in communication research, and provides level-appropriate applications of the methods through theoretical and practical examples and exercises.

Comprehensive, innovative, and focused on the student, this book provides a valuable resource for instructors teaching an undergraduate course in research methods. Easy to follow and written directly for the undergraduate student, the book offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and serves as a guide to actually conduct research themselves.

What You Will Find on This Website:

Instructors and lecturers:

• Chapter outlines
• Sample syllabus
• Classroom activities
• Recommended readings
• Multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay test questions
• PowerPoint Lecture Slides

 

Students:

• Video links related to concepts in the book