Spring 2027

Qualitative Communication Research Methods

Qualitative Communication Research Methods covers research methodology, designing research, analyzing and interpreting evidence, and developing a deeper appreciation of research strategies.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Survey a broad range of qualitative methods.

  • Critique methods in research.

  • Navigate Institutional Review Board protocols.

  • Formulate research questions and selecting the appropriate method for answering them.

  • Write a literature review in relation to research questions.

  • Conduct techniques out in the field.

  • Create qualitative (thematic) "codebooks" and learn how to write analytic memos.

  • Implement analytical frameworks (and talking about how these are different from your theoretical frameworks).

  • Analyze, write up data, once collection is complete.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Research methodology
  • Qualitative communication research methods
  • Research design and evidence interpretation
  • Qualitative methods
  • Institutional Review Board protocols
  • Literature reviews and research questions
  • Field techniques, data analysis, and writing up data
  • Codebooks, analytic memos, and frameworks

Skills

  • Surveying a broad range of qualitative methods
  • Critiquing methods in research
  • Navigating Institutional Review Board protocols
  • Formulating research questions and selecting appropriate methods
  • Writing a literature review in relation to research questions
  • Conducting field techniques and analyzing/writing up data
  • Creating qualitative thematic codebooks and writing analytic memos
  • Implementing analytical frameworks and distinguishing them from theoretical frameworks

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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