Course: Mass communication research methods

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Course title Mass communication research methods
Course code KSS/1MEMA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šebík Anton, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. classic media research projects 2. focus groups 3. questionaries 4. media diaries 5 peoplemeters 6. ethnography of media organizations 7. content analysis 8. semiotic analysis 9. conversation analysis 10. mixed methods in media research 11.-12. comparative and history methods in media research 13. new trends: internet research

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Discussion, Instruction based on dialogue, Students' portfolio, Task-based study method, Individual study, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 33 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- KSS/TMK1 - ability to read in English The course is taught in English.
learning outcomes
Students are able to: - describe selected methods for analysing media contents, impacts and publics (questionary, focus group, ethnoraphy, content analysis, semiotic analysis) - identify suitable posibilities for aplication of these methods - aply these methods on their own research problem - choose suitable combination of these methods to solve their own research problem - carry out their own research by using suitable combination of these selected methods - present analyses in paper, eg. they are able to: - define research questions and hypotheses - give theoretical reasons for their hypotheses - present findings important for validity of their hypotheses - assess validity of their hypotheses - write clear conclusions
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Discussion
assessment methods
Combined exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Recommended literature
  • Berelson, B., Janowitz, M. Reader in Public Opinion and Communication. The Free Press, 1966.
  • Boyd-Barrett, Oliver; Newbold, Chris. Approaches to media : a reader. 1st ed. London : Arnold, 1995. ISBN 0-340-65229-2.
  • Buriánek, J. Sémantický diferenciál jako technika sociologického výzkumu. Sociologický časopis 6/1988. str. 645 - 656, 1988.
  • Fiske, John. Introduction to communication studies. 2nd ed. London : Routledge, 1990. ISBN 0-415-04672-6.
  • Hansen, Anders. Mass communication research methods. Hampshire : PALGRAVE, 1998. ISBN 0-333-61710-X.
  • Jensen, Klaus Bruhn; Jankowski, Nicholas W. A handbook of qualitative methodologies for mass communication research. 1st ed. London : Routledge, 1991. ISBN 0-415-05405-2.
  • Katz, E. Dvoustupňový tok komunikace: nejnovější zpráva o hypotéze. In: Jirák, J., Říchová, B. Politická komunikace a média. Praha, Karolinum, 2000.
  • Klapper, J. The Effects of Mass Communication. Illinois. Glencoe, 1960.
  • Neuendorf, Kimberly A. The content analysis guidebook. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-7619-1978-3.
  • Noelleová, Elisabeth. Výzkum veřejného mínění : úvod do metod demoskopie. 1. vyd. Praha : Svoboda, 1968.
  • Punch, Keith F. Developing effective research proposals. London : SAGE Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-7619-6356-1.


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