Students

The most effective activity for teaching communication research students the nature of the social science research process is to provide students with the opportunity to conduct an actual research study. Such an experience promotes and emphasizes active, rather than passive, learning; students finish the class with a strong understanding of the research process, the major concepts associated with it, and the importance of ethics in research. In order to integrate an actual research study into the course, it is necessary to plan and prepare certain aspects of the research process in advance. First, a complete description of the assignment as well as the research evaluation form used to critique the project was prepared in advance. Second, an initial design of the research questionnaire was prepared in advance because there would not have bren time for students to do it during the course. Third