RESEARCH METHODS (CMS 200)
           Professor Lenny Shedletsky
                lenny@maine.edu
        (school) 780-5437; (home) 774-5147
        WINTERSESSION 2009-2010

Course Textbook: Frey, L., Botan, C., Friedman, P., & Kreps, G.  (1992).
Interpreting Communication Research: A Case Study Approach. NJ: Prentice Hall.

Week 1 (Experimental Research)
_12-21-09 - 12-27-09

Assignment
Slides/Videos/Links
Read the Announcements area and follow the steps; Read the Preface and Chapter 1 (course textbook)
Introduction video
[you will need Quicktime on your computer.  Download at: http://quicktime.softwarecenterz.com/]
Primary & Secondary Sources (with audio)
In your group work on the summary
of the Douglas study--one summary for the whole group
Preface & Chapter 1 slides



 Read chapters 2 & 3
chapter 2.ppt; lab experiment (with audio)
chapter 3.ppt
HOMEWORK #1 is due by Sunday night (see Course Information for Homework questions)

You can work on the Online Library Exercise through week 2, due by the end of week 2
Do the tutorials below (as you need  them) and then do the  ONLINE LIBRARY
EXERCISE and respond on the DISCUSSION BOARD.

ONLINE LIBRARY TUTORIALS

[NOTE THAT BARBARA STEBBINS IS OUR LIBRARY CONTACT, X5359 ]
SEE LIBGUIDE

INFORMATION LITERACY TUTORIAL



Week 2 (Survey Research)
_12-28-09 -  1-3-10
Assignment
Slides/Videos/Links


Read chapters 4 & 5
chapter4.ppt

chapter5.ppt


HOMEWORK #2 is due by Sunday night

 GROUP DISCUSSION--in your group work on the summary
of "Do workers trust labor unions  and their messages?"



Week 3 (Textual Analysis)
__1-4-10 - 1-10-10
Assignment


Read chapters 6, 7, & 8
chapter6.ppt (TEXTUAL ANALYSIS VOICE OVER);
chapter7.ppt;chapter8.ppt
HOMEWORK #3 is due by Sunday night
chapter 8 with audio [Interaction Analysis]
GROUP DISCUSSION--Do a group summary of the Dionisopoulos study (pp. 227-253)


WEEK 4 (Ethnography)
__1-11-10 - 1-15-10
Assignment
Read chapters 9 & 10
chapter9.ppt; chapter10.ppt

AN EXAMPLE STUDENT PPT PRESENTATION
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION DUE
PowerPoint Tutorial (1)

PowerPoint Tutorial (2)


                          FINAL PAPER IS DUE