The review will focus on the paper’s methodology and research design.
Students are expected to demonstrate familiarity with the literature on media and communication research methods and provide relevant and appropriate references to the texts (books, chapters and encyclopaedic resources) recommended for this module in the Handbook, and other sources they consider appropriate for the task.
In their essay, students should consider issues including, but not limited to, the following:
Does the paper employ a predominantly qualitative or quantitative research strategy? Drawing on the relevant literature, what are the key features that make the paper a qualitative (or quantitative) study?
Drawing on the relevant literature, what are the main characteristics of the method(s) used in the paper? What are the advantages and limitations of the method(s) employed, according to scholarly sources?
How is the choice of method(s) justified in relation to the aims of the paper?
How is the selection of cases (people, texts, countries, etc) justified by the authors, and (if relevant) what sampling techniques and procedures were employed?
If more than one research method was employed, what are the reasons given for using multiple methods and, drawing on the relevant literature, what are the advantages of a multi/mixed-method research design?
Are there any limitations of the study that are discussed in the paper?
Are there alternative research strategies to investigate the same topic that are discussed in the paper?The review will focus on the paper’s methodology and research design.
Students are expected to demonstrate familiarity with the literature on media and communication research methods and provide relevant and appropriate references to the texts (books, chapters and encyclopaedic resources) recommended for this module in the Handbook, and other sources they consider appropriate for the task.
In their essay, students should consider issues including, but not limited to, the following:
Does the paper employ a predominantly qualitative or quantitative research strategy? Drawing on the relevant literature, what are the key features that make the paper a qualitative (or quantitative) study?
Drawing on the relevant literature, what are the main characteristics of the method(s) used in the paper? What are the advantages and limitations of the method(s) employed, according to scholarly sources?
How is the choice of method(s) justified in relation to the aims of the paper?
How is the selection of cases (people, texts, countries, etc) justified by the authors, and (if relevant) what sampling techniques and procedures were employed?
If more than one research method was employed, what are the reasons given for using multiple methods and, drawing on the relevant literature, what are the advantages of a multi/mixed-method research design?
Are there any limitations of the study that are discussed in the paper?
Are there alternative research strategies to investigate the same topic that are discussed in the paper?The review will focus on the paper’s methodology and research design.
Students are expected to demonstrate familiarity with the literature on media and communication research methods and provide relevant and appropriate references to the texts (books, chapters and encyclopaedic resources) recommended for this module in the Handbook, and other sources they consider appropriate for the task.
In their essay, students should consider issues including, but not limited to, the following:
Does the paper employ a predominantly qualitative or quantitative research strategy? Drawing on the relevant literature, what are the key features that make the paper a qualitative (or quantitative) study?
Drawing on the relevant literature, what are the main characteristics of the method(s) used in the paper? What are the advantages and limitations of the method(s) employed, according to scholarly sources?
How is the choice of method(s) justified in relation to the aims of the paper?
How is the selection of cases (people, texts, countries, etc) justified by the authors, and (if relevant) what sampling techniques and procedures were employed?
If more than one research method was employed, what are the reasons given for using multiple methods and, drawing on the relevant literature, what are the advantages of a multi/mixed-method research design?
Are there any limitations of the study that are discussed in the paper?
Are there alternative research strategies to investigate the same topic that are discussed in the paper?