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Offerings

DUBAI-ISC-TJD-FACE2FACE-2026-2026

DUBAI-ISC-TMD-FACE2FACE-2025-2025

DUBAI-ISC-TMD-FACE2FACE-2027-2027

DUBAI-ISC-TSD-FACE2FACE-2026-2026

KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING

KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING

KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING

MURDOCH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING

MURDOCH-S1-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate awareness of global trends in communication research and a sound grasp of research ethics, principles and conventions in various communication disciplines;

2.

Design communication research projects by applying relevant concepts and theoretical frameworks;

3.

Identify appropriate quantitative and qualitative research methods for different research projects;

4.

Demonstrate a sound degree of information literacy;

5.

Apply principles of interpretation to the analysis of communicative texts and research data;

6.

Engage in life long research in independent and collaborative, self-reflective, critical and creative production of knowledge.

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Additional information

Unit content:

Module One: Introduction to Formal Research

  • Session 1 Research Process
  • Session 2 Theoretical Paradigms

Module Two: Reviewing the Literature

  • Session 3 Developing a Research Topic
  • Session 4 Annotating the literature

Module Three: Quantitative Approach

  • Session 5 Sampling and Measurement
  • Session 6 Survey Research

Module Four: Qualitative Approach

  • Session 7 Interpretation and Observation
  • Session 8 Field Research

Module Five: Critical Approach

  • Session 9 Semiotic analysis
  • Session 10 Discourse Analysis

Module Six: Ethics and Proposal

  • Session 11 Research Ethics
  • Session 12 Research Proposal