Characteristics of Communication Research?

Question

I want to know the Characteristics of Communication Research

Answer 1

The characteristics of scholarly research (which would include all areas, including communication) are:

1) Question Oriented - "At the heart of all research is a question worth answering."

2) Methodological - "Systematic procedures are used to ensure that researchers find and report what is accurate."

3) Replicable - Other scholars must be able to "replicate, or reproduce, the entire inquiry process".

4) Self-critical - Scholarly researchers "openly evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their own research studies."

5) Cumulative and Self-Correcting - "The accumulation of information...allows for knowledge to evolve and grow."

6) Cyclical - Research "ends up back where it started," with new questions emerging from previous answers."

I got that from my textbook for Intro to Communication.

Answer 2

Approaches to conducting advertising, mass-media audiences, and mass-media efficiency research in organizational and development contexts are detailed in this reference. Among the topics covered are qualitative and quantitative approaches to research methodology, the steps involved in the research process, data collection, and the procedures used in applying a research design and interpreting research data. Designed to accommodate a variety of learning styles, this book imparts the framework in which to acquire and develop research, problem solving, and communication skills, and basic individual, moral, and ethical values.

Answer 3

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