COM 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Theoretical Definition, Operational Definition, White Coat
13 Nov 2017
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2: theory plays crucial role in any inquiry, serving as the framework that organizes observations and that plans research. Initial observation: occurs in two parts: determining the focus of a research inquiry, reviewing prior research and making preliminary observations. Theoretical explanation: involves two steps: identifying the concepts relevant to the phenomena of interest, specifying the expected relationships among those concepts. Operationalization: must decide how (method used) to assess the variables being investigated within the framework of their specific research design: allows researchers to investigate the abstract concepts described in framework by testing hypothesis. Steps 5-7: collecting data, conducting analyses and drawing conclusions. 3: step 1: determining the target and goals of a research effort, research question: carefully constructed query that precisely specifies the goal of a research effort, step 2: reviewing existing knowledge/conducting preliminary. Communication research methods: experiments: experiments use of a highly controlled situation in which a researcher can manipulate and measure the impact of variables of interest.
