Thesis
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Dr. Mohammad Aamir Pasha
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Core Courses
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Course Name: Thesis
Code(Credit): CUTM1286 Code(0-4-3)
Course Objectives
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This course will help students to:
- To practice techniques of media research
- Learn to get an idea about the field realities of media research
- Get an idea about developing research questions and choosing appropriate method for the purpose of the study
- It will help them to write reports of the study
Learning Outcomes
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After learning the subject students will be able to
- Develop research questions and chose appropriate technique to conduct the study
- Understand field realities of media research
- Compile and analyze the data to prepare and present outcomes of the study in a proper manner
Course Syllabus
Module-I: Introduction to Communication Research
Definition, Role and Function, Basic and Applied Research, Role of Theory in Research, Ethical Issues and Questions
Module-II: Some Research Methodologies
Quantitative - Qualitative Methods, Content Analysis, Archival Methods, Ethnographic Methods
Module-III: The Survey
Readership, Audience, Consumers, Survey: Schedule, Sample, Focus Groups, Questionnaire Design, Field work, Telephone Polls, Online Polls,Primary and Secondary data
Module-IV Presenting Research
Writing a proposal – research question, thesis statement, Tools of Data Collection, Data Analysis: Statistical-Coding and Tabulation, Non-Statistical- Descriptive and Historical, Bibliography and Citation
Projects
- Research Ethics
- Steps in Research
- Content Analysis
- Questionnaire Design
- Project Proposal Writing
Indicative Reading List
- Asa Berger, Arthur, Media Research Techniques, Sage Publications, 1998
- Croteau David and Hoynes Pine, William, Media/Society: Industries, Images and Audiences Forge Press
- Kothari, C.R, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, New age International Ltd. Publishers
- Wimmer and Dominick, Mass Media Research Thomson Wadsworth
Session Plan
Session 1
Definition, Role and Function of Research
Session-2
Functions of Research
In this session students will submit a project on Functions of Research
Session-3
Basic and Applied Research
Session-4
Variables
In this session students will submit a project on variables
https://www.slideshare.net/AliMustafa17/types-of-variables-52104737
Session-5
Session-6
Session-8
Session-9
Ethics in Research
In this session students will submit a project on Ethics in research
Session-10
Steps in Research
In this session students will submit a project on steps in research
Session-11
Steps in Research
In this session students will practice the steps of research
Session-12
Qualitative Methods
In this session students will submit a project on Qualitative methods
Session-13
Case Study
In this session students will practice the techniques of case study
Session-14
Session-17
Focus Group
In this session students will submit a project on focus groups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFwPusWmG4c
https://www.slideshare.net/BonnerFoundation/focus-groups-59075780
Session-18
Quantitative Methods
In this session students will submit a project on qualitative methods
Session-19
Session-20
Session-21
Content Analysis
In this session students will practice the techniques of content analysis
Session-22
Content Analysis
In this session students will submit a project on content analysis
Session-23
Archival Research
In this session students will practice the techniques of archival research
Session-26
Schedule
Session-27
Session-28
Schedule
In this session students will practice the techniques of designing schedules
Session-29
Sampling
In this session students will practice the techniques of sampling
Session-30
Sampling
In this session students will practice the techniques of sampling
Session-31
Session-32
Questionnaire Design
In this session students will submit a project on questionnaire design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4R7cNNgKGA
https://www.slideshare.net/SaimaSam/survey-research-14625011
Session-33
Questionnaire Design
In this session students will practice the techniques of questionnaire design
https://www.slideshare.net/SaimaSam/survey-research-14625011
Session-34
Online polls
In this session students will practice the techniques of online polls
https://www.slideshare.net/Vasanthrz/online-survey-tools-ppt-30012016
Session-35
Online polls
In this session students will practice the techniques of online polls
https://www.slideshare.net/Vasanthrz/online-survey-tools-ppt-30012016
Session-36
Session-37
Field Research
Session-38
Session-39
Proposal Writing
In this session students will practice the techniques of proposal writing
Session-40
Proposal Writing
In this session students will submit a project on Proposals writing
Session-41
Tools for Data Collection
Session-42
Coding and Tabulation
http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/10421/1/Unit-9.pdf
Session-43
Descriptive Data Analysis and Historical Data Analysis
Session-44
Research Report Writing
Students will submit a project on research report writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Q0ylcj1ek
https://www.slideshare.net/zulfazoufishan/research-report-45426923
Session-45
Session-46
Bibliography and Citation
In this session students will practice the techniques of bibliography and citation
Case Studies
Case Studies
Our Main Teachers
Dr. Mohammad Aamir Pasha is working as Assistant Professor in the School of Media & Communication, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi Campus, Odisha. He has completed M.Phil. from MGAHV, Wardha, Maharashtra, and Ph. D. from Central University of Odisha, India. He has awarded with JRF-MANF Fellowship from Govt. of India for pursuing Ph. […]