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CAS 561 – Quantitative Research Methods

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In coordination with an undergraduate-run organization called Students Teaching Students, CAS department faculty members mentor exemplary students who develop and teach 1-credit courses on a variety of subjects that advance expertise in communication and its role in public life. This semester, Associate Teaching Professor Lori Bedell is supporting undergraduates Kara Miller (who was in Lori’s RCL course a few years back) and Jess Strait as they teach a course titled “Period Talk: The Impact of Stigma on the Menstrual Equity Movement.”
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CAS 561 – Quantitative Research Methods

CAS 561 focuses on social scientific, empirical, and/or quantitative approaches to the study of communication. The course surveys the major research designs and research techniques that are at the core of contemporary approaches to the scientific analysis of communicative phenomena. Major topics covered include the principles of causal inference, concept explication, measurement theory and methods, scale development and validation, study design, data analysis and meta-analysis.

Course Objectives

  • Have a general understanding of empirical research objectives and methods.
  • Critically evaluate research methods and outcomes.
  • Propose, write, and conduct scholarship in Communication.