This will be our Communication Arts 192 (COMA 112) or "Research Principles and Methods in Communication Arts" class blog.
Our COMA 192 is a three-unit course that involves learning how to conduct media and communication research. We'll meet twice a week, for one and half hours per session, over a 16-week period. (By the way, you must have taken COMA 101 and STAT 1 to earn credits for this course.)
By the end of the semester, we are expected to have:
Aside from active participation in class discussions, we'll also do some exercises leading towards the writing of a mini-thesis.
The final mini-thesis will be evaluated using a rubric that will be distributed prior to exercises. The rubric that will be used in evaluating the final research proposal and the mini-thesis will have 70% rating for substance and 30% rating for structure and format. Exercises will only be given numerical ratings at the end of the term, with each exercise rated in relation to the final output reflected in the mini-thesis.
Grades for short quizzes and class participation will be computed using the following formula: Student’s score (50) / highest possible score + 50 = Grade
To arrive at a particular rating, we can get our individual raw scores and multiply it by 50 (the transmutation base). We then divide the product by the highest possible score, and add 50 to the quotient. The grade arrived at is equivalent to the University’s rating scale as shown below.
However, grades of papers submitted beyond the deadline may be deducted points for each calendar day the paper is late.
Our rating for class participation and writing exercises will be for nothing though if we miss a certain percentage of class sessions. We may refer to the university’s Student Handbook regarding policies on absences and their corresponding penalties. However, attendance also means active participation in classroom discussions and activities. As such, we are expected to take responsibility in examining, exploring, critiquing, and challenging ideas, concepts, and methods and techniques.
We are also expected to have completed reading assignments before the scheduled discussion, and to work on our writing exercises ahead of time so we won't be tempted to plagiarize in a rush to meet due dates.
Students commit plagiarism when they present as their own someone else’s work or ideas. Such action may result, depending on the gravity of the offense, in a failing mark for the particular activity or course. In serious or repeated offenses, students may face possible expulsion from the university (please refer to the Student Handbook for guidance).
And for our first discussion topic, we'll review what we've learned about research in our GE and other classes.
Here's to an exciting semester ahead of us!
Our COMA 192 is a three-unit course that involves learning how to conduct media and communication research. We'll meet twice a week, for one and half hours per session, over a 16-week period. (By the way, you must have taken COMA 101 and STAT 1 to earn credits for this course.)
By the end of the semester, we are expected to have:
- Demonstrated through class discussions and exercises our familiarity with academic or scholarly research processes in media and communication
- Displayed our knowledge of different approaches and types of media and communication research
- Mastered techniques in textual analysis, qualitative and quantitative research methods, and production-led research
- Exhibited ethical practice in the conduct of media and communication research
- Conceptualized, designed, and accomplished a research or production-led study on media and communication issues and problems
- Baxter, L. A. & Babbie, E. (2004). The basics of communication research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
- Berger, A. A. (2000). Media and communication research methods: An introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Lindlof, T. R. & Taylor, B. C. (2002). Qualitative communication research methods. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Littlejohn, S. W. (1992, 1996). Theories of human communication. 4th & 5th eds. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
- Pernia, E. E. (2004). Communication research in the Philippines: Issues and methods. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press.
- West, R. & Turner, L. H. (2000). Introducing communication theory: Analysis and application. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Co.
- Wood, J. T. (1997). Communication theories in action. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
Aside from active participation in class discussions, we'll also do some exercises leading towards the writing of a mini-thesis.
The final mini-thesis will be evaluated using a rubric that will be distributed prior to exercises. The rubric that will be used in evaluating the final research proposal and the mini-thesis will have 70% rating for substance and 30% rating for structure and format. Exercises will only be given numerical ratings at the end of the term, with each exercise rated in relation to the final output reflected in the mini-thesis.
Grades for short quizzes and class participation will be computed using the following formula: Student’s score (50) / highest possible score + 50 = Grade
To arrive at a particular rating, we can get our individual raw scores and multiply it by 50 (the transmutation base). We then divide the product by the highest possible score, and add 50 to the quotient. The grade arrived at is equivalent to the University’s rating scale as shown below.
- 98-100 → 1.0 (Excellent)
- 95-97 → 1.25
- 92-94 → 1.50 (Very Good)
- 89-91 → 1.75
- 86-88 → 2.0 (Good)
- 83-85 → 2.25
- 80-82 → 2.50 (Satisfactory)
- 77-79 → 2.75
- 74-76 → 3.0 (Passing)
- 71-73 → 4.0 (Conditional Failure)
- 00-70 → 5.0 (Failure)
However, grades of papers submitted beyond the deadline may be deducted points for each calendar day the paper is late.
Our rating for class participation and writing exercises will be for nothing though if we miss a certain percentage of class sessions. We may refer to the university’s Student Handbook regarding policies on absences and their corresponding penalties. However, attendance also means active participation in classroom discussions and activities. As such, we are expected to take responsibility in examining, exploring, critiquing, and challenging ideas, concepts, and methods and techniques.
We are also expected to have completed reading assignments before the scheduled discussion, and to work on our writing exercises ahead of time so we won't be tempted to plagiarize in a rush to meet due dates.
Students commit plagiarism when they present as their own someone else’s work or ideas. Such action may result, depending on the gravity of the offense, in a failing mark for the particular activity or course. In serious or repeated offenses, students may face possible expulsion from the university (please refer to the Student Handbook for guidance).
And for our first discussion topic, we'll review what we've learned about research in our GE and other classes.
Here's to an exciting semester ahead of us!
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