For communication concepts, search Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) in EBSCOhost. 1. Select a communication topic that interests you. Note: If it is not about messages, it is not a communication study. [CH1] 2. Use the Communication & Mass Media Complete database to locate current research about the topic. Think about key terms that are needed. [CH 4] 3. Identify FIVE academic journal-published or academic book-published studies that are most helpful to you in understanding the topic. 4. Review those five studies and record the citation information. 5. Pose a new RQ about the topic or pose a new H about the topic [RQ/H/Purpose] 6. Develop a research-methods plan to address the RQ or test the H: a. From whom will you collect data (Sample)? [CH12] b. How will their rights be protected? [IRB CH3] c. What method will you
use to collect data (Data Collection)? [CH9, 10, 11, Appendix A] d. How will you analyze your data (Data Analysis)? [CH15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 7. Write up your proposal in an APA paper not longer than 7 pages: a. Title page b. 1-page APA Heading: Introduction c. 2-pages APA Heading: Abbreviated Literature Review d. 1-page APA Heading: Research Questions/Hypotheses/Purposes e. 3-pages APA Heading: Methods APA Sub-headings: Sample, Data Collection, Data Analysis. f. References Assessment: 1. APA-formatting accurate 2. APA-citations correctly written 3. Clear introduction to the topic [1-page] 4. Clear and concise summary of five studies [2-pages] 5. RQ or H or Purpose is clear and researchable [1-page] 6. Sample (inclusive, appropriate to topic, follows guidelines, IRB regs considered) 7. Data collection is clear and follows guidelines