Intro Flashcards
The process of asking and answering questions
Research
The activity of conducting intellectual investigations into the observable world
Concise definition of research
“Systemic process of posing questions about designing and implementing ways of answering, and then persuading other researchers that your results are valid”
Donald Tredwell procedural definition
Communication research….
Is implicit in everyday situations
How do you know what’s “going on” in your community?
Example of Social Communication Research
Why does your partner not recognize the effort you are making?
Example of Interpersonal Communication Research
The way which people exchange information in order to accomplish group or individual goal
Example of Organizational Communication
Mass Communication and media studies, Rhetorical Studies, Persuasion, Political Communication, Health Communication
Theory of Research
