Instruction
Instructions
COMMUNICATION 130 RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES
Topic selection: The paper can be on any related topic or subtopic connected to one of the chapters and/or units in the course material.
Purpose: Students should look at an area of interest and develop a research paper which extends beyond the information provided in the textbook and course materials and focuses on how communication functions in specific environments and formats. You might look at some of the communication theories about the relationship between violence and mass media, but focus on video gaming. Or you might look at the development of romantic relationships in online social environments. You can consider expanding an examination of verbal or non-verbal methods of communication, either working in conjunction with each other or examining conflicts when signals are conflicting with either of them.
One important note is to recognize that communication is everywhere and is one of those things we are engaging in all of the time in an interpersonal and intrapersonal manner. This allows for a wide variety of topics and approaches, so use the textbook and course materials as a guide to jump start your thoughts and work toward something of your interest.
Length: MINIMUM Seven pages, double-spaced, 12 font Times New Roman before source page. At least six sources outside of the textbook/course materials, cited with attribution within the paper and on a properly constructed source page. Since some of you may be in other areas of study, I don’t require APA style – you are free to use the style most common in your own academic discipline.