Unit 4-5: Metatheoretical Considerations (I know, it’s a mouthful)
Metatheoretical Considerations.
(I know, it’s a mouthful.)
After this unit you should be able to:
- Recognize how paradigms and ologies impact how scholars conduct and assess research (Aligns with Learning Outcome 1).
- Distinguish the different types of communication theory and how they are applied from one another (Aligns with Learning Outcome 1).
- Know the characteristics of quantitative versus qualitative research (Aligns with Learning Outcome 2).
We’re going to cover some pretty complicated concepts in this course. I recommend that you watch this video at the outset of each unit, and think about the major concepts and how they related to the content of each unit. Each unit has an entire chapter dedicated to the concepts described in this video. You will only be tested on the concepts when they are included in a chapter. Re-watching this video allows you to think about how the concepts all fit together.