Fall semester 2026

Communication Research Methods II

2 course materials

Week 7

 Opening slide of the survey-scale design class: What score should I give this question?
Lecture 2026.10.13

Hallym University Media School, graduate program · Communication Research Methods II · October 13, 2026 · For beginning social science researchers and graduate students who are unsure how to design a questionnaire

Introduction to Survey Scale Design: What Score Should I Give This Question?

Making your first questionnaire? Try changing both the question and the way it is answered. A 43-slide interactive introduction comparing items, scales, and response tools.

Week 8

 Fictional graduate student Minseo trying to find a topic as calendar pages pass
Lecture 2026.10.20

Hallym University Media School, graduate program · Communication Research Methods II · October 20, 2026 · Graduate students who draft with AI but find it hard to explain their research questions and methods

Professor, I am still working on my topic — How many months have you been saying that?

Why can you not explain fifteen pages drafted with AI? A 62-slide lecture following fictional graduate student Minseo through topic refinement, paper reading, theory, hypotheses, methods, and advisor meetings.