220057 SE SE Research Project A (2024S)

Students develop and implement empirical research projects in the field of Strategic Communication. The research projects are designed and conducted in small groups (2-4 students).
In this first semester students develop their ideas for research projects based on the state-of-the-art in the international literature. They provide rationales for problem definitions, literature reviews and based on a theoretical framework formulate concrete research questions and hypotheses. Students develop first ideas of research designs and measurement instruments. The final paper reads like a proposal for the research project, which then is implemented in the following semester. Session are a mix of lectures and interactive feedback sessions.

The Research project builds on the theoretical and issue-based discussions of the core courses of the MA Programme and aims to provide the tools for in-depth research and analysis.
The course aims to develop independence in designing and executing original research and lays the basis for an original project.
Students will be immersed in real, original research project design and execution.

Priority is given to topics on media governance in the field of European democracy and media; children and media; women, feminism and media; communicaton rights and institutions;
technology and in particular artificial Intelligence as a factor in media and media governance;
privacy/surveillance and social media.