Communications Question

Part I – Group Project Requirements: (I have already completed making a survey and I have the results, I need help with the paper) SURVEY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aBzI9Ds1YiGpdaqME... Responses: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DTsjBPtdzM...https://docs.google.com/forms/d

1. Literature Review:

• What six or more empirical studies did you find?
• What did each study do?
• What were the main findings?
• How do these findings justify your hypotheses?

1. Hypotheses and Research Questions:

• What two hypotheses are you predicting?
• What variables are involved in each hypothesis?
• How does the literature support your predictions?
• Are you including a research question?

1. Research Design:

• Are you doing a survey or an experiment?
• Why is this design appropriate?
• What are your independent and dependent variables?
• How will you test them?

1. Measures and Materials:

• How are you operationalizing each variable?
• What items or questions did you create?
• What materials or stimuli did you create (messages, videos, conditions)?
• How will these measures allow you to test your hypotheses?

1. Data Collection:

• Who were your participants?
• How many participated?
• How did you collect your data?
• Did you follow the Comm 88 rules for projects?

1. Data Compilation and Interpretation:

• How did you compile the data?
• What type of analysis did you do (means, correlations, etc.)?
• What patterns or differences did you notice?

Part II – Individual Paper Requirements:

Introduction (no heading):

• What is your study topic?
• Why is this topic important?
• What does each of your six empirical studies say (1–3 sentences each)?
• How does the literature justify your hypotheses?
• What are your two hypotheses?
• What is your research question?

Method Section:
Participants:

• Who participated?
• How many?
• Demographics?
• How were they recruited?

Design:

• Was this a survey or an experiment?
• What were your conditions (if experiment)?
• What are your variables?

Procedure:

• What did participants do step by step?
• How long did it take?
• How did you follow ethical guidelines?

Measures:

• How did you measure each variable?
• What example items did you use?
• Where can the reader find the full list of items (Appendix)?

Results Section:

• What analysis did you run (means, correlations, etc.)?
• What were the numerical results?
• What happened in each hypothesis test?
• Were there differences between conditions or groups?
• Did you include any tables or graphs?

Discussion Section:
Interpretation:

• Were your hypotheses supported?
• What is the answer to the research question?
• How do your results compare to past research?
• Why do you think you got these results?

Strengths:

• What aspects of your study were well-designed?

Weaknesses:

• What were the sampling issues?
• What were the measurement problems?
• What internal validity threats existed?
• What external validity issues existed?
• What procedural problems were possible?
• What limitations came from your method choice (survey vs. experiment)?

Future Research:

• How could the study be improved?
• What new studies could build on this topic?

Formatting and Policy Requirements:

• Paper must be 7–8 pages of text.
• Double-spaced, Times New Roman 12, 1-inch margins.
• Must use APA 7 in-text citations and reference page.
• Must include an appendix with measures/stimuli.
• You cannot use AI to write the content (only grammar polishing allowed).
• Your writing must show understanding of course concepts.
• Clarity and organization matter for the grade.