Students are required to write a review of literature as the final written course project. Research articles will form the basis for this review. Coding sheets are another tool to help you craft your literature review. This and Coding Sheet 2 are both due April 21, 2022.
Coding sheets outline key aspects of a research study. Specifically, each coding sheet should include the following information.
APA citation (using correct form, see example below):
Mongeau, P. A., Serewicz, M. C. M., & Therrien, L. F. (2004). Goals for cross-sex first dates: Write a paper on the Identification, measurement, and the influence of contextual factors. Communication Monographs, 71, 121-147. doi: 10.1080/0363775042331302514
rationale or justification (page #)
(c) hypothesis/hypotheses or research questions (page #)
(d) research participants, texts, or contexts (page #)
(e) methods (page #)
(f) findings (page #)
(g) additional information that might be useful to you in writing the final paper. This is optional
The articles must come from communication journals. Articles should have all the aforementioned components; do not use meta-analyses or theoretical pieces for these assignments.
Grading Criteria
_______ 10 points (a) correct APA citation
_______ 8 points (b) rationale or justification (page #)
_______ 8 points (d) hypothesis/hypotheses or research questions (page #)
_______ 4 points (c) research subjects, texts, or contexts
_______ 8 points (e) methods (page #)
_______ 12 points (f) findings (page #)
_______ From communication journal? (if not, -3 points)
_______ From academic journal? If not, no credit for coding sheet.
_______ Is journal article reporting on a research study? (meta-analyses or theoretical pieces
do not meet assignment requirements. If not, no credit for coding sheet)
