Com370 Assignment 3

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|Tshepang Morekhure |

|Communication Research |

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|COM 3706 |

|Assignment number 01 |

|Unique assignment number:313468 |

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DECLARATION

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that this is my own and personal work, except where the work(s) or publications of others have been acknowledged by means of reference techniques.

I have read and understood Tutorial Letter CMNALLE/301 regarding technical and presentation requirements referencing and plagiarism.

Tshepang Morekhure

student number: 46098437

A witness’ name: Molewa Mpho

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. MAIN RESEARCH ISSUE 1

2. RESEARCH CRITERIA 1

3. EXTENT 2

4. POPULATION 2

4.1 Target Population 2

4.2 Accessible Population 2

4.3 Population Characteristics 3

4.4 Units of analysis 3

5. ASSUMPTIONS AND SUB–PROBLEMS 3

5.1 Assumptions 3

5.2 Sub-issues 3

6. GOAL AND OBJECTIVES 4

6.1 Goals 4

6.2 Objectives 4

7. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4

8. THEORETICAL APPROACH 5

9. RESEARCH DESIGN 7

10. DATA- COLLECTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES 8

10.1 Research method 8

10.2 Levels of measurment 8

10.3 Sampling method 9

10.4 Sample Size 10

10.5 Data Collection procedures / techniques 10

11. DATA ANALYSIS 11

11.1 Quantative data analysis 11

11.2 Qualitative data analysis 11

11.3 Replication of study 12...