SELECT A TOPIC &CONTENT ANALYSIS

SELECT A TOPIC &CONTENT ANALYSIS

1. ORGANIZATION

   • 1.BLOCKS OF TIME
     • UNIVERSITY
     • HOME
     • WEEK AND DAY
       • PREPARATORY READING
         • CROSS THINGS OFF THE LIST
           • RELAXATION TIME
           • WORKING OUT
           • DOMESTIC STUFF
           • STUDY
           • WORK
           • SOCILISING
   • 2.SAY NO! TO DISTRACTION
   • 3.MANAGE WORK SPACE
     •    žLay out your work materials there- note books, articles, books, questionnaires, stationary etc. žYou should be able to lay them out and come back to them   
   • 4.MANAGE MY SOURCE
     • Start your master reference list
   • 5. CHOOSE TOPIC FREELY
     • CONSIDERING!
       •    ža)What interests you? žb) Does the topic have wider implications?   žc) Can you complete the project bearing in mind the time and resources available to you. žProduction study – can you get access to the newsroom or political actors you want to observe or interview? žContent study – Are the media texts you need available to you? žAudience study – What kind of sample of people do you need? žIs it a group that throws up significant issues regarding access? žd) Questions relating to media influence are very difficult to answer    
       • DEMONSTRATE THE SKIIL AND INDICATE I CAN BE A RA AND DOCTORY STUDENT
     • TOPIC AS PUZZLES
       • DEVELOPMENT:Why did X develop in this way
       • MECHANICAL:How does X work?
       • Correlational puzzle: What is the relationship between two or more phenomena?
       • Causal Puzzle How or why does X cause Y?
       • Essence Puzzle Why is X assumed.
     • 6.START QUICKLY
       • 7.ESTIMATE TIME X3
         • 8.TALK TO SUPERVISOR
           • Is the data available? Can you get access to it? Do you have the time and skills to analyse it?
           • AVOID
             • politicized or topics related to deeply held feelings
               • Rushing a topic choice
                 • Select the method before the topic
                   • Procrastinate
                     • Not considering the basic issues
       • Go from the general to the particular

2. CONTENT ANALYSIS

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