Projects

This page is a curated collection of well-written, step-by-step guides for learning Communication Studies through hands-on, project-based practice.

What I cannot create, I do not understand — Richard Feynman.

These projects are meant to support learning throughout the curriculum, not only at the end.
By building, writing, creating, or reconstructing real artifacts in the field, learners develop practical understanding alongside theoretical study.

Tutorials

• Research Paper
• Literature Review
• Theoretical Framework
• Rhetorical Analysis
• Content Analysis

Write your own research paper

• How to Write a Research Paper communication-studies A Beginner's Guide (Step-by-step online guide)
• The Ultimate Guide to Writing a Research Paper (Procedural walkthrough)

Compose your own literature review

• How to Write a Literature Review (Step-by-step PDF guide)

Construct your own theoretical framework

• What Is a Theoretical Framework? communication-studies Guide to Organizing (Step-by-step instructions)
• Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: Theoretical Framework (Detailed procedural guide)

Perform your own rhetorical analysis

• How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis communication-studies Key Concepts & Examples (Step-by-step tutorial)
• How To Write a Rhetorical Analysis in 8 Simple Steps (Concise procedural steps)

Conduct your own content analysis

• Content Analysis communication-studies Guide, Methods & Examples (Step-by-step methods guide)
• How to do a content analysis [7 steps] (Practical 7-step walkthrough)
• A hands-on guide to doing content analysis (Hands-on qualitative example)