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Communication and Media Studies.
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Communication and media topics can analyse public messages, bounded media samples, production practices or audience reports. Define the channel, time period and unit of analysis.
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Content themes describe the sampled material; they do not establish how an audience interpreted it unless audience evidence is part of the method.
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24 selected topicsAdvertising · Accessible promotional communication
Disability Access Claims in Event Advertising
This Advertising final year project examines disability Access Claims in Event Advertising. It develops a bounded study using public event promotions and verified organiser information, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefBroadcasting · Accessible broadcasting
Caption Delay and Following Fast Television Dialogue
This Broadcasting final year project examines caption Delay and Following Fast Television Dialogue. It develops a bounded study using authorised captioned clips and approved adult viewing tasks, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefFilm and Multimedia Studies · Accessible film interpretation
Audio Description and the Avoidance of Unsupported Character Inference
This Film and Multimedia Studies final year project examines audio Description and the Avoidance of Unsupported Character Inference. It develops a bounded study using rights-cleared scenes and original description drafts, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefJournalism and Media Studies · Access-to-information practice
Public-Records Requests and Documentation of Reporting Barriers
This Journalism and Media Studies final year project examines how journalists document attempts to obtain public records. It develops a bounded study using permission-cleared request logs and consented adult reporter interviews, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefLibrary and Information Science · Accessible collection services
Large-Print Collection Descriptions and Discoverability
This Library and Information Science final year project examines large-Print Collection Descriptions and Discoverability. It develops a bounded study using public catalogue records and consenting adult search tasks, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefMass Communication · Age and media
Older Adults as Sources in Technology Reporting
This Mass Communication final year project examines how technology stories represent older adults' agency and expertise. It develops a bounded study using public technology reports selected through transparent age-related inclusion criteria, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefPublic Relations · Campaign planning
Public Relations Briefs and Agreement on Measurable Objectives
This Public Relations final year project examines public Relations Briefs and Agreement on Measurable Objectives. It develops a bounded study using consented anonymised briefs and adult client-practitioner interviews, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefAdvertising · Advertising account practice
Client Revisions and the Protection of Verified Advertising Claims
This Advertising final year project examines client Revisions and the Protection of Verified Advertising Claims. It develops a bounded study using consented anonymised revision logs and practitioner interviews, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefBroadcasting · Audience participation production
Call-In Screening and the Communication of Participation Boundaries
This Broadcasting final year project examines call-In Screening and the Communication of Participation Boundaries. It develops a bounded study using public station guidance and approved adult producer interviews, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefFilm and Multimedia Studies · Accessible post-production
Subtitle Speaker Labels in Scenes with Offscreen Voices
This Film and Multimedia Studies final year project examines subtitle Speaker Labels in Scenes with Offscreen Voices. It develops a bounded study using original authorised scenes and caption variants, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefJournalism and Media Studies · Accountability journalism
Follow-Up Reporting after Public Infrastructure Announcements
This Journalism and Media Studies final year project examines how outlets revisit announced infrastructure commitments. It develops a bounded study using public announcement stories and dated follow-up coverage, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefLibrary and Information Science · Archival description
Archival Finding Aids and Context for Incomplete Record Series
This Library and Information Science final year project examines archival Finding Aids and Context for Incomplete Record Series. It develops a bounded study using public finding aids and collection-level documentation, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
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