An essential skill in creating media is learning to research well and assess statistical information. Research Skills and Statistics provides an overview of research approaches and statistical analysis particular to media as students develop professional practices involved in working with businesses, non-profit organizations, government, and media platform. At the end of the course students will demonstrate their research abilities and understanding of statistical methods by creating video essays on a broad number of topics related to their particular interests. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX