Your assignment requires you to find research articles from scholarly communication journals. Appendix A in your textbook discusses the research and publication process in the field of interpersonal communication at provides a list of approved journals:
The following five-minute video demonstrates how to use the Communication and Mass Media Complete database to find research articles.
To find more Communication resources, see the Resources for Communication Research document.
The video below demonstrates some advanced search techniques to help you search more effectively. It also shows you how to evaluate your search results to find the most relevant articles. You may also read the Comm 121 & 122 Video #2 transcript.