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Residential Broadband Access For Students At Walters State Community College., Mark A. Hurst

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the availability of internet access for students attending Walters State Community College during the spring semester 2010. In particular, it is unknown to what degree broadband internet access is available in the counties that Walters State considers the service area of the college.

The research was conducted during the spring semester 2010 including the months February, March, and April of 2010. Data were gathered by surveying currently enrolled students of the college. Twelve percent of the population responded to the study. The survey instrument covered the areas of demographics, Internet connection type …

Vignetwork: An Exquisite Corpse Network Of Short Films, David Scott Calhoun

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Vignetwork (www.Vignetwork.com) is the name for an online system of interconnected short films that comes from the combination of the terms vignette and network. By developing Vignetwork as an experiment in narrative structure, it is possible to analyze what a hypertext is and what it means as a tool, environment, and model for understanding the world. By comparing it to various other films, projects, and ideas, Vignetwork emerges as a parable for how individuals define themselves in a shared, crowded world.

Subtyping Nonsuicidal Self-Injurers: An Application Of Latent Variable Mixture Modeling, Katherine L. Bracken

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Using latent variable mixture modeling (LVMM), we sought to identify subtypes of individuals who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Specifically, this study replicated Klonsky and Olino’s (2008) investigation of undergraduate self-injurers in which they found four clinically distinct subtypes: “Experimental NSSI,” “Mild NSSI,” “Multiple Functions/Anxious,” and “Automatic Functions/Suicidal” groups. The current study was also an extension of Klonsky and Olino in two ways. First, analyses were conducted on a combined sample of undergraduates and internet users who endorsed NSSI. Also, differences in exposure to trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol use were investigated. Results revealed a similar four-class structure of …

Snagging The Online Sexual Predator: Descriptions Of Who And How, Melissa Tetzlaff

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines law enforcement personnel who work undercover chatting investigations in order to catch online sexual predators. This topic is quite timely, and law enforcement efforts in this area are new. As such, there is a dearth of research concerning the use of the internet as a location for law enforcement investigations, particularly as a setting for undercover work. This research addresses such questions as who are these law enforcement personnel who try to snag online sexual predators, how do they feel about working in the virtual world, what do they think about doing this type of work, how …