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Media Review: The Lives Of Transgender People, Susan Marine
Media Review: The Lives Of Transgender People, Susan Marine
Education Faculty Publications
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Disrupting Islamophobia: Teaching The Social Construction Of Terrorism In The Mass Media, Krista Mcqueeney
Disrupting Islamophobia: Teaching The Social Construction Of Terrorism In The Mass Media, Krista Mcqueeney
Criminology Faculty Publications
This article presents a critical media literacy technique for teaching about the social construction of terrorism. In a post-9/11 context where the human rights of Arabs and Muslims in the United States and overseas are threatened by drone attacks, profiling, detentions, and hate crimes, educators must not shy away from this issue. I use visual media to engage students with three questions: (1) How do everyday Americans define “terrorism” and perceive “terrorists”? (2) Where do these images come from? (3) What are the consequences for domestic and foreign policy? Using students’ own socialization as a starting point, I challenge them …
Does Personality Play A Role In Computer Information Systems Performance?, S.E. Kruck, Patricia Sendall, Wendy Ceccucci, Alan Peslak, Scott Hunsinger
Does Personality Play A Role In Computer Information Systems Performance?, S.E. Kruck, Patricia Sendall, Wendy Ceccucci, Alan Peslak, Scott Hunsinger
Organization Studies and Analytics Faculty Publications
This study represents an analysis of student performance in computer information systems (CIS) courses and the potential influence of Jungian personality traits on academic success in CIS courses. For this study, academic success is measured by grades achieved. The MBTI measurement scale was self-analyzed by students in CIS courses from fall 2008 through spring 2013. The data showed a statistically significant correlation between various personality dichotomies of the type (Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, and JudgingPerceiving) and higher grades scores. The results of this study indicate that course performance of groups of students are different relative to their personality type. In this …