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Academic Narratives: What's The Story?, John Countryman
Academic Narratives: What's The Story?, John Countryman
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article investigates the relationship between narrative behavior and the conduct of academic programs. In everyday parlance, the term narrative assumes a wide range of meanings from the most all-embracing to the most singular. Narrative informs the identity and behavior of individuals, institutions and societies. In fact, narrative is the principal agency whereby individuals, institutions and societies are constituted in the first place. Organizational narratives are as prevalent in academic settings as elsewhere. One such narrative is the sort that embraces the organization's life-story.
Ohio State University's Merger: Journalism And Communication, Lee B. Becker
Ohio State University's Merger: Journalism And Communication, Lee B. Becker
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
Presents the author's opinion on events surrounding proposed and completed changes in communication research and instruction at Ohio State University, as of September 1995. Implications of reducing resources devoted to communication education, research and service for the university; Key issue facing the School of Journalism; Criteria for evaluating the success of the university.
What Tqm Has To Contribute To Change Management, Ladonna Mcmurray Geddes
What Tqm Has To Contribute To Change Management, Ladonna Mcmurray Geddes
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
The article discusses the principles of total quality management (TQM) and its application to organizational change management. TQM aims to continuously deliver customer satisfaction and improve products, processes and services. Identifying and developing methods of measuring organizational problems and progress and cultivating teamwork within the organization are also parts of the TQM agenda. TQM focuses on problem solving and emphasizes the role of business intelligence and employee participation in initiating meaningful organizational changes.
Ohio University's College Of Communication, Paul E. Nelson
Ohio University's College Of Communication, Paul E. Nelson
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article focuses on the College of Communication at Ohio University. The College of Communication began in 1968 when Ohio University united a School of Journalism with a School of Interpersonal Communication, a School of Radio and Television, a School of Speech Pathology and Audiology and a Telecommunications Center. Being organized into a College of Communication with Directors of Schools brings certain advantages, including at promotion and tenure time, the faculty in the school make the primary decision, a professional orientation encourages support from outside constituencies and internship programs in every School across the College provide job opportunities and valuable …
Elliott School Of Communication Wichita State University, Vernon Keel
Elliott School Of Communication Wichita State University, Vernon Keel
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article provides information on the Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University. The Elliott School of Communication was established in 1989 merging the former departments of journalism and speech communication. The school is located in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and functions as both an academic department and a professional school. It is an integrated communication program that is built on the strengths of the traditions of mass communication and speech communication. While the Elliott School of Communication was established in 1989, discussion actually began five years before that when then-university president Warren Armstrong suggested in …
A Profile Of College And University Faculty: Minorities And Women In Advertising, Communication, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations And Related Fields, Garland C. Elmore, Michael E. Balmert
A Profile Of College And University Faculty: Minorities And Women In Advertising, Communication, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations And Related Fields, Garland C. Elmore, Michael E. Balmert
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
The article discusses gender and racial diversity in the U.S. college and university faculty. Based on data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the total number of full-time minority teachers increased from 36,883 in 1975 to 64,235 in 1991, equivalent to a 74.16% increase. Minorities' relative share of the total faculty increased from 8.25% in 1975 to 12.34 % in 1991. Based on data inputs from 3,285 reporting units, EEOC reported that the percentage of faculty members who are women increased to 31.75% in 1991 from 28.5% in 1987.
What Is Happening To The Communication Disciplines?, Paul E. Nelson
What Is Happening To The Communication Disciplines?, Paul E. Nelson
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
introduces a series of articles in the special issue on communication programs of colleges and universities in the U.S.
Michigan State University: The Nation's First College Of Communication, Irv Bettinghaus
Michigan State University: The Nation's First College Of Communication, Irv Bettinghaus
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
Presents a narrative of the experience of the author at the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. Strengths and weaknesses of the college; Factors contributing to the weakness of the college; Advice to college and university administrators.
Looking Beyond The Immediate Crisis Response: Analyzing The Organizational Culture To Understand The Crisis, Curt Bechler
Looking Beyond The Immediate Crisis Response: Analyzing The Organizational Culture To Understand The Crisis, Curt Bechler
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article analyzes the organizational culture at Olivet College in Michigan. The organizational response has been the subject of the most of the discussion on organizational exigencies. Perhaps most telling is the focus on organizational planning and preparation. Crisis planning allows individuals within the organization to change their view of the factors that constitute a crisis, since planning often reduces the severity of the event by lowering the uncertainties of how to respond. Communication is central to the resolution of a crisis situation. In fact, some would argue that organizations should focus on crisis communication instead of crisis management.
Recreating New Departments, From Name Change To…., Stephen Taft
Recreating New Departments, From Name Change To…., Stephen Taft
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article reflects on the changes made within the Speech Communications and Theater Department in a liberal arts, religious affiliated college. Theater is a business and it is the goal of the department to challenge, to push and to prepare students with such dreams in the classroom and in production. And the educational process must be implemented in a manner that will best prepare the student for the harsh realities of the business. Departmental goals and objectives traditionally reflect the philosophy of a department. Prospective students who compare past and present catalogs describing the program will notice a dramatic change …
A New Direction: Internationalizing Communication Programs, Sue Dewine
A New Direction: Internationalizing Communication Programs, Sue Dewine
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article describes a successful effort to expand an already strong program to include a focus on international education as well. With the founding of Ohio State University in 1804, and classes beginning in 1808, the first courses in what was later to become the School of Interpersonal Communication were offered. Logic, persuasion and rhetoric were three of the major and early oral communication study areas. The current school was predated by elocution courses in 1888, a School of Oratory in 1912, the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts in 1930 and the School of Dramatic Art and Speech in …
New Curricular Categories For The Future: University Of North Dakota School Of Communication, Lana Rakow
New Curricular Categories For The Future: University Of North Dakota School Of Communication, Lana Rakow
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article provides information on new curricular categories of the University of North Dakota School of Communication, as of September 1995. The school historically has had a highly visible leadership role in the state of North Dakota, particularly with newspapers and broadcast stations in the state. Rather than limiting the possibility for change, however, its visibility joined other factors in making conditions for change favorable. The new curriculum streamlines the five into one, communication. This new curriculum is both mission driven and assessment driven. The new mission statement and goals for student learning set out the intellectual integration of communication …
Integrating Ethics, Education And The Arts, George Dupuy, Stephen Taft
Integrating Ethics, Education And The Arts, George Dupuy, Stephen Taft
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article provides information on a program that makes ethical education both interesting and effective, conceived and implemented by Doctor George Dupuy, Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Management at LaGrange College. The program consists of two major components: the performance of a condensed version of Friedrich Durrenmatt's play, The Visit," by a cast of 10 to an audience of 20 to 25 participants; following the performance, an extended discussion of the play's ethical issues by the actors and the participants. The play is a powerful and entertaining tragicomedy that revolves around a moral dilemma. The educational purpose of the play …
The Hybrid Master's Degree: Combining Research With Practice, David C. Coulson., Travis Linn
The Hybrid Master's Degree: Combining Research With Practice, David C. Coulson., Travis Linn
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
The article discusses the development of a hybrid master degree program by the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada in Reno. Since the journalism faculty of the school is too small to offer a full-service master's degree, the school developed a hybrid program that integrates systematic research with practice-based education. The program is designed to equip students with knowledge in academic research in preparation to doctoral studies. The program also emphasizes the study of mass media to prepare students for professional careers in broadcast journalism.
Demise Of The College Of Communications And Fine Arts At Siuc, Gerald Stone
Demise Of The College Of Communications And Fine Arts At Siuc, Gerald Stone
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article focuses on significant events leading to the demise of the College of Communications and Fine Arts (CCFA) at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) in 1993. The CCFA at SIUC was one of the largest units of its kind in the country. It had been in existence almost 25 years, formed when the fine arts school joined the School of Communications. In 1990, Jim Edgar was elected governor of Illinois, the first Republican in recent memory. The change in political fortunes brought a new head of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the coordinating body for all post-secondary …
University Of Arizona Phoenix In Tucson: Arizona's Department Of Communication's Campaign For Fairness And Survival, William D. Crano
University Of Arizona Phoenix In Tucson: Arizona's Department Of Communication's Campaign For Fairness And Survival, William D. Crano
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article provides information on a campaign for fairness and survival by the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona in Tucson, as of September 1995. The faculty of the department consists of four professors and six associate professors. The department uses few adjunct faculty. The undergraduate curriculum is carefully constructed to provide students in the first year with an introduction to the field, along with courses on communication skills. Two years ago, the university initiated an intensive self-study of all its administrative units, including al academic departments. The Program for the Assessment of Institutional Priorities, or PAIP, as …
Improving Oral Communication Competency: An Interactive Approach To Basic Public Speaking Introduction, Mary Mino, Marilynn N. Butler
Improving Oral Communication Competency: An Interactive Approach To Basic Public Speaking Introduction, Mary Mino, Marilynn N. Butler
Basic Communication Course Annual
An interactive approach to basic public speaking instruction is share in this article. This approach, unlike traditional approaches, allows students to spend a majority of class time applying course concepts and integrating these concepts into their personal, academic, and professional lives. Specifically, this essay describes undergraduate student's oral communication needs, explains an interactive approach, discusses audiotaped lectures, and outlines course requirements,
Call For Papers And Editorial Philosophy
Call For Papers And Editorial Philosophy
Basic Communication Course Annual
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The Basic Course In Organizational Communication: A National Survey, Donald Treadwell, Ronald L. Applbaum
The Basic Course In Organizational Communication: A National Survey, Donald Treadwell, Ronald L. Applbaum
Basic Communication Course Annual
This article presents a study describing the current status and characteristics of the basic organizational communication course reported by 285 college or university departments offering this course in North America. This survey is compared with surveys conducted in 1979 and 1988. The results indicate that the course is most typically taught by one faculty member in lecture/discussion format and emphasizes organizational and communication theory over skills. Students are most typically upper-level undergraduates. The course appears to be facing increasing demand. Changes are occurring in the content and structure of the course with the topics of gender differences, organizational culture, communication …
Predictors Of Behavioral Competence And Self-Esteem: A Study Assessing Impact In A Basic Public Speaking Course, Sherwyn P. Morreale, Michael Z. Hackman, Michael R. Neer
Predictors Of Behavioral Competence And Self-Esteem: A Study Assessing Impact In A Basic Public Speaking Course, Sherwyn P. Morreale, Michael Z. Hackman, Michael R. Neer
Basic Communication Course Annual
As evaluation in higher education receives increasing attention, the assessment of the impact of basic oral communication instruction is becoming more important. This study examines the impact of a public speaking course on undergraduates' affective and behavioral competence. Using a pre- and posttest model, assessment was based on administration of the Communication Competency Assessment Instrument and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale at the beginning and end of the course. Communication competence and self-esteem were measured as a function of communication apprehension, gender, age, and ethnicity. Results indicated that the course generally impacted similarly on students regardless of their level of communication …
Dacum: A National Database Justifying The Study Of Speech Communication, Isa N. Engleberg, Dianna R. Wynn
Dacum: A National Database Justifying The Study Of Speech Communication, Isa N. Engleberg, Dianna R. Wynn
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article proposes that Developing A Curriculum (DACUM), a standardized curriculum development process, be tapped to justify the study of speech communication in higher education. DACUM is a standardized method for determining curricular needs. Its purpose is to identify the duties, tasks and skills performed in a particular occupation, career area or profession. DACUM assumes that successful workers are best equipped to identify the competencies needed in their specific occupation. DACUM was created by he Canada Department of Manpower and Immigration and the General Learning Corp. of New York.
Gendered Administration: A Naturalistic Study, Susan R. Mondschein
Gendered Administration: A Naturalistic Study, Susan R. Mondschein
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article describes the responses of the six higher education administrators in the U.S. regarding the effect of gender on workings of higher education administration. The six people interviewed have the belief that gender is basic to people's functioning and certainly to people's functioning as administrators. One of the administrators make a general statement that a major portion of the effect gender has on the workings of higher administration lies in the perceptions administrators develop about each other in terms of individual embodiment of or violation of enculturated expectations for males and females as applied to administration.
Secession, Combination And Creation: From Old Departments To New, Susan S. Cole
Secession, Combination And Creation: From Old Departments To New, Susan S. Cole
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
Relates an experience in combining and creating a combined theater departments. Factors to consider in separating art departments; Arguments she made for the creation a new department; Problems associated with the combination of the departments.
Tenure Traps: Legal Issues Of Concern, Donald A. Drapeau
Tenure Traps: Legal Issues Of Concern, Donald A. Drapeau
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
Comments on the issues concerning the tenure of a faculty member. Significance of having a published guidelines and procedures on tenure; Information on the Freedom of Information Act in the U.S.; Explanation on the trends in the law which is related to issues of tenure.
The Unification Of Journalism And Communication Studies: The Benefits Of Change, Paula Wilson, Susan D. Ross
The Unification Of Journalism And Communication Studies: The Benefits Of Change, Paula Wilson, Susan D. Ross
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
The article discusses the advantages, implications and the feasibility of integrating journalism and communication studies. The authors comment that the fear of academic merger has prevented the integration of journalism and communication studies. According to them, school employees believe that integrating journalism and communication departments will result to lay-offs. Integrating the two studies is expected to increase the communication skills of journalism students and enhance literary skills of communication students.
Internationalizing The Discipline: Past, Present And Future, Jeffrey J. Auer
Internationalizing The Discipline: Past, Present And Future, Jeffrey J. Auer
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
The article offers information on the efforts of various associations and academicians to promote the internationalization of communication studies.
Looking Ahead: Video Courses In Business And Management Communication, Elizabeth M. Lynn
Looking Ahead: Video Courses In Business And Management Communication, Elizabeth M. Lynn
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
The article discusses the growing economic pressures to develop audio-visual materials for teaching business communication to college students and looks at the major obstacles in creating telecourses in the U.S. Due to the aging U.S. population and increasing cost of college education, U.S. schools resort to distance learning to attract older students and maintain the cost of education. Growing corporate initiatives to provide communication skill training to employees also increase the demand for videotaped business communication instruction. Major obstacles in developing telecourses include its limited capacity to teach behavioral skills in communication and quality control issues.
The Nebraska Department Of Communication Studies Story: There Are Happy Endings That Go Beyond Football And A Good Crop Year, William J. Seiler
The Nebraska Department Of Communication Studies Story: There Are Happy Endings That Go Beyond Football And A Good Crop Year, William J. Seiler
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
This article discusses a proposed targeting of the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for total elimination, as of September 1995. The department, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, offers courses of study leading to the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The Nebraska State Legislature mandated that the university system budget cut 3 percent, or $3.8 million from its budget, over two years. The financial situation in the state at the time of the budget mandate was generally good in comparison to other states. It is important to know that the university campus was under …