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Clemson University

2012

Composition

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Analyzing Nurse-Physician Discursive Practices In Acute Patient Care, John Dinolfo Aug 2012

Analyzing Nurse-Physician Discursive Practices In Acute Patient Care, John Dinolfo

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This mixed methods study in inter-professional health communication assesses the pedagogical role of writing and visual communication in the education of non-traditional and traditional Nursing students as they interpret and apply the concepts of message framing and message reception in nurse-physician communication. To achieve that goal, this study analyzes the dynamics of terministic screens as message frames that can determine message reception in nurse-physician communication regarding the status of an acute care patient.
The study was conducted in two Nursing writing and communication classes during the Spring 2011 semester. Two study groups (combined across classes) included a mixed population of …


Student Perceptions And Use Of Multimodal And Traditional Forms Of Composition, Shawn Stowe May 2012

Student Perceptions And Use Of Multimodal And Traditional Forms Of Composition, Shawn Stowe

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Given the dynamic nature of technology and writing, it is important to understand how students view traditional and multimodal methods of composition. Traditional composition (plain text) is frequently used to complete essays, and multimodal composition (often digital, but otherwise containing multiple media elements) is often used to construct blogs and webpages. As technologies advance, there is more and more opportunity for the overlapping of composition and technology in writing practices. The objective of this study was to examine how students perceive traditional and multimodal composition in terms of their use, perceptions, and preferences. This study used surveys (quantitative) and interviews …