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Spartan Daily, August 24, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Aug 2006

Spartan Daily, August 24, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 127, Issue 2


Naccs 33rd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Jun 2006

Naccs 33rd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Linking Local and Global Struggles for Social Justice: Transnational Chicana and Chicano Studise
June 28-July 2006
Hotel Fénix and Hotel Morales


Student Demographics With Changing Admission Criteria: Is Nursing Diversity At Risk?, Jung Yoon, Kimlin Mcdaniel Keith May 2006

Student Demographics With Changing Admission Criteria: Is Nursing Diversity At Risk?, Jung Yoon, Kimlin Mcdaniel Keith

Master's Projects

Schools of nursing are challenged with choosing from an increasing number of applicants and the need to prepare as many successful nurses as possible to meet the nursing shortage. Strategies have included increasing student enrollment, utilizing accelerated programs, and changing admission criteria. This study describes the demographic characteristics of three classes of nursing students admitted under different criteria to the same nursing school. The value of maintaining a high level of ethnic diversity is guided by Leininger's theory of cultural care diversity and universality. Although changes occurred in the demographic constitution of each nursing class, ethnic diversity was maintained as …


Does Culture Influence The Needs Of Critical Care Families?, Naomi Alston May 2006

Does Culture Influence The Needs Of Critical Care Families?, Naomi Alston

Master's Projects

Purpose: This study explores ICU patient's family member needs, particularly Vietnamese and Latino families. Design: Convenience sampling at 24 bed ICU in acute care community hospital serving ethnically diverse population. Methods: Non-experimental survey with pretest-posttest design using Demographic sheet, Critical Family Needs Inventory (CCFNI), and Needs Met Inventory (NMI). Information pamphlets were distributed. Data analysis was by ethnic groups using measures of central tendency and descriptive statistics. Findings: CCFNI results indicate family members of all ethnicities experience the same priority of needs; support and information are top two needs. English, Spanish and Vietnamese pamphlets met information needs of the majority …


The Lyric Self: Artifice And Authenticity In Recent American Poetry, Alan Soldofsky May 2006

The Lyric Self: Artifice And Authenticity In Recent American Poetry, Alan Soldofsky

Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature

No abstract provided.


Past Issues May 2006

Past Issues

SWITCH

An overview of past issues of SWITCH, showcasing a wide range of themes exploring art, technology, and culture.


The Impact Of The Internet On Research: The Experience Of Delta State University, Nigeria, Oghenevwogaga Benson Adogbeji, Oghenevwogaga David Toyo Apr 2006

The Impact Of The Internet On Research: The Experience Of Delta State University, Nigeria, Oghenevwogaga Benson Adogbeji, Oghenevwogaga David Toyo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A questionnaire was used to gather data from the academic staff of the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. The results revealed that more male staff that use the Internet, that library staff are the predominant users in the university, and that access is primarily through cybercafes, rather than at home or in the office. The majority of the staff use the Internet for e-mail, research information and academic material, and to communicate with colleagues. The Internet has been beneficial for quick access to current research information. The study recommends that the university set up an Internet center for the staff, …


Spartan Daily, February 2, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Feb 2006

Spartan Daily, February 2, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 5


‘Flex Your Power’: Energy Crises And The Shifting Rhetoric Of The Grid, Anne Marie Todd, A. Wood Jan 2006

‘Flex Your Power’: Energy Crises And The Shifting Rhetoric Of The Grid, Anne Marie Todd, A. Wood

Faculty Publications

In response to widespread power outages, rolling blackouts, and ubiquitous energy debates, this essay considers our relation to energy and the grid that produces it. First, we investigate California's multimedia Flex Your Power campaign, which defines consumers as nodes of the grid to emphasize their responsibility to maintain a stable energy supply. Second, we examine state and national responses to the 2003 blackout in the Northeastern United States, attending to three strategies through which grid administrators sought to impose order, enact hierarchy, and deindividuate power. We propose that the grid invokes personalization at the "local" level and abstraction at the …


Writing Across Curriculum: Evaluating A Faculty-Centered Approach, Marilyn K. Easter, Rolanda P. Farrington Pollard Jan 2006

Writing Across Curriculum: Evaluating A Faculty-Centered Approach, Marilyn K. Easter, Rolanda P. Farrington Pollard

Faculty Publications

This paper discusses research on a pilot study for implementing a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program in the College of Business (CoB) at a California Public University. Data analysis focused on faculty and writing assistant satisfaction using interviews, and on student learning as measured by evaluation of progressive writing assignments. Discussion includes: 1) assumptions on which the pilot was based and its goals, 2) overview of how the program was structured and implemented, 3) outcomes of the pilot program, and 4) recommendations for future programs. Results suggest both faculty and student participants were satisfied with the pilot program implementation …


Interactional Competence And The Use Of Modal Expressions In Decision-Making Activities: Ca For Understanding Microgenesis Of Pragmatic Competence, Midori Ishida Jan 2006

Interactional Competence And The Use Of Modal Expressions In Decision-Making Activities: Ca For Understanding Microgenesis Of Pragmatic Competence, Midori Ishida

Faculty Publications

Interlanguage pragmatics (Kasper & Blum-Kulka, 1993) is a research area that is concerned with what second language (L2) learners do with the target language, and how their competence in using the language develops over time. However, until 1996 when Kasper and Schmidt put out agendas for more developmentally oriented investigations, research on interlanguage pragmatics had been predominated by studies focusing on the former, L2 use at a point in time. This research area has matured more by now in the area of developmental interlanguage pragmatics, as reviewed in Kasper and Rose (2002). Along with an increased attention to longitudinal development …


Introducing Semantics In Web Personalization: The Role Of Ontologies, Magdalini Eirinaki, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, George Tsatsaronis, Michalis Vazirgiannis Jan 2006

Introducing Semantics In Web Personalization: The Role Of Ontologies, Magdalini Eirinaki, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, George Tsatsaronis, Michalis Vazirgiannis

Faculty Publications

Web personalization is the process of customizing a web site to the needs of each specific user or set of users. Personalization of a web site may be performed by the provision of recommendations to the users, high-lighting/adding links, creation of index pages, etc. The web personalization systems are mainly based on the exploitation of the navigational patterns of the web site’s visitors. When a personalization system relies solely on usage-based results, however, valuable information conceptually related to what is finally recommended may be missed. The exploitation of the web pages’ semantics can considerably improve the results of web usage …


Dynamic Qualities Of Motion Crosslinguistic Semantics Through Laban Analysis, Jimmyle Listenbee Jan 2006

Dynamic Qualities Of Motion Crosslinguistic Semantics Through Laban Analysis, Jimmyle Listenbee

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Leave-Taking Among Russian Jewish Immigrants In California, Katherine Zinger Jan 2006

A Study Of Leave-Taking Among Russian Jewish Immigrants In California, Katherine Zinger

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Fast Algorithm For Data Mining, Aarathi Raghu Jan 2006

A Fast Algorithm For Data Mining, Aarathi Raghu

Master's Projects

In the past few years, there has been a keen interest in mining frequent itemsets in large data repositories. Frequent itemsets correspond to the set of items that occur frequently in transactions in a database. Several novel algorithms have been developed recently to mine closed frequent itemsets - these itemsets are a subset of the frequent itemsets. These algorithms are of practical value: they can be applied to real-world applications to extract patterns of interest in data repositories. However, prior to using an algorithm in practice, it is necessary to know its performance as well implementation issues. In this project, …


Naming Racism: A Conceptual Look At Internalized Racism In Us Schools, Rita Kohli, R.N. Johnson, L H. Perez Jan 2006

Naming Racism: A Conceptual Look At Internalized Racism In Us Schools, Rita Kohli, R.N. Johnson, L H. Perez

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


That ‘Vital Spark Of Genius’: Lady Caroline Lamb’S Writing Before Byron, Paul Douglass, Rosemary March Jan 2006

That ‘Vital Spark Of Genius’: Lady Caroline Lamb’S Writing Before Byron, Paul Douglass, Rosemary March

Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature

No abstract provided.


Polylogic Minds: Interview With Dr. Soteria (Roula) Svorou, Niko Shido Dec 2005

Polylogic Minds: Interview With Dr. Soteria (Roula) Svorou, Niko Shido

SWITCH

This interview with linguist Dr. Roula Svorou explores how language connects with fields like cognitive science, technology, philosophy, and digital media to help us understand how humans think and perceive the world. She explains how studying language reveals why computers struggle to truly “understand” and how digital media art could become an important tool for visualizing complex linguistic ideas.


Noetic Spaces: The Human Mind And The Sense Of Reality, Niko Shido Dec 2005

Noetic Spaces: The Human Mind And The Sense Of Reality, Niko Shido

SWITCH

In this article, the author looks at how our minds create our sense of reality and how computers and virtual reality can imitate or expand those inner worlds. Using examples from medicine and psychology, the author shows how virtual environments can help us better understand other people’s experiences and even change how we see our own.


Texas & Transvergence, James Morgan, Michael Weisart, Ethan Miller Dec 2005

Texas & Transvergence, James Morgan, Michael Weisart, Ethan Miller

SWITCH

This article documents the SWITCH team’s attendance at the 2005 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. The team examined how shared language, skills, and ideas overlap within a large conference.


Front Matter: Transvergence Dec 2005

Front Matter: Transvergence

SWITCH

Front matter for volume 20 of SWITCH. This introduction explains how the CADRE Laboratory for New Media at San José State University is partnering with the ZeroOne Festival and hosting the ISEA2006 Symposium. To prepare, SWITCH dedicated this issue to the theme of “Transvergence,” inviting artists, scientists, and thinkers to explore ideas that blend and move beyond traditional disciplines.


Information Outlook, November 2005, Special Libraries Association Nov 2005

Information Outlook, November 2005, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2005

Volume 9, Issue 11


Spartan Daily, September 19, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Sep 2005

Spartan Daily, September 19, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 125, Issue 13


Vital Technical Services In Academic Libraries, Leopoldo M. Montoya Jul 2005

Vital Technical Services In Academic Libraries, Leopoldo M. Montoya

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.


Librarianship And The Philosophy Of Information, Ken R. Herold Jul 2005

Librarianship And The Philosophy Of Information, Ken R. Herold

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.


Hierarchical Gaps And Subject Authority Control Processing : An Assessment, Daniel Canncasciato, Mary Wise Jul 2005

Hierarchical Gaps And Subject Authority Control Processing : An Assessment, Daniel Canncasciato, Mary Wise

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.


Engineering At San Jose State University, Summer 2005, San Jose State University, Charles W. Davidson College Of Engineering Jul 2005

Engineering At San Jose State University, Summer 2005, San Jose State University, Charles W. Davidson College Of Engineering

Engineering at San Jose State University

No abstract provided.


Librarians As Disciplinary Discourse Mediators: Using Genre Theory To Move Toward Critical Information Literacy, Michelle H. Simmons Jul 2005

Librarians As Disciplinary Discourse Mediators: Using Genre Theory To Move Toward Critical Information Literacy, Michelle H. Simmons

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Beyond Interdisciplinarity, Interactivity, And Interoperability: Some Options For Digital Libraries Education, Anita Coleman Jun 2005

Beyond Interdisciplinarity, Interactivity, And Interoperability: Some Options For Digital Libraries Education, Anita Coleman

Faculty Publications

This is a presentation delivered at the Developing a Digital Libraries Education Program Workshop on June 7th held in conjunction with the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2005, June 7-11 at Denver, CO. It is based on Coleman's paper titled Beyond Interdisciplinarity, published in D-Lib Magazine, 2002. The D-Lib paper discussed how interdisciplinarity was used as the primary strategy to develop a Knowledge Organization track at the School of Information Resources & Library Science at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Besides highlighting some aspects of the paper, the presentation also draws on two other papers published in D-Lib Magazine …


Spartan Daily, April 19, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Apr 2005

Spartan Daily, April 19, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 124, Issue 51