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Applying The Model Of Human Occupation In The Development Of Consistent Ethical Behavior, Cindy Hahn, Margo Kreger

Ethics Conference

Health care education programs are struggling in preparing future graduates for ethical practice. Students need to not only develop a better understand ethics, but also value them and learn to self-evaluate their progress in becoming ethical practitioners. To this end, educators need to imbed ethics into all classes and allow for consistent skill practice. Incorporating “habitual” practice can support later consistent skill performance. According to the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) developed by researcher and occupational therapist, Dr. Gary Kielhofner, “habituation is an internalized readiness to exhibit consistent patterns of behavior guided by our habits and roles and fitted to …

Crafting Research Writing Assignments That Emphasize Scholarly Integrity, Jessica Schreyer

Ethics Conference

This presentation will share pedagogical practices for a research writing assignment that emphasizes the development of an ethic of scholarly integrity. Geared for first-year students, the assignment is embedded in a unit on research writing that is designed to helping students understand the research and writing process. Many students are novice researchers, therefore guidance on appropriate citation and the reason for such citation is needed. In addition, students learn about how maintaining detailed records to ensure they can appropriately give credit to authors as they navigate the wide variety and type of sources available. Within this assignment, discussion and reflection …

Big Opportunities Or Big Problems?: Participants’ Views On Big Data, Helen Harton, Michael Mintz, Kristin Broussard

Ethics Conference

At the most recent convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, there were three symposia dedicated to using big data methodologies for social research. Despite this push for academic researchers to use social networking sites in experimental contexts, popular opinion often reflects negative attitudes towards researchers conducting big data experiments without acquiring fully informed consent from the users whose data is being used. Following a recent study published by Facebook (Kramer, Guillory & Hancock, 2014), concern was raised over how the researchers approached the consent process and managed the harm from perceived privacy violations (Ross, 2014). To more …

University Faculty Perceptions Of Research Practices And Misconduct, Anita Gordon, Helen Harton

Ethics Conference

This poster shares selected results from a national survey, funded by the U.S. Office of Research Integrity, to investigate the perceptions of research misconduct by faculty researchers from four disciplinary areas (biology, social work, sociology, and psychology). About 4,500 faculty from 107 randomly selected research-intensive and master’s comprehensive universities were invited to participate, leading to a response rate of approximately 40%. Respondents assessed scenarios depicting researcher misbehavior and reported how likely they would be to take those actions under the same circumstances. They also rated their perceptions of how wrong the actions were, how likely the actions were to become …

The Structure Of Chinese Higher Education Corruption: A Case Statistical Analysis, Qingli Meng

Ethics Conference

Corruption in the Chinese higher educational sector is an increasing concern but it has not been systematically studied. This paper distinguishes three major intermingled structural typologies of corruption in the Chinese higher education sector: academic specific, non-academic specific and a combination of the two. Data supporting this conceptualization come from a case statistical analysis of a non-randomized sample of 215 court decisions on corruption cases detected in Chinese universities during 1994-2009, complemented with a perception-based survey in different Chinese universities. The result postulates taxonomy of the distribution of corruption among the three typologies. This study finds non-academic specific corruption cases …

The Poor Of 1984: The Roots Of George Orwell's Final Novel, James M. Lang

Ethics Conference

Most American readers know George Orwell as the author of 1984 and Animal Farm, and as such consider him a staunch critic of communism and prophet of the surveillance state. But Orwell spent much of his writing career focused on exploring the cause and nature of poverty, and remained a committed socialist until his death. This lecture will put 1984 within the full context of Orwell’s career, and especially his lifelong criticism of big business and laissez-faire capitalism.

University Of Northern Iowa Joint Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, September 17, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Joint Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Joint Senate

Meeting minutes from the Joint Teacher Education Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Joint Teacher Education Senate Meeting Agenda, September 17, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Joint Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Joint Senate

Meeting agenda from the Joint Teacher Education Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Dr. Eugene Rousseau Master Class, September 17, 2015 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, September 16, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Skin & Bones, September 16, 2015 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Stem Stories, September 2015, #3, Daniel Vorwerk

STEM Stories

Organization Spotlight - Pre-Professional Clubs

Tour De France: Cayla Bellamy, Bassoon September 15, 2015 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, September 14, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Graduate Council Minutes, September 10, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate Council.

Documents - Graduate Council

Meeting minutes from the Graduate Council of the University of Northern Iowa.

A Tribute To Kenny Wheeler; Uni School Of Music Faculty, Alumni, And Guest Recital, September 11, 2015 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, September 9, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Stem Stories, September 2015, #2, Daniel Vorwerk

STEM Stories

Featured Event - 15th Annual Sunday at the Quarry

Randy Grabowski, Trumpet, September 8, 2015 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

A Rare Pair Affair, Heather Peyton, Oboe, September 4, 2015 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Alexander Pershounin, Double Bass, September 3, 2015 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Academic Affairs Update, September 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of The Provost And Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs.

Academic Affairs Update

Inside this issue:

-- From Provost Wohlpart
-- Academic Master Plan Open Forums
-- New Faces/New Positions at UNI

Uni Grad Student News, V13n2, September 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- Current Faculty Profile: Barbara Cutter
-- Current Student Profile: Renae Beard, NISG Vice President
-- Alumni Profile: Brady Fritz
-- Faculty Profile: Dr. Todd Bohnenkamp
-- Distance Learning Feature
-- RaeAnn Swanson Awarded the 2015 Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize
-- Graduate Student Information Meeting
-- Brown Bag Lecture
-- Study Spots on Campus
-- Live Like a Student
-- Upcoming Events at Strayer-Wood Theatre
-- Keeping your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) updated
-- Graduate College Staff and Contact Information

Stem Stories, September 2015, #1, Daniel Vorwerk

STEM Stories

Student Profile - Samuel Kapler

Rod Library Annual Report 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

We are pleased to share our 2015 Annual report with those who helped make it all possible. 2015 was a year for challenges, growth and success.

This past year we completed a strategic planning process which resulted in new mission and vision statements. Our vision set our focus for the future: "to be the best comprehensive university library in the country."

Rod Library is being challenged to better meet the needs of today's students, faculty and community. While Rod Library's core mission of information access persists, we are always seeking new and interesting ways of strengthening our connection to the …

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V8n2, September 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

Career Readiness Day
Copy/Print/Scan
Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff
Copyright Fair Use

Student Affairs Newsletter, September 2015, University Of Northern Iowa.  Division Of Student Affairs.

Student Affairs News

Inside this issue:

-- Important dates
-- Staff updates
-- Volunteers needed: Student conduct advisors, Conduct Board members
-- Applications sought for New Professionals Institute scholarships
-- Mulder, Haislet recognized
-- Fall semester “Insights for Effectiveness” program announced
-- Van Gorp to present workshop on innovation
-- Calls for programs announced for Fall Professional Development Conference
-- Don’t miss your chance to connect. . .
-- Informational session offered on revised Student Conduct Code
-- Division staff appointed to new roles
-- Academic Advising launches advisor development program
-- Strategic planningprocess continuing

Uni Scholarworks Readership Snapshot, September 2015, Bepress

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

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Voting At Home Is Associated With Lower Cortisol Than Voting At The Polls, Jayme Neiman, Karl Gieseffi, Kevin Smith, Jeffrey French, Israel Waismel-Manor, John Hibbing

Faculty Work

Previous research finds that voting is a socially stressful activity associated with increases in cortisol levels. Here we extend this research by investigating whether different voting modalities have differential effects on the stress response to voting. Results from a field experiment conducted during the 2012 presidential elections strongly suggest that traditional “at the polls” voting is more stressful, as measured by increases in cortisol levels, than voting at home by mail-in ballot or engaging in comparable non-political social activities. These findings imply that increased low-stress voting options such as mail-in ballots may increase political participation among individuals who are sensitive …

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, August 26, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.