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The Praxis Of Narrative Assessment: Communication Competence In An Information Age, Pat Arneson, Ronald C. Arnett Jan 1998

The Praxis Of Narrative Assessment: Communication Competence In An Information Age, Pat Arneson, Ronald C. Arnett

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

The article suggests addressing communication competence from a perspective outside the behavioral orientation to communication. Dialogue presupposes both the general public and the academy meeting one another in serious conversation about educational assessment. Ignoring assessment will not make persistent calls for accountability disappear. The routine use of negation of authority leads the way for a powerful enemy to take the public stage from the spectators who by that time have confused the critical life of a spectator with active participation in the culture for too long. Assessment is an inescapable part of the evaluation process. How to determine when communication …

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A Speech Communication Program In Malaysia: Case Study In The Conundrums Of Teaching Abroad, Robert C. Dick, Brenda M. Robinson Jan 1998

A Speech Communication Program In Malaysia: Case Study In The Conundrums Of Teaching Abroad, Robert C. Dick, Brenda M. Robinson

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article deals with a study which aims to discover directly the unique elements of the culture of the Institut Teknologi MARA/Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (ITM/MUCIA) students that affect their speech communication. There are multiple influences on student behaviors and no generalizations can he made to fit all students at MUCIA. But, there were some characteristics that were extremely common. A survey of the ITM/MUCIA faculty and staff, from a wide cross-section of Americans and Malaysians, revealed near unanimity on strengths and weaknesses of Malaysian students, reflecting the nature of their earlier learning styles. The substance of classroom …

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Careers In Communication: An Update, Andrew D. Wolvin Jan 1998

Careers In Communication: An Update, Andrew D. Wolvin

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

The article presents an update on career in speech communication. Research supports that communication skills are critically important for entry-level jobs and for career success. Graduates were asked to identify their first job and their present job in an effort to determine how people are able to use a Speech Communication degree to advance in their careers. The positions reported by our graduates are found throughout the workplace: educational institutions; businesses; trade associations; law firms; public relations firms; health organizations; media; religious institutions; government; entertainment; and financial institutions. Respondents were asked to identify what communication issues are the most pressing …

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Developing An Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program In Communication: Values, Curriculum, And Preliminary Assessment, Thomas J. Socha Jan 1998

Developing An Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program In Communication: Values, Curriculum, And Preliminary Assessment, Thomas J. Socha

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article describes a case study of a Communication Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA) program and reports a limited, preliminary assessment of the teaching effectiveness of 25 UTA. The article concludes by identifying various benefits and drawbacks of Communication UTA programs and offers recommendations for departments interested in developing similar programs. Communication faculty were initially skeptical of the idea of having undergraduates serve as teachers. This prompted discussions about the underlying values that might serve as building blocks of a UTA program. The label UTA is used to refer to a supervised teaching role occupied by an undergraduate. The role of …

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Strategies For Effective Mentoring And For Being Effectively Mentored: A Focus On Research Institutions, Deborah Borisoff Jan 1998

Strategies For Effective Mentoring And For Being Effectively Mentored: A Focus On Research Institutions, Deborah Borisoff

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article focuses on the positive aspects of mentoring teachers within the field of communication. Department chairs ought to question the usefulness and effectiveness of this type of mentoring and consider strategies that will be helpful when new faculty are ultimately reviewed for promotion and tenure. The article examines the mentor's functions and indicate special concerns that may affect mentoring in academia. The paper argues that a formal mentoring process benefits the new hiree. The paper provides concrete guidance that a mentor can offer in the areas of scholarship, teaching, and service. These strategies focus on institutions where scholarship counts …

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The Development Of A Skill-Mastery Assessment For A Basic Speech Course, Shelley D. Lane Jan 1998

The Development Of A Skill-Mastery Assessment For A Basic Speech Course, Shelley D. Lane

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article describes the creation of an interpersonal skill-mastery assessment for a basic course. In order to assess directly students' ability to perform skills, a search was begun to find a workable method to assess the performance of interpersonal skills in a required core course. After concluding that little research exists concerning basic course assessment, and that standardized assessment instruments may not be readily applicable to a basic course, faculty decided to create a new assessment instrument based on objective and subjective criteria. Faculty determined the skills to be tested, the manner in which students were to be assessed, and …

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The Troubled Waters Of Communication Research: A Position Paper, Larry Z. Leslie Jan 1998

The Troubled Waters Of Communication Research: A Position Paper, Larry Z. Leslie

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article explores some of the problems faced by journalism and communication research. This effort is designed to stimulate thought and further discussion. This position paper calls for action to address some of the problems faced by communication researchers. It might be useful to begin with some basic definitions. Although many differences exist in departments of journalism, mass communication, and speech communication, for present purposes, the term communication shall refer broadly to all these specialties. Curricula, faculty training, students, research agendas, research methodology, teaching loads, and the like all differ. The terms research and scholarship have precise meanings to many, …

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Approaches To Teaching Organizational Communication, Ronald L. Applbaum Jan 1998

Approaches To Teaching Organizational Communication, Ronald L. Applbaum

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article discusses approaches to teaching organizational communication in departments of speech communication. This paper argues that the primary goal in most organizational communication courses at the undergraduate level is actually the development of communication competencies. There are a number of teaching strategies used in the teaching of the basic course in organizational communication, ranging from lecture/discussion to experiential learning projects. Instructors have been particularly sensitive to criticism for the need to connect the classroom to the workplace. Instructional exercises are used to examine the role of human interaction in organizational life. Some of the most frequently used exercise strategies …

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Course Fee Assessments: West Virginia State College, David Wohl Jan 1998

Course Fee Assessments: West Virginia State College, David Wohl

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

Presents the author's views on the student assessment fee policy of the West Virginia State College. Effect of assessing fees in theatre classes on enrollment; Incidents when assessing students for incidental materials in theatre classes is not necessary; Proposals in order to maintain the academic quality and integrity of the classes.

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Course Fee Assessments: University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, Bill Black Jan 1998

Course Fee Assessments: University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, Bill Black

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article provides information on several student fees assessed in various departments at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as of May 1998. In the Department of Music, the music fee, $60 for one half-hour lesson per week, per semester and $120 for one hour lesson per week, per semester is published in the undergraduate catalog. This amount is up from $45 and $90 in the 1994-95 catalog. This fee is collected as a part of registration to help defer the additional costs of one-on-one teaching. Some portion of the revenue from this fee is returned to the department for the …

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A "Bard's Eye" View Of Higher Education: A Satirical Commentary, Gerald Lee Ratliff Jan 1998

A "Bard's Eye" View Of Higher Education: A Satirical Commentary, Gerald Lee Ratliff

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article presents several quotations from dramatist and writer William Shakespeare to describe fundamental issues that plague higher education and to express some faculty and administrator's perspectives on people, processes and places in the profession.

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Perspectives On Norm-Referenced And Criterion-Referenced Grading In Introductory Speech Performance Courses, Ralph R. Behnke, Chris R. Sawyer Jan 1998

Perspectives On Norm-Referenced And Criterion-Referenced Grading In Introductory Speech Performance Courses, Ralph R. Behnke, Chris R. Sawyer

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article explores the integration and amalgamation of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced perspectives in a manner that is particularly appropriate for use in basic or introductory speech communication performance courses. Possibly the greatest virtue of using criterion-referenced grading of speeches in a basic speech performance course is the generation of positive affect toward performance. Because students identify with their speeches, they are much more demoralized by negative feedback about their work on these assignments than for others. By setting appropriate minimal performance criteria that most beginning students can achieve, morale remains high, there is an atmosphere of success, and, in fact, …

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A National Survey Of Core Course Requirements, Department Names, And Undergraduate Program Titles In Communication, Corwin P. King Jan 1998

A National Survey Of Core Course Requirements, Department Names, And Undergraduate Program Titles In Communication, Corwin P. King

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article presents a survey which assessed the typical number of core courses college departments have, the most commonly used ones, and, in a general way, their contents. The article also provides data on department names and undergraduate program areas for a picture of the communication discipline in the 1990s. First, with regard to core course requirements, the following observations are noted: Though a majority of departments now have some type of core course requirement, a strong minority don't. Departments that have a core typically have a small one. There is a good deal of variation in cores, but one …

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Factors That Influence The Funding Of College And University Media Outlets: Radio As A Blueprint, Samuel J. Sauls Jan 1998

Factors That Influence The Funding Of College And University Media Outlets: Radio As A Blueprint, Samuel J. Sauls

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article presents a study examining the funding aspects of college and university radio stations. The article focuses on the investigation of the variables of station management positions, station types, station power and perceptions of station purposes among radio station directors as possible significant predictors of selected factors which influence the funding of college and university noncommercial radio stations. The traditional function of most campus radio stations has been to serve as a training ground for students who plan to enter professional broadcasting. The present study's findings reinforced this contention by distinguishing the view of the radio station as a …

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"The Art Of Framing: Managing The Language Of Leadership," By Gail T. Fairhurst And Robert A. Sarr, Michael W. Shelton Jan 1998

"The Art Of Framing: Managing The Language Of Leadership," By Gail T. Fairhurst And Robert A. Sarr, Michael W. Shelton

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

a book review of "The Art of Framing: Managing the Language of Leadership," by Gail T. Fairhurst and Robert A. Sarr.

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Regulating Dispute Resolution Provisions In Adhesion Contracts, Paul D. Carrington Jan 1998

Regulating Dispute Resolution Provisions In Adhesion Contracts, Paul D. Carrington

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Redefining A Profession, Richard A. Danner Jan 1998

Redefining A Profession, Richard A. Danner

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Indemnity Or Compensation? The Contract With America, Loser-Pays Attorney Fee Shifting, And A One-Way Alternative, Thomas D. Rowe Jr. Jan 1998

Indemnity Or Compensation? The Contract With America, Loser-Pays Attorney Fee Shifting, And A One-Way Alternative, Thomas D. Rowe Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Silence Is Not Golden: Protecting Lawyer Speech Under The First Amendment, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1998

Silence Is Not Golden: Protecting Lawyer Speech Under The First Amendment, Erwin Chemerinsky

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Erisa Preemption Of State And Local Laws On Domestic Partnership And Sexual Orientation Discrimination In Employment, Catherine Fisk Jan 1998

Erisa Preemption Of State And Local Laws On Domestic Partnership And Sexual Orientation Discrimination In Employment, Catherine Fisk

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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The ‘Charming Betsy’ Canon And Separation Of Powers: Rethinking The Interpretive Role Of International Law, Curtis A. Bradley Jan 1998

The ‘Charming Betsy’ Canon And Separation Of Powers: Rethinking The Interpretive Role Of International Law, Curtis A. Bradley

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Evidence, Proof And Persuasion In Wto Dispute Settlement - Who Bears The Burden?, Joost H. B. Pauwelyn Jan 1998

Evidence, Proof And Persuasion In Wto Dispute Settlement - Who Bears The Burden?, Joost H. B. Pauwelyn

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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The Abiding Relevance Of Federalism To U.S. Foreign Relations, Curtis A. Bradley Jan 1998

The Abiding Relevance Of Federalism To U.S. Foreign Relations, Curtis A. Bradley

Faculty Scholarship

In, Agora: Breard (collection of articles re: Breard v. Virgina, 513 U.S. 971 (1994).

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Adjudicating Copyright Claims Under The Trips Agreement: The Case For A European Human Rights Analogy, Laurence R. Helfer Jan 1998

Adjudicating Copyright Claims Under The Trips Agreement: The Case For A European Human Rights Analogy, Laurence R. Helfer

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Facilitating Accountability: International Guidelines Against Impunity, Madeline Morris Jan 1998

Facilitating Accountability: International Guidelines Against Impunity, Madeline Morris

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Preliminary Observations: Asymmetrical Warfare And The Western Mindset, Charles J. Dunlap Jr. Jan 1998

Preliminary Observations: Asymmetrical Warfare And The Western Mindset, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Can Constitutional Borrowing Be Justified? A Comment On Tushnet, Matthew D. Adler Jan 1998

Can Constitutional Borrowing Be Justified? A Comment On Tushnet, Matthew D. Adler

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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The Concept Of Compliance As A Function Of Competing Conceptions Of International Law, Benedict Kingsbury Jan 1998

The Concept Of Compliance As A Function Of Competing Conceptions Of International Law, Benedict Kingsbury

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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The Gentleman’S Agreement In Legal Theory And In Modern Practice: United States, Herbert Bernstein, Joachim Zekoll Jan 1998

The Gentleman’S Agreement In Legal Theory And In Modern Practice: United States, Herbert Bernstein, Joachim Zekoll

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Screw Holding Ability (Sterength) Of Wood Materials Used In Furniture Manufacture, Yalçın Örs, Ramazan Özen, Sefer Doğanay Jan 1998

Screw Holding Ability (Sterength) Of Wood Materials Used In Furniture Manufacture, Yalçın Örs, Ramazan Özen, Sefer Doğanay

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this study, the holding ability of three different types of screws to particle board, Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), werzalit and beech wood which are widely used for furniture production, were investigated. The holding direction of the screws to all materials surface were both parallel and perpendicular. The experimental results showed that on the perpendicular direction, beech wood materials showed the best screw holding strength and it was followed by werzalut, MDF and particle board respectively. When the screw holding strength is parallel to the surface, highest screw holding strength was also seen at beech wood materials and it was …

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