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Faculty Perceptions Of Competencies In The Nursing Profession, Debra A. Filer

Theses and Dissertations

In order to respond to the needs of a rapidly changing health care environment, nursing educators must redefine the competencies needed by the beginning registered nurse. The study was designed to assess nursing faculty members' perceptions of competencies used by the beginning registered nurse in practice and their perceptions of the degree to which those same nursing competencies were presented in the nursing curriculum. Faculty members' perceptions were compared also to the results of a previous study which included a survey of beginning nurses to identify their perceptions of such competencies.

Nursing faculty members who teach in professional nursing programs …

Fingerprint Recognition Using Neural Networks, Eng Hoe Kennie Yeoh

Student Works (2000-2009)

Traditional methods of fingerprint verification uses either complicated feature detection algorithms that are not specific to each fingerprint, or compare two fingerprint images directly using image processing toots. The former involves very complicated calculations and tedious algorithms, and the latter tend to work poorly. In this paper it is described a new method which takes the middle ground. This paper studies the implementation of the Fast Fourier Transform and Artificial Neural Networks into the recognition of fingerprints. With tests conducted on the implementation of the Fourier Transform as a method of fingerprint feature extraction, the use of the Fourier Transform …

Web Based Agent For Transaction Of Mercantile-Security Measures, Wee Jing Yan

Student Works (2000-2009)

Malaysia is a nation whose growth has been carefully shaped and guided by strategic five-year development master plans. Providing the ultimate backdrop to these programs is a Vision 2020, a national agenda that sets out specific goals and objectives for long-term development. As a strategy to achieve the vision, Malaysia has embarked on an ambitious plan to leapfrog into the Information Age by providing intellectual and strategic leadership. Electronic Commerce has shown its potential power to revolutionize industry processes, structures and redefine the competitive landscape for businesses around the world. It aims to shape an electronic business environment competitive with …

Bookshop Inventory Management System (Bims) /, Loong Po Chang

Student Works (2000-2009)

All undergraduates of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya are required to carry out a final year thesis project in computer or information technology related topic during their 3 years course in the university. This subject is one of the conditions must be fulfilled before they graduate. This final year thesis project takes 2 semesters and brings out 9 credit hours of total 120 credit hours. I, one of the students in the faculty, propose Bookshop Inventory Management System (BIMS) as my thesis title. I was assigned to and placed under the supervision of Prof …

Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn Of Court Team Members 2001-2002, Kellie Casey Monk

Materials from All Student Organizations

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Front Cover

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Title Page

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Editorial Board

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Editor's Page, Deanna D. Sellnow

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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Students' Perceived Usefulness And Relevance Of Communication Skills In The Basic Course: Comparing University And Community College Students, Stephen K. Hunt, Daradirek Ekachai, Darin L. Garard, Joseph H. Rust

Basic Communication Course Annual

Communication skills training is extremely important in terms of students' career choices. However, few studies have been conducted regarding differences between community colleges and four-year universities in terms of students' perceived usefulness and relevance of the study of communication in relation to career choice. The present study extends extant research by examining students' perceptions of this issue. The participants in Study 1 were 155 community college and 291 four-year university students and participants in Study 2 were 205 community college students. The results demonstrate that students at both institutions perceive that the skills learned in basic communication courses are useful …

Antiracist Pedagogy In The Basic Course: Teaching Cultural Communication As If Whiteness Matters, Kristen P. Treinen, John T. Warren

Basic Communication Course Annual

As we have found in our experience as communication educators and scholars, there is a need for educators to understand the implications and impact of whiteness in the classroom. What we argue is typically missing in the basic course is an antiracist pedagogy. An antiracist pedagogy asks educators to understand the power and privilege inherent in whiteness, and asks educators to examine how whiteness affects their classroom, students, teaching strategies and attitudes toward students of color. In this essay, we offer four modifications to the basic course which are consistent with an antiracist pedagogy. The first modification involves re-examining the …

Rethinking Our Approach To The Basic Course: Making Ethics The Foundation Of Introduction To Public Speaking, Jon. A. Hess

Basic Communication Course Annual

The basic public speaking course is often taught from a standpoint of effectiveness. That approach can be problematic due to the dangers of technique. The use of ethics as a foundation for public speaking can overcome this drawback and has other advantages. Included in these advantages are its fidelity to the subject matter, promoting more responsible use of power, improved fit with the liberal arts mission of higher education, and better meeting student needs.

Issues in implementing an ethics-based course are discussed, such as identifying ethical issues and engaging in dialogue. The model is illustrated through a description of one …

What's Basic About The Basic Course? Enriching The Ethosystem As A Corrective For Consumerism, Roy Schwartzman

Basic Communication Course Annual

A marketplace mentality featuring the student as consumer reaches deeply into educational practice today. This essay examines the roots and implications of framing public speaking education in economic terms. The amorality of the marketplace could be supplemented by closer attention to how values infuse the communication process. A value-laden communication environment, or ethosystem, may contribute to greater student awareness of their obligations to others and yield a fuller description of communication education.

Communication And Professional Civility As A Basic Service Course: Dialogic Praxis Between Department And Situated In An Academic House, Ronald C. Arnett, Janie M. Harden Fritz

Basic Communication Course Annual

Communication departments frequently offer basic service courses to other campus departments or schools. A communication course sensitive to the mission of the university or college of which it is a part, as well as to its own mission, allows programs that include such a course in their curriculum to distinguish themselves from competing programs. Additionally, such a mission-sensitive course further defines departmental and university identity, assisting in institutionalizing a mission. Offering such a course provides an opportunity for dialogic praxis to occur between departments situated within the context of a local institution. Dialogic praxis involves knowledge of one's own position, …

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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Submission Guidelines

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Basic Communication Course Annual Vol. 13

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Wrongful Death: Negligence Remedy Available To Estate Of Longshoreman, Joel K. Goldstein

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Book Notices

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Opa 90 + 10: The Oil Pollution Act Of 1990 After Ten Years, Steven R. Swanson

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Tribute To Chief Justice Joseph R. Weisberger, John P. Bourcier, Robert G. Flanders Jr., Maureen Mckenna Goldberg, Robert B. Kent

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Book Review

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Publisher's Note, George Jay Joseph

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Publisher's Note, George Jay Joseph

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Lochner, Liquor And Longshoremen: A Puzzle In Progressive Era Federalism, Barry Cushman

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Table Of Contents

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Timeline, Paul Eugen Camp, Conquistadores In The Land Of Flowers: A Chronology Of Spanish Florida 1513 To 1821, 2001, Paul Eugen Camp

USF University Archives and Documents

A timeline of Spanish Florida from 1513 starting with the "discovery" of Florida by Ponce de Leon to 1821 when Spanish Governor Jose Callava turned over the provinces of East and West Florida over to General Andrew Jackson.