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Jour 3900: Visual Journalism (Syllabus), Andrew A. Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 3900: Visual Journalism (Syllabus), Jason R. Terrell

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 4801: Social Media/Mass Communication (Syllabus), Carrie Brown-Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: This course will introduce you to the basics of using social media in strategic ways as reporter and/or as a public relations or advertising professional. It will help you develop an understanding of the many changes rocking the media landscape and build the skills you will need in today’s media careers. Social media is altering how journalists and public relations professionals do their jobs and how we communicate in a Web 2.0 world. We will be using blogs, Facebook, Foursquare, RSS feeds, Twitter, widgets, mapping, and many other Web 2.0 tools to produce and curate content and interact …

Jour 7330: Social Media Theory & Practice (Syllabus), Carrie Brown-Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: This course will combine theory and practice to help you develop your understanding of the many changes rocking the media landscape and build the skills you will need to join the fray. Social media is altering how journalists, advertisers and public relations professionals do their jobs and how we communicate in a Web 2.0 world. You will read research and theory by some of the most formative thinkers in our field examining the impact of social and new media, and then you will apply these core concepts to your real-world use of digital tools. We will be actively …

Jour 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Lana Sumpter

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Jason R. Terrell

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Andrew A. Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 7330: Social Media Theory & Practice (Syllabus), Carrie Brown-Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: This course will combine theory and practice to help you develop your understanding of the many changes rocking the media landscape and build the skills you will need to join the fray. Social media is altering how journalists, advertisers and public relations professionals do their jobs and how we communicate in a Web 2.0 world. You will read research and theory by some of the most formative thinkers in our field examining the impact of social and new media, and then you will apply these core concepts to your real-world use of digital tools. We will be actively …

Placing Birds On A Dynamic Evolutionary Map: Using Digital Tools To Update The Evolutionary Metaphor Of The "Tree Of Life", Sonia Stephens

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation describes and presents a new type of interactive visualization for communicating about evolutionary biology, the dynamic evolutionary map. This web-based tool utilizes a novel map-based metaphor to visualize evolution, rather than the traditional "tree of life." The dissertation begins with an analysis of the conceptual affordances of the traditional tree of life as the dominant metaphor for evolution. Next, theories from digital media, visualization, and cognitive science research are synthesized to support the assertion that digital media tools can extend the types of visual metaphors we use in science communication in order to overcome conceptual limitations of traditional …

Imagining Insects: Integrating The Fine Arts Into Writing, Literature, And Science Through Projectbased Learning Activities, Michael J. Letts, Kia Jane Richmond

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Identification Of Differences Between Information Communicated By Text Messaging And Voice Message On Feedback, Nicholas Simpson

Online Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the modifying effect of communication via voice or text on a cellular phone as it relates to the effects of feedback on future performance, self-efficacy, and perceived face validity. Previous literature has established an effect of positive feedback enhancing future performance and self-efficacy, and negative feedback decreasing future performance and self-efficacy, but no research currently exists on how this effect can be modified by method of delivery over cellular phone. This study examined the effect of positive and negative feedback by having participants complete self-efficacy, face validity, and performance measures. The participants then received positive or negative …

The Effectiveness Of Visual Images: Preaching In Postmodern And Post-Christian Ministry Context, Eneyas Da Silva Freitas

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Interpolation And Registration Techniques In Magnetic Resonance Image For Orthogonal Plane Super Resolution Reconstruction, Amir Pasha Mahmoudzadeh

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Super resolution reconstruction (SRR) combines several perspectives of an image (typically low resolution) in order to reconstruct a more complete and comprehensive (higher resolution) image. The aim is to use this concept on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, for which the standard is to scan in several-plane orientation in a 2D fashion. As a result, clinical MRI, functional MRI (FMRI), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)/diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and MR angiography (MRA) tend to have high in- plane resolution but low resolution in the slice-select direction. By combining the 2 scans of the orthogonal plane, new 3D images can be reconstructed. …

Writing For The Web: Twitter As A Starting Point For Breaking News, Sue Burzynski Bullard, Michelle Carr Hassler

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

Students enrolled in a multimedia reporting course use Twitter to cover breaking news events as they unfold, capitalizing on the immediacy of the social media network and the Web. Using cellphones or laptops, they learn to tell stories 140 characters at a time. The second half of this assignment requires students to build on their Twitter stories by posting follow-up stories and photographs to a class website. The follow- ups, written within six hours of events, must include additional reporting. The assignment marries traditional writing and reporting skills with digital tools increasingly being used in the real world.

Admissions Viewbook, 2012-2013, Illinois State University, Office Of Admissions

Admissions Viewbook

Recruitment booklet created by Illinois State University's Office of Admissions

Skirr, Melissa Tierney

Theses

SKIRR is an animated graduate thesis that showcases 6 different environments and the life within them. It focuses on the beauty of life and art, and the creation of both. This film is comprised of 3D, 2D, and stop motion animation. It was produced digitally using various video, audio and animation software. The following paper outlines the development and production of this film. I address concept, style and influences, goals, production process and overall experience. To further illustrate the creative process, supplementary materials are included.

Visual Communications On The Road In Arkansas: Analysis Of Secondary Students Videos, Stuart Estes, Kristin M. Pennington, Leslie D. Edgar

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

In the summer of 2010, the Visual Communications on the Road in Arkansas: Creative Photo and Video Projects to Promote Agriculture program was initiated. The program consisted of a two-week agricultural communications curriculum that would be taught by agricultural science teachers in Arkansas. The curriculum was composed of lessons about photography, writing, and videography, and the program introduced students to digital photography and videography equipment and the proper uses of equipment. Once the curriculum was taught in secondary schools, a mobile classroom unit—consisting of a travel trailer, photography and videography equipment, and laptop computers equipped with editing software—would visit the …

Ecolabel Programs And Green Consumerism: Preserving A Hybrid Approach, Megan S. Houston

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

No abstract provided.

Between Words: Popular Culture And The Rise Of Print In Seventeenth Century England, Christie Schneck

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Seventeenth century England was forced to come to terms with events such as the Civil War and the regicide of King Charles I, in the midst of contending with the cultural changes brought upon by print culture, the effects of which appeared throughout all aspects of English society. These changes helped form a relationship between print and oral culture, one of negotiation among the producers and regulators of work and the society consuming the works. The discussion of this negotiation has led to varying conclusions concerning the true impact of printed materials on English society and culture, all of which …

Establishing Difference: The Gendering And Racialization Of Power In Genocide, Erin E. Welsh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is designed to delve deeper into perceptions of identity, specifically gender and racial identity, the power relationship that emerges as each of these switches is reached in the progression towards genocide, and the effects of these perceptions during and after the genocide takes place. The primary question addressed is whether the power relationship that emerges as a result of these pre-genocidal stages becomes gendered and racialized due to perceptions rooted in a male-dominated hierarchy and a belief in the superiority of one ethnicity over another. The primary goal of this thesis is to analyze the power relationship in …

Composing In Words And Images : A Proposal For A Tandem Approach To Written And Visual Composition Pedagogy, Brian Dean Parmeter

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

This project proposes a module for teaching visual composition within the context of a written composition course. Drawing from process writing theory, critical pedagogy, and photo-elicitation, “Composing In Words And Images” gives composition teachers a module and direct instruction for the incorporation of critical visual composition studies in their writing classes.

Through Process, Mitchell Goldstein

Theses and Dissertations

At the core of any designer’s activity is the process they engage with to create design. Process is not only a way to get from an idea to a completed work, it is also what determines our attitude towards design. This is the place where both the design and the designer are created. The gray area between nothing and something is where we go to discover design, and in turn to discover who we are and what matters to us. In this thesis I am investigating the nebulous place between ideas and things, thoughts and artifacts, and being just a …

This Is The Art Form: Examining Concept Albums' Methods Of Constructing Meaning In The Digital Age, Mario Alonzo Dozal

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This study examined how the communicative characteristics of concept albums (music albums that center on a specific theme) have been adapted from a traditional physical form to exist in the digital age. Using three rock concept albums, this study examined how three different formats (vinyl, audio compact disc, and digital download) of the same concept album communicated the overall theme of the album to listeners, and also examined the advantages and disadvantages of each format. Additionally, using discursive analysis, this study sought to expand the academic literature on concept albums by examining the role that supplementary material plays in helping …

Burning Candles At Both Ends, Brenda Duggan

Posters

Poster displaying details of project carried out by DIT students in fire safety week 2009. As part of 2009 Fire Safety Week, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Department of Design in DIT devised a challenge for students with the aim of promoting awareness of fire safety, particularly as students move from home into rented accommodation. Third Year students of Visual Communication were invited to submit a project as part of their assessment on the theme of “Burning the Candle at Both Ends”. Initially working individually, and later in teams, students were asked to produce …

Press Any Key: Repositioning Digital Literacy As An Enabler For Self-Regulated Learning, Joo Jung, Mark Mcmahon

Research outputs 2012

Millennial students are often seen as digital experts. This generalisation implicitly assumes that millennial students are equipped with necessary digital literacy skills to undertake their university learning such as searching curriculum-based information. But are they? And what is digital literacy and how can it be embed in teaching and learning? This paper examines the key characteristics of a contemporary view and multiplicity of digital literacy. An implementation of digital literacies in a first year undergraduate unit is described.

Department Of Family And Consumer Sciences Newsletter, Spring 2012, Illinois State University, Department Of Family And Consumer Sciences

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter

Newsletter of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Dissecting And Critically Analyzing The Product Red Campaign, A Review Of L. A. Richey And S. Ponte's Brand Aid: Shopping Well To Save The World, Kati Tusinski Berg

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Courthouse Iconography And Chayesian Judical Practice, William H. Simon

Faculty Scholarship

Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis emphasize in Representing Justice that the traditional iconography of courthouses is incongruent with the current practices of the institutions that inhabit them. The key elements of traditional iconography – the blindfolded, scale-balancing Justitia and the courtroom configured for the trial – connote adjudication. Yet, the fraction of judicial work that involves deciding cases on the merits or conducting trials has decreased dramatically. Most judicial work today is basically managerial.

We could reduce this incongruity, on the one hand, by reviving the practical adjudicatory focus of the past or, on the other, by revising the iconography …

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership Tendencies And Safety Outcomes In Selected Manufacturing Settings, Barbara J. Boroughf

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Each year about 6 to 8 percent of the U.S. workforce sustains a work related injury of which 3 to 4 percent of the injured population ends up losing time from work due to the severity of the injury (National Safety Council [NSC], 2011). According to the NSC Injury Facts (2011), every 147 minutes in the United States, a worker will be fatally injured, and every six seconds a worker will sustain an injury that is serious enough to require medical treatment. There is a wide variability in safety performance among organizations. Studies have found there is a relationship between …