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Adaptive Behavior In Autism And Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified: Microanalysis Of Scores On The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Rhea Paul, Stephanie Miles, Domenic Cicchetti, Sara Sparrow, Ami Klin, Fred Volkmar, Megan Coflin, Shelley Booker

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study is to provide a microanalysis of differences in adaptive functioning seen between well-matched groups of school-aged children with autism and those diagnosed as having Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, all of whom functioned in the mild to moderate range of intellectual impairment. Findings indicate that the major area of difference between children with autism and those with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, was expressive communication; specifically, the use of elaborations in syntax and morphology and in pragmatic use of language to convey and to seek information in discourse. Linear discriminant function analysis revealed that scores …

Communicating Entitlements: Property And The Internet, William Hubbard

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Identification And Measurement Of Two Factors Affecting The Long-Term Outcomes Of Public Relations Programs: Public Image And Public Trust, Kimberly B. Amendola

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study explores the most current theories surrounding organization-public relationship measurement, which is one approach used to verify the effectiveness of public relations programs. The study attempted to define and test two new factors that may affect organization-public relationships, which are identified as public image and public trust. Existing factors used to test such relationships, such as trust, satisfaction, commitment, and control mutuality, focus on testing the perceptions stakeholders have about an organization based upon their interpersonal relationship with that organization. However, in organizations where the dominant coalition still does not view public relations as …

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 21 - Mar 25, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College.Vol 68 - No. 21 - March 25, 2004. 28 pages.

Media Practice In The Humanities Classroom, Elizabeth Walden

English and Cultural Studies Journal Articles

While there is good reason to be suspicious of the enthusiastic rush to integrate technology into the classroom, we in the humanities should embrace the opportunity it presents for media literacy and critical cultural inquiry.

What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate, Daniel Lybrook

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 20 - Mar 4, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 68 - No. 20 - March 4, 2004. 28 pages.

Inside Touro Vol. 1 No. 1, Touro College Office Of Communication And College Affairs

Yearbooks and Newsletters

"The Touro College Newsletter."

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 19 - Feb 26, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 68 - No. 19 - February 26, 2004. 28 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 18 - Feb 19, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 68 - No. 18 - February 19, 2004. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. N/A - Feb 12, 2004 - Valentine's Day Issue

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 68 - No. N/A - February 12, 2004 - Valentine's Day Issue. 8 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 17 - Feb 12, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 68 - No. 17 - February 12, 2004. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 16 - Feb 5, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 68 - No. 16 - February 5, 2004. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 15 - Jan 29, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 68 - No. 15 - January 29, 2004. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 68 - No. 14 - Jan 22, 2004

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College.Vol 68 - No. 14 - January 22, 2004. 24 pages.

A Predictive Sensor Network Using Ant System, Rajani Muraleedharan, Lisa Ann Osadciw

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - All Scholarship

The need for a robust predictive sensor communication network inspired this research. There are many critical issues in a communication network with different data rate requirements, limited power and bandwidth. Energy consumption is one of the key issues in a sensor network as energy dissipation occurs during routing, communication and monitoring of the environment. This paper covers the routing of a sensor communication network by applying an evolutionary algorithm- the ant system. The issues considered include optimal energy, data fusion from different sensor types and predicting changes in environment with respect to time.

Expressive Marks Women’S Self-Injury And Communication, Lila Knighton

Digitized Theses

Deliberate self-injury, or ‘delicate-cutting,’ has received increasing attention in clinical and critical literature in recent years. Feminist scholars have shown particular interest as this widespread phenomenon is found almost exclusively in women. Approaching self-injury as a communicative act unites an otherwise divergent body of literature. This theme is explored through clinical and feminist accounts of the practice, Wilden’s communications theory, Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology of language, and the psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Kristeva. Two central aims structure this project: first, to demonstrate that a discussion of girls’ and women’s experience needs to be granted a legitimate space within the discourse of …

Developing A Culture Of Reclamation: Integrating History, Poetry And Video, James Armstrong, Peter Lutze, Laura Woodworth-Ney

Literacy, Language and Culture Faculty Publications and Presentations

Culture of Reclamation (Armstrong, Lutze, & Woodworth-Ney, in progress) is a sequence of "videopoems" about Idaho, integrating poetry, historical photographs, music and videography in a video presentation, which also includes historical narrative. Three Idaho scholars in the fields of history, literacy education, and communication—the historian (Laura), poet (Jamie), and videographer (Peter)—collaborated on this cross-disciplinary project to reclaim a portion of the history of this state in a creative and engaging medium. Culture of Reclamation expresses a response to the culture of the early irrigated settlement communities along the Snake and Boise rivers. Between 1894 and 1920, a land rush to …

A Predictive Sensor Network Using Ant System, Rajani Muraleedharan, Lisa Ann Osadciw

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - All Scholarship

The need for a robust predictive sensor communication network inspired this research. There are many critical issues in a communication network with different data rate requirements, limited power and bandwidth. Energy consumption is one of the key issues in a sensor network as energy dissipation occurs during routing, communication and monitoring of the environment. This paper covers the routing of a sensor communication network by applying an evolutionary algorithm- the ant system. The issues considered include optimal energy, data fusion from different sensor types and predicting changes in environment with respect to time.

Sp 501 Communication For Christian Leaders, Clint Baldwin

Syllabi

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. (1996). Teaching Christianity: De Doctrina Christiana. (Trans. Edmund Hill, O.P.) New York: New City Press. Schultze, Quentin. (2000). Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic. Winter, Richard. (2002). Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion & Wonder. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.

P2p Workspace / Sheik Azhar Bux Sheik Azmi Bux, Sheik Azmi Bux Sheik Azhar Bux

Student Works (2000-2009)

P2P Workspace is a workspace where users can communicate with each other while doing several task in the workspace with a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technology or communication. P2P Workspace is designed mainly to fulfill the requirements on the user needs of a workspace application. The workspace is designed to curb certain situation like to gather all the information for the users in a workspace, to ease people task, to allow adhoc connectivity as well as because of the increasing of decentralized individuals or group. The workspace will be for the use of all users who need the services such as file …

Speech-Language Pathologists' Opinions On Communication Disorders And Violence, Dixie Sanger, Barbara J. Moore-Brown, Judith Montgomery, Susan Hellerich

Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Articles and Research

Purpose: This study investigated the opinions of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) regarding their role, education, and training in serving students with communication disorders who have been involved in violence.

Method: A survey consisting of 26 items was given to 598 SLPs from eight states representing geographic regions of the United States.

Results: Participants acknowledged that violence is an increasing concern. They also recognized the valuable role they have in planning prevention programs and serving on multidisciplinary teams. In contrast, SLPs' opinions suggested that they did not feel well trained to deal with violence, nor did they feel that …

United Nations: A Social Studies And Literature Simulation, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver

Ricks Curriculum Units Series

So much of education is about inspiration. As teachers and learners, all things poetic, justified, important and meaningful inspire us to be the best people we can be, active and fair in a world changing at awesome speeds and in sometimes, unimaginable ways. This curriculum for gifted learners' grade 5-8, was designed out of a sense of authentic inspiration around just the conceptual magnitude of the phrase, United Nations. Also written about, around, and in response to the events of September 11, 2001, this curriculum reflects only one of the ways in which the field of education has responded to …

Appellate Mediation—A Mediator’S Perspective, L. Wayne Scott

Faculty Articles

A mediator helps the parties determine whether there is a bargaining zone that will allow a settlement to be reached. Mediation is an alternative form of conflict resolution, which promotes the interests of private and public resources that would otherwise be spent on litigation, while also empowering the parties to seek better justice than they would find in court. Anyone can serve as a mediator, but one should be well-trained in people skills, negotiation techniques, and knowledgeable about trial and appellate procedure and trends.

A mediator’s job includes: (1) helping the parties review and analyze their case; (2) bridging the …

Mb 720 Cross Cultural Communication Of Christianity, George G. Hunter

Syllabi

1. Storti, Craig. The Art of Crossing Cultures, second edition. Intercultural Press, Inc., 2001. 2. _________. Figuring Foreigners Out. Intercultural Press, Inc., 1999. 3. Berger, Peter and Thomas Luckman. The Social Construction of Reality 4. Kohls, L. Robert. Survival Kit for Overseas Living, fourth edition. Intercultural Press, Inc., 2001. 5. Nida, Eugene. Message and Mission: The Communication of the Christian Faith, rev. ed. Gabriel Resources, 1990. 6. Hunter, George G. III, The Celtic Way of Evangelism. Abingdon Press, 2000. IV. Additional Required Readings (will be available on line; click on the ESJ icon.) 1. Barnlund, Dean C. "Communication in a …

Communication In The Classroom: An Interpretive Analysis Of Empowerment And Choice Theory, Judith Angela Jason

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This analysis synthesizes the psychotherapeutic Choice theory classroom management model with a communication theory of learner empowerment. Four dimensions of learner empowerment: meaningfulness, competence, impact, and choice are illuminated as inherent in the classroom management techniques and behavioral plans within the Choice theory paradigm. This in-depth portrayal synthesizes the language employed in the implementation of the psychotherapeutic model with task assessment manipulations of each of the four learner empowerment dimensions. Linguistic and environmental strategies for cognitive manipulation of task assessments for each dimension are revealed. This interpretive analysis advances Choice theory as a method for manipulating task assessments of each …

Studying Scholarly Communication: Can Commons Research And The Iad Framework Help Illuminate Complex Dilemmas?, Charlotte Hess, Elinor Ostrom

Librarian Publications

"This paper presents a framework for analyzing the complex resource of scholarly communication as a commons. Previously we have argued that the dilemmas associated with managing shared information are quite similar to those associated with managing natural and human-constructed common-pool resources (CPRs), where we can observe how the development of new technologies has changed the structure and processes involved in managing these types of resources over time. We concluded that collective action and institutional design play key roles in shaping economic and social aspects of information. "However, applying insights from the CPR literature on physical resource management to information management …

Sp 501 Communication For Christian Leaders, Clint Baldwin

Syllabi

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. (1996). Teaching Christianity: De Doctrina Christiana. (Trans. Edmund Hill, O.P.) New York: New City Press. Schultze, Quentin. (2000). Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic. Winter, Richard. (2002). Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion & Wonder. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.

We Want Yer, Mckinley’: Epideictic Rhetoric In Songs From The 1896 Presidential Campaign, William D. Harpine

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

What Do You Mean, Rhetoric Is Epistemic?, William D. Harpine

Faculty Publications

The thesis that rhetoric is epistemic has gained widespread acceptance and has influenced rhetorical theory. The thesis suggests that argumentative justification in rhetorical contexts is fundamentally epistemic. Unfortunately, however, much of the literature developing the thesis has employed vague or inconsistent definitions of key terms, resulting in theoretical errors and needless complications. This essay clarifies the definitions of “rhetoric,” “knowledge,” and “certainty,” showing how the notion that rhetoric is epistemic might be developed in a clearer and more useful way.