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The Cowl - Vol 67 - No. 10 - Oct 23, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 10 - October 23, 2003. 28 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 67 - Oct 16, 2003 - Winter Sports Preview

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - October 16, 2003 - Winter Sports Preview. 12 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 67 - No. 9 - Oct 16, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 9 - October 16, 2003. 16 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 67 - No. 8 - Oct 9, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 8 - October 9, 2003. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 67 - No. 7 - Oct 2, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 7 - October 2, 2003. 24 pages.

L'Impatto Delle Tecnologie Informative E Della Comunicazione (Ict) Sui Fabbisogni Formativi Delle Imprese Fornitrici Di Servizi Logistici In Italia E In Irlanda, P Evangelista, Edward Sweeney, Francesco Andreottola

Conference papers

Le innovazioni connesse all’utilizzo tecnologie informative e della comunicazione (ICT) hanno caratterizzato il cambiamento nell’industria dei servizi logistici e di trasporto nel corso degli ultimi anni. In questo processo, la formazione e lo sviluppo di nuove competenze professionali assumono un ruolo sempre più centrale. Lo
scopo di questo lavoro è di studiare l’impatto delle ICT sui fabbisogni formativi delle imprese logistiche attraverso l’analisi di alcuni casi di aziende operanti nel mercato italiano ed irlandese. Dai risultati è emerso un quadro caratterizzato da una scarsa sistematicità negli interventi formativi e nello sviluppo delle competenze professionali nell’area ICT. Solo alcune imprese di …

The Cowl - Vol 67 - No. 6 - Sept 25, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 6 - September 25, 2003. 28 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 67 - No. 5 - Sept 18, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College.Vol 67 - No. 5 - September 18, 2003. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 67 - Sept 11, 2003 - Welcome Back Issue

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - September 11, 2003 - Welcome Back Issue. 8 pages.

The Cowl - Vol 67 - No. 4 - Sept 11, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 4 - September 11, 2003. 28 pages.

A Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Men In Advertising: Gentlemen's Quarterly 1985-2000, Maryrose Mason

Theses

This thesis examines images of men and the products they promote in Gentleman 's Quarterly (GQ) magazine using the symbolic interaction theory of gender display developed by Erving Goffman in his monograph Gender Advertisements (1979). The study examines advertising images for evidence of sexual objectification of men, and reports on the extent different product types use gender displays to attract a male target market. 332 advertising images appearing in GQ from 1985 to 2000 were coded in ten categories of ritual display: setting, image position, image dominance, skin exposure, body portrayal, self-touch, gaze, and product type. The study concludes that …

Fraternity And Sorority Member Perceptions Of Homophily, Supportive Communication, And Group Behavior As A Function Of Control Expectancies, Andrew D. Dohanos

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of control expectancies on fraternity and sorority member's perceptions of their group. Based on a review of the literature pertinent to this investigation nine hypotheses were forwarded. Generally speaking, the hypotheses suggest that fraternity and sorority members perceptions will differ based on their control expectancies. One hundred ninety-five fraternity and sorority members completed a questionnaire that included the Three Factor Locus of Control Scale (Levenson, 1973), the Perceived Homophily Measure (McCroskey et al., 1975), the Quality of Relationship Inventory (Pierce et al., 1991), dimensions of the Group Behavior Inventory (Friedlander, …

The Reel World: A Content Analysis Of The Social Construction Of Unreality In Mtv's The Real World., Ron Frascht

Student Work

This is a content analysis of MTV' s The Real World: Season 11 Chicago. Many articles have suggested that The Real World is a produced entity using storyboards and the all important reality footage. By focusing on one season's content this study proposed four basic queries: is the cast of The Real World chosen in a way that is meant to mirror reality, or is it chosen for a calculated dramatic effect? Is the setting of The Real World a mirror of reality, or is it a constructed stage for the show? If it is a constructed stage, what are …

Instructors' Message Variables And Students' Learning Orientation/Grade Orientation And Affective Learning, Leeanne M. Bell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among instructors' message variables and students' learning orientation (LO), grade orientation (GO), and affective learning. Participants were 193 students (109 men, 83 women) enrolled in introductory communication courses at a large eastern university. Participants completed the Revised Self-Disclosure scale (Wheeless, 1978), the Humor Orientation scale (Booth-Butterfield & Booth-Butterfield, 1991), a narrative scale created for this study, the LOGO II scale (Milton, Pollio, & Eison, 1986) and the Instructional Affect Assessment Instrument (IAAI) (McCroskey, 1994). Results indicated instructors' message variables were not significantly related to students LO/GO, no significant differences among …

The Emerging Knowledge Management Paradigm: Some Organizational And Technical Issues, Jens G. Pohl

Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center

This paper addresses the expectations, organizational implications, and information processing requirements, of the emerging knowledge management paradigm. A brief discussion of the enablement of the individual through the wide-spread availability of computer and communication facilities, is followed by a description of the structural evolution of organizations, and the architecture of a computer-based knowledge management system. The author discusses two trends that are driven by the treatment of information and knowledge as a commodity: increased concern for the management and exploitation of knowledge within organizations; and, the creation of an organizational environment that facilitates the acquisition, sharing and application of knowledge. …

Effectiveness Of Social Story Interventions For Children With Asperger's Syndrome, Frank J. Sansosti

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of individualized social story interventions on the social communication skills of three children with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Using a multiple baseline across participants desing, three social stories were implemented and direct observations of the participants' identified target behaviors were collected three times per week during unstructured school activities (e.g, recess). Data revealed an increase in the social communication skills of two of the three participants when the treatment was implemented. In addition, maintenance of treatment effects was observed in two participants. These data support recommendations for using social stories to …

Battlefield Research Continues At Sciaa, Steven D. Smith

Faculty Publications

This is a multi-volume issue, containing vol. 7/no. 2 (Dec 2002) AND vol. 8/no. 1 (July 2003).

Conference Summary: Water, Climate And Uncertainty: Implications For Western Water Law, Policy, And Management, Steve Bailey

Water, Climate and Uncertainty: Implications for Western Water Law, Policy, and Management (Summer Conference, June 11-13)

7 pages.

"Steve Bailey, National Center for Atmospheric Research"

Filling The Gaps In Physician Communication. The Role Of The Internet Among Primary Care Patients, Chris N. Sciamanna, Melissa Clark, Joseph Diaz, Stephanie Newton

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND:

Millions of people use the Internet as a source for health information yet little is understood about how the use of the Internet for health information is related to the doctor-patient relationship.

OBJECTIVE:

We conducted the present study to understand the association between one’s interest in using the Internet for general and quality-oriented health information and attitudes about one’s communications with health care provider(s).

DESIGN:

Cross-sectional survey.

SETTING:

Four community-based primary care practices in Rhode Island.

MEASUREMENTS:

A single self-administered survey included items to measure: interest in using the Internet to look for general and quality-oriented information and a …

An Investigation Into Non-Verbal Sound-Based Modes Of Human-To-Computer Communication With Rehabilitation Applications, Ted Burke

Conference Papers

During the course of our work in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Ireland we have encountered patients who, while unable to speak, are capable of making reproducible utterances. We present techniques used to harness such utterances, in addition to whistling, as a means of communication and control. A simple technique for identifying the phonemes /o/ and /s/ (in single-symbol ARPAbet notation) is presented with applications. The use of pitch variation as a means of controlling a continuously variable parameter is described with two applications - a microcontroller based light dimmer switch and a computer program which facilitates mouse pointer control. …

Marital Happiness: Undergraduate University Students Assess Their Parents' Marriage Regarding Communication, Power, Education, And Religiosity, Margaret F. Oak

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was designed to investigate undergraduate university students' appraisals of their parents' marital happiness, and how those views affect respondents' current attitudes toward marriage. The sample included 1,437 undergraduate students between the years 1970 and 1999. The dependent variable was perceived marital happiness in the family of origin. The independent variables were perceived communication quality, perceived level of egalitarianism, level of education, and perceived religious activity of the respondents' parents as reported by the respondents. Respondents' desire to have a communication situation in their own marriage similar to that of the parents' marriage, and desire to have a power …

The Use Of The Fish Philosophy Metaphor In A Changing Organization, Hilda K. Byabato

Student Work

This thesis examines existing research and theory on metaphors, organizational culture and organizational change. It focuses on the application of the “Fish Philosophy” metaphor in a changing culture of an organization to determine how, when and why this metaphor is used. The analysis of discourse observed in meeting, office cubes, cafeteria as well as the content analysis of documents (newsletters, email messages, photographs, videotapes) were among the methods used to conduct this study. Metaphors and metaphoric discourse play an important pole in developing and maintaining shared meanings among organizational members while shaping and reshaping an organization’s culture and communication process. …

The Cowl - May 1, 2003 - Commencement Issue

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. May 1, 2003 - Commencement Issue. 8 pages.

The Cowl - V.67 - N.22 - May 1, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 22 - May 1, 2003. 36 pages.

Writing As Conversation: The Importance Of Communication In Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy., Christie Dawn Wilson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy is a novel consumed with conversation. The conversations that the characters have with each other and the ongoing conversation between Tristram and the reader all address the importance of communication. This study examines the theme of communication as Sterne presents it in his novel. The first chapter explores the personalities of Walter and Toby Shandy with the assumption that an understanding of their eccentricities will illustrate the reasons for the difficulties they encounter when trying to communicate with others. The relationships between the sexes are the subject for the second chapter. Sterne recognized the opportunity that …

Women In Alaska Constructing The Recovered Self: A Narrative Approach To Understanding Long -Term Recovery From Alcohol Dependence And /Or Abuse, Jean Alice Richey

Communication

Autobiographical narratives are explored in a qualitative approach regarding women in Alaska who have been successful in long-term recovery from alcohol dependence and/or abuse. The literature review includes an integrative approach to theoretical perspectives from the disciplines of Human Communication, Anthropology, and Psychology. The epistemological orientation of Constructionism grounds this study, as well as provides a framework for theoretical understandings from the narrative co-construction of self-identity, gender studies, health belief and health behavior change models, anthropological views on alcohol and culture including Native American and Alaska Native approaches, and various psychological and transpersonal strategies for overcoming alcohol addiction. Today, a …

The Cowl - V.67 - N.21 - Apr 10, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 21 - April 10, 2003. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V.67 - N.20 - Apr 3, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 30 - April 3, 2003. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V.67 - N.19 - Mar 27, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 19 - March 27, 2003. 36 pages.

The Cowl - V.67 - N.18 - Mar 6, 2003

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 67 - No. 18 - March 6, 2003. 32 pages.