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The Cowl - Midnight Madness Issue - Oct 9, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Midnight Madness Issue - October 9, 1991. 4 pages.

The Cowl - V.56 - N.2 - Oct 3, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 56, Number 2 - October 3, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.56 - N.1 - Sep 26, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 56, Number 1 - September 26, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Special Election Issue - Sep 24, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Special Election Issue - September 24, 1991. 4 pages.

Risk Perception And Drug Safety Evaluation, Ilan B. Vertinsky, Donald A. Wehrung

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors present a Risk communication framework based on a survey of empirical research concerning public Risk perceptions. They also apply it to the area of pharmaceutical regulation to suggest more effective regulatory strategies.

The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Remedial Program For High Risk Students Attending The Basic Skills Education Program At Fort Bragg, Alexandrine P. Nash

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The Army Education Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has enrolled a large number of soldiers who are academically deficient in reading and mathematical skills in the Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP). Although a verbal courses of the BSEP are offered at Fort Bragg during the yeas, a great number of students is not raise their initial general technical scores (GT) to the minimum acceptable level of 100, and many students do not even complete the course. Because of the complexity of military operations, the technical nature of equipment and communication, and the current political and economic situation that calls …

Development Of Operational Specifications For A College-Business Center At Gateway Community College., Phil D. Randolph

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Gateway Community College (Gateway) has a long history of providing custom and contract training programs to businesses and corporations In the Phoenix area. In the past five years, however, there has been, a three-fold increase in the number of these training programs. Responding to this rapid growth has overloaded existing instructional and service departments within the College and there is a need to establish a new department for the express purpose of providing custom and contract training services to business and industry clients.

The purpose of the study was to develop operational recommendations and specifications for this new department by …

Communication And Socialization Skills At Ages 2 And 3 In "Late-Talking" Young Children, Rhea Paul, Shawn S. Looney, Pamela S. Dahm

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

Twenty-one apparently normal children between 18 and 34 months of age with slow expressive language acquisition were compared to a group of normally speaking children matched for age, SES, and sex ratio, on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (Sparrow, Balla, & Cicchetti, 1984). The late talkers (LTs) scored significantly lower not only in expressive communication, but also in receptive communication and socialization. A follow-up study of the same subjects, seen at age 3, showed nearly half the 3-year-olds with a history of LT remained delayed in expressive communication and socialization, while one third remained behind in receptive language. The data …

A Bormannean Content Analysis Of World-Herald Articles In The Case Of The Franklin Credit Union., Susan Lee Galberaith

Student Work

This study combines Ernest Bormann's fantasy theme analysis with content analysis to create a new methodology. The newly created methodology uses a data set to create a highly detailed story from which the portrayal of fantasy themes and their evolution into rhetorical visions can be analyzed. This study used this methodology to depict the fantasy themes setting, persona, and plot line created by World Herald newspaper coverage about the Franklin Credit Union between the years of 1969 and 1990. Recorded themes were then analyzed to determine the extent of their evolution into rhetorical vision. Results of this study support a …

Privileged Communication Extended To The Corporate Ombudsman-Employee Relationship Via Federal Rule Of Evidence 501, Kevin L. Wibbenmeyer

Journal of Dispute Resolution

While there is no universally accepted definition of a corporate ombudsman, many companies view a corporate ombudsman as a neutral manager within a corporation, who may provide informal assistance to both managers and employees in resolving work-related concerns and whose office is located outside of the management structure.2 Serious interest in utilizing a corporate ombudsman did not take a firm hold in the corporate arena until the 1900's.3 Reasons for increased interest in the corporate ombudsman include: an increasingly welleducated employee pool, changing laws and statutes, and stresses associated with huge increases in government contracting.4 Kientzy v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. …

Communicating With Graphic User Interfaces: A Comparison Of Menu Selection And Menu Bypass Techniques, Monty Lee Hammontree

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

The present study was conducted in two phases to determine design tradeoffs relating to command bar menu and bypass code-based techniques for interacting with computers. Forty eight subjects participated. In the first phase of the experiment, mouse-, chorded key-, and function key-based menu selection techniques were compared. It was found that menus were accessed much faster with spatially mapped function keys as compared to chorded key sequences or mouse inputs, and that relative to mouse inputs compatible letter keys lead to faster command selection times. Further, the function key-based technique yielded the fastest combined access and selection times, the fastest …

The Cowl - V.56 - Special Issue - Jun - Jul, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 56 - Special Issue - June - July, 1991. 4 pages.

Cross Cultural Understanding Through Language, Shaun Bradley Roundy

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Much has been done to discover the place that language holds in the development of our communication and thought patterns. The methods through which members of various societies learn different attitudes and how their respective languages reflect and reinforce such patterns have also been studied in some depth with a number of world cultures. The interpersonal barriers and misunderstandings brought about by the dissimilarities between unconscious but powerful forces that culture has upon our thinking are understandably difficult to discern and thereby surmount. In this paper, I will demonstrate how the chances of achieving this aim may be enhanced through …

Empathy, Holonomic Brain Processes And Patanjali's Sutras: A Study Of Western And Eastern Models Of Perception As They Relate To Empathic Communication, Dana Ralston Mccullough

Dissertations and Theses

Communication scholars, psychologists, teachers and social scientists recognize the importance of empathy to effective communication; however, its essential nature remains a mystery. The nonverbal and subjective aspects of empathic perception make it difficult to study with traditional Western scientific tools. Existing studies of empathic process concentrate primarily on the early or the latter stages. The central steps are seldom addressed. A method is needed for following empathic perception to its core processes and exploring the principles that govern its nature. Systems science offers a viable alternative method of studying empathy through analysis of models, emphasizing principles of interaction and process.

Valuing Diversity In Business, Kimberly Nalder

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

The purpose of this project was to create, plan, and implement an original instructional module on the topic of valuing diversity in business. My areas of emphasis were gender, sex role issues, and communication.

My responsibilities included: coordination with the instructor in all stages of planning and implementation; researching appropriate learning models for such a course; identifying topics of greatest significance within diversity; preparing and presenting one complete day of instruction; adapting cases and worksheets for both the course introduction and the gender issues/ communication sections; conducting personal interviews with appropriate resource individuals; creating an original group project; arranging for …

The Cowl - V. 55 - N. 23 - Apr 25, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55 - Number 23 - April 25, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V. 55 - N. 22 - Apr 17, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55 - Number 22 - April 17, 1991. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V. 55 - N. 21 - Apr 11, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55 - Number 21 - April 11, 1991. 12 pages.

Electro-Optical System Design For Information Processing, Clair L. Wyatt

Utah State University Faculty Monographs

This practical text/reference provides a clear,systems-oriented approach to electro-optical system design. Covering electro-optical systems that are used for information processing,the book focuses on those systems that convey information via an electro-optical beam as in remote sensing,guidance and tracking,and fiber optic and laser communication systems. With 30% more pages,this book is a greatly expanded and revised version of the author's Radiometric System Design. Part I prepares the reader to direct and monitor the design of an electro-optical system. Part II gives detailed design considerations of the major subsystems introduced in Part I. A volume in the Optical and Electro-Optical Engineering Series.

Artistic Expression And The First Amendment., Karen Ann Weber

Student Work

Freedom of expression is a fundamental concern for all artists who seek to create and exhibit their works. Throughout history, the church, government, other institutions, and those with personal power over artists, have attempted to suppress artistic expression. In many instances of censorship, the works in question did not conform to perceived standards of taste and decency. In other cases, art was suppressed or destroyed in an effort to squelch political criticism. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of expression to all Americans. However, the right to artistic freedom is not absolute. The U.S. Supreme Court has …

The Cowl - V.55 - N.20 - Mar 20, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55 - Number 20 - March 20, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.55 - N.18 - Mar 6, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55, Number 18 - March 6, 1991. 20 pages.

Science Fiction, Robert Chasteen

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V.55 - N.17 - Feb 27, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55, Number 17 - February 27, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.55 - N.16 - Feb 21, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55, Number 16 - February 21, 1991. 12 pages.

The Cowl - V.55 - N.15 - Feb 13, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55 - Number 15 - February 13, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.55 - N.14 - Feb 6, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55, Number 14 - February 6, 1991. 24 pages.

Family Strengths Among Black Families In Alaska: A Case Study, Washington W. Brown Jr.

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The idea of a strong family is a very subjective concept. A strength, according to one set of criteria, could easily be interpreted as a weakness according to another set of criteria--and vice-versa. Most scholars of the family would agree that a strong bond of affection between family members is usually an asset. But if this affection is manifested in extremely dependent and stifling relationships among family members, such a bond would generally be characterized as a "pathological" liability.

The family has traditionally provided the foundation for society, and, though in contemporary America some of its functions have been absorbed …

The Cowl - V.55 - N.13 - Jan 30, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55 - No. 13 - January 30, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.55 - N.12 - Jan 23, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 55 - No. 12 - January 23, 1991. 20 pages.