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The Cowl - V.62 - N.19 - Apr 2, 1998

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 62 - No. 19 - Apr 2, 1998. 28 pages.

The Effect Of Automation On Helicopter Crew Communication: A Low-Fidelity Investigation, Margaret A. Maclsaac

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

Increasing levels of technology have changed the task of flying modern helicopter cockpits by allowing many crew functions to be performed automatically. This study attempted to understand the relation between automation and helicopter crew coordination. Twenty-eight helicopter pilots were assigned to two-person crews and asked to fly a simulated mission in either automated or manual conditions using a low-fidelity helicopter simulator. Communication was transcribed and coded into a nine-category content classification system by two trained raters. The inter-rater reliability was +.84. Results indicated that a higher frequency of total communications was demonstrated during manual flights.

The Cowl -V.62 - N.16 - Feb 26, 1998

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 62 - No. 16 - Feb 26, 1998. 20 pages.

Nf98-386 Get Rid Of Anger For A Healthy Life, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact offers some advice to help reduce anger in one's life.

Nf98-389 Put Laughter And Humor In Your Life, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Purpose: To learn about stress and coping, and to develop a stress management plan..

Sewing The Seeds Of Passion: A Study On Effectively Communicating Vision In A Volunteer Based Non Profit Organization, John R. Miller

Theses

This thesis will focus on the study of modem nonprofit organization and the crucial role which leader hip and vision play in fueling these organizations.

Recent literature. written both specifically about nonprofit and about corporate culture in the general business world. suggests that there is a direct correlation between the strength of leadership al the executive and board levels, and the degree to which volunteers and paid staff will "buy-in" to the philosophy and work of the nonprofit . And because of the nature of the nonprofit business, that is, that it exists "for the public good" as opposed to …

"Dilbert": A Rhetorical Reflection Of Contemporary Organizational Communication, Beverly Ann Jedlinski

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The comic strip "Dilbert," created by Scott Adams, was analyzed to evaluate its accuracy and effectiveness in mirroring contemporary organizational communication. This historical case study utilized the methods proposed by Kathleen J. Turner (1977) to provide a rhetorical perspective of "Dilbert" and to demonstrate the reciprocal relationship between the comic and society. A three-pronged approach was applied to examine: (1) Precedents in comic strips and organizational communication; (2) Subject matter and dialogue; and (3) Character composition and artistic style. Conclusions indicate that Adams has astutely captured the dysfunctional nature of workplace communication in a unique form of discourse embraced by …

From Jerusalem To Athens: A Model Of Contemporary Evangelistic Preaching , Henry A. Trickey

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V.62 - N.8 - Oct 30, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 62, Number 8 - Oct 30, 1997. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.62 - N.7 - Oct 23, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 62, Number 7 - Oct 23, 1997. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V.62 - N.6 - Oct 9, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 62, Number 6 - Oct 9, 1997. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.62 - N.5 - Oct 2, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 62, Number 5 - Oct 2, 1997. 27 pages.

The Cowl - V.62 - N.3 - Sept 18, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 62, Number 3 - Sept 18, 1997. 32 pages.

Novos Serviços De Informação E Comunicação: Um Quadro De Referência Estratégico, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Norbert Mundorf, Ruby Roy Dholakia

College of Business Faculty Publications

From the late 1960s onwards, the range of information and communication services available to residential consumers and business users in the technologically advanced nations has been growing. The future of information services will depend on the strategic and structural interactions of firms specializing in content, conduits and components.

The Cowl - V.62 - N.1 - May 1, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 62, Number 1 - May 1, 1997. 32 pages.

The Social Construction Of Unique Caring Relationships: Metaphors And Descriptors Of Aids And Mutuality In Buddy Dyads, Renee Maday

Communication

This study explores how acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is socially constructed in buddy dyads as revealed by the written metaphors and descriptors supplied by cultural members through a survey instrument. A buddy dyad consists of a volunteer caregiver and a person with AIDS (PWA). The metaphors and descriptors that the buddies recounted provide an understanding of these special relationships and the social construction of AIDS in this uniquely affected population.

Analysis revealed that AIDS is most often constructed as integral to community and activism in the AIDS Culture. The buddy relationship is most often constructed as a friendship rather …

The Cowl - V.61 - N.24 - Apr 17, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 24 - Apr 17, 1997. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.61 - N.18 - Mar 6, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 18 - Mar 6, 1997. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.61 - N.16 - Feb 12, 1997

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 16 - Feb 12, 1997. 28 pages.

Working With Your Employees To Move Through Change Using Communication And Motivation: A Case Study, David G. Buck

Theses

This thesis focuses on effecting change in a government agency by the use of communication, motivation through incentives, and other management tools.

The United States Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN) manages, trains, and mobilizes Army personnel. Its largest directorate is the Personnel Records Management Directorate, which houses the Accessions Division. At least 200,000 hard-copy personnel records pass through the Division for verification and processing in a typical year.

Eighty percent of hard-copy records transferred to ARPERCEN were also transferred electronically; however all were band-processed as if new. This entire accessioning process was redundant and inefficient.

Change was coming. The Reserve …

The History Of The Present Illness As Treatment: Who's Listening, And Why Does It Matter?, Herbert M. Adler, Md, Phd

Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: The history of the present illness (HPI) is examined as a narrative communication that has the potential to be therapeutic.

METHODS: The general principles that influence the therapeutic potential of the HPI are induced from participant observation of personal experience and natural observations of conventional social interaction. These principles are corroborated by evidence from cross-cultural healing practices, clinical experience, and experimental psychology.

RESULTS: To facilitate a therapeutic HPI, the clinician should convey a sense of safety, sensitivity, affective competence, and cognitive competence. Furthermore, the effective clinician joins the patient in coprocessing the illness experience.

CONCLUSIONS: The (HPI) is not …

Family Planning In Developing Countries: A Study In Communication Strategies, Carolyn Babcock

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines communication strategies used in the promulgation of family planning in developing countries. The types of information, education and communication are studied. The case study of the telenovela focuses on an application of communication theory to promote social change.

Expectation States Theory And The Principle Of Judicial Neutrality : The Impact Of Judicial Communication On Juror Verdicts, Paul E. Vanyo

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Conflict Is Optional, Difference Is Not : Toward A Difference-Based Approach To Interpersonal Communication, James Arthur Gieseking Jr

Dissertations and Theses

An examination of the discussion of conflict in general, interpersonal and small group communication texts indicates that the conceptualization of conflict theory in the U.S. is increasingly dependent upon three theoretical pillars: the qualities of ubiquity, utility and necessity. A critical, deconstructive analysis of these operational characteristics in relation to the actual human experience of conflict reveals that they are more appropriately associated with the essential condition of difference, rather than conflict, and the concepts of conflict and difference are generally conflated in U.S. communication texts. The synergistic interaction of a variety of specific cultural constructs can be seen as …

The Cowl - V.61 - N.13 - Dec 5, 1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 13 - December 5, 1996. 28 pages.

The Psychopolitics Of Language And Communication, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The editor discusses political issues connected by linguistic and communicative discord and controversy.

The Cowl - V.61 - N.11 - Nov 14, 1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 11 - November 14, 1996. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.61 - N.10 - Nov 7, 1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 10 - November 7, 1996. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.61 - N.3 - Sep 26, 1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 3 - September 26, 1996. 24 pages.

Reflections From The Seventh American Forest Congress: Some Thoughts For National Forest Management, William R. Bentley

The National Forest Management Act in a Changing Society, 1976-1996: How Well Has It Worked in the Past 20 Years?: Will It Work in the 21st Century? (September 16-18)

21 pages.

Contains endnotes and references.