Tag: COMM 499

Hannah Roddy

Self-Disclosure and Co-Rumination at NCU Night Chapel

This senior capstone project evaluates the effectiveness and impact of an event regarding self-disclosure and co-rumination. The event was held on Northwest Christian University campus as a Night Chapel event. Students were encouraged and given the opportunity to verbally share their struggles and experiences as others listened. Attendees were counted, self-disclosure participants were counted, and each participant was anonymously rated with regards to how personal or deep his or her response was, in order to measure the effectiveness of this event. 

COMM 499, Capstone

Doyle Srader

PFB 003

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Candace Rodgers

Language, Feelings, and Hidden Biases 

This Capstone project is modeled after the method of Anna Deavere Smith. Through conducting interviews with students, faculty, and staff at NCU I sought out people who had stories within a similar theme. I will perform portions from each interview, weaving together the different perspectives on the power of language and our hidden biases. 

COMM 499, Capstone

Doyle Srader

PFB 003

11:30 AM – Noon

Nick Sullivan

Relational Maintenance: The Difference between College Freshmen and Seniors

This study was conducted in order to compare the relational maintenance techniques used by college freshmen opposed to college seniors. Specifically, how freshmen and seniors talk to long distance friends that were developed before college. Nine students completed a five day survey that required them to keep a log of what friends they talked to. Results indicated that Freshmen are in more frequent contact with long distant friends and family from back home, than college seniors. The findings provide support for higher relational maintenance among college freshmen. 

COMM 499, Capstone

Doyle Srader

PFB 003

2:30 – 3:00 PM

Kayla Ping

Service learning project- Coach Athlete Satisfaction

The following document follows a service learning project including the Northwest Christian University volleyball team. The team took part in a service learning project with the team’s three coaches. The three coaches will be referred to as coach A, B, and C. The service learning project included tracking communication and more specifically implementing immediacy behaviors by the coaches to try and promote team cohesion and success. The service learning project tracked the team’s response and satisfaction through the 4 month season regarding coach’s communication strategies and tendencies. The study shows the effect on the athletes when the coaches started using immediacy tools. Implementing simple behaviors such as eye contact, body positioning, listening behaviors and positive statements have been shown to increase satisfaction between individuals. The project aimed to identify if specific behaviors would get specific results from the athletes. The paper includes and introduction, prior research, description of the project, findings, and a discussion with a conclusion. 

COMM 499 Capstone

Doyle Srader

P003

1:30 PM

Tianna Bushman

Does dressing more masculine or feminine affect whether a woman will get hired or not? 

Dress plays a huge role in first impressions, especially in an interview setting. There are many studies on how masculine dress could portray confidence and thus help one in an interview setting. However, with gender roles and expectations changing, will dressing more feminine or masculine actually affect a woman’s chances of getting hired? 

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

10 – 10:30 AM

Nick Peloquin

Relational Maintenance with College Peers and Richness of Communication Channel 

This study was intended to compare relational maintenance amongst traditional college graduates who have been graduated for three to six years from a private Christian university located in Eugene, Oregon. This research attempts to answer if the use of a rich channel of communication will correlate with the level of relational satisfaction, level of perceived closeness and frequency of contact. With the data collected the results indicated there was no correlation.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

9:30 – 10 AM

Erik Carrazco

Believing you can win, even before you play: A Generic Description of Pre-Game Pep-Talks given by a former athlete

The moments before any athletic match, a coach has one final opportunity to motivate his/her team to victory. A coach or an assigned speaker may use this last chance and deliver a pre-game pep-talk to make a possible underdog feel like they have the upper hand. This presentation will look to describe what exactly a pre-game pep-talk needs in order to be effective. Also the presentation will focus on pep-talks given by former athletes.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

Kelsay Gardiepy

Group vs. Individual Persuasion: Increasing Student Chapel Attendance at Northwest Christian University

This research study was designed to provide a formal evaluation of the effectiveness of group & individual persuasion methods used on undergraduate freshman students at Northwest Christian University. This study offers empirical data for all those interested in the effectiveness of persuading students to attend University-mandated Chapel sessions. Raw data collection was used to identify whether methods of individual persuasion or group persuasion were more effective in increasing student attendance rates. It was predicted that methods of group persuasion would be more effective than methods of individual persuasion to increase Chapel attendance. 

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

1:30 – 2 PM

Matthew Dixon

Cognitive Dissonance on Post Consumer Purchasing

This paper will investigate cognitive dissonance on post consumer purchases. I will be measuring and trying to prove that female students are more likely to feel more cognitive dissonance after a purchase than male students. I will be using a 22 point scale measuring three different elements, which are emotions, wisdom of the purchase, and concern over the purchase. The questionnaire was placed and distributed to the NCU students at the Beacon Beanery.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

P103

2 – 2:30 PM

Krista Bryson

Conflict and Birth Order

The purpose of this study is to investigate if there is a relationship between an individual’s conflict style and his or her birth order. When individuals understand conflict styles, they will be able to deal with their own conflict, prevent conflict, and help others deal with conflict. Putnam

and Wilson’s (1982) conflict behavior scale is the testing instrument used in this study. Based on previous research the oldest child will self report using a win-win integrative (solution-oriented) style, the middle child will self report using an avoidant (non-confrontational) style, and the youngest child will self report using a distributive (control) style.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

9 – 9:30 AM

Mark Hamilton

What’s in a Viral Video? A Study of Video Proliferation on the Internet

This study sought to discover why some videos go “viral” while others do not. Four videos were created, each with a different general genre and style. One video was a humorous sketch, another was a serious call to donate money to help the third world, the third was a “clip show” video featuring laughing babies and cats, and the final video was a control that consisted of nothing but a black screen. These videos were uploaded to YouTube and linked to on Facebook and Reddit. Results were to be evaluated by each videos number of views.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

9:30 – 10 AM

Brianne Lagumina

Conflict Intervention Change through the Developmental Stages

The basis of my research is to examine conflict resolution patterns among elementary, middle and high school aged children. There are a variety of ways that conflict is dealt with positively as well as negatively among these different age groups. Through my research I aim to identify ways in which conflict is dealt with correctly as well as ways it may be improved.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

10 – 10:30 AM

Susan Leip

Mass Media and Politics

Throughout the years, journalism and politics have coexisted in America. Print and broadcast journalism both influenced political thought in their time. Print journalism brought awareness to the court packing legislation during the administration of Franklin Roosevelt. Broadcast journalism revealed the truth of McCarthyism to the American public. Today, the internet media has assumed the job of influencing politics, as shown through the recent protests of the SOPA and PIPA legislation. By looking back on how mass media influenced political opinion in the past, we can find examples of what the future of mass media and politics will look like.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

1 – 1:30 PM

Johnny Mager

Verbal, Nonverbal and Supportive: Displays of Affection in Romantic Relationships

The purpose of this research study is to gain understanding in the perceptions of affections displayed in dating and married relationships. Furthermore, this study is an attempt to discover whether certain displays, or the totality of displays of affection, are more prevalent in dating or in married relationships. The Affectionate Communication Index (ACI) is the testing instrument used in this study. The results from the study show significantly recognizable patterns based on the question asked to the dating or married couples.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

A201

1:30 – 2 PM

Nicole Klingerman

Masculine and Feminine vs. Male and Female

Through past generations Americans have held onto the idea that masculine and feminine characteristics must mean a person is male or female. Recently, this ideas has been changing with the realization that these words do not depict a person’s gender roles. In order to get an idea of the views of NCU students on this campus, a survey was given. The survey consisted of the Bem Sex Role Inventory and ten questions. After the survey, the results were analyzed to see the similarities between previous research and the views of NCU students.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

P103

2 – 2:30 PM

Jenna Royce

Building Relationships and Communicating Effectively with Child Clients

Children caught in the legal system are consistently poorly represented. Many lawyers struggle with how to deal with children who are placed in the client role. This paper examines how lawyers must adjust their approach and focus on building a relationship with the child client–specifically communicating efficiently and effectively.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

P103

2:30 – 3 PM

Rebecca Hart

The Role of Communication Technology in Family Conflict

This is an in-depth look into the advantages and disadvantages of communication technology and its effects on the family unit. From smartphones to iPads to social networking, the world we live in is constantly changing and the averse effects can be seen most easily among families who find themselves lost in a sea of technology.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

P003

9 – 9:30 AM

Joel Bauer

Staying Christian in College: An Appeal for Mentors

I am addressing the need for mentors to establish relationships with late adolescents. Christians are going to college and losing their faith. Looking at mentoring through rhetoric, nonverbal, and family communication aspects.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

L203B

8:30 – 9 AM

Tessa Greatwood

How Technological Advances have Changed Athletic Recruiting for Coaches and Athletes

My presentation will be an in-depth look at how the advances in technology have changed the recruiting process for college bound athletes and coaches. I will be looking at socialization among other things to really see the changes and how it has affected recruiting.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

L203B

10 – 10:30 AM

Ambria Mitchell

Communication Styles and Cultural Identities in Seattle and Nashville

By examining the three communication areas of interpersonal, intercultural, and nonverbal communication, I will analyze and talk about problems that can occur in cross-cultural interactions. I will also draw upon the factors that make up each city’s identity.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

L203B

9:30 – 10 AM

Jordan Whittenburg

They Just Did It: How Nike used Michael Jordan, Masterful Communication Strategies, and an Understanding of the American Consumer to Build the Most successful Athletic Brand in the World

This presentation examines the relationship between Michael Jordan and Nike. The company’s understanding of the social yearnings of the American consumer and how the world used the United States as a model to follow were keys to Nike’s exponential growth through the 1980s and 90s.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

L203B

8:30 – 9 AM

Stefani Woosley

Growing Where You’re Planted: How to Embrace a New Community

When a tree is ripped up from the soil it must be quickly transplanted into new soil to keep from going into shock and dying; how much more do people who are relocating need to preserve their life by laying roots in a new community. Making friends and getting connected in a new place is essential to becoming an established part of civic engagement. Those two elements of establishment are easy to write but require intentional effort to be actualized. By looking at how the use of interpersonal, organizational, and technological communication expedites a newcomer’s integration, readers will be better informed of how to make a smooth transition if they ever have to embrace a new community.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

L203B

9 – 9:30 AM

Jeramy Anderson

The Core Components of Effective Networking in Mass Media, as Analyzed Through Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication Scholarship

Mass media outlets employ professionals with unique vocabulary, shared experience, and even nonverbals.  Networking in these organizations has its own challenges, many of which can be linked to the impressions management functions of nonverbal messages.  I survey interpersonal and nonverbal scholarship to synthesize this development.

COMM 499, Senior Capstone

Doyle Srader

L203A

1 – 1:30 PM