Tag: COMM 460

Krista Bryson & Jenna Royce

Handling Conflict in the 21st Century

Through this study, we wanted to see how many people prefer communicating and solving conflict through cell phone use, i.e. text messages/phone calls, rather than face-to-face interaction. We asked who they primarily communicate with. The data was gathered at NCU. Participants were handed a self-reported survey with questions about their conflict styles and different scenarios. This study collected data on how much time people spend on their cell phones and how they handled conflict using technology.

COMM 460, Technology, Change and Communication

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Mark Hamilton

Do Particularly Religious People Use the Internet Less?

This is a follow up to a study performed by Dr. Greg Armfield and Dr. R. Lance Holbert. Using data collected in 1997 and 1998 they found that the more religious a person was the less likely they were to actively use the Internet. My own project is an attempt to see if this is still true today, particularly among college students. Using surveys of NCU and UO students I will attempt to discover whether religiosity is still a negative indicator of internet use.

COMM 460, Technology, Change and Communication

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Rebecca Hart & Johnny Mager

Student Athletes on the Road: How Facebook can Help

A research study was conducted in which random student athletes were surveyed from each of the 12 NCU athletic teams, and it was concluded that students feel disconnected from their studies when out of town for away games. Solutions to this problem are provided, including turning the tour bus into a wireless hot spot and creating a NCU Facebook page where students can communicate with professors.

COMM 460, Technology, Change and Communication

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Susan Leip & Charolene Somatis

The Relationship Between Attention Span and YouTube Video Design Preference

This study looked at the relationship between attention spans and the design behind YouTube videos. Subjects were shown two separate videos of the same story, one with minimal editing and the other designed with jump cuts and text overlaid in the style of a YouTube video. It is hypothesized that the participants tested to have a shorter attention span will have greater appreciation for the heavily edited video as opposed to the video with few edits. 

COMM 460, Technology, Change and Communication

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Bethel Willocks

The Impact of a Church’s Internet Usage on Congregation Members’ Perception of Community

Just as the Internet has changed the way that we do business and spend our personal time, so it has changed the way that we interact  within the church community. Through a survey with a church community and interviews with the church leadership, this paper will identify areas of Internet usage specific to the church, as well as the positive and     negative aspect to the church community.  Implications are discussed with regard to utilitarian usage and community relations usage.

COMM 460, Technology, Change and Communication

Doyle Srader

Banquet Room

9 – 11 AM

Joel Bauer, Tessa Greatwood, Alexandria Jee & Jordan Whittenburg

Technology, Change, and Communication: Internet

An examination of technology-driven change in communication in the area of networked computing, from the 1969 UCLA-SRI connection to the present and beyond.

COMM 460, Technology, Change & Communication

Doyle Srader

A201

9 – 11 AM

Robert Bell, Christina Fisher & Anthony Kempf

Technology, Change and Communication: Purposes

An examination of technology-driven change in communication in areas defined by various purposes, including entertainment, government, and worship.

COMM 460, Technology, Change & Communication

Doyle Srader

A201

9 – 11 AM

Mike D’Eliso, Nicole Klingerman, Ingeburg Pe’a & Britni Steiling

Technology, Change, and Communication: Telephones

An examination of technology-driven change in communication in the area of telephony, from the invention of telephones to the present and beyond.

COMM 460, Technology, Change & Communication

Doyle Srader

A201

9 – 11 AM