Tag: Harwood J

Jessica Harwood

Studying Abroad in England

Studying in another country proves challenging in more ways than one but outweighs those difficulties with many benefits. Among the knowledge I obtained while abroad the most valuable aspect was the gain in self-reliance. One of the common conversation topics between the American and British students was our cultural differences. Of course, in study abroad preparation I learned basic contrasts, but there was much more to learn through social interaction. An average Saturday, if not on a weekend trip out of country, was spent in a museum learning about British history. The academic setting was very different from the framework of NCU. This could be attributed to the large University I attended, but also the instructors were not as involved in student’s studies. My largest take away was the knowledge to handle technical travel details, which was a valuable skill among Study Abroad students. These coordination skills are an essential aspect in the future career path I hope to follow as an event planner. 

GLST 295, Study Abroad

Lauren Kramp

PFB 003

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Jessica Harwood

Perceived Relationship Maintenance and Satisfaction in Romantic Partnerships

The aim of this research project was to better understand the correlation of relational maintenance and satisfaction. There have been many studies to gain a better perspective of how relationship satisfaction is reached through varying styles of relational maintenance behavior. I found ten couples on campus and gave them a questionnaire that measured the perceived relational maintenance done by a partner and another that analyzed the participant’s relational satisfaction. I then averaged the perceived maintenance results that correlated with their relational satisfaction and compared their partner’s scores. I suspected that the perceived high maintenance scores would result in higher satisfaction within the relationship. In addition, men and women would excel in different forms of relational maintenance, for example, women use assurance techniques, while men are prone to task oriented styles.

COMM 499, Capstone

Doyle Srader

PFB 003

11:00 – 11:30 AM

Chloe Davis & Jessica Harwood

Religion and Modesty

Jessica and I will be studying modesty tendencies and how it relates to an individuals religion. We will walk around NCU and U of O campuses asking females to fill out a short survey to gauge what degree people hold religious affiliation. Then we will give these females a set of outfits to select from that vary in modesty. From these two variables we will try to see if how religous someone depicts them self to be correlates with how modestly they dress.

COMM 430, Nonverbal Communication

Doyle Srader