Lance W. Porter, Department of Speech and Language Pathology Introduction In a world where more and more opportunities are opening up on an international level, it has become increasingly important to be able to communicate effectively. Accent reduction therapy was developed to help people reduce foreign or regional accents that would otherwise put them at […]
The Daily Universe Reporting on BYU’s Global Footprint
Prof. Edward L Carter and Dr. Quint Randle, Communications Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Our purpose was to enable journalism students to report on the international activities of BYU students, faculty and staff, specifically as it relates to performing arts groups but also sports and other areas. We […]
Creating a Musical
Erik Orton and Dr. K. Newell Dayley, Fine Arts and Communications I originally received an ORCA grant for the purpose of developing a musical adaptation of The Scarlet Letter. During the ensuing months my subject matter changed to the life of Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847), an Irish patriot who led a movement to help the farming […]
LIVES IN TRANSITION: EXPERIENCES IN THE PERSIAN GULF
Reinhold Hill, Communications It is with pleasure that I report on my research results to the Research and Creative Work Office. The Research and Creative Work Office provided funding for my proposed project of collecting oral narratives from Utah reservists who served in the Persian Gulf. I began work on the project in January. Contacting […]
Double Loop and Active Learning and Teaching Assistant Labs
Jennia Schwebach and Dr. Scott Hammond and Quint Randle, Communication Double-loop learning is when the teacher offers the students more than one cycle of conceptualization. For example, the teacher may lecture on the material (loop one) and then give a group exercise (loop two). However, the teacher is not limited to two loops and may […]
Implications of File Sharing: Perceptions of Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
Maxim D. Littek and Dr. Jay Rush, Communications File sharing applications are among the most popular and fastest growing software applications. Proponents of file sharing technology argue that these applications build community, transgress barriers, disintermediate, and have transformed assumptions about business, content, and culture. Nevertheless, file sharing applications are accused of stifling creative output and […]
Pursuing New Audiences for Visual Health Care in El Salvador
Joshua S. Gildea and Professor Richard K. Long, Communications El Salvador is a third-world country in Central America that suffers from extreme poverty and a lack of quality medical attention. The country has experienced great natural disasters in the past few years including Hurricane Mitch in October 1998 and two major earthquakes in January and February […]
The Influences of International Media on Chilean Media and Their Approaches to Human Rights Issues
Leticia Adams and Dr. Eliza Tanner, Communications Over the past ten years, Chilean media have had more access to international media due to Chile’s expanding telecommunications platform. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not international media coverage of human rights (HR) issues influences Chilean media coverage of HR issues. I define […]
Measuring a Highly Religious Population: Development of an Empirical Test for Brigham Young University Students
Marin Turley and Dr. Steven R Thomsen, Department of Communications This research charts the development of a reliable scale that can discriminate differences in religiosity in a highly religious population. Approximately 99% of the more than 30,000 students at Brigham Young University are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presenting a […]
The Environmental Attitudes of BYU Students
Chad D Hill and Dr. JoAnn Valenti, Communications Environmental issues have become hot political topics in recent years. Many voters now consider the environmental policies of political candidates. The formation of environmental attitudes has been the subject of many studies. In this research, I measured the environmental attitudes of students enrolled in spring term classes. […]