Communication Classes Research Articles

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Students Asked: “What is my Contextual Communication Competence Level?”

In general, students need to be able to interact and communicate with one another from all walks of life, whether they are in personal or professional settings. Therefore, it is essential to examine students’ communication skills to ascertain whether they have adequate competence or not. In this regard, this research endeavored to determine the contextual communication competence of 266 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (BA Comm) students in one prime state university in Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. Through a quantitative-descriptive research design, one result revealed that BA Comm students are able to use their understanding of successful and appropriate communication patterns in public, meeting, group, and dyad situations with an average level of contextual communication competence. On the same level, BA Comm majors are committed to the field because they have the necessary communication abilities to adapt and improve various communication tactics when conversing with friends, acquaintances, and strangers. Lastly, compared to female BA Comm students, male students are more self-assured and open to communicating in various communication contexts, such as in public, meeting, group, or dyad contexts, as well as with strangers, friends, and acquaintances. Further, BA Comm students see a growth in their level of contextual communication competence as they move through their year levels because of their communication classes and social involvement. Recommendations are also included for future research directions.

The youth's interpersonal communication with friends and family: The impacts of social media

This study aims to determine whether or not the use of social media by youth reduces their interaction with family. For the sample in this study, a simple random sampling method was used as part of a quantitative method. Students from the Business English Communication classes in the 2019–2020 and 2021 batches served as the study's subjects. In this study, there are two variables: social media (X) and interaction with family (Y). Two different types of questionnaires, open-ended and closed-ended, were used as the instruments and data collection techniques. The normality test, linearity test, and t-test for hypothesis testing were used in this study for data analysis. Data analysis was done based on the questionnaire results, and the outcomes for the two variables fell into the high category. The results of the study show that social media reduces adolescents' social interaction with family. The t-test results demonstrated that H0 is rejected when the value of t-count exceeds t-table (11.385> 2.002). Therefore, it can be concluded that the results support the Alternative hypothesis, which states that youth use of social media reduces the social interaction with family.

Digital mind maps (DMM) in developing students’ critical thinking within the course of Business Communication

In the era of information technology development, various interactive computer programmes and electronic resources in educational settings are of particular relevance for effective teacher-student interaction. This paper discusses didactic potential of using Digital Mind Mapping (DMM) technology in the context of developing Masters students’ critical thinking within business communication classes. In this context, mind mapping is an innovative strategy to facilitate recognition and memorization of important information by students, as well as to ensure the depth of their understanding by making connections between pieces of information and to develop critical thinking of students. The study gives an overview of services for creating DMM, a comparative analysis of their functional characteristics, and also offers a model for using DMM consisting of several stages, using the “Business communication” course in a foreign language for Masters students as an example. The authors concludes that the use of DMM in the educational process stimulates the development of creative abilities and critical thinking of students; develops general cultural competencies of students in group work; promotes the development of argumentation skills; justification of their point of view and possession of clear oral and written speech; forms the ability to work in a team, and promotes the development of cooperation skills; makes it possible to ma

Practices Using Alternative Measures in English Business Communication Classes upon Graduation

In light of normative assessment, the current study was conducted on various evaluation methods in business communication programs. The main goal of educational measurement is assessment since it shows how well students communicate in relation to their language studies. Despite being a crucial part of the teaching-learning process, evaluation is sometimes overlooked in language courses when it comes to real-world circumstances. Although learners are typically evaluated on pass/fail criteria, this truly does not reflect how much they have learned, as each student's subject of study affects how they view learning. In various circumstances, the recommended assessment plan is often a 70:30 ratio, with 70% assumptive evaluation and 30% internal/formative/continuous assessment. Therefore, this assessment ratio does not satisfy the requirements for assessment, and it is necessary to go from assumptive assessment to formative assessment. Measuring educational techniques, learning results and course outcomes eventually becomes impossible. As a result, none of the allegations included in the assessment is really evaluated on the ground. With reference to several studies carried out in the past, assessment has switched its emphasis from traditional evaluation to the use of alternative assessment methods with the goal of improving learning outcomes. Traditional assessment is ineffective since it doesn't let students know where they've performed poorly in certain areas (Anderson, 1998). Additionally, it ignores the many facets of pedagogy in relation to a broad community of learners with various origins, skills, and behaviors. Less information about students' attitudes and perspectives on learning and subject comprehension is made available to instructors. It is impossible to improve the teaching-learning process and increase efficacy without understanding the learners' multifaceted views (Garfield, 1994). Thus, it becomes clear that the current standards for evaluation have not been able to reach their supposedly existing purposes and that doing so would be practically impossible given the current situation. Alternately, in order to achieve the goals of assessment, alternatives to the current assessment framework must be implemented at all educational levels. These alternatives must improve learning outcomes as well as course outcomes in a comprehensive and inclusive way, with a focus on the attitudes and perceptions of both students and faculty members.

Insights into intercultural communication from a global citizenship framework: Voices of South Korean university students

ABSTRACT The aim of this phenomenological study was to explore South Korean university students’ views of the importance of intercultural communication. It also sought to obtain participant recommendations on how to improve awareness of intercultural communication in their personal lives, on campus, and in society. Intercultural communicative competence is becoming increasingly important as the world becomes more interconnected online and through intercultural exchanges that take place in a variety of capacities. This study was conducted during the spring semester of 2020 at a university in central South Korea. Participants included 14 South Korean university students who were enrolled in an intercultural communication class that was conducted online and designed for English language learners. Data comprised individual interviews, a focus group, and essays. Data analysis centred on examining commonalities and key statements made by participants. In terms of why it is important to study intercultural communication, results highlighted the need for people to be understanding and knowledgeable about diverse cultures, have respect for other people and cultures, and ensure that past intercultural conflict does not happen in the future. Students provided a wide range of recommendations for improving their awareness of intercultural communication. This paper concludes with practical implications.

Суралцагчдын лекц сонсож, тэмдэглэх чадварыг хөгжүүлэх асуудалд (Академик англи хэл-Харилцах дадал 3 хичээлийн жишээн дээр)

This article provides some review of literature related to lecture note-taking as a beneficial strategy to increase students’ ability to remember, understand and recall the listening material. Note-taking is considered as one of the most important tools in academic lecture listening. The present study investigates the effects of note-taking on listening comprehension and recall of lecture information provided in Academic English Oral Communication classes. The study was conducted among 4 groups consisting of 93 upper-intermediate level students of NUM and post tests were taken after each listening task. The findings are presented.

Measurement-Induced Boolean Dynamics for Open Quantum Networks

In this article, we study the recursion corresponding to the measurement outcomes for open quantum networks under sequential measurements. Open quantum networks are networked quantum subsystems (e.g., qubits) with the state evolutions described by a continuous Lindblad master equation. When measurements are performed sequentially along such continuous dynamics, the quantum network states undergo probabilistic jumps and the corresponding measurement outcomes can be described by a vector of probabilistic Boolean variables. The induced recursion of the Boolean vectors forms a probabilistic Boolean network. First of all, we show that the state transition of the induced Boolean network can be explicitly represented through a real version of the master equation. Next, when the open quantum dynamics are relaxing in the sense that they possess a unique equilibrium as a global attractor, structural properties including absorbing states, reducibility, and periodicity for the induced Boolean network are direct consequences of this relaxing property. Particularly, we show that generically, relaxing quantum dynamics leads to irreducible and aperiodic chains for the measurement outcomes. Finally, we show that for quantum consensus networks, which are a type of nonrelaxing open quantum network dynamics, the communication classes of the measurement-induced Boolean networks are encoded in the quantum Laplacian of the underlying interaction graph

The Effect of Using Chat-bot Production Program in Nonviolent Communication(NVC) Classes for Upper Elementary Students

초등학교는 처음 속하는 작은 사회로, 학생은 그 속에서 자연스럽게 타인과의 갈등을 경험한다. 신체적·정서적 변화와 혼란스러움을 겪는 초등학교 고학년 학생들은 종종 학습한 갈등 해결법을 실천하지 못하는 모습을 보인다. 특히 최근 미디어를 통한 무분별한 콘텐츠 노출, 팬데믹으로 인한 거리두기 등의 영향으로 스스로 감정을 조절하고 갈등을 평화롭게 해결하는 일에 어려움을 느끼기도 한다. 이에 본 연구에서 실천으로 이어지는 비폭력대화 교육에 목적을 둔 프로젝트 수업을 진행하고 그 효과성을 검증하였다. 프로젝트 수업은 4단계 과정의 순차적 진행을 강조하는 비폭력대화법을 다루기 위해 절차적 사고를 바탕으로 한 챗봇 제작 프로그램(에이아이런)을 활용했다. 연구 결과 챗봇 제작 프로그램을 활용한 비폭력대화 교육은 학생의 실천 효과에 있어 유의한 결과가 나타났다. 또 학생에게 인간다운 삶과 기술을 연결 지어 고민하는 기회를 제공하며, 챗봇의 교육적 활용 범위를 확대한다는 점에서 의의가 있다.Elementary school is a small society to which students naturally experience conflicts with others. Upper elementary students who undergo physical and emotional changes and confusion often fail to practice the conflict resolution they have learned. In particular, it is difficult to control emotions and resolve conflicts peacefully due to the recent indiscriminate exposure of content through the media, and social distancing caused by the pandemic. Therefore, in this study, a project class aimed at nonviolent communication(NVC) education leading to practice was conducted and its effectiveness was verified. The project class used a chat-bot production program (AILearn) based on procedural thinking to deal with NVC that emphasize the sequential progression of the four-step process. As a result of the study, NVC education using chat-bot production programs showed significant results in the student's practical effect. It is also meaningful in that it provides students with the opportunity to think about human life and technology, and expands the scope of educational use of chat-bot.

Research on the Ideological and Political Theories teaching in All Courses Innovation of "New Engineering" in Universities from the Perspective of Big Data ——“Writing and Communication class” at Taiyuan University of Technology as an example

In recent years, with the rapid development of big data analysis, machine learning and cloud computing, artificial intelligence has gained breakthroughs in many fields such as image processing, speech recognition, medical diagnosis, deep learning and autonomous driving, etc. Especially with the deep development of deep learning technology, big data technology has also brought profound changes to university education.As the front line of shaping college students' worldview, outlook on life and values, the ideological and political courses of universities must also follow the trend of the times, integrate big data technology into the teaching of ideological and political education in universities, and create a "Ideological and Political Theories teaching in All Courses" that adapts to the goals of education reform in the new era.On the basis of the gap between the ideological and political education model and modern technology, we reflect on the opportunity of integrating artificial intelligence into the reform of curriculum thinking and politics teaching, and take Writing and Communication class of Taiyuan University of Technology as an example to introduce the practical process of designing a general writing class based on the constructivist teaching model and analyze the effect of this course in promoting the construction of curriculum thinking and politics in the context of "big data".

General criteria for the study of quasi-stationarity

For Markov processes with absorption, we provide general criteria ensuring the existence and the exponential non-uniform convergence in weighted total variation norm to a quasi-stationary distribution. We also characterize a subset of its domain of attraction by an integrability condition, prove the existence of a right eigenvector for the semigroup of the process and the existence and exponential ergodicity of the Q-process. These results are applied to one-dimensional and multi-dimensional diffusion processes, to pure jump continuous time processes, to reducible processes with several communication classes, to perturbed dynamical systems and discrete time processes evolving in discrete state spaces.

Национальный язык в истории русской государственности

The research relevance on the relationship between the national language and statehood is determined by intensification of contradictions in modern society associated with the neglect or selective attitude of politicians to certain processes of linguistic identification of an individual, people and state. The purpose of the study is to reveal the reasons for the ignorant nihilism of so-called “titular nation” in relation to the “undeveloped” or “non-indigenous” peoples. As an alternative, a project is proposed for the creative construction of the Russian state on the basis of preserving the right of each peoples to their own culture as part of national language. Its special status is not always associated with the point date of the emergence of a nation or a particular national language in the era of capitalism. It is determined by long process of formation of the original language culture, starting from Ancient Rus’ and the formation of the Russian Empire up to the present, characterized by devastating consequences of an unprofessional view of the problem of language construction. Free interpretations of the concepts of state, regional, non-territorial languages, languages of nationalities or native language and attempts to fit the norms of modern state life under the category of exclusivity of a certain nationality, one ruling class, one religion or language of communication in the conditions of interpenetration and interdependence of modern cultures are criticized. As a conclusion, ways are proposed to restore the traditional model of Russian statehood, associated with the preservation of multicultural and multinational community, materialized in the national language.

Students' Perceptions of Professional Short-Messaging Education in Undergraduate Courses

The popularity of short-messaging formats, like text and chat, is on the rise in the workplace with many employees preferring this style over long-form options like email. While many businesses expect employees to communicate using short messages, students may be ill-equipped to effectively use these methods due to a lack of formal training. This study sets out to understand students’ experience, confidence, and education related to professional short messaging. Results indicate a correlation between confidence and experience levels in writing text and chat messages. Further, the participants who indicated they had training on writing short messages, indicated they learned it in a business communication class. Thus, this study highlights a need for education on short messaging in the business communication classroom to increase student experience, and thus, their confidence in writing these messages.

Flocking of the Cucker-Smale and Motsch-Tadmor models on general weighted digraphs via a probabilistic method

In this paper, we discuss the flocking phenomenon for the Cucker-Smale and Motsch-Tadmor models in continuous time on a general oriented and weighted graph with a general communication function. We present a new approach for studying this problem based on a probabilistic interpretation of the solutions. We provide flocking results under four assumptions on the interaction matrix and we highlight how they are related to the convergence in total variation of a certain Markov jump process. Indeed, we refine previous results on the minimal case where the graph admits a unique closed communication class. Considering the two particular cases where the adjacency matrix is scrambling or where it admits a positive reversible measure, we improve the flocking condition obtained for the minimal case. In the last case, we characterise the asymptotic speed. We also study the hierarchical leadership case where we give a new general flocking condition which allows to deal with the case $ \psi(r)\propto(1+r^2)^{-\beta/2} $ and $ \beta\geq1 $. In a particular case of the Motsch-Tadmor model, we also prove with our method that the flocking phenomenon occurs independently of the initial conditions and the communication function.

Technology-based communication among Hurricane Maria survivors in the United States: a trans-territorial lens.

Rooted in a trans-territorial framework, the present study was designed to provide new evidence regarding the patterns of communication among Hurricane Maria survivors who migrated to the U.S. in the aftermath of the storm. A total of 319 Hurricane Maria survivor adults ages 18 and older were recruited into the Adelante Boricua study between August 2020 and October 2021. Most participants had relocated to the U.S. between 2017 and 2018. We used latent profile analysis and multinomial regression to examine the relationship of technology-based communication with depressive symptoms, well-being, cultural connection, and migration stress. We identified a five-class solution, consisting of (1) moderate communication (32%), (2) disengaged (24%), (3) no social media (18%), (4) daily with family in Puerto Rico (6%), and (5) daily trans-territorial (13%) typologies. Participants in the disengaged class were more likely to report elevated depressive symptoms and limited English proficiency, lower prosocial behaviors, lower levels of religiosity, lower attendance at religious services in the U.S., and less engagement in social activities, compared to participants in the Moderate Communication class. Roughly one in four individuals in our sample reported very limited technology-based communication with friends/family in their sending and new-receiving communities. As technology and smartphones continue to become integrated into 21st-century life, it is vital that researchers explore how the tremendous potential for connectedness relates to trans-territorial crisis migrants' well-being and adaptation.

Navigating the New Normal

The importance of staying relevant when teaching communication and advertising courses is hardly a new concept nor is the use of modern and evolving technologies to achieve this goal. However, empirically assessing college students’ perceptions of online learning when it is a forced choice is an underexplored area. To address this gap and consider the perspectives of diverse student populations, this paper analyzes data collected from a large communication class at a Hispanic serving institution. The purpose of this research is to better understand students’ perceptions of teaching technologies, class sizes, benefits and hindrances of online learning, preferred course delivery methods, social adaptations, and perceptions of how their university has handled the transition. Data revealed face-to-face courses were the most desired modality with no race or first-generation (FG) differences; however, gender differences were present. Class size impacted modality preference as well as preference for the inclusion of specific online tools. Additionally, a longitudinal comparison of student data between 2018 and 2020, before and after the onset of the global pandemic, revealed significant differences in student preparedness, faculty interaction, and institutional communication.

INTERGENERATIONAL DIGITAL SOLIDARITY IN AGING FAMILIES AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS WITH RELATIONAL OUTCOMES

Abstract Since the coronavirus disease outbreak, older adults have been isolated from family, as in-person contact declined, and many turned to digital contact to stay in touch. This form of contact, consisting of texting, email, and social media, is labeled digital solidarity. A key advantage of digital communication over in-person contact is that it requires less investment of time and no geographic proximity. However, it is unclear whether digital solidarity represents a separate dimension of intergenerational solidarity, and whether it compensates for low in-person contact. In this paper, we examined traditional and digital types of intergenerational communication between older parents and adult children, and their associations with older adults’ perceived quality of communication and closeness with children. We used the 2016 wave of the Longitudinal Study of Generations to generate a sample of 580 older parents who reported on relationships with 1,489 adult children. Adopting a three-step latent class approach, we identified four classes of intergenerational communication: all-type contact, no contact, digital contact, and traditional contact. Older adults in both no contact and digital contact classes were less likely to report being emotionally close with their adult children when compared to those in the traditional contact class. No difference in perceived quality of communication was found between contact classes. Our findings indicate that digital solidarity is a distinct dimension of intergenerational solidarity and can compensate for reduced in-person contact with children. Discussion centers on the implications of these results for pandemic times and a replication using recently collected data from 2021-22.

PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS PROYEK TERHADAP MINAT DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATERI FUNGSI MENU DAN IKON APLIKASI PEMBUAT GRAFIS DI KELAS XII SMA NEGERI 1 JAWAI

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Project-Based Learning Model on Students' Interest and Learning Motivation in the Material of Menu Functions and Graphic Maker Application Icons in Class XII SMA Negeri 1 Jawai. The method used in this study is a quantitative research method in the form of experimental research. The technique used to collect data in this study is an indirect communication technique, while the tool used to collect data in this study is a questionnaire. The population in this study were all class XII students of SMA Negeri 1 Jawai in the 2018/2019 academic year with a sampling technique using purposive sampling. The data analysis technique in this study was the first to use a simple linear regression formula, and multiple linear regression. The result that is known after conducting this research is that students' interest in learning for the subjects of menu functions and graphic maker application icons in class XII SMA Negeri 1 Jawai is in the category of a high tendency level of 34.29%. Then the second, the students' learning motivation for the subjects of menu functions and graphic maker application icons in class XII of SMA Negeri 1 Jawai is in the category of a very high tendency level of 62.86%. Furthermore, there is the influence of laboratory facilities on student learning outcomes in the class X simulation and digital communication subjects at SMK Negeri 1 Putussibau with an 18.8% influence percentage. There is an influence of the learning environment on student learning outcomes in the class X simulation and digital communication subjects at SMK Negeri 1 Putussibau with an influence percentage of 24.7%, and finally there is the influence of laboratory facilities and the learning environment together on student learning outcomes. on the subject of simulation and digital communication class X at SMK Negeri 1 Putussibau with the percentage of influence of 34.8%.

PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) TERHADAP MINAT BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK PADA MATA PELAJARAN SIMULASI DAN KOMUNIKASI DIGITAL KELAS X MULTIMEDIA DI SMK SUMBER BUNGA

Without interest in learning from students, the learning process will not take place optimally and learning outcomes will not be satisfactory. This can be seen from the lack of interest in learning and the lack of activity in learning activities, as a result the learning process becomes less effective. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there was an effect of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) learning model on students' interest in learning in Simulation and Digital Communication lessons at Sumber Bunga Vocational School. This research uses quantitative methods. The approach used is ex post facto research. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, namely 34 students of class X Multimedia at SMK Sumber Bunga. Data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. Data analysis used normality test, validity test, reliability test, correlation test and t test. The results of the t test are known that the value of tcount = 2.875 while the value of ttable = 2.032 means tcount> ttable. Thus, it can be concluded that there is an effect of the CTL learning model on students' interest in learning in the subjects of Simulation and Digital Communication class X Multimedia at SMK Sumber Bunga with a moderate level of influence.

The axiomatic and the operational approaches to resource theories of magic do not coincide

Stabilizer operations (SO) occupy a prominent role in fault-tolerant quantum computing. They are defined operationally by the use of Clifford gates, Pauli measurements, and classical control. These operations can be efficiently simulated on a classical computer, a result which is known as the Gottesman–Knill theorem. However, an additional supply of magic states is enough to promote them to a universal, fault-tolerant model for quantum computing. To quantify the needed resources in terms of magic states, a resource theory of magic has been developed. SO are considered free within this theory; however, they are not the most general class of free operations. From an axiomatic point of view, these are the completely stabilizer-preserving (CSP) channels, defined as those that preserve the convex hull of stabilizer states. It has been an open problem to decide whether these two definitions lead to the same class of operations. In this work, we answer this question in the negative, by constructing an explicit counter-example. This indicates that recently proposed stabilizer-based simulation techniques of CSP maps are strictly more powerful than Gottesman–Knill-like methods. The result is analogous to a well-known fact in entanglement theory, namely, that there is a gap between the operationally defined class of local operations and classical communication and the axiomatically defined class of separable channels.

Evidence of Sociotechnical Thinking in Engineering Students

The ability to acknowledge and respond to the combination of the social and technical aspects of structures and processes encompassed in engineering design is called Sociotechnical Thinking (STT). Integrating STT into engineering education is important, as considering sociotechnical aspects can help students develop more thorough understandings of engineering practice and create more well-rounded and inclusive designs. While numerous attempts have been made to promote STT in undergraduate engineering courses, researchers and instructors characterize STT in different ways. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis was to inductively develop a framework for deductively analysing students’ capacities for STT. An inductive thematic analysis of the research literature was conducted to identify themes of STT in engineering education. Using these themes, a framework for deductive analysis was created. The framework was then used to assess publicly available undergraduate engineering reports written for a second-year technical communication class. All six themes in the STT framework were identified in the reports, though the themes occurred with varying frequency and at varying degrees. Students showed evidence of dualistic, or “instrumental” thinking. This work is a pilot phase of a larger research study that aims to develop a theoretical background for STT, which will explain its characteristics, elements, and thinking processes for use in the teaching and assessment of engineering education.