Communication Faculty Research Articles

The Effectiveness Of A Proposed Educational Unit Based On The Comprehensive Language Approach In Developing Reading Skills Among Foreign Learners At The Intermediate Level/ فاعلية وحدة تعليمية مقترحة قائمة على المدخل الكلي للغة في تنمية مهارة القراءة لدى الدارسين الأجانب في المستوى المتوسط

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a proposed educational unit in light of the Whole Language approach in developing some Arabic language arts skills among foreign learners at the intermediate level. To achieve this goal, the researcher built research tools consisting of indicators of necessary Arabic language arts skills for foreign learners at the intermediate level. Method: a pre-and post-test will be used to develop appropriate Arabic language arts skills among foreign learners at the intermediate level. The study sample consisted of thirty male and female students from the preparatory year program at the Language Center of the Faculty of Languages and Communication at Sultan Zainal Abidin University, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. The researcher adopted the descriptive and quasi-experimental method when applying the study tools. After experimenting with the study tools and analyzing the results (data) of the pre-and post-applications statistically using statistical packages system of social sciences to calculate percentages, relative weight, and standard deviation, the study reached results, the most important of which are: (1) The effectiveness of the proposed educational unit built in the light of whole approach in developing Arabic language arts skills as a whole. (2) The effectiveness of the proposed educational unit is built in the light of the whole approach to developing language skills in each skill area separately. According to its results, the study also suggested some recommendations and proposals, the most important of which are: (1) The need to adopt the Whole language approach in developing the reading skills of Arabic language learners, whether native or non-native speakers. (2) The importance of sensitizing Arabic language teachers to the importance of this approach and providing training to familiarize them with the application of this approach. (3) This approach is used in teaching other language skills because it positively impacts the teaching of the Arabic language.

Veri Sömürgeciliği Çağında Verinin Sömürgecilikten Kurtulması: Profesör Nick Couldry ile Bir Söyleşi

In May 2024, the Faculty of Communication at Üsküdar University hosted the 11th International Communication Symposium, which this year has been delineated on the overarching theme 'Digital Inequality and Data Colonialism’. Among the scholars and subject matter experts serving as keynote speakers during its proceedings, Prof. Dr. Nick Couldry along with Prof. Dr. Ulises A. Mejias- gave an insightful keynote speech entitled “Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech”, which focused on the subjects explored in the groundbreaking research recently published by the two scholars and entitled Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back. In this context, as founders of the concept of data colonialism, Couldry and Mejias discussed further implications of this concept and how Big Tech companies are nowadays grabbing users’ data, exploiting labour and connections for their profit. We interviewed Professor Nick Couldry on data colonialism and why it represents a radically different concept from those already existing in sociology and communication studies. Moreover, we asked what we can do as users of websites and social media platforms

Connectedness of Malaysian Students in Indonesia Through Social Media

This research identifies the motivation behind the connection between Malaysian students studying at the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta through social media. This research aims to provide recommendations to strengthen positive cooperation in the field of education between Malaysia and Indonesia. Although much research has been conducted on the Malaysian diaspora, this paper is novel by highlighting a specific aspect of the subject that rarely receives attention, namely the diaspora who are still students. Using a case study approach, the qualitative research method uses interviews as a data collection tool based on the Uses and Gratification theory. The research results show that Malaysian students are connected through social media with several motivations, such as diversion, personal relationships, personal identity, and surveillance. They use social media as an escape through culinary content, a means of sharing recommendations for tourist attractions, strengthening religious and national identity, and monitoring current conditions in both Indonesia and Malaysia.

Представления россиян о финансово грамотном поведении как показатель сформированной финансовой культуры

The paper substantiates the relationship between financial literacy, financial culture and financial behavior, the concept of a sociological study of financial culture. The authors cite a number of studies that, to varying de-grees, show the cultural characteristics formed in Russian society in terms of personal finance management. Attention is drawn to the behavioral characteristics of Russians in such components of financial behavior as savings, investment, including savings and investment, consumer, payment, and credit. The article presents the results of a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews with 60 Russians representing various socio-demographic groups, conducted from November 2022 to January 2023 by the educational and scientific socio-logical laboratory of the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Campina Experimental do Cerrado: uma pesquisa-ação na Unesp, Câmpus de Bauru

The aim of this article is to present the planning, design, and execution of the action research project titled "Campina Experimental do Cerrado." This project involves a garden featuring herbaceous and shrub species native to the São Paulo Cerrado and other flowering plants cultivated or naturalized in Brazil. The garden is located in the courtyard of the Central Laboratory of the Faculty of Architecture, Arts, Communication, and Design at São Paulo State University (FAAC-UNESP), Bauru Campus. The Campina involves both undergraduate and graduate students and faculty from the Architecture and Urbanism and Biological Sciences programs. The aim of the project is to gain greater knowledge about the landscaping potential of the tested species to introduce them into landscaping practices and provide support for the implementation of new gardens utilizing native flora, thereby increasing visibility, particularly of the Cerrado biome.

Lifestyle construction on Instagram media on consumer behavior of students at the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication

ABSTRACT Teenagers' playtime and study time, especially students, are influenced by advances in communication technology, both positively and negatively. Students use social media to communicate with friends, share homework, play games, and/or fill their free time, to do college assignments. This study aims to examine how students of the Islamic Communication and Broadcasting Study Program at UIN Sumatera Utara use Instagram in their daily lives related to the wasteful behavior of students. The method used in the study is qualitative carried out through observation by conducting direct observations, interviews conducted through interaction, and documentation made in references from literature related to the focus of the study. The results of the study indicate that Instagram plays an important role in shaping the lifestyle of consumptive students. Students are often influenced by content that displays a luxurious lifestyle, which encourages them to shop for unnecessary items and try to display an ideal image on social media. This finding is consistent with the theory of social construction which states that social media users can create reality through interaction on the platform. This study highlights the use of Instagram social media which can influence student behavior that tends to be consumptive, although this is not entirely a problem caused by the presence of social media in the current era. Keywords: Social Media, Instagram, Behavior.

Perbedaan Strategi Coping Mahasiswa Akhir Dalam Menghadapi Stres Akademik Ditinjau Dari Jenis Kelamin

The demands that occur to students in the final semester are very diverse, demands that can cause students to often experience academic stress such as final assignments in the form of theses or scientific journals that cause unpleasant situations, if this situation is left unchecked it can cause stress in students. The way students reduce stress due to academic demands is called a coping strategy. Coping strategies in students based on gender by involving students and female students. This study aims to determine the differences in coping strategies based on the forms of problem focused coping and emotional focused coping between students and female students in the department of guidance and islamic counseling, faculty of da'wah and communication of UIN North Sumatra. The subjects in this study amounted to 50 people consisting of 25 students and 25 female students. Sampling of subjects in this study using purposive sampling using instruments in the form of questionnaires with problem focused coping and emotional focused coping scales. Data analysis used is comparative analysis using the t test. based on the results of the study showed the results of the hypothesis t = 1.543 with p≥ 0.05, and in EFC showed the results of the hypothesis test t = 0.422 with p≥ 0.05. This means that there are differences in coping strategies in the form of PFC and EFC in students with male gender and with female gender. Students with male gender have coping strategies in the form of PFC that are higher than women while with female gender have coping strategies with higher forms of EFC.

Changes in the Knowledge of Journalism Students Participating in the Climate Journalism Course on the Climate Crisis

The climate crisis, which scientists have been trying to explain to people with various warnings, is now showing results worldwide. Hurricanes, floods, droughts, extreme weather events, and the natural disasters that come with them are among the most significant problems. As a crucial tool, climate journalism is responsible for raising awareness about the climate crisis and providing information on ways to combat it. The significance of this role is underscored by the fact that as the level of knowledge of climate journalists on this issue increases, the knowledge of the public will increase. This study is about the climate journalism course in the education program of Erciyes University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism. The study, conducted using a pre-test and post-test design, examines the significant contribution of the climate journalism course to students' knowledge about the climate crisis. According to the study's findings, students' knowledge of the climate crisis increased after taking the course, and their concepts about the climate also varied. After taking the course, students could define the causes and consequences of the climate crisis more accurately. As students' knowledge increased, their concern about the climate crisis increased, highlighting the importance of climate journalism education in increasing public awareness and understanding.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS AND THE LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY IN FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS

This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between quarter-life crisis and religiosity. This study used a quantitative approach with a correlational type of research. The population in the survey was final-year students of the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, which amounted to 638 students. From the sampling technique used using Slovin, there was a sample of 87 students. This study takes a quantitative approach with correlational research that aims to determine how two variables are connected. This field study uses questionnaire-based data collection methods and documentation, with 25 statement items from each instrument. The design of this study is to correlate Pearson product moments. The results showed that the average student experienced a quarter-life crisis and a moderate level of religiosity. Meanwhile, the Correlation test results show a strong relationship between the quarter-life crisis and the level of religiosity in final-year students of the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication. The relationship is determined based on the interpretation of the correlation coefficient, which is in the range of 0.60-0.799—testing the data hypothesis in research that has been done, where the higher the quarter-life crisis experienced, the higher the level of religiosity in students.

Communication Educators Facing the Arrival of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Exploration in Mexico, Peru, and Spain

This research explores university educators' perspectives on the opportunities, concerns, and considerations associated with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in the training of professional communicators. Positioned at the early stages of ChatGPT's integration into educational settings, the study examines teachers' assignment instructions, assessments of ChatGPT's responses, and reflections on these outcomes. Employing a cross-sectional, qualitative methodology, the research involves a sample of 22 teachers from communication faculties in Mexico, Peru, and Spain. Utilizing Bloom’s taxonomy and an inductive approach for data analysis, the findings unveil nuanced views on GenAI's role in teaching practice. Teachers perceive ChatGPT as a tool with varying impacts depending on its application. They articulate distinct roles for ChatGPT, viewing it as either an ally or a rival, prompting discussions on anthropomorphizing technologies and emphasizing the need to empower students in GenAI tool usage, establish ethical protocols, and reconsider assessment methods, among other key considerations.

Artificial intelligence in Departments of Communication: A course proposal

When communication and mass media faculty returned from a kind of exile that COVID-19 had inflicted on them, they were hit almost immediately with the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI). The fall semester of 2023 seemed to usher in a new means by which students would complete assignments that left faculty scratching their heads. They faced a new form of information retrieval that students (as well as faculty) were using that, at once, yielded more substantive prose while at the same time posed new questions about authorship, trust, reliability, bias and even personhood. The discipline of communication and media studies bears a particular responsibility to contemplate the massive change underway with the use of AI. Most of us in the field have dedicated our careers to considering the human-media-culture interface. Media ecologists, in particular, routinely explore how media shape culture, conscience and communication. Yet many of us have not known what to make of the phenomenon suddenly surging in academics and in all sectors of society. This article seeks to offer a framework, cultivated out of media ecological sensibilities, for critically examining implications of AI in the realm of communication. Specifically, we have designed a graduate course that takes up the major lines of inquiry into how AI challenges conventions and urges new paradigms in our discipline. Our article offers a course proposal that communication faculty can adopt to their curriculum. It consists of a sample course syllabus, recommended textbooks and YouTube videos, sample assignments, a review of major AI themes in scholarly and trade journals, a suggested media ecology tool for critical application (the Tetrad), and an extensive bibliography. The overall objective of our course proposal is to guide reflection on the implications of AI in various communication contexts and environments.

Healing Health Care Disparities: Development and Pilot Testing of a Virtual Reality Implicit Bias Training Module for Physicians in the Context of Black Maternal Health

ABSTRACT Grounded in communication models of cultural competence, this study reports on the development and testing of the first module in a larger virtual reality (VR) implicit bias training for physicians to help them better: (a) recognize implicit bias and its effects on communication, patients, and patient care; (b) identify their own implicit biases and exercise strategies for managing them; and (c) learn and practice communicating with BIPOC patients in a culture-centered manner that demonstrates respect and builds trust. Led by communication faculty, a large, interdisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, and engineers developed the first module tested herein focused on training goal (a). Within the module, participants observe five scenes between patient Marilyn Hayes (a Black woman) and Dr. Richard Flynn (her obstetrician, a White man) during a postpartum visit. The interaction contains examples of implicit bias, and participants are asked to both identify and consider how implicit bias impacts communication, the patient, and patient care. The team recruited 30 medical students and resident physicians to participate in a lab-based study that included a pretest, a training experience of the module using a head-mounted VR display, and a posttest. Following the training, participants reported improved attitudes toward implicit bias instruction, greater importance of determining patients’ beliefs and perspectives for history-taking, treatment, and providing quality health care; and greater communication efficacy. Participants’ agreement with the importance of assessing patients’ perspectives, opinions, and psychosocial and cultural contexts did not significantly change. Implications for medical education about cultural competency and implicit bias are discussed.

Considerations for implanting speech brain computer interfaces based on functional magnetic resonance imaging

Objective. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to reinstate lost communication faculties. Results from speech decoding studies indicate that a usable speech BCI based on activity in the sensorimotor cortex (SMC) can be achieved using subdurally implanted electrodes. However, the optimal characteristics for a successful speech implant are largely unknown. We address this topic in a high field blood oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, by assessing the decodability of spoken words as a function of hemisphere, gyrus, sulcal depth, and position along the ventral/dorsal-axis. Approach. Twelve subjects conducted a 7T fMRI experiment in which they pronounced 6 different pseudo-words over 6 runs. We divided the SMC by hemisphere, gyrus, sulcal depth, and position along the ventral/dorsal axis. Classification was performed on in these SMC areas using multiclass support vector machine (SVM). Main results. Significant classification was possible from the SMC, but no preference for the left or right hemisphere, nor for the precentral or postcentral gyrus for optimal word classification was detected. Classification while using information from the cortical surface was slightly better than when using information from deep in the central sulcus and was highest within the ventral 50% of SMC. Confusion matrices where highly similar across the entire SMC. An SVM-searchlight analysis revealed significant classification in the superior temporal gyrus and left planum temporale in addition to the SMC. Significance. The current results support a unilateral implant using surface electrodes, covering the ventral 50% of the SMC. The added value of depth electrodes is unclear. We did not observe evidence for variations in the qualitative nature of information across SMC. The current results need to be confirmed in paralyzed patients performing attempted speech.

Pengaruh Aplikasi TikTok sebagai Media Dakwah terhadap Mahasiswa Manajemen Dakwah Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara

The aim of this research is to map TikTok behavior as a marketing strategy. The main group of this research are students of Da'wah Management, Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, North Sumatra State Islamic University. This type of research is qualitative and descriptive research. Research tools include observation, structured questions (interview guide) and interviewers as the main tools. The source of information for this research comes from interviews with Da'wah Management students. The results of this research show that Da'wah Management students who use the social media platform TikTok use this form of communication as a means to increase their knowledge, learn about Da'wah and teach the Islamic religion, as well as encourage them to do good deeds. In fact, they can easily get information about da'wah through this application. That's normal. On the other hand, their communication style is also decent if they are harmless and good at organizing informational videos and general promotions

Strategi Komunikasi Organisasi HMI dalam Rekrutmen Kaderisasi Anggota Baru di Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi UIN Sumatera Utara

The case of a victim of robbery who became a suspect in Medan City had caused This study aims to determine the organizational communication strategy of HMI in recruiting new member cadres at the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication in maintaining the existence of its organization at UIN Sumatra Utara. To find out the obstacles to the HMI organizational communication strategy in recruiting new member cadres at the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication in maintaining the existence of its organization at UIN Sumatra Utara. This type of research uses a qualitative approach to research, in an effort to provide answers to the problems that have been described, because it uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The collected data were analyzed using the Miles & Hubberman interactive model including: data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study show basic findings such as the cadres of the Islamic Student Association (HMI) of UIN North Sumatra are able to have a positive impact on students where the cadres of the Islamic Student Association (HMI) hold meetings to maintain friendship among each HMI member, and are able to liven up the to promote open discussion on campu.

Hubungan Religiusitas Dan Psychology Well Being Pada Mahasiswa Perantau Di UIN SU

This research aims to investigate the close relationship between the level of religiosity and psychological well-being in students of the Islamic Broadcasting Communication Department at the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication at UIN SU. By adopting a quantitative approach, this research involves active participants in the program and uses proven measurement instruments. By collecting data using a structured questionnaire, this research analyzes the level of religiosity and psychological well-being of students, and explores the relationship between the two. The results of statistical analysis show that there is a significant positive relationship between the level of religiosity and psychological well-being in students of the Islamic Broadcasting Communication Department. These findings support the concept that appreciation of religious values ​​and involvement in religious practices can make a positive contribution to students' psychological well-being. The practical implication of this research is the need to pay attention to religious aspects in the development of academic programs, as well as providing appropriate psychological support for students who seek a balance between academic demands and religious values.

Muted narratives of traumatic experiences of the Lithuanian Jewish women in the anti-Nazi Partisan Resistance

This article is based on the international research project ‘Identity on the Line’, conducted by the Faculty of Communication of Vilnius University together with partners from Nor­way, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Slovenia and Croatia memory institutions, from 2019 to 2023. The research undertaken by the Faculty of Communication deals with the traumatic experiences, wounded past and muted memories of women who survived the Holocaust and how these influenced the lives of their children and grandchildren, even when being kept silent. The article represents only part of the project and analysis of the traumatic experiences of the Jewish women who were fighting in the anti-Nazi partisan resistance by joining the combat units in the forests, as well as consequences and intergenerational transmission of a traumatic past. The purpose of this article is to show the muted stories of traumatic experiences, and how psychological scars of the war and the Holocaust are reflected in the daily life of women and their family members. What happens when the surrounding environment becomes dangerous and life-threatening? How does that challenge a person’s identity and narra­tives? How do these traumatic experiences affect the lives of the second and third genera­tions in the family? This article tries to answer these complicated questions by interview­ing Jewish women partisans, referring to their diaries, memoirs and testimonies as well as by interviewing the daughters of the survivors.

Perkuliahan Daring (E-Learning): Studi Kepuasan Mahasiswa FIKOMM Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta

E-learning is a medium for lectures that can be run remotely and can be accessed anytime and anywhere, which means it is flexible, this can facilitate access to lectures for both teaching staff and students. Service Quality is a method that is suitable to be used as a determinant of the high level of satisfaction with the implementation of online lectures. The main focus of the research will aim to determine student satisfaction rates for students from the Faculty of Communication and Multimedia, Mercu BuanaUniversity, Yogyakarta, regarding the implementation of online lectures and also serve as evaluation material and input for the campus regarding implementationthis e-learning.In the research method used is the quantitative descriptive method.Theresults of this research, students from the Faculty of Communication and Multimedia, Mercu Buana University, Yogyakarta, have a high level of satisfaction with the online lecture process (E-Learning), this can be seen in the satisfaction indicators which consist of Reliability and Responsiveness IndicatorsMeanwhile, on the Assurance and Empathy Indicators, students have a fairly satisfactory level of satisfaction.

Erim Savaş: "Sound is always the second partner of a project"

Üsküdar University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, 'Sound Design' event was held within the scope of the Shooting Scales in Cinema and Television course.

Prof. Deniz Ülke Arıboğan: "We must stop asking for positive discrimination for women"

The third symposium titled "Media and Women" was held, which was organized in cooperation with Üsküdar Faculty of Communication, Human-Centered Communication and Application Center (ILER) and Journalism Club.