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Mexican Cartel Tactical Note No. 14: Anti-Aircraft Mounted .50 Cal. Machine Gun And Surface-To-Air Missile Recovered In 2009, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 13: City Of Hidalgo, Texas, Fearful Of Cartel Violence Potentials—Will Not Release New Police Chief’S Photo, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Border School Training Conference Held In California, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Adversary Weaponry To 2025, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This chapter will provide an overview of adversary weaponry that will be utilized by criminals and opposing forces (OPFORs) which U.S. law enforcement personnel may encounter domestically. The projected time frame will cover the futures period from 2009 through 2025. Criminal weaponry use will be analyzed using a criminal threat continuum that starts with minimal threats and increases in severity. OPFOR weaponry use will be analyzed using a similar continuum. It should be noted that OPFOR threats, like criminal threats, are illicit in nature and derived from individuals and groups that can be designated as engaging in criminal behavior or …

Infants’ Perception Of Emotion From Dynamic Body Movements, Nicole R. Zieber

Theses and Dissertations--Psychology

In humans, the capacity to extract meaning from another person’s behavior is fundamental to social competency. Adults recognize emotions conveyed by body movements with comparable accuracy to when they are portrayed in facial expressions. While infancy research has examined the development of facial and vocal emotion processing extensively, no prior study has explored infants’ perception of emotion from body movements. The current studies examined the development of emotion processing from body gestures. In Experiment 1, I asked whether 6.5-month-olds infants would prefer to view emotional versus neutral body movements. The results indicate that infants prefer to view a happy versus …

Cooperative Strategies In Anonymous Economies: An Experiment, Gabriele Camera, Marco Casari, Maria Bigoni

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

We study cooperation in economies of indefinite duration. Participants faced a sequence of prisoner’s dilemmas with anonymous opponents. We identify and characterize the strategies employed at the individual level. We report that (i) grim trigger does not describe well individual play and there is wide heterogeneity in strategies; (ii) systematic defection does not crowd-out systematic cooperation; (iii) coordination on cooperative strategies does not improve with experience. We discuss alternative methodologies and implications for theory.

Global Data Change, Julene L. Jones

Ex Libris Bluegrass Users Group Newsletter

Presentation given on Voyager Global Data Change at eBUG 2012 by Julene Jones, University of Kentucky.

Testing The Developmental Nature Of Work Motivation Using Kegan’S Constructive-Development Theory, Marilyn J. Bugenhagen, John E. Barbuto Jr.

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

This article reports a field study testing the relationship between individuals’ constructive-development level and their sources of work motivation. Constructive development was assessed using the Subject–Object Interview for 53 community and educational leaders. Motivation was assessed using the Motivation Sources Inventory. Results indicated that constructive-development progression was significantly related to instrumental motivation. No other significant relationships were found, indicating that the other four sources of work motivation exist independent of individuals’ constructive development. Implications for research and practice are addressed.

Healers And Helpers, Unifying The People: A Qualitative Study Of Lakota Leadership, Kem M. Gambrell, Susan Fritz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Previously, scholars have implied that leadership theory is “universal” enough and can be applied systematically regardless of cultural influences in subcultures. Leadership research has limited its scope of discernment to dominant society, implying that nonmainstream individuals will acquiesce and that cultural differences are inconsequential. Therefore, the intention of this study was to address the disparity between current leadership theories and a subgroup perspective. Specifically, this study explored leadership from a Lakota Sioux perspective. In this qualitative grounded theory study, six major and five minor themes surfaced: Traditional Values and Behaviors, Putting Others First, Lakota Leadership Qualities (Men, Women, and Fallen …

Using Targeting Outcomes Of Programs As A Framework To Target Photographic Events In Nonformal Educational Programs, S. Kay Rockwell

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Targeting Outcomes of Programs (TOP) is a seven-step hierarchical programming model in which the program development and performance sides are mirror images of each other. It served as a framework to identify a simple method for targeting photographic events in nonformal education programs, indicating why, when, and how photographs would be useful to inform other evaluation strategies. In two case studies, photographs enhanced the formative story of a geoscience project being developed and tested, and contributed to the outcome narrative of a 10-year partnership project between two universities. In both cases, TOP proved to be an efficient and easy-to-use framework. …

Preparing Students For After-College Life: The Context, Kelli K. Smith

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

What role do colleges and universities play in preparing students for life after college? Much like parents who continually balance caring for their child versus carrying their child, colleges and universities must define their role in educating students in a way that will assist them not only during their time as students, but for the long term as well. Historical context informs the work of student affairs professionals and others in higher education in striking the right balance in helping prepare students for life after college, but significant new pressures face students, their mentors, and educational institutions today.

This chapter …

Strategic Discussions For Nebraska: Opportunities For Nebraska -- Food Scarcity, Mary Garbacz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska is a program in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources that produces an annual publication called Opportunities for Nebraska, focusing on a different topic each year. The publication is produced in hard copy and also is available online at www.sdn.unl.edu.

The content for each publication is produced by UNL students enrolled in a Magazine Writing course each spring semester, taught by the SDN coordinator. Students conduct interviews with UNL researchers and write stories for inclusion in the publication. The interviews are captured on video and are edited into video montages, …

Multicultural Shared Leadership: A Conceptual Model Of Shared Leadership In Culturally Diverse Teams, Alex J Ramthun, Gina S. Matkin

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

This conceptual article reviews relevant literature to develop propositions forming a model of multicultural shared leadership. First, an examination of the definitions of culture finds consensus on culture as a system. Second, a review of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity introduces the concept of intercultural competence. Third, an exploration into the theoretical foundations of vertical and shared leadership develops primary themes. Finally, the formation of propositions and a conceptual model invites researchers to study the moderating impact of intercultural competence on culturally diverse teams and shared leadership. Theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and recommendations are discussed.

Jour 7440: Organizational Public Relations (Syllabus), E. W. Brody

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: How organizations maintain rapport with their publics and the mass media by effectively communicating long-range goals.

Jour 4700: Mass Communication Law (Syllabus), David Arant

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Origin and development of legal principles affecting freedom of expression and provisions of laws of libel, slander, copyright, and other statutes limiting communication in fields of publishing and broadcasting.

Jour 2121: Media Writing (Syllabus), Joe Hayden

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Basic instruction in journalistic forms and style; use of computer in composition of news reports or articles and in solution of news writing problems; laboratory writing exercises on computer; one lecture, four laboratory hours per week.

Jour 4328/6328: Strategic Advertising Campaign (Syllabus), Sandra H. Utt

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Development of creative strategy and its execution to include layouts, audio tapes, slide shows, storyboards and sales promotion application.

Jour 4900/6900: Multimedia Mass Communication (Syllabus), Andrew A. Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Using computers to learn process/software/production design concepts involved in multimedia primarily designed for computer communication; digital editing of still images, off-line video editing, animation and production techniques for assembling all into a single CD or video to convey advertising, public relations, or news editorial concepts.

Jour 4998: Multimedia News Lab (Syllabus), Lurene Kelley

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Applied skills in writing, videography, editing and studio work to present a multi-media product.

Jour 7075: Mass Communication Research Methods (Syllabus), Rick Fischer

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Familiarization with content analysis, survey research, data analysis, and field studies as practiced by reporters, editors, and public relations decision makers; modern research techniques and class project using computer analysis.

Jour 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Jason R. Terrell

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Introduction to design software of Photoshop and InDesign; application of fundamental design principles and visual journalism principles; development of publication projects.

Jour 3120: Reporting (Syllabus), Pamela Denney

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Gathering news using basic journalistic tools and techniques. Writing assignments will take place in lab and field.

Jour 4801: Social Media/Mass Communication (Syllabus), Carrie Brown-Smith

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: This course will introduce you to the basics of using social media in strategic ways as reporter and/or as a public relations or advertising professional. It will help you develop an understanding of the many changes rocking the media landscape and build the skills you will need in today’s media careers. Social media is altering how journalists and public relations professionals do their jobs and how we communicate in a Web 2.0 world. We will be using blogs, Facebook, Foursquare, RSS feeds, Twitter, widgets, mapping, and many other Web 2.0 tools to produce and curate content and interact …

Jour 3130: Feature Writing (Syllabus), R. Spielberger

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Advanced practice in writing, publishing feature stories for magazines and newspapers and the Web; finding and developing publishable ideas; freelance techniques; advanced reporting skills; writing techniques with emphasis on leads, endings, description, effective use of anecdotes and quotations; critiques of student work.

Jour 4440: Public Relations Campaigns (Syllabus), Erin Willis

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Application of theory, research data, and problem-solving techniques in the development of comprehensive public relations strategies.

Jour 4327: Media Planning (Syllabus), Sandra H. Utt

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Procedures for analyzing the advertising situation, writing advertising and media goals, and setting advertising appropriations. Use of a microcomputer program to develop and evaluate optimum advertising media schedules.

Jour 7350: Advanced Multimedia Reporting (Syllabus), David Waters

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Presents a broad view of the work of today’s multimedia journalist and his/her principal tools, language, methods and procedures, as well as responsibilities, practices and ethical considerations. Practical experience in preparing finished news reports suitable for publication or dissemination in professional-level mass medium.

Jour 7025/8025: Law Mass Communications (Syllabus), David Arant

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: The study of laws and regulations affecting mass media with attention to social and political forces that shape the law; exploration of First Amendment theories as well as the constitutional framework of the legal system; in-depth legal research in the student's selected area of interest.

Jour 3410: Public Relations Research (Syllabus), Darrin M. Devault

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Identifying, characterizing and evaluating stakeholder groups and alternative channels of communication; formal research procedures include sampling, instrument design, information gathering, data processing, analysis and reporting.

Jour 1700: Survey Of Mass Communication (Syllabus), Candy Justice

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi

Course Description: Social background, scope, functions and organization of modern communication media, attention to all major mass communication media; philosophy and goals of modern journalism; impact on governmental, social and economic systems.