College of Humanities and Social Services
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African and African Diaspora Studies
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Original Synthesis of Research
- Adapting or Adopting: How African Americans and Japanese Represent Each Other in Hip
Hop *
By Ariel Greenaway, Spring 2016
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Original Research Project
- A Community of Candles Burns Brighter: Developing Individual and Communal Identity
with the Burning Man Community
By Addison Hosley, Spring 2014
- Does Acculturation Affect Perceptions of Beauty Among Chinese Women Who are Exchange
Students in the United States?
By Carly Staley, Fall 2010
- Our Sublime Vampires: The Unrepresentable Presented in Literature *
By Jesse Cole, Spring 2010
Original Synthesis of Research
- Atlanta: Health Disparities, Community Solutions, and the Labor Limo tm: A Case Study of a Community’s approach to easing Racial Health Disparities among Women in the City of Atlanta *
By Kelci Ragsdale, Fall 2015
- Interpreting Evidence of Carnivore Predation upon Hominins
By April Tolley, Spring 2014
- Literature Review of European and American Bog Bodies *
By Debra Kasson-Jones, Spring 2009
Existing Research in a New Context
- Replicability in Quartz Lithic Analysis: An Experimental Archaeology Project *By Staci
Lusk, Summer 2016
- Man or Mountain: Comparing Constructed and Geographic Defenses in Rajasthan, India
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By Duncan Balinger, Spring 2014
- Consuming Normative Femininity: The Significance of Sandra Bartky’s Fashion-Beauty Complex for Contemporary Beauty Advertising *By Mallory Brewer, Spring 2012
- Boundaries: Distinguishing Ethnic Identities of Turkish and Kurdish Immigrants from
Turkey in Atlanta, Georgia *
By Vicki Gloer, Summer 2011
Original Creative Work
- CUALLI COYOTL: "The Good..." (Issue #1) *
By Janora Ware, Spring 2012
(For this project, the student created a graphic novel script about the life of an
Aztec boy and cultural transitioning.)
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Original Research Project
- The impact of social media on the newsroom
By Melissa Butz, Fall 2012
- Out of the Box: An Attitudinal Analysis of The Perception of Homosexual Characters
on Television *
By James Triplett, Spring 2012
- The Green-Eyed Monster: The Ethical Repercussions of the Greenwashing Phenomenon on
the American Consumer *By Kristina Conant, Spring 2010
- Idioms and Impressions: A Pragmatic and Interdisciplinary Study
By Carlos Balhana, Spring 2005
Original Synthesis of Research
Existing Research in a New Context
- Strategic plan for social media for Public Broadcasting Atlanta’s American Graduate ATL Program *
By Bianca Anderson, Summer 2016
- A Content Analysis of Teen Vogue Advertisements Within Years
- 2005 and 2015: Analysis of Female Models in Regard to Body Image, Face-ism, and Other Factors in Media’s Portrayal of Young Women Over the Past Decade of Advertising
By Kim Cox, Summer 2016
- The JJIE Virtual World Journalism Project: Experimenting with Virtual Worlds as an
Emerging Journalism Platform
By Claire Bohrer, Spring 2016
- Math as Text, Rhetoric as Reason: Can the Humanities Save Math Education?
By Elizabeth Melendez, Spring 2016
- On Homelessness and Face: Advancing Face-Negotiation Research Through Subculture Study
*By Christopher Campbell, Fall 2009
- Raising Funds and Increasing Membership in Religious Organizations: Analysis of Mercy
Ministries of America, Boys Town, The Salvation Army, Jim Jones, and the Branch Davidians
Using Fantasy Theme Analysis Methodology *
By Liza Scales, Fall 2006
- A Revision and Extension of the Grunig Models: New Characteristics for Public Relations
By Danielle Swanson, Spring 2006
Service Learning Project
- [No Title]
By Rebecca Duvall, Fall 2015
(The student worked alongside the Kennesaw State University Interfraternity Council
as a consultant.)
Other
- Does Perception of Media to Do What Is Right Vary by Generation?: Evaluating Confidence
in Media Based on Age
By Holly Deal, Spring 2015
(This project involved applying a secondary perspective to existing data.)
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Original Research Project
- The Application of Cold Cases to the Student Learning Process *
By Richard Schneider, Summer 2009
[This project involved a service learning project by developing a threshold assessment
for a cold case for the Cobb County Police Department. It also involved original research
by writing a paper on how cold cases are taught to students.]
Existing Research in a New Context
- A Comparison between Student and Police Officer Responses to Embracing Community Policing:
A Case Study of the Kennesaw State Police Department * By Janie Laurie, Fall 2014
Service Learning Project
- The Application of Cold Cases to the Student Learning Process *
By Richard Schneider, Summer 2009
[This project involved a service learning project by developing a threshold assessment
for a cold case for the Cobb County Police Department. It also involved original research
by writing a paper on how cold cases are taught to students.]
- Sources of Stress and the Impacts on Local Law Enforcement *
By Jennifer-michelle Nelson, Spring 2004
[This project involved meeting with public administrators and officers regarding police stress and the development of a mini-course for police officers on how to manage stress.]
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Original Research Project
- Exclusion from the American Ideal of Self: Namelessness, Invisibility, and Identity
in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
By Beth Doriscar, Fall 2015
- Linguistic Constructions of Gamer Identity *
By Megan Golinski, Spring 2012
- “These Fragments I Have Shored against My Ruins": Biblical Fragmentation in T.S. Eliot’s WorksBy Mallory Harris, Spring 2012
- Pronominal Usage in Spam Emails: A Corpus-Based Study of the Rhetorical Function of
Scams and Advertisements *
By Dhanashree Thorat, Spring 2010
- The Action of Grace in Territory Held by the Devil: Flannery O’Connor and Cormac McCarthy *By Scott Singleton, Spring 2009
- When the Reel Rocks: Popular Music in Film Since 1955
By Sean Zearfoss, Spring 2009
- Choice and Commodification: Adultery and Infidelity in Troilus and Criseyde and Lancelot, The Knight of the Cart *By Andrea L. Etheridge, Spring 2000
Original Synthesis of Research
- Beyond the Hills: Thomas Wolfe and the Train as a Mobile Symbol
By Kaitlyn Moyers, Spring 2015
- Stoker of Wilde Flames: A Detailed Analysis of Comparable Contemporaries *
By Emily Winslette, Spring 2012
- Universal Gender Games: The Rise and Demise of Horror’s Feminized Female Protagonists *
By Chris Obenschain, Spring 2007
Existing Research in a New Context
- Math as Text, Rhetoric as Reason: Can the Humanities Save Math Education?
By Elizabeth Melendez, Spring 2016
- Hearing Nature’s Voice: Ecofeminist Partnership Theory in Literature and Film *
By Kathleen Osborne, Fall 2014
- Representation and Correction: The Heroic 19th Century Slave and the 20th Century
Response *By Dyan Nunez, Summer 2004
- Enlightened Observations: A Gender Study of late Eighteenth-Century British Travelers
in France
By Patricia Chapman, Spring 2004
- Personal Enrichment and Professional Development of Previous Peer Tutors From the
Kennesaw State University Writing Center *
By Margie Hendrix, Spring 2003
Original Creative Work
- The JJIE Virtual World Journalism Project: Experimenting with Virtual Worlds as an
Emerging Journalism Platform
By Claire Bohrer, Spring 2016
- [No Title]
By Katherine Karppala, Spring 2010
For this project the student interviewed ten senior citizens, created a photo essay,
and composed a poem from each individual's photo.)
- American Psychic *By Helen Herbst, Summer 2008
- Time and Space—and how I Found Both *
By Tabatha Wahlquist, Fall 2007
- With One Eye Squinted
By Julie Land, Spring 2007
Service Learning Project
- A Service Learning Capstone Experience
By Stacie Janecki, Spring 2002
See also:
- Our Sublime Vampires: The Unrepresentable Presented in Literature *
By Jesse Cole, Spring 2010, Original Research Project
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Original Synthesis of Research
- The Catcher in the Rye / Teen Angst Unit Plan Rationale *By Floyd Seals, Fall 2008
Existing Research in a New Context
- Incorporating Culturally Relevant Pedagogy to Teach Canonical Texts by Shakespeare
and Other Dead White Males
By Rachel Fletcher, Spring 2016
- Guiding through American Literature: Connections Through Each Text *By Ashley Sherman
(nee Boyd), Fall 2011
- Relatively Gendered: A Study on Bilingualism and the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis
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By Kristie Kannaley, Spring 2011
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Geographic Information Sciences
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Original Research Project
- Spatial Analysis of Cherokee County 2010 EMS Squads Based on Call Response Time and
Population Density
By Annette Fessel, Fall 2012
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Original Research Project
- Subversion in the Confederacy: Unionists in Paulding County
By Sean Griffith, Summer 2015
- A Search for the Answers Within the Unpublished Diary of Ann Eliza Holmes*
By Suzanne Peters, Spring 2013
- Manipulation of Appearances: The Politics of Dress in the Protraits of Queen ELizabeth
I of England, 1569-1603 *
By Tyler Crafton, Spring 2009
- Fables for Our Time: James Thurber in his Social/Historical Context *
By Diane Curtis, Spring 2007
- “Humbled Under the Flails of God”: Contemporary Theological Interpretations of the Black Death
By Jamie Kiley, Spring 2007
- “Whatever Happens To Us, Happens To Us Together”: The History of the Canton Cotton Mills*
By Michael Wagner, Spring 2007
- Where Do You Stand when a House Is Not Your Home?: Finding a Place for Gypsies in
the European Union
By Amanda McGrew, Fall 2003
Original Synthesis of Research
- Henry V and the grand ‘enterprise’ of England *
By Lindsay Williams, Fall 2014
- Overcoming Supple Cato: Cato the Younger’s Transformation Throughout History*
By Lindsey Cobb, Summer 2014
- Mythology in the Present
By Shavon Austin, Fall 2013
- Territory and Sovereignty: The Connections and Conflicts Arising from Indigenous Land
Rights and Self Determination *By Jonathan Edman, Spring 2009
Existing Research in a New Context
- Bias and Humanitarianism In Africa: A Case Study in Chlid Soldiers *
By Jaime daCosta, Fall 2008
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Original Research Project
- Interview Project
By Thomas Lyon, Spring 2010
Original Synthesis of Research
- Understanding the Value of Authentic Assessments: Traditional Verses Alternative *
By Jessica Manning (nee Carr), Spring 2009
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Original Research Project
- Elements of Change: Steps to US Intervention in Genocide
By JoAnne Carter (nee Rosenburg), Fall 2006
Original Synthesis of Research
- The Birth and Death of European Jewish Dialects
By Elizabeth Jabaley, Summer 2005
Existing Research in a New Context
- The Effects of National Culture on Workplace Culture
By Elizabeth Sorby, Fall 2015
- Marx, Rousseau, and the Political Economy of Alienation *
By Plamen Mavrov, Spring 2014
- Evolution of Political Culture in Venezuela: The Acceptance of Compromise in Democracy
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By Jorge A. Abudei, Fall 2009
- Eminent Domain: An Examination of Kelo v. City of New London and Legislative action
as a result of Kelo
By Holly Piper, Fall 2007
- Paradox found, De Tocqueville long forgotten? A case study analysis explaining women’s political participation *
By Sarah Terry, Fall 2007
No Classification
- Green Accounting A Better Economic Measurement for the World **
By Lingzi Yue, Spring 2011
- Concentration of Wealth: Pearl Farming as a Real Development Strategy in the Americas **
By Jason Berman, Spring 2010
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Journalism and Emerging Media
No capstone examples in this major at this time. |
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Modern Language and Culture
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Original Research Project
- Constructing a Personal Identity: Examining the influence of society, storytelling, and language on identity construction in post-immigrant women through a review of novels written by Bharati Mukherjee, Lê Thị Diễm Thúy, and Julia Alvarez *
By Rachel Lopez, Spring 2014
- The Quest for Identity in a Culturally Mixed Utopian Society *
By Tammy Hauck, Summer 2008
- An Exposé: Barriers to Health Care for Atlanta’s Latino Community *
By Nancy Delisle-Brown, Spring 2004
Original Synthesis of Research
- Factors Which Affect the Presentation of “La Guerra Sucia” in Adult Fiction
By Brittany Duque, Fall 2005
Existing Research in a New Context
- General Motors and Hitler’s Wehrmacht*
By Jonathan Henry, Fall 2014
- Regional Identity: France’s Savoie region, Past and Present *
By William Joshua Millican, Fall 2011
- The Nature of Education and the Education of Nature: Reflections on cross-cultural
geography research from a foreign language student *By Katherine Elizabeth Bundy,
Spring 2010
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- Our Sublime Vampires: The Unrepresentable Presented in Literature *
By Jesse Cole, Spring 2010
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Original Research Project
- The Supreme Court and the Fourth Amendment: The Application of the Private Search Doctrine and the Conflict Created in the United States Courts of Appeal
By Emily Edwards, Summer 2016
- Previewing the 2012 Election: Who will be the Next U.S. President? *
By Melanie Smith, Fall 2011
- The Future of East Asian Security *
By Noah Solomon, Spring 2011
- Manipulation of Appearances: The Politics of Dress in the Portraits of Queen Elizabeth
I of England, 1569-1603 *By Tyler Crafton, Spring 2009
Original Synthesis of Research
- Does Attitude Matter? The Effects of National Attitudes Toward Women on Women's Economic
Rights
By Carley Cole, Spring 2016
- An Exploration of Alcohol as a Public Health and Policy Problem in Europe *By Jeremy
Hudak, Spring 2016
- Is the American University System Ready to be Color-Blind?
By Tracey Houser, Spring 2011
- An Analysis of Democracy as an Institution in Light of Friedrich Nietzsche*
By Adam Strotman, Spring 2011
- The View: Native-born Americans’ Sentiments about Immigrants
By Ruth Ekane, Spring 2008
- The Filibuster and Federal Judicial Nominations
By Jafar Ware, Summer 2007
Existing Research to a New Context
- E-Verify and Enforcement: The Missing Element in State Mandates *
By Gillian Griffin, Spring 2014
- Understanding Allan Bloom and The Closing of the American Mind *
By Chris Jackson, Summer 2012
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Original Research Project
- Gender Differences in Mate Retention Tactics on Social Media *
By Christina Moffitt, Spring 2016
- How Does Weight Influence Perceptions of Personality and Attractiveness *
By Samantha Mitchell, Spring 2016
- An Analysis of Male vs. Female Juror’s Attitudes and Decision-making in a Rape Case: The Influence of Legal Definitions and Rape Myth Beliefs *By Victoria Meier, Fall 2015
- Relational Influences on Bystander Intervention Behavior
By Cheyanne Sotelo, Fall 2015
- Student Alcohol Consumption: Parental Drinking Problems versus Students in Greek Life
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By Jessica Dean, Spring 2015
- Sex Differences in Undergraduate Peer Judgments of Stuttering
By Victoria Sowell, Spring 2015
- The Relationship Between Auditory and Visual Encoders: An EEG Approach to Synchronized
Tapping *
By Kyle Biron, Spring 2015
- Jealousy and Mate Retention *
By Holly Marecheau, Spring 2015
- Understanding LGB Vulnerability: A Quest for Wholeness
By Kenda Ruck, Fall 2014
- The Effects of an Expressive Writing Technique on Several Measures of Stress
By Madison Hanscom, Spring 2014
- “Just Friends”: Perceptions and Influences of Cross-Gender Friendships *By Alyssa Varhol, Fall 2013
- Dance Program Facilitates Improvement of Internalization for Children with Special
Needs
By Bria Cantrell, Summer 2013
- Attitudes Toward Monsters
By Jonathan Gaber, Spring 2012
- Perceptions of Depression in a College Setting
By Amanda Daniel, Fall 2011
- Empathy and Gaze Fixation: An Eye Tracking and EEG Study
By Craig Spandau, Fall 2011
- Adult Sexual Promiscuity and Perceptions of Three Dimensions of Parenting Practices
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By Sarah Winograd, Summer 2011
- Correlation of Motion Extrapolation and Symbolic Numerosity *
By William Brixius, Spring 2011
- Hispanic Elders, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Services in Cobb County
By Maria Chung, Spring 2011
- Does Acculturation Affect Perceptions of Beauty Among Chinese Women Who are Exchange
Students in the United States?
By Carly Staley, Fall 2010
- College Students’ Attitudes Toward Religion, Cognitive Complexity, and Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbians *
By Jessica Hobbs, Spring 2009
- Emotional Intelligence Among Children in a Residential Program in São Paulo
By Jonathan Hawkins, Fall 2008
- Effects of the Breast Cancer Self-Examination Glove on Tactile Sensitivity: Improving
the Breast Self-Examination *
By Elaine McMahon, Fall 2007
- Effects of Food Stimuli on Arousal in Restrained and Unrestrained Individuals *
By Jeanine Leary, Summer 2007
- Tanning Predictors, Risk, and Self-Concept of Adults in a Southern Suburban Community
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By Philip Eberhard, Spring 2007
- Relationship of Family Origin and Body Mass Index
By Heather Lemoine, Spring 2007
- ADHD in Children: An Investigation of ADHD Prevalence in a Pediatrics Practice
By Stephanie Pospishil, Spring 2007
- Are Boys And Girls Equal In The Eyes of Chinese Education Majors?
By Monika Stojek, Spring 2006
- The Effects of Parental Bonding and Personality on Relationship Satisfaction *
By Laura Mayhew,Fall 2005
- Self—Efficacy and Motherhood: A Comparison of Single and Married Mothers *
By Marzena Holly, Summer 2005
Original Synthesis of Research
- Narcissism: Etiology, Past Treatments, and Proposed Use of Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy *
By Andrew Gibson, Spring 2009
Existing Research in a New Context
- Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Problems: Mediation Analysis of Self-Defeating Beliefs
and Alcohol Consumption *
By Jacob Allen, Fall 2014
- Personality Factors and Whistle-blowing in Undergraduate Cheating Situations
By Adrienne Achille, Spring 2014
- Social Identity and Religion in Northern Ireland
By Sarah Paris, Spring 2014
- The Impact of Supplement Instruction on College Retention *By Ya-Xuan Bailey Zhang,
Fall 2013
- Understanding Success Factors in Traditional and Nontraditional Students *
By Alonzo Whyte, Summer 2009
- The Effect of Gender and Maternal Depression on Parental Discipline Style: Differences
between Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures
By Cynthia Coulange, Spring 2008
- Media and Personality Effects on Body Satisfaction and Mood
By Chadni Patel, Spring 2006
- The Impact of Economic Strain on Adolescent Self-Esteem and Subsequent Problem Behavior
By Maggie R. Hosmer, Fall 2005
- Recognition of Word Lists and Additional Stimuli: A Test of the Distinctiveness Heuristic
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By Matt Gailliot, Spring 2003
Service Learning Project
- Black Hair Care & the Microaggressions with it in the Workplace *
By Krystal Bailey, Spring 2016
For this project, Krystal Bailey created a 20-minute video and tabling event based
on her research on African American hair and how it is perceived in the workplace.
- Recruiting Camp Counselors for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Summer Camp: A Service Learning Project Reflection *By Kaitlyn Thompson, Spring 2015
- Student Empowerment and Philanthropic Action from a Study Abroad Experience
By Kizmat Tention, Spring 2014(This project involved organizing a fundraiser to purchase
a refrigerator for a Peruvian nonprofit organization.)
No Classification
A Study of the Personality Traits of Greek and Non-Greek Students **
By Jennie Lambert, Spring 2014
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Original Research Project
- Aspects of Prescription Drug Abuse Among Ages 18 and Older
By John A. Mays, Jr., Fall 2007
Existing Research in a New Context
- Ethnic restaurants: Differences in location and business strategies of Asian and Hispanic entrepreneurs in Cobb County Georgia *
By Richard Anke, Summer 2002
Service Learning Project
- [No Title] *
By Rosalyn-Sue Smith, Summer 2004
(For this project, the student created a manual of information about Middle Eastern
culture and customs, to be distributed to U.S. soldiers overseas. Rosalyn also made
a board game that incorporates aspects of Middle Eastern culture for the soldiers.)
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- The Impact of Television on the Evolution of the Gay Rights Movement **
By Shannon Hames, Summer 2014
- Where Lies the Difference: Comparing Chinese and English Business Writings **By Yingdongjin
Fang, Spring 2014
- How Mass Media Influence Popular Culture: An Analysis of the "Linsanity" Phenomenon
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By Xingze Dong, Spring 2013
- Graphic Design and Its Principles **
By Yuan Yuan, Spring 2013
- Arguing for Industry Specific Content Strategy **
By Nathan Atkins, Fall 2012
Film Poster Typography Design in the United States and in China **
By Ruo Ma, Fall 2012
- The Relationship between English Writing and Chinese ESL Students **
By Yiwen Zhao, Fall 2012
- Fidelity in Adaptation: A Look at Versions of "The Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng
En **
By Dawei Ming, Summer 2012
- How Public Speaking Influences Non-Native Speakers in their Careers **
By Xiaolei Chen, Spring 2012
- How to Create an Effective Instructional Design**
By Zheyu Fang, Spring 2012
- The Effect of Social Media on Students' Experiences in American College Classrooms
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By Chi Li, Spring 2012
- What's the Impact of Social Media on Journalism **
By Aomei Ma, Spring 2012
- The Application of Instructional Design Models in Public Management **
By Xin Tong, Spring 2012
- Chinese Culture and American Ethnocentric Assumptions & Ethnorelative Adaptations
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By Chunlan Xu, Spring 2012
- Branding Strategies of the Coca-Cola Company in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games**
By Chao Zhang, Spring 2012
- Web-Based Interactive Typography Design**
By Yexi Zhang, Spring 2012
- How do Chinese and American Web Designers Use Color to Influence Audience in the Context
of Color Theories **
By Xu Zhao, Spring 2012
- Popular Chinese Chatting Software Design - QQ The effect of User Interface Design
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By Yueying Zhang, Fall 2011
- American Media Are Influencing China- The Effect of International Communication **
By Juntong Guo, Spring 2011
- Facebook Changes our Faces? --Private vs. Public in the Social Networking Age **
By Yang Jiao, Spring 2011
- Moving Toward Instructional Design as a Technical Communicator: What is Missing? **
By Wei Sun, Spring 2011
- How to Design a Professional Page Layout **
By Jing Lin, Fall 2010
- Color Guidelines for Food Packaging Design **
By Xiao Xiao Xia, Fall 2010
- Find the "Middle Ground Between Eye Candy and Hardcore Usability"**
By Yuxin Guo, Spring 2010
- Six Rules to Improve the Graphic Design of the Portfolios for Technical and Professional
Communications **
By Xi Li, Spring 2010
- How does News Reporting Change in New Media Journalism? **
By Zhuowei Li, Spring 2010
- What Skills Will Future Usability Professionals Need?**
By Ruidi Tan, Fall 2009
- Discovering Identity Through Portfolios **
By Twila McConnell, Spring 2009
- How Visual Rhetoric Can Effectively Improve the Design of a Professional Communicator's
E-Portfolio **
By Lina Piao, Spring 2009
- Information Structure of E-Portfolio **
By Yansha Tao, Spring 2009
- The Benefits of £-Portfolios for Technical and Professional Communicators **
By Huixue Zhao, Spring 2009
- Guidelines for Creating a Portfolio and Using it for Employment Purposes **
By Yina Li, Spring 2008
- Visualizing the Process: Developing Professional Portfolios **
By Qianying Liu, Spring 2008
- Portfolio Design from Inception to Completion: Research, Experience, and Application **
By Tianyue Yang, Spring 2008
- Lessons Learned: Developing a Technical and Professional Communication Portfolio **
By Kathryn Creech, Fall 2006
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