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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected Title: HUMAN COMMUNICATION NETWORKING IN A TELECONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT Abstract: The objectives of this dissertation are (1) to study the communication networks of groups operating in a computer-conferencing environment, (2) to portray how these patterns change over time, (3) to describe the nature of group- and system-level structure, and (4) to discuss what implications these changes have for telecommunications design and policy. The chapters review and analyze topics such as telecommunications impacts, varieties of computer-mediated communication systems, the development of communication theory to consider longitudinal networks, and the range of analytical procedures appropriate for such research. The primary procedures used to detect and describe the communication patterns of interest, over time, include longitudinal plots of useful communication ratios, log-linear models of group structure, and transition matrices showing patterns of development in system structure. Additional procedures include clustering and multidimensional scaling. |
MPACT Scores for Ronald RiceA = 19 Advisors and Advisees Graph |