scholarly journals Investigating Asynchronous Online Communication: A Connected Stance Revealed

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J Wegmann ◽  
Joyce K. McCauley
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Asynchronous Discussion ◽  
Oral Discourse ◽  
Online Discourse ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Student Interactions ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
High Level

This research project explores the effects of altering the structure of discussion board formats to increase students’ engagement and participation. This paper will present the findings of a two-university, two-class research project in which asynchronous discussion board entries were analyzed for substance. By using oral discourse analysis techniques, the postings of two distinct structures of discussion board entries were analyzed. A baseline of typical student interactions was established by using an Open-ended discussion board assignment. Then the requirements were changed and an Experimental discussion board format was introduced on which students were placed into smaller groups and expected to enact a 3R pattern of Respond, React, and Reply. The ways in which students make their thinking visible were coded and tabulated. Findings suggest that a Connected Stance, identified by a high level of participation coupled with a high level of engagement, was an optimal online discourse pattern.

Tracing the Non-Debatable Topic in Online Discussion

2010 ◽  
pp. 852-865
Author(s):  
Gabriele Bechtel
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Creation ◽  
German American ◽  
Practical Level

This chapter discusses a phenomenon frequently observed in online discussions: “hard-to-discuss” topics. Using Bakhtin’s concepts of monologue and dialogue along with his idea of the subject as shaping variable in discourse, the author offers a close discourse analysis highlighting the intertextual dynamics involved in the discussions under scrutiny. The latter are taken from a well established German-American discussion board and center on Moore’s film Bowling for Columbine. Bringing a rhetorical perspective to the debate, which seeks a connection between actual discussions and ongoing debates on the (inter)cultural level, this chapter offers insights affecting both theory and practice of participatory online communication: Conceptually, it complicates the position of the participant in online contexts by showing the limits of the much-vaunted concept of interactivity. On a practical level, it informs the work of all those involved in the creation, administration and moderation of online discussion venues.

scholarly journals Discourse analysis of the American working youth communities on the social network Reddit

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-113
Author(s):  
Vladislav Yu. Bocharov
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Stability ◽  
High Level ◽  
Conditions Of Employment

The article discusses the working conditions and employment of American working youth during the global pandemic (2020) within the discursive space of the online communities of the social network Reddit. The aim of the study was to conduct a discourse-analysis of professional virtual communities of American working youth. The main tasks were to analyze the specifics of the language of online communication of American working youth, to identify the main problems of employment and labor relations relevant to young Americans, to find out how much American working youth identify with the working class, and to study its class interests, class positions and feelings of solidarity. Infrequent (basic) and frequent (additional) content analyses were used to analyze empirical information (143 text and visual posts in 11 communities of the social network Reddit). The results of the study draw conclusions about the presence of a specific language of communication, similar conditions of employment and living standards, the stability of class positions and the high level of virtual solidarity of American working youth. Comparison of the data obtained with the results of our previous study of virtual communities of Russian working youth allows us to tell about the similarities and differences between American and Russian youth. The main common feature characteristic of both (American and Russian) working youth is the presence of their own group identity.

ANALISIS KOHESI DAN KOHERENSI WACANA DALAM BERITA ONLINE BERBAGI PAKET SEMBAKO UNTUK KAUM DHUAFA DI JAWA POS RADAR BOJONEGORO EDISI 11 MEI 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Suci Armala
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Reasons For Action ◽  
Lexical Cohesion ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Discourse Coherence ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Food Packages ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach

Cohesion and coherence in discourse play a role in forming a wholeness in the discourse itself, both discourse and writing. One of the written discourses is the news in the Jawa Pos newspaper, which is the distribution of basic food packages breaking the fast of Ramadhan for the poor in the Tuban area held by PT. PJB UBJOM PLTU Tanjung Awar-awar, in this news is thought to contain elements of cohesion and coherence. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach and discourse analysis techniques. The data obtained contains cohesion and coherence. In this data collection, namely by listening to the news and recording it. The results of this study include grammatical cohesion, lexical cohesion and its coherence. Grammatical cohesion includes reference cohesion, recovery cohesion, release cohesion and liaison cohesion. In addition to cohesion there is also coherence that is like the coherence of the means of purpose, the coherence of reasons for action, the coherence of the meaning of reason and so forth. With the discovery of the use of cohesion and discourse coherence in Jawa Pos news.

PENGARUH CITRA PERUSAHAAN DAN KEPERCAYAAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN PASIEN PADA RUMAH SAKIT MITRA MEDIKA NAROM KABUPATEN BEKASI

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Ajat Sudrajat
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
Ordinal Scale ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Verification Methods ◽  
High Level

Patient satisfaction at the hospital is a benchmark that is a benchmark for patients in getting health care. Each hospital must run a variety of strategies so that patients feel satisfied with health services, one of the strategies is through a good corporate image and trust, where a good corporate image can increase trust. So that affecting patient satisfaction Mitra Medika Narom Hospital Kabupaten Bekasi.             This research was conducted with descriptive and verification methods, namely knowing, analyzing, explaining and testing hypotheses, and making conclusions and suggestions. The sample in this study amounted to 240 respondents using the Eksplanary Survey method. Data analysis techniques used are ordinal scale techniques and path analysis using the Method of Successive Interval (MSI) tool, Microsoft Excel 2016 computer programs and SPSS 16.             The results of this study reveal that the company's image at the Mitra Medika Narom Hospital in Kabupaten Bekasi is in the agreed criteria, meaning that Mitra Medika Narom Hospital has built and made a good company image so that it is better known to all people. Furthermore, trust in Mitra Medika Narom Hospital in Kabupaten Bekasi is in the agreed criteria, meaning that Mitra Medika Narom Hospital has succeeded in building a good and optimal Trust so that patients trust Mitra Medika Narom Hospital to obtain health services. Then the patient satisfaction at the Mitra Medika Narom Hospital in Kabupaten Bekasi is in the agreed criteria, meaning that the patients as respondents feel a high level of satisfaction after completing treatment at the Mitra Medika Narom Hospital. There is a positive, strong and two-way correlation between company image and trust variables of 0.646. There is a partial influence of company image on patient satisfaction at Mitra Medika Narom Hospital significantly by 11.98%. There is a partial influence of trust on patient satisfaction at Mitra Medika Narom Hospital significantly by 25.08%. Then there is a simultan influence of corporate image and trust on patient satisfaction at Mitra Medika Narom Hospital positively and significantly by 37.06% while the remaining 62.94% is contributed by other variables not examined

scholarly journals Scottish Press Coverage of UK General Elections after Devolution: the 2001 and 2005 Campaigns

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Dekavalla
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Research Project ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Selection Of

This paper presents preliminary findings from a wider study into the form that political debate takes in Scottish and English/UK newspapers’ reporting of the 2001 and the 2005 UK Elections. The research project aims to contribute to the discussion regarding the role played by the Scottish press in political deliberation after devolution and compares its contribution to the electoral debate with that of newspapers bought in England. This paper explores the results of a content analysis of articles from daily Scottish and UK newspapers during the four weeks of each election campaign period. This reveals that, despite some differences, the overall picture of the coverage of major election issues is consistent. A selection of the coverage of taxation, the most mentioned reserved issue in the 2001 campaign, is subsequently analysed using critical discourse analysis, and the results suggest more distinction between the two sets of newspapers.

scholarly journals Sosiaalisen median hyödyntäminen nuorten palvelujen yhteiskehittämisessä

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Harri Jalonen ◽  
Jussi Kokkola ◽  
Valtteri Kaartemo ◽  
Miika Vähämaa
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Using Data

Co-creation assumes an interactive and dynamic relationship where value is created at the nexus of interaction. Co-creating value is challenging with marginalized youths. In this article, social media is seen as an underutilized resource for developing services. This article approaches social media as a context from which it is possible to derive information that would otherwise be unattainable. Using data from a Finnish discussion board, this article answers the following question: How can the experiences of socially withdrawn youth shared on social media be used to enrich the knowledge base on service co-creation processes? The empirical data consist of messages on the Hikikomero discussion forum, which were analysed using a combination of unsupervised machine learning and discourse analysis. The results show that social media provides a window into the everyday lives of socially withdrawn youths, offering information that could be used to develop public services

scholarly journals Effective Assessment of Workplace Problem-Solving in Higher Education

10.28945/4496 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 001-016
Author(s):  
Maurice M. Danaher ◽  
Kevin Schoepp
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Asynchronous Discussion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Asynchronous Discussion Board ◽  
Computing Curriculum

Aim/Purpose: Within higher education, graduating students who are able to solve ill-structured, complex, open-ended, and collaborative, workplace problems is recognized as paramount. Because of this, there is a need to assess this skill across the curriculum. Background: This paper addresses this issue by assessing problem-solving across a computing curriculum using an assessment instrument shown to be reliable and valid. Methodology: The method is based upon the implementation of the assessment instrument that uses a scenario-based asynchronous discussion board measuring the ability of student groups to solve workplace problems. The sample are computing students from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th year, and master’s levels at a UAE university. Contribution: This paper shows the problem-solving skills of students over four years of study across a computing curriculum and demonstrates the effectiveness of the instrument. Findings: There was a general increase in student problem-solving performance from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th year, and master’s levels, but students often failed to meet the expected level of performance for their year of study. In addition, the instrument was effective in assessing problem-solving. Recommendations for Practitioners: This assessment instrument, or one similar, that uses a scenario-based asynchronous discussion board can be used to measure the ability of student groups to solve workplace problems. Impact on Society: Students must be prepared to solve workplace problems to meet the needs of 21st century employment. Future Research: Further research should be conducted with this assessment instrument, or one similar, outside of this fairly unique UAE- based context.

Labour Emigration From Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Ebabu Chekole Mengistu
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level ◽  
Key Informant Interview

In recent years, the magnitude and complexity of movements have brought increased attention to the phenomenon of emigration which affects nearly all countries in the world. In developing countries, labour emigration is extremely complex. The main objective of the study is to explore the trends, causes, and challenges of labour emigration from Ethiopia. In-depth interview, key informant interview, observation, and document analysis were used as methods of data collection. Content and document analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. The results of the study show that there is a high level of labour emigration from Ethiopia. Labour emigration from Ethiopia is mostly associated with economic factors such as unemployment, underemployment, and the search for better life in the destination countries. The institutional structure and inter-institutional collaboration in relation to labour emigration are informed by a fragmented framework. As a result, Ethiopian migrant workers are highly vulnerable to human rights violations.

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