MCOM 511 Communication Ethics

Course syllabus for MCOM 511 Communication Ethic

MCOM 420 Media & Society

Course syllabus for MCOM 420 Media & Society Course description: Surveys the development and influence of the mass media, including print, broadcasting and film. Examines psychological, social, cultural, political and economic impact of mass media. The internet and digital technologies are covered

MCOM 420 Media & Society

Course syllabus for MCOM 420 Media and Society Course description: Surveys the development and influence of the mass media, including print, broadcasting and film. Examines psychological, social, cultural, political and economic impact of media

MCOM 468 Senior Seminar

Course syllabus for MCOM 468 Senior Seminar Course description: The capstone undergraduate course; individual and group research in contemporary problems in the communication field

MCOM 468 Senior Seminar

Course syllabus for MCOM 468 Senior Seminar Course description: The capstone undergraduate course; individual and group research in contemporary problems in the communication field

MCOM 468 Senior Seminar

Course syllabus for MCOM 468 Senior Seminar Course description: The capstone undergraduate course; individual and group research in contemporary problems in communications and a cumulative portfolio of accomplishments while at GSU

MCOM 468 Senior Seminar

Course syllabus for MCOM 468 Senior Seminar Course description: The capstone undergraduate course in Communications and Media Communication. Individual and group research in contemporary problems in communications and a cumulative portfolio of student accomplishments

Becoming People Who Find Solutions

I asked a young boy in Maine why he thought spending six hours a month in a homeless shelter was an important part of his 5th-grade lessons. Because I used to think that homeless people were really different and frightening, he said. Now I know that a lot of homeless people are like me inside, but things didn\u27t work out for them somehow. I\u27m learning about what they need

The Lens of Language

This project seeks to contextualize the iconic philosophical questions regarding skepticism, object existence, perception, and emotion, within the discourse of ordinary language philosophy. Aided by Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell, I argue for the non existence of objects-in-themselves. This provides the scaffolding for an examination of perception and emotion unhindered by a reliance on, or appeal to, the so-called \u27objective world.\u27 Recognizing the influence exerted by language over our conscious experience, I argue for an ordinary-language formulation of embodied cognition. With this in mind, I demonstrate the philosophical implications of such a picture through the canonical problem of \u27other minds.\u27 Ultimately this project attempts to consolidate a worldview wherein the problems of skepticism, truth, and other minds are dissolved as linguistic distortions. In the case of other minds, this carries the thesis that our behavior is honest and that we are capable of seeing the emotion of others, as much as we see the words on this page

Is distance to the nearest registered public automated defibrillator associated with the probability of bystander shock for victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

Introduction: Rapid access to defibrillation is a key element in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs). Public automated external defibrillators (PAEDs) are becoming increasingly available, but little information exists regarding the relation between the proximity to the arrest and their usage in urban areas. Methods: This study is a retrospective, observational, cross-sectional analysis of non-traumatic OHCA during a 24-month period in the greater Montreal area (Quebec, Canada). Using logistic regression, bystander shock odds are described with regards to distance from the OHCA scene to the nearest PAED, adjusted for prehospital care arrival delay and time of day, and stratifying for type of location. Results: Out of a total of 2,443 OHCA victims identified, 77 (3%) received bystander PAED shock, 622 (26%) occurred out-of-home, and 743 (30%) occurred during business hours. When controlling for time (business hours versus other hours) and minimum response delay for prehospital care arrival, a marginal negative association was found between bystander shock and distance to the nearest PAED in logged meters (aOR=0.80; CI, 0.64-0.99) for out-of-home cardiac arrests. No significant association was found between distance and bystander shock for at-home arrests. Out-of-home victims had significantly higher odds of receiving bystander shock up to 175 meters of distance to a PAED inclusively (aOR=2.52; CI, 1.07-5.89). Conclusion: For out-of-home cardiac arrests, proximity to a PAED was associated with bystander shock in the greater Montreal area. Strategies aiming to increase accessibility and use of these life-saving devices could further expand this advantage by assisting bystanders in rapidly locating nearby PAEDs