CONFIDENTIAL MC/APR 2009/COM530 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE COURSE CODE EXAMINATION TIME COMMUNICATION THEORY COM530 APRIL 2009 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of three (3) parts : PART A (20 Questions) PART B (10 Questions) PART C ( 4 Questions) Answer ALL questions from PART A‚ PART B and TWO (2) questions from PART C. i) ii) 3. Answer part A in the Objective Answer Sheet Answer part B and C in the Answer Booklet. Start each
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Notes The ultimate goal of theory evaluation is to determine the potential of the theory to scientific knowledge. Hardy • Theory evaluation: o meaningful and logical adequacy o Operational and empirical adequacy o Testability o Generality o Contribution to understanding o Predictability o Pragmatic adequacy Logical adequacy (diagramming) - identifying all theoretical terms (concepts‚ constructs‚ operational definitions‚ referents). Theory is a set of interrelated concepts and statements
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Watson’s Theory of Human Caring The Watson ’s Theory of Caring‚ its major concepts and use in the field of nursing is described in this paper. The caring moment is illustrated by the case of a demented patient that serves to show the significance of love and caring. The interaction with the nurse‚ the patient and the family is here described as well as the carative factors used for the caring moment. The Caring Moment It is one of the elements that make up Jean Watson ’s Theory of Caring
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In 1967 ‘The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research’ was first published and this introduced what has become the most influential paradigm for qualitative research in the social sciences today‚ the methodology of grounded theory (GT) (Cutcliffe‚ 2005‚ p.421; Patton‚ 2002‚ p.124). Despite being heralded as revolutionary in the history of qualitative traditions‚ it is the most frequently disputed and misunderstood of all the research methods‚ likely due to the methodological
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Applications of Graph Theory in Real Life Sharathkumar.A‚ Final year‚ Dept of CSE‚ Anna University‚ Villupuram Email: kingsharath92@gmail.com Ph. No: 9789045956 Abstract Graph theory is becoming increasingly significant as it is applied to other areas of mathematics‚ science and technology. It is being actively used in fields as varied as biochemistry (genomics)‚ electrical engineering (communication networks and coding theory)‚ computer science (algorithms and computation) and operations
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Becker was influenced by the following: Charles Cooley ’s Human Nature and the Social Order (1902) examines the personal perception of oneself through studies of children and their imaginary friends. Cooley develops the theoretical concept of the looking glass self‚ a type of imaginary sociability (Cooley 1902). People imagine the view of themselves through the eyes of others in their social circles and form judgements of themselves based on these imaginary observations (Cooley 1902). The main idea
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Learning theory (education) Learning theories are conceptual frameworks that describe how information is absorbed‚ processed‚ and retained during learning. Cognitive‚ emotional‚ and environmental influences‚ as well as prior experience‚ all play a part in how understanding‚ or a world view‚ is acquired or changed‚ and knowledge and skills retained. * Behaviorists look at learning as an aspect of conditioning and will advocate a system of rewards and targets in education. * Educators who
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CONTINGENCY THEORY CONTINGENCY THEORY IS A CLASS OF BEHAVIORAL THEORY THAT CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE A CORPORATION‚ TO LEAD A COMPANY OR TO MAKE DECISIONS. “THE BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION RELATES.” William Richard Scott CONTINGENCY THEORY TELLS US THAT AN ORGANIZATION IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN IT ADAPTS AND FITS ITSELF TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. CONTINGENCY THEORY IN A NUTSHELL Organizations are
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: steady state theory dust cloud theory pulsating theory In cosmology‚ the Steady State theory (also known as the Infinite Universe theory or continuous creation) is a model developed in 1948 by Fred Hoyle‚ Thomas Gold‚ Hermann Bondi and others as an alternative to the Big Bang theory (known‚ usually‚ as the standard cosmological model). In steady state views‚ new matter is continuously created as the universe expands‚ so that the perfect cosmological principle is adhered
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CHAPTER 10 Conflict Theory A. Oberschall This essay covers three broad topics. First‚ there has been renewed debate about human nature and the roots of intergroup violence and warfare in evolutionary biology‚ in psychology‚ and in anthropology. The “ordinary man” hypothesis explains why and how humans justify and participate in violence and atrocities. Second‚ in addition to interstate wars‚ political scientists have been studying insurgencies‚ ethnic cleansing‚ civil wars‚ genocide‚ ethnic
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