Capping Projects (Communications and Technology)
Students in the MA in Communications and Technology (MACT) are creating a body of applied research with this collection of six-credit capping projects, a required component of the course-based program that integrates the practical and professional aspects of the core areas of study.
Items in this Collection
- 28Gow, Gordon (Supervisor)
- 18McMahon, Rob (Supervisor)
- 16Adria, Marco (Supervisor)
- 12Varnhagen, Stanley (Supervisor)
- 11Campbell, Kathryn J. (Supervisor)
- 11Curry, Ann (Supervisor)
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2023-03-01
This capstone examines Alberta’s weekly COVID-19 press briefings through the lens of crisis communications. These weekly press briefings were the main vehicle through which the province’s premier and chief medical officer of health relayed pandemic-related information and directives to the...
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Opening the Gates to Philanthropy: Diversifying Communications in Institutional Advancement
Download2022-08-02
Today, supporting equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization (EDID) has become one of the top priorities for Canadian post-secondary institutions. Universities across Canada have taken various steps to achieve this goal, efforts ranging from reviewing the composition of senior management...
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Internet Governance and Online Identity: Searching for Correlations between User Anonymity and User Behaviour
Download2021-08-13
Anonymity can grant people privacy, safety, and enable rebellion in an oppressive regime. But it can also foster aggression, hate, and undue political upheaval. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from Science and Technology Studies, this research aims to learn how user anonymity granted by...
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Using a Conceptual Framework to Analyse Communicative Interventions that Address Vaccine Hesitancy
Download2021-08-24
Public health organizations are greatly interested in designing effective communication interventions to address vaccine hesitancy (i.e., delay or refusal to vaccinate) because under-immunized populations are more vulnerable to outbreaks of serious contagious diseases, such as measles and, more...
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2021-07-01
Objective: To investigate how the practice of fitness changes as group fitness instructors transition to a virtual delivery model precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Six group fitness instructors were interviewed in an exploratory, phenomenological study between April 22 and May 19th,...
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How to Read Instagram Travel Influencer Photographs: A Semiotic Analysis of Space and Exclusivity in the Content of Instagram Travel Influencers
Download2021-03-25
The social media platform Instagram has had a considerable impact on the global tourism industry. Instagram users are increasingly selecting where they will vacation based on photos shared by travel influencers; however, these photos may not present accurate depictions of the destinations...
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2021-08-29
Objective: To explore the role of digital literacy on refugees as they resettle in Edmonton, Canada, and identify supports to help them in overcoming gaps in education, employment and strong community support systems. Methods: This study used a qualitative research method in a case study...
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Knowledge Mobilization in a College Context: Constructing Meaning in Applied Research Communication
Download2021-03-09
Knowledge mobilization (KMb) is the communication process by which researchers engage with stakeholders to produce, co-produce, and share knowledge. The question of how researchers can better mobilize knowledge at each stage of the research process has become a matter of acute public and academic...
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2021-06-20
This research project examines the major ideological stances on coal mining in Alberta, and how content can be structured to promote discourse across groups with opposing beliefs. Through this examination, it becomes possible to understand how and why articles may be more frequently promoted by...
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2021-08-27
My travel is an existential mirror, reflecting back to me fragments of my identity. The purpose of this autoethnographic study is to explore how cultural issues play a part in my experiences as a traveller, and in turn how I use my experiences as a traveller to form my personal identity. In this...