This chapter examines contemporary research in computer-mediated communication (CMC) with regard to a specific question: How does attempting to influence individuals via CMC affect the social influence process? Over the past 15 years, the use of the Internet has shifted from an exhaustive information store, to another means with which to create and maintain group and individual social relations...

The importance of electronic media (especially CMC) for intra-organisational communication and for the transfer of information within multi-national corporations will be illustrated. In addition, a number of different barriers to communication which can emerge in the context of information-based industry will be discussed. A further component of this paper will comprise of an approach to the id...

This study investigates the role of tutors in face-to-face as well as computer-mediated problem-based learning. This study examined whether or not a tutor should use his or her expertise in facilitating small group problem discussion practiced in classroom or in synchronous computer-mediated communication. In one experimental condition, the tutor acted as a moderator providing no information re...

This paper reports on an innovative, computer-mediated, educational technology application in a simulated distance learning environment. As an initial evaluation, real student groups completed an entire university course using this state-of-the-art, two-way synchronous audio/visual communication technology, Distributed Tutored Video Instruction (DTVI). The study reported here explored student p...

The paper specifies modular software for synchronous and asynchronous computer-mediated communication and visualization in network-distributed environments. It is new because the distribution of the visualization pipeline is not prescribed, compared to other systems, and supports time-deferred collaboration and presentation by means of recordable sessions of use. Data source is a remote program...

The rising use of synchronous text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC) such as chat rooms and instant messaging in government agencies and the business world presents a potential risk to these organizations. There are no current methods for visualizing or analyzing these persistent conversations to detect deception. Speech act profiling is a method for analyzing and visualizing online c...

We aimed to evaluate the effects of the barrier agent sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (SCMC) with and without dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative adhesion formation in a rat model of postoperative peritoneal adhesion. A total of 160 three-month old male and female Wistar rats underwent a laparotomy, and adhesions were induced by ileocecal abrasion. Rats were randomly assigned to 4 ...

Author: Maria Victoria Ramos Title: An Analysis of Remote Communication Processes Involved in VideoMediated and Text-Based Computer-Mediated Communication During Collaborative Problem Solving Institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Degree: Master of Science in Human Factors & Systems The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of current available communication mediums on the ...

Computer mediated communication 2. .. 1. Theories and Methods Technology mediated communication is a fact of life. The human communication apparatus is constrained in several ways. There are limits to the distance at which speech is audible, and visible behaviours such as gesture, gaze or facial expressions are perceivable. Furthermore, these natural communication behaviours are ephemeral and d...