5 CMD Students to Present Papers at RIT Conference
Five CMD students have authored research papers that are accepted for the 2008 Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on April 18, 2008, in Rochester, New York.
The papers were written as scholarly projects for the CMD capstone course, Emerging Technologies in Organizations: Theory, Application and Policy, under the guidance of Assistant Professor Tammy Shapiro. Seniors Caitlin Mancini, Vanessa Odenbach, Jason Soon, and Julie Tausend will present their research along with junior Michele Maciejewski.
Mancini's paper is entitled "Hewlett Packard's Halo: The Future of Remote Collaboration." She chose to write about Halo, a telepresence system, because it has the potential to change the face of global business. She reports that "Halo enables its users to experience real-time, full-scale video meetings, without the inconveniences of traditional internet-based video and voice collaboration systems. It offers a high degree of media richness, allowing participants to interpret and respond to verbal and nonverbal messages from fellow meeting participants, creating a strong sense of social presence that could decrease the need for international travel while increasing effective communication in geographically diverse or dispersed organizations."
"I have never been into technology," says Odenbach '08, "but Tammy completely inspired me to write about a topic and field I am passionate about." Her paper, "Socio-Technical Implications of Event Management Technology", reflects her interest in a career in event management. "I can honestly admit that I had fun writing this paper because Tammy encouraged us to freely explore our interests. I am looking forward to presenting this paper with some of my colleagues, and hopefully some CMDers will bring home some awards!"
According to Tausend '08, "I chose to write about e-learning because instructional design is the field I am pursuing as a career. I wanted to know more about the implications of using multimedia in computer-based training." Her paper is entitled, "Effects of Interactive Multimedia in E-Learning On Learners and Developers".
Soon's paper, "Exploring Virtual Worlds" was also chosen for presentation at the 22nd National Conferences on Undergraduate Research at Salisbury University in Maryland. He considers both conferences as opportunities "to learn more about the research that others have done, and maybe do some networking which might lead to job offers or other opportunities."
"WiMAX in the World: Far Reaching Effects Can Close the Digital Divide," Maciejewski's conference entry, is about the telecommunications technology that provides wireless data over long distances in numerous ways, from point-to-point links to full cellular access. "My research revealed that the possibilities WiMAX provides to bring people together across the globe are endless. For example, this technology could be used to address social issues like poverty, certain diseases, and illiteracy. These human tragedies could be significantly impacted with the right knowledge and digital tools," claims Maciejewski.
Established in 2004, the RIT conference offers students an opportunity to showcase their research pursuits, exchange ideas with their peers, and become published authors. All accepted papers will be published in paperback as the 2008 Proceedings and be available for purchase online.
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