Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
20-4-2017 9:15 AM
End Date
20-4-2017 10:30 AM
Keywords
Social Media, interpersonal communication, disconnect
Biography
I am a 21 years old communication studies major with a minor in management. I have been the COLA since my freshman year, I work 3 different jobs and take 18 credit hours to graduate a year early. Next fall I will be working at Disney.
Major
Communication Studies
Advisor for this project
Camila Brammer
Abstract
This study is aimed at learning the effects of social media and cellphone use on interpersonal communication. My reseach will look at how people use their social media and cellphones to communicate, instead of face-to-face interpersonal communication. I feel that social media and cellphones create barrier for users, and that this translates when using interpersonal communication when speaking face-to-face with another. I will be using "Organizational Information Theory, created by Karl Weick. This theory looks at different channels of communication we chose to use so we can increase the speed of messages that we send" (West, 2013). However, I feel that these different channels can negatively impact society's interpersonal communication skills.
Research Purposal
Society Disconnect
This study is aimed at learning the effects of social media and cellphone use on interpersonal communication. My reseach will look at how people use their social media and cellphones to communicate, instead of face-to-face interpersonal communication. I feel that social media and cellphones create barrier for users, and that this translates when using interpersonal communication when speaking face-to-face with another. I will be using "Organizational Information Theory, created by Karl Weick. This theory looks at different channels of communication we chose to use so we can increase the speed of messages that we send" (West, 2013). However, I feel that these different channels can negatively impact society's interpersonal communication skills.
