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Rita Geller Masha Gorelik Liz Kim Matt Mosteller

Assessing & Understanding Deaf Individuals’ Occupations. Rita Geller Masha Gorelik Liz Kim Matt Mosteller Kelly Quinn Meagan Rose. Agenda. Terminology Research Problem Present Status Methodology Team Dynamics. Terminology. Specialized university

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Rita Geller Masha Gorelik Liz Kim Matt Mosteller

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  1. Assessing & Understanding Deaf Individuals’ Occupations Rita Geller Masha Gorelik Liz Kim Matt Mosteller Kelly Quinn Meagan Rose

  2. Agenda • Terminology • Research Problem • Present Status • Methodology • Team Dynamics

  3. Terminology • Specialized university • National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID) • Gallaudet University • Mainstream university • University of Maryland • Towson University • Disability Support Services (DSS) • Institutional Review Board (IRB) • Addendum

  4. Problem • Employment & income of deaf individuals is lower than that of hearing individuals. • Hearing employees quickly receive raises & promotions over the deaf and hard of hearing employees.

  5. Research Question What are the differences between the communication skills of deaf students at specialized and mainstream universities?

  6. Hypothesis Deaf students at specialized universities will have more refined communication skills compared to deaf students at mainstream universities.

  7. Overview Training IRB approvals University of Maryland Towson University Gallaudet University NTID Establishing contacts Progress

  8. Progress • Pilot Test • Gems 100 students • Upper-class Gemstone teams • Rubrics • Literature Review • Thesis

  9. Overview Methodology • Develop Survey • Recruit Participants • Online Survey • Personal Interview • Data Analysis • Conclusions

  10. Recruiting Participants • NTID • Flyers and mailings • Gallaudet University • Alumni Association • Student sponsor: Dr. Matthew Bakke • Towson University • DSS office: email • University of Maryland • DSS office: email

  11. Survey Data Collection • Online survey • SurveyMonkey.com • Likert scale questions • Written response questions • Demographics • Request for participants in personal interview • Approximately 30 minutes

  12. Online Survey • SPSS computer software • Written response rubric • Data vs. Demographics

  13. Methodology: Data Collection • Personal Interview • Conduct at participants’ universities • Mock job interview • Approximately 1 hour

  14. Methodology: Analysis • Analysis • Interview oral response rubric • Data vs. Demographics

  15. Methodology: Conclusion • Conclusions • Correlation not causation • Recommendations for both types of university • Publish findings in academic journals

  16. Team Dynamics • Subgroups • Tasks • Schools • Leader and support • Early deadlines • Contacts • Interesting project

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