Thesis (Ph.D.)--Edith Cowan University, 2009. / Submitted to the Faculty of Computing, Health and Science. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Edith Cowan University, 2003. / Submitted to the Faculty of Communications and Creative Industries. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Kentucky University, 2009. / Made available through ProQuest. Publication number: AAT 1462298. ProQuest document ID: 1689894631. Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-30)

Information is a vitally important asset to organizations and the information should be protected to sustain the value it provides to the organization. Information is transferred via different mediums in these organizations. An example would be Terrestrial Trunked Radio or TETRA, which is utilized within organizations to provide a technically very secure form of digital radio communication. TETRA is a communications technology that is currently being successfully used throughout the world for secure, reliable and robust critical communication. TETRA is used by Public Safety and Security (PSS) and transportation sectors, amongst others. PSS includes police officers, fire marshals and emergency medical units who require protected and accurate information that could influence decisions that could make difference between life and death. The TETRA educational programme offered by the TETRA Academy at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), educates TETRA users in various aspects of the TETRA standard. TETRA is viewed as a technically very secure communication standard, as it utilizes security features such as mutual authentication, air interface encryption, end-to-end encryption, jamming detection and ambience listening, amongst other security techniques to ensure that the information traversing through the network is kept secure. The TETRA educational programme material includes many physical and technical controls to assist TETRA users in protecting information. However, to what extent does the TETRA educational programme address operational controls? Operational controls address what is often referred to as the weakest link in information security – human behavioural issues. Humans can be exploited through human manipulation attacks, which include social engineering and bribery. Therefore, this study argues towards adapting the TETRA educational programme offered at the NMMU to address these human behavioural issues.

This dissertation addresses the lived experiences of Florida college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the communication that was provided to them through their university on the subject of the pandemic. This two-stage research process first involved the collection of survey responses on a variety of pandemic communication-centered topics from 39 university students from three universities (University of Central Florida, University of Florida, and University of South Florida). Second, a subsequent interview with 7 students provided qualitative information to further explicate themes and trends seen through data analysis. Using health and technical communication alongside crisis communication analyses to understand what elements of university information transmission were most effective and recollected, the triangulation of data points and recommendations for future pandemic communication were able to be created in an effort to provide a better framework for student expectations in the future pandemics. Results of students’ opinions on their university’s communication were that overall messaging was strong and confidence in their institution was generally high, with some negative sentiments on how universities handled the struggle of clubs and universities and onboarding new students into the academic environment during the pandemic. Recommendations were made for universities to prepare frameworks for university students to maintain their abilities to organize and join clubs during significant disruptions to campus life, to retain and build on the confidence students had in their position as an authority on health information, and to resume pandemic messaging due to the ongoing risks to health from long COVID and reinfection.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio University, June, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Carleton University, 1999. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

[ES] El rápido ascenso de TikTok en el ranking de redes sociales, especialmente entre los jóvenes, representa un desafío para las universidades españolas en su comunicación con la Generación Z. Esta investigación revisa la literatura existente, analiza 3383 vídeos de TikTok publicados por 21 cuentas universitarias de lengua hispana en dos periodos consecutivos -2021-2022 y 2022-2023-, extrae información sobre el modo en que las universidades realizan esta comunicación en TikTok y estudia las correlaciones estadísticas existentes entre las diferentes variables estudiadas. A partir de los hallazgos, se propone una guía de uso que enfatiza el aumento del engagement o de la visibilidad de la marca y pretende servir de utilidad para la comunicación universitaria en TikTok. / [CA] El ràpid ascens de TikTok en el rànquing de xarxes socials, especialment entre els joves, representa un desafiament per a les universitats espanyoles en la seva comunicació amb la generació Z. Aquesta recerca revisa la literatura existent, analitza 3383 vídeos de TikTok publicats per 21 comptes universitaris de llengua hispana en dos períodes consecutius -2021-2022 i 2022-2023-, extreu informació sobre el mode en què les universitats realitzen aquesta comunicació en TikTok i estudia les correlacions estadístiques existents entre les diferents variables estudiades. A partir de les troballes, es proposa una guia d'ús que emfatitza l'augment del engagement o de la visibilitat de la marca i pretén servir d'utilitat per a la comunicació universitària en TikTok. / [EN] The rapid rise of TikTok in the ranking of social networks, especially among young people, represents a challenge for Spanish universities in their communication with generation Z. This research reviews the existing literature, analyzes 3383 TikTok videos posted by 21 Spanish-language university accounts in two consecutive periods -2021-2022 and 2022-2023-, extracts information on how universities perform this communication on TikTok and studies the existing statistical correlations between the different variables studied. Based on these findings, a usage guide is proposed that emphasizes the increase in engagement or brand visibility and aims to serve as a useful guide for university communication on TikTok. / Torrente Martínez, MJ. (2025). Análisis del uso de la red social TikTok en la comunicación universitaria de España y Latinoamérica [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/214448