The Long-Term Value of Networking and Diverse Professional Experience in Online Communication Master’s Cohorts: Strategic Benefits of a Closed-Cohort Structure

Q2 Social Sciences

Journalism and Mass Communication Educator Pub Date : 2021-11-22 DOI:10.1177/10776958211055275

Shanetta M. Pendleton, R. Gibson

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Abstract

A survey of alumni from a 10-year-old cohort-based online master’s program in digital communication showed that respondents felt high levels of sense of community both during the program and after graduation. Respondents reported using Facebook and email to interact with members of their cohorts, and other cohorts, and highly valued the ability to network with industry professionals with a diversity of communication experience. However, respondents felt the need for more identity-based diversity among cohort members.

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网络交流硕士队列的长期价值和多样化的专业经验:封闭队列结构的战略效益

一项针对一项为期10年的数字通信在线硕士项目的校友的调查显示，受访者在项目期间和毕业后都有很高的社区意识。受访者表示，他们使用Facebook和电子邮件与自己和其他团队成员进行互动，并高度重视与拥有丰富沟通经验的行业专业人士建立联系的能力。然而，受访者认为群体成员之间需要更多基于身份的多样性。

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Journalism and Mass Communication Educator Social Sciences-Communication

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