David
E. Weber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Studies
Links Page
Websites of Interest to Communication
Studies Specialists
International Communication Association (ICA)—well-known professional association for communication scholars and practitioners
From the ICA website: “ICA was formed in 1950, bringing together academicians and other professionals whose interest focused on human communication. The Association maintains an active membership of more than 3,400 individuals who are teaching and conducting research in colleges, universities and schools around the world, or are in government, the media, communication technology, business law, medicine, and other professions. ICA promotes the systematic study of communication theories, processes and skills.”
National Clearinghouse of Leadership Programs (NCLP)—materials and links concerning leadership and leader development
http://www.inform.umd.edu/OCP/NCLP/Mission.html
From the NCLP website: “NCLP provides a central clearinghouse of leadership materials, resources, and assistance to leadership educators.”
National Communication Association (NCA)—the primary professional association for communication scholars and practitioners
From the NCA website: “NCA is a scholarly society and encourages its members to produce research on topics of both intellectual and social significance. Staff at the NCA National Office follow trends in national research priorities and notify the membership of opportunities for conducting funded research.”
Phonetic Alphabet—list of the internationally-recognized equivalents for letters of the Roman alphabet
http://www3.sympatico.ca/lar.richardson/phonet1.htm
From the website: “The spoken alphabet has many sounds that are much the same. For example, when you say E, or C, or B, or D, or T, the letters have the same type of sound. It’s a lot better to give a word that replaces the letter and can't be confused—the words are used any time we want to be really sure that there are no mistakes.”