Detail View: Graduate Thesis Collection: Transition of First-Year Students in Intercultural Environments at Western Higher Education Institutions in the Arabian Gulf through the Lens of Graphic Design

Title: 
Transition of First-Year Students in Intercultural Environments at Western Higher Education Institutions in the Arabian Gulf through the Lens of Graphic Design
Creator: 
Mari, Sahar
Subject: 
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Graphic Design and Visual Experience
Subject: 
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Graphic Design
Rights: 
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Abstract: 
"This thesis will identify challenges encountered by first-year students attending Western higher education institutions located in Education City (Doha, Qatar) and propose a visual strategy for to enhance the first-year students’ learning experiences. Clashing values among faculty, administration, and students are not uncommon in a typical university environment; however, due to the special circumstance of the region where culture, religion, gender, and language play a significant role in defining student actions, misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions cannot be avoided. Graphic designers are skilled visual communicators who can identify these occurrences, with the goal of developing a visual communication strategy to facilitate interactions that contribute to a positive learning environment through the application of design methods."
Abstract: 
*Keywords: first-year experience, higher education, Western education, Arabian Gulf, intercultural communication, visual communication, student success
Publisher: 
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design (eLearning)
Date: 
2019-11
Format: 
PDF : 72 pages, color illustrations