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School Library Media Specialists' Perceptions Of Collaboration, Leadership And Technology, Jozan Maria Powell
School Library Media Specialists' Perceptions Of Collaboration, Leadership And Technology, Jozan Maria Powell
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
School impact media studies indicate that a well-staffed and funded school library media program with a certified school library media specialist (SLMS) positively correlates with increased student achievement. SLMS must have a shared understanding of their roles and responsibilities to positively impact student success. In an effort to determine prior knowledge and differentiated learning objectives, the method of certification is critical for planning professional development. This dissertation presents a multi-method investigation of differences between Alternatively Certified (AC) and Traditionally Certified (TC) SLMS as it relates to their perceptions of collaboration, leadership and technology described in Information Power: Building Partnerships for …
Applications Of Agent Based Approaches In Business: A Three Essay Dissertation, Shankar Prawesh
Applications Of Agent Based Approaches In Business: A Three Essay Dissertation, Shankar Prawesh
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The goal of this dissertation is to investigate the enabling role that agent based simulation plays in business and policy. The aforementioned issue has been addressed in this dissertation through three distinct, but related essays. The first essay is a literature review of different research applications of agent based simulation in various business disciplines, such as finance, economics, information systems, management, marketing and accounting. Various agent based simulation tools to develop computational models are discussed. The second essay uses an agent-based simulation approach to study important properties of the widely used most popular news recommender systems (NRS). This essay highlights …