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Aged 220 Youth Conferences Course Workbook, Kenna Rae Sandberg

Agricultural Education and Communication

A sea of blue and gold covers the streets of downtown Fresno every April for the annual California FFA State Conference. The days are packed with recognition, motivational speakers, workshops, and experiences that will last a lifetime. FFA members attending have the privilege of participating in workshops presented by college students including Fresno State, Chico State, UC Davis, and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. These workshops are dedicated to helping develop premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. At Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, a class is offered every winter, specifically designed to help students create a workshop for the …

Creating The Foundation For A Startup: Design And Implementation Of A Database System For An Electrical Bicycle Rental Company, Alejandro Martinez

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

BoltAbout was started by 4 Cal Poly students, and their COO is a fellow Industrial Engineering student that I met during the first half of the senior project series class. He presented the project to me and I decided to work with him in developing this new database for his startup company. BoltAbout’s customer base is growing and current operations are not fit to meet the demand of a growing company. More specifically, their data management system can’t be used by all current employees to perform essential tasks such as rental processing, bicycle and equipment organization, and customer data analysis. …

The Civil Rights Movement At Cal Poly Compared To Other Universities Across The Nation, Brett Barcellos

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

At Cal Poly, demonstrations for the civil rights movement were not very common but when they were, they made headlines. The war in Vietnam far overshadowed the civil rights movement at Cal Poly due simply to its demographics at the time. The population at Cal Poly, as well as the surrounding areas, was lacking diversity, making the civil rights movement less of a priority for many. Perhaps if the civil rights movement was taken more seriously during its time of relevance, more African Americans would have became inclined to attend Cal Poly and get involved in what was happening. However, …

Blaming The Victims: The Telegram-Tribune And Mustang News’S Coverage Of The Disappearance Of Kristin Smart And The Murders Of Rachel Newhouse And Aundria Crawford, Jacquelyn Morris

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

The cases of Rachel Newhouse, Aundria Crawford, and Kristen Smart are vital in evaluating how the San Luis Obispo media—specifically, the San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo school newspaper, Mustang News—have treated cases of violence against women in the past. On a larger scale, looking at the cases of these three women will reveal how missing female college students were treated by the media in the 1990s and if this treatment has changed in recent years. In the cases of Kristin Smart and Aundria Crawford, the Telegram-Tribune followed the predominant trend of media outlets by …

How Cal Poly Athletics Maintained Success On The Chopping Block, Jenna Noce

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

In April of 1990, Cal Poly’s President Warren J. Baker and a handful of administrators decided that due to the athletics program’s $95,000 deficit during the 1988-89 fiscal year, a task force would be put together to help determine the future of sports at Cal Poly by a November 1990 deadline. President Baker would ultimately make the final decision when it came to the future of athletics, but he wanted input from members of the Cal Poly community. The task force was comprised of Mustang Booster members, executive directors of organizations such as the Cal Poly Foundation and university relations, …

Kcpr: Changes Through The Generations, Claire Ready

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

Since its first broadcast in 1968, 91.3 FM KCPR has been bringing Cal Poly students daily music and news from the comfort of their studio in the Graphic Arts building.Originally started by two students in their on-campus dorm room, KCPR has evolved to become a large scale, student-run production.This paper will examine the history of the station and how it has expanded and changed throughout its nearly fifty-year existence. Throughout its history, KCPR has offered students a unique opportunity to engage in Cal Poly’s “Learn by Doing” mission through their work in the station. Programming on the station has helped …

A Long, Slow March Toward Accessibility: Cal Poly’S Effort To Eliminate Barriers For Physically Disabled Students, Tyler Lopez

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

This paper examines Cal Poly’s response to the 1973 Rehabilitation Act in the decade that followed. Cal Poly’s response, while passionate, was still mediocre as compared with other campuses within the California State University system. Cal Poly’s efforts to create an accessible campus fall comfortably into the timeline implied by federal legislation and national trends, although the fact that 11 other California State Universities established organizations to provide services for disabled students shows that Cal Poly was far from a leader among its peers. This is not to say that Cal Poly’s response to the issue to disabled students was …

Graduate Internship Report In Agriculture Education- Mcfarland High School, Roobie Richards

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This report includes documentation required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at HMcFarland High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outlines the goals and objectives of the program, and provides an overview of McFarland High School, the agriculture program and the community.

Graduate Internship Report - Central Valley Christian, Kadie Calac

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This Graduate Internship Report for AgEd 539 includes an evaluation of the Twelve Quality Criteria used by the Agricultural Education Program at Central Valley Christian High School. The criteria is used for agriculture programs to obtain funding through the Agricultural Incentive Grant (AIG). Central Valley Christian does not qualify for AIG because it is a private school but the agriculture department still uses the criteria for guidance as they build the new FFA Chapter. In addition to an evaluation of the twelve criteria, a plan is included on how Central Valley Christian FFA conducted a promotional event to build the …

King City Ag Dept Comprehensive Plan Patrick Smith 2017, Patrick Smith

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

The curriculum had been organized and sequenced around agricultural career paths with clear performance standards leading students to entry-level employment, job advancement, entrepreneurship, advanced education and training and personal use. Instruction is performance-based and integrates academic knowledge and skills which reflect current and emerging technologies and practices in business and industry.

The King City High School Agriculture program consists of 4 FTE, offering course instruction in Ag Mechanics, Animal Science, Floriculture, Ag Sciences and Ag Business Management. Major Sequences are offered in two areas: Ag Mechanics and Ag Science. Every student at King City High School is required to complete …

Music Times: A Music Learning Game, Emily Woo

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Music Times is a two dimensional educational video game with the purpose of gamifying learning of musical concepts. It has elements of adventure and visual novel games, and incentivizes the player to learn music to explore new levels. It is developed in the Unity game engine, scripted in C#, and targeted for mobile devices. It has six working levels: three lesson levels and three corresponding challenge levels. Each level contains slight differences in visual and aural feel.

Technology And Urban Planning: Conditions, Market, And Guidelines, Carter Sandzimier

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Sexy Robots: A Perpetuation Of Patriarchy, Ashlyn Des Roches

Communication Studies

This feminist critique looks into the way that gender, specifically females, are portrayed in some of Hollywood's top films involving Artificial Intelligence: Blade Runner, Her, and Ex Machina. These movies work as a perpetuation of patriarchal ideologies while maintaining the objectification and hypersexuality of women as normalized behaviors. Additionally, while some forms of empowerment are conveyed, the features illustrate women merely on a spectrum of extreme behavior; due to Heuristics and Cultivation Theory, these misrepresentations can be associated with women outside the surrealist realm of the depicted artificially intelligent worlds.

Fluid Flow Characterization And In Silico Validation In A Rapid Prototyped Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model, Dean Thomas Wampler

Master's Theses

Aortic aneurysms are the 14^th leading cause of death in the United States. Annually, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) ruptures are responsible for 4500 deaths. There are another 45,000 repair procedures performed to prevent rupture, and of these approximately 1400 lead to deaths. With proper detection, the aneurysm may be treated using endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Understanding how the flow of the blood within the artery is affected by the aneurysm is important in determining the growth of the aneurysm, as well as how to properly treat the aneurysm. The goal of this project was to develop a physical construct …

The Effect Of Locus Of Control And Autonomy On Motivation In The Workplace, Kelley K. Nekota

Social Sciences

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of locus of control and autonomy on motivation in the workplace. A sample size of 414 employed individuals was obtained; however, only 243 individuals completed the questionnaire in its entirety over the course of one week. The survey included Rotter’s thirteen question scale on locus of control, and a variety of questions relevant to autonomy and motivation in the workplace. Gender, age, ethnicity, organization size, and hierarchy within the workplace were controlled for. The data showed a significant correlation between locus of control and motivation, independent of autonomy. Autonomy, too, …

The Varying Views Of Sexual Assault From Cal Poly's Campus Community, Kristen A. Tabone

Social Sciences

This paper examines the various opinions of members of Cal Poly’s community about sexual assault. Sexual assault has increasingly become a topic of discussion not only in the media, but on Cal Poly’s campus. This project shall focus on the views of students in varying grade levels and those associated with Greek Life, along with various members of the administration, including campus resource providers. A review of the literature suggests that while previous studies have gathered an abundance of data, more research studies need to be conducted to become fully aware of the scope of problems concerning sexual assaults. Through …

The Impact Of Online Marketing On A Small Business, Mia Musso

Graphic Communication

No abstract provided.

Reducing Partisan Bias In Political Reporting For A Better Informed Public, Emily Holland

Journalism

This study focused on bias in political journalism, attempting to find how political journalists today can improve the quality of their work for a better informed public. By collecting data from the literature currently available, gaps within said literature were found. Therefore, three experts within the relevant fields of political communications research, political journalism, and editing were asked the same questionnaire in an individual interview setting in order to resolve the unanswered questions. These interviews were used to further the information already available in the literature, while also attempting to fill in the research question gaps.

After the data was …

The Impact Of Walkability On Home Values: Findings From Neighborhoods In Three Bay Area Cities, Jonathan Turner

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Media Coverage On Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students Of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo And Its Surrounding Community, Melissa Eraclea Nuñez

Journalism

The following study focused on media coverage of the socioeconomically disadvantaged student population at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA and its immediate surrounding community. Specifically, this study pointed out the gaps in the existing coverage and it looked for ways to fill in those gaps. In additional to filling the gaps, the study emphasized the agenda-setting theory, to bring more awareness and understanding of the struggles and existence of the mentioned student demographic in a city most commonly known as an affluent and not so diverse area of California. To bring this awareness and understanding, four interviews were …

Athleta: How Innovation Can Work With Marketing, Francesca Schorer

Graphic Communication

The purpose of this study was to benchmark the branding methods utilized by the athletic wear brand, Athleta, as compared to its competitors in the athletic apparel industry. Once the benchmark methods have been identified, I would recommend that Athleta implement them into their current marketing channels. There was in-depth research done upon the overall industry environment that Athleta is operating in, recent trends and innovations done by their competitors, and the innovations that are being done by Athleta itself. There were also multiple interviews conducted with an Athleta employee to gain deeper insight into the brand as well as …

Romberg Tiburon Center (Rtc) Water Tank Alteration Proposals 2017, Thomas Fowler, Iv

Architecture

No abstract provided.

A Rhetorical Criticism Of Waiting For Superman, Jordan L. Baxter

Communication Studies

This project analyzes the documentary Waiting for Superman in order to better understand the rhetoric surrounding public education in America. I perform a close textual analysis of the documentary and explore the rhetorical strategies the film uses to persuade its audience. Through my analysis I argue that Waiting for Superman employs rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos to successfully characterize the public school system as a failing institution. This failure is largely blamed on teachers unions who are vilified throughout the film and shown to be preventing progressive reforms from passing. Lastly, through the use of identification Waiting for …

A Study Of Nature Versus Nurture While Diagnosing Anxiety Or Conduct Disorders In Adolescents, Austin Laura Schnur

Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Social Media On Public Consumption Of News, Journalism And Relationship Building In Public Relations, Heather E. Fissel

Journalism

This study presents information regarding the effects social media has had thus far on the consumption and understanding of news and current events in today’s society. It analyzes how social media has altered traditional news media and what literature predictions are for the future of the journalism profession. This study also presents information regarding how social media has affected public relations and the formation of relationships with stakeholders and publics. It analyzes what literature states on the subjects and takes a closer look at how technology has impacted journalism and public relations curriculum as well. Journalists are facing challenges because …

Transitioning College Media From Print Focused Business Models To Digitally Focused Business Models, Celina Oseguera

Journalism

The noticeable downturn in print advertising indicates a need for change in the news industry business model. College media is not immune to this decline and need for change. A change in business model calls for transitioning to an alternative system that does not primarily rely on print products and advertising — a digitally focused business model. Many college media organizations around the United States have started to pursue this type of model, changing the way they produce and present news in the process. Taking into account the state of print focused business models in the general and collegiate news …

Hitchride Ios App, Petar Georgiev

Computer Science and Software Engineering

HitchRide is a ride-sharing marketplace connecting regular people making similar trips so everyone benefits: the driver, the passenger, society and the environment. HitchRide allows participants to reduce their travel costs, meet new friends and conveniently reach their destination, all in a simple, satisfactory, and environmentally friendly way. We believe that we can make traveling truly enjoyable, one shared car ride at a time and help save the planet while we’re at it!

Application Of Argon Plasma Technology To Hydrophobic And Hydrophilic Microdroplet Generation In Pdms Microfluidic Devices, Brennan P. Graham

Master's Theses

Abstract Application of Argon Plasma Technology to Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Microdroplet Generation in PDMS Microfluidic Devices Brennan Graham Microfluidics has gained popularity over the last decade due to the ability to replace many large, expensive laboratory processes with small handheld chips with a higher throughput due to the small channel dimensions [1]. Droplet microfluidics is the field of fluid manipulation that takes advantage of two immiscible fluids to create droplets from the geometry of the microchannels. This project includes the design of a microfluidic device that applies the results of an argon plasma surface treatment to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to successfully …

Investigation Into Feasibility Of Off-Grid Small Dwelling In Slo County, Sam Labberton

Construction Management

The trend towards green, sustainable living has grown more and more in the housing industry each year since before the turn of the century; solar in the last decade alone has grown by 60% (http://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-industry-data). Living on a grid that runs on unclean sources of energy already has led us into an environmental disaster some call irreversible. This paper takes a detailed look into the feasibility of a small, off-grid, dwelling that utilizes modern technology in order to live more modestly. In conjunction with great advancements in solar technology along with energy storage such as deep cycle lead-acid batteries, on-site …

We Are All Noah: Tom Regan's Olive Branch To Religious Animal Ethics, Matthew C. Halteman

Between the Species

For the past thirty years, Tom Regan has bucked the trend among secular animal rights philosophers and spoken patiently and persistently to the best angels of religious ethics in a stream of publications that enjoins religious scholars, clergy, and lay people alike to rediscover the resources within their traditions for articulating and living out an animal ethics that is more consistent with their professed values of love, mercy, and justice. My aim in this article is to showcase some of the wealth of insight offered in this important but under-utilized archive of Regan’s work to those of us, religious or …