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Dilemmas In The Accounting World: A Case-By-Case Solution Series, Guy Thornton
Dilemmas In The Accounting World: A Case-By-Case Solution Series, Guy Thornton
Honors Theses
This paper is a collection of case studies performed with different real-world numbers from various companies whose names have been changed for confidentiality reasons. The different cases examine financial statements from these companies, and each case has a different topic of accounting to examine and answer questions about. The only outside source I used to answer these questions came from the FASB Codification. While most of the answers are correct, some may be just opinionated based on the research I did with the Codification and outside knowledge from the classroom. I am thankful for the opportunity I had to work …
A Prediction Of Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Hilary Price
A Prediction Of Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Hilary Price
Honors Theses
This is a study of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The paper attempts to make a prediction of the ruling based on factors relevant to the Court's decision. I studied the facts of the case, the briefs submitted by petitioners and respondents, Supreme Court precedents, interpretive tests, amicus curiae briefs, and voting patterns of the Supreme Court Justices. Based on this information, I came to the conclusion that I believe the Court will issue a conservative ruling in favor of petitioners, Masterpiece Cakeshop.
A Collection Of Accounting Case Studies Analyzing Financial Reporting, Jessica Lee Pearson
A Collection Of Accounting Case Studies Analyzing Financial Reporting, Jessica Lee Pearson
Honors Theses
The following thesis contains a group of twelve accounting case studies that were completed between August 2016 and May 2017. The cases deal with a number of different accounting topics including depreciation, inventory valuation, formatting financial statements, the new revenue recognition standard, leases, using the Codification Research System, internal controls, stock-based compensation, and deferred income taxes. Each of these cases were picked to follow along with what was being taught in Intermediate Accounting at the time, and they were useful in building on the information I was already learning. The cases provided a different way of looking at each of …
Vengeance, Violence, And Vigilantism: An Exploration Of The 1891 Lynching Of Eleven Italian-Americans In New Orleans, Caitlin Kennedy
Vengeance, Violence, And Vigilantism: An Exploration Of The 1891 Lynching Of Eleven Italian-Americans In New Orleans, Caitlin Kennedy
Honors Theses
This thesis examines the 1891 lynching of Italian immigrants in New Orleans, the subsequent news coverage by the American Press, and how the lynching was memorialized. The Italians were killed because most of the city's whites blamed them for the assassination of the chief of police. The turbulent political arena and strict racial hierarchy of post-Reconstruction New Orleans was a precarious environment for Italian immigrants; the assassination of the police chief was a pretext for their lynching. This lynching soon became national news and took on different meanings to different groups of Americans. Throughout the past century the meaning of …
Studies Of Carbonaceous Materials Using Raman Spectroscopy, Cameron L. Smith
Studies Of Carbonaceous Materials Using Raman Spectroscopy, Cameron L. Smith
Honors Theses
Various carbonaceous materials including graphene, treated biochar, and C60 were studied using Raman spectroscopy with particular attention given to the treatment process and the Raman enhancement methods. Such studies that focus on the treatment process are useful in determining the extent to which the species was affected via shifts in the Raman peaks. Previous collaborations have proven successful when multiple samples were studied and analyzed. The attempt to create a novel Raman enhancement technique via combination of two previously recorded techniques was ultimately unsuccessful but further work is necessary.
Classifying #Metoo Hash-Tagged Tweets By Semantics To Understand The Extent Of Sexual Harassment, Claire Hubacek
Classifying #Metoo Hash-Tagged Tweets By Semantics To Understand The Extent Of Sexual Harassment, Claire Hubacek
Honors Theses
This thesis contains a program that will process tweets from Twitter that use the hashtag "#MeToo" and categorize them by their relevance to the movement, their stance on the movement, and the type of sexual harassment expressed (if applicable). Being able to work with a narrowed set of tweets belonging to a specific category creates the capacity to do more in-depth research and analysis, exploring Twitter as a special platform for discussing these sensitive topics and showing that this online space for expressing personal experiences has delivered unprecedented potential avenues of study. This thesis also contains research into additional solutions …
Design And Production Of A Um Photo Album, Daniel Kennedy, David Johnson
Design And Production Of A Um Photo Album, Daniel Kennedy, David Johnson
Honors Theses
The authors would like to thank all the CME faculty and staff that made this project possible. Without their commitment to the students and the program, projects like this one would never make if off the ground. The authors would like to extend special thanks to Richard Hairston who served as a technical advisor for the project. Special thanks also the CME professors Dr. Vaughn, Dr. McClurg, and Ms. Watanabe. Their guidance was invaluable when the team found itself deep in the weeds. Lastly the authors would like to thank their amazing team that made this idea come to life. …
The Mississippi Adequate Education Program: An Overview And Policy Proposal, Drew Douglas Hall
The Mississippi Adequate Education Program: An Overview And Policy Proposal, Drew Douglas Hall
Honors Theses
Historically, Mississippi is one of the lowest performing states when it comes to kindergarten-twelfth grade education. Mississippi also consistently has one of the lowest amounts of money dedicated to kindergarten-twelfth grade education. It has been suggested that there is a correlation between these two facts, but over the past twenty years, nothing has changed in the way that Mississippi funds education. The current model is written in the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, which allocates money to education based upon a per-year decision by the Mississippi Department of Education to take money from the general fund of the state's budget. This …
Lost Cause Textbooks: Civil War Education In The South From The 1890s To The 1920s, Earl King
Lost Cause Textbooks: Civil War Education In The South From The 1890s To The 1920s, Earl King
Honors Theses
This thesis analyzes the origins, creation and implementation of Lost Cause history textbooks in the South in the decades following the Civil War and Reconstruction. Directed by secondary source material relating to the topic, primary source materials—magazines, newspapers, board minutes, etc.— were explored to find evidence for the motives of rewriting a history of the Civil War more favorable to the former Confederate states. These motives included the positive reflection of former Confederates by future generations of white Southerners and the advancement of white supremacy in the Jim Crow era. Several textbooks from both northern and southern authors, published in …
Investigating University Students' Cultural Competency In Relation To Time Spent Abroad, Elizabeth Baylee Edwards
Investigating University Students' Cultural Competency In Relation To Time Spent Abroad, Elizabeth Baylee Edwards
Honors Theses
Background: The world is becoming increasingly interconnected through the globalization of economy, resources, and social interactions, creating an environment where individuals must be able to respect, understand, and work closely with people of different cultures. The purpose of this research was to investigate how traveling abroad affects university students' level of competency in five cultural dimensions. Methods: An electronic survey, designed to evaluate cultural competency, was distributed to 6,000 randomly selected undergraduate students in January, 2018. Descriptive statistics were used to demonstrate sample profiles. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to determine factors of competency dimensions for global mindedness. A …
The Path To Math: Analysis Of Student Mathematical Stories, Aurora D. Wallace
The Path To Math: Analysis Of Student Mathematical Stories, Aurora D. Wallace
Honors Theses
In this thesis, I address the issue of American students' dislike of mathematics. I explored this issue in two parts: distributing a survey to undergraduates of the University of Mississippi and then conducting interviews of students at the same university about their past feelings and emotions about mathematics. Interview data was analyzed and coded through Dedoose, a qualitative data program. Analysis of each interviewee's data set led to the establishment of different mathematical paths that students follow in their mathematics education. The five paths emerging from the data — Arrow, Improvement, Revelation, Sparkless, and Almost Revelation — provide a more …
Assembly Of A Protein-Based Hydrogel As A Vehicle For In Situ Drug Delivery, Austin Carroll
Assembly Of A Protein-Based Hydrogel As A Vehicle For In Situ Drug Delivery, Austin Carroll
Honors Theses
The goal of this work is to develop a self-assembling, protein-based gel to deliver drugs at the site of chronic inflammation. There are two engineered protomers that comprise the gel; calmodulin- and M13- are their critical components. Numerous enzymes have been shown to undergo calcium-dependent regulation by calmodulin, an intracellular protein highly resilient to its chemical environment. One of these enzymes, myosin light chain kinase, contains a remarkable 26 residue portion known as the M13 peptide that has been demonstrated to bind to calmodulin in the presence of calcium through hydrophobic interactions. Because the extracellular space in vivo constitutes an …
Case Analyses Of Accounting Concepts And Methodologies, Austin Garrett
Case Analyses Of Accounting Concepts And Methodologies, Austin Garrett
Honors Theses
As accounting majors in the Sally Barksdale Honors College at Ole Miss, students are offered an honors accounting course that involves weekly class meetings that allow them to satisfy the thesis requirement of the Honors College. Rather than attempting to write a traditional thesis while reporting to the dean during the spring internship, the Honors 420 Alternative Thesis Course allows students to complete twelve different case studies that are ultimately compiled into a final thesis. Each case is completed by using different methods of research and compilation. Research includes analyzing publications in the FASB codification, examining financial statements in cases …
Financial Reporting: The Application Of The Accounting Standards Codification, Katherine Camilleri
Financial Reporting: The Application Of The Accounting Standards Codification, Katherine Camilleri
Honors Theses
The following presents a series of case studies in various areas of financial reporting. The purpose of these case studies is to further understand the concepts found in the Accounting Standards Codification and see how they can be applied in the real world. Each study focused on a different area of financial accounting and the appropriate ways to account for transactions in a company's four financial statements: the Income Statement, the Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity, the Balance Sheet, and the Statement of Cash Flows. To understand the situations and transactions each case study presented, I called upon the …
Alternative Accounting Thesis: Special Topics, Kenneth Starling
Alternative Accounting Thesis: Special Topics, Kenneth Starling
Honors Theses
The following case studies represent the end result of my Accounting 420 class. The Patterson School of Accountancy provided an alternative thesis route that involved speakers from recruiters and case studies. While this thesis is the physical output on my year long course, the case studies do not close to encapsulating everything I learned in Dr. Dickinson's alternative thesis course. I was able to completely delve into the accounting topics. The loose structure of assignment allowed my classmates and myself to understand the cases much more completely as there were multiple approaches available.
Social And Emotional Learning And Its Implementation In A Standard 9th Grade English Language Arts Curriculum, Mary Kathryn Barry
Social And Emotional Learning And Its Implementation In A Standard 9th Grade English Language Arts Curriculum, Mary Kathryn Barry
Honors Theses
The basis of the thesis is to examine effective teacher practices through the research of social and emotional learning, examining both teacher behavior and best teaching practices and how these two influences impact students' reception of the curriculum. The literature review will be divided in three parts: a pedagogical overview, the importance of critical reflection for teachers, and how empathy, in partnership with other thinking operations and qualities of character, effect student's capacity to connect to the curriculum. Following the literature review is a curriculum design. This curriculum design serves to demonstrate an example of how social and emotional learning …
Purkinje Cell Morphology And Display Complexity In Manakins (Pipridae), Mary Harvey
Purkinje Cell Morphology And Display Complexity In Manakins (Pipridae), Mary Harvey
Honors Theses
Manakins are a suboscine, lekking bird of the tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America that perform complex mating displays shaped by sexual selection. The complexity of the mating display varies greatly across species of manakins. Some manakins only perform a limited number of different motor elements, whereas others have elaborate displays that consist of acrobatic movements and mechanical sound production. The complexity of these displays has been found to be positively related to brain weight, brain volume, arcopallium volume, body weight, and tarsus size but shows no relationship to the nucleus rotundus or nucleus taeniae. The volume …
Integrated Solution For Financial Analysis Case Studies, Nicole Park
Integrated Solution For Financial Analysis Case Studies, Nicole Park
Honors Theses
I completed an internship in the summer of 2017 with the same company, so I have a fairly concrete concept of what my full-time role will entail, specifically which skills will be helpful to me on the job. One of my cases during the summer internship involved determining the impact of a city's fiscal policies and resource allocation on city departmental performances to inform future budgetary decisions. I was able to locate the city's budget documents (usually between 100 and 200 pages) and financial statements and quickly find the numbers my team needed since I was familiar with the format …
A Quantitative And Analytical Study Of Accounting Principles, Logan Racine
A Quantitative And Analytical Study Of Accounting Principles, Logan Racine
Honors Theses
This thesis is dedicated to my dear parents, Todd and Kristen Racine, who have passionately devoted their lives to the education and betterment of our youth. Their work continues to inspire thousands of students, and I am just one of them. I would not be the student, friend, or man I have become today without them.
Perceptions Regarding Concussions In Collegiate Football At The University Of Mississippi, Madison Frerker
Perceptions Regarding Concussions In Collegiate Football At The University Of Mississippi, Madison Frerker
Honors Theses
Concussions are a form of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) that can occur from any force to the head or body that causes the brain to move within the skull. Concussions are common in the sport of football due to the highly physical nature of the sport, and injured athletes can experience a wide array of symptoms. Like other players participating with powerhouse football programs, those at the University of Mississippi are at risk of concussion throughout their collegiate career. Whether players and fans perceive the risks of concussion equally has not been previously studied. Considering the passionate history of …
Analyzing Students' Perception Of Their Writing Skills And The Effects Of 100-Level Writing Course Exemptions In The School Of Business Administration At The University Of Mississippi, Mary Kate Workman
Honors Theses
For my thesis I have conducted research in the area of writing skills developed in an undergraduate setting through first-year writing courses. After researching current scholarship on the writing skills of recent business graduates, student athletes, and students who have participated in high school Advanced Placement (AP) programs, I have isolated my research for students in the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi (UM). Additionally I researched individualized tutoring strategies for each of these groups. I conducted a brief survey using Qualtrics, an online anonymous survey platform. This survey was emailed to 2,000 randomly selected students in …
An Analysis Of Managerial Accounting And Corporate Reporting Practices, Matthew Mcinnis
An Analysis Of Managerial Accounting And Corporate Reporting Practices, Matthew Mcinnis
Honors Theses
This paper explores topics including financial accounting, financial reporting, FASB guidance, managerial accounting, and more. The paper is broken into twelve sections (cases) which are independent from one another. The topics are discussed using fictitious and real-world example companies and financial data. Development of analytical skills, technical proficiency, and an improved approach to a wide range of accounting problems were among the goals of this work and the class in which it was conducted. These goals were achieved by repeated guided analysis that followed the pace of the accounting education offered in the main courses in the Accountancy curriculum; the …
A Basic Understanding Of Accounting Principles: A Case-By-Case Study, Rachel Lee Prestwood
A Basic Understanding Of Accounting Principles: A Case-By-Case Study, Rachel Lee Prestwood
Honors Theses
To complete my thesis, the Patterson School of Accountancy and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors college created a special class just for accounting majors to complete their theses on time. This thesis is a collection of case studies illustrating many topics in the study of accounting. Each case study covers a different topic including the revenue cycle, leases, fraud, inventory classification, and much more. Data is presented in financial statements, tables, and in reports. Instead of covering one topic, the topics examined are all topics/issues an accountant could face throughout their career. An accountant has many different faces: financial advisor, …
Philosophies In Action: A Personal And Analytical Look Into Reflective Teaching, Ryley Blomberg
Philosophies In Action: A Personal And Analytical Look Into Reflective Teaching, Ryley Blomberg
Honors Theses
In this thesis, I will address the implementation of reflective teaching into everyday practice and how this reflective teaching impacts teacher actions and decisions in classrooms and schools. I engaged in reflective teaching for a semester of my student teaching practicum experience, focusing extensively on my philosophy of education, its evolution, and its implementation. Additionally, I interviewed in-service teachers at a rural Mississippi high school on how they engage in reflective practice and implement their philosophies into their teaching daily. The research from both the journals and interviews was uploaded into a qualitative data analysis software where it was analyzed, …
Brain Drain In Mississippi: Why Some Of The State's Best And Brightest Are Leaving, Savannah G. Smith
Brain Drain In Mississippi: Why Some Of The State's Best And Brightest Are Leaving, Savannah G. Smith
Honors Theses
This thesis is a collection of stories in which I explore some of the underlying reasons that the state of Mississippi is experiencing a large outmigration of educated, millennial citizens, known as Brain Drain. This project is not an academic paper nor is it an attempt to fix the problem of young Mississippians leaving the state but rather an examination of the situation written in journalistic fashion. It attempts to shine a light on an issue that has plagued the state for years and deserves attention. It includes stories about the social climate, economic opportunities, the state legislature, and profiles …
Healthcare Certificates Of Need In Mississippi: Policy Review And Recommendation, Seth Dickinson
Healthcare Certificates Of Need In Mississippi: Policy Review And Recommendation, Seth Dickinson
Honors Theses
Healthcare Certificates of Need, often abbreviated as CON, are public policies implemented across America with many intentions but the primary purpose of engaging the healthcare marketplace in a way that allows for government regulation and monitoring. Over time, states have created their own types of certificate of need policies while others have abandoned these types of policies all together. Mississippi is a member of the former group that has crafted its own type of policies geared towards enabling Certificates of Need. As the healthcare marketplace shifts across America, this research delves into the certificate of need policies of states with …
Active Shooters On Campus: Student Perceptions And Institutional Recommendations At The University Of Mississippi, Victoria Mulvey
Active Shooters On Campus: Student Perceptions And Institutional Recommendations At The University Of Mississippi, Victoria Mulvey
Honors Theses
This study was part of a larger survey that examined crime on a college campus, attitudes about crime on campus, and knowledge about crime on campus. The objective of this study in particular was to evaluate students' knowledge and perceptions about active shooters on campus, and how these factors are influenced by gender. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with current students at the Oxford Campus of the University of Mississippi (N = 482). We hypothesized that female participants would show lower confidence in their ability to respond to (self-efficacy), and higher perceived likelihood and fearfulness of an active shooter event. …
Case Studies Of Financial Accounting Theories And Techniques, Walter D. Kearney Iii
Case Studies Of Financial Accounting Theories And Techniques, Walter D. Kearney Iii
Honors Theses
The following thesis contains twelve case studies that cover an array of accounting topics and theories. Each case presents some type of accounting problem in a real world setting that is followed by analysis. The reasoning behind each case is supplemented by findings from the Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification, topics covered in intermediate accounting, and/or findings from Excel exercises. Each case provides a deeper and more complete understanding of a unique accounting technique or situation. For each case, some type of confirming information or reference is included. Every chapter within the thesis is independent of all others.
A Case Study On The Design And Optimization Of An Ethylbenzene Production Plant, William Grafton Peaster
A Case Study On The Design And Optimization Of An Ethylbenzene Production Plant, William Grafton Peaster
Honors Theses
This thesis will detail two goals of my capstone design project. The first goal is to simulate a given base case of a vapor phase reaction ethylbenzene production facility in PRO/II simulation software and discretely optimize the process in order to increase the profitability of the plant. The second goal is to develop a base case process flow diagram, stream tables, utility tables, and equipment tables for an ethylbenzene facility with liquid phase reactions. The base case simulation and optimization is a group task with my assigned group members in Ch E 451. The first part of this study looks …
Design And Analysis Of An Fmri-Compatible Vibrotactile Skin Stimulator, Jacob Skyler Azbell
Design And Analysis Of An Fmri-Compatible Vibrotactile Skin Stimulator, Jacob Skyler Azbell
Honors Theses
The purpose of this research project is to design a multi-purpose fMRI-compatible vibrotactile skin stimulator that can be used in varying felds of research so that a specifc design does not have to be built for each individual application. Throughout this project, several stimulator designs were produced, but the core idea for each was quite similar. In each design, a wire coil was wound on a exible plastic tape former. One point of each coil is fxed, and the opposite point provides stimulation. Each wire coil was placed in a constant magnetic feld, which provided a weaker version of the …