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Fundamentals Of Speech, Steelman Library, Wade B. Mumm

Syllabus Repository

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Radio Production, Steelman Library, Wade B. Mumm

Syllabus Repository

No abstract provided.

Deposition Of Calcium Carbonate In Karst Caves: Role Of Bacteria In Stiffe's Cave, Claudia Ercole, Paola Cacchio, Giorgio Cappuccio, Aldo Lepidi

International Journal of Speleology

Bacteria make a significant contribution to the accumulation of carbonate in severa! natural habitats where large amounts of carbonates are deposited. However, the role played by microbial communities in speleothem formation (stalactites, stalagmites etc.) in caves is still unclear. In bacteria carbonate is formed by autotrophic pathways, which deplete CO₂ from the environment, and by heterotrophic pathways, leading to active or passive precipitation. We isolated cultivable heterotrophic microbial strains, able to induce CaCO₃ precipitation in vitro, from samples taken from speleothems in the galleries of Stiffe’s cave, L’Aquila, Italy. We found a large number of bacteria in the …

Development Of A Diagnostic Assessment System To Improve The Motn Ation Of Admitted Students To Matriculate Into The Nursing Program At D’Youville College, Francis R. Dunphy

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Forensic Science Associates (FSA) is a Virginia law enforcement training school. The problem is that FSA wishes to expand! the scope of its operation and! sees opportunities in training international police. Currently it does not have a program for such training. The purpose of this project was to develop a plan to offer courses designed to be attractive, useful, and contemporary, to train international police educators at FSA.

There were four research questions for this project First, "What are the training needs of international law enforcement agencies that FSA could provide for effectively?" Second, "What are the appropriate elements to …

Enhancing School Climate To Improve Teacher And Student Morale: An Ethnographic Study, Mark Register

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Through an ethnographic process, the researcher sought an enhanced school climate that would result in improved morale among teachers and students at Sacred Heart School. The opportunity provided was to take the school beyond the level of solid and move it toward the status of being regarded as a major private educational institution.

Data were obtained for this project through surveys and personal interviews of faculty members, parents, students, and alumni in the attempt to describe past and current school climate and culture accurately. School archives were researched to gain further information concerning the philosophical foundation on which this institution …

Development Of A Teacher Pre-Service Education Program Emphasizing The Needs Of The Public Schools For The 21 St Century, Sandra K. Vance

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Numerous issues will be important regarding education in the years ahead. Few issues, however, will be as important as the need to improve secondary education to prepare students to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. This project was ( a) to create a secondary school curriculum that would effectively address the needs of students in 2010 and (b) to develop a preservice teacher education program, an induction program and a staff development program based on the curriculum identified in the research to better assist teachers in preparing secondary school students to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

This …

Comparison Of Reading Levels Of Students In A Computer Assisted Instructional Reading Program To Students In A Traditional Reading Program, Raquel Chin

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem for this study was no available data documenting the impact of the computer assisted instruction (CAI) program on the reading levels of students in Pines Middle School's eighth grade reading program. Previous studies have suggested that students in CAI reading programs do increase their reading levels.

The research question for this study was "Will students participating in the computer assisted instruction reading program achieve significantly higher reading levels, as determined by the STAR assessment, than students instructed in the traditional reading program?" The quasi-experimental research methodology was applied because the investigator compared treatment effects in a setting that …

Development Of A Diagnostic Assessment System To Improve The Motn Ation Of Admitted Students To Matriculate Into The Nursing Program At D’Youville College, Melanie S. Macneil

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Enrollment in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at D'Youville College is below expectations. Although the decline in application rate reflects a national and international trend, the matriculation rate needs to improve. Without adequate numbers of matriculated nursing students at D 'Youville, the nursing program faces closure.

The purpose of this project was to develop a diagnostic assessment system to improve the motivation of admitted students to matriculate into the nursing program at D'Youville College. The research questions concerned information in the literature about motivation to matriculate by students in nursing programs, the specific content and design for …

The Development Of A Training Program On The Clinical And Forensic Management Of Victims Of Intentional Injuries For Emergency Services Health-Care Providers, Jo Ann H. Dawson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem under investigation in this applied dissertation project was that improper evidence collection during the evaluation of patients with intentional injuries often resulted in the inability to support legal conviction. The purpose of the project was to develop a model-training program that would assist emergency services providers to intervene and evaluate victims of intentional injuries.

The following six research questions were addressed in this study:

1. What principles of patient care and forensic science should be taught to emergency services health-care providers to intervene with victims of intentional trauma?

2. How can emergency services health professionals ensure appropriate documentation …

Development Of A Strategic Plan To Integrate Leadership And Management Concepts Throughout Frankford Hospital School Of Nursing Curriculum With Plans For Implementation And Evaluation, Jo Ann Runewicz

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem is that a gap exists between the Frankford Hospital School of Nursing (FHSN) curriculum design, increased National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) passing standards, and the revised NCLEX-RN examination that has integrated leadership and management concepts. The FHSN curriculum design does not adequately prepare students to address leadership and management concepts that are being tested on the NCLEX-RN.

The purpose of this project was to develop a strategic plan to integrate leadership and management concepts throughout the FHSN curriculum. A plan for implementation and evaluation was also developed. The following five research questions were addressed: (1) …

Development Of A Mul Tl-Media Course On The World Wide Web For Orientation Of Registered Nurses To Transcultural Concepts, Sandra L. Bassendowski

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

International Services, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST), offers educational and work opportunities to nursing students and faculty. These opportunities are in developing countries and require individuals with skills and knowledge in transcultural nursing. Currently, there is no formal orientation course available as preparation for international assignments. The problem is that nursing students and faculty are not provided with a standard level of orientation prior to working in developing countries.

The purpose of this study was to determine the competencies needed by nursing students and faculty to work in other countries and to develop an online orientation course …

Development Of A Pediatric Specialization Track In The Occupational Therapy Program At College Misericordia, Lalit J. Shah

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem under investigation was that there were no classes offered that culminated into a specialization track in the occupational therapy (OT) curriculum. The purpose of this applied dissertation project was to develop a specialization track in pediatrics in OT curriculum at College Misericordia that would provide students with multiple options to complete their educational requirements and also provide specialized training.

There were four research questions for this study: ''What are the advantages of a specialization in pediatrics at College Misericordia?" "What are appropriate components to be included in the development of a specialization program in pediatrics at College Misericordia?" …

The Use Of Cooperative Learning Strategies To Effect Changes In The Level Of Participation In Social Studies Option Classes Of Pre-Service Teachers, D. Norma Fisher

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this applied dissertation was to involve pre-service teachers who took courses in the Social Studies Option, in a program of cooperative learning activities in an effort to increase their participation in the learning process. The library and other resources that were needed to facilitate students' independent learning were inadequate. The students relied on note-taking from lectures, and those notes were repeated in written assignments and also memorized and repeated in written examinations. Although Internet linked computers were available; they were inadequate to meet the needs of the college community. Twenty-five Social Studies Option Students were able to …

Stanford Nurses' Strike: A Case Study Of Negotiation, Mediation, And Conciliation In A Health Care Labor Dispute, Debra Gerardi

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Moral Panic About Raves: Newspaper Transmission And Legislation, Joel Mitchell

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

The mass media identify raves as the exclusive setting for consuming ecstasy. Ecstasy is a variety of compounds mimicking the effects of MDMA. Since ecstasy is an illegal drug often consumed at raves, moral entrepreneurs have defined raves as a threat to children and public safety. Moral entrepreneurs have mobilized to prohibit raves using legislation. I hypothesize that claims-makers have constructed in textual mass media the moral panic about raves, which resulted in legislation that was approved by moral entrepreneurs to control raves. I employed two separate studies using quantitative and qualitative methodologies to test the moral panic theory. In …

Securities Fraud In Cyberspace: Reaching The Outer Limits Of The Federal Securities Laws, Constance Z. Wagner

All Faculty Scholarship

This article discusses the increasing use of the Internet for securities transactions, the growth of securitiesfraud perpetrated through that medium and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) enforcement program initiated to combat it. The author critiques the position taken by the SEC that the existing anti-fraudprovisions of the federal securities laws can be stretched to cover Internet fraud. Using an enforcement action brought by the SEC against an online stock trading guru named Tokyo Joe as an example of the confused jurisprudence that results when pre-cyberspace law is applied to securities fraud in cyberspace, the author proposes a different regulatory …

Dreading The Whirlwind Intertextuality And The Use Of The Old Testament In Revelation / Jon Paulien., Jon Paulien

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.