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Raj Soin College Of Business Newsletter - April 2019, Raj Soin College Of Business

Raj Soin College of Business Newsletter

A three page newsletter created by the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University documenting current affairs of the college.

Volume 54, Issue 21 - Monday, April 1, 2019, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Understanding The Development Of Honors Students’ Connections With Faculty, Shannon R. Dean

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Nearly 40% of full-time students enrolled at four-year institutions depart within the first year. Previous research has shown college students are more likely to graduate if they have meaningful interactions with faculty. Honors students provide unique perspectives because of their high levels of interaction with faculty, yet not much is known about how these connections develop. The purpose of this study was to understand how honors students develop connections with faculty. Six upper-division students were interviewed, and participants reflected on meaningful connections made with faculty during their first year. Two themes were identified as influential in developing connections: approachability of …

The Honors Beacon, Issue 15, Spring 2019, Honors Program At Minnesota State University, Mankato

Honors Beacon

Spring 2019 newsletter of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Writing & Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

• Writing and Linguistics faculty and students to present at CURIO symposium April 16

Implementation Of A Basic Exegetical And Hermeneutical Class For Students: To Interpret God’S Word Exegetically And Apply God’S Word Hermeneutically, Casey Whiteis

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

A course to use in student ministries that addresses the capabilities of students in being able to interpret and apply the Bible for themselves. The rationale for choosing this topic is that students are aging out of the student ministry without a basic understanding of how to read, interpret, and apply God’s Word for themselves. All too often, while attending the student ministry, students understand topics that relate to what they are experiencing in high school; however, are they receiving the tools required to continue applying God’s Word to their lives? Tools are provided to students that will guide them …

The Effectiveness Of Video Modeling With Video Feedback On A Given Piece For Mid-To-Late Elementary Piano Students, Huiyun Liang

Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of video modeling with video feedback for developing mid-to-late elementary piano students’ motor skills in learning the piece “Polka” by Dmitri Kabalevsky. The secondary purpose was to evaluate the benefits of this method for other aspects of performance and performance retention. Five (N=5) piano students, 8 to 9 years old, at mid-to-late elementary level were selected to participate in this study. The results of the study summarized the performance progress of four participants who demonstrated similar levels of technical and reading skills and completed the test requirements.

The full-scale …

Bridgr: An Ios Application For Organizing And Discussing Long-Distance Carpooling, Harrison Engoren, Erik Zorn

Senior Theses

Bridgr is an iOS application that facilitates long distance carpooling. This application allows drivers to post destinations on an interactable map so that they can be linked with students that need a ride to a location within close proximity of the posted destination. The riders and driver are linked in a common chat board where they can discuss ride details among themselves. The goal of Bridgr is to allow drivers to utilize extra space in their car in turn for fellowship and/or gas money.

The George-Anne Syllabus, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of A Global Education Program On The Critical Global Awareness Level Of Eighth Grade Students In A Rural School In South Carolina, Marina Mosneaguta

Theses and Dissertations

Over the past few years of teaching at a school district in a southeastern state, the researcher noticed that her students had become increasingly interested in various global topics. Students wanted to talk about world events and cultures around the world, but they had a limited understanding of their own roles as world citizens. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of global education program on the critical global awareness levels of eighth grade students at East Bridge Middle School. This researcher analyzed the effects of global education program on the critical global awareness level of eighth …

The Impact Of Individualized Structured Reading Intervention On High School Students In Special Education: An Action Research Study, Nikki Clark

Theses and Dissertations

Reading skills comprise the following three categories: decoding, fluency, and comprehension. All three of these skills are necessary for students to become successful readers in and out of academic settings. Many students in special education read far below their grade level; difficulty reading is particularly challenging for such students because, in addition to limiting academic success, under-developed reading skills compromise students’ academic and functional independence. This study aimed to examine how a structured, individualized reading intervention may help high school students in special education – students who have been diagnosed with one specific disability or a combination of approved disabilities …

The Impact Of Readers Theater On Fluency, Emily Suggs

Theses and Dissertations

This action research study describes a problem of practice derived from the identification of students in fifth-grade who lack reading skills to be classified fluent readers as identified by Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills-Next Edition Oral Reading Fluency (DIBELS Next ORF). This problem of practice led to the development of an action research study, which examined the impact of fluency instruction that used readers theater texts on students’ overall fluency performance.

Through a convergent mixed methods design, the study addressed three research questions that explored the impact of using readers theater texts on students’ overall fluency performance, the …

Spike(Ball)Ing Their Way To Victory, Erika Buiter

The Voice

No abstract provided.

A Research Proposal Investigating Career Readiness: Comparison Of College Students' Self-Perceptions In Four Soft Skills Desired By Employers, Claudia Milhano, Conrad Rhein, Kristina Ortiz, Chad Barr, Kristen Migliano

Student Publications and Presentations

Research shows currently there is a disparity of skills that employers look for in new college graduates and the skills that college students possess. Employers indicate there are specific soft skills that make new hires more valuable. For the purpose of this study, a skills gap is identified in four attributes sought by organizations. These specific skills are creativity, communication, teamwork and problem solving.

The study investigates students’ self perception of preparedness for the workplace specific to these soft skills. The developed data collection instrument will be distributed to all student athletes at Lynn University and a sample of non-student …

Are Promotional Packages Sent To Influencers Contributing To Increasing Levels Of Packaging Waste?, Lindsay Miller, Alanna L. Lecher

Student Publications and Presentations

Companies use the marketing strategy of sending out Press Release packages to Influencers on platforms such as YouTube and Instagram. Within these packages exist a specific brand’s new line or collection of products. For example, makeup companies send PR packages of their new range of foundation to select groups of beauty influencers in the online community. Boxes are typically packaged to be very appealing to the eye and inside include every shade of foundation in that new range. With the high rate of consumption, the ever-growing issue of packaging waste in the United States is increasing. The number of recycled …

How Grain Size Corresponds With Human Habitation, Cheree' Faulk, Sarah Hughes, April Watson, Alanna L. Lecher

Student Publications and Presentations

Humans have reacted to changes in their environment for millennia. Consequently, humans have modified their environment for just as long. This study sought to see if humans inhabited South Inlet Park in Boca Raton, FL because of improved environmental conditions, which would cause a natural change in grain size, or if the grain size shifted because humans inhabited the area. Two locations were picked at South Inlet Park for archaeological excavation. Sediment samples were collected during the excavation from different levels of the test units. Each individual sample was weighed when wet to measure the moisture concentration because this affects …

Assessing The Financial Practicality Of Leed, Paul Ristuccia, Alanna L. Lecher

Student Publications and Presentations

The impact of construction and maintaining existing buildings is a major contributor to climate change. A solution to mitigating these associated impacts is green building rating systems; one of the most widely used is Leader in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED). First introduced in 2009 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED is routinely updated based on user feedback and evolving industry standards. One flaw of this rating system are the additional costs of integration with construction projects and the certification process. This flaw moves LEED certification out of reach of low-budget projects; thus, this study’s goals include: 1) …

Exploring How Temperatures Impact Crime Rates In Virginia, Anne Myers, Alanna L. Lecher

Student Publications and Presentations

Since the 1800s researchers have been trying to connect possible relationships between temperature and crime rate. Multiple researchers have come up with different theories and explanations why crime increases in the summer versus the winter. This experiment is intended to see if local temperatures can impact crime rates. Crime rates in Virginia were used to test for a difference in crime rates in cold years and hot years. The coldest years (2015-2017) and the hottest years (2010-2012) were compared. In addition, another test was completed to test for a difference between summer and winter crime rates. The temperature data was …

How Humans Have Affected The Charcoal Content Of Sediment In A Barrier Island Environment In Boca Raton, Fl, Sarah Hughes, Cheree' Faulk, April Watson, Alanna L. Lecher

Student Publications and Presentations

Geoarchaeology is the collaboration of geology and archaeology to better understand archaeological sites and explain why or how processes are occurring. Geoarchaeology allows for scientific explanations into exploring what existed before, during and after human dwelling. One component of geoarchaeological testing is charcoal analysis. Learning about the fire history of an area is an important feature to investigating what life was like before the modern era. The goal for this study was to gain further data and knowledge on the human impacts to barrier island environments, with specific interest in South Florida. We hypothesized that humans moved into the barrier …

Examining The Effects Of Screen Size On Archaeological Data Collection, John Mcdowell, Jack Meyers, Alanna L. Lecher, April Watson

Student Publications and Presentations

Archaeology is the study of past artifacts such as bones, shell, or pottery, in order to construct hypotheses of past behaviors. Sediment is collected from sites through varying techniques including shovel tests and square units. The sediment is then sieved through a 1/4 inch mesh screen in order to differentiate any potential artifacts. While the ¼ inch screen is the standard, it holds the potential for data loss, as smaller artifacts can be lost due to the relatively large size of the holes in the sieve. This is particularly true in areas such as Florida, where sites often have middens, …

Personality Characteristics And Study Choices, Maxwell Casper, Melissa Lehman

Student Publications and Presentations

Personality is a widely studied topic in the field of Psychology, and one important area of research examines how personality affects people’s everyday lives. Though there are many models for studying personality, the Big Five model (McCrae & John, 1992), which includes the components Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism, has been established as a reliable and valid measure. Previous research has shown that personality influences effort in class, but little research has been published on how personality influences the way students study. Similarly, although research has demonstrated that personality may be related to leadership choices, there is …

Gender Differences In Agu Journals, Karen Gonzalez, Alanna L. Lecher

Student Publications and Presentations

Gender differences in the geoscience field have kept women away from equal opportunities and success. The current study addresses gender differences within journals published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). This organization is the largest geology society comprising 60,000 members, but only 20% are women. This study replicates another study performed in astronomy. The astronomy study measured the gender differences in the number of citations that each work from female and male authors have obtained. The findings showed that the gender differences decreased over time, but overall women receive 10% fewer citations than men. The current research seeks to discover …

Volume 54, Issue 20 - Monday, March 25, 2019, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Mfa Student To Show Film At Indie Grits Film Festival, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Zaire Love, a first-year student earning her MFA in Documentary Expression, applied for the Indie Grits grant in December and was awarded $1,000 to create a film about the rural south. Only nine people were chosen out of several applicants to receive this grant. This grant helped her extend her original one-minute film, TREES. "Being able to work with my granny while also making family memories have been awesome," Love said. The Indie Grits Film Festival, where Love will show the film and perform, is March 28-31 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Difficulties Facing The Academic Guidance Process In The College Of Education In Al-Muzahmiyya In Light Of Local And International Experiences, Munira Al-Otaibi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The topic of the study deals with the following: The most important difficulties and problems that hinder the activation of the academic counseling process at the Faculty of Education in Al-Mazahmiyyah, which are related to the academic counselor, the counseling relationship between the academic counselor and the student, the study plan, the academic schedule, and the registration procedures. The most prominent difficulties and problems are: poor communication between the counselors and their students, difficulty in communicating, high academic load of academic counselors, lack of real desire among many students and teachers to interact with the process of academic counseling, lack …

Volume 54, Issue 19 - Monday, March 18, 2019, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Idaho Administrative Law: A Primer For Students And Practitioners, Richard Henry Seamon

Idaho Law Review

No abstract provided.

Volume 54, Issue 18 - Monday, March 11, 2019, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Influence Of Female Creative Directors On Women Entering Advertising, Rachel Long

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

In 2012, only 3 percent of creative directors in advertising were women. Today that ratio has reached more than 11 percent and is on the rise in hopes to reach 50 percent. This ascent has been encouraging for me personally; I would love to take part in a movement for greater diversity in the industry, and I feel fortunate and thankful for the women who got it started half a century ago. But beyond the women leading the ad industry, how is this rise helping young women preparing to become creatives and project managers? How does this movement translate beyond …

Law School News: A Spring Break That Teaches - And Gives Back 03/11/2019, Edward Fitzpatrick

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.