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How To Reduce Employee Injuries, Jeannie Lyn Onaindia

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This MDS Capstone Project’s purpose is to bring forth knowledge, various resources, and different perspectives to help reduce employee injuries at Bettencourt & Crossbred Dairies. I chose this project because I was interested in understanding why there had been a steady increase in employee injuries on the dairy farms. In addition, I wanted to explore which departments and locations had increased employee work-related injuries and understand the dynamics surrounding these findings. The conclusion from my research was a need to increase safety awareness across all departments and provide educational information for accident prevention. Along with this information, there was a …

Shedding Light With Trees, Mark D. Homme

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This multidisciplinary capstone project focuses on education of the benefits of trees to incentivize the planting of trees at stakeholder homes or businesses. The approach of taking individual action to address a large-scale issue is also highlighted as a qualitative aspect of the capstone. The goal of the project is to understand the benefits of trees, plant more trees and to utilize the approach taken to address other large-scale issues in the future.

Global warming is a complex worldwide problem. The scope of the issue can be paralyzing, stymieing individual action. Tainter (2000, p 6) discusses our general aversion to …

Sharepoint Site To Create Efficiencies, Stephanie G. Velasquez

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

A project related to improving processes and efficiencies for a sales leadership team.

An Interactive Guide To Wine, Crista Miller

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

A manuscript for an interactive book regarding wine tasting.

Improving The Service Desk, Tyler Scott Lee

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This project involved learning the ins and outs of my companies services desk processes. With these processes clearly defined a plan was laid out on how to better improve the service desk and increase productivity of agents taking calls with customers.

Breaking Down Language Barriers: English Language Development Of First Year Refugee Students In Idaho, Ashley N. Badostain

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This project focuses on one approach to offering assistance toward refugee and immigrant families during the process of resettlement in their new environment and building their future. Refugees and immigrants face many challenges during their resettlement process including prejudice from their receiving community, cultural barriers, and language barriers. This incoming community deserves the support of the receiving community from one human to another. This approach focuses on providing assistance in the English language development of refugee high school students to reduce the amount of stress and pressure that comes with navigating language barriers in everyday activities.

Bells For Bikes: Reducing Multi-User Conflict On Boise Trails, Kyle R. Davis

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This Capstone Project is an effort to improve social perceptions toward mountain bikers and reduce multi user conflict through a social bridge building initiative which will donate bells to the local mountain bikers in Boise Idaho. It began with outreach to stakeholders to identify shared values and create a shared vision for how to approach these problems using donated bells. A fundraiser was started which could be advertised through social media by the stakeholders. In the spring of 2022 bells will be distributed directly to mountain bikers encountered on the trails by the Ridge to Rivers Rangers. The method of …

Integrative Solutions To A Common Problem, Jacob Steele

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This project was about eliminating a potentially dangerous and costly problem in my neighborhood. Rodent infestation had destroyed my yard as well those of two close neighbors. Holes and tunnels were hazards to us and our animals, while also damaging our sprinkler systems and being aesthetically displeasing. The project utilized new research and traditional methods to provide an ethical preventative and eradicative method of rodent removal. The stakeholders’ attitudes regarding their property, safety, and pest itself, were all considered to come up with the best solution possible for our situation. No rodent was caught but mitigation of any future problems, …

Maintaining Motivation, Abu Kigab

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This poster presents findings from a survey given to Boise State students to gain insights on motivation and its decline during college.

Handbook Development, Nick E. Archibald

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This essay details the development of a new teacher training manual for a student-led school of popular music. One draft of the manual is finished and plans for a second draft are laid out.

Building A Record Label Website In An Evolving Music Industry, Zachary Mouton

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

The basis of my capstone project is to build a website for my record label Play-Yah Records. My major focus for the website is to find more options for monetization for the bands on the label. During the process I conducted research on NFT’s, music licensing, website construction, logo design, and made-to-order merchandise. I am excited about what I have learned in this project and I can’t wait to share it with you.

Intervention Programs Targeting High-School Retention Rates, Genevive C. Poynter

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Intervention programs greatly impact the retention rate of high school students. Characteristics of students who drop out of high school can be assessed and provide necessary information to assist in implementing intervention programs that target those same characteristics, improving retention rates of at-risk students. “A large body of research indicates that students from particular backgrounds or who possess particular characteristics are more likely to drop out than others.” (Stanley & Plucker, 2008, 1) Students must feel like they belong, having solid relationships within their community, school, teachers, and peers. Students must feel that their education is relevant in one or …

Weed Infestation: A Service Learning Capstone Project, Catherine T. Clemens

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Infestation of weeds can be most upsetting to anyone who finds themselves dealing with them. Whether they are in your garden, lawn, or you pass by them thinking they are a pretty flower, weeds definitely make their appearance in most places. For ranchers, weeds can take a huge toll on them and their operation. Since I live on a ranch it was only fit for me to create a project that would not only benefit myself and other ranchers in the Harney County community. My project was about the importance of weed control. It is a huge part of ranching …

Internal College Of Engineering Expense Distribution Report Instructions, Angela Engebritson

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

When creating an instructional document, you will end up with a detailed record that outlines a step-by-step process resulting from all the of your trials and knowledge you experienced during that undertaking. I found that I learned more about myself during this process than I did about the results of activity itself. I will no longer look at training resources the same. This simple document, which could range between one page to hundreds of pages is the result of someone’s experiences. What the document doesn’t tell you is that someone most likely spent hours of research, hundreds of actions, or …

Leading From The Back Of The Pack, Cali A. Rasmussen

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Can a project be considered a success even if you do not necessarily meet the goals you had originally established for the project? The beginning of any project is filled with optimism and excitement for the possibilities of the future and the potential outcome. Through the course of the past 13 weeks I saw success, but not necessarily in the quantifiable areas in which I had thought I would be successful. However, the impact of this project will be felt hopefully for years to come and for myself, the lessons learned will certainly stay with me as I prepare for …

Helping Student Athletes Succeed After Sports Through Workshops, Marcus L. Shaver Jr.

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Being a student athlete myself, I found this project would not only benefit me but would benefit my current teammates. What I have noticed is missing in the world of a student athlete is financial literacy programs and what to do after sports whether you make it professionally or not. Using my Capstone Project, I will be using an Innovative approach, emotional intelligence, and creative thinking broken down through workshops to help my fellow student athletes. I am going to meet with many professional contacts in the fields of finance and career-planning. This will go along with researching peer-reviewed sources …

Code Gray Response Team, Charlie A. Brizzee

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This video presentation addresses the declining feeling of safety by frontline clinical staff due to the recent escalation of combative patients and workplace violence in the healthcare setting, identified through Emotional intelligence and the approach created to address it. This project was crafted as an innovative and creative approach to addressing the issue in the clinical setting without adding additional staff or additional expense to the organization. Additionally, the approach had to be innovative and creative as the author does not own the current process, and knowing to receive stakeholder acceptance, the ownership had to remain with the current stakeholder. …

Stronger Together: Type 1 Diabetes & Military Personnel, David C. Robarge

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Details the final Capstone project for MDS 495. Purpose of the project was to start a support group for military members who are Type 1 Diabetics (late onset).

Equine Assisted Therapy For Veterans, Nicole M. Krum

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Equine-assisted activities and therapy have been proven to be highly effective in assisting veterans with mental health conditions. This project aimed to provide information and resources about these services to Treasure Valley veterans. In order to do this, an in-person open-house was hosted, to connect veterans to equine therapy. By completing this project, it can be asserted that there is a general lack of accessible and affordable services.

Helping Homeless Veterans, Robert E. Kelley

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This project is base on me communicating to homeless veterans and passing on research based on my own research on how to connect with them and be able to get them resources to get help. I attempted to gain the trust through conversations and story telling to allow them to feel comfortable with me enough for them to trust me in sharing information about how to get help to get back in the community.

Updating Hp’S Sales Proposal Documents, Cody P. White

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

My capstone project focused on updating out-of-date proposal documents for my current employer, HP Inc. These proposal documents are delivered to each potential customer that is interested in signing up for our managed print services offering. These documents are a key selling tool for the program benefits but in their current format, they are lacking in up-to-date information and contain spelling and grammatical errors. The capstone focuses on the work completed by the stakeholders that are the most affected by the success of these documents.

Digital Marketing For Dance: Strategies, Analysis, And Discussion, Cydney Covert

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This paper explores the importance of multiple factors in the digital marketing of dance organizations. Idaho's only professional ballet company, Ballet Idaho, is used as a case study to determine which marketing strategies are the most beneficial. Cross-referencing tactics from other dance organizations, this research aims to determine how companies can market their more abstract performances, include dancer perspectives in their content, and take advantage of peripheral cities in order to increase their audience-base.

Feminine Hygiene Kits For Girls/Women Worldwide, Deseret Lauree Lazarte

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Through research and personal experience I found that there is a disparity for girls and women throughout the world when it comes to a natural occurrence for females, called menstruation. For the sake of brevity, I will use the general term “girls” though I mean to include women, also. In many countries girls don’t understand this monthly feminine process and don’t have the proper equipment to use. In many countries girls are taught wives’ tales on why women menstruate. Because of this they perpetuate the falsehoods to their girls and this leads to insecurities and shame. They also do not …

Idaho’S Food & Beverage Service: Creating Meaning In An Unstable Industry Following The Covid-19 Pandemic, Leah J. True

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

The contents of this cumulative educational project will highlight some of the major ongoing systemic problems within the service industry in right-to-work states like Idaho using my own company (a locally owned small business) as a case study. It will also highlight some major concerns of workers within my company specifically regarding employee benefits, compensation, health risks, and wellbeing of workers, and some of the steps my company is currently taking or has taken recently to address those concerns. Additionally, it will explain the methodology, process, and results of an event that I organized in partnership with my company’s management …

Serving Synergy: A Service-Learning Capstone, Rochelle A. Wright

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

For my capstone project I chose to work with the non-profit organization Women’s and Children's Alliance in Boise, Idaho. I worked with the community to provide much needed items. In order to collect donations I reached out to the community and received so much support that we were able to provide help to two other non-profit organizations the City of Lights, and Dress for Success. I was able to help organize my community to come together and provide a service to the more vulnerable in our community.

Working With The Unknown, Nicole Lee Jones

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

My capstone project consists of developing my personal skills and knowledge when working with children with special needs, specifically Autism Spectrum Disorder. I provide some insight and background knowledge the reader will need to know. Then this capstone will showcase the most important findings of my research and how I applied it while caring for these children. It will also consider the perspectives of key stakeholders and how they benefit from this research. To conclude I will relish my findings of what worked and how my innovative approach helped others.

Creating An Inclusive Culture Guide: A Guide For Leaders & Employees, Cher Broxson

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Creating an Inclusive Culture Guide is an authentic and customized outline for what an inclusive culture is, the data, the why and the call to action. This guide is simple, easy to read and uses real employee feedback in different titles and geographic locations to enable people to practice and utilize with no pre-work. This guide when used will help increase employee productivity, innovation and benefit the company by exceeding financial targets.

Teen Outreach Program Activity, Savannah A. Sehenuk

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This project outlines research and first hand accounts from non-profit organizations and teens and young adults both in and out of the system. Using this research, I have created a sample event in order to aid in getting more teens involved in outreach programs that will help with both life skills and having fun and responsible peer groups to aid in development.

Improving The Employee Learning Experience, Kristin I. Schilz

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This presentation represents my capstone project of improving the employee learning experience within our LMS.

Making Connections: Marketing Ideas For Interpreters, Steve Mcdermott

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

There is a need for skilled interpreters to meet the needs of the increasingly diverse communities. Many get into the field of interpretation and translation in order to assist those with language barriers, as well as earn a living for themselves. The interpreters get into the field not realizing that to succeed they also need an entrepreneurial spirit. These entrepreneurial linguists are classified as independent contractors, as such they are responsible for the business aspects of their livelihood. This includes marketing themselves in order to grow their client base. Marketing can be a daunting task in itself. In speaking with …