Browsing Master's Theses--UW-Whitewater by Title
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A bird can not set my agenda : the role of source types on credibility in agenda setting on Twitter
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-12)The literature on McCombs and Shaw's 1972 theory of agenda setting has a robust history with over 425 empirical studies as of McCombs and Reynolds 2009 review. The rise of social media has allowed scholarship on agenda ... -
The blending of standard English with African American ebonics : accommodating to each other
(2011)This study investigates the perception of speaking Ebonics in situations in a classroom, at work and at an informal social event. Using communication accommodation theory, this investigation into African American communication ... -
Building an intuitive and friendly data collection framework to analyze human factors involved in software development
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-04-30)Despite the most important aspect of software products being the people who design them, the research literature concerning the people in question is somewhat sparse and limited. The research that currently exists, while ... -
Casino establishment, effects on income and unemployment : evidence from New York State
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-02)Using New York State Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) data from 2005 through 2011, I estimate the effects of casino establishment, and having casinos in surrounding PUMAs on per capita income and percentage unemployed. ... -
Censoring the Filthy Fifteen : the rise of the music rating system in America
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-05)This research paper will analyze lyrics used as examples for justification of a music rating system in the 1985 Record Labeling U.S. Senate Hearing. The study contributes an important component to the field of censorship ... -
Characteristics of employee-initiated complaint inspections occurring in Wisconsin
(2009-05-20)To ensure that U.S. employers protect employees from occupational hazards, OSHA is authorized to conduct workplace inspections. Employees have the legal right to initiate an OSHA inspection predicated on occupational ... -
Cognitive dissonance theory and alcohol awareness messages : college student reactions
(2008-09-02)College students spend more money on alcohol than they do on books, coffee, tea, juice and soda, combined (Wechsler & Wuerthrich, 2002). Recent studies have shown that binge drinking rates range from 34 to 44% of college ... -
Cohort racial composition: the impact on student achievement
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-04)I examine the effect racial composition of a classroom has on student achievement. Utilizing a first differencing approach to perform adjacent cohort-to-cohort comparisons, I can allow for randomness of births within a ... -
College choices among African American students
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-06)Since the Brown v. Board of education case of 1954, college and university choices for African American students have expanded from just historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to that of predominately white ... -
College choices among African American students
(2012)Since the Brown vs. Board of Education case of 1954, college and university choices for African American students have expanded from just historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to that of predominately white ... -
College students' perception of self-disclosure in the student-instructor relationship
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2007-12-10)A communication construct that relates to student-instructor interaction, both inside and outside of the classroom environment, is self-disclosure. Self-disclosure occurs when an individual tells another individual about ... -
A cost efficiency analysis of local commercial banks in Taiwan
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2015-12-20)This study uses a Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model to evaluate the relative cost efficiency of each local commercial bank in Taiwan. The data was available through the website of Taiwan’s Banking Bureau and Financial ... -
Creatine and other nutritional supplements : issues for young athletes
(2011)Never before in the history of American sport has there been such a demand to win and such an expectation to excel. This demand has led many young athletes to experiment with creatine and other nutritional supplements. ... -
Creatine and other nutritional supplements: issues for young athletes
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2011-11-30)Never before in the history of American sport has there been such a demand to win and such an expectation to excel. This demand has led many young athletes to experiment with creatine and other nutritional supplements. ... -
Cross cultural interactions of international students
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-05-08)The purpose of this study was to explore the cross cultural interactions of international students in college, and how those cross cultural interactions affect them as students. Specifically, this study focused on the ways ... -
Cross cultural interactions of international students
(2012)The purpose of this study was to explore the cross cultural interactions of international students in college, and how those cross cultural interactions affect them as students. Specifically, this study focused on the ways ... -
Deep learning for musical form: recognition and analysis
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2022-04)Musical form analysis is a rigorous task that frequently challenges the expertise of human analysts and signal processing algorithms alike. While numerous systems have been proposed to perform the tasks of musical segmentation, ... -
The development of an assessment tool to gather evidence and evaluate the progress of performance skills of students in the Edgerton High School Band
(2005-04-30)Because of the block schedule and the lack of certain basic music skills among the incoming band students at Edgerton High School, it is necessary to create a system to help students establish their basic performance skills. ... -
Differences in maximal exercise during running and cycling as a function of mode of exercise for training and competition
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2014-06-16)The purpose of this research project was to compare maximal exercise during running and cycling in athletes who train and compete in running, athletes who train and compete in cycling, and athletes who train and compete ... -
Does the population planning policy in China affects fertility as the policymakers expected?
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-07)China’s implementation of the One Child Policy created a setting where households were compelled to reduce family size. Traditional economic theory clearly predicts reductions in fertility will drive households to pursue ...