Browsing UW-Stout Masters Thesis Collection - Plan A by Title
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The recruitment and assessment process implemented by Workforce Resource, Inc.
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2000)The purpose of this research was to determine the efficacy of the tools employed by Workforce Resource, Inc. to assist Andersen Corporation's Menomonie facility in the hiring of their production associates. Workforce ... -
The Relationship Between Orthorexic Behaviors and Attitudes and Gender, BMI, and Academic Major among First-Year University Students
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)University students are at risk for disordered eating patterns. Specifically, university students have a high prevalence of orthorexic behaviors and attitudes (ONBA); however, screening is difficult for orthorexia nervosa ... -
The Relationship between Physical Activity and Academic Procrastination among College Students
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-09-15)Physical activity and academic procrastination are two common behaviors many college students maintain and control. This study examined the relationship between students’ reported physical activity and academic ... -
Religion in the Workplace
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)This study examines the relationship between individuals’ religiosity, morality, and their views on religion in the workplace. Individuals identifying as atheist or agnostic demonstrated different responses to the Moral ... -
A review of literature in support of the use of service-learning methodology in middle school eduction
(2009)This literature review examines service-learning instruction in middle school. The literature addresses the characteristics of quality service-learning methodology. Academic and personal benefits for middle school students ... -
Revising theory: a universal framework for the comprehensive editing of technical communications
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2017)Technical editing is an important process in the development of technical materials. Through an analysis of technical editing, two independent dichotomies are revealed: visual versus textual and specialized versus general. ... -
Rewards Systems, Negotiation, and the Wage Gap
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-12-19)This study examined the gender differences for preference towards various rewards systems offered by employers and salary expectations. A random sample of undergraduate and graduate students from the University of ... -
The role of collectivism/individualism and job autonomy on job burnout in Thailand
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)The current study was conducted to investigate 1) whether the cultural orientation (collectivistic and individualistic orientation) predicts need for job autonomy among Thais employees, and 2) whether the influence of ... -
The role of information technology education within the current secondary level information communication technology education program in Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)This mixed methods descriptive study looks to answer the following research questions in regard to secondary education: 1) aside from general business and marketing skills, what Information Communication Technology (ICT) ... -
Rural Midwest community case studies in retail tourism: identifying community appeal and satisfying visitor needs
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 1999)Retail tourism development and success is a function of several factors. Prospective and active Tourism Destination Areas (TDAs) need to assess their visitor drawing potential, including both the natural and human resources ... -
Scientific method for determining cooling time in injection molding using infrared thermography
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2020)Injection molders face confusion regarding accurately determining the required cooling time to produce quality parts. Many methods exist to estimate cooling time, but disagreement among results and fundamental flaws create ... -
Shelf Life Evaluation/Prediction of a High Fat/Sugar and a Low Fat/Sugar Ready to Eat Breakfast Cereal in Standard Packaging and Various Size Airtight Plastic Containers using the Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer (GAB) Model
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-01-17)Packaging is an important component for storage and extension of shelf life of a food product. The objective of this study was to evaluate/predict the shelf life of a high fat/sugar (A) and a low fat/sugar (B) RTE breakfast ... -
Situational Awareness and Emergency Preparedness for K-12 Illinois Educators: A Continuing Education Curriculum Model
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-12-14)School personnel, whether they are part of the administration, staff, or faculty, have many responsibilities. Some are spelled out as part of their job descriptions while others are implied or assumed. An area that has ... -
Social Loafing and Team-Based Learning: Assessing Whether Team-Based Learning
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)Social loafing in group projects is a problem that affects the group’s productivity and the team’s experience (Gagne et al.,1999; Pfaff & Huddleston, 2003; Teng & Luo, 2015). A potential remedy to this problem is a ... -
Strategic Programs Needs Assessment
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Strategic Programs was in the beginning stages of updating the company vision and recreating the way they provide services and deliverables, and thus was interested in identifying gaps between what customers want and need ... -
Student Perceptions of Student Evaluations of Teaching
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2022)Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are widely used instruments in higher education. Faculty rely upon SETs to improve their courses, and administrative faculty use them to make decisions about instructors’ tenure, ... -
Student performance: the influence of proactive personality, self-efficacy, and motivation
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2017)Student performance is often evaluated by assessing students' cumulative grade point average (GPA), but additional study is needed on the factors that go into predicting student performance. This research focuses on ... -
Student survey response: use of SMS in higher education to encourage survey participation
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2019)Surveys have been an integral mode of data collection for various industries and disciplines. Recently, a downward trend of response rates has been reported. Survey methodology has attempted to mitigate low response rates ... -
A study of the relationship between the increased growth and development of elementary students participating in extracurricular activities and the adaptations that parents, schools, and communities make to meet these after school needs
(2000)The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between involvement in extracurricular activities and the increased physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth of elementary students that participate. The ... -
A study of the transference between empathy towards companion animals and empathy towards humans in children
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2000)Violence in our society is a growing concern. There is evidence of increasing violent behavior in young children. Problems such as teasing and schoolyard bullying have turned into vicious attacks and even murder. Professionals ...