Browsing UW-Stout Masters Thesis Collection - Plan A by Title
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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 ... -
A study to describe, if any, the differences in causative factors of violence in the schools as perceived by students, parents, and the community
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2000)Violence in our schools is an issue that has long been a concern in educational institutions in America. Historically, violence has always existed in schools. With the recent and frequent assaults on students and staff ... -
A study to determine the role between student academic outcome and parental socioeconomic status
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2000)The purpose of this study is to review and analyze research findings on how the various environments in which students live affect the development of their ability to learn to read and to continue with school success. ... -
Tattoos and Their Impact on Workplace Perceptions
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-12-18)One in four people between 18 and 50 have at least one tattoo (Laumann & Derrick, 2006). This means that approximately one in four interviewees will be tattooed. Human Resource professionals have expressed a reluctance ... -
Technology stress on job and health-related outcomes
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2020)The current study explored the relationship between technostress (complexity, novelty, and availability), job-related outcomes (job performance, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment) and health-related outcomes ... -
Unpacking Personal Adaptability
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)This study aimed to explore the relationship among several variables expected to relate to and predict personal adaptability, with a focus on the relationship between proactive personality and personal adaptability. Optimism ... -
Use of the WISC-IV Spanish and UNIT with CLD Students: A Comparison Study
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-05-07)School psychologists who attempt to assess intellectual functioning for culturally and linguistically diverse run into a host of barriers that may impact the validity of test results. In this study, the Wechsler Intelligence ... -
Using Analogy to Teach: Effect of Analogy Use on Learning in the Chemistry Classroom
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Instructors in many fields wish to engender greater interest and enthusiasm in their classrooms. Chemistry is a subject in school that is known for having abstract concepts that students have difficulty tying to their ... -
Utilization of Cranberry Seed Meal in the Development of a Diabetic Snack Product
(UW-Stout, 2015)By 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts diabetes to be the 7th leading cause of death. Although Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of all the diabetes in the world, it can be prevented through physical exercise ... -
The Validation of a Contemporary Selection Tool Utilized by a Police Agency in its Hiring Process
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)The purpose of this thesis wasto assess the validity of acurrent selection toolused within a large metro police agencyin the state of Minnesota,as well as review the agency’s current and previous annual performance ... -
Validation of the Social Well-Being Measure
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2014-03-11)The Social Well-Being scale, a subjective measurement of social fulfillment, has very little research on its validity (Gallagher, Lopez, & Preacher, 2009; Keyes, 1998). This study utilized the Midlife in the United States ...