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  • Cooperation and small to medium sized enterprises in Oregon's forest product industry

    Creator:
    Brown, Nicole A.
    Abstract:
    This thesis examines perceptions of cooperation among small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in western Oregon's forest products industry. Recent changes in the industry, such as corporate consolidation, global marketing, and government regulations have created an environment in which many SMEs find it difficult to stay competitive. Cooperation among SMEs...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nicole A. Brown for the degree of

  • Student Engagement : Exploring How and Why Students Engage In- and Out-of-Class

    Creator:
    Pascoe, Jason J.
    Abstract:
    Student engagement in a course plays a vital role in a student’s ability to process and construct knowledge. Student engagement research has investigated how students engage in and out of the classroom on a macro scale, through observation and survey data collection of large student populations, which lack focus on...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Jason J. Pascoe, Shane A. Brown and Nicole P. Pitterson International Journal of

  • Investigating the Current Teaching Evaluation Practices used in Engineering Programs and their Usefulness to Educators

    Creator:
    Villanueva, Keisha A.
    Abstract:
    Evaluation of teaching is used to examine and improve teaching quality in higher education. The literature consists of best teaching evaluation practices that have been developed, yet there is little research that has been conducted which investigates teaching evaluation practices in engineering programs. This thesis represents two manuscripts that explore...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : Current Approaches and Usefulness Keisha A. Villanueva, Shane A. Brown, Nicole P. Pitterson

  • Tool of Engagement Measurement to Propel Academic Success of Students

    Creator:
    Bird, Justine C.
    Abstract:
    Student engagement is key for learning in the classroom, and different levels of engagement have led to greater learning. The ICAP framework distinguishes these different levels of engagement by different overt behaviors, but little is known about how to measure different forms of engagement in the classroom. This article will...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Shane A. Brown Student engagement is key for learning in the classroom, and different levels

  • Psychometric Properties of an Attitude Scale

    Creator:
    Cecchini, Nicole K.
    Abstract:
    The scope of this particular research delves into the psychological measurement of alumni that graduated from the College of Business at Oregon State University. The goal for this research is to refine the pool of alumni survey items, and to improve the measurement properties for future use. This research proposes...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Psychometric Properties of an Attitude Scale by Nicole K. Cecchini A PROJECT submitted to Oregon

  • Reducing Nonessential Cognitive Load to Improve Health-related Data-based Reasoning: Results from a Pilot Experiment

    Creator:
    Schimke, Samuel and Becker-Blease, Kathryn
    Abstract:
    This study aims to examine how people read and interpret scientific information, and how they respond to graphs and other data. It can be more broadly applied to help patients better understand information and statistics about certain disease conditions, such as cancer risk and diabetes treatment plans. One approach to...
    Resource Type:
    Presentation
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    Load to Improve Health-related Data-based Reasoning: Results from a Pilot Experiment Sam Schimke

  • Erotic Capital and Women’s Online Sexual Marketing

    Creator:
    Perkins, Abby M.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this paper was to discuss the theory of erotic capital proposed by Catherine Hakim and how this theory affects online advertising done by sex workers. Through analyzing 29 different pages relating to the commercial sex industry, I observed how sexual capital is utilized in marketing strategies and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract approved: _________________________________ J, Nicole

  • Challenges to Gray Wolf Recovery in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California

    Creator:
    Kriz, Matthew A.
    Abstract:
    Gray wolves (Canis lupus) are the most socially polarizing species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Wildlife management practices at local, state, and federal levels include lethal control to resolve stakeholder and wolf conflicts as a last resort. There is little experimental evidence that lethal control is effective in this...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THESIS OF Matthew A. Kriz for the

  • A Literature Review: A Brief History of Sea Lion Management and Conservation

    Creator:
    Huffman, Nancy Celeste
    Abstract:
    Today, there are six extant species of sea lion around the world, with the seventh (the Japanese sea lion) already having gone extinct due to a lack of proper conservation management. Because each of the surviving 6 sea lion species differ slightly in their anatomy, behavior, reproduction, and local habitats,...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Microsoft Word - NCH FINAL CAPSTONE.docx A Literature

  • Splittings of skeletal homotopy modules

    Creator:
    Seaders, Nicole Sheree
    Abstract:
    This thesis is devoted to determining structure results on a group relative to a subgroup, using information about the kernel of the boundary map of associated free resolutions. If Y is a CW-complex with homotopy type K(G,1) then for n ≥ 2 the nth skeletal homotopy module, hn(Y ) =...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Modules by Nicole Sheree Seaders A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial