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RTFM NOOb: Criticizing Internet Based Instructional Documents as a Rhetorical Genre

Creator:: Carlson, Gordon S. III
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to aid in qualitative improvements to technical support documents on the Internet. By using a generic criticism this analysis will make substantive suggestions towards the improvement of this type of document by engaging the rhetoric employed by their authors. It will discuss the history...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to aid in qualitative improvements to technical support documents on the Internet. By using a

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Creator:: Suchite, Jose M.
Abstract:: Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Public Technical College. Abstract approved: LeoNora M. Cohen Little

An analysis of technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmill industry

Creator:: Helvoigt, Ted L.
Abstract:: The objective of this project was to investigate technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmilling industry over the period 1968-2002. Productivity growth was decomposed into three components: technical change, efficiency change, and scale efficiency change. In addition, using econometric methods, changes in output elasticities and input substitution...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: on June 6, 2006. Title: An Analysis of Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in the Pacific

Improving Safety of the Platform-Train-Interface Through Operational and Technical Mitigation Strategies

Creator:: Anderson, Dylan
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to provide background information and examples of best practices relating to platform-train-interface (PTI) safety. The research and information obtained for this manuscript has been in association with the A-40 project funded by the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) of the National Academies. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Operational and Technical Mitigation Strategies

Effectiveness of an expert system for teaching casting defect diagnosis in engineering and technical education

Creator:: Ruyle, Kim E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in the amount of technical subject matter learned during a fixed period of instruction by students working with a computer expert system and students working with human experts from a technical field. All students participating in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: defect diagnosis in engineering and technical education AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kim E. Ruyle for

A socio-technical study on the improved characterization of stakeholder behaviors and stream temperature in design of watershed conservation practices for climate change adaptation

Creator:: Noa-Yarasca, Efrain
Abstract:: Characterizing stakeholder behavior when making decisions in watershed management is a great challenge for planners, not only because plans are associated with physical uncertainties but also because stakeholders’ behaviors are influenced by numerous factors. Since stakeholders’ decision-making is linked to multiple types of uncertainty, communication of uncertainty to stakeholders by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: A Socio-technical Study on the Improved Characterization of Stakeholder Behaviors and Stream

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

Creator:: Backus, Bridgid A.
Abstract:: Two-year chemistry-based technology training (CBTT) programs in the U.S. are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and analyze factors related to the economic sustainability of CBTT programs. A review of literature identified four clustered categories of 31 sub-factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study

The economics of a research program : knowledge production, cost, and technical efficiency

Creator:: Qin, Lin
Abstract:: Calls continually are made to provide economic assessments of research program achievements and efficiency. Yet little effort has been given to develop an assessment framework that would focus on the research discovery itself, treating the research manager as a producer and the research technology as a knowledge production function. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Cost, and Technical Efficiency

Chunking professional-technical programs to create pathways to degree completion in community colleges

Creator:: Dins, Kate
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of community colleges creating pathways to degree completion in professional-technical programs by breaking degree programs into smaller portions, referred to as "chunks." The purpose or possible advantage of chunking was that it would improve the rate of degree completion among...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: presented on November 15, 2005. Title: Chunking Professional-Technical Programs to Create Pathways to

Investigating socio-technical factors in short-term continuous improvement project effectiveness

Creator:: Stelson, Paul Martinez
Abstract:: Lean manufacturing, or more generally continuous improvement (CI), has been the methodology behind significant improvements in quality, work in process inventory reductions, lead time reduction and cost reduction while conversely being associated with failed implementations and occasionally with unpopular work practices. This research focused on promoting understanding of CI methodology...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Investigating Socio-technical Factors in Short-term Continuous Improvement Project Effectiveness Abstract

ScholarsArchive@OSU

RTFM NOOb: Criticizing Internet Based Instructional Documents as a Rhetorical Genre

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

An analysis of technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmill industry

Improving Safety of the Platform-Train-Interface Through Operational and Technical Mitigation Strategies

Effectiveness of an expert system for teaching casting defect diagnosis in engineering and technical education

A socio-technical study on the improved characterization of stakeholder behaviors and stream temperature in design of watershed conservation practices for climate change adaptation

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

The economics of a research program : knowledge production, cost, and technical efficiency

Chunking professional-technical programs to create pathways to degree completion in community colleges

Investigating socio-technical factors in short-term continuous improvement project effectiveness

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