The Plan B paper is usually a review of literature with conclusions drawn after conceptualizing an area of inquiry, planning a systematic search, and analyzing and critiquing the acquired information. The summary and conclusions developed should enhance knowledge in the discipline. These papers and reports follow the same format specifications as theses and dissertations and are expected to reflect equivalent scholarship standards, even though they may be less intensive and not demand the originality of a Plan A thesis.
Some programs may not require a Plan A thesis or Plan B paper, but instead require a capstone report. Such reports may be found in this series.
Students requesting changes to thesis/dissertation:
Upon final deposit in the Institutional Repository (IR), a thesis/dissertation becomes part of the student’s official academic record. No changes may be made to the thesis or dissertation after it has been approved by the School of Graduate Studies.
A student may submit a request to include an addendum to the completed document. This requires the support of the thesis/dissertation chair and written approval from the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies. The author must submit a written request to the School of Graduate Studies including the proposed addendum and a letter of support from the dissertation chair. The School of Graduate Studies will forward the addendum and approval to the Library, and the addendum will be added to the record in the IR.
Students submitting a Plan B or other report:
Please go to All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present and click on "Submit Research."
2013
Teaching Spanish to Second-Language and Heritage-Language Learners, Kathryn R. Wall
A Nation That Wasn't: The Whiskey Rebellion and a Fractured Early Republic, Kevin P. Whitaker
The Effects of Direct Instruction on Completing College Application Forms of Students with Learning Disabilities, Allyson White
Pyrolysis of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Under High Heat Flux Conditions, James R. Wilson
Selected Projects: Lighting Design and Technical Direction, Joshua K. Wilson
Marketing Strategies for Small Scale Producers, Irvin Yeager
A Medical Data Cleaner, Jahnavi Yetukuri
The Effects of Parent Training on Knowledge of Transition Services For Students with Disabilities, John Young
Possible Benefits of ADR Issuance: Evidence from Developing Countries, Jiang Zhang
2012
Moving Toward Culture Change: Defining Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Dining Style Preferences, Katheryn Adams
Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Expenditure in the United States and Canada, Chris N. Anazia
The Capability of the Functional Movement Screen to Predict Injury in Division I Male and Female Track and Field Athletes, Brent Matthew Appel
Explaining Energy Resource Cooperation: Shale Gas, Chinese Investment, and the Changing Calculus of U.S. Energy Security, Douglas B. Atkinson
Development of a Ripple Rejection Controller for DC Commutated Motors, Spencer M. Atkin
Multi-National River Basin Cooperation and Management Case Study: Senegal River Basin, Patricia Ayaa
Places, Kellyn Bailey
Curriculum Design for an Integrated Language Arts Class at the High School Level Utilizing a Multi-Genre American Studies Approach, Susan K. Biddulph
Effects of Choice of Reinforcement on the On-Task Behavior of Kindergarten Students with Developmental Delays, Karen Binette
A Classroom Experiment: Implementing a Math-Talk Environment in a University Setting, Janice Bodily
A Report on the Scenic Design for Seussical the Musical, the Scenic Design for The Three Musketeers, and the Costume Design for Step on a Crack, Andrea Lyman Burdzy
The SHO Goes On: A Theoretical and Empirical Evaluation of Uptick-Related Short-Sale Constraints, Alexander James Bylund
A Collection and Analysis of Local Middle Grade Math Projects for the Common Core, Lynnette Checketts
The Language Teaching Puzzle, Gregory S. Child
How Are Interest Rates Affecting Household Consumption and Savings?, Lacy Christensen
Procedures for Correcting Digital Camera Imagery Acquired by the AggieAir Remote Sensing Platform, Shannon R. Clemens
Saucers and the Sacred: The Folklore of UFO Narratives, Preston C. Copeland
Synthetic Aperture Radar Tool and Libraries: A Framework for Geo-Referenced Data Processing and Algorithm Prototyping, Nathan R. Crookston
Hydraulic Modeling: Pipe Network Analysis, Trevor T. Datwyler
Streambed Thermal Property Instrument (SPI), James Alwel Dayie
Reinforcements on the Border: The Utah National Guard's Role in the Punitive Expedition, 1916-1917, Thomas Reese Dubach Jr.
“Next Year in Jerusalem”: The Trials and Triumphs of Music in the Schools of Preston, Idaho, 1888-1995, Jill Durrant
A Critical Evaluation of the Sustainable Sites Initiative's Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009 as Applied to the Design and Development of the Orem, Utah Intermodal Center, Jeffrey E. Dzikowski
Preschool Nutrition Education and Influences On Food Neophobia, Kelsey Eller
Order and Peace: Samuel Seabury's Concept of Liberty, Cho-Chien Feng
Communicative Language Teaching: The Cornerstone of Second Language Acquisition, Sierra Fischback
Income Inequality, Welfare Spending, and Globalization, Jennifer Foster
Simulating Loan Repayment by the Sinking Fund Method (Sinking Fund Governed by a Sequence of Interest Rates), Placede Judicaelle Gangnang Fosso
Determining the Effect of One-On-One Education in Addition to Written Material on Breastfeeding Initiation Rates in the Hospital Setting, Carly Elizabeth Grace
Recource Limited Testing Center Scheduling for a Web-Based Testing Application, Adam J. Graham
Opaqueness of Financial Institutions, Todd G. Griffith
Is Analyst Over Optimism Creating Price Inefficiency in the Stock Market?, Juan Mauricio Guiliani
Validation of VO2 Prediction Equations in Aquatic Treadmill (ATM) Exercise, Scott Hadley
A Pre-Paving Baseline Inventory of Vehicle-Related Mortality on Mule Deer along, Seep Ridge Road, Book Cliffs, Utah, D. Alex Hansen
Investigation of Relative Importance of Some Error Sources in Particle Image Velocimetry, Jeff R. Harris
Behavioral Life-Cycle Models Under Alternative Demographic Regimes, Timothy F. Harris
Hierarchical Structural Organizations of State Political Parties, Isaac McKay Higham
Towards a Classroom Community: Interaction, Culture and Mindfulness in Second Language Learning, Janae Suzanne Hollenback
A Validation and Comparison About VABS-IDE and VABS-GUI, Teng Hu
The Blackwood Creek Reach 6 Restoration Project's Influence on Reach Scale Sediment Scour and Storage Characteristics, David Raymond Immeker
A Prototype Automated Resolution Service For Public-Health Master Person Index, Sarvesh Jain
Finite Element Modeling of Full Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Deck Connections in Bending and Shear, Patrick H. James
Effective use of Interactive Learning Modules in Classroom Study for Computer Science Education, Goldee Jamwal
Effective Use of Interactive Learning Modules in Classroom Study in Computer Science, Goldee Jamwal
Functional Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain With Core Stabilization Exercises: Suggestions for Exercises and Progressions in Athletes, Joshua Johnson
The Effectiveness of Campaign Contribution Limits in Judicial Elections, Camarie Tanesha Jones
Investigation of the Noise Floor of the Standard PIV Cross-Correlation Algorithm, Kyle L. Jones
Plants Search Engine, Purnachandra Kanagala
Effects of Flooding and Tamarisk Removal on Habitat for Sensitive Fish Species in the San Rafael River, Utah: Implications for Furture Restoration Efforts, Daniel Louis Keller
Where's The Justice? A Review of the Local Food Movement Through a Reflexive Lens, Colyn Kilmer
Using Short-Term Environmental Education Programs To Increase Student Learning and Elicit Positive Attitude Change, Tiffany Kinder
Relative Existence, Andrew S. Klc
Validation Study: A Case Study of Calculus 1 (MATH 1210), Abibat Adebisi Lasisi
Landscape and Habitat Attributes Influencing Beaver Distribution, Ryan John Leary
Raising Teacher Awareness in Language Acquisition: From Instruction to Facilitator, Marie C. Lund
In Situ Method of Measuring Atmosphere Neutral Winds with a Rigid Falling Sphere, Joshua F. Martineau
The Effect of Kurtosis on the Cross-Section of Stock Returns, Abdullah Al Masud
Finding the Soul in the Soil: How Welfare Farms of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Create Spiritual Communities, Matthew L. Maughan
Exploring Second Language Learning: Communicative Competence, Pragmatics, and Second Language Literacy, Timothy M. Mecham
Value at Risk In Dominican Banking: Evaluating the Regulatory Method, Jonathan Medina
Effect of Deposition From Static Rocket Test Fires on Corn and Alfalfa, Scout Mendenhall
Scaffolding Improvement in Writing Instruction: An Action Research Project, Kristine W. Miller
Convergence, Megan R. Mitchell
Effect of Orifice Shape on Synthetic Jet Efficiency, David J. Nani
Maternal Language During Book-Sharing: Wordless Verses Print, Jessica Nielsen
Why and How to Increase the Amount of Writing in Utah's Schools, Sarah Orme
A Flexible Consent Management System for Master Person Indices, Aditya Pakalapati
The Equine Distress Monitor Project, Luke B. Peacock
Parent-To-Parent Interactive Transition Information Session: Sharing Information on Transition Services From High School to Post-Secondary Experiences, Timothy J. Pead
Development of Methods for Assessing the Effect of Moisture and Aging On Sliceability of Cheese, Jess Perrie
Metabolic-Cost Comparison of Running on an Aquatic Treadmill With Water-Jets and Land Treadmill With Incline, Ryan R. Porter
Interactive Random Forests Plots, Anna T. Quach
Composite Feature-Based Face Detection Using Skin Color Modeling and SVM Classification, Swathi Rajashekar
A Multiple Streams Approach to Bioterrorism Policy, Craig Reeder
Urban Trail System Planning in the Western United States: An Analysis of the Trail-Specific Planning Efforts of Four Cities that Have Implemented Urban Trail Systems, Kenneth C. Richley
The United States Credit Rating Downgrade: European Reaction, Brian Scott Roseman
Assessing Changes in the Abundance of the Continental Population of Scaup Using a Hierarchical Spatio-Temporal Model, Beth E. Ross
Utah State University Botanical Center Stream Master Plan, Daniel Willard Schults
Fostering Academic Proficiency in ESL in Elementary Education, Mary Elizabeth Sharp
Concrete Design for Traffic Application, Marc Shields
Options Vs. Futures: Which on Average Will Have the Greater Payoff?, Ryan Silvester
TARP Repayment, Lobbying and Political Connectivity, Ian Simmons
Development of Nutrition Education Modules for Dietetic Undergraduate Students to Increase Counseling Skills, Jenna Tulane Stephens
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster: A Graphical Assessment of its Impact on Wildlife, Anvar Suyundikov
The Effects of the High-Probability Procedure on Compliance When Paired with Precision Commands, Whitney Teter
Information Flow in the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Cellular Automata, Akshay Thakre
Web Based Virtual Environment For Education - S'cape, Atul Thapliyal