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."
2012
Increasing Parental Involvement of Special Education Students: The Creation of Smartphone-Friendly, Web-Based Legal and Procedural Resources, Steven Brown Thatcher
Folding Forms, Susan Tibbitts
A Synthesis of Math Interventions for Elementary Students, Stephanie Toone
Ethnic Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in Vietnam, Ha Ngoc Trinh
The Effects of Training on Teachers' Perceptions of Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Kerin M. Vernier
Ignoring the Spatial Context in Intro Statistics Classes - and some Simple Graphical Remedies, Nathan Voge
Learning: A Teaching Philosophy, Stephen Allen Warren
Parent Evaluation of a Parent Training Program of Positive Behavior Interventions, Jeana Washburn
Western Legacy, Jeremiah M. Watt
Evocative Communication: Selected Projects in Projection, Scenic, and Lighting Design, Milinda Esplin Weeks
Leveraged ETFs and Intraday Volatility, Adam Welker
Geomorphic Changes Following Beaver Dam Failure and Abandonment, Sonya Britt Welsh
Addressing the Diverse Needs of Adults ESL and FL Students, Lea Marie Whiteley Child
Parallaxis, Carl Ray Wilson
Civic Engagement and Internet Use in Cache Valley, Dave Wind
Design of a Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Mount Pleasant, Utah, Yue Zhang
Estimation of Beta in a Simple Functional Capital Asset Pricing Model for High Frequency US Stock Data, Yuzhe (Yan) Zhang
2011
CHARM Components Monitoring System (CCMS), Cemal Aktas
Communicative Teaching for Adult Language Learners, Anna Marie Alexander
The Use of a Signal Device Self-Monitoring Program to Improve On-Task Behavior of Special and General Education Students, Casey L. Allie
An Exploration of the Potential Benefits of Healing Gardens on Veterans with PTSD, Brock Justin Anderson
Per Pupil Spending: How Much Difference Does a Dollar Make?, Nicole Anderson
Historic Channel Change and Post-Project Analysis of a Habitat Restoration Project on the Upper Strawberry River, Utah, Marshall Bruce Baillie
Selected Projects in Costume Design, Lindsay Anne Beardall
Religious Space in Transition: A Comparison of Latter-Day Saint and Nonconformist Worship in Victorian England, Jaclyn Ann Beazer
From Form to Form, Pia Bergholtz
Stressors Across the Lifespan and Dementia Risk: A Statistical Method Analysis, Megan Platt Borrowman
Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Decline in Aged Populations, Austin J. Bowles
Cultural Compatibility: Economic Development in Eastern Europe, Daniel Brilliant
Press Start & Small Things, Brian Mark Brown
Fostering Effective French Communication in the Classroom, Lindi Brown
Improving Concrete Containment Structures Associated With Fixed-Cone Valves, B. Skyler Buck
Conscientious Design: Design Proposals for Accomodating Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Kristina Lynn Carter
Social Justice in Social Security, Erin N. Cottle
Ranking Score Vectors of Tournaments, Sebrina Ruth Cropper
War, Gender, and the Polarization Process: Gender as an Intervening Variable in Attitude Formation toward Outgroups, Kristen Kay Dawson
Simple and Appropriate Methods for Household Water Treatment, Morris Elya Demitry
Templates for Supporting Sequenced Temporal Semantics in Pig Latin, Dhaval Deshpande
South Davis Sewer District Pump Station Hydraulic Capacity Evaluation, James W. Dixon
Enhancing iNetTest by Improving the Programming Question and Group Grading, Sushil Dosi
Development of a Reconfigurable Multi-Faceted Communications Device Using Partial Dynamic Reconfiguration, Richard Dunkley
Log-Data Visualization Tool for Analyzing and Improving Performance of Data De-Duplication Tool in Charm-II, Daniel Erickson
Closed-Loop Attitude Control Using Fluid Dynamic Vectoring on an Aerospike Nozzle, Nathan Erni
Peddlers of Hate: The Existence of Norm Entrepreneurs as a Necessary Precursor to Genocide, Lauren Elise Fairbanks
The Legend of the Almo Massacre: Ostensive Action and the Commodification of Folklore, Jonathan A. Floyd
Nutrition and Fitness Guide for Graduating Student-Athletes, Anna Fukunaga
Structural and Reduced-Form Models: An Evaluation of Current Modeling Criteria in Econometric Methods, Ashley M. Funk
Fad Effects: Patterns in International Policy, Rebecca Funke
A Proposal to Make Grain Storage Financially Feasible, David L. Garrett
Theoretical Approach for Error Estimation of Temperature and Thermal Conductivity in Uranium Dioxide Fuel, Adam John Gerth
Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Sterotypy of Young Children with Autism, Mandi W. Gibbons
Utah State University Return to Play Criteria Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery, Benjamin Hamilton
Guided Reading and Needs-Based Instruction: A Comparison Study, Brooke Marie Henriksen
Algebraic Properties of Killing Vectors For Lorentz Metrics In Four Dimensions, Jesse W. Hicks
Donor-Side Determinants of Disaggregated Foreign Assistance: A Sur Approach to Understanding U.S. Economic, Military, and Food Aid Commitments, Stephanie Hugie
A Model For Rapid Charging Events on International Space Station, Debrup Hui
Heat Transfer Through A Rotating Ball Bearing At Low Angular Velocities, Sarah Isert
An Extendable Software Architecture for Massively Parallel Biological Simulation, Karthik Iyer
A Merging System for Integrated Person-Centric Information Systems, Swati Jain
Is US Military Intervention Effective in Promoting Democratic Practices in Latin American Governments?, Mindi Jones
An Investigation of Potential Marketing Strategies for Entry into the Shiitake Mushroom Industry in Utah, Imran Khan
Assessing Phosphorus-Transport from Biosolids Land Application Sites in Utah, Mohan K. Kumar
Le Grande Visage, Matthew John Larson
Modeling Phloem Temperatures Relative to Mountain Pine Beetle Phenology, Matthew Jared Lewis
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision: The Importance of Recruiting and Its Relationship with Team Performance, Nathan S. Lloyd
Mathematical Justification of Introductory Hypothesis Tests and Development of Reference Materials, Jennifer L. Loveland
North Park: A Regional Approach to Parks, Recreation, and Trails Planning, Alan John Luce
Controlling Error Rates with Multiple Positively-Dependent Tests, Abdullah Al Masud
Creating a Representation of Items and Version that Support Efficient Evaluation of the Transaction-Time Axis in XML-Based Databases, Kaylan Goutham Mekala
Nonlinear Aerodynamic Corrections to Blade Element Momentum Model with Validation Experiments, Robert S. Merrill
An Ethnographic Study of In-Service and Pre-Service Teacher Collaboration in the Development and Execution of Mathematics Lessons, Jessica Munns
Creating and Evaluating Teacher Training Modules in Applied Behavior Analysis, Summer Lynn Navarrete
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Utah County Fit WIC Program, Elizabeth R. Nixon
Collecting, Analyzing and Interpreting Bivariate Data from Leaky Buckets: A Project-Based Learning Unit, Florence Funmilayo Obielodan
Russia at War: Chechnya, Georgia, and Theories of Foreign Policy, Tyler J. Pack
Proposal Project to Improve Greeting Skills of an Adult with Disabilities Using Social Stories, Jamie Dawn Palmer-Ormsby
Natural Resource Curse in Nepal with Emphasis on Deforestation and Violence, Abhinav Pathak
Metadata Management System for Healthcare Information Systems, Ketan Shripat Patil
The 3 Creeks Grazing Allotment: A Study of Livestock Grazing Management Across Public and Privately Owned Land, Taylor M. Payne
Do Fee-Access Hunting Programs Conserve Wildlife Habitat? A Case Study of Utah's Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit Program, Adam L. Perschon
The Measurement of Teachers' Implementation and Acceptability of a CBM Focus, Aaron K. Peterson
A Sociocultural Approach to ESL for Adult Learners, Whitney Putnam
The Correlation Between Local Government Tax Revenues and the Existence of Federally Designated Wilderness Lands, Sarah Reale
The Role of Pragmatic Competence in Second Language Acquisition, Leah J. Reigle
Successfully Incorporating the Participant Perspective: Analysis of Participatory Research in Development, Zachary T. Revene
Incorporating Music, Literature, and Culture in Communities of Second Language Learners, Michael Rhinehart
Remote Control and Automation of the Crockett Canal Head Gates, Tyler Dean Richards
Development and Implementation of a Bayesian Model for Sediment Transport in Fluvial Systems, Mark Schmelter
Report on Advances in the Field of Artificial Intelligence Attributed to CAPTCHA, Craig M. Schow
A 6-Degree of Freedom Static Thrust Stand Developed for RC-Scale Jet Engines, Spencer Sessions
Engineering Model to Calculate Mass Flow Rate of a Two-Phase Saturated Fluid Through An Injector Orifice, Brian J. Solomon
Read Naturally®: Effect on Reading Fluency, Lola L. Stansfield
Divide, Mandy C. Stigant
Development of Curriculum Resources for Introducing Wind Power into Technology and Engineering Education Programs, Andrew G. Swapp
Alternative Futures for the Upper Colorado River Ecosystem: Phase II, Temis G. Taylor
Alternative Futures for the Upper Colorado River Ecosystem: Phase Two, Temis G. Taylor
Solving Equations Applet Project, Kimberly Thatcher
Improving Patient Satisfaction in a Hospital Foodservice System Using Low-Cost Interventions: Determining Whether a Room Service System is the Next Step, Vanessa A. Theurer