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."
1975
An Evaluation of Bartlett's Chi-Square Approximation for the Determinant of a Matrix of Sample Zero-Order Correlation Coefficients, Stephen M. Hattori
Multivalue Methods, Clayton V. Henrie
A Curriculum for the Manpower Stenographic Training Program at Utah State University, Karen Olsen Holman
Facilitating Effective Communication Between Foreigners and Americans at Utah State University, Aruneeprabha Homsettee
Utah and School Age Parents, Willa C. Hurd
The Development of an Advisers' Handbook for FBLA and PBL Chapters in Utah, Diane K. Linn
Program for Missing Data in the Multivariate Normal Distribution, Chi-Ping Lu
Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Thailand, Wirote Manopimoke
The Effect of Combination Companies on Electricity Rate Structures in the United States, Wirote Manopimoke
The Computation of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of an NxN Real General Matrix, Yeh-Hao Ma
Tutorial Reading Programs in the Elementary School: A Survey, Judith P. Mitchell
1. History of the Development of the Violin 2. Construction of the Violin 3. Repairs of the Violin String Instruments, Carl David Nyman
Integration of Forage Production and Range Improvement in the Irrigated Gezira Scheme in the Sudan, Abdel Gader Ahmed Osman
Graduate Recital, Gary Austin Poore
An Analysis of the Program for Education Professions Development Act, Part E, Fellowship Students at Utah State University, Ronald Max Rees
An Investigation of Uintah High School Cooperative Education Students' Technical Job Performance as Viewed by their Training Sponsors, Cleo Jane Riding
A Follow-Up Study of Students Completing 1 Year or less in the Weber State college Secretarial Science certificate of Proficiency Program, Donna M. Roberts
Description and Research Study of Four Effective Teaching Methods, Gail Ryan
An Administrative Plan for Extension Library Service in Utah, Dana Andrew Samples
Discriminant Function Analysis, Kuo Hsiung Su
The Development of a Proposed Model Office Stimulation for Implementation at the College of Eastern Utah, Faye LaDawn Torgerson
The Career Image of Women in Selected Retailing Firms in Cache County, Utah, Mary L. Waits
A Follow-Up Study of Utah State University's Masters Degree Graduates in Business Education 1970-1974, Dana J. Wursten
1974
Interactive Hybrid Computer Program as an Aid for Teaching Hydrology, Arif Hikmet Atali
Educational Opportunities for Pregnant Students in Selected Utah Schools, Pearl Bergeson
Matrix Norms, I-Hui C. Cheng
Principal Component Factor Analysis, Kuang-Ming Chu
The Implementation of Career Education in the General Business Classes of Cache County Junior High Schools, Katie Graham
A Comparison of Extant Articulated English Programs with Current Articulated English Program at Bonneville High School, Utah, Wilford M. Hale
Maintaining Topological Properties on the Brink of Destruction, Kay J. Hamm
Determining Sample Size for a Control Chart, Shu-Yang Catherine Jean
Implementation of Previous Research on Competency-Based Practicum in Special Education at USU, Clifton W. Jenkins
An Analysis of Selected Factors Related to Job Satisfaction as Determined by a Survey of Business Teachers Employed in Utah Public High Schools, Patricia Dianne O'Reagan
An Examination of Navaho Witchcraft and its Influence on the Thoughts and Actions of the Navaho People, Tarrel R. Palmer
Functional Analysis Techniques in Numerical Analysis, Kenneth D. Schoenfeld
Recital Report, John B. Talcott
An Evaluation of the Guidance Program at Intermountain School, Darwin L. Young
1973
Procedure for Identifying Emotionally Disturbed Freshmen at Utah State University: A Study and Recommendation, Carl D. Allen
Infinite Product Spaces Under the Tychonoff and Goofynoff Topologies, James A. Capps
Selection, Preparation, and Utilization of Teacher Aides with Implications Relating to the Carbon County School District, Eugene Crocco
A Comparison of a Math-Center and a Traditional Program in Mathematics with First Grade Pupils in the Roosevelt Elementary School, Barbara Jean Knecht Eldredge
A Linear Programming Decision Model for Elk and Deer Management on the Logan Peak Winter Range Area, Ronald P. Grove
Individualized Instruction and The Utah Secondary Business Instructor, Don R. Hender
Utilization of Shorthand Skill by Manpower Development and Training Act Graduates from Utah State University for the Years 1968 through 1971, Janice W. Hobbs
An Approach to Range Inventory for the Annual Range Type of the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of the Sudan, Farid D. Iskander
Range Improvement by Waterspreading in the Gash Delta, Kassala Province: Democratic Republic of the Sudan, Farid D. Iskander
A Follow-Up Study of 1968-1972 Business Data Processing Graduates of Two-Year Degree and Certificated Programs in the Two State Supported Technical Colleges of Utah, Robert B. Jenkins
Canonical Analysis of Several Sets of Variables, Chong S. Kim
Computer Programs Supporting the Teaching of Statistics, Chien-Hwa Liu
Courts, Church-State Relationships, Water and Timber Development, and Land Policies: Major Sources of Conflict in Utah's Territorial Years, James Wayne Mecham
Nutritional Anemias in Selected Countries, Wun-Yuan Mei
Recital Report, Fae Patterson
A Study to Determine the Extent of Utilization of Individualized Instruction in Typewriting, Lucille N. Pruitt
A Study of the Traditional Grazing System of the Nomadic Rezeigat in Darfur Province of the Sudan, Moustafa Ahmed Rahama
Graduate Recital, Earl Lynn Starks
A Comparison of Selected Characteristics of Two-Year Office Administration and Four-Year Business Education Students at Utah State University, Moneice S. G. Stocker
A Nonparametric Solution for Finding the Optimum Useful Life of Equipment, Barry T. Stoll
Recital Report, Dan I. Stowell
Graduate Recital, Joseph Golden Ward
The Uses of Personal Typewriting by Students at Utah State University and Skyview High School, Joseph Henry Wilson
Difficulties Encountered in Implementing the New Social Studies: A Survey of Four Utah School Districts and a Review of the Literature, Larry R. Wilson
Integer Programming by Cutting Planes Methods, Sung-Yen Wu
The Evaluation of Glasser's Maximum Likelihood Method on Missing Data in Regression, Gayle M. Yamasaki
A Monte Carlo Comparison of Nonparametric Reliability Estimators, Jia-Jinn Yueh
An Investigation to Identify Management Topics to be Included in the Business Administration Program at Utah State University, Richard E. Zackrison
1972
A Survey to Determine Methods Used by Selected Employers of Cache County, Utah, to Assess Desirable Personal Characteristics Need by Typists, Stenographers, and Secretaries, Gail Verderamo Benson
A Study of Supply and Demand for Elementary School Teachers in Venezula, Evilexis Betancourt
Organization and Administration of the State AAA Wrestling Tournament Held at Utah State University, Robert Duane Carlson
Benjamin Britten's Noye's Fludde, Clyde L. Carraway
Cooperative Extension Service Organization and Administration in Utah and Thailand, Sommart Chinoim
A Work-Study Program for Educable Mentally Retarded in Lincoln Junior High--Salt Lake City, Utah, Jay Elmo Christensen
A Study of a Portion of the Distributive Education Teacher Preparation Program at Utah State University, Darrel Q. Dixon
Graduate Recital, Saralyn M. Gibson
An Awareness of the Guidance Services of District #91 as Seen by Students, Carlene Pace Herring
The Use of Soil-Cement as a Highway Material, Vongchai Jarernswan
The Indentification of Work Adjustment Problems of the 1970 and 1971 Manpower Development and Training Program Trainees at Utah State University, Mary Ann Jensen
Influence of a Soil Microfloral Crust on Hydrologic and Chemical Properties of Soils in Southeastern Utah, Walter L. Loope
Classifications of Plane Continua, Steven Ray Matthews
Graduate Recital, Daniel C. Rich
Coordination Activities of Distributive Education Coordinators in the Secondary Schools of Utah in the Development of Training Stations and Training Sponsors, Joseph D. Stephens
A Description of Scheduling Methods and Caseloads in the Utah Public Schools, Jocelyn A. Taylor
Educational Mathematical Games as an Aid to Learning with Seventh Grade Mathematics Students at Wahlquist Junior High, Lewis Riley Taylor
The Effects of the Computer on the Tax Consultant in the State of Utah, J. Lyle Tuddenham
Organization and Administration of Student Government - Particular Reference to Intermountain Indian School, Maurice C. Whitaker
1971
The Value of Counselor Services in the Elementary School, Maxine M. Allred
A Survey of Teacher Aide Utilization in Elementary Schools with Suggested Application Toward Improved use of Teacher Aides in the Elementary School of Logan City, Utah, Clyde Ray Bartlett
Torus Knots, David S. Bradley
A Comparison of Perceptions of Parents by Students in Three Different Schools, Lorin A. Broadbent
A Study of a Portion of the Distributive Education Teacher Preparation Program at Utah State University, J. Grant Brough
Historical Developments and Demographic Patterns of the Goshute Indians of Ibapah, Utah, Wilford Lavon Day
The Changing Role of the Secondary Counselor in Career Guidance, Norman D. Devries
Hydrologic Inventory of the Great Salt Lake Desert Area, Gary L. Foote
U. S. U. Mathematical Programming Package, R. Gary Goodwin
A Review of Private Fund Raising at Utah State University with Recommendations for Increased Private Financial Support, Allen Leron Johnsen
Marketing Strategy Study of the Taylor Soil Moisture Tester, Allen Leron Johnsen
A Monte Carlo Evaluation of a Nonparametric Technique for Estimating the Hazard Function, Sheng Jia Lin
The Identification and Fostering of Creative Ability, James W. Lundahl
A Bayes Rule for the Symmetric Multiple Comparisons Problem, Aban Nawabi
Recital Report, Michael R. Packham