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."
2015
Private Forests in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Using Geographic Information Systems GIS to Identify Management Challenges in Eastern Washington, United States, Kevin W. Turnblom
Embedding Language in Snack for Children with Disabilities, Alicen Irene Waldron
Discussing Economic Factors' Effects on Personal Saving Rate, Zhong Wang
Decimalization and Illiquidity Premiums: An Extended Analysis, Seth E. Williams
The Effects of a Training Session on Teacher Knowledge, Perceptions, and Implementation of Assistive Technology in Secondary Schools., Robert Woodbury Jr
Inverse ETFs and Market Quality, Darren J. Woodward
Code Generation: An Introduction to Typed EBNF, Jason Gerald Young
How Does Untimely Death of an Executive Affect Stock Prices and Company Performance?, Yu Zhang
Selected Projects: Costume, Hair and Makeup Design, Hongji Zhu
2014
CSILM: Interactive Learning Modules For Computer Science, Srinivasa Santosh Kumar Allu
Friedman's School Choice Theory: The Chilean Education System, Lucinda G. Arveseth
The Shale Boon and the Effects on Energy Markets: A Look Into Natural Gas and Crude Oil Futures and Spot Prices and their Relation to Economic Growth, Jesse Backstrom
Effect of Water Immersion and Jet Perturbation on Balance in Older and Younger Adults, Matthew Baldwin
Utilizing Literacy Kits During Home Based Intervention to Foster Development of Familiar Language, Tara Beckert
Modeling Asset Volatility Using Various Resources, Isaac G. Blackhurst
Madwoman in the Living Room, Amber Christine Bowden Whitlock
Second Language Teaching and Learning: the Roles of Teachers, Students, and the Classroom Environment, Martin Briggs
The Infrastructure of the Fur Trade in the American Southwest, 1821-1840, Hadyn B. Call
Retrofitting Two Solar Hot Water Systems for Year Round Operation, Zachary A. Cook
The Definition, Identification, and Cause of Specific Learning Disabilities: A Literature Review, Joseph M. Cottrell
Distance Collaboration: A Study of Professional Conversations Between Isolated Church Education System Teachers, Zachary J. Cowan
Evaluation of the Long Term Effectiveness of the Nutrition Component of the Fit Kids of Arizona Program, Megann Dastrup
Test-retest Reliability of the NeuroCom® VSR™ Sport in Division I Collegiate Female Soccer Players, Crystal Davisson
Predicting Tourist Inflows to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Using Google Trends, Michelle E. De La Oz Pineda
Recovering the Moca River: An Exploration through Sustainable Strategies for Developing Countries, Marleny Santana Diaz
Soil Moisture and Temperature Conditions Related to Cheatgrass Establishment Failure, Lauren Ducas
Teaching Communication: Helping Students to Learn and to Love a New Language, Jacob Fredrickson
Design Process in Landscape Architecture: Developing a Learning Guide for the Design Workshop Archives at Utah State University, John A. Gottfredson
Urban Pioneers: A Journey Through the Blurred Lines of Authenticity Within Utah's Folk Music Revival, Jennifer J. Haertel
The Pool of Memory, Elizabeth Diane Hansen
Coaching A Second Language, Kyle Asa Hatch
Assessing Efficiency of Schools Participating in Startsmart K3+, Yamil Vargas Hedeman
Geomorphic Change Detection Using Multi-Beam Sonar, James Hensleigh
The Space Plug-and-Play Architecture Services Manager and Its Relevance in Diverse Plug-and-Play Software Systems, Brandon Holdaway
Differences in Strike Index Between Treadmill and Aquatic Treadmill Running in Experienced Distance Runners, James Paul Hoover Jr.
Learning Two Languages: Maze Behaviors in Narrative Discourse for Spanish-English Bilinguals, Joel Hopper
Association Between Pelvic Motion and Hand Velocity in College-Aged Baseball Pitchers, William Temlin Horlbeck
The Mainstream Kindergarten Teacher's Perspective of Pragmatic Skills of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Aligned with Common Core Standards, Marianne Ingram Huish
Teaching Arabic and English to Speakers of Other Languages: the Application of Theory-Grounded Methods, Mohammed Hussein
Blackface Shakespeare: Racial and Gender Anxiety on the American Stage, Kristen Hutchings
Reliability Analysis For Shear In Lightweight Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Shear Beam Database, Danile F. Jensen
The Expected Value of an Advantage Blackjack player, Kamron Jensen
The Good News in Short Interest: Ekkehart Boehmer, Zsuzsa R. Huszar, Bradford D. Jordan 2009 Revisited, Jarom Von Julander
A Secure Communication System for Early Childhood Collaboration System, Hao Kang
Heterogeneity of Emergency Department Use and Cost: Evidence From the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, Colby Russell Kearl
Gathering Tools, Joshua Kuensting
Alice's Adventure Through Second Language Acquisition: An Educator's Perspective, Jessica Pryor Lee
Does Motor Learning Generalize Between Distinct Functional Upper Extremity Tasks in Older Adults?, Bergen Elyse Lindauer
Design and Testing of a Nanosatellite Simulator Reaction Wheel Attitude Control System, Fredric William Long
MVGST: Tools For Multivariate and Directional Gene Set Testing, Dennis S. Mecham
The Development and Validation of an Isokinetic Calibration System for Multiple Aerosol Instruments, Wendy Michelle Merkley
The Intergenerational Income Elasticity in the NLSY97 Dataset, Christina Mueller
The Zions Direct Bond Auction Platform and Demand from University Investment Programs, Shaun Murdock
The Revolutionary Climate: Applying Theories of Revolution to Assess Political Stability in Contemporary Brazil, Arden Andrew Nicholls
Increasing Teacher Instructional Behaviors While Engaged in Direct Instruction Through the Use of Videotaping, Linda Olson
She Was Our Mother: Manifest Destiny and Misconceptions in New Mexico, 1845-48, Greg Merrill Palmer
A Study in the Urbanization Effect on the Honduran Pricing Mechanism, Sharik L. Peck II
Visualizing and Forecasting Box-Office Revenues: A Case Study of the James Bond Movie Series, Vahan Petrosyan
Lifetime Modeling of Deficient Bridges in New York, Levi Phippen
Inter- and Intra-rater Reliabililty of a Modified Approach to Scoring the Balance Error Scoring System BESS in Undistracted and Distracted Conditions, Jacob Ryan Pierce
An Investigation in the Use of Memorizing as a Learning Method When Teaching Measurement in a Technology Education Classroom, Joseph R. Porter
Selected Projects in Scenic and Costume Design, Spencer M. Potter
MAPIT - A Mapping Application for Freshwater Invertebrate Taxa, Sirisha Pratha
A Customer Data Acquisition Application for Android, Richard William Preece
Teacher Perception of Social/Emotional Skills of Preschool Children and the Relationship to Common Core Standards, A. Mi'kel Price
Economic Growth and Education Reform in Developing Countries, Merlym M. Ramirez
The Optimal Release of Sterile Males in Pest Management, Sergio Ramirez
Bayesian Inference: Probit and Linear Probability Models, Nate Rex Reasch
Selected Projects in Scenic Design and Painting, Chelsea Richards
Implementation of Effective Instructional Routines, Praise Statements, Response Opportunities, and Error Correction through Professional Training, Coaching and Observation, Sallie Richardson
Relations Between Teachers' Implicit Theories of Intelligence, Standardized Achievement Testing, and Classroom Goals, Sydnie W. Ringle
Improving Automotive Troubleshooting Skills, Kevin C. Roner
Bitácora. AN EXPLORATION BETWEEN TWO WORLDS>100 ILLUSTRATED CREATURES, Mateo Rueda
High Cognitive Test Item Development and Implementation, Ashley Salisbury
A Standard Network Adapter for Spacecraft and Payloads, Colby Russell Salmon
Did Market Quality Change After the Introduction of Leveraged ETF's, Prem Shashi
Dual Language Learners Home Literacy Environment: A Training Workshop for Head Start Professionals, Kerry A. Shea
Everybody has the be Someplace: Twentieth-Centure Pedagogies of Place and Curricular Possibilities for the Intermountain West, Jacob Sheetz-Willard
An Exercise in Bayesian Econometric Analysis Probit and Linear Probability Models, Brooke Jeneane Siler
Clinical Assessment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Pre- and Post-Surgical Intervention in a Division I Female College Gymnast: A Case Study, Emily R. Silva
Picture Books and Literacy Development for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Lichelle Slater
Listening to Silence: A Rhetorical Examination of Silence in the Tale Type The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers, Crystal Stephens
The Failed State: Can it be Predicted? An Application of Random Forest for Variable Model Selection, Beth Ann Stewart
A Review Of Steel Content Taught In U.S. University Construction Management Programs, Jeremy Miles Thompson
Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Transition Planning Guide, Shalee Thompson
Interpolation and Validation of Arced Labyrinth Weir Discharge Coefficients, Rhen Daniel Thurgood
Re-Engineering of a Black Box for the Purpose of Upgrade and Maintenance, Nathanael R. Weidler
Using the Home Visit Rating Scale HOVRS - A+ to Compare Tele-Intervention and In-Person Intervention in Children with Hearing Loss, Katie Ann Weller
Individual Gains: A Personal History of Learning, Writing, and Teaching, Nate Whipple
Training Paraeducators to Use Behavior Management Strategies: Implementation and Evaluation of a Brief Targeted Intervention, Aubrey Whiting
Thoughts from an Unapologetically Honest Introvert, Amy Michelle Wilson
The Relevance of Culture in Politics: The Application of Cultural Studies Using the Strategic Culture Method, Elizabeth G. Wilson
Optimal Debt-to-Equity Ratios and Stock Returns, Courtney D. Winn
Bridging Music and the Early Childhood Curriculum in Listening and Spoken Language Programs for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Whitney Wright
The Empirical Study of Size Effect, Book-to-Market Effect in US Security Market, Zhe Zhao