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Negotiation: One Library Spills the Beans
Get PDFNat Gustafson-Sundell describes 7 factors contributing to his practice of license negotiation, including examples from actual negotiations
Effects of Terminology on Student Performance
No full textThis study intends to examine the effect of terminology on students\u27 comprehension of problem statements in assessments. For this, students are tested on simple mathematical concepts that they are familiar with from middle/high school. Questions are written with and without technical terminology that is typically used in STEM higher education. The questions are randomized. Demographic information of students will be collected without identifying information. Conclusions will be made on the impact of terminology on student succes
January 2024 Library & Learning Newsletter
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Kendall Solomon Honors Portfolio
Get PDFKendall Solomon\u27s Honors Portfolio captured in August 2024
Prompting and Protecting Radical Environmental Justice Activism
Get PDFAs environmental crises are systemic, intersectional, and extreme, this thesis frames corresponding action as a necessary and appropriate response. Using semi-structured interviews with people who identified as having engaged in radical environmental justice (EJ) activism, this study explores the following two research questions: the types of environmental actions and attitudes these activists report engaging in, and the types of factors and experiences they report as inhibiting and encouraging those actions and attitudes. This information might help unearth actions and policies that can help prompt, sustain, and protect engagement in radical EJ activism, which is here defined as activism that addresses environmental issues “at the root”1 and is systemic, intersectional, and extreme. While some research investigates factors associated with environmental activism, there is almost no research on the factors associated with radical EJ activism specifically. Participants in this study cited several internal factors, such as environmental knowledge (particularly about environmental issues and activism strategies), emotions (particularly anticipatory and moral), and several personality and practice-based traits that influence their engagement in radical EJ activism. More commonly and consistently, participants cited situational factors, in particular, direct experiences with nature, its destruction, and its protection, social support and a lack thereof, burnout (including time, energy/emotional, financial, and employment costs of activism), and institutional backlash and cooptation as influencing their activism. Participants also shared tips for prompting and sustaining radical EJ activism, including tips on how to palatably present radical ideas, mitigate organizational conflict, and make space for a diversity of tactics within the movement
October 2024 Library & Learning Newsletter
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Marielle Calanza Honors Portfolio
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Case Studies in Early Childhood Special Education
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2024 Scholars At Work Conference Program
Get PDFProgram for the 2024 Scholars At Work Conference at Minnesota State University, Mankato on January 4, 2024
Escape the Planet: Revolutionizing Game Design with Novel OOP Techniques
Get PDFMobile devices are continuously evolving and greater computing power and graphics capabilities are being introduced every year. As a result, there is an increasing demand for challenging and engaging mobile games that leverage these advanced features. This project explores best design practices using the development of Escape the Planet, which is an intricate maze game for mobile devices in which players navigate using a spaceship that is trapped in a hostile planet’s maze while avoiding obstacles and enemy attacks. The goal is to safely guide the spaceship out of the maze without colliding into walls or taking bullets from defensive cannons. Players can use shields and collect power-ups such as extra fuel or shield boosters to help their chances but must demonstrate skill, strategy, and patience to succeed. With multiple maze configurations, escalating difficulty levels, collectible rewards, and threatening enemies, Escape the Planet aims to provide an exciting, suspenseful gameplay experience challenging enough to appeal to hardcore gamers. The inspiration comes from observing the expanding mobile games market revenue, especially for ports of popular console/PC game franchises once considered too computationally intensive for mobile. By focusing on efficient coding, complex gameplay elements, and leveraging newer device capacities, this project utilizes the full potential of modern mobiles for an engaging, high-quality game worthy of monetization. With sufficient polish and testing, Escape the Planet will be released on the Android store and hopefully to the iOS store to contribute an innovative title to the maturing mobile gaming landscape