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Case Analyses of Accounting Concepts and Methodologies
Get PDFAs accounting majors in the Sally Barksdale Honors College at Ole Miss, students are offered an honors accounting course that involves weekly class meetings that allow them to satisfy the thesis requirement of the Honors College. Rather than attempting to write a traditional thesis while reporting to the dean during the spring internship, the Honors 420 Alternative Thesis Course allows students to complete twelve different case studies that are ultimately compiled into a final thesis. Each case is completed by using different methods of research and compilation. Research includes analyzing publications in the FASB codification, examining financial statements in cases presented in class, and also searching through the intermediate textbook to discover new ideas and concepts not specifically covered in class. The cases are then compiled using Word and Excel, each requiring a fundamental knowledge of the Microsoft tools. No case uses the exact same incorporations of the methodologies, and thus, a new challenge is presented with each case. Because of the new challenges presented each week, students in the class have an opportunity to develop a deeper knowledge of fundamental concepts in the accounting profession than with a traditional thesis track
A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Use and Understanding of Evidence-Based Practice
Get PDFProblem Statement: Prior research on evidence-based practice (EBP) in speech-language pathology is both limited and inconsistent regarding the frequency in which SLPs engage in EBP, their understanding of EBP, and the emphasis that their employers place on EBP.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to assess SLPs’ understanding and use of EBP. In addition, this study investigated the potential barriers SLPs face when attempting to engage in EBP including employer emphasis and opinions toward EBP.
Methods: SLPs (n=176) from across the United States participated in an online survey designed to assess their understanding and use of EBP. Participants were recruited via each state’s speech-language-hearing association’s listserv database.
Results: Only a small percentage of SLPs were able to accurately identify the complete, three-part definition of EBP or identify strong levels of evidence. Similarly, only a small percentage were able to rank meta-analysis as the strongest level of evidence but the majority of participants were able to rank meta-analysis among the strongest levels of evidence. SLPs self-reported a high level of knowledge for accessing a wide range of resources, but reported the least amount of knowledge for accessing college, university, public, and medical libraries, including online databases of these libraries. ASHA resources were reported as the most frequently accessed source. When asked about the importance of EBP, a majority of respondents reported that EBP is beneficial and important, but difficult to engage in. Although the majority of SLPs reported a lack of employer-led training in EBP, the majority of SLPs reported that they feel their employer values EBP in the workplace.
Discussion: The results of the present study will encourage SLPs to improve their treatment processes to align with the guidelines of EBP. The use of EBP will allow SLPs to improve their clinical practices and provide higher quality treatment to their clients
“Ici on noie les algériens:” France’s Repression of the 1961 Algerian Massacre
Get PDFOn the 17th of October 1961, 30,000 Muslims gathered throughout the streets of Paris in the peaceful protest of a curfew, which had been imposed in 1961 on all French Muslims from Algeria as an attempt to prevent any further FLN movement. Orders were given to arrest and suppress the protesters by any means. At the end of the night, bodies were found in the Seine. The victims were Algerian. The police announced that 14,000 men had been arrested, 200 men injured, and only 2 killed. Around 200 Algerian men were never heard from and corpses began appearing in the Seine. Yet the police never addressed the bodies. The truth was hidden. The police covered up the extent of the violence, and the French public overlooked the state discrimination that passed through their streets. In the past 60 years, information and documents have slowly resurfaced concerning the “forgotten” event. Why did members of the French state and the French police react callously to a call for peace? What led France to repress such injustices? How did information from the event resurface? I will investigate the methods of how France’s state repressed a moment in history that affected thousands of lives. This thesis will pursue the issue of how a nation could ignore the injustices inflicted upon their people by their leaders. The research will be based on qualitative primary and secondary sources that present accurate information on the events and range from days after the event to 50 years after. The events will be examined to understand why they were a taboo and why they were given such an extent of power as to be hidden from the nation and the world. The issue of state violence shows up in different points throughout French history and the Algerian massacre is not a stand-alone event of repression. While moments of October 17th, 1961 will forever remain lost due to repressive acts by the French state, a collective narrative has developed from the anarchives (unofficial archives) and official archives built by a process of recovery
The Study of Key Accounting Principles on a Case-by-Case Basis
Get PDFThe following are solutions to a series of case studies highlighting the key concepts of financial reporting in accounting. The cases were completed in fulfillment of the requirements for honors ACCY 420 course at the University of Mississippi for both the fall and spring semesters of the 2016/2017 academic school year. Each case focused on a different area of financial reporting within a company, or companies within the same industry. Each case contained a problem set requiring an understanding of accounting concepts, analysis of financial stability, mathematical calculations, and preparation of journal entries and financial statements
Home Network Protector - IoT Device
Get PDFThe Internet of Things (IoT) market is projected to grow to more than 80 billion connected devices by the year 2025 [1]. This surge in relevance opens numerous avenues to those with malicious intent to prey on the uninitiated. With the projected growth of IoT devices, this implies a more connected lifestyle for your everyday consumer. As more devices integrate into our daily lives, security of those devices becomes substantially more important. It all starts with the home network. Just as people feel secure from outside dangers from within their home, they should also have the same peace of mind for their devices on their home network. With our project, we aim to construct a robust network security device, with a plug and play model. Through firewalls and many Linux configurations, HNP is able to grant internet access by functioning as a router with iptables and functionality to protect from many possible penetrating techniques
Autonomous Vehicle Communication Using Blockchain
Get PDFWith recent advancements in machine learning and interest in expanding the
“smart city”, various technology companies and car manufacturers have begun pour- ing billions of dollars into research and development of autonomous vehicles. While many companies are hard at work developing their own driverless cars, it is important to begin planning how these cars will communicate with one another and other in- frastructure. Because the safety of passengers and pedestrians are heavily dependent on these communications, the careful design and implementation of these networks is crucial. Blockchain is another technology that has amassed a great deal of attention in recent years. Founded on its peer-to-peer nature and lack of need for a trusted central authority, blockchain offers benefits such as integrity, security, and privacy to various industries. Both autonomous cars and blockchain have potential to be major industry disruptors in their own independent ways. This paper will analyze some benefits that blockchain technology could contribute to the ways autonomous vehicles will communicate, as well as some potential drawbacks to implementation
Active Shooters on Campus: Student Perceptions and Institutional Recommendations at the University of Mississippi
Get PDFThis study was part of a larger survey that examined crime on a college campus, attitudes about crime on campus, and knowledge about crime on campus. The objective of this study in particular was to evaluate students’ knowledge and perceptions about active shooters on campus, and how these factors are influenced by gender. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with current students at the Oxford Campus of the University of Mississippi (N = 482). We hypothesized that female participants would show lower confidence in their ability to respond to (self-efficacy), and higher perceived likelihood and fearfulness of an active shooter event. The data suggest that the difference in gender between all of these factors was significant. In terms of self-efficacy, the difference in genders was statistically significant, t (479) = 6.71, p < 0.001, d = 0.66. In terms of perceived likelihood, the difference between genders was statistically significant, t (479) = -2.98, p < 0.05, d = -0.3. Finally, in terms of fearfulness, the difference between genders was statistically significant, t (479) = -5.28, p < 0.001, d = -0.52. Active shooter situations are on a rise in the United States, and this study provides some recommendations on an institutional level. These data begin to suggest portions of the student population on campus who could benefit from increased availability of information and targeted training
The Development and Optimization of an Ethylbenzene Process
Get PDFThe purpose of this thesis was to optimize a pre-existing vapor phase ethylbenzene process, and to develop a base case liquid phase ethylbenzene process. A brief introduction is included to present an overview of process optimization and suggest common strategies to employ. While optimizing the vapor phase process, discrete optimization was performed to determine the local optima for multiple unit operations by comparing their net present value to that of the base case. After optimization, an $81.5 million increase in net present value was obtained. When developing the liquid phase ethylbenzene process, Antoine’s Equation, Raoult’s Law, the first law of thermodynamics, and material and energy balances were used to create a base case for a process that produced 80,000 tonnes per year of 99.8 mol% ethylbenzene. This included the creation of a process flow diagram, equipment and utility tables, and stream tables containing temperature, pressure, and component molar flow rates. Explanations as to how the results were obtained and the conclusions of the study are presented
Exploring Announcement Dynamics in Select Republican Primary Elections
Get PDFThis thesis is a reflection of my general interests in intra-partisan electoral conflict. Empirically, my study is motivated by Aaron King's (2017) theory about the relationship between announcement timing in U.S. Senate primary contests and experience in the arena of federal elections. I develop a measure that credits candidates with the highest score if they are an incumbent Senator, then three lower scores ranging from higher office to no experience. I then examine how this measure relates to the timing of candidacy announcements inside nine upcoming Republican primary contests for U.S. Senate nominations. I test two, tentative hypotheses about how these measures fit together across all of the data I have gathered, and find some support for one of them. However, my thesis is largely inductive, embracing the aim of explaining the contexts of both recent trends in Republican party primary politics -- the present (2018) election's Bannon insurgency and the pre-Trump era's Tea Party activity
Rethinking Cannabis Legislation: Insights from Advocacy Groups
Get PDFProhibition and regulation of substances in the United States transformed throughout the 20th century namely through the Pure Food and Drug Act, the prohibition of alcohol, the Marihuana Tax Stamp Act, and the Controlled Substances Act, with each further expanding the number of substances regulated and the consequences of breaking the regulations. The first chapter will briefly outline major events and legislation from 1937 to the present day and how such events and legislation set the stage for grassroots initiatives on the state level seeking to take advantage of the medicinal properties of Cannabis sativa and its impact on relative incarceration rates throughout the era. The second chapter investigates the ‘three qualifiers’ necessary to be classified as a Schedule I controlled substance and challenges such with the findings of federal commissions, patents, and programs; similar medicines, and the surge in state-level acceptance as well as public support for the medicinal use of Cannabis sativa. The lack of settling of the Schedule I classification with regards to Cannabis sativa in the face of such legitimate findings has created an environment possibly violating provisions of the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Finally, this thesis will critically approximate the economic impact of the Schedule I classification of Cannabis sativa from the commencement of the Shafer Commission in 1972 to the present day. Such historic, social, and economic impacts around the “War on Cannabis sativa” are grounds proving the legitimacy of the movement of cannabis law reform seen in the modern landscape of the United States. Likewise, such findings should act as evidence that the Schedule I classification of such is unconstitutional, unethical, and thwarted medical progressivism, freedom of choice, and treatment of fellow Americans since 1937