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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Artym, Corbett Raymond Walter
- 1Backs, Jonathan A.J.
- 1Bakker, Darlene J.
- 1Buterman, Jan L.
- 1Daborn, Merissa
- 1Erik Alexander deJong
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Fall 2015
Virtual environments are inherently social spaces where user productivity and collaborative learning can take place. However, the majority of existing studies to date investigate common behaviours such as multi-tasking within traditional face-to-face learning environments. As part of a thesis...
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Spring 2013
PURPOSE AND PROBLEM: Neonatology, the study of the newborn, marks the moment when the infant enters the world and encounters the parent. As the branch of medicine concerned with caring for this new child, neonatology facilitates the process of receiving the child. It is after the delivery, the...
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Fall 2014
Free play is not only one of the most important means through which children develop and know their world, but also it is the way in which they show their physical, cognitive, social and creative abilities. Children with severe physical disabilities have motor control problems that affect gross...
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Spring 2011
While extensive research has been done on technology-mediated learning (TML) in North America, such research is not easily transferable to the Caribbean, as there are notable socio-cultural and economic factors that affect such methods of course delivery. Limited research has been recorded about...
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The Effect that Mismatch from Preferred Camera Controlled Y-Axis Mapping has on Performance in First Person 3D Virtual Environments
DownloadSpring 2020
First person camera controlled 3D virtual environments, such as those utilized in video games, virtual simulations, virtual worlds, and serious games, continue to grow as a popular method for providing educational experiences. The method of interaction for manipulating the y-axis of the first...
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The Evolution of Technological Behaviour: An Analysis of Lithic Artifacts from the Magubike Archaeological Site, Tanzania
DownloadFall 2014
Most Palaeolithic archaeologists now believe that a series of advancements in the behavioural and cultural complexity of early Homo sapiens occurred during the Middle and Later Stone Age in Africa. However, a lack of uninterrupted archaeological sequences has made it difficult to identify the...
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The Question Concerning Identification: A Tetradic Analysis of the Alberta Birth Certificate
DownloadSpring 2017
One little-noticed yet increasingly vital technology is the birth certificate. The existence of any technology transforms the environment, yet many technologies--just as the birth certificate--remain generally unnoticed or disregarded as neutral. Locating my research within a media ecology...
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Using Social Media for Health Information: How New Technologies are Being Used in HIV/AIDS Communication
DownloadSpring 2014
Social networking sites, mobile technologies and other information and communications technologies have become popular ways of connecting. The health information field is no exception; however, what are best practices and strategies to effectively use the affordances of these tools, and currently...