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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.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 1Alvarez Malvido, María
- 1Le, Anh Tuan
- 1Mazumder, Joana N
- 1Merkley Doyer, Taylor
- 1Mizan, Md Oliullah Al
- 1Nwachukwu, Elizabeth O.
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Algorithmic Awareness Among Computing Science Students: Exploring Perspectives on Responsible Design and Use of Social Media
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Computational literacy and awareness have emerged as significant public and academic concerns. Implementing robust algorithm systems on social communication platforms may have positive and negative consequences on all age groups in society, particularly on the most frequent users, young adults....
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Alternative Social Media as an Emerging Social Network: Exploring Alternative Social Media Awareness in Nigeria
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Commercial Social Media (CSM) platforms like Facebook and Twitter have facilitated online communities and user-generated content, but their dominance has resulted in unethical practices. These include surveillance capitalist business models that exploit user data and "black-box" algorithms that...
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How did news media (commercial and independent) portray the Peruvian political crisis of December 2022?
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Paredes Ortigas, Gabriel Eduardo
This thesis examines the role of media reporting and narrative leading up to and during the Peruvian political crisis in 2022. Through a comprehensive analysis of media coverage from two outlets, El Comercio and Ojo Publico, this study investigates the framing and agenda-setting techniques...
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Impact of Informational Capabilities on Market Access of Smallholder Farmers during COVID-19: A Study in Bangladesh
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Market accessibility, as an essential livelihood criterion in today’s commoditized world, needs a group of buyers and sellers to transact values among themselves through negotiation. Communication – an exchange of information for mutual understanding – plays a vital role in this negotiation....
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Knowledge Mobilization in a College Context: Constructing Meaning in Applied Research Communication
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Knowledge mobilization (KMb) is the communication process by which researchers engage with stakeholders to produce, co-produce, and share knowledge. The question of how researchers can better mobilize knowledge at each stage of the research process has become a matter of acute public and academic...
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Fall 2023
In recent years, influencer marketing (marketing strategies involving Social Media Influencers/SMIs) has become an increasingly popular and effective marketing method for businesses globally. Despite this growth in popularity, there needs to be more research on Bangladeshi SMIs or the...
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The Role of Community and Campus-Based Radio in Filling the Gaps of Latin American Programming in Canada
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Canada is a multicultural country, and different commissions, acts and policies have been created to protect its multiculturalism. Nevertheless, scholarship has demonstrated a disconnection between what is stated in the multicultural acts and policies and what is being reflected in the media,...
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Fall 2023
The COVID-19 epidemic forced schools all around the globe to switch quickly to online learning. Teachers had to swiftly find, modify, adopt, and adapt digital educational approaches that suited students' demands. It has presented unforeseen difficulties for EFL (English as a Foreign Language)...
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Spring 2022
The mainstream history of the Internet, digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) shows a clear shift to a centralized digital landscape that is predominantly controlled by corporations. However, diverse individuals, communities and Nations around the world have created...