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
- 2Ma, Angela
- 2Wang, Yue
- 2Wong, Andy
- 1Abbas-Tehrani, Hesam
- 1Abdelghani, Mohammad
- 1Abdelrahman, Ali Satti Abdellatif
- 96Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 74Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 71Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 66Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 58Department of Computing Science
- 48Department of Biological Sciences
- 5Khazaei, Hamzeh (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 5Liu, Qingxia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 5Reformat, Marek (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 4Ahmad, Rafiq (Mechanical Engineering)
- 4Bayne, Erin (Biological Sciences)
- 4Beier, Nicholas (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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A Case Study of MicroSociety Students: Engaging Learners in a “Real-World” Learning Community
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This case study examined the perspectives of six students who participated in the MicroSociety program as elementary-aged children. MicroSociety is an experiential program designed to provide authentic learning experiences that help prepare students for life beyond school. The purpose of this...
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A Comparison of Motivation Between Registered Nurses Participating in Gamified and Non-Gamified Learning Modules
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to answer two main questions: First, does the utilization of gamification in online continued education modules motivate Registered Nurses (RNs)? And second, is the Instructional Materials Motivational Survey (IMMS) a valid tool to assess motivation in the RN...
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Spring 2021
Alarm systems are considered to be essential components of industrial control systems, and are used to communicate the indication of alarm states to operators, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of modern industrial plants. Ideally, alarms should only appear when there are abnormal...
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A Diffeomorphic 3D-to-3D Registration Algorithm for the Segmentation of the Left Ventricle in Ultrasound Sequences
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Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada, where it affects the lives of over two million people. One modality used to detect and diagnose heart disease and other abnormalities is echocardiography or ultrasound imaging of the heart. Ultrasound imaging, compared to other...
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A Discrete Choice Experiment Pilot Study: Understanding Patient Preferences for In-centre Hemodialysis
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Background: End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is the failure of functioning kidneys such that they no longer have the capacity to sustain life without intervention. While the incidence of ESKD has remained generally stable across all ages of Canadians since 2000, the prevalence of ESKD has been...
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Fall 2021
Background Low back pain is common, costly, and considered the number one disability in the world. As a result, evidence-based clinical guidelines for the treatment of low back pain (LBP) have been developed to steer clinicians towards educating patients about their back pain, its natural...
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A Focused Ethnography Exploring the Experiences of Immigrant Parents' Collaboration with School Personnel to Support Their Child’s Reading Difficulty
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A strong partnership with immigrant parents can help educators better support students who experience reading difficulties related to complications arising from differing cultural, social, linguistic, and orthographic systems of their native language. Unfortunately, parental involvement is...
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A Focused Ethnography to Explore Nursing Faculty Experiences in Integrating Digital/Informatics Tools to Support Undergraduate Students’ Learning and the Development of Informatics Competencies
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Background: Nurses working in today’s contemporary health care environment are expected to use a variety of digital/informatics tools when providing direct care. These tools are increasingly essential to improve data management and consequently patient and system outcomes. Nursing faculty,...
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Fall 2021
Mohammadhosseinzadeh Golabchi, Hamidreza
Considering the high rates of labor resources in construction projects clearly indicates the importance of appropriate labor resource management methods. Accurate labor resource allocation is a substantial step towards successful labor resource management. With the recent developments in the area...
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Fall 2021
The management of project documentation involves processing a large amount of important information embedded in different contract and project specification documents. Although contract-related documentation is critical for effective information flow and—in turn—successful project management, it...