Dissertations / Theses: 'University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin'

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Goktepeli, Sinan. "Positron research at the University of Texas at Austin." Digital version:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p9992801.

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Good, Michael. "An evaluation of the impact of Hopwood on minority enrollment at the University of Texas at Austin /." View online, 2007. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/203/.

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Jernigan, Mary Christine Galbreath. "Factors influencing university students' enrollement and persistence in Portuguese study : the role of perceived goal attainment /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Klaiber, Jeffrey. "GRAHAM, Richard, y SMlTH, Peter H. (editores), New Approaches to Latin American History, University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 1974,275 págs." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2014. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/122088.

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Cabrera, Vicente Vargas. "Factors influencing first-generation Mexican-American college students' persistence at the University of Texas at Austin /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Goldstone, Dwonna Naomi. ""In the shadow of the South" : the untold history of racial integration at the University of Texas at Austin /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3008337.

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Kim, Tae-youn. "Trends of selected construction industry practices /." Digital version, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3008368.

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Moreno, Susan Elaine. "Keeping the door open : Latino and African American friendships as a resource for university mathematics achievement /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Marrow, Charlotte Key. "Ezra William Doty, organist and pedagogue /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Little, Elden Stewart. "Discrepancies and consistencies among autograph manuscripts and Durand Editions of Maurice Ravel's songs /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Murra, John. "LOCKHART, James, The Men of Cajamarca: A Social and Biographical Study of the First Conquerors of Peru, Institute of Latín American Studies, University of Texas; University of Texas Press, Austin-London, 1972, XVI + 496 págs." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2014. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/122015.

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Maynard, Lisa Maree. "The role of repetition in the practice sessions of artist teachers and their students /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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McCann, Melissa. "Social marketing : a theory based approach to influencing attitude and behavior change toward mental health among African American students at the University of Texas at Austin." The University of Texas at Austin, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/4018.

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Maxim, Hiram Hamilton. "The effects of extensive authentic reading on first-semester German students' reading comprehension, cultural horizon, and language proficiency /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Egnatuk, Christine Marie. "Radioargon production at The University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-5985.

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The interest in the detection of radioargon isotopes--³⁷Ar, ³⁹Ar, and ⁴²Ar--is increasing important for on-site inspections within the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty verification regime. In an underground nuclear explosion ³⁷Ar is produced by ⁴⁰Ca(n,[alpha])³⁷Ar reaction in surrounding soil and rock. With a half-life of 35 days, ³⁷Ar provides a signal useful for confirming the location of an underground nuclear event. The development of detector systems is underway. This work produced radioargon isotopes by three methods for the development and testing of radioargon detection systems. The irradiation of argon gas at natural enrichment in the 3L facility within the Mark II TRIGA reactor facility at The University of Texas at Austin provides a source of ³⁷Ar for the calibration of the ULBPC in development at PNNL. The ⁴¹Ar activity is measured by the gamma activity using an HPGe detector after the sample is removed from the core. Using the ⁴¹Ar/³⁷Ar production ratio and the ⁴¹Ar activity, the amount of ³⁷Ar created is calculated. The ⁴¹Ar decays quickly (half-life of 109.34 minutes) leaving a radioactive sample of high purity ³⁷Ar and only trace levels of ³⁹Ar. The second method was the irradiation of a calcium-containing compound. This option is not the best match for the TRIGA reactor type due to the thermal neutron flux. Therefore, the use of the Cd-lined 3L irradiation canister minimized the thermal activation of impurities while still allowing the majority of the ⁴⁰Ca(n,[alpha])³⁷Ar reactions occur. The third and last irradiation technique was a large volume, in-core gas facility developed at The University of Texas at Austin MARK II TRIGA reactor to produce a sample of ⁴²Ar with an activity above 1 mBq. The method requires a large volume, 1.4 L, of natural argon gas (99.6003% ⁴⁰Ar) at about 1 atm and three-12 hour irradiation periods. The production of ⁴²Ar requires a double capture to be produced from the stable 40Ar isotope. This method produced 940 kBq of ³⁹Ar, 3.08 MBq ³⁷Ar, 114 GBq ⁴¹Ar, and 0.311 Bq ⁴²Ar at the end of the final irradiation period. text

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Hernandez, Marinoelle. "Climate action strategies for the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1278.

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This report analyzes the current greenhouse gas emissions inventory for The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), reviews the carbon reduction strategies being implemented at UT-Austin and other peer institutions, and offers recommendations for strategies that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions at UT-Austin in the future. text

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Alvarado, Cassandre Giguere. "Emic perspectives: the Freshman Interest Group program at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/1203.

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Haas, Derek Anderson 1981. "Development of a neutron radiography and computed tomography system at a university research reactor." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/30078.

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Neutron radiography is a non-destructive analysis tool that complements X-ray transmission radiography. The use of neutrons provides the ability to image the interior of an object that has a metal core of steel or lead that would shield the interior from X-ray inspection. Neutron tomography is the use of a set of images of a single sample taken at various angles to produce a three dimensional rendition of the sample that greatly increases the effectiveness of neutron radiography as a non-destructive testing tool. A neutron radiography and tomography system has been built at the 1.1 MW TRIGA Mark II nuclear research reactor at The University of Texas at Austin in the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab. The Texas Neutron Imaging Facility is located on beam port five of the reactor and is housed in a shielding cave made of concrete to minimize radiation dose to users. The system itself integrates a sample positioning system and neutron sensitive camera through the use of a control code written in National Instruments Labview software. The code was written to increase the efficiency of the imaging process and to provide flexibility in the system. Precise sample positioning and timing of image acquisition provided by the code allows for the collection of data that can be used in computed tomography. The system has produced results in the form of radiographs and 3-D reconstructions of sample objects. text

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Taylor, Betty Jeanne Wolfe. "The social construction of race and perceptions of privilege for white college students at a predominantly white institution." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/2341.

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Everett, Holly Jeannine. "Crossroads : roadside accident memorials in and around Austin, Texas /." 1998.

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White, Richard Christopher 1984. "Beyond the burnt orange empire : the struggles faced by Austin area professional sports teams." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-979.

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The University of Texas at Austin has the highest revenue producing college athletic department in the country and routinely contends for national championships in numerous sports. It brings in millions of fans and millions of dollars in profit from hundreds of sporting events each year. This has led the UT athletics program to dominate the Central Texas sports scene. However, there are several professional sports teams, including the Austin Aztex, Austin Toros, Austin Turfcats, Round Rock Express and Texas Stars, in the area. This report shows how these teams attempt to survive in a town where numerous professional sports teams have struggled and finally folded in the shadow of the University of Texas. text

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Bhagat, Geeta Srinivasan. "The relationship between factors that influence college choice and persistence in Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship recipients at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/2121.

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Kortum, Katherine. "The Potential for Daimler’s Car2Go in Austin and at the University of Texas." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-08-323.

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Carsharing, a service that allows individuals the use of a private vehicle without the burden of ownership, is expanding rapidly around the world. In the United States, for-profit and non-profit organizations are emerging and expanding at high rates. Daimler Auto Group is entering this market with its Car2Go, a carsharing organization with a fleet composed entirely of Smart Fortwo vehicles, beginning with a pilot program in Austin, Texas. This paper compared the Austin market with successful carshare markets in order to determine the likelihood of success for Car2Go. Using new surveys and analysis of previous literature, this research has found that the highly-educated and high-income populations found residing in downtown Austin and working or studying at the University of Texas are likely to be strong markets for future carsharing services. text

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Hansel, Janice Marie 1949. "A case study of the institutional elements of a university sponsored charter school: urban school reform in an age of accountability." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3239.

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The purpose of this study is to document and analyze patterns of institutional constraints and supports that emerge when an urban elementary school, sponsored by a local university, is conceived and created in a high-stakes accountability environment. The study considers the regulative, normative, and cultural-cognitive pressures placed upon the school in its early years. In its mission to provide a model of exemplary education to a minority population, it is influenced by institutions of governance, traditional schooling, the local community, the university, and others. The author documents the social and political context of the school's creation, in addition to the institutional pressures related to the school's regulatory environment, normative outlook, and cultural-cognitive beliefs and assumptions. This study uses New Institutional Theory as a framework for analyzing data from interviews, documents, and observations. The study is both a theoretical effort to demonstrate the value of New Institutional Theory in education research and a case study which attempts to answer the question: In what ways is the elementary school constrained or enabled by the institutional nature of its creation and on-going effort to be a demonstration site for best practices for elementary level education in an urban setting? This study provides a review of literature regarding New Institutional Theory and the many issues surrounding the current accountability movement. It also suggests avenues of research, including research for education policy development that may usefully address the needs of urban education today. The author aims to provide a case study that is rich enough in detail to provoke discussion of the challenges inherent in the creation of this new educational model, the university sponsored charter school in an urban environment. The author also wishes to draw a theoretical connection between the New Institutional Theory and the dynamics of teacher practice in today's political climate. The case study exemplifies the difficulty of policy implementation when the policy is not designed inclusively. Policymakers need to be sensitive to a diversity of viewpoints and sub-cultures actively operating in the environment in order to develop policy that will build local capacity for increased learning and school improvement. text

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Sullivan, Charlotte Ann. "Presidential leadership a documentation of the defining issues confronted by presidents of the University of Texas at Austin from 1967 to 1997 /." Thesis, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3106602.

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Alvarado, Cassandre Giguere Kameen Marilyn C. "Emic perspectives the Freshman Interest Group program at the University of Texas at Austin /." 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3139180.

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Joseph, Laurel Elise-Walker. "Student travel mode choice : a case study of students attending the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26281.

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In the last several years, student mode choice has increasingly become an important area of study. Findings from these studies can be applied to regional travel demand modeling efforts, campus planning efforts, and sustainability initiatives, among others. This paper presents an analysis of student mode choice at the University of Texas at Austin, using statistical and geographic information systems analysis, based on the University of Texas Parking and Transportation Services mode choice survey administered during the spring 2014 semester. Results showed that within this sample, more students take alternative modes than drive alone, though the proportion of students driving alone to campus remains substantial. Among other conclusions, analysis also indicated clustering of respondent residential locations, and drive alone hotspots in several zip codes primarily in south/southeast Austin. These results point to a geographic area where it may be beneficial to concentrate resources aimed at inducing drivers to switch to an alternative mode of transportation, in order to support UT’s mobility and sustainability goals. text

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Mohan, Deepak. "Synchrophasor based methods for computing the thevenin equivalent impedance of a transmission network between the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas PanAm." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-4056.

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With the increase in complexity of modern electricity grids, the implementation of state-estimators has become a vital aspect of stability and contingency analyses for stable and secure power system operation. Transmission line reactance is an important component in the computation of state-estimators. Two models utilizing real-time synchrophasor data and ERCOT load information are proposed to compute Thevenin equivalent reactance. This thesis presents the results of implementing these methods to estimate the equivalent reactance of a transmission network between The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas, PanAm. text

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Hunt, Warren Andrew 1983. "Data structures and algorithms for real-time ray tracing at the University of Texas at Austin." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/18055.

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Modern rendering systems require fast and efficient acceleration structures in order to compute visibility in real time. I present several novel data structures and algorithms for computing visibility with high performance. In particular, I present two algorithms for improving heuristic based acceleration structure build. These algorithms, when used in a demand driven way, have been shown to improve build performance by up to two orders of magnitude. Additionally, I introduce ray tracing in perspective transformed space. I demonstrate that ray tracing in this space can significantly improve visibility performance for near-common origin rays such as eye and shadow rays. I use these data structures and algorithms to support a key hypothesis of this dissertation: “There is no silver bullet for solving the visibility problem; many different acceleration structures will be required to achieve the highest performance.” Specialized acceleration structures provide significantly better performance than generic ones and building many specialized structures requires high performance build techniques. Additionally, I present an optimization-based taxonomy for classifying acceleration structures and algorithms in order to identify which optimizations provide the largest improvement in performance. This taxonomy also provides context for the algorithms I present. Finally, I present several novel cost metrics (and a correction to an existing cost metric) to improve visibility performance when using metric based acceleration structures. text

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Portillo, Juan Ramon. ""Hips don't lie" : Mexican American female students' identity construction at The University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6189.

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While a university education is sold to students as something anyone can achieve, their particular social location influences who enters this space. Mexican American women, by virtue of their intersecting identities as racialized women in the US, have to adopt a particular identity if they are to succeed through the educational pipeline and into college. In this thesis, I explore the mechanics behind the construction of this identity at The University of Texas at Austin. To understand how this happens, I read the experiences of six Mexican American, female students through a Chicana feminist lens, particularly Anzaldúa’s mestiza consciousness. I discovered that if Mexicana/Chicana students are to “make it,” they have to adopt a “good student, nice Mexican woman” identity. In other words, to be considered good students, Mexican American women must also adopt a code of conduct that is acceptable to the white-centric and middle-class norms that dominate education, both at a K-12 level and at the university level. This behavior is uniquely tied to the social construction of Mexican American women as a threat to the United States because of their alleged hypersexuality and hyperfertility. Their ability to reproduce, biologically and culturally, means that young Mexican women must be able to show to white epistemic authorities that they have their sexuality and gender performance “under control.” However, even if they adopt this identity, their presence at the university is policed and regulated. As brown women, they are trespassers of a space that has historically been constructed as white and male. This results in students and faculty engaging in microaggressions that serve to Other the Mexican American women and erect new symbolic boundaries that maintain a racial and gender hierarchy in the university. While the students do not just accept these rules, adopting the identity of “good student, nice Mexican woman” limits how the students can defend themselves from microaggressions or challenge the racial and gender structure. Nevertheless, throughout this thesis I demonstrate that even within the constraints of the limited identity available to the students, they still resist dominant discourses and exercise agency to change their social situation. text

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Lee, Hyun Jae 1976. "The dynamics of family purchase decision and children's influence within the family purchase decision for recreational service : ǂb in the case of The University of Texas at Austin's Summer Sports Camps." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/30444.

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This study was developed to identify the dynamics of family decision-making processes when purchasing a youth sport camps. Family decision-making has been an interesting subject in consumer behavior for many years but youth sport programs have not been widely studied. To examine the family decision process, both parents and children were asked to complete a web-based questionnaire in which they reported their perceptions of the relative influence of mother, father and child at each decision stage. Family members' influence in the purchase decision was analyzed using a three-phase decision stage model; problem initiation stage, information search stage, and final purchase decision. Both parents and children perceived parents to have the most influence at each stage. Parents perceived that between the husband and wife, decisions were mostly made jointly. Children had the most influence at the problem initiation stage which was consistent with previous literature regarding recreation and leisure service. As children's age increased, so did their relative influence over the purchase decision. The dominance of parents at the overall decision-making process and children's involvement at the beginning of the decision process indicates that youth sport program marketers should develop dual channel marketing strategies to effectively and efficiently reach decision makers at each stage of the process.

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Roberts, Jennifer Elizabeth 1971. "Examining the cohesion of a four-year German language program : a case study of the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/29845.

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This study focuses on articulation in a four-year college German program. Previous research has centered on articulation between high-school and college foreign language classrooms. While educators have considered the content of foreign language programs, they have often done so without examining the current state of the curriculum. In addition, many researchers acknowledge that there is a divide between the lower-division and upper-division faculties but continue to promote this separation by suggesting that one level must change in order to serve the entire program better (i.e., the other level). The present research expands on previous work by studying instructors at both the lower- and the upper-division. This study describes an investigation of how instructors plan their courses within the entire four-year program. In order to examine program cohesion, the instructors in this study provided written documents about their courses (course descriptions, syllabi, and student work) and took part in interviews, in which they were asked about their own and other instructors' courses, as well as about the objectives of the entire program. The data allowed for intra-personal, interpersonal, inter-level (lower- and upper-division) and curricular comparisons. The data suggested that this foreign language program can be divided into the basic language (typically the first four semesters) and the upper-division curriculum. Many scholars (Byrnes, 1990; Guthrie, 2001) have stated that this division is related to the "gap" in pedagogical focus, language abilities and content emphasis that separates intermediate-level courses (the last year in the basic language program) from the advanced upper-division courses. Not only are the courses separated into these two categories, but in this program, at least, the instructors themselves are often restricted to one group or the other because of their fields of specialty. The results also revealed a lack of communication between the two "camps" concerning the goals and objectives of their program as well as those of the entire program. The result of this research was a detailed description of the beliefs and practices of teachers and provided an overview of one program to demonstrate how cohesion within a foreign language program can be assessed. text

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Jiang, Nan. "Campus interactive interchangeable living laboratory design for student sustainable innovation at the University of Texas at Austin." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/20706.

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Universities are places where advanced education be taught, and also where pinner thoughts be conceived. Explorations and innovations in every field are spontaneous and highly encouraged, so does in field of Sustainable Architecture. Correspondingly, campus buildings should be considered as a carrier of knowledge, which can enlighten occupants in certain extents. Can the design of a Living Laboratory on Campus of the University of Texas at Austin facilitate student architectural sustainable explorations and innovations and contribute to campus sustainability socially and environmentally through the operation of interactive interchangeable building system? Specifically focusing on the University of Texas at Austin, this Master Design Study attempts to utilize a design process of a campus living laboratory to answer the questions above. It considered the lab as a platform for students to public their sustainable ideas and works, and get initial feedback from the occupants thereby. It would be especially benefit for university education and also for professional practice of students. text

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Treviño, Ramona Sullivan. "Creating an elementary charter school: power, negotiations, and an emerging culture of care." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3410.

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Seifert, Annemarie Helen 1973. "A sense of community? : voices of undergraduate African American women at a predominately white southern institution." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/2641.

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Bhagat, Geeta Srinivasan Duncan James Paul. "The relationship between factors that influence college choice and persistence in Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship recipients at the University of Texas at Austin." 2004. http://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/2121/bhagatgs50544.pdf.

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Kays, Halena Starr. "Creating the conditions for inspiration : thoughts on positive, collaborative theatre making at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-2851.

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An in depth reflection on my approach to directing theater, particularly the attitudes and exercises I utilize to foster a positive environment for actors and designers to do their best artistic work. This thesis sites specific examples from the productions I directed as a Master of Fine Arts student in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. text

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Freeman, Emily Paige 1984. "Repair versus replace, a second look : the windows of the tower at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1300.

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The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Buildings promote repair rather than replacement of deteriorated features when possible. Though replacement and retrofitted elements may provide improved energy efficiency with a minor impact on appearance, there is currently no guide for objectively considering the potential benefits of such treatments for historic buildings. In an effort to provide decision-making tools to those seeking to balance both preservation and economic/ sustainability concerns, this thesis will present an approach to weighing treatment options specifically for windows, including modifications for energy efficiency that are not specifically endorsed by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. This thesis explores the critical decision processes involved in selecting to repair or replace deteriorated historic windows, and examines those of the Main Building Tower of the University of Texas as a case study. The steel windows of the Tower, which was completed in 1937, suffer from corrosion and are not performing optimally in terms of energy efficiency. An understanding of the history and significance of the building, the current condition and performance of the windows, balanced against project-specific goals and an evaluation of current treatment options for historic windows helped narrow the potential options for the Tower. Including a “decision tree” that assists users in selecting an appropriate treatment, this thesis maps the considerations necessary to arrive at an informed solution, which may be applied to other projects with varying existing conditions and project objectives. text

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Heitzman, Amy Claire. "Choice, transition, engagement, and persistence : the experiences of female student veterans at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/30991.

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As the numbers of veterans on campus increase as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the reauthorization of the GI Bill, higher education is called to more keenly understand and support this population (Baechtold & De Sawal, 2009). Moreover, in light of the growing population of female student veterans, this timely study adds to the inappropriately small body of knowledge of female military veterans’ experiences in higher education and to conceptualize this population’s experiences with regard to college choice, transition to campus, institutional engagement, and overall persistence to degree. By utilizing a transitional theory framework, this study advances research on the particularly complex educational trajectories of female student veterans (Hamrick & Rumann, 2011). By employing a phenomenological approach, this study brings a close examination of the experiences as described by participants, providing for a distillation of respondents’ experiences into a composite description of their experiences, which can be used to inform faculty, staff, and administration about this growing population. Lastly, by examining the experiences of female student veterans at a four-year, flagship, public research university, this study augments our understanding about a worrisome trend: female student veterans select four-year, research institutions less frequently than their male peers and nonveteran women, despite the presence of educational benefits provided by military service and the GI Bill, the robust veteran student services more often found at four-year institutions, and the long-term personal economic benefits that come from completing a four-year degree. Female student veteran experiences served as a major source of data and research was gathered in the form of a demographic survey, individual interviews, and small focus groups consisting of undergraduate female student veterans at The University of Texas at Austin. Outcomes are manifold and include the conceptualization of the unique experiences of female student veterans at the university as well as support for future policy relating to female student veterans’ educational success.

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Wolff, William I. "Faculty learning communities: cultivating innovation in educational technology support organizations." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/2992.

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Wong, Stephen Dajone. "Examining effective advising and assessment : the academic advising environment, current practices and experiences at UT Austin." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24779.

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Effective academic advising may be perceived or experienced differently depending on a person’s involvement (student, advisor, or administrator). In addition, a person’s understanding and description of effective advising depends on how it is identified (process, outcome, or approach) or the context in which it is encountered. Results from multiple studies of the relevant literature have demonstrated how the quality of advising influences students in regard to retention, academic and social integration, decision-making processes in selecting academic programs and careers, overall student satisfaction, and success (Banta et al., 2002; Cuseo, 2004, Hunter & White, 2004). However, research on effective advising and the assessment of advising has received very little attention in the literature. Although awareness of the importance of institutional assessment has increased, assessment of academic advising today is – if conducted at all – is piecemeal and consists of simple student satisfaction surveys that may be neither adequate of useful. Even when assessment measures are conducted, advising units are often inept at utilizing the results to create positive change within their programs. Understanding effective advising requires a closer look at the participants, the advising programs, and the assessment practices of programs along with exploring student learning outcomes. The overarching area of inquiry in the research study is: What is effective advising (how is it manifested and in what ways is it measured at the University)? Within this context, the goals for this study were to uncover the following: how academic advising is administered and supported across a specific institution; how perceptions about advising differ among system participants; what valued characteristics are found among effective advisors and advising programs; what assessment of academic advising looks like at the institution; what advisors and advising programs do to contribute to quality and improvement. To achieve these objectives, the study utilized a multi-faceted case study of undergraduate academic advising and the participants within a large public research institution which contained several academic advising centers. Understanding effective advising and the advising system required a comprehensive and multi-dimensional approach that involved the collection and analysis of many different forms of data from a variety of sources and over an extended period of time. A mixed methods, action-research design utilized the collection and review of numerous assessment and advising documents, descriptive and quantitative SPSS analysis of several longitudinal data sets yielded from electronic survey systems of seven colleges, numerous original interviews and focus groups with students, staff, and administrators, and a year’s worth of detailed field observations (journals and critical reflection) of the advising process and the advising system. text

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Lucas, Jeremiah Wayne. "Applications of calculus : summary of Dr. Stephen McAdam’s summer course Mathematics Department at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1578.

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The aim of this paper is to summarize Professor McAdam’s course on the applications of calculus by showing how calculus can be applied within mathematical situations by understanding concepts in physics. Aside from using calculus to assist in maximizing or minimizing situational problems, it is important to understand how the rules of calculus came to be. This paper shows origins of a few of the many rules used in calculus, applications in economics, plane flight, dogs fetching sticks, and relativity in space. text

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Ortego, Pritchett Katie Elizabeth. "Defining the role and experiences of service-learning faculty : a qualitative study at The University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/25094.

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Over the past two decades researchers have analyzed motivating factors and institutional barriers that influenced a professor's initial decision to utilize a service-learning pedagogy. The majority of this research has been quantitative in nature, surveying faculty members' initial attitudes around service-learning. However, the extant literature fails to qualitatively examine the experiences of faculty members who successfully integrate service-learning, especially at a public research institution with civic-engaged mission. Because a public institution relies upon a critical mass of faculty members to support its civic engagement mission, this study focused on explaining the lived experience of exemplar professors in service-learning to understanding their motivations, barriers, and experiences. Faculty members are important to study because service-learning is a form of community engagement that cannot happen without sustainable efforts from professors. Moreover, students and communities cannot derive the benefits of service-learning, nor can civically minded institutions achieve their goal, if faculty members do not incorporate service-learning into their classrooms. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to understand the experiences of service-learning faculty members at a four-year public research institution where community engagement is a stated priority. Utilizing a recently developed faculty engagement model (Demb & Wade, 2012) as the guiding theoretical framework, this research study seeks to understand the lived experience of faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin by inquiring 1) how faculty members implement meaningful community engagement through their service-learning classes, 2) how service-learning may shape a faculty members' professional and personal identity at a research institution, and 3) how service-learning fits into faculty members' larger scholarship agenda. text

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Huntoon, Lee Anne. "Town and gown bikeways planning : an analysis of bicycle planning within the greater University of Texas-Austin community and the City of Austin as compared to similar college communities." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22521.

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This paper will focus on the “town and gown” relationships between cities and universities and their combined planning efforts for bikeway networks. An examination of the bicycle plans, use of bicycle boulevards and bike lanes, etc. will be applied to towns known for their university populations such as Berkeley, California with the University of California and Palo Alto, California with Stanford University and how the City of Austin and the University of Texas-Austin compares in utilizing the same principles in their bicycle facilities planning efforts. text

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Boyd, Jerry Wayne. "A summary of M396C : analysis and the real line UTeach summers master's course mathematics department at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-3810.

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The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize the topics involved in the study of real analysis. Real analysis is a branch of mathematics that studies the field of real numbers including the calculus of real numbers, analytical properties of real functions and sequences. This includes limits of sequences of real numbers, continuity, completeness, and related properties of real functions. While all topics in the course were important and vital to understanding analysis, the goal of this paper is to review, research, and report on a few of the more interesting topics covered in the class. text

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Brand, Alexander Douglas. "Development of thermal hydraulic correlations for the University of Texas at Austin TRIGA reactor using computational fluid dynamics and in-core measurements." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/23039.

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Safety is a paramount concern in the operation of training and test reactors. A major component of a reactor is the maintenance of safe thermal hydraulic operating conditions. If the temperature of the water coolant exceeds the boiling point, the heat transfer out of the fuel rods into the coolant will greatly decrease and will need to rely upon other safety feedbacks and systems to avoid an accident condition. TRIGA thermal hydraulic systems are currently modeled using a finite differencing code, TRACE/SNAP, developed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. While the code is currently certified, it has shortcomings that this work improves upon, notably the simplification of the more complex flow geometries by using circular pipes and a heat transfer correlation that is valid across all flow regimes observed during operation of the TRIGA. A computational fluid dynamics code, FLUENT, along with real-time thermocouple probe measurements of the channel were used to solve both of these major issues. A high resolution model of four adjacent flow channels was created to provide a numerical experimental data set for enhancing the correlations used in the TRACE model. The hot flow channel is connected to three surrounding channels where crossflow occurs causing a more complex flow pattern than the isolated single channel system used in TRACE/SNAP. To calibrate the FLUENT model, a thermocouple probe was designed and placed in the TRIGA core in the center of the flow channel. The reactor was operated over the full range of licensed power levels to obtain a fully encompassing data set of coolant temperatures. The FLUENT model was then adjusted so that the temperatures at the location of the probe in the model matched those from the experimental measurements. Based on the results from the FLUENT testing, data was extracted to develop a new heat transfer coefficient correlation and loss factor coefficient correlation due to the non-circular geometry and fuel rod end fittings for use in the TRACE/SNAP code. These adjustments were then implemented into TRACE/SNAP to improve the code for future users performing safety analysis on TRIGA reactors. text

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Gutiérrez-González, Beatriz Irene. "Binational cooperation for high school ELL immigrant students : the LUCHA program at UT Austin." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/10633.

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This dissertation is a qualitative case study of a program where binational program established by the University of Texas to lower the Hispanic high school dropout rate in the United States. The Language Learners at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Hispanic Achievement (LUCHA) program is the focus of this dissertation. The LUCHA program serves immigrant Hispanic students who account for 34% of the 45% Hispanic dropout rate reported by NCES. The theoretical framework employed included the theories of cultural and social capital and the theory of caring to answer the following questions: 1) What challenges had to be met in order to initiate and develop the LUCHA program, a binational education program to combat the high dropout rate among Latino immigrants?, and 2) What can be learned from the implementation and practice of the LUCHA program in school districts with almost identical, homogenous population, and different levels of success with the program. Data was collected in Mexico and the United States and included participants involved in the program at different levels ranging form political involvement in Mexico to immigrant students in South Texas Valley school districts where the program started operations in 2006. The researcher was a participant in this study. The innovative ideas developed and instituted to reduce the Hispanic dropout rate included equipping schools with essential/core and English as a Second Language courses produced in Mexico, validating prior high school credits students had from Mexico through a transcript analysis service, obtaining Mexican transcripts for immigrant students who could not deliver them to schools, and diagnostic tests produced in Mexico for immigrant students with interrupted schooling. These services and their delivery were modified and adapted to meet the changing needs and graduation requirements of students and the educational bureaucracy in the U.S. This study brings to light the skills sets, assumptions, and characteristics of people needed to create binational agreements of cooperation. This research suggests that the perception of caring (Noddings, 1984) of educational agents in schools and school districts influences the level of success of the program in schools with almost identical populations. text

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Whitney, Scott M. 1982. "Neutron depth profiling benchmarking and analysis of applications to lithium ion cell electrode and interfacial studies research." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/17818.

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Abston, Grant David. "Integrating Texas athletics : the forgotten story of the first black basketball players." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3209.

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During a period in American history when the racial landscape was rapidly changing, racial advances in collegiate athletics were taking place across the South in the 1950s and 1960s. At the University of Texas, that process proved harder to achieve than many expected as it would take nearly two decades to integrate athletics following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that admitted blacks to the university in 1950. Caught in the middle of the decade-long struggle, as blacks finally began integrating various UT athletic teams, was a group of black basketball players whose story reflects the racial progress made not just in Austin, but also across the United States. text

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Sendziol, Dana Marie. "Incorporating managerial competencies in the development of community college leaders : the community college leadership program (CCLP) at the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-4004.

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As community colleges continue to define their mission statement, expand their services, and operate in the new global economy, this study explains the multiple dimensions of impact of the nation’s first community college leadership development program, The Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at The University of Texas at Austin. Over the last 40 years, the program has consistently employed a targeted method of student recruitment, used a cohort learning model, incorporated an internship experience as part of a self-directed pedagogy, and imparted a system of core competencies derived from Mintzberg’s (1973) The Nature of Managerial Work. This study examines factors of the CCLP experience that contribute to successful careers in the community college and also identifies potential applications for utilizing similar tactics in leadership development programs. A qualitative research approach, incorporating mixed-methodologies, is used in this study. The first part of this investigation includes interviews with distinguished graduates, researchers, and other notable persons involved in the community college field, as well as Dr. John E. Roueche, program director. Additional analysis depicts social networking graphs of the positions and geographical placement of distinguished graduates in order to frame the national impact of this program on community colleges at large. Findings include those themes of community college leadership development which may prove useful in guiding the direction of other such programming and curriculum. Additional emphasis is placed on the future of the community college, the advancement of minority candidates to positions of leadership, and key attributes of successful community college leadership. text

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