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All Graduate Culminating Projects

"Culminating projects" are primarily theses or dissertations written to fulfill program requirements leading to a Master's or Doctoral degree respectively. Some graduate programs require a "starred paper," often shorter than a more formal thesis. "Creative works" are employed in select programs in the arts. The University is selectively digitizing thesis and dissertations from earlier years (prior to 2015) with the permission of the authors.

Culminating Projects from 2016 2016

A Comparative Study of Automated Software Testing Tools, Nazia Islam
Computer Science: M.S. Starred Paper

Social hierarchy modulates biomarker expression in fish exposed to contaminants of emerging concern, Jelena Ivanova
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis

Savant Syndrome: A Review of Research Findings, Yoora Jeon
Special Education: M.S. Starred Paper

The Use of Response to Intervention to Support Struggling Readers, Alicia Job
Curriculum and Instruction: M.S. Starred Paper

An Evaluation of Implementation and Effectiveness of Professional Learning Communities in Minnesota Public Schools, James R. Johnson
Educational Administration and Leadership, K-12: Ed.D. Dissertation

Types of Parental Involvement and Their Effect on Student Mathematics in Secondary Education: Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, and Achievement, Paula Johnson
Curriculum and Instruction: M.S. Starred Paper

Balanced Literacy in an Elementary Classroom, Tracey L. John
Curriculum and Instruction: M.S. Starred Paper

The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Aid and International Remittance on Economic Growth in South Asian Countries, Nikhil Joshi
Applied Economics: M.S. Thesis

Data Warehousing Modernization: Big Data Technology Implementation, Phani Vivekanand Kandalam
Computer Science: M.S. Starred Paper

Improving Data Efficiency Using Content Management System, Sunandha Kanne
Engineering: M.E.M Starred Paper

MEAN vs. LAMP Stack, Arpana Karanjit
Computer Science: M.S. Starred Paper

Store Operations Dashboard Project, Vara Lakshmi Kara
Engineering: M.E.M Starred Paper

Apply Agile Methodology for Automation and Upgradation to Enhance Performance, Nikhil Karella
Engineering: M.E.M Thesis

Third-Term Student Retention at Saint Cloud State University: A Gravity Approach, Benjamin C. Karnatz
Applied Economics: M.S. Thesis

Implementing Mongo DB with Spring MVC to Support Shared Student Web Space, Ashish Kastury
Information Assurance: M.S. Starred Paper

Mining Companies and CSR in Guinea: Use the U.N. Global Compact Model to Improve Lives, Mariama Cire Kebe
Social Responsibility: M.S. Thesis

Using Journaling to Aid in Acquisition of Past Tense Verbs, Jan E. Keleny Ms
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis

Implementing an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System in a Retail Organization, Maham N. Khan
Engineering: M.E.M Starred Paper

Collective of Heroes: Arrow’s Move Toward a Posthuman Superhero Fantasy, Alyssa G. Kilbourn
English: Rhetoric and Writing: M.A. Thesis

Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism in School Settings: A Review of the Literature, Nalee Kim
Special Education: M.S. Starred Paper

Facet-Level Personality Development: An Intervention for Developing Student Self-Discipline and Orderliness, Kenton R. Kloster
Industrial/Organizational Psychology: M.S. Thesis

Development of Web Based Application for Supply Chain Management, Krishna Chaitanya Kodali
Engineering: M.E.M Starred Paper

Development of Web Application for Monitoring Rail Track Quality, Prudhvi Krishna Kodali
Engineering: M.E.M Starred Paper

Automation of Production Servers using DevOps (Puppet) Tools, Sailesh Kodali
Engineering: M.E.M Starred Paper

Building and Protecting vSphere Data Centers Using Site Recovery Manager (SRM), Ram Santosh Kodeboyina
Information Assurance: M.S. Starred Paper