This Cities and Urban Land Use curriculum unit is intended to provide high school teachers of Advanced Placement Human Geography with a guide to teaching the broad and complex subject of urban geography. It may also add to the body of qualitative...
Scituate Reservoir Watershed (R.I.); Geographic information systems -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed; Remote sensing -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed; Water -- Pollution -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed...
Several years ago, the GIS Department at Fuss & O'Neill, was approached by Rich Blodgett, Manager of Environmental Resources for the Providence Water Supply Board with a request. The Environmental Resources Department of Providence Water, as the...
Since the 1980's law enforcement has deployed traffic enforcement camera systems to monitor roadways for traffic violations. There are a variety of commercially available systems today that can capture images of vehicles running red lights, passing...
As an Advanced Placement Calculus (APC) teacher I have observed many students struggle with the transition from pre-calculus to calculus. Many of these students were successful in algebra, geometry, and even pre-calculus but the concepts of...
Factories -- Remodeling for other use -- Connecticut -- Middlesex County; Historic buildings -- Remodeling for other use -- Connecticut -- Middlesex County
The purpose of this study, completed in 2007, was to locate and identify the surviving Industrial Revolution century factories in the fifteen towns of Middlesex County, Connecticut and determine if they, as artifacts of America’s “Industrial...
Ambulance service -- Connecticut -- Middletown; Investment of public funds -- Connecticut -- Middletown
The project was designed to analyze Middletown, Connecticut’s residents, city managers, and elected officials’ attitudes towards a transfer from a privately run ambulance service to one that is publicly run. The project was supported by the...
Cognitive shortcomings are common traits among the offender population. It is this deficit in social reasoning that leads many individuals to the criminal justice system. The modification of such irrational thoughts has been demonstrated to...
Central Connecticut State University; Augmented reality
Augmented reality is the concept of overlaying digital information on top of the real worldview. One application that makes use of Augmented Reality is the Layar Reality Browser, which shows what is around oneself by displaying real time digital...
Mobile communication systems -- United States; Wireless communication systems -- United States; Communication in education -- United States
The purpose of this Capstone Project is to research and provide a solution on how mobile technology can be used as a communication tool between a faculty member and his or her students. The solution will be to allow faculty members the ability to...
The purpose of the project is to create the best marketing model that can be used to predict future sales. This project will be based upon a data set that includes market research data. We will be using multiple tools and data mining techniques to...
This project focused on designing an individualized plan of instruction in mathematics. The participants in this project were adult incarcerated males between 18 and 52 years of age. These men were enrolled in an Adult Basic Education program...
Libraries -- Technological innovations; Mobile computing
Considering the year-over-year growth in mobile technologies, we came up with an idea about applying mobile oriented technologies within the Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) library website. The library mobile application is now fully...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Connecticut
The purpose of this project is to develop and implement instructional, mathematics programs that are based on the students' individual developmental and cognitive levels of functioning. The goal is to teach students with meaning so that they gain...
Colleges and universities are faced with constant change. Scholars of higher education have warned of the problems that must be overcome and they have recommended an increased focus on student learning and development, collaborative partnerships...
Information technology -- Environmental aspects; Electronic data processing departments -- Energy conservation; Social responsibility of business
Going Green means to follow practices that will be environmentally friendly and help sustain the available natural resources for current and future generations. Increasing energy costs, corporate image, and concern for the environment are the top...
Healthcare costs are projected to skyrocket as medical services become increasingly specialized and more expensive. Medicare spending in particular is growing rapidly representing approximately 16% of all federal spending. Recently, Medicare fraud...
Capability maturity model (Computer software); Management information systems
Increased regulatory compliance requirements and risks are driving IT organizations to formalize control activities associated with their IT systems. The purpose of the ITCMM capstone project is to define an IT Controls program, control activity...
Comparative education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies
In recent years, policymakers and academic experts have expressed alarm about the variance between Eastern and Western mathematics achievement. Research reveals that classrooms in the United States are lagging behind their Eastern counterparts....
Sex offenders -- Rehabilitation; Psychosexual disorders -- Treatment
Sex offenses have been in the news for many years. Many offenders are not sent to prison but rather are supervised in the community. Sex offender treatment has been used to treat sex offenders to reduce the risk to reoffend and improve community...
Social media has become popular for both personal and business use. Employees are increasingly using blogs and social networking sites. Companies are utilizing social media for marketing and advertising as well as for connecting with their publics....
