Doctor of Philosophy

have adequate time or willingness to mentor students, nor the emotional intelligence to run a lab and manage people. The doctor was only interested in the lab’s scientific discoveries as opposed to new ideas that were presented. This was not in line with my initial expectations of how a lab should be run or how the doctor presented herself in the lab meetings. Ultimately, the doctor fulfilled the role of an advisor which was limited to guiding academic progress, but did not adequately fulfill…

David Blackwell David Harold Blackwell was an African American mathematician and statistician. He contributed too many fields, including dynamic programming, game theory, measure theory, probability theory, information theory, and mathematical statistics. Furthermore, he had a great talent for making things appear simple, regardless of how complicated it appeared. Blackwell became one of greatest African-American mathematicians. David Harold Blackwell was born April 24, 1919, in Centralia,…

Accordingly, the findings were that in order for students to be successful in their degrees they need to have dedicated time to put forth into their studies. They would also require strong persistence within themselves to aid them through completion. In order for a student to be successful they should pick a program that they have researched. They should educate themselves of the demands that the selected field will require. Tinto V. (1993) (p.231) wrote that an important reason why there is…

So Susan, how does if feel to be the most talked to person on the planet? It's a little odd actually. When I first found out years ago, it was kind of creepy and I did not speak to Siri. It was just to weird to have my own voice coming back [laughter]. I talk to myself enough as it is. So how did all this happen? I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know how my voice was chosen- when or by whom- because Siri was actually not created by Apple, it was created by three engineers. So it could'…

To The Evon Price Memorial Scholarship Committee: Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ! I am submitting this letter as reference for Jaron Dotson. It is my honor and esteemed privilege, as the President of the Green Street Church of God Usher’s ministry, to submit this letter for your review and consideration for your academic scholarship program. Jaron Dotson lends dynamic support and dedication to our church family. Jaron Dotson exhibits strong character, always displays outstanding and…

For the biographical interview extra credit assignment I interviewed my friend Steven. Steven is a twenty-year-old junior studying communicative disorders at Cal State University, Fullerton. He was born and raised in Placentia and has lived there all of his life. A proud resident of Placentia, Steven would like to stay at Placentia the rest of his life because of the nice weather, the peaceful environment and because all of his family and extended family live in close proximity to him. Steven…

Research on benefits scarce, particularly on the subject of community college benefits attendance. But through the article written by Bailey and Belfield, the research on this particular subject because of their gathered information; it is demonstrated through their knowledge on the subject itself. "…it may be possible to infer benefits of community college attendance from estimates of the benefits derived either from persons with additional years of schooling or from the general…

Hypothesis This study attempts to assess two research hypotheses. Our hypothesis answers the research question, what difference, if any, can be found between the two concentration when describing dissertation characteristics? Our first hypothesis (H1) states that clinical track dissertations are more likely to be experimental than administrative track dissertations. Our second hypothesis (H2) states administrative track dissertations are more likely to have advanced statistical analyses than…

A career as a public service worker requires a dedication to helping people within the community and advancing that community to make it a better place for all those who live within it. This requires a responsibility that both challenges and rewards those who choose to work as a part of this industry. For these reasons, I would be honored to earn my Executive Master of Public Administration degree, so that I may enhance the contribution to my own community and better serve the people who are a…

Computer science is a male dominated job sector that is not well oriented for the normal female worker. It is seen as a world where only males can succeed. Most jobs in the computer science area are seen as male jobs. But it is time for a major shake-up in this society’s modern workplace. Melissa Koch states that there are many different reasons for females not pursuing a career in computer science. One of Koch’s reasons is that the “media depict men as experts in technology”. When…