A Governors State University master’s thesis presents evidence of a thorough review and understanding of the literature germane to the subject; the ability to do independent research; and the preparation of a manuscript which conforms to generally recognized standards of scientific and scholarly writing in the discipline.
A Doctoral Dissertation is a more extensive exploration of a specialized subject which usually results in generalizable new knowledge through rigorous research and statistical methodologies.
[Source: Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Documentation of Graduate Capstone Experiences, 2019]The posting of student work is not to be considered a peer-reviewed publication. The Author retains all copyright and intellectual property.
Students may submit their approved manuscripts by using the forms found on the ETD Submission Guide
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Steel Samba:A Tale of Four Bridges Connecting a City, Ruqayyah Jaami’ McCallum
Strategies for Overcoming Math Anxiety in Developmental Math Students at Community Colleges, Nika Alex
The Cyber Crime and Internet and Internet Sexual Exploitation of Children, Dickson A. Abimbola-Akinola
The Influence of Adult Attachment Orientations and Multicultural Competence on Higher Education Faculty Perceptions of ELL Students, Helene Zongo Brou
The Necessity of Fundamental Math in College, Spencer A. McDuffy, Sr.
"The New Millennium's Passion for Standing Live Witness to Things:” The Epidemiology of Isolation, Addiction and Redemption in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest, Natalie C. Helberg
There is No Fear in Love, Liam Smietanski
Transfinite Ordinal Arithmetic, James Roger Clark
Violence, Paratexts, and Fandoms: The Walking Dead as a Societal Mirror, Jessica Lolli
What Effects Body Worn Cameras Worn by Law Enforcement had on Society, James Bianchi
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
19th Century Gothic Inspiration: Investigating the Next Generation of Poes, Alexandrea L. Horton
A Little Aspect of Real Analysis, Topology and Probability, Asmaa A. Abdulhameed
Critical Exploration of the Neo-Slave Narrative in Selected Walker and Morrison Novels, Meisha M. Edwards-White
Exploring and Expressing Points in Time through iPhoneography, Peter Bosy
History of Mathematics from the Islamic World, Asamah Abdallah
HIV/AIDS Prevention: Educating Future Generations, Carmella Williams
Leadership Initiatives: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Psychological Empowerment, Candice Robbins
Mapping New Routes to Composition: Allowing Access Through Universal Design for Learning, M. Lynn Dill
MUA Life: Chicago, Nikki A. Daily
Nested Monte Carlo Tree Search as Applied to Samurai Sudoku, Laura Finley
On Emmy Noether and Her Algebraic Works, Deborah Radford
Quantitative Analysis of Acetylsalicylic Acid by q-NMR (Quantitative-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy), Charles Flemming Jr.
Systems Failure, Joyce Speechley Symoniak
The Fantasy Self, Jill LoBianco-Bartalis
The Four Color Theorem: A Possible New Approach, Matthew Brady