Honors Capstone Project H
onors Capstone Project
Senior Honors students and Honors Director, Dr. Swanson, participate in the 2008 spring Honors Convocation
The pinnacle of the Honors experience is the Honors Capstone Project. The student applies the skills of inquiry, discovery, and critical thinking to a project of their choosing within their discipline. The Honors Capstone Projects listed here demonstrate a wide variety of interests and an impressive amount of research and knowledge from these undergraduate students. These projects are available for viewing at the Ashland University campus library. Each volume titled Ashland University Honors Papers is cataloged under "A" in the reference section with an annual volume for each academic year and authors are alphabetical within each volume. The AU Honors Program applauds these Honors graduates for their ingenuity, creativity, and effort!
Honors Capstone Projects by Year
Honors Capstone Projects by Major
Honors Capstone Projects By Year:
'No Child Left Inside' and Ecotourism as Public Relations Tactics: The Case of Malabar Farm State Park by Katherine Blackley
Motivation in the Workplace: Examining Goal Setting and Expectancy Theories of Motivation by Megan McDowell
Critiquing the Medical Model: Why We Think Madness Is Illness by Daniel Oliver
The Morality of Killing in Self-defense: A Christian Perspective by Jonathan Spelman
American and German Airborne Forces in World War II by Laureen Thompson
2007:
The Use of Facilitated Communication Training by Individuals with Autism: A Fight for Validation by Holly Aurand
United States Cuban Relations: Past, Present, and Future by Heather Imboden
Good Medicine: The Founders' View of Faction in Federalist 10 and the Progressive Response by James Kresge
Masquerade : Lyric and Narrative Form in Poetry, A Self Study by Laura May
The Clash of Two Swords: King Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII by Erin Murray
You Have the Right to Remain Silent: A Journalist's Right to Keep Their Sources Confidential by Kristina Philips
'A well ordered home is my chief delight': Abigail Adams on Women, Family, and Politics in the American Republic by Melissa Siman
Foundations of Praise by Amy Wagner
2006:
The Lives We Live by Gina Berila
The Hands of a Healer - J.R.R. Tolkien's Understanding of Kingship by Lauren Calco
William McKinley and the American Regime by Allan Carey
Beyond the Cellophane A Poetic Manuscript and Critical Analysis by Andrea Haynes
What Impact Has Internet Buying Had on Traditional College Bookstores and How Can They Compete? by Kristina Hendershot
Differentiating Gender Differences in Christian Missions: A Study of Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible by Sarah Moyer
The Dictates of Conscience: The Debate Over Religious Liberty in Revolutionary Virginia by Deborah O'Malley
Sylphish A Poetry Collection and Analysis by Jessica Ponto
Liberty of Conscience: A Discussion of a Reformed View of the Separation of Church and State Through the Writings of the Puritans, William Perkins and Roger Williams by Leah Sammons
Yes, I think it is a very unique relationship.' A Look into Peer-Assisted Student Development by Samantha Stroud
The Relationship Between Early Memories and Later Adjustment Problems by Jessica York
2005:
Beauty: The Metaphysical Form of the Feminine by Rebecca S. Apple
Early History of the Identification and Designation of the New Testament Canon by Betsey J. Arnold
Mill: On Liberty, Utilitarianism and the Non-Sovereignty of the Individual by Frederick T. Bills
Population Dynamics of Daphnia sp. In Sites Lake, Richland Co. by Kristina J. Carlson
Improvisation and Self-Emancipation by Carolyn D. Garris
Study of the Effects of Valproic Acid on Xenopus Laevis by Michael W. Hull
Strain-dependent Ability of HSV-1 to Bind dsRNA Varies With Number of N-Terminal Arginines In Viral Protein ICP34.5 and Replication is Affected in a Strain-dependent Manner by the Presence or Absence of Cellular Protein TIA-1 by Julie R. Jeyaratnam
The Ethical Foundations for America's Foreign Policy by Patricia M. McClellan
International Marketing: Culture's Impact on the Marketing Mix by Kimberly K. Miller
The Ontology of the Feminine as Found in the Fiction of C.S. Lewis by Lisa M. Otten
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Philosophical Thought of Richard Hooker by Sean S. Templeton
Honors Capstone Projects By Major:
Accounting:
Motivation in the Workplace: Examining Goal Setting and Expectancy Theories of Motivation by Megan McDowell
Biology:
Population Dynamics of Daphnia sp. In Sites Lake, Richland Co. by Kristina J. Carlson
The Study Effects of Valproic Acid on Xenopus Laevis by Michael Hull
Strain-dependent Ability of HSV-1 to Bind dsRNA Varies With Number of N-Terminal Arginines In Viral Protein ICP34.5 and Replication is Affected in a Strain-dependent Manner by the Presence or Absence of Cellular Protein TIA-1 by Julie R. Jeyaratnam
Education (Intervention Specialist/Vocal Music/Integrated Language Arts):
The Use of Facilitated Communication Training by Individuals with Autism: A Fight for Validation by Holly Aurand
Foundations of Praise by Amy Wagner
Masquerade : Lyric and narrative Form in Poetry, A Self Study by Laura May
English/Creative Writing/Integrated Language Arts:
The Lives We Live by Gina Berila
Beyond the Cellophane A Poetic Manuscript and Critical Analysis by Andrea Haynes
Masquerade : Lyric and Narrative Form in Poetry, A Self Study by Laura May
Differentiating Gender Differences in Christian Missions: A Study of Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible by Sarah Moyer
Sylphish A Poetry Collection and Analysis by Jessica Ponto
The Hands of a Healer - J.R.R. Tolkien's Understanding of Kingship by Lauren Calco
History:
Early History of the Identification and Designation of the New Testament Canon by Betsey J. Arnold
William McKinley and the American Regime by Allan Carey
The Clash of Two Swords: King Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII by Erin Murray
Mill: On Liberty, Utilitarianism and the Non-Sovereignty of the Individual by Frederick T. Bills
American and German Airborne Forces in World War II by Laureen Thompson
Journalism:
You Have the Right to Remain Silent: A Journalist's Right to Keep Their Sources Confidential by Kristina Philips
Management:
Motivation in the Workplace: Examining Goal Setting and Expectancy Theories of Motivation by Megan McDowell
Marketing:
What Impact Has Internet Buying Had on Traditional College Bookstores and How Can They Compete? by Kristina Hendershot
International Marketing: Culture's Impact on the Marketing Mix by Kimberly K. Miller
Philosophy:
Beauty: The Metaphysical Form of the Feminine by Rebecca S. Apple
Mill: On Liberty, Utilitarianism and the Non-Sovereignty of the Individual by Frederick T. Bills
The Ethical Foundations for America's Foreign Policy by Patricia M. McClellan
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Philosophical Thought of Richard Hooker by Sean S. Templeton
Critiquing the Medical Model: Why We Think Madness Is Illness by Daniel Oliver
The Morality of Killing in Self-defense: A Christian Perspective by Jonathan Spelman
Political Science:
The Hands of a Healer - J.R.R. Tolkien's Understanding of Kingship by Lauren Calco
Improvisation and Self-Emancipation by Carolyn D. Garris
United States Cuban Relations: Past, Present, and Future by Heather Imboden
Good Medicine: The Founders' View of Faction in Federalist 10 and the Progressive Response by James Kresge
The Dictates of Conscience: The Debate Over Religious Liberty in Revolutionary Virginia by Deborah O'Malley
The Ontology of the Feminine as Found in the Fiction of C.S. Lewis by Lisa M. Otten
Liberty of Conscience: A Discussion of a Reformed View of the Separation of Church and State Through the Writings of the Puritans, William Perkins and Roger Williams by Leah Sammons
'A well ordered home is my chief delight': Abigail Adams on Women, Family, and Politics in the American Republic by Melissa Siman
The Morality of Killing in Self-defense: A Christian Perspective by Jonathan Spelman
American and German Airborne Forces in World War II by Laureen Thompson
Psychology:
The Relationship Between Early Memories and Later Adjustment Problems by Jessica York
Critiquing the Medical Model: Why We Think Madness Is Illness by Daniel Oliver
Religion:
The Ontology of the Feminine as Found in the Fiction of C.S. Lewis by Lisa M. Otten
Speech Communication:
Yes, I think it is a very unique relationship.' A Look into Peer-Assisted Student Development by Samantha Stroud
'No Child Left Inside' and Ecotourism as Public Relations Tactics: The Case of Malabar Farm State Park by Katherine Blackley