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While many of their classmates braved a chilly winter back in Parkland, three Lutes sat on a beach in Hawaii watching whales. No, it wasn’t vacation. It was research.
opportunities to showcase student-faculty research. “It’s nice to put forth my research, voice my concerns, and show people topics they might not have thought about.” While many of their classmates braved a chilly winter back in Parkland, three Lutes sat on a beach in Hawaii and witnessed the incredible moment when a humpback whale taught her calf how to breach near the shore. No, it wasn’t vacation. It was research. The group of Pacific Lutheran University students — Mikaela Haglund ’19, Lexi Higgins ’19
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Acting Provost Joanna Gregson discusses how PLU faculty members embrace their identity as teacher-scholars, and the value of “learning by doing” for students who engage in collaborative research
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or a pop quiz on a particular concept. This can give the instructor immediate feedback on students’ grasp of the concept. Students can also be assess in high-stakes ways, such as on exams and papers. Example: Learning outcomes and assessment from Laura’s SOCI 101 unit on research methods. Day 1: Students will be able to distinguish between qualitative and quantitative methods. Low-stakes assessment: self-graded pop quiz. High-stakes assessment: five questions on the midterm, amounting to 10
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revitalize their brand by making improvements to their online store and product attributes. The researchers applied both qualitative and quantitative research methods by conducting interviews and administering online surveys. Conclusion: The study informed the client, which were the most important attributes of an online store, as well as suggesting recommendations on how to attract younger age groups to their webpage. The researchers emphasized the importance of a safe website where information of
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Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center
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/organization improve their market position. (4) BMMA 504 : Quantitative Marketing Research Methods and techniques of quantitative marketing research. Emphasis on research design, data collection, basic data analysis including chi-square, correlation, ANOVA and regression as well as interpretation and presentation of results. Students will work in groups to provide a custom research project for a business or non-profit client. (4) BMMA 508 : Qualitative Marketing Research Methods and techniques of
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PLU’s General Education Program prepares graduates to ask significant questions, engage relevant knowledge, and wrestle with complex issues.
of academic disciplines has developed through a set of lenses through which we view the world. Through exposure to current procedures, methods, and accumulated knowledge of those disciplines, PLU welcomes students into on-going conversations about nature and the human condition. While immersed in these rigorous conversations, students are challenged to think critically, discern and formulate values, express themselves effectively and creatively, interact with others respectfully, and understand
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Thu “Kim” Le interns with Benaroya Research Institute, doing cancer research from home Posted by: bennetrr / September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21Marketing & CommunicationsAs the pandemic has progressed many of found ourselves thinking more about health and disease, however, Thu “Kim” Le ‘21 has spent most of her college career researching these topics.Le recently completed a six-week summer internship with the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) at Virginia Mason, where
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National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Each year, the committee recognizes authors of a qualitative journal article or book chapter published during the previous year which, in the estimation of the members of the committee, makes the most significant contribution to the area of family theory, methods, and/or research that comes from qualitative tradition. The award is named for Anslem Strauss, whose life work was to develop and practice qualitative methodologies. The NCFR is the nation’s premier
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Sophia Mahr ’18 analyzed how and why medical providers repeatedly and deliberately harmed people in the name of medical science by conducting non-consensual experiments on their subjects.
closely with Mahr on her research of unethical medical studies. “Beth is one of the most accessible professors I’ve ever had.” Sophia Mahr '18 knew the devastating numbers. She knew stories of survival and stories of deep suffering. But seeing the concentration camps, and the faces who carry on a survivor’s story, offered Mahr new eyes through which to examine the tragedy experienced during the Holocaust. “Being with the Mayer family gave me the personal connection,” she recalled of her January 2015
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