Charting cyberspace : self-identity, community, and nationalism in the virtual realm
- Authors: Thompson, Kevin
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This thesis takes a broad look at recent developments in cyberspace with a particular focus on the key concept areas of self-identity, community and nationalism. The field of cyber research is very much a nascent one, but already a seminal core of literature abounds that privleges cyberspace as a world that is somehow removed from the everday one in which we reside. This study argues against this assertion, suggesting instead that cyberspace, for most users, is merely another commonly accessed part of daily life."
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
Prevalence, cost and correlates of physical activity participation by adults in an Australian regional city
- Authors: Dassanayake, Jayantha
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This study aims to investigate physical activity participation by adults in the regional city of Ballarat by examining: the current levels of physical activity and how these compare with the overall Australian adult population; the PAR fpr physical inactivity and CHD, NIDDM, colon cancer, stroke, breast cancer and all-cause mortality; the curent cost of CHD, and stroke, attributable to physical inactivity; the major determinants of physical activity participation; and the theoretical models most relevant for the design and implementation of any targeted intervention programs."
- Description: Master of Applied Science
Sense of belonging in workplace as a predictor of mental and physical health and intention to leave among university employees
- Authors: Oldfield, Stuart
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: It is has been recognised that sense of belonging and related concepts are strongly associated with mental and physical health. Research to date, however, has focused on sense of belonging to the community in which one lives. The present research extended the work on sense ofbelonging by assessing the relationship between sense ofbelonging in the workplace and the mental and physical health ofstaff employed in a regional university. It was hypothesised that there would be a significant negative relationship between sense ofbelonging and stress. It was also hypothesised that those staff who indicated a higher sense ofbelonging to their work team and organisation would be less likely to leave their employment and have fewer mental and physical health problems. A sample of 46 male and 49 female staff members completed sense ofbelonging and stress questionnaires. The research found that females showed a higher sense ofbelonging to both the work team and the organisation than males. Also, employees who showed a lower sense ofbelonging to the University had stronger intentions ofleaving their employment. Further, workers who indicated a higher sense ofbelonging to the work team exhibited lower burnout, lower global stress, and better general health. Results suggested that the mental health ofworkers can be improved by encouraging a sense of belonging to the immediate work team and that retention of workers may be increased by facilitating a sense of belonging to the organisation.
- Description: Master of Applied Science
The attitudes of Australian heterosexuals to same-sex parenting
- Authors: Marchesani, Charmaine
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: Master of Applied Science
The honey eater
- Authors: Conn, Matthew
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This is a creative thesis consisting of two parts; a major creative work in the form of a literary production, accompanied by an exegesis."
- Description: Master of Arts
Visual grouping of association rules for hypotheses suggestion
- Authors: Ivkovic, Sasha
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The study descibes a KDD method that is being used by non-technical experts with mimimal training to discover and interpret patterns that they find useful for their role within their organisations.
- Description: Master of Information Technology
Adolescents and the extended residential learning program : A case study
- Authors: McDonough, Sharon
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The purpose of this study was to explore, through the use of a case study, the impact of an eight-week residential learning program upon self-concept, learning and understanding of community amongst adolescent participants. The study utilized multiple methods of data collection including interviews, focus groups, observation, the Learning Process Questionnaire and the Self-Description Questionnaire II in order to address the research question.
- Description: Master of Education (Research)
An integrated approach to wallrock alteration in the Bendigo goldfield, Victoria, Australia
- Authors: Swan, Haydn
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "Wallrock alteration associated with the world-class, vein-gold deposits of the Bendigo goldfield is more extensive than has been previously documented. Alteration is characterised by the development of a pervasive and extensive carbonate alteration halo, as well as a somewhat lesser sulphide alteration halo. Alteration features observed resulted from the passage of large volumes of hydrothermal fluids over a protracted period, with alteration features being centred on major structures that acted as the main fluid conduits. The location and history of the evolution of these structures was a dominant control on the location, intensity and extent of wallrock alteration developed."
- Description: Master of Engineering Science
An investigation of maternal child health and family planning (MCH/FH) services in the Tongatapu area of Tonga
- Authors: Havea, Ana Fili
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This is a study on perceptions of women for services provided by Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning (MCH/FP) Centre in Tongatapu of the Kingdom of Tonga. The purpose of the study is to provide information that will assist the Tongan Health Authority to develop strategies and services that are responsive, effective and accessible to women who utilize the services."
- Description: Master of Nursing
Domesticating surface, domesticating space : valuing "home" in art during the twentieth century
- Authors: Saxton, Louise
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This research project aims to shed light on the important role that domesticity has played in art, during the twentieth century. The research proposes that the mundane activities, the ordinary objects and the everyday life of home informs and at times has determined, many historical and contemporary works of art including my own."
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Art)
Sacred landscape : An unsettling
- Authors: Whitson, Robert
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This project is concerned with a visual exploration of the land of the Western Plains of Victoria and the nature of "the sacred" in that landscape. Specifically, I have explored these ideas through the medium of painting and works on paper. The studio practice has been informed both by my personal experiencs of this geographic region and by research into the histories associated with white settlement and the subsequent forms of erasue of aboriginal presence."
- Description: Master of Arts- (Visual Arts)
Spatial modelling of the relationship between respiratory admissions and ambient air pollution
- Authors: Pearce, Dora
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "The aims of this research were to investigate the association between air pollution and respiratory health effects using a spatial approach, and to derive a composite indicator of ambient air pollution."
- Description: Master of Information Technology by Research
Students' perceptions of learning science : the light and pedagogy of a social classroom / Linda Darby
- Authors: Darby, Linda
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This study investigated the perceptions and expectations of students in a Year 7 science class in an attempt to elicit and make sense of what constitutes a learning environment conducive to engagement with science learning, and what role the teacher's pedagogy might play in the development."
- Description: Master of Education
The art of homecoming
- Authors: Heron, Julie
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: This project is concerned with exploring a particular cluster of ideas and stories concerning Homecoming, most notably the presence of the Woman Who Waits for the traveller to return. Underlying the storied aspects of the visual work are the deeper intentions of soulfulness, personal therapy and social interaction. Although profoundly autobiographical, the metaphoric images I have produced are not only a means to touch others but are inclusive of a broader experience than simply my own. Throughout the following exegesis I draw on the disciplines of psychology, sociology, mythology and history, to explore the metaphoric presences of the deities Hestia and Hermes and their relationship to ideas of Home and Not - Home. Particular qualities associated with Home may, for the traveller, become symbolically embodied within the figure of The Woman Who Waits. This simple perception of The Woman Who Waits, and the process of waiting for the traveller to return was explored and expanded through autobiographic art practice combined with visual and theoretical research. Throughout the project the expression of emotive autobiographic issues through the running use of metaphor has been combined with increasing technical control and subtlety along with sustained explorations of spatial and compositional dynamics.
- Description: Masters (Visual Arts)
The effect of lateral cerebellar lesions on consecutive finger movement sequences
- Authors: Butson, Michael
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This study investigated the effect of unilateral cerebellar lesions on the performance of finger movement sequences in reaction time tasks."
- Description: Master of Applied Science
The quest and the woman artist in contemporary society
- Authors: Jacono, Dianne
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "The project concerns itself with the human condition and the search for meaning, specifically, from the perspective of a woman artist. This search for meaning is expressed as a journey. The journey of a fictional woman protagonist through landscape is the metaphor used to convey these ideas."
- Description: Master of Education (Visual Arts)
Using autobiographical figuration in painting as a vehicle for conveying my understanding of Buddhism
- Authors: Wang, Chain Khiang
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: In this research project the author focuses on making links between his art, religion (Buddhism) and life.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
Web based regional newspapers : The role of content : A thesis
- Authors: Knox, Ian
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The phenomenon and acceptance of electronic publishing has proliferated in the last five years due to the expansion in the use of the World Wide Web in the general community. The initial fears that newspapers would be decimated by the introduction of this technology have been proven groundless, but despite a high web presence by newspapers world wide, profitable models of cyber papers are elusive. In an online environment traditional relationships between newspaper advertising and editorial may not stand. Despite the considerable body of published literature concerning the movement of print newspapers to an online environment, little was found concerning online content. A need to re-evaluate what content and functions are considered to be desirable by print readers, in an online environment was identified as the main objective of this research. Evaluation the of user attitudes to web based newspapers provides a foundation for future research into areas such as developing effective models for profitable online newspapers. To achieve this objective, the research tools used were a content analysis, an online newspaper user survey and newspaper management personal interviews. The study looked at Victorian regional daily newspapers that also had online versions. By focussing on the regional newspapers, meaningful comparisons could be made between content, staff attitudes and readership interests. The content analysis measured the quantum and nature of the content of the print and online versions of the regional dailies during a one week period. This provided a measure of the type and source of the articles included both in print and online. Newspaper editorial staff interviews contributed a personalised view of content priorities, which was then contrasted with a web based questionnaire which measured user requirements in relation to content and interactivity. It was found from the survey that content alone would not provide a sufficient basis to build a profitable online regional newspaper site. The findings were analysed in relation to the literature, newspaper site content and editorial staff interviews. Despite regularly accessing online newspaper sites, it was found that users are unwilling to pay for the experience. Users indicated a desire for a higher level of interactivity, in addition to the content, which is currently provided, by online regional newspapers. Evaluation of user attitudes to web based newspapers provides a foundation for future research into the development of effective for profitable online newspapers.
- Description: Master of Business
Development, hydrology and salinisation of the regolth at Bamganie-Meredith, Victoria, Australia
- Authors: Smith, Michael S.
- Date: 2001
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The thesis looks at landscape evolution and salinisation in the Bamganie-Meredith region of Victoria. The importance of reducing waterlogging is stressed if successful land management is to be achieved.
- Description: Master of Applied Science
Investigation of the wear resistance and durability of high speed steel for use in sheep shearing comb construction
- Authors: Creelman, Glenn
- Date: 2001
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "The goal of this thesis was to evaluate high speed steel for use in the construction of sheep shearing combs, to determine if its use can be justified on a performance basis."
- Description: Master of Applied Science