Simulation games may increase student engagement in the social studies classroom. Papert (1991) states that constructionism allows students to build, whether tangible or intangible objects, and that the building and conversation around the building allows student to learn best. In this study, the researcher observed and interviewed participants, as well as wrote in a journal about the experience, regarding playing a simulation game about the Electoral College. The researcher utilized en vivo coding to facilitate data interpretation. The participants were 18 year-old students at a suburban high school in a metropolitan area in the southeastern United States. These participants were selected by self-identifying themselves as ‘social studies haters.’ The researcher gathered data to determine if the simulation game has a relationship to engagement in the social studies classroom and examined with the simulation game, eLECTIONS, exercised elements of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) theory to engage the participants. The researcher determined that self-identified social studies haters at this school more strongly engaged in the social studies content when they participated in the simulation game on the Electoral College. The research also determined UDL enhanced engagement in the simulation game.

This study consists of two projects related to Tissue Engineering: Engineering biomimetic scaffolds for bone regeneration and ear reconstruction, and bioreactor design for ex-vivo bioengineered scaffold. The co-electrospinning method was used to produce composite membranes with different layers from gelatin and polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers, followed by paper-stacking cell seeded membranes to mimic the twisted plywood structure found in lobster cuticles. 3D laser scanner was used to capture the precise shape of a human ear model; and the negative molds were fabricated to compress scaffolds into the shape of human ear. Design for assembly (DFA) method was used to analyze and improve the design of the current bioreactor. A new design is proposed to ease operation, save time and increase the application efficiency. The proposed solution is evaluated in a virtual environment using 3D assembly modeling and simulation.

Thesis (M.T.P.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Town Planning, 1975.

Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, 2006. / Keywords: Aging, quality of life, elderly people, elderly population, activities of daily living, microenvironment, universal design. Includes bibliographical references (leaves.149-156).

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Thesis (M.Arch.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-95). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes special study report entitled : Elderly use of space in urban area. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes a special report study. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Thesis (M.Phil) - University of Queensland, 2006. / Includes bibliography.