Organizations in many domains such as healthcare, finances, telecommunications, educa-tion, and software development, must comply with an ever-increasing number of regula-tions, including laws and policies. In order to measure compliance to regulation, several recent approaches propose modelling regulations using goals and indicators. However, creating goal models for regulations is time consuming and prone to errors, especially as this is usually done manually. This thesis tackles this issue by automating some of the steps for creating goal models, and by offering better ways to create graphical views of goal models than what is currently available nowadays in goal modelling tools. The notation used in this thesis is the Goal-oriented Requirement Language (GRL), which is part of the User Requirements Notation standard and is supported by the jUCMNav tool. The concepts of regulations and their indicators are captured using a tab-ular presentation in Comma-Separated Value (CSV) files. An import mechanism is added to jUCMNav to automatically create regulation goal models from such files. The imported GRL model can then by visualized using novel features that enable the addition of multiple views/diagrams in an efficient and usable way.

While it is commonly understood by occupational therapy practitioners that collaborative goal setting leads to increased goal achievement (Sugavanam, Mead, Bulley, Donaghy, & van Wijck, 2013), the current literature shows that people with post stroke aphasia are not optimally involved in the collaborative goal setting process (Berg, Askim, Balandin, Armstrong, & By Rise, 2017; Berg, By Rise, Balandin, Armstrong, & Askim, 2016; Rohde, Townley-O’Neill, Trendall, Worrall, & Cornwell, 2012). This leads to reduced goal achievement (Sugavanam, Mead, Bulley, Donaghy, & van Wijck, 2013) and ultimately less leisure and social participation (Hilari, 2011; Eriksson, Aasnes, Tistad, Guidetti, & von Koch, 2012; Nätterlund, 2010). ClientCollab is a theory-based and evidence-driven online visual supplement to the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), designed to reduce the cognitive and communication burdens of the COPM and assist the practitioner and client with aphasia in the goal setting process. ClientCollab is guided by research on reading and pictorial comprehension of people with aphasia as well as by the Universal Design of Learning (UDL) theory. The online program is available free of charge at www.clientcollab.net and is designed to be used in conjunction with the COPM to assist the occupational therapy practitioner and client in identifying occupational performance issues. The content of the program parallels the section and subsection breakdown of the COPM and is designed for use during step one of the COPM to assist in the identification of occupational performance issues. The objective of the program is to increase communication between client and practitioner during the goal setting process as well as to increase the number of goals developed with client input. ClientCollab is meant to act as a visual supplement to the goal setting section of the COPM, however it is not meant or able to fully replace the COPM, and must be used in conjunction with the paper or online version of the COPM. In conclusion, ClientCollab aims to decrease the cognitive and communication barriers limiting people with aphasia from completing the COPM in hopes of facilitating increased collaborative goal setting and ultimately increased goal achievement in this population.

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Very little empirical evidence exists linking the motivational traits portion of the motivational traits and skills framework to goal setting processes. The present study explored relationships between motivational traits, task-specific self-efficacy and self-set goal level during a computer-based task. Along with direct assessment of these relationships, we assessed whether task-specific self-efficacy mediates relationships between motivational traits and self-set goal level. In the current study, we also examined the ability of motivational traits to provide an increment in the prediction of motivational outcomes over currently accepted goal orientation constructs. Analyses suggest that the motivational traits personal mastery and motivation related to anxiety are consistent predictors of task-specific self-efficacy but inconsistent predictors of self-set goal level while competitive excellence entirely unrelated to motivational outcomes. Motivational traits failed to provide any significant increment in the prediction of task-specific self-efficacy over respective goal orientation constructs. Implications and future directions are discussed. / Master of Science

The present study set out to examine whether negative goal-performance discrepancy (GPD) feedback for one task could have a negative effect on goal-setting associated with an unrelated, distinct task. A series of hierarchical regression analyses were conducted. Results show that large versus small negative GPD feedback on a creativity task impacted levels of specific self-efficacy for a stock-predicting task, which indicated a motivational spillover effect. However, large negative GPD on the creativity task was not evidenced to impact performance goals for the stock-predicting task, as hypothesized. Results also indicate that the larger the magnitude of negative GPD feedback, the more individuals experienced an increase in negative mood and decrease in positive mood, however mood was not evidenced to impact performance goals. / Master of Science

This paper examines the effect of impression management on goal level and commitment to the goal. Participants involved in a goal-setting program in the United States were asked to complete a web survey regarding their desire to impress superiors and their commitment to the goal. The specific dependant measures were self-set goal and goal commitment. No statistically significant differences were found between high and low desires to manage impressions with respect to goal set, but a higher desire to manage impressions was positively correlated with a higher degree of goal commitment. This finding suggests that triggering impression management is beneficial for situations in which high goal performance is desired as it increases goal commitment. Future studies could verify these results using larger sample sizes and tackle such issues as goal performance.

Master of Agribusiness / Department of Agricultural Economics / Bryan W. Schurle / The objective of this thesis is to develop a simulation model to determine the probability of achieving a market share goal. Two different simulation models were developed and compared allowing the author to select the best model. The first simulation model developed used the current market share as the mean and the standard deviation of historical market share as the standard deviation. So, a market share of 31.00% and a standard deviation of 3.88% were used in the simulation. When these values were simulated the results determined the probability of achieving the market share goal of 33%. The simulation results indicated that only 12 out of 100 observations resulted in market share greater than the goal. Therefore, there is a 12% probability of achieving or exceeding the market share goal based on the current market share and historical market share standard deviation. To predict future market share, a regression model was used to determine the impact of factors on market share. The regression model was used to forecast an estimate of market share. This forecasted share of 31.13% was used as the mean and 3.45%, the standard error of the model, was used to generate a second simulation model. The simulation results indicated that 26 of 100 observations resulted in market share greater than the goal of 33%. This indicates that there is a 26% probability of achieving or exceeding the market share goal based on results using regression to predict future market share and variability in market share. The second simulation model generated from the market share forecast and standard error from the regression model produced the better results. When using a regression model, it resulted in a higher estimate for meeting the goal. The addition of independent variables that impact share explained more of the variability around the projected mean than the historical model did.

The ability to detect a tactile stimulus during movement is markedly decreased (e.g., tactile gating), yet it is unknown whether the stimulus influences motor output. In the present study, participants moved a mechanical slider as quickly and as accurately as possible to a target. Participants received low-level electrical stimulation on the index finger of the reaching limb at various offsets relative to movement initiation. Participants reported whether they perceived the tactile cue. It was hypothesized that the detection of the stimulus would be reduced and the stimulus would influence motor output. First, a typical time course and magnitude of sensory gating was found, supporting previous observations (e.g., Chapman & Beauchamp, 2006). Second, no influence of the stimulation on motor output was observed. It was concluded that the detection of tactile cues during a goal-directed reaching task is attenuated and this stimulation does not influence motor output.

The ability to detect a tactile stimulus during movement is markedly decreased (e.g., tactile gating), yet it is unknown whether the stimulus influences motor output. In the present study, participants moved a mechanical slider as quickly and as accurately as possible to a target. Participants received low-level electrical stimulation on the index finger of the reaching limb at various offsets relative to movement initiation. Participants reported whether they perceived the tactile cue. It was hypothesized that the detection of the stimulus would be reduced and the stimulus would influence motor output. First, a typical time course and magnitude of sensory gating was found, supporting previous observations (e.g., Chapman & Beauchamp, 2006). Second, no influence of the stimulation on motor output was observed. It was concluded that the detection of tactile cues during a goal-directed reaching task is attenuated and this stimulation does not influence motor output.

This paper examines the effect of impression management on goal level and commitment to the goal. Participants involved in a goal-setting program in the United States were asked to complete a web survey regarding their desire to impress superiors and their commitment to the goal. The specific dependant measures were self-set goal and goal commitment. No statistically significant differences were found between high and low desires to manage impressions with respect to goal set, but a higher desire to manage impressions was positively correlated with a higher degree of goal commitment. This finding suggests that triggering impression management is beneficial for situations in which high goal performance is desired as it increases goal commitment. Future studies could verify these results using larger sample sizes and tackle such issues as goal performance.