Warning's problem for linear polynomials and laurent polynomials

Kim, Dong-Il University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2003 해외박사

Software dependability in the operatoional phase

이인환 University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1994 국내박사

Low-temperature growth of Si and Si₁Ge (001) by ultrahigh vacuum ion-beam sputter deposition

이내응 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1996 국내박사

Post-tenure review: Policy development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Clark, Kimberly Dawn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2002 해외박사(DDOD)

This study examines the post-tenure review policy development process carried out at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana (UIUC). Four committees were convened to participate in the post-tenure review policy development process. Each committee consisted of tenured University of Illinois faculty. The Tenure Seminar committee and the Tenure Principles Committee consisted of faculty from each of the three University of Illinois campuses while the Tenure Issues and Faculty Review Implementation Committees consisted only of faculty from the UIUC campus. Data were collected through interviews with faculty from each of the four post-tenure review policy-related committees and from relevant documents. These documents included the final reports from each of the four participating committees and Urbana-Champaign Faculty Senate meeting minutes. Findings indicated that the rationale for convening the Tenure Seminar Committee, and subsequently initiating the post-tenure review dialogue, was motivated by external factors. The policy development process consisted of the work conducted by four post-tenure review policy related committees between 1995 and 2000. The first two committees, the Tenure Seminar Committee and the Tenure Principles Committee, consisted of faculty members from each of the three University of Illinois campuses. The final two committees, the Tenure Issues Committee and the Faculty Review Implementation Committee, consisted of faculty members from the Urbana campus only. Findings also indicated that faculty perception of post-tenure review was consistent across respondents. None of the respondents were opposed to the evaluation of faculty productivity after receiving tenure. However, perceptions of the creation of an actual post-tenure review policy were mixed. Several respondents felt the policy would be redundant while others felt that the policy would be beneficial in establishing uniformity in tenured faculty evaluation.

A history of the Illinois Industrial University/University of Illinois Band, 1867--1908

Griffin, Peter James University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2004 해외박사(DDOD)

This study provides a comprehensive history of the band program at the Illinois Industrial University/University of Illinois between the years 1867 and 1908. In 1885 the University changed its name to the University of Illinois from the Illinois Industrial University. The University has been a leader in the field of bands, band music, and music education for well over a century. The history of its band program during the first 40 years of its existence is presented with great detail in the following four areas: (1) the leadership of the band during this time frame, (2) the role of the band, (3) the personnel of the band, and (4) the repertoire of the band. Specific attention is given to correcting discrepancies between known sources and filling gaps of missing information that previously existed. This study involved the time-consuming process of gathering even the smallest pieces of information about the program. This process is highly recommended for all future research of a historical nature and to confirm the histories of individual band programs across the United States.

The scrapbooks of the Roslyn Rensch Collection and Papers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lynch, Charles W., III University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009 해외박사(DDOD)

This doctoral project includes an analysis and listing of the scrapbooks included in the Roslyn Rensch Collection and Papers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Roslyn Rensch Collection and Papers include more than 2,000 items of harp music, books, recordings, research papers, clippings, and letters collected from approximately 1900-1993. The two series of scrapbooks display a large portion of clippings, programs, and print representations of the harp. These scrapbooks contain a majority of the Collection's primary sources that can be of use in biographical research, research on society, music iconography, harps, and harpists, as well as other related topics. This dissertation focuses on the eleven Harp Scrapbooks and twenty-seven Roslyn Rensch Scrapbooks. This study contains the first extensive biography of Dr. Roslyn Rensch in print. It is intended to aid preservation attempts, beginning with the scrapbooks, and to establish the significance of the Collection and Rensch's unparalleled stature as a harp historian.

A history of early field experience in the Music Education Division of the School of Music of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1968--1998

Morrissey, J. Dennis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2003 해외박사(DDOD)

The purpose of this study is to document a history of the development and practice of early field experience (EFE) in the Music Education Division of the School of Music of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) from 1968 to 1998. The study is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 serves to introduce the study and explain the research design. Literature related to research on early field experience comprises Chapter 2. Chapter 3, a survey of early field experience in teacher preparation in the United States from 1776 to 1998, provides the historical background for this study. The following chapter presents a history of early field experience in the UIUC Music Education Division for the years 1968–1979, a period of EFE experimentation. In Chapter 5 that history is continued, encompassing the years 1979–1989, a period of EFE stabilization, and 1989–1998, a period of EFE reexamination. The final chapter provides a summary of the history of early field experience in the UIUC Music Education Division as presented in the previous two chapters, a set of five conclusions, a larger context within which to understand the significance of the UIUC Music Education Division EFE story, and suggestions for further research.

Understanding baccalaureate completion rate increases of underrepresented minority students in science and engineering: Three case studies

Weldy, Eric Augustus University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2001 해외박사(DDOD)

The purpose of this study was to determine how individual universities successfully implemented programs and used financial resources to improve baccalaureate completion rates of underrepresented minority students in science and engineering academic disciplines. The study was also developed to determine whether federal programs and financial resources contributed to improving baccalaureate completion rates of underrepresented minority students in science and engineering academic disciplines at the same universities. To conduct the study two research designs were used—time series historical data analysis and case study analysis. In using time series historical data analysis the author was able to examine student enrollment rates, student completion rates, and programming budget data. This allowed the researcher to analyze changes and identify patterns in the data over extended periods of time. Case study analysis was the second research design used. Three public research universities were selected to serve as case studies including the State University of New York at Albany, University of Houston, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In using case study analysis, personal interviews, institutional documents, and database analysis served as the primary sources of data collection. Each university in the study was selected for its commitment and success in improving minority student completion rates in science and engineering academic disciplines from 1985 to 1995. However, their approach to improving student completion rates differed somewhat and involved diverse policies and programmatic strategies. The first step toward increasing minority student completion rates involved developing an admissions policy that enabled each university to increase student enrollment rates. The second step involved developing quality academic support programs to retain students. How each university approached the task of increasing minority student enrollment and completion rates depended on a variety of factors including financial resources, institutional history, university leadership, goals and objectives of individual programs, and campus climate. Finally, the findings indicate federal programs and financial resources did contribute to improving minority student completion rates at the State University of New York at Albany and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. However, federal resources did little to encourage or improve minority student completion rates at the University of Houston.

Disability related services needs and satisfactions of university students: An exploratory study

Dutta, Alo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2001 해외박사(DDOD)

The enrollment of students with disabilities in post-secondary educational institutions is increasing at a rapid rate. However, the quality, quantity, and scope of university-based support services have not expanded sufficiently. Also, there is a severe dearth of research and instruments designed to measure the need for and satisfaction with services received by students with disabilities. The purpose of this exploratory survey was to develop a questionnaire and determine the effects of demographic variables on the perception of need and satisfaction by students with disabilities. The following Office of Disability Services (ODS) participated: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Southern University, Baton Rouge; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and University of Illinois, Chicago. Part-I of the study involved 1,589 students with disabilities registered with the respective ODSs in Fall, 1998. A total of 33% (<italic>N</italic> = 445) response rate was obtained. The “Disability Related Services Need and Satisfaction” questionnaire, contained 16 demographic and 40 service variables divided into 11 domains. Four replications of the instrument generated Cronbach's alpha for need and satisfaction varying between 0.70 and 0.90 and indicated high reliability. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's product moment correlations, one-way analyses of variance, Tukey's post hoc multiple comparisons, and content analyses were utilized for data analysis. Four omnibus hypotheses were tested at a type I error of 0.05, once for each of the universities and once for the linear combination. The first two omnibus null hypotheses were partially rejected in favor of the alternative for each institution and fully rejected in linear combination. The third hypothesis, testing the correlation between need and satisfaction, was disregarded for the following reasons: statistical overkill resulting from the subject-variable ratio of lower than 10:1, especially for SU, UIUC, and UIC; and small sample size and non-random sampling process affecting the generalizability of the findings. Students' overall perception of the quality/quantity of ODS services and accessibility of campus facilities was tested by hypothesis four. The second part of the hypothesis was rejected in favor of the alternative. The students belonging to UIUC expressed satisfaction with campus accessibility, whereas those registered at LSU, SU, and UIC were dissatisfied. In Part-II of the study, a “Survey of Coordinator/Director of the Office of Disability Services” questionnaire was used to collect data. All of them suggested improving the quality/quantity of services; being responsive to the needs of students/faculty/staff with disabilities; and promoting an inclusive/accessible academic environment as their goals. Recommendations were made to: conduct nation-wide longitudinal endeavors which best assist in student achievement of academic goals; and research ODS personnel's perception of quality and quantity of services, adequacy of resources, satisfaction of students with services rendered, job satisfaction, and suggested areas of improvement and policy change.

John Cage's "HPSCHD"

Heimbecker, Sara J University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2011 해외박사(DDOD)

From 1967--1969, John Cage (1912--1992) was an associate Member of the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois. The appointment came about with the help of Lejaren Hiller, founder of the University of Illinois' Experimental Music Studio and the co-composer of the first significant computer composition Illiac Suite (1957). Cage's tenure in Urbana culminated in the production of the multimedia work HPSCHD which he produced in collaboration with Hiller, Calvin Sumsion, and Ron Nameth. Hiller oversaw much of the programming work and functioned as a sounding board for Cage's compositional ideas. Sumsion supervised the static visual elements used in the performance and later collaborated with Cage on a series of lithographs and plexigrams called Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel. Nameth, a filmmaker from the Art Department, organized the motion picture films that were used for the performance. Initially, HPSCHD was a commission from the Swiss harpsichordist Antoinette Vischer who had requested from Cage "a harpsichord piece." Vischer's modest commission grew into a huge work that included seven harpsichords, 52 tapes of computer-produced tones, about 8,000 slides and over 40 motion picture films. HPSCHD is an unusual work among Cage's oeuvre for many reasons. Especially noteworthy is Cage's large scale use of technology (specifically the computer), the use of historical musical quotations, the theatrical environment of the work, and, perhaps most surprisingly, Cage's return to earlier compositional ideas. These noteworthy aspects open many avenues of inquiry about the piece, about Cage, and about our assumptions of the composer in the late 1960s. Since the details of the computer programs and the history of the programming process have been thoroughly discussed, my study will not duplicate these efforts, but will draw on available sources to inform the compositional, philosophical, visual, and contextual meanings of the work. In this study, I analyze the production of HPSCHD ethnographically, as an event. I situate the event within the context of postmodern philosophy, anarchic politics, the culture of the university campus of the late 1960s, and the countercultural "summer of love." Through this type of contextual study, I bring some of the assumptions about Cage into question. Cage intentionally couched his compositions in a wealth of political and philosophical rhetoric. In the late 1960s Cage was highly influenced by his recent rediscovery of Henry David Thoreau and his discovery of the American social philosophy of Marshall McLuhan and Buckminster Fuller. Just as Cage used Asian philosophies to bolster his turn to chance composition in the 1950s, Cage appropriated a vocabulary from Thoreau, McLuhan, and Fuller to legitimize his new work with the computer. Cage characterized HPSCHD as political work of art which was to demonstrate the possibility of an anarchic utopia----a world which had come to terms with its own history and its technology. Using David Patterson's analysis of Cage's idiosyncratic use of South Asian philosophical terms as a methodological model, I define and clarify terms that Cage used in connection to HPSCHD such as "abundance," "multiplicity," "anarchy," "chaos," and "interpenetration.". For this study, I use a number of previously unpublished primary sources. Cage's letters from this time period (housed in the John Cage Archives at Northwestern University) are an excellent source. I also draw heavily on the scores and sketches of HPSCHD that are part of the New York Public Library's Music Collection. Peter Yates was a devoted friend to Cage and authored the liner notes to the HPSCHD recording released simultaneous to the 1969 event. The Peter Yates Papers, housed in the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego contain a wealth of information and correspondence between Yates and Cage. The poet and scholar Eric Mottram Papers wrote fairly extensively about Cage and his book Silence. The Eric Mottram Papers (King's College, London) are valuable insights into Cage's work simultaneous to the composition of HPSCHD. Personal interviews and e-mail correspondence with a number of "informants" has also proven to be essential to this study. This document includes quite a bit of oral history about Cage, the atmosphere at the University of Illinois in the late 1960s, and the 1969 HPSCHD event. There is evidence that despite the chance operational selection of materials for the event, Cage had specific ideas about how one was to react to the work. Cage designed into the piece elements that were to cause a participatory reaction and were designed to create an atmosphere of inclusiveness for the mostly college-aged audience. Despite the traditional view and some evidence that Cage distanced himself from the countercultural movement, there is evidence that Cage panders to this population to a certain degree with the inclusion of visual elements that are iconic of the Summer of Love and the psychedelic age. As of yet, no one has studied HPSCHD as an event, with equal emphasis on the visual, the aural, and the participatory aspects of the work. A study of the visual elements of the performance draws on published interviews, unpublished letters, Calvin Sumsion's graduate thesis from the University of Illinois, and oral accounts from the artists and participants. A study of the slides and films, and how they were produced and selected using consistent chance compositional methods, sheds light on Cage's conception of HPSCHD as a theater piece.