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    Emotional intelligence: a qualitative study of the development of emotional intelligence of community college students enrolled in a leadership development program
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Blakely, Stevie Dawn, author; Strathe, Marlene, advisor; Anderson, Sharon, committee member; Peila-Shuster, Jackie, committee member; Orsi, Rebecca, committee member
    This is a qualitative study to explore the relationship between leadership development programs and emotional intelligence development in students. Research exists regarding the connection between emotional intelligence and academic achievement, but there is a lack of research concerning how to develop students’ emotional intelligence. This study provided research in this area. The researcher utilized the ESAP-A/B to calculate Emotional Intelligence growth, along with qualitative focus groups and one-on-one interviews. The data showed that students experience EI growth through leadership training programs. Students showed increased growth in the area of self-esteem, which students felt was due to being pushed outside of their comfort zone in the areas of public speaking and group communication. Qualitative data demonstrated that students felt the mandatory workshops, teamwork activities, and the experience of being a part of a cohort, were the three most impactful components of training. This research creates a foundation for further research into training best practices and encouraging EI growth in college students through leadership training programs.
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    Establishment of an internationally based offshore branch campus: an Australian case study
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Wood, Raynie L., author; Strathe, Marlene, advisor; Anderson, Sharon, committee member; Weinberger, Andrea, committee member; Elliot, Jonathan, committee member; Zahavich, Alex, committee member
    As a result of the changes in society due to globalization, higher-education organizations are working to prepare graduates for a more global workplace. One of the methods of transnational education recognized for providing access to a global education is the international branch campus (IBC). While there are various types of international partnerships, the IBC is acknowledged for having benefits, and administrators acknowledge that there are significant risks. This qualitative methods case study explored an Australian source campus that engaged in the establishment of a Middle Eastern host campus. The central research questions were 1) what were the decision-makers' perceptions of the decision-making process when considering the establishment of an IBC, and 2) what were the indicators used to measure the success of the IBC. The findings of this case were that, while many stakeholders contributed to the decision-making process, the CEO was identified as the final decision-maker. The decision-making process was not linear in nature, consisting of various go/no-go decision points. While this organization had a history of engagement in IBCs, it was felt that due to the nature of this partnership there was increased risk requiring a range in due diligence assessments. The measures of success were clearly aligned with financial and quality indicators. While the host operations were viewed as being very different, the source operation's standard annual reporting benchmarks and goals, and timelines to monitor success were used.
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    Examining the mature interpersonal relationship status of first-year engineering students within residential learning communities
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Waller, Brent, author; Strathe, Marlene, advisor; Gloeckner, Gene, committee member; Kuk, Linda, committee member; Tungate, Susan, committee member
    The purpose of this mixed-methods, sequential, explanatory study was to investigate the differences regarding the status of mature-interpersonal-relationship (MIR) development in first-year engineering students who elected to live within residential learning communities (RLCs) when compared to the status of MIR development in those first-year engineering students who lived within a traditional residential environment at a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) institution. A survey of 582 first-year engineering students at a STEM institution yielded quantitative results. Then, to explore the initial results in more depth, a follow-up study using two separate focus groups was completed with purposefully selected respondents. The follow-up qualitative phase attempted to provide logical connections to the findings from the original quantitative phase, which showed that students who live within RLCs have experiences that provide those students with opportunities for MIRs. In the quantitative phase, statistically significant results were limited to a difference by gender. The quantitative and qualitative findings from the two phases of the study are discussed, with reference to prior research. Implications and recommendations are provided.
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    Relationships between motivational, demographic, and academic variables and course grade in developmental mathematics among students at North Central State College
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Culver, Tim, author; Strathe, Marlene, advisor; Gloeckner, Gene W., committee member; Low, Lana, committee member; Engle, Terry, committee member
    To assist North Central State College with the identification of students who are not likely to receive a grade of A, B, or C in their Pre-Algebra course, a regression equation was developed. The variables used in the analysis were representative of previous academic performance, depth and breadth of developmental education needs, recency of math education, motivational scores from the College Student Inventory Form B™ (CSI-B), and self-reported demographic data such as the number of hours planned to work. The overall accuracy of the success prediction, both yes and no, would have been 62% had the model been used with the students in the historical sample. This was supported by a logistic regression model which produced similar results. The development of student success plans based upon the model at the individual and section levels, implementation of other assessments to learn more about the relationships between self-efficacy, resilience and grit, and a review of the Mathway for each major provided the College with implications for advising and student success practices. Implications for future research included the addition of other variables, further study of males to determine variables that matter most to their success prediction, and determination of the value of other motivational assessments like Grit Scales and their associations to course grade.
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    Risk adjusted critical care patient outcomes: a comparative analysis of critical care staffing, tele-ICU adoption, and ICU performance in relation to bedside staffing and engagement with tele-ICU
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Hawkins, Helen Allison, author; Strathe, Marlene, advisor; Chermack, Tom, committee member; Gloeckner, Gene, committee member; Maynard, Travis, committee member
    Telemedicine in a hospital intensive care unit, or tele-ICU, allows board-certified, critical care intensivist physicians and nurse practitioners to monitor multiple ICU patients twenty four hours a day, seven days a week (24/7) via a remote command center equipped with a network of audio-visual equipment and computer systems that provide real time access to patient data (Goran, 2012). Hospitals implement tele-ICU to address the increasing scarcity of trained intensivist resources (Jarrah & Van der Kloot, 2010), to provide improved safety through redundancy, and to enhance outcomes through standardization (Goran, 2010; Rufo, 2011). Whether at the bedside or via tele-ICU, staffing an ICU with board certified intensivist physicians is a best practice recommendation that has been shown to improve patient outcomes such as mortality and length of stay (Young, Chan, Lu et al., 2011). The purpose of this study was to evaluate multiple ICUs from a single U.S. hospital system in 2012 to determine if there were significant differences in the levels of adoption of tele-ICU and if so, assess the impact of varying levels of adoption on patient outcomes, specifically risk adjusted length of stay and observed versus expected mortality. Tele-ICU adoption was defined as the decision of ICU staff to make full use of tele-ICU resources to proactively co-manage patient care and ensure best practice adherence. Other ICU organizational factors such as bedside intensivist staffing pattern, ICU leadership effectiveness, and ICU employee engagement were also evaluated. Study results indicated significant differences in the level of adoption across the eight ICUs in the study. ICUs with low tele-ICU adoption had less than one order per patient stay compared to nearly 10-12 orders per patient stay for the ICUs with the highest levels of adoption. Significant differences were also found in both ICU and hospital observed versus expected patient lengths of stay based on level of tele-ICU adoption. A calculation was proposed and used to assess the observed versus expected mortality at the patient level across the groups based on level of adoption. Although the results mirrored the trend found in the length of stay results, differences were not significant. The study also found that ICUs with the lowest level of tele-ICU adoption and the longest lengths of stay were the ICUs staffed with intensivists at the bedside 24/7. Findings from this study suggested that the level of adoption of tele-ICU should be taken into account in future studies that evaluate patient outcomes. Future research should also evaluate the root causes of lack of tele-ICU adoption, and attempt to validate the findings in this study that patient outcomes are better when tele-ICU is fully adopted. Future studies should also attempt to measure and validate the costs and benefits of tele-ICU in conjunction with ICU staffing patterns, best practice adherence, and other organizational performance constructs that impact both the bedside and tele-ICU staff such as teamwork, culture, climate, communications, and collaboration. Studies that evaluate the optimal mix of ICU intensivist staffing should take into account the existence of tele-ICU, along with the level of adoption by bedside staff, as a component of the overall ICU staffing model.