Browsing Master Projects & Major Papers by Title
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Filtering honeywords using probabilistic context free grammar
(2023-10-01)With the growing prevalence of cyber threats, effective password policies have become crucial for safeguarding sensitive information. Traditional password-based authentication techniques are open to a number of threats. ... -
Guarding the gate: using honeywords to enhance authentication security
(2023-10-01)A honeyword (false password) can be defined as a duplicate password (rearranged) resembling the same characteristics of the original password. It is very challenging for any cyberpunk to distinguish between a real password ... -
Health care provider’s perceptions of a newly revised eHealth breastfeeding resource for use in clinical practice to increase breastfeeding health literacy
(2023-08-01)Global breastfeeding rates are low, despite the World Health Organization’s breastfeeding recommendations. Health care providers are encouraged to provide education and support. Ehealth resources are increasingly being ... -
How secondary schools transition into 1:1 bring your own device blended learning environments
(2017)Many schools have implemented one device per student (1:1) programs. While the benefits of technology in education may not be fully realized until access is ubiquitous, 1:1 programs are often unsustainable. One way to make ... -
iBlog: Empowering adult learners through blogging with iPads and iPods.
(2014-03-27)This research project examined whether adult learners with literacy challenges would feel empowered as a result of creating content for a blog through the use of digital technology. The researcher attempted to understand ... -
The Ideological Conflict between the Criminalization of Drug Use and Harm Reduction Programming
(2019-06-25)Policies that criminalize individuals who use drugs were first enacted for the purpose of imposing deviant identities on impoverished and racialized communities. These policies, which are disproportionately enforced, have ... -
Incorporating digital play into scientific inquiry
(2022-12-01)Play and inquiry have been recognised as effective facets of learning science (Vartiainen et al., 2020). Several researchers have highlighted the importance of incorporating digital play into K-12 students’ science education ... -
Instructional design and development tools for online adult education: a literature review
(2023-12-01)This paper examines the intersection of online learning, adult learning theories, and instructional methods in adult education. Through a comprehensive literature review, it analyzes prominent adult learning theories and ... -
Investigating the development of a functional curriculum
(2014-06-03)This retrospective case study explores how one region responded to Ontario Ministry of Education's initiative regarding provincial assessment practices for students with developmental disabilities. The findings are based ... -
iPad Implementation in the Middle School Classroom: The Teachers' Perspectives
(2014-03)This project explores the implementation of iPads in a middle school by surveying and interviewing teachers to examine their • Levels of Use, Stages of Concern, and the First- and Second-Order Barriers they encounter. The ... -
"IS THE UNI FUN?": can transactional distance theory be used as a theoretical framework in understanding the chat content of a university moderated Facebook page?
(2011-08-01)Social Networking sites are being used by post-secondary institutions to engage their prospective and current student populations. The communication that results from these online interactions can be placed within the ... -
Matching expectations and reality in AI systems - cybersecurity use case
(2023-04-01)Artificial intelligence (AI) is a growing field in computer science which develops intelligent systems capable of performing things that a human mind can do. The manufacturers of security systems integrate AI capabilities ... -
Measuring Web 2.0 interaction: a meta-synthesis of literature on using transactional distance and social presence
(2015)In this study, the researcher created an instrument, based on a meta-synthesis of relevant literature, to measure the presence of the variables associated with Transactional Distance and Social Presence when used as a ... -
Michael Slobodian: the forgotten school shooter. An examination of the on-scene offense characteristics of the first Canadian school shooting, Brampton, Ontario, 1975.
(2014-12-01)Mass murders and school shootings have become an emerging social problem in North America over the last two decades. Although rare, these terrifying events elicit horror, shock and fear across the nation. Despite the ... -
Ontario Ministry of Education’s Policy/Program Memorandum 140: a review and critique of current resource allocation and practices for supporting autistic students in elementary classrooms
(2023-12-01)A review of recent literature on Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and alternative evidence-based therapies for autistic students, as well as data extracted from Ontario school boards’ recent financial reports. Information ... -
Power, privilege and cover-up: a case study on how intertextuality in police records can mislead homicide investigations
(2014-10-01)Despite the newfound interest in homicide investigations, only a limited number of studies have been able to examine the validity of police and other official records which are collated during the course of an investigation. ... -
A presence of obligation: cyberbehaviour, policy, and restorative practices
(2015-03-26)Ontario Safe Schools’ policies have undergone major changes over the last 15 years. Zero tolerance policies and practices of the 1990’s have given way to more progressive approaches to school discipline that include ... -
A proactive strategy: using a critical digital literacies approach to support the anti-bullying movement
(2015-03-06)This paper outlines an eight-week project in a grade 9 English course that integrated a Critical Digital Literacies (CDL) framework. The CDL approach focuses on critical literacy and social justice principles while learning ... -
Professors and instructors' experiences with transitions and policies for the online environment
(2012-08-01)Professors develop policies and procedures for their courses that are relevant and applicable for their classroom or learning platform. In particular, professors transitioning from a traditional to an online (synchronous ... -
Protection or provocation? Police control of Muslim immigrants in combating terrorism
(2017-04-01)Counter-terrorism efforts have considerable bearing on the relationship between Muslim immigrants and law enforcement. As frontline law enforcers, the police are responsible for securing community support and acting as ...