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IS -- Student Accomplishments
Student Projects and Research
| Integrated Studies students are often involved in unique academic research as a part of their learning process. Here are some examples of that research. | |
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Michael Morrow is itching to dance, the non-non-non traditional student, featured in the Deseret News: Click here for story |
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A video about the Integrated Studies Program, by Integrated Studies Student Corem Hughes |
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Students and faculty gathered for a meeting dedicated to Save Our Swallows. Utah Valley Campus has a returning population of the Cliff Swallow, and Steve Carlile and Sean Sperry presented their analysis and Wes Eldredge showed the documentary he made concerning the nesting birds |
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Cliff Swallows at UVSC Wes Eldredge's video documenting the UVSC Cliff Swallows. |
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| Can a Photograph Tell You If They've Got a Generous Heart? Scott Martin |  |
| Scott Martin is a Senior majoring in Integrated Studies. He's quite excited and animated about his Senior project. He calls it" Facial Recognition of Economic Cooperators. It has to do with research that's been done that shows that in opposition to standard game theory, where individuals always show self-interest, studies show that in economic situations altruism often manifests. In one study observers were able to identify self-described economic altruists merely by watching video clips of the "altruists" reading from a common text (Mary Had A Little Lamb) with a higher than random accuracy. This fascinates Scott and he wonders whether there are visual clues for identifying self-described altruists or if it is something more complex. In an effort to unpack the original study he will do the same test but with a test. One group will receive photographs of the altruists and the other will use the standard video of altruists reading from a common text. Additionally, rather than rely on a persons self-description as an altruist, Scott's test will use behavioral models to identify altruists. It will be fascinating to see if a mere photograph is ample evidence in identifying altruistic behavior. | |