School of Business: Honor’s College Senior Theses

The following collection includes theses and presentation videos (if available) from Taylor-Crocker Honor’s students with majors in Accounting; Business Administration; Computer Information Systems; Healthcare Administration; Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Marketing; Organizational Leadership; or Sports Administration.

2022

Jhonny Acosta (Business Administration; Computer Information Systems)
- Thesis: “Corruption and its impact on key socioeconomic factors and human development in developing countries”
- Presentation: Spring 2022 – Jhonny Acosta’s Senior Honors Presentation – YouTube

Anthony Boykin (Business Administration; Computer Information Systems)
- Thesis: “Ransomware: Education as a Deterrent Against a Pervasive Threat“
- Presentation: Spring 2022 – Anthony Boykin’s Senior Honors Presentation – YouTube

Alexa Yaravide (Accounting)
- Thesis: “The Effectiveness of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act & Ethics in Preventing Corporate Accounting Fraud”
- Presentation: Spring 2022 – Alexa Yaravide’s Senior Honors Presentation – YouTube

2021

David E. Bolivar Alvarado (Business Administration; Computer Information Systems)
- Thesis: “A Literature review on Singapore’s Economic Miracle: What are the Lessons to be Learnt? ”
- Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnSKt_RL2ZY&list=PLY0DWtbMe3ymL8b7PXvayLtSe1a3Rf6Mg&index=3

Prawachan Dhungana (Computer Information Systems)
- Thesis: “Cloud Computing in Agriculture of Nepal: Increasing crops yield using soil sensors”
- Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_TX0F4f3aI&list=PLY0DWtbMe3ymL8b7PXvayLtSe1a3Rf6Mg&index=4

Madison Gill (Psychology; Healthcare Administration)
- Thesis: “Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms during the COVID-19 Stay at Home Order in North Carolina”
- Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4ABAUNQoc&list=PLY0DWtbMe3ynftP69zeYVXZQCOiy-hqaQ&index=2

Blaise Gourley (Marketing)
- Thesis: “Next Era Marketing”
- Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgkZwwNm24s&list=PLY0DWtbMe3ynftP69zeYVXZQCOiy-hqaQ&index=9&t=1s

Janasia Joyner (Business Administration)
- Thesis: “Dream Tress Boutique Business Plan“
- Presentation: Fall 2021 – Janasia Joyner’s Senior Honors Presentation – YouTube

2020

Kevin Berry (Business Administration; Computer Information Systems)
- Thesis: “A Business Improvement Plan for North Carolina Wesleyan College”
- Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aalKlEFqJM&t=2s

John Day (Accounting)
- Thesis: “Buying an Industry: How Incentivizing Corporations Effects Local Economies”

Rayquan Harris (Accounting)
- Thesis: “A Dive Into White-Collar Minds”
- Presentation: https://ncwcedu-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/scrowley_ncwc_edu/ESXXVg7Xl2dNrbyjJGXr2icBDNsT68vjlsOKrH0Z4s66Pg?e=dN8mH9

Lisa Pearce (Business Administration)
- Thesis: “The Effect of Names on Female Education and Career Choices”
- Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxRaIMhDukg&list=PLY0DWtbMe3ykPLcrkV_9k902pdTNey12n&index=5&t=61s

Hunter Pharr (Computer Information Systems)
- Thesis: “Predicting Probable Prices: Using Python to Estimate Stock Market Movements”
- Presentation:

Part 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1nEYwD5_VM

Part 2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOzEvSlR3Zk

Part 3:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSpWDGdyIkQ&t=29s