Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Mitigating software engineering costs in distributed ledger technologies(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2018) Heinecke, Jonathan Taylor; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Mike WittieDistributed ledger technologies (DLTs) are currently dominating the field of distributed systems research and development. The Ethereum blockchain is emerging as a popular DLT platform for developing software and applications. Several challenges in Ethereum software development are the complex nature of working with DLTs, the lack of tools for developing on this DLT, and poor documentation of concepts for DLT developers. In this thesis, we provide building blocks that reduce the complexity of DLT operations and lower the barrier to entry into DLT development. We do this by providing a Node.js library, Ethereum-Easy, that simplifies operations on Ethereum. We implement this library into a sample application called Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) and built a continuous delivery, continuous integration pipeline for deploying Ethereum code (Jenk-Thereum). This thesis aims to make development on DLTs easier, quicker, and less expensive.Item The preparation of an accounting practice set(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of School of Business, 1982) Ivey, Janet Sue; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Daniel G. HertzThe purpose of this study was to write a high school level accounting practice set using basic accounting procedures in the context of the position of church treasurer. The process of writing a practice set was studied. This process first involves making basic decisions defining the limits of the set. Then the tasks to generate work must be written and all necessary materials gathered. Teaching materials such as answer keys and a test must be written. The practice set written for this study used basic accounting forms supplied by the Montana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The general forms and data were originated by the researcher, as were the teaching materials. The recommendations made at the completion of this study center around production of the practice set. Adequate testing of the set would need to be done. Marketing potential would need to be determined as would the cost of production.Item Opinions about coordinating techniques for principles of accounting(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Professional Schools, 1972) Rippingale, Judy Hardy; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Harold H. HolenThe problem was to identify the strong points. the weak points, and any new ideas about the coordination procedures and general course policies for principles of accounting. The purpose of this study was to provide information that might lead to a more efficient coordination of the principles of accounting course. The ways in which this information could aid the people responsible for this course are to: 1. evaluate the strong and weak areas 2. evaluate what other schools are doing 3. evaluate any new ideas presented 4. examine their evaluations for possible improvement of the course 5. make the necessary changes to implement the improvements.Item Comparing job tasks of accounting students at Bozeman Senior High and job tasks of entry-level accounting/bookkeeping workers(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1984) McDonald, Duncan Scott; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Daniel G. HertzThis research study was undertaken to determine whether prevailing accounting courses in Bozeman Senior High School have been preparing students to meet the requirements of actual job tasks performed by beginning accounting and bookkeeping workers. To be able to answer the problem, this study was designed to answer the following questions: 1. What job tasks are included in Bozeman Senior High School accounting courses? 2. What job tasks are being performed by the entry-level accounting and bookkeeping employee? 3. What components of Bozeman Senior High School accounting courses represent activities engaged in by entry-level employees? 4. To what extent do Bozeman Senior High School accounting courses prioritize these activities engaged in by entry-level employees?Item Legal topics that should be taught in the undergraduate accounting option at Montana State University(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Professional Schools, 1972) Babcock, Roselae Hoffman; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Harvey A. LarsonThe purpose of this research was to present the legal topics deemed essential by the respondents of the study to the administration and faculty of the School of Commerce. There have been no curriculum changes in the required course of study under the accounting option in the areas of business law, income tax accounting, or auditing since the upsurge of legal suits involving professional accountants or since the Littler Committee's report in 1969. The study results will disclose whether or not changes in curriculum or course content are needed. They will also provide guidance to the School of Commerce relative to the degree of need for any changes.Item Articulation of accounting principles in Montana's post-secondary, degree granting institutions(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of School of Business, 1976) Lange, Richard Allan; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Daniel G. HertzThe purpose of this study was to survey the accounting departments of Montana's degree granting institutions to ascertain the articulation problems. Can a student transfer from one institution to another without fearing a loss of credits earned, without being required to repeat courses because of content differences, and with the assurance that his decision to transfer will not postpone his anticipated graduation date? Can high school students be relatively assured that the post-secondary school of his choice will provide approximately the same instruction in accounting as the other institutions? Is the content, instruction, and requirements relatively the same in Accounting Principles at the various institutions of higher education in Montana? Do the institutions offer separate classes in Accounting Principles to accounting students and non-accounting students or is the instruction the same for all? Do the institutions offer any provision for advanced placement such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). challenge or waiver of courses. Two ancillary parts of this study were to determine the professional preparation of the instructors of Accounting Principles based on the highest degree received and number of years of teaching experience and to determine the Accounting textbooks used by the various institutions. In general this survey attempted to ascertain what differences were present in Accounting Principles, the reasons for these differences and what problems were presented because of these differences.Item Formats for municipal accounting reports(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1980) Schlesser, Thomas JamesItem A correlative study of high school sophomore achievement in first-year bookkeeping or accounting(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1972) Reynolds, Gary LeeItem A graphic comparison of standardized test scores in bookkeeping I with I.Q. scores of sophomores, juniors, and seniors(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1966) Ponke, Raymond A.Item A determination of the need for providing basic procedural guidelines to the implementation of an encumbrance accounting system(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1977) Lindsey, Kenneth Lee