Senior Thesis

All students in the School of Human Sciences are required to write  a senior thesis supervised by their seminar advisor. Scottzemi students have written the following senior theses as part of their graduation requirements. To date, we’ve graduated over 99 students. 

Theses by Year
2021
  • Cho, J. How Japanese College Students Use Social Media
  • Goto, M. Comparing On-screen and Paper-based Learning in a Japanese University
  • Kim, Y. Japanese University Students’ Use of Communication Technologies to Build and Maintain Friendships
  • Lee, G. Impact of Social Media Use on Japanese University Students’ Friendships
  • Miyawaki, T. Online Shopping Behaviors of Japanese University Students
  • Yun, J. Online Shopping Behaviors of Japanese University Students

2020
  • Kobayashi, K. How Japanese Young People Respond to Instagram Advertising
  • Masuyama, Y. Japanese University Student’ Use Social Media to Make and Maintain Friendships
  • Yoshitani, Y. The Impact of Social Media Use on Japanese Young People’s Relationships

2019
  • Fan, Y. How Social Media Affects Japanese University Students’ Friendships
  • Gima, T. Gender Differences in Japanese University Students’ Use of Social Media
  • Kajiura, R. The Impact of Social Media on Face-to-face Communication
  • Komori, S. Online Shopping Habits of Japanese University Students
  • Ozaki, Y. How Japanese University Students Use SNS to Create and Maintain Friendship
  • Tayama, D. How Japanese University Students Present Themselves on Social Networking Services (SNS)
  • Togo, S. The Relationship Between Well-being and LINE Use Among Japanese University Students
  • Wu, H. Japanese University Students’ Attitudes Towards Privacy on Social Media
  • Yamashita, S. Gender Differences in University Students’ Text Messages

2018
  • Choi, J. Using Mobile Devices for Learning English in Japan
  • Honda, A. Japanese College Students’ Approach to Protecting Personal Information on Mobile Devices
  • Ito, K. Information and Communication Technology use by Japanese University Students
  • Kawahara, Y. Japanese University Students’ Self-Presentation on Facebook
  • Liu, Y. Japanese Young People and Online Shopping
  • Tsutsumitani, K. How Japanese University Students Share Images on Social Media

2017
  • Kaneda, M. Emotional Transmission using Emoticons in Online Communications
  • Kim, H. Political Content in Japanese College Student's Social Media
  • Kuriyama, K. Comparing Japanese and American Young People’s Use of Social Networking Services
  • Lu, Z. Japanese University Students' Use of Social Networking Sites 
  • Soya, M. Japanese Use of Social Media to Maintain Relationships
  • Suzuki, R. A Comparison of Japanese and American Young Peoples’ Online Shopping Behaviors​
  • Yamaga, R. Japanese University Students' Use of LINE to Maintain Friendships
  • Yoshiwara, M. Japanese University Students' Attitudes towards Facebook as an English Learning Tool

2016
  • Atsuumi, N. College Students’ Use of SNS for Creating and Maintaining Friendships
  • Kanda, Y. Japanese University Students’ Reliance on Social Network Sites 
  • Moriyasu, M. Japanese College Students’ Self-Presentation on Facebook 
  • Suzuki, K. The Role of Emoticons and Emojis on social Networking Services (SNS)
  • Tanaka, R. Online Shopping Habits of Japanese University Students 
  • Tarui, M. Comparison of Japanese University Students’ Use of Facebook and Twitter

2015
  • Ding, P. Communication Technology Use by International Students in Japanese Universities
  • Komiya, S. How College Students Use Communication Devices to Build and Sustain Relationships
  • Kubo, A. Gender Differences in Japanese College Students’ Mobile Phone Communications
  • Liu, S. College Students’ Perceptions of Advertisements on Facebook
  • Matsumoto, A. Gender Differences in Japanese University Students’ Use of LINE
  • Yamaguchi, A. Gender Differences in the Use of Social Network Services to Make and Maintain Friendships by Japanese University Students
  • Zhang, C. How Young People in Japan Use Facebook's "Like" Button

2014
  • Luo, M. Online Photo Sharing on Facebook by Japanese University Students
  • Mochizuki, M. Japanese College Students’ Use of Smartphones for Language Study
  • Morita, Y. Gender and the Use of Social Networking Services (SNS)
  • Oshiki, R. Japanese University Students’ Online Video Sharing on YouTube
  • Pan, L. Use of Code Switching my Multilingual Facebook Users in Japan

2013
  • Byakuno, T. Japanese College Students’ Attitudes about Mobile Phones and Security
  • Ito, D. How Emoticons Affect an Apologetic Email Message by Japanese Young People
  • Kobayashi, K. Social Network Services and Bridging Social Capital
  • Mochizuki, T. Mobile Phone Manners in Japan
  • Usui, K. Japanese University Students’ Use of Social Networking Service (SNS) for Job Hunting

2012
  • Hatta, S. Japanese University Students’ Use of Facebook
  • Isozaki, S. A Study of Japanese College Students’ Use of Mixi
  • Kajima, Y. Studying Mobile Phone Use by Japanese Teens to Create and Maintain Friendships
  • Kozuka, K. A Comparison of American and Japanese Use of Social Network Services (SNS) 
  • Tung, P. (MA) An Analysis of How Identity, Privacy, and Anonymity are Negotiated by Japanese College Student Users of Facebook and Twitter

2011
  • Fukaya, Y. Japanese University Students’ English Learning Using Technology
  • Noma, S. Gender Differences in the Use of Mobile Phones by Japanese Young People
  • Park, Y. SNS Usage and Japanese College Students’ Relationships
  • Yamazaki, Y. Mobile Phone Etiquette in Public Places in Japan

2010
  • Ogawa, T. A Study of Japanese College Students’ Access of News Using Traditional and Digital Sources
  • Sato, T. Japanese Young People’s Use of Social Networking Sites
  • Takahashi, N. (e-School) The Use of Modern Technology for Reading Comprehension in the Second Language Classroom

2009
  • Aoki, K. The Influence of Emotions on Japanese College Students’ Interpretation of Mobile Phone Email Messages
  • Haneda, M. Understanding Japanese Young People’s Use of Social Networking Services
  • Yoshihara, M. Using Mobile Phones to Administer Students Organizations in Japan
  • Hagiya, Y. Gender and the Style and Content of Mobile Phone Messages in Japan
  • Horiguchi, A. Communication Technology Selection by Japanese Young People
  • Minagawa, Y. Comparing American and Japanese College Students’ Use of Mobile Phones to Communicate with Their Families
  • Tanaka, D. American and Japanese College Students’ Use of Instant Messaging (IM)

2008
  • Madarame, S. Japanese University Students’ Use of Social Networking Systems (SNS)
  • Nagano, S. Considering the Use of Mobile Phones for English Language Study in Japan
  • Nakazuru, A. Comparison of American and Japanese Mobile Phone Use
  • Ohashi, K. The Use of Mobile Phone Cameras by Japanese Young People
  • Shimada, K. The Use of Mobile Phone by Japanese Young People
  • Tsujinaga, S. A Comparison of Internet Use by Japanese and American University Students

2007
  • Inoue, S. Gender and E-Commerce among Japanese Young People
  • Kakuuchi, T. Comparing Japanese and American Young People’s Use of Email
  • Ogiso, H. How Japanese College Students use Mobile Phone Email And Computer Email
  • Sugahara, K. Gender Differences in the Selection of Communication Technology by Japanese Young People
  • Suzuki, H. An Analysis of Information and Communication Technology Use by Elderly Japanese

2006
  • Chen, Y. A Comparison of How Japanese and American College Students Communicate with Their Professors Using Face-To-Face and Email 
  • Ebata, A. Gender Differences in Cellular Telephone Email Messages Sent by Japanese Young People
  • Inoue, R. An Analysis of Communication Technology Use by Japanese Exchange Students
  • Mihara, T. American Exchange Students' Use of Communication Technology in Japan
  • Nagaike, M. Keitai Manner in Public Transportation
  • Nishiyama, M. Identity and the Nature of Blogging in Japan
  • Sako, T. The Comparison of Face-To-Face and Electronic Discussion in Second Language of Japanese College Students
  • Segawa, Y. The Difference of Cell Phone Usage in American and Japanese College Student

2005
  • Iwasa, M. Comparing Men’s and Women’s Use of Cellular Telephones In Japan
  • Miki, Y. The Role of an Email List In Support of a Japanese University Student Project Group
  • Sato, M. How Japanese College Students Use Communication Technologies to Maintain Relationships
  • Shikuma, M. Pictogram Use in Cellular Telephone Email Communication by Japanese University Students
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2004
  • Isobe, H. A Comparison of Computer and Cellular Telephone Email Use: A Case Study of Japanese College Students 
  • Ohki, Y. Communication Technology Use by Japanese College Students: Does Gender Matter?
  • Ohtahara, G. A Comparison of Japanese College Students’ Use of Cellular Telephone Voice and E-mail Communications
  • Sugiki, M. An Analysis of Communication Technology Use by American Exchange Students in Japan