Search for dissertations about: "scandinavian design principles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words scandinavian design principles.

2. 1. Expansive design for teachers : An activity theoretical approach to design and work integrated learning

   Author : Dennis Augustsson; Åsa Mäkitalo; Thomas Winman; Anne Edwards; Högskolan Väst; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Participatory design; Activity theory; Expansive learning; Teaching; Professional development; Education; Work Integrated Learning; Arbetsintegrerat lärande; Utbildningsvetenskap; Educational science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how Participatory Design (PD) and Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) can be combined and used as a theoretical framework and methodology in a professional development activity for teachers. A shift in the way we view teachers, from implementors to designers who actively construct, invent, and develop the practice of schooling also calls for changes in teacher education and professional development activities. READ MORE

4. 2. The Activity Diamond - Modeling an Enhanced Accessibility

   Author : Per-Olof Hedvall; Bodil Jönsson; Victor Kaptelinin; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Activity Diamond; Cultural-historical Activity Theory; Disability; Epiaccessibility; Accessibility; Lived Accessibility; Design; ICF; Social model; Activity Diamond; Cultural-historical Activity Theory; Disability; Epiaccessibility; Accessibility; Lived Accessibility; Design; ICF; Social model;

   Abstract : The purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to enhance the field of accessibility to include a multitude of perspectives. Based on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT), it analyzes how human, artifactual and natural factors impact an individual’s possibilities to act in concrete situations that are part of a systemic whole. READ MORE

5. 3. Participation, knowledges and experiences : design of IT-systems in e-home health care

   Author : Maria Jansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Informatik; Informatics;

   Abstract : People working in the home health care sector are seldom consulted when development and implementation of ICT is involved and which effects their work practices. This is surprising given the assumptions of participatory design principles that have in¬fluenced Scandinavian re¬search and design work. READ MORE

6. 4. Application of Principles-based Accounting Standards : the case of internally generated intangibles

   Author : Simon Lundh; Magnus Frostenson; Sven Helin; Karin Seger; Gunnar Rimmel; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Principles-based accounting standards; IFRS; intangible assets; research and development; institutional theory; translation;

   Abstract : The uncertainty involved in the application of principles-based financial accounting standards raises the general question of how such standards are applied. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are principles-based, meaning that they provide a conceptual basis for application rather than detailed rules. READ MORE

7. 5. The Useworthiness of Robots for People with Physical Disabilities

   Author : Håkan Eftring; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Page-turning; End-effector; RAID; Manus; Independence; Needs Analysis; Simplified Robot Use; Automatic Grasping; Case Studies.; Ethics; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ; rehabilitation; revalidation; kinesitherapy; Physical medicine; Rehabilitation Robotics; Robots; Physical Disabilities; Useworthiness; Usability;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with robotics and the new possibilities it offers people with physical disabilities. I focus on the user and the use of the technology and, in particular, on what makes robotic aids worth using - useworthiness as distinguished from usability. READ MORE