Search for dissertations about: "development strategy of the department"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words development strategy of the department.

  1. 1. Teaching in an age of complexity : exploring academic change and development in higher education

    Author : Claire Englund; Anders D. Olofsson; Linda Price; Shirley Booth; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher Education; Academic Development; Educational Technology; Conceptions of Teaching and Learning; Cultural-Historical Activity Theory; Change and Development; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : Higher education (HE) has expanded and diversified at an unprecedented rate over the last two decades in response to a rapidly changing educational and political climate. Change and development are omnipresent, a constant part of university teachers’ sociocultural and organisational practice at multiple levels; the micro-level, the meso-level and the macro-level Against this background, the aim of this thesis is to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that influence academic change. READ MORE

  2. 2. Collaborative product development and IT communication infrastructures : a study in the Swedish aerospace industry

    Author : Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Internet och internetrelaterad teknik, framför allt webbaserad, ger nya möjligheter att kommunicera mellan geografiskt spridda företag. Det här licentiatprojektet, som studerar produktutveckling av komplexa system i flygindustrin, har följande tre mål:Att studera behov av IT-stöd för kommunikation mellan parter i samarbetsprojekt inom komplex systemutveckling,Att uppskatta användningen av webbaserade kommunikationslösningar mellan parterna, ochAtt föreslå en modell för att analysera effekter av att använda internet och webbaserad kommunikation. READ MORE

  3. 3. Managing across organisations : intra- and interorganisational aspects of supplier involvement in product development projects

    Author : Nicolette Lakemond; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Product development; Supplier involvement; Produktutveckling; Underleverantörer; Driftorganisation; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Supplier involvement in product development is widely regarded as an essential strategy, benefiting product development tinle, costs, and product quality. However, this strategy also increases the dependencies between the buyer and the involved supplier and has therefore implications for coordinating supplier involvement. READ MORE

  4. 4. Explorations in Values Awareness : Elicitation of Consumer Preferences for Information Systems Development

    Author : Eric-Oluf Svee; Jelena Zdravkovic; Paul Johannesson; Fredrik Björck; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; requirements engineering; business-IT alignment; consumer preferences; Informatics and System Science; informatik med systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : The need for complex software to coordinate the activities of modern enterprises has become a necessity for their success. As business sectors are rapidly reshaped, organizations become global, and consumers have a seemingly endless degree of choice, these competitive conditions require software engineers to incorporate consumer values—personal judgments based on comparative, preferential experiences—into the design of such supporting software. READ MORE

  5. 5. Urban water management : Modelling, simulation and control of the activated sludge process

    Author : Mats Ekman; Bengt Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Automatic Control; Reglerteknik;

    Abstract : During the last few decades, wastewater treatment processes in urban water management have become more and more efficient and complex. Several factors such as urbanization, stricter legislations on effluent quality, economics, increased knowledge of the involved biological, chemical and physical processes as well as technical achievements have been important incentives for the development of more efficient procedures for wastewater treatment plants. READ MORE