Search for dissertations about: "evaluating professional development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words evaluating professional development.

  2. 1. Computer Science Project Courses : Contrasting Students’ Experiences with Teachers’ Expectations

    Author : Mattias Wiggberg; Mats Daniels; Lecia J. Barker; Tony Clear; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; computer science education; computer science student projects; computer science projects; computer science education research; phenomenography; learning; higher education; communities of practice; capstone projects; constructivism; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik; Computer Science with specialization in Computer Science Education Research;

    Abstract : Including small or large project courses is widely recognized as important in preparing computer science students for a professional career. Typical examples are the capstone courses, which often are seen as the jewel in the crown since this is where students will bring their previous knowledge and skills together to show mastery of their craft. READ MORE

  4. 2. Bridging the Gap between Development and Use : Support of Tailorability in Software Evolution

    Author : Jeanette Eriksson; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; tailoring; software evolution; collaboration;

    Abstract : The intention of tailorable systems is to make it possible for end users to evolve an application to better fit altered requirements and tasks, and to make the system more endurable. This thesis discusses tailorable systems in the context of a rapidly changing business environment. READ MORE

  5. 3. Quality of Care in the Psychiatric Setting : Perspectives of the Patient, Next of Kin and Care staff

    Author : Agneta Schröder; Gerd Ahlström; Birgitta Engström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care associates; Care staff; Instrument development; Next of kin; Patient; Phenomenography; Psychiatric care; Quality of care.; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe quality of care from different perspectives in the psychiatric setting, to develop an instrument for measuring quality of care from the in-patient perspective and to use this instrument empirically. A qualitative descriptive design involving a phenomenographic analysis was used in Studies I, III and IV, and a descriptive and comparative design with statistical analysis in Study II. READ MORE

  6. 4. On the use of immersive technologies in the professional education of mineral processing

    Author : Pedro A. de S. Bergamo; Yousef Ghorbani; Jan Rosenkranz; Emilia Sofia Streng; Saija Luukkanen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Mineral Processing; Training Evaluation; Modelling and Simulation; Gamification; User Experience; Mineral Processing; Mineralteknik;

    Abstract : With the advance of technology, many educators started implementing immersive technologies like simulators and gamified learning applications to improve the trainings of process operators. However, it is noted that the minerals sector is significantly behind other industries, for instance, the chemical industry, especially when it comes to the evaluation of these types of trainings. READ MORE

  7. 5. What's wrong with engineering education? Comparing and combining a teaching-problematization and a culture-problematization

    Author : Oskar Hagvall Svensson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; engineering culture; discourse analysis; engineering education; teaching methods; higher education pedagogy; engineering education research; educational reform; entrepreneurship education; ethnography;

    Abstract : While much has been said about what is wrong with engineering education, the assumptions we make when talking about its problems often remain hidden. One particularly common implicit assumption is that inadequate teaching is the primary antecedent of educational problems. READ MORE