Search for dissertations about: "information landscape"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 238 swedish dissertations containing the words information landscape.

  2. 1. Content Moderation and Fact-Checking : A Study of Journalists’ Information Practices in the Contemporary News Media Landscape

    Author : Amalia Juneström; Isto Huvila; Ulrika Kjellman; Hanna Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information practices; information landscape; information infrastructure; genre; discourses; content moderation; fact-checking; digital journalism; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Library and Information Science;

    Abstract : This thesis in information studies is about journalists’ and news media professionals’ engagement in two specific information practices that have become integrated into contemporary journalism. Two of the four articles included in this thesis focus on content moderation and two on fact-checking. READ MORE

  4. 2. Mapping the Landscape of Digital Game-Based Learning in Swedish Compulsory and Upper Secondary Schools : Opportunities and Challenges for Teachers

    Author : Melinda Máthé; Harko Verhagen; Mats Wiklund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; digital game-based learning; digital game-based teaching; digital games; education and games; Information Society; informationssamhället;

    Abstract : Interest in the use of digital games in education has been increasing over the past few decades. Advocates argue that digital games are powerful learning tools with the potential to support increased motivational, cognitive, behavioural, affective, physiological and social outcomes. However, empirical evidence for their effectiveness is mixed. READ MORE

  5. 3. Landscape Dynamics : Spatial analyses of villages and farms on Gotland AD 200-1700

    Author : Gustaf Svedjemo; Frands Herschend; Helene Martinsson-Wallin; Jan Henrik Fallgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gotland; Archaeology; History; Historical maps; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Middle Ages; Village; Village formation; Farm; Settlement archaeology; Spatial analyses; GIS; Prediction modelling.; Gotland; Arkeologi; Historia; Historiska kartor; Romersk järnålder; Folkvandringstid; By; Bybildning; Gård; Bebyggelsearkeologi; rumsliga analyser; GIS; Geografiska informationssystem; prediktionsmodellering;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with the long-term dynamics and fluctuations of settlements on Gotland for the period from AD 200 up until early modern times. The settlement structure on Gotland is most often described as very stable and consisting of solitary farms, established in the Iron Age. READ MORE

  6. 4. Do-It-Yourself Learning in Kenya : Exploring mobile technologies for merging non-formal and informal learning

    Author : William Jobe; Henrik Hansson; Harald Kjellin; Evoda Mukama; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; mobile learning; M4D; informal learning; non-formal learning; MOOCs; digital incentives; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap; Informatics;

    Abstract : The educational landscape is changing and a variety of technologies and techniques are blurring the lines between traditional and non-traditional learning. This change is substantial in low-income countries: individuals in developing countries have a great desire to educate themselves and improve their quality of life. READ MORE

  7. 5. Privacy Mechanism Design Through the Lens of Information Theory : With Applications to Compression, Caching, and Semantic Communication

    Author : Amirreza Zamani; Mikael Skoglund; Tobias J. Oechtering; Parastoo Sadeghi; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Privacy mechanism design; Leakage matrix; Strong privacy criterion; KL-divergence; Local approximation; Euclidean information geometry; Privacy-utility trade-off; χ2-privacy criterion; l1-privacy criterion; Common information; Functional representation lemma; Two-part construction coding; Design av sekretessmekanism; Läckagematris; Stark sekretesskriterium; KL-divergens; Lokal approximation; Euklidisk informationsgeometri; Sekretess-nyttoavvägning; χ2-sekretesskriterium; l1-sekretesskriterium; Gemensam information; Lemma för funktionell representation; Kodning med tvådelad konstruktion.; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : Privacy mechanism design is an important research area and is receiving increased attention in recent years. This field focuses on addressing the challenge of revealing general data that might have correlations with sensitive information, all while protecting this sensitive information against unauthorized access. READ MORE