Search for dissertations about: "open university"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 591 swedish dissertations containing the words open university.

2. 1. Open Service Innovation in Industrial Networks

   Author : Per Myhrén; Lars Witell; Anders Fundin; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Open Innovation; Service Innovation; Open Service Innovation; Radical Innovation; Incremental Innovation; Role Constellations; Innovator Actors; Innovation Roles; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Constant development of new technologies in a rapidly changing and globalized world decreases product life cycles. Time-to-market is crucial for commercial success. This development requires resources to create new knowledge and skills within organizations and together in networks with other firms. READ MORE

4. 2. Learning Chemistry at the University level : Student attitudes, motivation, and design of the learning environment

   Author : C. Anders R. Berg; Johan Lithner; Lisbeth Lundahl; Helge Strömdahl; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : laboratory work; open experiments; attitude; university level; motivation; cognitive load; laboratory instruction styles; attitude change; design of learning situation; student questions.;

   Abstract : The main purpose of the research this thesis is based upon was to study students’ attitudes towards learning chemistry at university level and their motivation from three perspectives. How can students’ attitudes towards learning chemistry be assessed? How can these attitudes be changed? How are learning situations experienced by students with different attitude positions? An attitude questionnaire, assessing views of knowledge, learning assessments, laboratory activities, and perceived roles of instructors and student, was used to estimate students’ attitude positions. READ MORE

5. 3. Colliberate : The practices of free and open source software

   Author : Reinhard Handler; André Jansson; Theo Röhle; Paula Bialski; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; free and open source software; free software; open source; practices; digital media; collaboration; LibreOffice; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This ethnography explores the inner workings of LibreOffice, a free and open source software project. It explores the practices that underlie the collaborative production of an office suite of software that can be shared, used, copied, modified and redistributed freely. READ MORE

6. 4. Development of competence in biochemical experimental work : Assessment of complex learning at university level

   Author : Christina Bergendahl; Lena Tibell; Lisbeth Lundahl; Lars-Owe Dahlgren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teaching; experimental work; laboratory based project work; open experiments; biochemistry; life science; university level; action research; course design; aims and objectives; assessment; formative assessment; competence; complex learning; Didaktik; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; biokemi; Biochemistry;

   Abstract : Biochemistry is part of life science: a fast developing multidisciplinary area. The overall aims of this thesis and the work underlying it were to find ways in which to develop competence in biochemistry at university level and to assess complex learning. A particular interest was the development of experimental work as a means to promote learning. READ MORE

7. 5. Authoritarian collaboration : Unexpected effects of open government initiatives in China

   Author : Pontus Wallin; Per Strömblad; Douglas Brommesson; Jan Teorell; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Autocracy; authoritarian deliberation; cybernetics; open government initiatives; lab-in-the-field experiment; online anonymity; China; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : There is a recent emergence of open government initiatives for citizen participation in policy making in China. Open government initiatives seek to increase the level of participation, deliberation and transparency in government affairs, sometimes by use of Internet fora. READ MORE