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Intensive music therapy process with a male adult client diagnosed with autism
2016
Autism spectrum disorder (also called ASD) is the fastest growing disability. Research shows that music is a relational, emotional, and motivational medium that plays an essential role in field of music therapy, specifically for individuals with autism. This Master’s thesis aims at describing the intensive music therapy process with a 24 year-old Turkish-Cypriot male client diagnosed with ASD in a group setting concentrating on his four main areas of impairments (verbal/non verbal, social interaction, organization/perception and aspects of behavior) and how Creative Music Therapy affected such impaired areas. Results were in correspondence with previous studies about music therapy in treatm…
Il reporting per segmenti nei settori del trasporto pubblico locale e della cura della salute. Esperienze a confronto.
2020
This paper examines issues of cost and revenue allocation that arise when segment reporting is carried out in local public transportation and healthcare companies. It also presents reports by segment schemes that can be used by companies operating in the aforementioned sectors. The research was carried out with the qualitative methods of participant observation and document analysis. this study focuses on the-oretical principles that have been derived from experiences carried out in the design and implementation of a segment reporting system in two companies operating in the public transportation and healthcare sectors. The analysis of the issues and solu-tions adopted by the companies obse…
Career counselling at Indian universities : Cases from different regions
2019
Career studies indicate that individuals are increasingly responsible for their own careers, which seem to be more diverse than ever. This raises a question for universities regarding how they can develop their career counselling services so that students receive the help and guidance they need to manage their careers. Previous studies show that women have more difficulties advancing in a career than men. To increase women’s career opportunities and empower them to participate in working life, ultimately increasing gender equality in society and at work, women’s career counselling at universities needs special attention. In this study, career counselling at Indian universities in different …
Karjeras izglītības stratēģijas sniegumu uzlabošanai angļu valodas stundās skolēniem ar mācīšanās traucējumiem 7.klasē
2020
Karjeras izglītība tika pētīta un īstenota vispārējā un speciālajā izglītībā gadu desmitiem ilgi, tāpēc joprojām ir iespējami uzlabojumi, it īpaši balstoties uz kompetenci balstītu pieeju, tiek ieviesta. Liela pētījuma daļa ir saistīta ar vispārējo izglītību vai mācību priekšmetiem kopumā. Pētot šo fenomenu, autore darba ietvaros centās sniegt ieskatu karjeras izglītības pasākumos skolēniem ar mācīšanās traucējumiem angļu valodas apguvē. Šī pētījuma mērķis ir atrast veiksmīgāko karjeras izglītības stratēģijas un pareizo skolēnu angļu valodas prasmju un karjeras orientācijas uzlabošanas veidu to ieviešanai. Pētījumā izmantotās metodes ir literatūras analīze, gadījumu izpēte, veicot intervija…
Activity-based Management in France: A focus on the information systems department of a bank
2011
International audience; The aim of the paper is to describe the Activity-based Costing and Management methods applied in France. For that purpose, we use a literature review and a case study. In a first time, we analyse the origins of the methods and their diffusion. Then we present the French situation. Finally, we propose a case study that takes place in a French bank. Our paper shows that the ABC and ABM methods are as developed in France as in the Anglo-Saxon countries and that the methods are strategically oriented.
Can Do and Cannot Do – CEFR inspired examination and assessment in a Swedish higher education context
2018
The focus in this paper is on the introduction and implementation of learning outcomes based on the descriptors in the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR). It discusses reaction to the introduction by teacher educators as well as the influence on teacher assessment practice in courses for prospective teachers of English as a foreign language. The paper presents some of the results from a case study concerning changes made in connection with the Bologna process in a department of education within a university college in Sweden. The results show that the adoption of the CEFR descriptors was contested and had a minimal influence on assessment practice. The aim of the p…
Ambient Art : Creative Information Representation
2007
Ambient art is the aesthetic presentation of information, using artistic techniques to achieve a pleasing image that also contains hidden depths, where exposure to it over time allows a viewer to understand something about the information sources that it represents. This paper reviews the artistic and computational background of ambient systems, and presents two case studies of systems developed by our research team, from their initial design to the experiences of the people encountering them. The first case presents a photo mosaic of images based on the news headlines coupled with a structured picture based on the weather; the second presents stylistic perspectives on activity in a public …
Investigative decision making : the use of storytelling in e-learning for training police students
2019
Master's thesis Multimedia and Educational Technology MM500 - University of Agder 2019 Purpose–“E-learning is not intended to replace the traditional classroom setting, but to provide new opportunities for interaction and communication between students and instructor or teacher” (Zhang et al., 2004). The thesis aimed at discussing this phrase as the major problem statement.Design/methodology/approach–For this research, case study research method with the InstructionalDesign (ID) process was the chosen design and method for designing and consequently developing an e-learning solution. The case study research method with the ID process was found to support the design and development of a succ…
Software testing: A case study of a small Norwegian software team
2012
Master's thesis in Information- and communication technology IKT590 - University of Agder 2012 (Konfidensiell til/confidential until 01.07.2017)
Intellectual capital reporting in the non-profit sector. A case study analysis
2013
The article focuses on the analysis of external ICR practices in the non-profit sector, exploring why and how a NPO reports its IC.In detail, the paper focuses on the ICRs of an Italian non-profit organization (NPO), theANPAS Piemonte, a branch of ANPAS (Associazione Nazionale Pubbliche Assistenze), the largest volunteer federation of associations providing public interest services in Italy.In studying ANPAS Piemonte ICR practices, the authors briefly describe the changes which have taken place in the public and NP sector environments, as these provide the macro contextual factors within which ANPAS Piemonte formulates its ICR strategy. The authors selected ANPAS Piemonte as it is, to the b…