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“They say yes; they don’t say no” : Experiences of change in dialogical approaches to mental health - a qualitative exploration
2016
Doktorgradsavhandling
Exploring the link between ICT intervention and human development through a social capital lens : The case study of a wireless project in the mountai…
2012
Doctoral dissertation in information systems at the University of Agder, Kristiansand While it is generally accepted that information and communication technology (ICT) can lead to development, the process through which this may happen remains unclear. At the core of this debate is the very definition of the term ‘development’. In this thesis, I adopted Amartya Sen’s definition. According to Sen (1999), human development is built upon a particular capability approach. He inferred that human development is the enhancement of human capabilities (freedom of choice) in order that people can live a life which they value and have reasons to value. The capability approach has, however, been critic…
Tracking Maximum Produced Water Treatment Efficiency Using a Variable Speed Coalescing Centrifugal Pump : Doctoral Dissertation for the Degree Philos…
2019
Doktorgradsavhandling Produced water is the most significant by-product of petroleum production. Even though naturally occurring, the produced water poses substantial environmental impacts if not managed correctly, and it is often associated with large volumes and high handling costs. Oil removal is one of the primary goals of produced water treatment. The efficiency of the treatment equipment is usually highly sensitive to the oil droplet's size. Generally, the larger the droplets, the better the separation. Due to the importance of large oil droplets, droplet breakup in process equipment such as pumps and valves should be kept to a minimum. Recently, a novel coalescing multistage centrifu…
Lidelse på TV : En undersøkelse av audiovisuelle fortellergrep og narrative strukturer i NRK TV-aksjonen
2016
Doktorgradsavhandling
Two perspectives on e-learning design: A synopsis of a U. S. and a European analysis
2014
Published version of an article from the journal: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. Also available from the publisher: http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1783 This article seeks to examine e-learning design arising from two educational traditions: the United States of America and Europe. The research question is: Broadly, what kinds of pedagogy, instructional design models, or didactical models are established and proposed for e-learning design on the two continents? Two researchers examined multiple articles and texts in an effort to discern the prominent approaches in their respective regions. The analysis is tripartite: First, the educationa…
A Taxonomy as a Vehicle for Learning
2009
In this article, we describe the development of a classification system providing a framework for analysis of, and communication about, a subgroup of learning objects. The objects we consider are highly visual, animated, interactive, and mathematics-related, and we call them VaniMaps. Secondly, we discuss the use of the system. In the first phase, the development was based on literature studies and discussions on examples of VaniMaps. In the second phase, the classification system was tested by students and their responses were analyzed to identify possible improvements. Now, the system is developed further based on experience gained while using it for different purposes. We see several pos…
Digital collaboration in the wood-based construction industry: deployment of Building Information Modeling
2014
Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand 2014 Building Information Modeling (BIM) is intended to promote efficiency in building design and serves as a design space where multiple actors engage in collaborative work. BIM is both a new technology and a new way of working, providing a common environment for all information defining a building, facility, or asset, together with its common parts and activities (Pittard, 2013). This thesis explores the deployment of BIM technology in the Norwegian wood-based building industry and contributes to understanding how BIM can be applied to improve collaborative work in this sector. The dissertation is interdi…
Maritime data integration using standard ISO 15926
2010
Paper presented at the Twentieth (2010) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. Also available on the Conference site: http://www.isope.org/publications/proceedings/ISOPE/ISOPE%202010/data/toc.htm The Oil & Gas industry is moving forward with Integrated Operations (IO). This includes a strong focus on data integration issues. There are different ways to achieve data integration, and ontology-based approaches have drawn much attention. For maritime data integration, the international standard ISO 15926 has been developed to integrate and represent the information in and across process plants. In this article, we follow the ontology-based approach and use the ISO 15926 standa…
Using SIP Presence for Remote Service Awareness
2008
Residential networks usually protect its devices and services behind firewalls and use private IP addresses. Therefore, appliances within a residential network cannot be discovered and utilized from external networks by standardized technologies as UPnP. In this paper, we present our concept of “Service Presence”, based on the 3GPP Presence Service that makes the service presence information remotely discoverable.
IT-sikkerhetspolicy for Integrerte operasjoner
2007
Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2007 – Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad Ved å benytte IKT i alle ledd i oljeindustrien, vil man oppnå hurtigere og bedre beslutninger, og med hjelp av sanntidsdata kan man integrere arbeidsprosesser på tvers av fag og mellom organisasjoner. Denne utviklingen blir i oljenæringen kalt Integrerte operasjoner (IO). Ved hjelp av IO kan operasjoner styres uavhengig av avstand og geografisk lokasjon. Det er satt inn store ressurser på dette feltet, og allerede i dag ser man vellykkede implementeringer av Integrerte operasjoner. Med Internett som en del av bærenettverket for data produsert i oljenæringen, vil trafikken i utgangspunktet være svært …