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On the classification of mapping class actions on Thurston's asymmetric metric
2011
AbstractWe study the action of the elements of the mapping class group of a surface of finite type on the Teichmüller space of that surface equipped with Thurston's asymmetric metric. We classify such actions as elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic and pseudo-hyperbolic, depending on whether the translation distance of such an element is zero or positive and whether the value of this translation distance is attained or not, and we relate these four types to Thurston's classification of mapping class elements. The study is parallel to the one made by Bers in the setting of Teichmüller space equipped with Teichmüller's metric, and to the one made by Daskalopoulos and Wentworth in the setting of Te…
Application Development from Prototype to Beta : A Case Study of the Application SeafarerCV
2018
Master's thesis Multimedia and Educational Technology MM500 - University of Agder 2018 When the prototype of a software product is completed and approved, development of a betaready resource is often the natural step toward a future final release. This process contains many steps that may prove vital to the eventual success or downfall of a future product. Technologies must be chosen, design methodologies must be followed, and care must be given to provide the final product with a solid foundation to build upon. This thesis follows such a development process for the development of resources for beta-testing. This process, as well as the human centered design approaches, and the resulting re…
Gevinstrealisering i nettbaserte opplæringsprosjekter : En eksplorativ casestudie om prosjektarbeideres oppfatning av gevinstrealisering
2018
Masteroppgave samfunnskommunikasjon KOM500 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 PurposeThe aim of this qualitative study was to obtain a better overview over the perceptions towards benefit realization in small online education projects, in the specialist health care services.Design/Methodology/ApproachThe study was based on two case projects involving online patient education. In total, 6 in-depth interviews were conducted, with 2 project managers and 4 project participants. The response from these interviews were then coded and categorized using Grounded Theoryto describe the most essential themes.FindingsThe vast majority of the literature on benefit realization is based on projects with moderat…
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…
Banknæringens digitale hamskifte : en kvalitativ studie om DNBs digitalisering i møtet med eldre kunder
2016
Masteroppgave samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2016 The purpose of this thesis is to better understand the digitization of the banking sector in Norway and how it affects the relationship between the bank and older customers. One of the reasons being that there are few examples of Norwegian research on the elderly and their use of Information and Communications-Technology (ICT). The theoretical approach is interdisciplinary, combining theory from fields such as information systems theory (Technology Acceptance Model), conceptual design theory (Service design) and sociological theory (Socialgerontology). Using a qualitative research method I interviewed four elderly customers of…
Konstruksjonen av EØS i norske nettaviser
2016
Masteroppgave samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2016 Det europeiske økonomiske samarbeidsområde (EØS) er Norges tilknytning til EU. Avtalen som sikrer Norge deltakelse i EUs indre marked har vært og er fortsatt et debattert tema hvor det hersker motsetningsfylte meninger om norsk deltakelse. Avtalen i seg selv fremstår som et nasjonalt kompromiss som gjør Norge stadig mer delaktig i den europeiske integrasjonsprosessen. I et journalistisk politisk debattklima som blir stadig mer personifisert, og hvor nettavisene konkurrerer om klikk og sidevisninger, forsøker denne studien å se nærmere på hvordan EØS kommuniseres i norske nettaviser og hva som kjennetegner kommunikasjonen. Gjen…
Using game elements to increase students’ motivation for providing peer assistance
2017
Master's thesis Multimedia and Educational Technology MM500 - University of Agder 2017 Abstract Peer assistance is a support system where people of equal status help each other solve problems. It is also a recognized method within education where students support each other with their assignments. The positive effect of peer assistance is well known, and it would be favorable if more students participated and took on the role as peer-teachers. To increase the activity of peer assistance, several incentives can be used, including game elements. In “Using game elements to increase peer assistance among university students”, (Nordengen & Brinch, 2016, p. 1) tried to predict which game elements…
La costruzione simbolica del conflitto generazionale nei discorsi politici di Renzi e Grillo
2018
L’età dei parlamentari italiani e dei principali leader politici è stata al centro delle ultime campagne elettorali nazionali ed europee. In entrambi gli schieramenti, dalla “rottamazione” di Matteo Renzi agli “zombie in poltrona” di Beppe Grillo, gli slogan incitavano a uno svecchiamento della classe politica italiana. Ma chi è il giovane e chi l’anziano al quale si riferiscono i due leader? Quali sono i ruoli che essi prospettano per giovani e anziani? Quali sono le soglie costruite nei discorsi pubblici e nei post sui siti web ufficiali e sui profili nei social network dei due leader? Quale dialettica si è sviluppata? Quali analogie e differenze rispetto alle rappresentazioni proposte da…
Precipitation and Temperature
2016
Climatological studies indicate that climate change lead to an increase in the mean global temperature of around 0.5 °C until the end of the twentieth century. This warming impacts the atmospheric humidity, wind, radiation, and precipitation. However, the magnitude of changes is not equally distributed over the globe but differs markedly with regions, making a regionalization of the global information essential. The GLOWA-Danube project follows such a downscaling approach with the focus on the drainage basin of the Upper Danube River.
MOTIVATION – A STIMULATING FACTOR FOR INCREASING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE
2012
Motivation is the basis of behaviours and activities that people deliver inside the association in relation to the peculiarity of the challenges that follow a category or another of functional relations. Thus, in order to assure the performance of the modern associations there is the need to know and understand the elements that motivate or demotivate an employee and even more, to apply them. Individual and constructional performance is in direct relationship with the direct implementation of the management of human resources. Thus, only by knowing the motivational theories and by applying efficient managerial strategies in order to engage the employees in competitive achievement of the org…