In Sweden we have the highest rate of nontraditional students among Europe. Coincidently, we also have the highest rates of drop outs among OECD. In this particular field, drop out from higher education, there is a need fore more qualitative studies that can support the "statistics". Studies about experiences of drop outs are significant for society, university and individual. The aim of this study is to describe and understand how nontraditional student experiences drop out from higher education.

Standardsystem görs idag för att passa de flesta verksamheter, och ses i de flesta fall som det naturliga valet vid införskaffandet av ett nytt IT-system. Skillnaderna i att skaffa ett standardsystem i förhållande till ett skräddarsytt system är stora. Processen börjar med att välja system och själva utvecklingen består av att anpassa systemet. Vid en första anblick kan det se ut att vara en lätt, snabb och billig process men det visar sig oftast vara en komplex, tidsödande och dyr process som leder till leverantörsberoende. Uppsatsens syfte är därför att närmare undersöka vilka anpassningsrelaterade problem och förhållanden det är som gör att ett standardsystem inte fullt ut lever upp till kundens krav i samband med införande och underhåll av systemet.

Det finns i dagsläget mängder av formaliserade systemutvecklingsmetoder, men det finns även företag som väljer att arbeta mer fritt efter erfarenhet. En aspekt som vi finner intressant är hur användandet av metoder eller avsaknaden av desamma påverkar ett företag ur ett profilperspektiv. Vi undersöker hur Know IT ECM i Malmö arbetar vid utveckling av system, för att sedan jämföra detta med hur deras image, identitet och strategi ser ut för att urskönja vad som är bra respektive dåligt. För att göra denna analys har CMM- och SAMM-ramverken använts som stöd. Datainsamlingen har mestadels bestått av intervjuer.

The aim of this Master thesis is to study the public libraries' function as a place for people to meet. Four major questions are taken up: + Do the public libraries have the function of a meeting place? + How important do the librarians and the visitors find the libraries possible function as a meeting place? Do they think that this function is important? + What differs the public libraries from other places in society when it comes to the function of a meeting place? + What differences are there between a larger and a smaller library when it comes to the function of a meeting place ? The basis of this study are interviews with employees at a province library in Jönköping and at a smaller library in Sjöbo in Borås municipality. Our study deals with the history of public libraries, its functions as a meeting place, its architecture, culture, and statistics concerning numbers of visitors and loans of books. The conclusions that are drawn are that the public libraries have qualifications to function as a meeting place even if that isn't always the case.

Success in treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy against different types of cancer tumors is limited by side-effects such as hearing loss which can have a large impact on the individual`s quality of life. It is of great importance to continue with studies that address this complex of problems.Objective: The aim of this literature review is to investigate the impact of platinum-based chemotherapy on hearing in children and adolescents treated for different types of cancer.Method: A descriptive review of literature was made based on sources from 15 different studies on the impact of platinum-based chemotherapy on hearing in the target group.Results: The survey of the studies shows that platinum-based chemotherapy causes incidence of hearing loss by differing degree in the target group. Dosage of a platinum-based substance appeared to be the most significant factor. Treatment with both cisplatin and carboplatin was more ototoxic than treatment with only one of these. Greater risk for hearing loss was to a higher degree observed in younger children.

I denna studie har vi försökt förstå vad ett kompetenshanteringssystem används till inom kompetensförsörjningsarbetet av olika roller. Datainsamlingen har gjorts med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer på ett konsultföretag som använde sig av ett kompetenshanteringssystem. Dataanalysen som följde ledde till en uppdelning av respondenterna i olika roller och beskrivningar av hur systemet användes inom kompetensförsörjningens faser. Av resultatet går det att avläsa att användning skilde sig mellan de olika rollerna. De roller som befann sig inom den operativa verksamheten använde systemet främst för att hantera kompetensförsörjningen i den egna enheten.

Under vår utbildning har vi funnit att resonemangen kring användarmedverkan oftast beskrivs utifrån systemutvecklarens perspektiv och menar att det här finns en rad fördomar och kunskapsluckor kring hur användarna ser på systemutvecklingsprocessen. Vi har därför valt att undersöka hur användarna påverkas av att vara deltagare i ett systemutvecklingsprojekt och vad ett deltagande arbetssätt får för påverkan hos deras uppfattning, inställning och kunskap kring datorstödet. Syftet är att förbättra kommande involvering av användarrepresentanter då man med en förbättrad förståelse av hur dessa ser på sin medverkan, bättre kan anpassa den till deras uppfattningar och målsättningar med arbetet. I syfte att ge en så djuplodande bild av användarmedverkan som möjligt har vi genomfört en kvalitativ studie med ett antal intervjuer där respondenterna gavs tillfälle att svara fritt och med egna ord. Vår studie har, bland annat, visat att användarmedverkan leder till att användarna blir mer nöjda med systemen, vare sig de är bra system eller inte.

Mobila enheter såsom bärbara datorer, avancerade handdatorer och mobiltelefonerblir allt vanligare i organisationer. Tidigare har informationssäkerhet byggts upp föratt skydda organisationer från attacker utifrån, men nu måste man även skyddaorganisationen inifrån. Detta för att enheter tas ut ur organisationen och utsätts förandra, möjligt farliga miljöer. För att sedan på nytt föras in i organisationensnätverk. Basnivå för informationssäkerhet, BITS är riktlinjer framtagna avKrisberedskapsmyndigheten.

Med en ansats i kognitiva teorier om de omedvetna processer som kan ligga bakom fenomenet intuition undersöks i denna kvalitativa studie begreppet ?intuitiva användargränssnitt? på djupet. En teorisyntes om vad intuition är och hur det fungerar presenteras. I en empirisk undersökning i form av kvalitativa intervjuer frågas interaktionsdesigners om deras definition av begreppet intuitiva användargränssnitt. Resultaten från undersökningen ställs därefter i relation till det teoretiska materialet.

The purpose of this essay is to analyse and compare pneumatology in Eftertanke in Kyrkans Tidning, in a Swedish evangelical Lutheran context, with pneumatology in Luthers Small Catechism and Luther's Large Catechism. Through a descriptive, inductive and hermenutical approach the essay intends to answer two main questions regarding how these sources 1) describe the character features and 2) the function of the Spirit. The conclusions of this essay show that the character features of the Spirit in Eftertanke differ from the catechisms in describing the Spirit with words connected to nature and life, while the catechisms only describe the Spirit as holy. The discussion that follows implies that the Spirit in the catechisms is depicted as more personal whereas Eftertanke depicts the Spirit more as an impersonal force. There are similarities in how both the catechisms and Eftertanke depict a dialectic relationship between human beings and the Spirit. However, they differ in function: in Eftertanke the Spirit is foremost a giver of life and a creator of positive emotions as well as a giver of guidance, while in the catechisms the Spirit is foremost a sanctifier.

The goal of this Master?s thesis is to explore the approach and general attitude of public libraries regarding Sign Language Literature. There is a need to study and advance how the deaf can find ways to read in their own language, as it is as important to them to be able to read in their language, as it is to the next hearing person. The purpose is to define and explain the full capacity of the problem. In the process of research, by investigating how library staff approaches and deal with deaf patrons, the nature of the patron-staff relationship is revealed.

Healthcare staff working within emergency care must often handle extreme and emotional situations. Most of the certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) will some time during their professionally active lives confront with events that are difficult to handle and for some these events will lead to more or less serious traumatic distress and in certain cases develop post traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Many studies demonstrate that staff working in similar stress related environment runs larger risk in order to get stress related symptoms. The aim with the study was to describe the experiences around difficult work related events among CRNAs. The study was implemented as a descriptive study with qualitative run-up via a questionnaire with open questions relevant for the study's aim.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe intensive care nurses? experiences communicating with patients during mechanical ventilation.Methods/design: A qualitative interview study. Interviews where analyzed using descriptive content analysisSetting: Nine intensive care nurses from two different intensive care units were interviewed using a semi structured interview guide.Background: Past research has shown that patients during mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit, feel very vulnerable and the helplessness of being unable to speak. These patients feels that they are completely dependent on the nurses and their competence. It has been shown to be very important that the patient feels included, acknowledged and respected.Results: The analyzed data resulted in a theme; through communication strive to preserve patients´ dignity and three main categories; create relationship to the patient, minimize patients´ vulnerability and don´t give up.

                                  The study aimed to explore how patients with ICDs experience their quality of life with a focus on everyday life, electric shocks, and how support from the health service is perceived. The studydesign is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven patients. Data collection lasted for three weeks and interviews were conducted in the participant´s homes, at the participants? workplaces or over the phone.The study shows that most participants have learned to live with the ICD.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to analyse why the socialworker at the socialservices havn?t implemented the perspective of woman as subordinate and men as superior.Questions: Is the perspective of woman as subordinate and men as superior significant for the socialworker? Is the organisation, colleagues or de individuals thought structure of importance when it comes to implement the perspective? Does the socialworkers view of the clients as victims have an impact on the fact that the perspective has been given interest? Method: Critical case study. Flexible design; The study is based on interviews with socialworkers and study of documents and statisticsConclusion: One of the central findings of the field study was that the implementation of the perspective of woman as subordinate and men as superior was of no use for the socialworkers as they saw it. The findings showed that the definition of a victim was not used or that they were unconscious that the definition of a victim did affect them in their work. The possibilities for the organisation to learn is of  importance for the implementation of the perspective of woman as subordinate and men as superior.