Vi har fått ett flertal viktiga insikter och lärdomar om nödvändiga ingredienser i god management. Först och främst en förståelse för hur viktigt det är med ökad självinsikt. Därigenom ökar förståelsen för andra personers beteende. Även det omvända gäller; genom andras beteende kan självinsikten öka. Lärdomen har implikationer på alla nivåer av management då en organisation grundar sig på samspelet mellan människor.

This paper studies how peer assessment is used as a strategy to improve young learners' results in Swedish as a school subject. Nine teachers are interviewed about their use of the method on 7-12-year-old pupils. Comparisons are made between the interviews and Swedish and international discussion on peer assessment. There are similarities between the practice of the teachers and what is said in the litterature about the method and its advantages and drawbacks. The teachers tend to emphasize the social aspects more, though.

Under slutet av 2010 och våren 2011 har ett utvecklingsprojekt pågått hos AlexIT AB. Målet var att skapa en mobilapplikatioin för individer som vill bokföra sin alkoholkonsumtion. Som en del utav arbetet önskade projektgruppen bjuda in slutanvändare till processe, för att ta del utav deras idéer och feedback.Genom att låta en grupp slutanvändare själva skissa och beskriva sina lösningar och en annan grupp jobba fram en pappersprototyp tillsammans i en workshop gavs utvecklaren ett brett stöd för val i designprocessen.Det visar sig att de som individuellt skissa har inte låtit sig begränsas av antingen kravspeciifikationen eller mediet (mobiltelefon), utan har istället beskrivit funktionalitet framför design. Tvärtom har de som jobbat i workshop hållit sig inom ramarna för kravspecifikationen och mediet och skapat en komplett och implementerbar pappersprototyp..

Background: Miscarriage is a common phenomenon in our society. It is reported that approximately 17 % of all pregnant women in Sweden go through a miscarriage every year. For many women miscarriage is a tumultuous life event that often has a deep emotional impact. Miscarriage is a subject that often is prohibited to talk about in our western society. Consequently this means that nurses have an important role in the emotional support for these women.

The purpose of this thesis is to explore how the internal information processing and management is carried out within a unit of Viskafors municipality. Furthermore, to explore and make recommendations of how the organisation can improve its internal information management. To get a full picture I have interviewed people at different levels of the organisation. The main findings showed that there was a dysfunction in the internal information processing and management. For example the study showed that the internal information did not reach out to the different parts of the organisation due to insufficient information processing.

Eftersom webbokningssystem kan ge stora fördelar för feedback och valmöjligheter jämfört med övriga bokningstekniker, är detta ett sätt att boka på som allt fler människor väljer. I de webbokningssystem som existerar idag finns det dock flera brister, dels beroende på att de ser ganska olika ut beroende på vilket företag som står för dem och dels därför att inte alla möjliga funktioner utnyttjas. I detta examensarbete har det därför genom intervjuer och enkäter undersökts hur användarna vill att ett webbokningssystem ska se ut och vilka funktioner som ska finnas. De slutsatser som har arbetats fram är antalet sidor ett webbokningssystem bör vara uppbyggt av samt om och hur olika funktioner bör användas i ett webbokningssystem, och hur dessa i så fall ska se ut. De resultat som framtagits i arbetet ger goda riktlinjer om hur ett webbokningssystem bör se ut och kan användas som en guide för uppbyggnaden av webbokningssystem.

During 2007 the City of Stockholm installed five grid connected photovoltaic systems. The aim of this master thesis is to quantify the amount of produced energy and recommend routines to collect and analyse production data, to make production data accessible by the public and to gain experience for future installations.The total amount of produced energy until March 2009 is 227 000 kWh, with an annual rate of 150 000 kWh. The expected annual rate was 148 000 kWh.All system owners are positive about their plants and see economical benefits in scaling up such systems.The installations need very little attendance and maintenance, however it is recommended that an alarm function is installed for automatic feedback in case of a system failure. All future systems should be inspected during full operation to determine if the actual capacity is matching the installed capacity..

This paper examines a popular music song (Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez) as a sign system in television advertising. The study was conducted through qualitative questionnaires in connection to an audio-visual method of analysis called Masking. The method facilitates the analysis of isolated parts in the audio-visual spectrum by masking/hiding parts of the audio-visual totality.The survey had seven respondents where a hermeneutic epistemological approach was used. For the analysis Cooper's theory of brand identity (Practical and Symbolic Attitudes to Buying Brands) was used together with an interaction model for music in audio-visual advertising called "Modes of music-image interaction?.

The following report is a constructive responsive evaluation of Svalövs communes unit for newly arrived refugees based on a qualitative user- and stakeholder model. The main purpose is to evaluate the units? quality from a user and stakeholder perspective. The main findings are that the users and stakeholders are satisfied with the quality of the units? services but request further social and structural participation.

Term: Spring term 2007Study objects: Reitan Servicehandel AB, Vi-butikerna, ICA Sverige ABPurpose: The purpose of this study is to analyse how procurement is used as a strategy to achieve better competitive strength, within the retail food industry.Theoretical: The theoretical chapter illustrates different procurement organisations, multiple and single sourcing, brand equity, consumer behaviour and involvement, Efficient Consumer Response including supply chain and category management and finally Demand Chain Management.Method: For the case studies, three food retail companies have been interviewed: Reitan Servicehandel AB, Vi-butikerna and ICA AB. To illustrate how consumer behaviour influences retail food market, several secondary consumer research studies have been analysed.Conclusions: The results indicate that the procurement organisation can achieve a better competitive strength by a centralised organisation, which make it possible to improve conditions of terms when ordering higher purchase volumes. The sourcing strategies can improve a company?s power within the supply chain. All companies within the study had a very good knowledge about consumer behaviour.

Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most common endocrinologic disorders among dogs. The disorder has a complex background, and successful treatment requires a well-functioning co-operation between pet owners and the veterinarian. The purpose of this study is to investigate the owners? perspective of diabetic treatments offered, and to estimate expected length of survival post-insulin therapy. The research findings are based on a survey mailed to 77 pet owners, whose dogs were diagnosed with diabetes between 1999 and 2003 at the small animal clinic of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The median survival for the dogs that underwent insulin treatment was 31 months, i.e.

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka upplevelser av ledarskapsbeteenden inom judo. För att besvara syftet intervjuades fyra judoaktiva i åldrarna 16-19 år (m=17.8, sd=1.5 ) och fem judotränare som var mellan 39-66 år gamla (m= 47.0, sd= 10.9). Det skapades två semistrukturerade intervjuguider baserat på den multidimensionella ledarskapsmodellen och LSS. Frågorna som ställdes var utifrån tre olika situationer; vardaglig träning, träningsläger respektive tävling. Resultatet som framkom var att ledarskapsbeteende föredrogs samt upplevdes olikt beroende på individerna och situationen.

Syfte och frågeställningarSyftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka hur idrottslärare och simtränare arbetar med mental träning. De mer preciserade frågeställningarna var: Hur viktig anser simtränare och idrottslärare att elevers respektive simmares mentala kapacitet är? Hur genomför simtränare och idrottslärare mental träning? Hur arbetar simtränare och idrottslärare med feedback och motivation? Hur utvärderar simtränare och idrottslärare sin mentala träning?MetodFör att uppfylla syftet med studien, valdes kvalitativ intervju som metod. Intervjuer genomfördes med tre idrottslärare och två stycken simtränare. Urvalet skedde genom ett strategiskt urval utifrån i förväg bestämda kriterier.

The literature on spelling and spelling development suggests there is a strong relationship between spelling and phonology (Bruck & Treiman, 1990; Caravolas, Hulme & Snowling, 2001; Craig, 2006; Gindri, Keske-Soares & Mota, 2007). Spelling, however, is considerably less researched than reading (Caravolas, Humle & Snowling, 2001). Spelling difficulties are known to be more persistent in people with reading and writing disabilities, even when their reading has become acceptable (Høien & Lundberg, 1999) but more research is needed in this area. Assessment and detailed knowledge of the difficulties is of great importance in order to provide the appropriate help for children with reading and writing disabilities (Frisk, 2010; Magnusson, Nauclér, & Reuterskiöld, 2008). The purpose of the present study was to develop and try out a phonologically based spelling test for children, with focus on medial phonemes.

Currently there is no Swedish boardsport magazine for women. In this degree project a prototype of a new lifestyle magazine for women in boardsports has been created. Through a magazine study and a targetgroup survey we have found a magazine concept and suggestions for the magazine content. A digital 96-page prototype has been created. The feedback from Anders Neuman-Östberg, the experienced editor in chief of the Swedish boardsport magazine Transistion gives the project report the needed credibility.The overall response from all the people involved in the making of this prototype has been positive.