The scope of this master´s thesis is the issue of usability in relation to interface design,in particular the interface of a university library´s online public accessed catalogue, orOPAC. Since the OPAC can be seen as the library´s ?shop window? to the world, it isof great importance that the interface to the OPAC can be used by patrons witheffectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction.The master´s thesis is based on a qualitative study performed at Karolinska InstitutetsUniversity library, and contains both a usability evaluation and an interview study. Twointerfaces were evaluated: a standard web interface provided by the system supplier, andan interface developed in-house by Karolinska Institutet´s systems department. The twointerfaces are both connected to the same online library catalogue, thus making possiblea comparative study..

The purpose of this essay is to investigate and analyze how widely and intensive genderequality issues are considered within Swedish companies. Qualitative interviews werearranged with personnel managers within each company, and complemented with aquestionnaire amongst the employees. The collected information was analysed on the basis ofgender theory, organization and change theory, theory of equal opportunities and historicalStatistics. The outcome of the analysis indicates that companies find gender equality of highinterest, and important to address within the daily work. However the analysis also shows thateven though the companies find gender equality important it is only adopted within few areas,and not across all departments.

The main purpose of this essay is to study the role of documentation in Swedish health care today and the consequences of the augmentations in paper work that have taken place during the last couple of decades. The method used in this study is interviews with health care personnel.The following questions are treated:-       What kind of documentation has increased in Swedish health care?-       How is the patient/health care professionals affected?-       How is the work of the health care professionals affected?The conclusion of the essay is that the increasing amount of time spent on documentation that for much part has never been performed before, (such as risk analyses, Statistics and writing much more thorough charts), has consequently left very little time for actual patient care. The research also showed that faith in health care professionals has significantly decreased and that one of the major reasons for increased documenting is the anticipation of and therefore protection against potential complaints. Finally there seems to be a greater focus on being service-minded rather than on providing quality health care..

We have through our theoretical framework been able to create a simplified measuring tool for a KIZ; the S-TKL. We have found that the S-TKL is possible to implement on the Öresund Region but with some flaws. Even though the Öresund Region has implemented the mindset of a KIZ, accurate Statistics are in some areas hard to find. We can also through our empirical findings say that it is difficult to use the S-TKL on Shenzhen. The data we have found gives a good indication of both of the regions.

Svenska såväl som utländska myndigheter har insett vikten av att utveckla webbsidor för bland annat lokala myndigheter. Forskare på Nya Zeeland har sammanställt ett antal nyckelfaktorer som de funnit användbara vid utveckling av e-myndigheter i USA och därefter undersökt om dessa är användbara även på Nya Zeeland. Deras resultat visade på ett behov av ytterligare forskning och den här uppsatsen har därför använt en kvantitativ metod i form av en webbaserad enkät för att undersöka dessa nyckelfaktorers betydelse i Sverige. Undersökningen visade på att flera av nyckelfaktorerna anses viktiga men att det i vissa fall saknas förståelse för dem på lokal nivå. De slutsatser som dragits visar på ett fortsatt forskningsbehov om de 16 nyckelfaktorerna men även på att det krävs utbildning och stöd åt de lokala myndigheterna för att alla i landet skall få likvärdig service oavsett vilken kommun man är bosatt i..

The aim of this bachelor thesis has been to examine and develop our own understanding about how young people in Sweden (16-29 years of age), take part in cultural activities. As librarians it is important to know what kind of activities and interests this particular group has. With Pierre Bourdieu?s theoretical framework towards habitus and capital we are interested to see if there is a connection between one?s cultural use and background, if different access to capital with or within groups has an affect or not. With both Statistics and interviews with people within our target, we believe this data has been sufficient enough to conduct a good and valid study.

Youth unemployment in Europe is a big problem today. The number of unemployed young people has risen past decades, from 10 % in1980 to over 20 % 2010. The purpose with this thesis is to deal with big cohorts and unemployment rate for young people 20-24 years old in Sweden. I have a look at three different generations, people born:1963-1967 and start working 19871968-1972 and start working 19941988 and start working 2008-2012Did these people from a baby boom face any specific difficulties when entering the labor market 20-24 years later? I have used Easterlin theory in my work and lokked at Statistics from SCB (Statsitiska centralbyrån) in Sweden.

After having reviewed the cases in the Veterinary Disciplinary Board of Sweden regarding certificates year 2000 to October 2007 I have found that these cases more often than in all other cases result in disciplinary action. The punishment is to a greater extent the more serious form, i.e. warning. When I examined the reasons for imposing the punishments and the material that constituted the foundations of the reports, I came to the conclusion that the Statistics above do not depend on a general lack of knowledge in the Swedish veterinary profession. A possible cause is that the demands set upon the veterinarian are exceptional and that the responsibility board has a physical object to examine (the certificate) and regulations that describe how the certificates are supposed to be formulated. The fact that the knowledge about how to write veterinary certificates does not generally seem to be lacking does not exclude that lessons can be learned by examining the mistakes made by others.

E.ON Elnät has in their project Operational Performance developed a priority tool forconstruction and operation. The tool will help the users to increase the capability to prioritybetween new development projects and removal of faults. The tool can be seen as a measuringfor different bay?s reliability, size and the community usefulness. The result of the priority isdirectly connected to which calibration that is chosen in the tool.The priority tool is still under development and there is therefore an uncertainty about howsensitive the tool is for changes in the calibration.

Objektorienterade databaser har en fördel gentemot relationsdatabaser när det gäller hantering av komplexa datatyper, dessa datatyper används inom till exempel applikationsområdena CAD, CAM och CASE. Trots detta är det relationsdatabaser som används mest inom dessa områden. Syftet med denna uppsats är att ta reda på vilka faktorer som påverkar att valet av lagringssätt inte faller på objektorienterade databaser. Vi har valt att enbart titta på företag som utvecklar CAD-system och genomförde fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer på sådana företag. Vi kom fram till att de faktorer som påverkar att objektorienterade databaser inte används är att systemets kod inte är helt objektorienterad, att det inte förmedlas tillräckligt med information om objektorienterade databaser, att det inte finns någon benägenhet hos företagen att prova på ny teknik på grund av begränsad ekonomi samt att prestandafrågor har minskat i betydelse..

The United States use of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) or drones for targeted killings of terrorists has been on the rise in recent years and the method has become the core element of president Obamas strategy in the war against terror. This study examines the deterrent effect of targeted killings on terrorism using UCAV/drones as a method of counterterrorism. Building on the literature on counterterrorism, UCAV, targeted killings, deterrence theory and Statistics on terrorism the study provides a case study of the CIA drone operations in Pakistan between the years 2004-2010. The goal has been to analyze drone operations and the extent of terrorism from the beginning of the drone campaign until 2010. This as a means of identifying possible trends in terrorism activity due to the occurrence of drone strikes.

I denna studie har vi undersökt brister inom nättidningar ur ett användbarhetsperspektiv. Vi har även undersökt redaktioners syn på användandet av nättidningar. Två metoder har använts för genomförandet av undersökningarna. Vi har dels intervjuat redaktioner och dels utfört en observationsstudie på slutanvändare. Vi kom fram till att nättidningar är klart användbara.

I denna uppsats har vi undersökt vilka kommunikationsmetoder som används idag vid bedrivandet av distanskurser i Sverige. Syftet med uppsatsen var att undersöka om och hur synkrona kommunikationsmetoder används beroende på olika situationer i studentens kommunikation, och hur dessa kommunikations metoder påverkade hur studenterna klarat att tillgodogöra sig kursens innehåll. Tillvägagångssättet för vår undersökning har varit genom utföra två enkätundersökningar, varav en har besvarats av studenter och den andra besvarats av lärare på diverse distanskurser. Utöver detta har vi gjort en litteraturundersökning på närliggande information angående kommunikationsmetoder, distanskurser och gruppteorier. Vad vi funnit är att användandet av synkrona kommunikationsmetoder tenderar till att minska antalet missförstånd mellan studenter, vilket leder oss till slutsatsen att synkrona kommunikationsmetoder fyller en önskvärd funktion i bedrivandet av distanskurser.

Elektronisk marknadsföring är på stark frammarsch. Det finns dock många hinder att komma över för att kunna se effekten av denna marknadsföring på ett effektivt sätt. Det svåra för företagare nu och tidigare är att kunna värdera elektroniska tjänster som inte direkt handlar om pengar. Informationsuppföljningen i stort är oftast bristfällig och nya system krävs för att ge en klar bild. Denna rapport går igenom konstruktionen av en prototyp som skall klara av att hantera denna form av information samt kunna visa den effektivt.

ABSTRACT The main purpose of IT security policies is to protect companies against intrusion and unwanted spread of information. Statistics show that IT related crimes tend to increase and because of that it is important, from the company?s side of view, to be well prepared. The IT security policy is an important part of that preparation. A lot of the crimes related to IT can be deduced indirectly to employees at the companies where the crime takes place.