Essays about: "Crisis informatics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Crisis informatics.

  1. 1. Risking Data in Risk Contexts is Risky Business : Designing for Crisis Response in Relation to Surveillance, Transparency, and its Interaction Patterns

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Margarida Xavier; [2022]
    Keywords : Interaction Design; Crisis informatics; Crisis response; Natural hazards; Risk Management; Data visualization; Surveillance; Research through Design; Participatory Design; Interface Design;

    Abstract : As the world gets more exposed to natural hazards, new practices of response to crisis have become a topic that requires innovation. FindMe Tag is a device designed in partnership with Frog and Sony that provides rescue teams with information on victims’ locations and their medical conditions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effective Emergency Online Teaching

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Klaudia Huzova; Jessica Amina Borafia; [2022]
    Keywords : Emergency Online Teaching; Effective Online Teaching; Teaching Tools; Cybersecurity; IT Support; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educators had to conduct emergency online teaching from home. This rapid switch required a lot of individual learning for teachers, even those who had conducted planned online teaching before the health crisis, impacting their effectiveness. READ MORE

  4. 3. Access to information in a recurring crisis : Cambodian university students’ information  behaviour during floods

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Louise Dahlberg; [2021]
    Keywords : information behaviour; information access; sustainable development; crisis informatics; Cambodia; students; floods;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to provide knowledge about Cambodian students’ information access and how their information behaviour is affected by floods. The research material consisted of 15 semi- structured interviews of university students in Cambodia. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public organizations and social media : An exploration of the Skellefteå Cryptosporidium Crisis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Erika Szabó; [2014]
    Keywords : Social Media; Crisis Informatics; crisis; sensing and responding; public sector.;

    Abstract : Events like earthquakes, terrorist attacks, water contamination etc. have drawn an increased attention on the way crisis preparedness can be improved by citizens, authorities and society as a whole. READ MORE

  6. 5. Difficulties being green? Investigating Green IT in IT consultant companies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Lina Hellmo; Liridona Ferizi; [2009]
    Keywords : Green IT; Green IT index; Capability Maturity Model; Consultant industry; Informatics; systems theory; Informatik; systemteori; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the topic of Green IT in the IT consultant industry. Green IT is currently a hot topic but while awareness and established policies has increased in the last years, studies show that few companies are actually following their procedures or have goals or ways of measuring the effects of their green initiatives. READ MORE