Essays about: "Maker Culture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Maker Culture.
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1. Helping Children Becoming Digital Creators Through Design
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och designAbstract : In 2022, acting in the digital world has become a large part of children’s culture in the west. There are plenty of big companies that approach children as customers and consumers by producing digital entertainment content to tie them to their brands. READ MORE
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2. Decision-making without the formal decision-maker : A study made at Menlo Innovations
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : This thesis studies how decision-making might work in an organization without a predetermined formal decision-maker. By studying three selected areas in organizational decision making at a flat organization, the way decisions are made without a formal decision-maker is presented. READ MORE
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3. How China and Nordic countries conceptualise Corporate Social Responsibility : – A study of senior decision-makers’ statements within the banking sector
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/KinesiskaAbstract : The “statement” from senior decision-maker is a section in the sustainability report, where the most “senior decision-maker” of the institution (such as CEO, chairman, or equivalent senior position) gives the personal view about the relevance of sustainability to the institution and its strategy for addressing sustainability. Such a statement is one medium used by company leaders to communicate their attitudes and values to stakeholders in sustainability reports. READ MORE
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4. 'Catch-22'?: The Assessment of Credibility in UK Asylum Applications
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This study aims to contribute to an understanding of how the credibility of asylum-seekers is being assessed in the UK; how narratives are valued by decision-makers and tribunal judges, how applicants’ credibility is determined, and what issues may be found with this process. I conducted interviews with seven lawyers who represent asylum-seekers, one decision-maker and one retired tribunal judge to establish their perspectives on the assessment of credibility in the UK. READ MORE
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5. Retired Objects : An exploration of our complex relationship to everyday things.
University essay from Konstfack/IndustridesignAbstract : Retired Objects is a project that explores the intimate relationship we humans form with everyday things. My investigation centers around the questions Can we begin to value objects as our equals, rather than as our servants? and What roles do objects play in our daily lives other than fulfilling a practical function? As a theoretical framework I investigate different facets of our material culture and how we relate to objects, focusing on our emotional connection to them, how we use them as mirror and tools for self-creation, and how being a maker is an integral part of our human identity. READ MORE
