Essays about: "practical science"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 383 essays containing the words practical science.

1. 1. Blockchain-based e-voting system without digital ID: A Proof-of-Concept

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Leonard Schick; [2024]
   Keywords : Computer science; Cryptography; Crypto; Blockchain; Distributed systems; e-voting; electronic voting; Ethereum; Hyperledger; Hyperledger besu; Decentralization; Datavetenskap; Kryptografi; Blockkedja; Distribuerade system; e-röstning; Elektronisk röstning; Blinda signaturer; Ethereum; Hyperledger Besu; Decentralisering;

   Abstract : Electronic voting systems have the potential to offer a cost effective, secure and transparent way of communicating with the citizens, increasing trust and participation. However creating a secure open source electronic voting system providing confidentiality and transparency with sufficient performance has long been a challenge. READ MORE

3. 2. CARRY ON WITH CARRION? A wildlife road infrastructure study regarding the effects of ethical justification on policy acceptance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lauren L. Yehle; [2023-08-31]
   Keywords : policy acceptance; environmental ethics; intrinsic value; ecosystem services; conservation;

   Abstract : Policy acceptance is an important aspect of compliance and government effectiveness. Political science and psychology researchers have attempted to understand policy acceptance through individual and contextual factors but still cannot explain all attitudinal differences. READ MORE

4. 3. Flying under the radar? Education for sustainable development in private pilot training

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Michael Stiebe; [2023-06-28]
   Keywords : Private Pilot Training; Sustainable Aviation; General Aviation; Transformative Learning; Education for Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Aim: Private pilot (PPL(A)) training has hardly received any scholarly attention from educational and sustainability science perspectives. Through an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) perspective, the study aimed at 1) answering how sustainability and sustainable development (SD) are taught in pertinent PPL(A) theory learning material, theory lessons and practical training, 2) identifying gaps pertaining to sustainability and SD in those three components, and lastly 3) explore if and how certificated flight instructors, theory instructors and student pilots experience transformative learning during PPL(A) training, as well as what possibilities these stakeholders see in supporting transformative learning in PPL(A) training. READ MORE

5. 4. OpenCourse: Gamification in Computer Science Education

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

   Author : Gustaf Bodin; Elias Ekroth; Tobias Engblom; Filip Linde; Anwarr Shiervani; [2023-03-03]
   Keywords : Gamification; Education; Heuristic Evaluation; Desktop Application Development; Spelifiering; Utbildning; Heuristisk Utvärdering; Datorapplikationsutveckling;

   Abstract : Academic degrees in computer science suffer from the highest dropout rates among universities. As a result, there is a lack of technical professionals, which could threaten the digital infrastructure. READ MORE

6. 5. ”There is a need for people who can provide a transition”: A case study of how educational activities empower actors to engage in a local transition of the waste system on Bornholm, Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kathrine Gjesing Hansen; [2023]
   Keywords : socio-institutional transitions; Denmark; power; education; municipal waste management; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. READ MORE