Essays about: "Crisis informatics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Crisis informatics.
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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)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
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2. Effective Emergency Online Teaching
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatikAbstract : 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
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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 ITAbstract : 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
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4. Public organizations and social media : An exploration of the Skellefteå Cryptosporidium Crisis
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatikAbstract : 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
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5. Difficulties being green? Investigating Green IT in IT consultant companies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatikAbstract : 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