Essays about: "the social effects of information systems"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words the social effects of information systems.
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1. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE
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2. Humans in the loop - Mapping the current critical debate on AI in the Information Systems discipline
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : AI is a phenomenon that does not only manifest itself as a disruptive technology, but also entails a paradigmatic shift with conceivably unprecedented and unforeseeable consequences for society and the human condition. This technology with its components Big Data and Machine Learning/algorithms has evoked critical reactions because of ethical concerns that follow on the backwash of its ubiquitous and ever more expanding use. READ MORE
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3. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE
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4. A Continuous-time ODE Framework to Centrality in Dynamic Networks
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematikcentrum; Lunds universitet/Matematik (naturvetenskapliga fakulteten)Abstract : The present study discusses and evaluates a novel continuous-time approach to network centrality, a fundamental concept in network analysis. Static methods based on discrete snapshots or time slices for measuring node interaction in networks that change over time do not fully capture the dynamical nature of network evolution. READ MORE
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5. The motivation of immigrant children's heritage language learining. A case study on Chinese immigrant children in Gothenburg, Sweden.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine children's perceptions of the heritage language learning process in order to gain a better understanding of the heritage language environment in which they live and the motivations for heritage language learning. The goal is to provide theoretical models and empirical evidence to promote children's motivation to learn heritage languages. READ MORE
