This is a Bachelor Degree Project report based on the design of a plastic vending cup.The project is carried out in cooperation with the company Promens Lidköping,manufacturer of a wide range of plastic products as food packaging, trays, pots, cups andsheets for the food industry. A vending cup is a product used to contain hot beverages which come from vendingcoffee machines. It is a product daily used in many different environments as hospitals,offices, libraries and common places, etc. Consequently it is aimed at a varied public. The redesign was focused mainly on the aesthetics aspect attempting to transmit aninnovative touch that would change the concept of today’s simple vending cup in a waythat it attracts the customer’s attention. The so called Mistral Vending Cup is a plastic cup which is out of the ordinary currentvending cup by means of a new bright colour, orange, and also its innovative shape, inthis field, constituted basically from organic lines and curve surfaces unlike the today’svending cups. The Mistral Vending cup introduces a great change, a new era in thehistory of the vending cups due to its organic shapes never seen in the market.

<p>This is a Bachelor Degree Project report based on the design of a plastic vending cup.The project is carried out in cooperation with the company Promens Lidköping,manufacturer of a wide range of plastic products as food packaging, trays, pots, cups andsheets for the food industry.</p><p>A vending cup is a product used to contain hot beverages which come from vendingcoffee machines. It is a product daily used in many different environments as hospitals,offices, libraries and common places, etc. Consequently it is aimed at a varied public.</p><p>The redesign was focused mainly on the aesthetics aspect attempting to transmit aninnovative touch that would change the concept of today’s simple vending cup in a waythat it attracts the customer’s attention.</p><p>The so called Mistral Vending Cup is a plastic cup which is out of the ordinary currentvending cup by means of a new bright colour, orange, and also its innovative shape, inthis field, constituted basically from organic lines and curve surfaces unlike the today’svending cups. The Mistral Vending cup introduces a great change, a new era in thehistory of the vending cups due to its organic shapes never seen in the market.</p>

This thesis focuses on the concept of quality in higher education, more particularly quality of the degree project. The overarching issue is whether an assessment of the quality of a degree project can be used for evaluating the quality of the entire programme where it forms a part. The subject is partly initiated by the design of the quality evaluation system in Sweden introduced in 2011, in which a quality indicator function of the degree projects is vital. The notion of quality in degree projects is analyzed through three perspectives – as articulated in the research literature, as stated in the policy documents and curriculum documents regarding a Swedish engineering programme, and as experienced by the actors – examiners and supervisors – of this same programme. If the three perspectives testify with reasonably equal meaning to the concept of quality, an indicator function of degree projects can be considered appropriate. Different methods have been combined. The policy documents are investigated by a qualitative and quantitative textual analysis, while the perceptions of the examiners and supervisors are explored by in-depth interviews. Results are interpreted by using an arena concept proposed by Lindensjö &amp; Lundgren, and an analysis system suggested by Bernstein. The results show that quality of a degree project is an ambiguous notion, and that different aspects of quality are reflected in the three perspectives. The conclusion is that assuming a quality indicator function of a degree project is problematic and not self-evident. In a formal sense, the degree project course is clearly separated from other modules of the programme, i.e. it is strongly classified. At the same time it is weakly framed and the actors feel near-total freedom in implementing it. Conceivable consequences of the evaluation system used in Sweden since 2011 are also discussed. Uniformity in the design of the degree project course can be expected, as well as undervaluation of the conditions for the programme and the teaching processes of it.

Geographically, Sweden is significantly closer to England as opposed to America, two English speaking countries with two rather different varieties of the language. With regard to Britain’s history of colonization it could be assumed that British English (RP-variety) would be most frequently used globally. However, America’s power position in politics, economics, international businesses, and movie industries have contributed to making the American English (GA-variety) the more predominantly used variety of the two (Barber, 2000, p. 236). In the different varieties, the vowels /əu/ /ou/ /ju:/ /u:/ /ɑ:/ /æ/ /ɒ/ /ɑ/ /aɪ/ /i:/ and the consonants /ə/ /r/ /t/ /d/ show the most prominent difference in pronounciation (Navrátilová, 2013). Furthermore, Axelsson (2002, p.144) (in Alftberg, 2009, p. 4) claims that with regard to the previously mentioned factors, Swedish students come in contact with several different varieties of English on a daily basis, thus a one-accent-only approach seems outdated for learning purposes. In addition to this, the syllabus for teaching English in Sweden, LGY11 (SNAE, 2011) lays focus, not explicitly on pronunciation, but on intonation and fluency, two factors which are certainly affected by one’s pronunciation and prosody. The document also emphasizes the importance of incorporating different varieties of English from different English speaking cultures and countries into the lessons (SNAE, 2011).This raised the question of whether or not Swedish upper secondary school students tend to follow the global Americanization of pronunciation, if they still adhere to using RP due to its geographical proximity and former prestige, or if they mix different varieties. Therefore, a study was conducted on Swedish students’ pronunciation tendencies and attitudes towards different pronunciations. 58% of the students claimed to use GA and said that TV/YouTube is where they hear English the most. Only 17% claimed they used RP. However, the recordings of the students indicated that the majority used a mixture of the two, and only one student was completely consistent in their variety. Keywords: English pronunciation, Sweden, General American, Received Pronunciation, Teaching, Upper secondary school

The goal of this project is to demonstrate a new hand sanitizer stand. A project template is selected to carry out tasks in six different phases. A preliminary study was carried out aims to gather background information of the thesis topic. The market research was conducted by searching for existing products on the Internet. A set of Design for Environment guidelines have been established aids to develop concepts. The collected information become the basis for subsequent decisions. Three potential concepts are generated. Two concepts are chosen for further development. A number of design techniques such as CAD, FEM analysis and 3D printing are applied in detailed design. Final design solution where all the geometric, functional details of the hand sanitizer stand are developed. Due to the time limitation, costs associated with the design is not estimated. Detail drawings of hand sanitizer stand are provided in the report to describe its dimensions and shape. / Den här rapporten beskriver formgivningsprocessen och konstruktionsarbetet av ett nytt golvstativ för handsprit. En projektmall tillämpas för att skapa en struktur och vägledning i sex olika faser. En förstudie har genomförts för att få förståelse för ämnet. För att samla information gjordes en marknadsundersökning. Design for Environment riktlinjer har skapats för att utveckla koncept. Den valda informationen användes sedan för att ta beslut. Utifrån de tre framställda koncepten valdes två att vidare utveckla. Tekniker såsom CAD-mjukvara, FEM-beräkningar och 3D teknik användas för att lösa problem och sedan uppnå målet. En slutprodukt uppfyllde de definierade produktkraven vad gäller funktionalitet och prestanda. Vi tog inte hänsyn till den ekonomiska kostnaden på grund av tidbegränsningar. Ritningar med måttsättningar finns i rapporten.

O modo de representar graficamente a etapa da conceituação inicial do projeto, intitulado como partido arquitetônico, por meio de diagramas, é o assunto em debate nesta pesquisa. Consequentemente, os concursos de arquitetura e os trabalhos finais de graduação são uma importante fonte de análise, pois, nos dois casos, é preciso apresentar uma sólida explicação do projeto através de peças gráficas, de forma a esclarecer as intenções projetuais e convencer os avaliadores. A liberdade em questões de representação gráfica que os estudantes possuem instigou a escolha do universo de estudo, visto que, durante o processo de aprendizado, restrições como regras e padrões gráficos não se aplicam, o que incentiva os alunos a propor soluções diferentes e muitas vezes inusitadas. Portanto, o trabalho apresenta um estudo comparativo entre concursos internacionais, nacionais e trabalhos finais de graduação, com a intenção de apresentar as semelhanças e diferenças entre os exemplares estudados, e verificar a recorrência de estratégias de formulação dos diagramas de partido, o que possibilita uma averiguação de possível forma representativa mais resolutiva da etapa conceitual de projeto. Concluiu-se que os objetos de estudo apresentam mais semelhanças do que diferenças, e que não é possível caracterizar uma maneira padrão de representar o diagrama de partido. Porém, pode-se citar elementos relevantes na formulação de um diagrama de partido arquitetônico, como desenhos em perspectivas, palavras-chave, frases explicativas, cores, setas e pictogramas. / The way to express graphically the project‟s initial conceptualization stage, entitled architectural concept through diagrams is the subject under discussion in this research. Therefore, architectural competitions and final degree projects are an important source of analysis, because in both cases you need to present a solid explanation of the project through graphic elements, in order to clarify the projective intentions and convince the evaluators. The freedom in graphical representation that students have instigated the choice for this study universe, since during the learning process restrictions like rules and graphic patterns do not apply, which encourage students to propose different and often unusual solutions. So, this work presents a comparative study of international and national competitions, as well as final degree projects, with the intention of presenting similarities and differences between the studied samples, and to verify the recurrence of formulating strategies of concept diagrams, which enables an investigation of a more resolute possible representative form of design conceptual stage. We concluded that the objects of this study have more similarities than differences, and it is not possible to characterize a standard way to represent the concept diagram. However, it can be cited relevant elements in the formulation of an architectural concept diagram, like drawings on prospects, keywords, explanatory phrases, colors, arrows and pictograms.

O modo de representar graficamente a etapa da conceituação inicial do projeto, intitulado como partido arquitetônico, por meio de diagramas, é o assunto em debate nesta pesquisa. Consequentemente, os concursos de arquitetura e os trabalhos finais de graduação são uma importante fonte de análise, pois, nos dois casos, é preciso apresentar uma sólida explicação do projeto através de peças gráficas, de forma a esclarecer as intenções projetuais e convencer os avaliadores. A liberdade em questões de representação gráfica que os estudantes possuem instigou a escolha do universo de estudo, visto que, durante o processo de aprendizado, restrições como regras e padrões gráficos não se aplicam, o que incentiva os alunos a propor soluções diferentes e muitas vezes inusitadas. Portanto, o trabalho apresenta um estudo comparativo entre concursos internacionais, nacionais e trabalhos finais de graduação, com a intenção de apresentar as semelhanças e diferenças entre os exemplares estudados, e verificar a recorrência de estratégias de formulação dos diagramas de partido, o que possibilita uma averiguação de possível forma representativa mais resolutiva da etapa conceitual de projeto. Concluiu-se que os objetos de estudo apresentam mais semelhanças do que diferenças, e que não é possível caracterizar uma maneira padrão de representar o diagrama de partido. Porém, pode-se citar elementos relevantes na formulação de um diagrama de partido arquitetônico, como desenhos em perspectivas, palavras-chave, frases explicativas, cores, setas e pictogramas. / The way to express graphically the project‟s initial conceptualization stage, entitled architectural concept through diagrams is the subject under discussion in this research. Therefore, architectural competitions and final degree projects are an important source of analysis, because in both cases you need to present a solid explanation of the project through graphic elements, in order to clarify the projective intentions and convince the evaluators. The freedom in graphical representation that students have instigated the choice for this study universe, since during the learning process restrictions like rules and graphic patterns do not apply, which encourage students to propose different and often unusual solutions. So, this work presents a comparative study of international and national competitions, as well as final degree projects, with the intention of presenting similarities and differences between the studied samples, and to verify the recurrence of formulating strategies of concept diagrams, which enables an investigation of a more resolute possible representative form of design conceptual stage. We concluded that the objects of this study have more similarities than differences, and it is not possible to characterize a standard way to represent the concept diagram. However, it can be cited relevant elements in the formulation of an architectural concept diagram, like drawings on prospects, keywords, explanatory phrases, colors, arrows and pictograms.

O modo de representar graficamente a etapa da conceituação inicial do projeto, intitulado como partido arquitetônico, por meio de diagramas, é o assunto em debate nesta pesquisa. Consequentemente, os concursos de arquitetura e os trabalhos finais de graduação são uma importante fonte de análise, pois, nos dois casos, é preciso apresentar uma sólida explicação do projeto através de peças gráficas, de forma a esclarecer as intenções projetuais e convencer os avaliadores. A liberdade em questões de representação gráfica que os estudantes possuem instigou a escolha do universo de estudo, visto que, durante o processo de aprendizado, restrições como regras e padrões gráficos não se aplicam, o que incentiva os alunos a propor soluções diferentes e muitas vezes inusitadas. Portanto, o trabalho apresenta um estudo comparativo entre concursos internacionais, nacionais e trabalhos finais de graduação, com a intenção de apresentar as semelhanças e diferenças entre os exemplares estudados, e verificar a recorrência de estratégias de formulação dos diagramas de partido, o que possibilita uma averiguação de possível forma representativa mais resolutiva da etapa conceitual de projeto. Concluiu-se que os objetos de estudo apresentam mais semelhanças do que diferenças, e que não é possível caracterizar uma maneira padrão de representar o diagrama de partido. Porém, pode-se citar elementos relevantes na formulação de um diagrama de partido arquitetônico, como desenhos em perspectivas, palavras-chave, frases explicativas, cores, setas e pictogramas. / The way to express graphically the project‟s initial conceptualization stage, entitled architectural concept through diagrams is the subject under discussion in this research. Therefore, architectural competitions and final degree projects are an important source of analysis, because in both cases you need to present a solid explanation of the project through graphic elements, in order to clarify the projective intentions and convince the evaluators. The freedom in graphical representation that students have instigated the choice for this study universe, since during the learning process restrictions like rules and graphic patterns do not apply, which encourage students to propose different and often unusual solutions. So, this work presents a comparative study of international and national competitions, as well as final degree projects, with the intention of presenting similarities and differences between the studied samples, and to verify the recurrence of formulating strategies of concept diagrams, which enables an investigation of a more resolute possible representative form of design conceptual stage. We concluded that the objects of this study have more similarities than differences, and it is not possible to characterize a standard way to represent the concept diagram. However, it can be cited relevant elements in the formulation of an architectural concept diagram, like drawings on prospects, keywords, explanatory phrases, colors, arrows and pictograms.

The city of Stockholm is developing fast and its population is strongly growing,new solutions for urban mobility must be found. Implementations in the publictransport network are needed and the use of automated buses is a present topicfor efficient and sustainable transportation. The Vetenskapsstaden area has threeof the main university campus coexisting, this leads to a generation of campusto-campus trips which creates an impact in the Stockholm’s public transport.The unique environment and singular users arise the aim to execute a potentialsolution to release ridership from the public transport network. This thesisanalyzes and evaluates whether a new automated bus line is needed or not inthe studied area. A cost model will study the proposed solutions through therated decision variables: frequency and capacity, commercial speed and differentrates of demand. The relative efficiency of the proposed implementations isstudied compared with the costs of the current public transport modes used inthe area. Numerical analysis and results are given for two different scenarios:implementing one bus line connecting the three campuses or three lines betweencampuses. The former scenario shows to be more sensitive to the studied variablesand presents higher costs whereas the second-option costs have a robust responseand lower overall price evaluation. For both infrastructure models, the rateof demand is crucial to evaluate the advantages of a potential solution. Theestablished method and criteria contributes to a better understanding of theimpact of autonomous buses to low-demand analytic models.

A web portal that publicly displays user-submitted content requires administration in order to ensure undesired content, that is potentially malicious, is excluded. Other administrative aspects that come with a web portal with user-submitted content include user-support and service maintenance. This project was formed in part to develop a new version of an existing web portal for advertising degree projects. The goal of the project is to develop an improved version of the old web portal and ensure that the new version requires as little manual administration work as possible. As how to minimize administration for this type of service was deemed unknown, this thesis takes an inductive approach to exploring how to minimize administration for a web portal with user-submitted content. This thesis results in the presentation of a web portal with new functionality and modified in aspects that the product owner wanted improved. The visual layout is presented along with information on what parts were reused from the old version of the web portal. Design choices that were made with a focus on minimizing administration and design choices in general that were deemed important are presented and motivated. Finally, the thesis concludes that possible areas where administrative work could be reduced depends heavily on the requirements set on the web portal and that the methods used in this thesis were successful in identifying administrative work aspects that can be reduced or eliminated on the web portal developed in this project. It is also concluded that sufficiently advanced automated systems could be useful in reducing the administrative work needed by any type of web portal with user-submitted content. / En webbportal som publikt visar användarskapat innehåll kräver administration för att försäkra att oönskat innehåll, som potentiellt är illvillig, exkluderas. Andra administrativa aspekter som medföljer en webbportal med användarskapat innehåll, inkluderar användarsupport och underhåll av tjänsten. Detta projekt skapades delvis för att utveckla en ny version av en redan existerande webbportal som används för annonsering av examensarbeten.Målet med projektet är att utveckla en förbättrad version av den gamla webbportalen och försäkra att den nya versionen kräver så lite manuellt administrativt arbete som möjligt. Hur minimering av administrativt arbete åstadkoms för denna typ av tjänst ansågs vara okänt, därav valdes ett induktivt tillvägagångssätt till detta projekt för att undersöka hur mängden administrativt arbete minimeras för en webbportal vars innehåll skapas av dess användare. Projektet resulterar i presentationen av en webbportal med ny funktionalitet med modifieringar inom olika aspekter beroende på det som efterfrågats av projektbeställaren. Visuella uppbyggnaden presenteras tillsammans med information angående vilka delar som återanvändes från den gamla version av webbportalen. Designval med fokus på minimering av administrativt arbete samt även generella designval som ansågs viktiga, presenteras och motiveras. Slutligen drar studien slutsatsen att möjliga områden där det administrativa arbetet kan reduceras till stor del beror på kraven satta för webbportalen och att metoderna som användes i denna studie var framgångsrika i att identifiera de aspekter av administrativt arbete som kan reduceras eller elimineras från webbportalen som utvecklades i detta projekt. Slutsatsen dras även att tillräckligt sofistikerade automatiska system kan vara användbara för att reducera administrativt arbete för webbportaler med användarskapat innehåll.