Bakgrund: I rådande situation med Covid-19 har företag tvingats genomgå en digitalisering av deras verksamhet. Digitaliseringen har medfört att medarbetarnas arbetsstationer har genomgått en förändring från att tidigare jobba på kontor med sina kollegor runt sig och med sköna kontorsstolar till att numera arbeta på distans. Hur har detta påverkat medarbetarna och hur upplever de förändringen? Syfte: Syftet med studien är att bidra med en djupare förståelse för hur arbetsstationer har förändrats och vilka inverkningar det har på medarbetarnas upplevelser. Metod: Studien utgår från en kvalitativ metod och använt sig av semistrukturerade intervjuer för att få fram medarbetarnas upplevelser. Tio intervjuer har genomförts med två olika företag för att skapa ett större urval i respondenter. Analys: Medarbetaren upplever att det finns en materiell saknad gentemot innan förändringen. Där det tidigare på kontoren hade tillgång till allt som var relevant och aktuellt för att utföra arbetet. Medarbetaren upplever därför en avsaknad av materiella tillgångar i hemkontoret. Medarbetaren upplever att den nya arbetssituationen kräver mer av individen, vilket har lett till att medarbetaren upplever mer engagemang till arbetet, arbetsuppgifterna upplevs som mer meningsfulla, mer ansvar har resulterat i högre tillit från företagen vilket resulterat i att medarbetaren tagit mer initiativ och upplever ett roligare arbetssätt. Medarbetaren upplever också en positivitet till det mer flexibla arbetssättet och positivitet till den minskade distansen till kontoret. Däremot upplever medarbetaren en avsaknad av den sociala kontakten som tidigare fanns på arbetskontoret. Slutsats: Slutsatsen är att den digitala förändringens påverkan på arbetsstationen och medarbetaren, haft en positiv påverkan, där individen och medarbetaren har gynnats snarare än att missgynnas av förändringen. / Background: In current situations with Covid-19, companies have been forced to undergo a digitization of their operations. This has meant that the employees' workstations have undergone a change from previously working in offices with their colleagues around them and with comfortable office chairs to now working remotely. How has this affected the employees and how do they experience the change? Purpose: The purpose of the study is to create a deeper understanding of how workstations have changed and what impact it has had employees' experiences.Method: The study is based on a qualitative method and used semi-structured interviews to obtain the employees' experiences. Ten interviews were conducted with two different companies to create a larger sample of respondents. Analysis: The employees feels that there is a material lack compared to before the change. Where previously in the offices had access to everything that was relevant and current to perform the work. The employees therefore experience a lack of tangible assets in the home office. The employees feel that the new work situation requires more of the individual, which has led to the employee experiencing more commitment to the work, the tasks are perceived as more meaningful, more responsibility has resulted in higher trust from companies, which has resulted in the employee taking more initiative and experiencing more fun working. The employees also experience a positivity to the more flexible way of working and positivity to the reduced distance to the office. On the other hand, the employee experiences a lack of social contact that previously existed in the employment office. Conclusion: The conclusion is that the impact of digital change on the workstation and the employee has had a positive impact, where the individual and the employee have benefited rather than been disadvantaged by the change.

The development of digitization has resulted in people communicating more digitally. People keep in touch with friends and family on the respective platforms, but we arealso looking for new contacts and relationships online nowadays. Studies have shownthat it was in the 90’s that the phenomenon of online dating started and since then avariety of online dating sites have developed. Today, Tinder is the most used onlinedating site in Sweden. The purpose of the use of online dating sites differs and so doesthe presentation of the people on each online dating profile. The purpose of this essay isto investigate how people choose to present themselves on an online dating site, whatthey think about other people ́s presentations and how they act in the interaction withother people that they meet through an online dating site. The method used for this essay is a quantitative survey that has been distributed on various platforms online. The target group is women and men aged 15–50 who aresingle and active / have been active on some form of online dating site. The survey was answered by 120 respondents.The results of the survey shown a majority looking for a furture partner on each onlinedating site where the personality of a partner is prioritized before appearance. The respondents want to be portrayed as a possible partner, and as a funny and nice person on the online dating site rather than just showing off the super finical qualities ofthemselves. Despite the aspects that appearance is of high priority that previous researchpresents, my results of the survey show something else. The respondents consider themselves as honest people in the search for a future partner.

No description available.

Die Digitalisierung der Verwaltung in Deutschland schreitet seit Jahren in der öffentlichen Verwaltung voran. Darauf aufbauend erwachsen neue Möglichkeiten, die Potentiale der Nutzung von raumreferenzierten Fachdaten in der Verwaltungspraxis zu nutzen. Die Ergebnisse einer eigenen Befragung auf Ebene der Kreise und kreisfreien Städte sowie der Landesbehörden zeigen auf, unter welchen Rahmenbedingungen die Nutzung von Geodaten erfolgt, wie dessen technische Ausgestaltung beschrieben werden kann und welche künftigen Potenziale und Hindernisse einer Nutzung von Geodaten im öffentlichen Verwaltungshandeln gegenüberstehen. / The digitization of public administration in Germany has been proceeding for years. Based on this, new possibilities arise to use the potentials of the utilization of geospatial data in the administrative practice. The results of a survey conducted at the level of the districts and district-free cities as well as the state authorities show the general conditions under which geodata are used, how their technical design can be described and which future potentials and challenges exist with regard to the application of geodata in public administration.

Today's society is changing and is becoming increasingly digital. When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, the old patterns of society had to change in order to reduce the spread of infection. The pandemic made it possible to create change in working life as many had to work from home to avoid large crowds in the community. All meetings that used to be physical now became digital, and questions that could easily be asked to the colleague in the office now required a planned meeting. In this study, we have therefore chosen to study how teleworking has affected relationship building in working life. The study will focus on perceived obstacles that teleworkers have encountered when it comes to interacting through digital tools. We have chosen to limit our study to only those individuals who worked remotely and who only met their colleagues a few times physically. The results showed many advantages of working remotely, but many were skeptical of the concept at the beginning of the pandemic. Today, many believe that it is easier to combine work and private life when working remotely. On the other hand, the majority experience loneliness without social interaction and difficulties with communication through technology. It turned out, despite the disadvantages, that the majority wants to continue working remotely. Finally, the study showed that the physical contact between colleagues is significant for a personal relationship to exist at a distance. The participants in this study experienced that the physical workplace is the room for relationship building which means that today's technology is not enough. / Dagens samhälle genomgår en förändring där den blir allt mer digitaliserad. När Covid-19 pandemin bröt ut var samhället tvungen att bryta de gamla livsvanorna för att minska smittspridningen. Pandemin gjorde det möjligt att skapa förändring i arbetslivet då många blev tvungna att arbeta hemifrån för att undvika stora folkmassor ute i samhället. Alla träffar som brukade vara fysiska blev då digitala. Frågor som enkelt kunde ställas till kollegan på kontoret krävde nu en mötesbokning. Syftet med denna studie är att belysa hur distansarbetet har påverkat relationsskapandet i arbetslivet. Studien kommer att fokusera på upplevda hinder som distansarbetare stött på när det gäller att interagera genom digitala verktyg. Detta kommer att genomföras med hjälp av kvalitativa intervjuer. Vi har valt att avgränsa vår studie till enbart de individer som arbetat på distans och som endast träffat sina kollegor ett fåtal gånger fysiskt. Resultatet visade på många fördelar med att arbeta på distans men att många var skeptiska till konceptet i början av pandemin. Idag menar många att det är enklare att få ihop arbetslivet och privatlivet när arbetet sker på distans. Däremot upplever majoriteten av respondenterna en ensamhet utan den sociala interaktionen och svårigheter med kommunikationen digitalt. Det visade sig trots nackdelarna att majoriteten vill fortsätta arbeta på distans. Respondenterna i denna studie upplevde att den fysiska kontakten mellan kollegor är betydande för att en personlig relation ska existera på distans, alltså visade det sig att den fysiska arbetsplatsen är ett forum där relationsskapande utvecklas medans den digitala plattformen inte räcker till.

Plumage is a stereoscopic 3D experience showcasing the culmination of a personal exploration and observation of birds: a digitally modeled and rendered, fantastical bird referred to simply as a Phoenix. In many cultures birds are tied to ideas of freedom, power, and the otherworldly. Preconceived notions of a phoenix exist across many cultures as well, but for this project I wanted to create my own interpretation. While working, I drew upon my admiration of birds for their qualities of strength, beauty, and curiosity to infuse into the project. Inspired by the dynamic and detailed works of naturalists like John James Audubon, I took the opportunity to make my own observations and records of birds. I began exploring different processes of digitizing three-dimensional forms by scanning bird skins. However, due to the nature of fibrous and reflective materials (of which birds are often both) I ran into challenges that made accurate and detailed representation difficult if not impossible. From there I made the decision to pursue a more imaginative artistic approach to the project. More than just a homage to feathers and birds, this project represents the continued value of artists in the field of preservation and their ability to push visuals further with their own observations where automation and digitization fall short. Using life references I created my own textures and forms with details meant to emulate my favorite aspects of the birds that inspired me throughout my journey. Larger-than-life, projected stereoscopic 3D allows the audience to see details clearly and enhances the dynamic quality of the piece; both very important elements that needed to shine through in the final artwork. Plumage is made possible through the use of the Cyclorama, a series of convex screens that surround an audience and allow them to appreciate scenes projected in stereoscopic 3D. / Master of Fine Arts

Knowledge is very important when working within an organization, partly knowledge of its tasks but also knowledge of the organization and how it works. In order for the knowledge to be retained within the company, a functioning knowledge transfer between employees and new employees is required. This can also be done by digitalization of processes and routines. In this study, we investigate whether knowledge transfer within IT departments can be made more efficient and, if so, how.     During this study, we have collaborated with the pension company Alecta and their IT department. We did an interview with the chief architect at Alecta and a survey that employees in the IT department responded to. The reason for this was to collect both qualitative and quantitative data to gain a deep and broad understanding of the knowledge transfer at the company. This type of study is called triangulation, which is an application and combination of several research strategies in the same study.    The results of this study showed that it is possible to make knowledge transfer more efficient. What we could see from the result was that physical dialogues when you need help and misinterpretation of concepts created an inefficiency in the knowledge transfer process. Based on the interview and the survey, we could see a connection where the human factor is most important when it comes to the efficiency of knowledge transfer. On the other hand, the results also showed that digital means and tools can facilitate the processes within the knowledge transfer and thereby also make it more efficient. / Kunskap är väldigt viktigt när man arbetar inom en organisation, dels kunskap om sina arbetsuppgifter, dels kunskap om organisationen och hur den fungerar. För att kunskapen ska kunna behållas inom företaget krävs en fungerande kunskapsöverföring mellan medarbetare och nyanställda. Detta kan även göras genom digitalisering av processer och rutiner. Vi undersöker i denna uppsats om kunskapsöverföring inom IT-avdelningar kan effektiviseras och i så fall hur. Under detta arbete har vi samarbetat med pensionsbolaget Alecta och deras IT-avdelning.   I denna undersökning utförde vi en intervju med chefsarkitekten på Alecta samt en enkätundersökning som anställda på IT-avdelningen besvarade. Anledningen till detta var för att samla in både kvalitativ och kvantitativ data för att få en djup och bred förståelse om kunskapsöverföringen på företaget. Denna typ av studie kallas för triangulering vilket är en tillämpning och kombination av flera forskningsstrategier i samma studie.   Resultatet av denna undersökning visade att det går att effektivisera kunskapsöverföringen. Det vi kunde se var att fysiska dialoger när man behöver hjälp och misstolkning av begrepp skapade en ineffektivitet i kunskapsöverföringsprocessen. Utifrån intervjun och enkätundersökningen noterade vi ett samband där den mänskliga faktorn har störst betydelse när det gäller effektiviteten av kunskapsöverföringen. Däremot visade även resultatet att digitala medel och verktyg kan underlätta processerna inom kunskapsöverföringen och därigenom även effektivisera den.

This diploma thesis deals with system dynamics and its applications in the field of digitization of documents. This is an area whose importance is increasing. The need for the transfer and storage of digital documents at the present time there is a significant increase in the volume of data continues to grow. One of the appropriate tools of analysis digitization of documents is the system dynamics, which in the Czech Republic in the area of document digitization has not yet been used. The objective of this thesis is to create a system dynamics models for the area of document digitization, through the application of methods of system dynamics and then verify their applicability to specific data digitization projects acquired from practice. These models are universally applicable to virtually all types of projects to digitize documents. The main contribution of the thesis is the development of system dynamics models, which are universally applicable to a wide variety of projects to digitize documents and can be used to simulate the progress of digitization of documents. In practice, these models for companies dealing with digitization show the benefits of documents digitization to potential customers.

Tidigare forskning har visat att den teknologiska utvecklingen har påverkat många branscher. Vi har valt att fokusera på en särskild bransch och därmed är syftet med denna studie att förklara och förstå hur redovisnings- och revisionsbranschens har påverkats av digitaliserings framfart. Studien bygger vidare på tre forskningsfrågor, där första undersöker hur redovisnings- och revisionsbranschen utvecklats och förändrats under 2000-talet, den andra undersöker viktiga faktorer att beakta vid implementeringen av digitalisering och den tredje undersöker vilken förändring redovisningskonsulter och revisorer står inför. Studien bygger på empiri insamlat av redovisningskonsulter och revisorer och besvarar de tre forskningsfrågor med utgångspunkt i den teoretiska referensramen. För att uppnå syftet med studien har en kvalitativ studie valts där 11 stycken semistrukturerade intervjuer har genomförts med både redovisningskonsulter och revisorer. För att få en djupare förståelse kring ämnet diskuteras relevanta begrepp och teorier i en teoretisk referensram. Analysen bygger sedan på teori och på citat från informanterna. Utifrån informanternas uppfattningar är vår slutsats att redovisnings- och revisionsbranschen påverkats av digitaliseringens framfart. Framförallt genom förändrade arbetsuppgifter och att tillgängligheten och mobiliteten som digitaliserade arbetsmetoder för med sig, givit informanterna mer frihet i arbetet. Vi har till skillnad från tidigare forskning inom ämnet märkt av att revisionsbranschen ligger något efter redovisningsbranschen i dess arbete med att implementera digitaliserade arbetsmetoder. / Previous research has shown that the technological development has affected many industries. We have chosen to focus on a particular industry and the main purpose of this study is to explain and understand how the accounting and auditing industry has been affected by digitization. The study consists of three research questions, the first one explores how the accounting and auditing profession has changed during the 2000s, the second examines the key factors to consider in the implementation of digitization and the third examines the change that accounting consultants and auditors are facing. The study is based on empirical data collected by accountants and auditors and our three research questions that are based on our theoretical framework. In order to answer our research questions and main purpose, our study has a qualitative approach. To get a deeper understanding of our topics, we have collected relevant theories in a theoretical framework. We have conducted eleven semi-structured interviews, with both accounting consultants and auditors. The analysis is based on our theoretical framework and our empirical data. Based on informants' perceptions, our conclusion is that the accounting and auditing industry has been affected by digitization in many ways. Unlike previous research, we have noticed that the auditing industry is far behind when it comes to digitization in the daily work activities.

Recent large-scale document digitization initiatives have created new modes of access to modern library collections with the development of new hardware and software technologies. Most commonly, these digitization projects focus on accurately scanning bound texts, some reaching an efficiency of more than one million volumes per year. While vast digital collections are changing the way users access texts, current scanning paradigms can not handle many non-standard materials. Documentation forms such as manuscripts, scrolls, codices, deteriorated film, epigraphy, and rock art all hold a wealth of human knowledge in physical forms not accessible by standard book scanning technologies. This great omission motivates the development of new technology, presented by this thesis, that is not-only effective with deteriorated bound works, damaged manuscripts, and disintegrating photonegatives but also easily utilized by non-technical staff. First, a novel point light source calibration technique is presented that can be performed by library staff. Then, a photometric correction technique which uses known illumination and surface properties to remove shading distortions in deteriorated document images can be automatically applied. To complete the restoration process, a geometric correction is applied. Also unique to this work is the development of an image-based uncalibrated document scanner that utilizes the transmissivity of document substrates. This scanner extracts intrinsic document color information from one or both sides of a document. Simultaneously, the document shape is estimated to obtain distortion information. Lastly, this thesis provides a restoration framework for damaged photographic negatives that corrects photometric and geometric distortions. Current restoration techniques for the discussed form of negatives require physical manipulation to the photograph. The novel acquisition and restoration system presented here provides the first known solution to digitize and restore deteriorated photographic negatives without damaging the original negative in any way. This thesis work develops new methods of document scanning and restoration suitable for wide-scale deployment. By creating easy to access technologies, library staff can implement their own scanning initiatives and large-scale scanning projects can expand their current document-sets.