Este trabalho teve como objetivo elaborar uma unidade didática em nível de Ensino Médio sobre conceitos fundamentais de Eletromagnetismo, adequada para utilização com os métodos de ensino-aprendizagem Ensino sob Medida e Instrução pelos Colegas e implementá-la em uma turma do quarto semestre do Ensino Médio de uma escola pública de Pelotas-RS. O material desenvolvido e a escolha dos métodos de ensino foram subsidiados pelos aportes teóricos fornecidos pela Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa de Ausubel e pela teoria Sociointeracionista de Vygotsky. As aulas foram estruturadas em 12 encontros de uma hora e trinta minutos cada um, sendo que sete desses encontros foram destinados à aprendizagem conceitual via os métodos Ensino sob Medida e Instrução pelos Colegas, três encontros para resolução de problemas numéricos tradicionais e dois encontros para aplicação do teste inicial/final. A análise dos resultados relativos a desempenho demonstra que a turma, composta por 30 alunos, obteve um ganho de aprendizagem estatisticamente significativo. Uma análise qualitativa sobre a receptividade dos alunos aos métodos de ensino apresenta resultados bastante positivos. Para o desenvolvimento da proposta foram elaborados textos de apoio, vídeos, questões conceituais e questões numéricas, um teste conceitual, um minidocumentário e um questionário de avaliação da aplicação dos métodos, que integram o produto educacional resultante deste mestrado. / This work aimed to develop a high school level didactical unit about fundamental concepts of Electromagnetism, suitable for use with two physics education research-based methods: Just-in-Time Teaching and Peer Instruction. Our proposal was implemented in a fourth semester class of a public high school, at a Brazilian city (Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul). The teaching methods were chosen, as well the elaboration of instructional materials, based on the main principles of Ausubel´s meaningful learning theory and on Vygotsky’s social interaction theory. The didactical unit was organized in 12 meetings of one hour and thirty minutes each. Seven of these meetings were intended for conceptual learning via Just-in-Time Teaching and Peer Instruction; three meetings, to solve traditional problems and two meetings for application of a pre/post-test. The performance analysis of the 30 students enrolled in the course shows that they achieved statistically significant learning gains. A qualitative analysis of the student’s receptivity to the teaching methods showed very positive results. The instructional materials are composed of texts, videos, conceptual and numerical questions, a pre/post-test, a short documentary and a questionnaire for evaluating the application of the methods. All of these constitute the educational product resulting from this Master dissertation.

The Swedish energy companies have several different systems for data collection of the energy consumption of their clients. Often computerized remote meter readers are put in practice in order to register the energy consumption of large companies. The majority of household clients, however, are read off by the assistance of manual methods. Household power consumption is read off once a year. As a result, these clients are not debited for their actual consumption; their invoices during the year are the result of estimations. At times when the electricity supply system is highly loaded, electricity is more expensive. Nevertheless all clients are billed with an average price. Many clients are dissatisfied with this situation. A large number of clients find it difficult to understand their invoices and demand them to be made easier to understand and to contain a specification of actual energy consumption. The Swedish Gov. wants energy companies to decrease the number of power peak loads and so new regulations concerning more frequent meter readings will probably be put in practice. In this essay different kinds of methods are described for data collection with the purpose of finding out which method power companies in Sweden should adopt in the future. Computerized systems that power companies could use are for example CustCom, Mcom and BBIF20. These systems are based on hourly remote meter readings, monthly remote meter readings and hourly remote meter readings combined with certain control functions. Finally it is recommended that power companies in Sweden should introduce hourly remote meter readings on all the power consumption provided that new regulations concerning more frequent meter readings are put into practice.

The thesis aims at social psychological aspects of the justice motive. Its purpose is to outline the links between justice motivation and social context, primarily to socioeconomic status, social identity and culture. Major differences between implicit and explicit justice motives are presented, the focus is mainly on the belief in a just world as an important indicator of the justice motive. Distributive and procedural norms of justice are described considering their social dependences. The justice motive and evaluation are viewed from the perspectives of theory of social exchange and equity, social identity theory and theory of system justification. In the empirical part the relation between SES and BJW in Czech society is tested in two studies. The analysis results of the quota public opinion survey (Aktér 2015, N = 926) indicate that people of high SES believe explicitly in a just world more than people of low SES. The estimated contradictions to the results of studies carried out in American context are discussed. The findings from the Czech survey may be relevant especially in the context of less socially differentiated societies. The analysis of data stemming from online quasiexperimental study (N = 82) of people aged 18 - 33 does not confirm these results, possible methodological...

In this thesis paper, I will document and analyze the process of making my graduate thesis film, Just Like Wild Pete. I will start by stating my overall thesis statement, then move into each specific area of the filmmaking process. I will translate my learning at the University of New Orleans Film and Theatre program into real life situations with this film, as well as detail my successes and struggles throughout the process. I will analyze my own work, and constantly look to how I can improve in the future. In the end, I will determine if my thesis proves true, and if I was successful in the individual aspects of filmmaking, as well as the thesis film as a whole.

La justice, l’aspiration à la justice sont omniprésentes pour chaque individu dans la vie sociale. Dans nos sociétés, la justice a un statut dépassant les autres normes et valeurs. Le sujet de la justice doit être vu comme un élément central dans les vies personnelles et dans les relations interpersonnelles. De la sorte, la justice, la perception de la justice sont des préoccupations récurrentes de la vie sociale. On peut estimer qu’un des espaces majeurs d’interactions de la vie sociale est constitué aujourd’hui par le monde du travail et que les questions et préoccupations de justices y sont forcément présentes. La just world theory met en évidence un besoin chez chaque personne de croire que le monde est juste, c'est-à-dire qu’il est un espace dans lequel on mérite ce que l’on a et on a ce que l’on mérite. Cette croyance possède des effets adaptatifs importants. De ce fait, il est difficile pour les individus de l’abandonner et de faire l’expérience de preuves qu’après tout le monde n’est pas aussi juste et ordonné qu’attendu. Un certain nombre de stratégies cognitives sont associées au maintien de cette croyance. Par ailleurs, les recherches issues de ce courant théorique ont montré que la croyance en un monde juste soutenait la santé mentale et le bien-être.Dans le cadre de cette recherche, nous avons cherché à vérifier si la croyance en un monde juste s’exprimait dans le monde du travail et si elle pouvait jouer un rôle dans le maintien de la santé au travail du fait de potentielles relations entre sentiment de justice au travail et santé au travail. Nos résultats montrent, en premier lieu que, d’un point de vue implicite, les individus témoignent d’associations entre travail et mérite et travail et justice. Ces éléments constituent des préconditions pour que la croyance en un monde juste puisse exister en environnement professionnel. En second lieu, nous identifions un certain nombre d’indicateurs témoignant du fait que des situations d’injustice peuvent représenter une menace à l’égard de la croyance en un monde juste et que potentiellement certaines stratégies cognitives peuvent être mises en place pour contrer cette menace. Enfin, nous constatons des liaisons entre sentiment de justice au travail, indicateurs de mal-être et potentiels supports de santé. Tous ces éléments nous amènent à discuter l’impact de la croyance en un monde juste sur la santé au travail aussi bien que ces limites. Nous discutons également les modèles dominants d’analyse de la santé au travail et la nécessité de relier cette analyse aux questions de justice. / Justice, and the yearning for justice are present in everyone’s life. In our societies justice is one of the most highly respected notions. It has a special satus superseding all other norms and values. Justice is seen as a central factor of our personal life and interpersonal relationships. Hence, justice, and perceptions of justice are recurrent themes in everyday life. Today, one can consider that the workplace is a major area of social interactions and that justice is a common concern in this area. The “Just World Theory” focuses on the need to believe in a just world for everyone, that is to say a world where one can get what he deserves and deserves what he gets. This belief has important adaptative functions. Since the belief that the world is just serves such an important adaptive function for the individual, people are very reluctant to give up this belief, and they can be greatly troubled if they encounter evidence that suggests that the world is, after all, not really just or orderly. Some cognitive strategies are associated with the maintainance of this belief. Furthermore, research has shown that belief in a just world is an essential resource in everyday life and allows one to enjoy a better state of mental health and well-being. In the frame of this research we searched to verify if the belief in a just world is present in the work environment and if it participates in maintaining health at work as a result of links between justice at work and health at work. Our results show that implicitly, individuals associate work and merit and work and justice. These are preconditions for the belief in a just world. Second, we identify indicators that show that situations of injustice can threaten the belief in a just world. Potentially, some cognitive strategies can be implemented to counter this threat. Finally, we note links between justice feelings and indicators of malaise and supports of well-being.This bring us to discuss the impact of this belief in a just world on the health of workers just as well as the limits of this belief. We then discuss the dominant models of analysis of health at work and the need to link this analysis to questions of justice.

On a daily basis organizations strive to achieve maximum output with minimum input for greater levels of efficiency and profitability. However, in our dynamic modern world and economy the variables have changed dramatically and the time when business was simply about the ‘bottom line’ and all else was subordinate to the objective of profit, has come and gone. In the contemporary world of business today the variables are much broader and more dynamic, as people are no longer just employees, and suppliers are no longer people whose payment should be delayed for as long as possible. In addition, the environment is no longer to be plundered at all costs. Today Lean as an all-encompassing management philosophy with its emphasis on adding value, is more relevant in business than at any other point in business history. At a time when the global economy is facing some of its greatest challenges, it is ultimately business and its networks that, through effective management, can restore the global economy and provide livelihoods to millions of people. The Lean management philosophy is about constantly searching for the best possible way of doing things and eliminating waste in pursuit of value. If Lean is in pursuit of eliminating waste and turning it into value, and the customer, irrespective of required product, is in constant pursuit of finding value, then Lean is surely the management philosophy that can deliver the greatest level of customer satisfaction. This means satisfied customers returning to an organization for repeat sales as long as they perceive that the value they derive meets their expectations.

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This diploma thesis describes the implementation of modern managing methods in a selected company. The aim of the thesis concentrates on helping with its implementation. The lean production plays a dominant role among these methods. The main aim is therefore to create the first sample workplace using modern management methods. The thesis is divided into two main parts, the theoretical one and practical one. In the theoretical part the lean production has been decribed, its individual methods and the principle of the constant improvement. The practical part analyses the present state of production management in a selected company. It further contains the proposals of possible solutions under the terms of lean production methods and as well as the own implementation of individual proposals. It is primarily the use of visualization and the 5S methods. The formation of the first sample workplace is desribed in detail which uses the Kanban system. At the end of the thesis other proposals and recommendations for increasing of company's productivity have been introduced.

Trots lagar, nationella som internationella, återkommer diskussionen om etik vid militära interventioner. Uppsatsen handlar om huruvida NATO:s intervention i Kosovo levde upp till etiska lagar kring militära interventioner samt om normativa teorier fortfarande är relevanta och lämnas utrymme idag.Syftet med uppsatsen är att se om det fortfarande finns utrymme idag för normativa teorier, såsom den etiska teorin just war theory, och om dessa är rimliga att använda. Uppsatsen använder fallstudien Kosovo som exempel och analyserar samtidigt hur denna intervention lever upp till de nio punkterna i teorin.Kvalitativ textanalys samt fallstudie av Kosovo har använts som metoder och just war theory har använts som teori.Resultatet visar att sju av nio punkter helt eller till stor del levdes upp till under NATO:s intervention i Kosovo, och att de resterande två till viss del levdes upp till. Undersökningen påvisar också att normativa teorier lämnas utrymme idag, och att teorin fortfarande kan vara relevant, om än med lite modifikation.

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