End-of-life care (EOLC) has become a significant area of expertise in the intensive care unit (ICU). Critical care nurses are the primary caregivers of patients in the ICU and they provide EOLC for patients and families daily. Nurses have portrayed EOLC as difficult and demanding work; yet, they have also described their experiences of providing EOLC as rewarding, gratifying, and a privilege. The purpose of this study was to explore nurses’ meaningful experiences with providing EOLC for patients and families in the context of the ICU. Van Manen’s approach to interpretive phenomenology was used. Unstructured face-to-face interviews were conducted with six registered nurses who were employed in a medical/surgical tertiary care ICU. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. The essence of nurses’ meaningful experiences in providing EOLC was ‘being able to make a difference’. For the nurses, being able to make a difference reflected their efforts to create a good death for the dying patient and their family. The nurses had to navigate a variety of challenges that affected the creation of a good death, however, they made it work by building relationships quickly with families, taking care of themselves, and recognizing it’s a privilege to provide EOLC. These research findings contribute to an expanding body of knowledge and understanding with regards to nurses’ role with the provision of EOLC in the ICU.

The aim of this diploma thesis is analysis of the current status of motivation system in the chosen company and creation of proposal for it's improvement. The first part is aimed at rewards, personal development and employees benefits from the theoretical point. The second part pays attention to the genuine way of rewarding, possibilities of personal development of the employees, relationships at work and the overall satisfaction within the company. The last part includes the proposal of improvement of the motivation system based on a questionnaire.

This master´s thesis focuses on analysis of the current system for employee evaluation and remuneration in selected company. The theoretical part focus on summary of basic terms related to methods of employee evaluation and remuneration. The practical part analyzes the current situation in the selected company, and of a research performed based on a questionnaire survey. On the basic of the realized analysis are draw up its own proposals to improve the current system of evaluation and remuneration in society.

The Diploma thesis is focused on analysis of the current status of motivation system of chosen company and also on creation suggestions for its improvement. Specifies, which motivation system is used in this company and on the base of questionnaire survey evaluate whole satisfaction of employees. Provided suggestions contain resources for improvement of situation in the company.

The main aim of the diploma thesis is to introduce changes in the current concept of motivation system in the company the Foundry HEUNISCH Brno s.r.o. in the fight against stress in the workplace. The work is divided into 3 parts. In the first part is the attention paid to the theoretical bases which are defined basic concepts of the issue of dealing with stress, human resources and motivation area. In the second part called analysis is analyze the current situation in the company and analyze the established motivation system in the company. Based on theoretical background and analysis of the current situation is in the last chapter drafted suggestions of motivation tools that have a positive impact on coping stress in the workplace.

The aim of master thesis "The system of employees appraisal in ŠIMEK 96, spol. s r.o." is design of a appraising employee performance including ties to employee rewarding and developing. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes principles of appraising employee performance, employee rewarding and employee developing. The practical part is divided i analytical and application part. In analytical part is describes actual situation in company. In application part are describe several options of appraising employee performance system including link to other personal agency. The conclusion contains evaluation and recommendation to implementation.

My dissertation deals with a research company from the point of view of personnel management. First part explains the fundamentals about personnel management. Next, I introduce the company and explain how it operates nowadays regarding evaluation and motivation of employees. Finally I propose possible solutions to existing problems.

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / The aim of this study was to review the current status of the Performance Management system at Amatola District Council. A study of material and a case study on the implementation of the system at Amatola District Council is described. The performance management model designed by Good People Management has been applied and described in the text. The research results indicate that the majority of staff supports and understand the process. However, feedback and the attitudes of female employees thereof are highlighting red signals. This creates a completely new area of research of which the writer is only highlighting the issue for further research. Linking of performance management with compensation comes up as an issue, understandably so because the Council has agreed not to link the two processes. Recommendations on how to improve the system have been put forward.

The practical part of the diploma thesis deals with the impartial presentation of the rewarding system and evaluation in the joint-stock company of Měšťanský pivovar Strakonice. The stress is put on considering whether the applied rewarding system, which includes the individual hourly wage, extra components and the system of employment bonuses in the chosen company is an appropriate model ? mostly to conform with the macroeconomic situation.

Augmented Reality (AR) is a recent technology that allows a seamless composition between virtual objects and the real world. This practice-based research uses the affordances of AR to design an AR textbook for collaborative learning experience. It identifies the key concepts of children s AR textbooks for the designing and evaluation of collaborative learning experiences. These concepts were used to develop a conceptual framework for the AR textbook that considers collaborative experience, learning and usability. Informed by these concepts, the research also has identified the design features which are unique to AR affordances which can be integrated in the school textbooks to develop a collaborative AR textbook for primary school children. The research follows a participatory design approach to involve the users of the AR textbook in the design process. The researcher has conducted three co-design studies involving primary school children and adults using cooperative inquiry techniques. The first study uses low-tech prototyping to find the overall direction of designing the AR textbook. After the development of the first AR textbook prototype, two formative evaluations have been conducted using cooperative inquiry critiquing, and layered elaboration techniques. Throughout these studies, a conceptual framework has been developed namely, Experience, Learn and Use (ELU) for the designing and evaluation of children s AR textbooks for collaborative learning experience. This framework is based on the adaption of Janet Read s Play, Learn, Use (PLU) model that defines children s relationships with the interactive technologies. The research proposes the ELU framework as a useful classification framework in the evaluation process, which informs the design features of the AR textbook which are related to the concepts of collaborative experience, learning and usability. The practical component of the thesis proposes a sample of an AR textbook that is integrated in the regular school curriculum. It demonstrates the design features which can be implemented in other textbooks to support collaborative learning experiences for primary school children. The documentation of the co-design process provides a practical framework for co-designing an AR textbook with children, as well as an evidence of using the ELU framework in practice. 4 This research also contributes in bridging the gap between AR and Child-Computer Interaction (CCI) communities, through the use of common CCI methods in the AR development. This research has resulted in key design principles which contribute original knowledge to the literature of the AR for children s education considering the CCI perspective. These important principles are informed by the collaborative experiences, learning and usability aspects that establish a framework for the design and evaluation of collaborative AR textbook for children. The eight identified principles by this research are, Joint Textbooks, Personalised AR Experience, Interactive AR Book, Communication-Based Learning, Rewarding AR feedback, Audio AR Textbook, Intuitive AR Markers, and Mutual AR Display. The research introduces the definition for each of the concepts and a demonstration of the related design features in the outcome of the AR textbook prototype.