The daunting challenge that faces South African business is to redress the inequalities of past discrimination and to develop to its maximum the potential of every team member while remaining competitive. Some of the key challenges include creating a supportive and attractive work environment that's inclusive of diversity, staff retention and an organisational culture that will leverage diversity. The case study organisation faced similar challenges. In order to understand the dynamics a diversity workshop was designed and consulted from a systems psychodynamic paradigm. The primary task of the Diversity Workshop was to provide opportunities for members to study and learn about intrapersonal, interpersonal and inter group relationships in relation to diversity behaviour in the workplace. 50 participants attended the workshop and 22 participants completed the questionnaire. The content was analysed and themes from a psychodynamic stance identified. The overall objective of the workshop was met as it made unconscious behaviour visible, allowed participants to reflect, facilitated dialogue and enabled transfer of learning to the workplace. This approach allowed groups to move from basic assumptions to task oriented behaviour. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial Psychology)

This applied dissertation was designed to determine the impact of direct writing conventions instruction on second grade writing mechanics mastery at an independent school in southeast Florida. The research study utilized a nonexperimental quantitative method. The design was pretest-posttest with a control. The pretest-posttest assessment was the Children’s Progress Academic Assessment. The score utilized in the analysis was the Phonics/Writing subtest. De-identified data were collected and analyzed from two separate second grade classes from two consecutive school years (i.e., 2011-2012, 2012-2013). The control group consisted of 43 second graders who received writing conventions instruction in the context of student writing during individual and small group conferences. The control group received no direct writing conventions instruction. The treatment group consisted of 39 second graders who received direct writing conventions instruction through the use of mini-lessons during the writing workshop. An analysis of the de-identified data revealed that, although the treatment group mean change score had a positive change greater than the control group change score, the change was not statistically significant. The researcher failed to reject the null hypothesis relative to a statistically significant difference between the two groups. Recommendations were made for future research.

Luma Majoring es un proyecto de una propuesta innovadora que se enfoca en brindar un servicio de taller vivencial de calidad para los estudiantes de los últimos grados escolares. Este emprendimiento nace de una problemática identificada en el ámbito educativo: los estudiantes al terminar su etapa escolar no saben qué estudiar. Por consiguiente, se realizaron investigaciones en la cual se obtuvo respuestas de los padres de familia entrevistados; ellos están interesados en que sus hijos reciban el servicio de Luma Majoring como guía para resolver sus dudas y garantizar su bienestar académico, y laboral. Asimismo, los 11 alumnos entrevistados, están de acuerdo en recibir asesorías para la correcta decisión de su carrera. Nuestro público objetivo se divide en dos perfiles, por una parte se encuentran los clientes que estarán conformados por los padres de familia y por otro lado, nuestros usuarios que son los jóvenes estudiantes de los últimos años escolares y/o aquellos que culminaron su etapa escolar. Cabe señalar, que este público es de un sector socioeconómico” A” con un estilo de vida sofisticado, moderno y progresista. Actualmente, Luma Majoring no cuenta con una competencia directa, esto debido a que las universidades se centran solo en ferias vocacionales. Por esta razón, el proyecto se enfoca en brindar una experiencia de taller vivencial personalizada. De esta manera, podemos precisar que el proyecto Luma Majoring es rentable, ya que los indicadores financieros como el VAN y TIR cuentan con resultados positivos que generan una gran expectativa en el desarrollo del emprendimiento. / Luma Majoring is a project of an innovative proposal that focuses on providing a quality experiential workshop service for students in the final grades. This enterprise was born from a problem identified in the educational field: students at the end of their school stage do not know what to study. Consequently, investigations were carried out in which responses were obtained from the parents interviewed; They are interested in their children receiving the service of Luma Majoring as a guide to solve their doubts and guarantee their academic and work well-being. Likewise, the 11 students interviewed agree to receive advice for the correct decision of their career. Our target audience is divided into two profiles, on the one hand there are the clients that will be made up of parents and on the other hand, our users who are young students in the last years of school and / or those who completed their school stage. . It should be noted that this audience is from an "A" socioeconomic sector with a sophisticated, modern and progressive lifestyle. Currently, Luma Majoring does not have direct competition, this is because the universities focus only on career fairs. For this reason, the project focuses on providing a personalized experiential workshop experience. In this way, we can specify that the Luma Majoring project is profitable, since financial indicators such as NPV and IRR have positive results that generate great expectations in the development of the enterprise. / Trabajo de investigación

The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and research part. The theoretical part is dedicated to reading workshops, specifically to their importance. Reading workshop is a teaching method that develops reading skills and creates a reading community in the classroom. Furthermore one of the cross-curricular themes, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), is introduced. The goal of the research part of the thesis is to identify the possibilities of connecting these two areas, to describe how reading workshops are led by elementary school teachers, to determine whether and how can the cross-curricular theme of SEL be incorporated into the reading workshop. This goal was achieved through semi-structured interviews with teachers. The interviews show that the teachers aim at various goals during the preparation for reading workshops, nevertheless they usually don't implement the outputs of the SEL. They would appreciate using inspiring lesson plans. In response to their need, eleven lesson plans for reading reading lessons were added to the thesis. They are aimed at fulfilling the objectives of SEL. KEYWORDS cross-curricular theme of social and emotional learning, reading workshop, reading literacy, reading comunity, sharing

At the end of December 2022 Malmö had almost 360 000 inhabitants. According to Malmö Stad, the estimated number of inhabitants is expected to be 500 000 by the year of 2050. To make room for more people in the city, many of the old industrial areas in and around Malmö need to be densified and remade. One of these areas is called Nyhamnen. My site, a block consisting of six old silos and the magasin facilities is located here. The landlord wants to tear them down to make space for new buildings, but Malmö Stad wants to keep at least the six cylinder shaped silos and make them part of a future Nyhamnen.I want to believe that all of them could be saved, upcycled and repurposed with (economic, ecological and social) sustainability in mind. The industrial areas, threatened by demolition, are important for the cultural life in Malmö since they are perfect hosts for studios, ateliers and workshops. The densification of Malmö’s industrial areas are considered to ‘build away’ the cultural activities and force them to find other places to go, which is easier said than done. Culture and social perspectives are to be weighed together with the perspectives of economy and ecology in order to reach a sustainable city. Kulturkvarteret - a project of recycling, upcycling and re-adapting an old and underused industrial building in Nyhamnen, with sustainability as the driving force. It consists of a restaurant, workshops, ateliers, exhibition spaces and social areas meant for integrating people, starting conversations and socializing as well as apartments functioning as a sanctuary for the artists of Malmö. / I slutet av december 2022 hade Malmö närmare 360 000 invånare. Enligt Malmö Stad beräknas antalet invånare stiga till 500 000 år 2050. För att rymma fler invånare i staden behöver många av de gamla industriområdena i och runt Malmö förtätas och göras om. Ett av dessa områden heter Nyhamnen. Här ligger min byggnad, ett kvarter bestående av sex gamla silor och tillhörande magasin. Fastighetsägaren vill riva dem för att ge plats åt nya byggnader, men Malmö Stad vill behålla åtminstone de sex cylinderformade silorna och göra dem till en del av ett framtida Nyhamnen.Jag vill tro att silorna och magasinet går att renoveras och återanvändas med (ekonomisk, ekologisk och social) hållbarhet i fokus. De rivningshotade industriområdena är viktiga för kulturlivet i Malmö eftersom de är perfekta värdar för studios, ateljéer och verkstäder. Förtätningen av Malmös industriområden anses ”bygga bort” kulturverksamheterna och tvinga dem att hitta andra lokaler, vilket är lättare sagt än gjort. Kultur och sociala perspektiv bör vägas samman med ekonomi och ekologi för att nå en hållbar stad. Kulturkvarteret - ett projekt där en gammal och underutnyttjad industribyggnad i Nyhamnen renoveras, återanvänds och återanpassas med hållbarhet som största drivkraft. Kulturkvarteret består av en restaurang, verkstäder, ateljéer, utställningslokaler och sociala ytor avsedda för att integrera människor, starta samtal och umgås samt lägenheter som fungerar som en fristad för stadens konstnärer.

Examensarbetet är utfört i samarbete med ett företag. Målen är att ta fram en användarvänlig digital modell av verkstaden, arbeta fram tre förbättringsförslag på layouter med omplaceringar av utrustning och maskiner. Förbättringar skall föreslås inom hållbarhetsaspektern aekonomi, social och miljö. För att nå målet att skapa en digital verkstadslayout har projektgruppen mätt upp hela fabriken med hjälp av laseravståndsmätare, då exakta ritningar saknades. Vid besök i fabriken kunde all nödvändig information mätas upp för skapandet av den digitala fabriksmodellen. Besöken vid fabriken har gett inspiration till nya layoutförslag och förbättringar. Observationer och intervjuer med personal har gjorts. Produktionsflöden och processer för de största produktgrupperna har kartlagts. Litteratur som berör produktionsteknik, arbetsmiljö och andra relevanta områden har studerats. Projektgruppen har utfört ljusmätning i fabriken. Belysningen var tillfredställande. Förslag på bullerdämpande åtgärder har framarbetats. Den digitala fabriksmodellen har skapats i programmet Microsoft Visio efter urval mot kravspecifikation från företaget samt KTHs programvaruutbud. De tre layoutförslag som tagits fram har värderats och ställts mot varandra i ett värderingsschema för att kunna bestämma ett slutgiltigt förslag till ny verkstadslayout. Layoutförslag 2 fick högst poäng i utvärderingen där lägre kostnader, förbättrat flöde samt förbättrad tillgång för truck var de bidragande faktorerna. Förslaget innebär kort att centerlesslipmaskinerna flyttas till den yta som renoverats, en svarv flyttas för att ge plats åt truckar, stationen för kvalitetskontroll flyttas och mer plats frigörs för lastpallar. / This thesis is done in collaboration with a company. The goals are to develop a userfriendly digital model of the workshop, to suggest three improved layout proposals with repositioning of equipment and machines. Improvements should also be proposed in the sustainability aspects of economy, social and environmental. To achieve the goal of creating a digital workshop layout, the project team measured the entire factory with the aid of laser rangefinders, because exact drawings were missing. When visiting the factory, all the necessary information could be measured for the creation of the digital factory model. The visits to the factory have provided inspiration for new layout suggestions and improvements. Observations and interviews with staff have been made. Production flows and processes for the largest product groups have been mapped. Literature relating to production technology, work environment and other relevant areas has been studied. The project group has carried out light measurement in the factory. The lighting was satisfactory. Noise reduction measures have been proposed. The digital factory model has been created in the Microsoft Visio software after evaluation based on company specification and KTH's software. The three layout proposals that have been developed have been evaluated and compared to each other in an evaluationscheme to determine a final proposal for a new workshop layout. Layout proposal 2 received the highest score in the evaluation, where lower costs, improved flow and improved access for forklifts were the contributing factors. In short the proposal suggest that the centerless grinders are moved to the area that has been renovated, a lathe is moved to accommodate forklifts, the quality control station is movedand more space is freed up for pallets.

The strategy reacts to social exclusion of inhabitants of the Cejl district. It supports employment and intends to build a dynamic public space, that is missing in the area. Social urbanism focuses on the interaction of inhabitants between each other and with the spaces, and creates conditions for new workplaces. The massive broken block gets the order. The park defines a system for future development and opens up new possibilities of usage. Thanks to its low cost construction, the park can work immediately. The order created by the park allows the future objects to emerge freely and spontaneously. The design is not definitive, but it works in every phase or combination.

My project is about changing the attitudes towards secondhand clothes in the suburbs of Kalmar with repurposing fashion. Secondhand clothes have a bad reputation in the suburbs and in my project, I am seeking where the prejudice coming from, what is acceptable, etc. in hopes to create something that is acceptable and something that grabs the interest of the people from the suburbs of Kalmar. I'm trying to spread the good things about secondhand and teaching people in the suburbs how to repurpose their own clothes in my workshop called “Repurposed+”.Hopefully, this will also connect people and create an interest/hobby for them which will benefit their futures.

This study explored how the UI of booking sunbeds could be designed to be efficient and effective while being satisfactory to use for novice admin users of the system. Personas were created through a workshop that together with visual heuristics helped drive the design of an initial paper prototype that was evaluated with users. Iterating the design of the paper prototype, a hi-fi prototype was created using Adobe XD. The hi-fi prototype was evaluated using a task-based usability test with seven participants who provided quantitative data of time spent per task and number of clicks required, and qualitative data through a SUS questionnaire along with semi-structured interviews. The prototype was effective and efficient while scoring a high 90 points on the SUS scale. Qualitative data from the participants indicated that the inclusion of transitions and transformation in the UI helped create a playful experience and a system that was perceived to be easy to learn and use. The results and data of evaluating the prototype can help future designers of systems account for transitions and transformations earlier in the design process that could improve the overall usability for novice users in general. / Den här studien utforskade hur ett gränssnitt för ett bokningssystem kunde designas för att vara effektivt och ändamålsenligt samtidigt som användargruppen av administrativa förstagångsanvändare uppfattar systemet som tillfredsställande. En workshop hölls för att skapa personas, vilket tillsammans med visuella heuristiker drev designen av en första pappersprototyp som utvärderades med användare. Med feedback från pappersprototypen skapades en digitalt interaktiv prototyp som utvärderades baserat på kvantitativa data från hur användare klarade av att utföra uppgifter, samt kvalitativa data från semistrukturerade intervjuer och användbarhetsenkäten SUS (System Usability Scale). Prototypen var effektiv och ändamålsenlig och fick 90 poäng enligt SUS-skalan. Den kvalitativa data indikerade att inkluderingen av övergångar och transformeringar i gränssnittet skapade en lekfull upplevelse och gjorde att systemet ansågs vara enkelt att använda. Studiens insamlade data och resultat kan hjälpa framtida designers av system ta hänsyn till övergångar och transformationer tidigt i designprocessen för att öka den generella användbarheten för förstagångsanvändare

This project is based on the studies we made of Eskilstuna's countryside. Engines and mechanics are a recurring interest among the population in Eskilstuna. At the same time, petrol prices are becoming more expensive and the transition to electric power is starting to pick up speed, which is positive in many ways. Working with machines and vehicles is a part of the culture in the countryside. Today, however, this phenomenon is not seen as frequently as before. This is partly because today's cars and tools look different. Frankly, today's mechanics look different and use completely different tools. You do not need forearms that look like logs, or a plethora of different keys and tools, nor do you need to have that extreme habit of mechanics. Today it is also about computer skills and being technically savvy. We have an extremely high level of technology in our things. Computerisation has struck with full force. For better or worse. Our things have become safer and friendlier to our surroundings, but also more complicated. About a 15-minute drive west of Eskilstuna along road 230 is what in the 1960s was a farmhouse but which has been transformed into what today looks like a dump site for  scrap. A group of innovative car enthusiasts from Eskilstuna's countryside see here an opportunity to create a modern workshop to be able to build, repair and maintain electric cars and tools. At the same time, the building also contributes with premises that will support the local population in their everyday lives. The idea is that the building will function as an accelerator to handle the challenges that the transition to electric power entails with a focus on re-use and community, which will also be reflected in the building's simple but flexible structure. / Det här projektet är baserat på de analyser vi gjort av Eskilstunas landsbygd. Motorer och mekanik är ett återkommande intresse bland befolkningen i Eskilstuna. Samtidigt blir bensinpriserna dyrare och övergången till eldrivet börjar ta fart vilket på många sätt är positivt. Att meka med maskiner och fordon är en del av kulturen på landsbygden. Idag så ser man dock inte detta fenomen lika frekvent som förr. Det handlar dels om att dagens bilar och verktyg ser annorlunda ut. Vill man hårdra det så ser dagens mekaniker annorlunda ut och använder sig av helt andra verktyg. Det behövs inte underarmar som ser ut som stockar, eller en uppsjö av olika nycklar och verktyg och man behöver heller inte ha den där extrema vanan av mekanik. Idag handlar det också om datavana och att vara tekniskt insatt. Vi har extremt mycket teknik i våra saker.  Datoriseringen har slagit med full kraft. På gott och ont. Våra saker har blivit säkrare och vänligare mot vår omgivning, men även mer komplicerade. Ungefär 15 minuters bilresa väster om Eskilstuna längs med väg 230 ligger vad som på 60-talet var en bondgård men som förvandlats till vad som idag liknar en dump-plats för gammalt skrot.   En grupp nytänkande bil-entusiaster från Eskilstunas landsbygd ser här en möjlighet till att skapa en modern verkstad för att kunna bygga, reparera och underhålla elektriska bilar och verktyg. Samtidigt bidrar också byggnaden med lokaler som ska stödja lokalbefolkningen i sin vardag.   Tanken är att byggnaden ska fungera som en accelerator för att hantera dem utmaningar som övergången till el-drivet för med sig med fokus på återbruk och gemenskap vilket också ska speglas i byggnadens simpla men flexibla struktur.