This research explores the potential of image and visual literacy in the postsecondary second language classroom to contribute to learners’ motivation towards the acquisition of the second language. The pedagogical approach used in this project is based on the research on multiliteracy, and the learning model adopted is implied by the activity theory. The intervention took place over a period of six weeks, with 39 students registered in two different first year French courses at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. The research hypothesis was that analysis, interpretation and fabrication of images would engage and motivate the participants towards their second language acquisition (SLA). Data gathered from participants’ comments suggest that more than two thirds of them, that is to say 71%, have supported my hypothesis. A series of comparative analysis indicated that the research experience was more appreciated by the group Fren 195, probably because of specific expectations regarding the nature of their course. Another series of comparative analysis suggested that the sub-group immersion Fren 155 had least appreciated the research experience, due to the conventions on linguistic hybridity, creative process and choices. Finally, since the activity theory is comprised of an ensemble of interactive components, the research also investigated the impact of each component on the participants’ motivation towards SLA.

The aim of this thesis is to develop knowledge about what students actually learn in lower secondary school science, regardless of intentions and policies. This is conceptualized as a study of the lived curriculum. During the last decades, new ways of organizing classroom work have evolved in Sweden. Students are to an increasing extent expected to take responsibility for what, when, and how they study. The aim of this thesis is therefore delimited to the study of which lived curriculum is constituted in such an individually organized science classroom practice. The theoretical foundation is a cultural-historical activity-theoretical perspective on human learning and development. The point of departure is that what we learn must be understood as an aspect of the activities we engage in. The research approach is ethnographic; field studies were conducted in two science classes, grades six and seven (ages 12 to 14 years old), in a Swedish midsized compulsory school during one school-year. The first result is that two different practices are discerned in the studied science classroom. One classroom practice is a criteria-based practice, where students work individually with local school criteria determining what students must be able to do in order to get a pass or a pass with distinction in the natural science subjects. The other classroom practice is a laboratory practice, where students do laboratory experiments and write laboratory reports. The second result is that students, in both practices, participate in different actions; either production and reproduction of correct answers or development of conceptual relations. These actions correspond in varying degrees to different motives; as a consequence, different scientific formation is made possible in the two different actions. A third result is that classroom practice supports student participation in the action of reproducing correct answers; while participation in the development of conceptual relations is a more risky and uncertain endeavour. However, there is evidence that students’ ways of participating can change, to a more qualified, as conditions for work change. A conclusion is that work in science classroom practice cannot, as suggested in previous research, be comprehended in terms of cultural border-crossings, between a culture of science and student cultures. Rather, work in science classroom practice must be conceptualized in terms of schooling.

Workflow Management Systems (WfMSs) are used to support the modelling, analysis, and enactment of business processes. The key benefits WfMSs seek to bring to an organisation include improved efficiency, better process control and improved customer service, which are realised by modelling rigidly structured business processes that in turn derive well-defined workflow process instances. However, the proprietary process definition frameworks imposed by WfMSs make it difficult to support (i) dynamic evolution and adaptation (i.e. modifying process definitions during execution) following unexpected or developmental change in the business processes being modelled; and (ii) exceptions, or deviations from the prescribed process model at runtime, even though it has been shown that such deviations are a common occurrence for almost all processes. These limitations imply that a large subset of business processes do not easily translate to the 'system-centric' modelling frameworks imposed. This research re-examines the fundamental theoretical principles that underpin workflow technologies to derive an approach that moves forward from the productionline paradigm and thereby offers workflow management support for a wider range of work environments. It develops a sound theoretical foundation based on Activity Theory to deliver an implementation of an approach for dynamic and extensible flexibility, evolution and exception handling in workflows, based not on proprietary frameworks, but on accepted ideas of how people actually perform their work activities. The approach produces a framework called worklets to provide an extensible repertoire of self-contained selection and exception-handling processes, coupled with an extensible ripple-down rule set. Using a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), a selection service provides workflow flexibility and adaptation by allowing the substitution of a task at runtime with a sub-process, dynamically selected from its repertoire depending on the context of the particular work instance. Additionally, an exceptionhandling service uses the same repertoire and rule set framework to provide targeted and multi-functional exception-handling processes, which may be dynamically invoked at the task, case or specification level, depending on the context of the work instance and the type of exception that has occurred. Seven different types of exception can be handled by the service. Both expected and unexpected exceptions are catered for in real time. The work is formalised through a series of Coloured Petri Nets and validated using two exemplary studies: one involving a structured business environment and the other a more creative setting. It has been deployed as a discrete service for the well-known, open-source workflow environment YAWL, and, having a service orientation, its applicability is in no way limited to that environment, but may be regarded as a case study in service-oriented computing whereby dynamic flexibility and exception handling for workflows, orthogonal to the underlying workflow language, is provided. Also, being open-source, it is freely available for use and extension.

This thesis is an investigation into the exercise of autonomy in the practice of collaborative, project-based classrooms. The investigation set out to answer two research questions: What are the forms of autonomy expected of students in project-based classes?, and What are the factors that mediate the employment of autonomy in these classes? The investigation gathered qualitative data from students and teachers of four project-based, computer-assisted courses in four language departments at The University of Melbourne. The study was carried out in two stages, over two years. In all, a total of ten 14-week classes run by four teachers were investigated, containing a total of 136 students. The first year (stage one of the investigation) focussed on teacher practice and course syllabi, and addressed the first research question. The second year (stage two), focussed on student practice and addressed the second research question.

Στην παρούσα έρευνα επιχειρείται να αναδειχθεί ο παιδαγωγικός ρόλος των δραστηριοτήτων στην οικειοποίηση από παιδιά της προσχολικής εκπαίδευσης μαθηματικών εννοιών, όπως η μέτρηση της χωρητικότητας δοχείων. Ερευνήθηκε η ηλικιακή επίδραση στο επίπεδο κατανόησης της έννοιας της μέτρησης της χωρητικότητας δοχείων. Τέλος προσπαθήσαμε να επαληθεύσουμε αποτελέσματα παρόμοιων ερευνών. Το δείγμα της έρευνας αποτέλεσαν 30 υποκείμενα ηλικιών 5–6 που φοιτούσαν το σχολικό έτος 2009-2010 σε δύο ελληνικά δημόσια νηπιαγωγεία και κοινωνικοοικονομικά ανήκαν στα μεσαία στρώματα. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη σε τρεις φάσεις: στο pre-test, τη διδασκαλία και το post-test. Στο pre-test, ελέγξαμε αν τα παιδιά μπορούν να πραγματοποιήσουν άμεσες (απευθείας μεταξύ δοχείων) και έμμεσες (με τη χρήση κάποιου κοινού μέτρου) συγκρίσεις της χωρητικότητας δοχείων. Στη διδακτική παρέμβαση προτάθηκαν δραστηριότητες, οι οποίες αποσκοπούσαν στη δημιουργία κατάλληλων frameworks σχετικά με τις άμεσες και έμμεσες συγκρίσεις. Ενώ περιελάμβανε και μια δραστηριότητα η οποία εισήγαγε τα παιδιά στην έννοια του μέτρου μέτρησης της χωρητικότητας δοχείων. Στο post-test, αξιολογήθηκε η επίδραση της teaching intervention στη βελτίωση της ικανότητας των παιδιών να χειρίζονται θέματα άμεσης και έμμεσης σύγκρισης χωρητικότητας δοχείων, καθώς και της χρήσης ενός αυθαίρετου οργάνου μέτρησης και μιας άτυπης μονάδας μέτρησης της χωρητικότητας. Τα ευρήματα ανέδειξαν το σημαντικό ρόλο που διαδραματίζει το επικοινωνιακό πλαίσιο στη διδασκαλία, που ενισχύει την αυτονομία των μαθητών και συνεισφέρει στην κατάκτηση της νέας γνώσης. / This research attempts to highlight the role of pedagogical activities in the ownership of pre-school children mathematical concepts such as measurement of container capacity. We investigated the age effect on the level of understanding of the concept of measuring the containes measurament. Finally we tried to verify results of similar investigations. The sample of the study consisted of 30 subjects aged 5–6, who attended the school year 2009-2010 in two Greek state kindergartens with the same social characteristics belonged to middle socioeconomic strata. The study was conducted in three phases: the pre-test, teaching intervention and post-test. In the pre-test, we examined whether children can perform direct (directly between containers) and indirect (using a common measure) comparisons of the containers capacity. The teaching intervention proposed activities, which aimed to create appropriate frameworks for the direct and indirect comparisons. While it included an activity which introduced children to the concept of measurement of containers capacity. In the post-test, evaluated the effect of teaching intervention to improve children’s ability to handle matters of direct and indirect comparison containers capasity, and the use of an arbitrary gauge and an informal unit of measurement of capacity. The findings highlighted the important role of communication within the teaching, enhancing the autonomy of pupils and contribute to the acquisition of new knowledge.

This thesis focuses on the experiences of former UK military personnel from all three armed services re-entering the civilian workplace. There is a distinct lack of research in this area with only limited studies carried out which tend to focus on the difficult transitions or the actual mechanics of engaging with the civilian labour market. This thesis provides a unique insight into the experiences of military personnel and their journey out of the military environment and into the civilian environment. This study uses a qualitative methodology based upon an interpretive approach to gain insights into the experiences of former military personnel who left the military for a variety of reasons. The study examined the stories of a main research cohorts of 16 individuals and a second cohort of 10 individuals were engaged to further challenge theoretical saturation. The research subjects were selected using a ‘snowball’ approach and selection filtered using a specific set of criteria. Their military experiences span a range of times since discharge and a range of civilian employment since leaving. Following a review of existing literature encompassing career theory, transition theory, narrative analysis and activity theory, open interviews were conducted with participants simply asked to “tell me your story”. The transcripts of the interviews were then analysed using three analytical frames: activity theory, storytelling and perceptions of the self. The participants mainly identified tensions in their relationships with new communities, mediated by the changed social rules and divisions of labour that they encountered in their transition. Those who identified the lowest levels of tension tended to tell their stories in a heroic mode and demonstrated multiple or mixed senses of the self, whilst those who identified the highest tensions tended to tell their stories in a tragic mode and privileged their military identity above their other identities. The data suggests that some of these experience may be connected to the concept of the unquestioned organisation that was expressed by all the research cohort and the unthinking transfer of agency that occurs on joining and leaving the military.

Esta tese teve como objetivo compreender o processo de construção da nova matriz curricular integrada de um curso de Administração, identificando qual o espaço que a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável (EDS) ocupa, com base na Teoria da Atividade Histórico-Cultural. Para a consecução do objetivo, foi necessário entender o contexto geral de ação, mapeando a atuação das demais IES da cidade, sendo possível perceber que existem algumas diferenças perceptíveis quando da análise mais apurada ou mesmo em um comparativo, porém, percebe-se que para o público em geral, as nuanças que seriam os diferenciais dos cursos, são pouco evidenciadas. O entendimento da instituição e curso também foi necessário, pautando seus principais acontecimentos ao longo dos anos de existência. O curso existe desde 1999 e esta foi a segunda alteração da matriz original, que congregou a integração de atividades entre três cursos, a saber, Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Ciências Econômicas, a partir da proposição de criação de uma Escola de Negócios. A ótica de análise dos dados se deu a partir da visão e percepção dos professores do curso de Administração. A partir do entendimento do contexto, da unidade de análise e das movimentações em prol da mudança da matriz curricular, optou-se pela utilização da Teoria da Atividade Histórico Cultural, que possibilitou a compreensão das tensões e contradições presentes nas atividades dos atores, sendo utilizada como lente teórico metodológica. Desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa classificada como qualitativa, descritiva, por meio de um estudo de caso, refletindo as características peculiares da organização, do curso e do NDE entrevistado. A coleta de dados repercutiu na disposição de algumas projeções estratégias ao curso: (i) capacitação integral dos professores no Moodle, com a finalidade de disponibilizar um portfólio maior de alternativas em sala de aula; (ii) a criação de uma sala temática para que seja possível o trabalho de diversas disciplinas no mesmo âmbito e (iii) a construção de um banco de dados com a disponibilidade de empresas para visitas técnicas, reforçando a proposição de união teoria/ prática. Em relação à análise do sistema de atividade, foi possível perceber que a expansão do objeto da atividade, de acordo com a proposição inicial, no fomento à criação da Escola de Negócios, não aconteceu. As tensões e contradições existentes durante os estudos e reuniões para a mudança da matriz curricular demonstraram que o processo concentrou-se em analisar disciplinas comuns aos três cursos, algo não descaracterizado como importante dentro do processo, porém, sem a possibilidade de expansão do objeto em relação à proposição inicial lançada. Porém, os docentes do curso de Administração conseguem lançar uma ferramenta metodológica de poder construtivo interessante e que autoriza aos demais professores do curso a possibilidade de experienciar atividades conjuntas, que buscam a interdisciplinaridade, chamado Seminário Integrador. Em relação ao espaço que a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável (EDS) ocupa nas disciplinas, ainda existem limitadores até mesmo de formação dos próprios professores, apesar de ser um imperativo para os entrevistados, a necessidade de inserção e discussão da temática em qualquer área de atuação, não somente pautada na existência de uma disciplina a tratar destes assuntos no curso. A sugestão de trabalho em torno da próxima mudança curricular é que ela seja acompanhada e guiada de maneira mais próxima pela Pró-Reitoria de Graduação ou mesmo por um professor eleito para tal, com a finalidade de entender melhor o processo e mediar discussões, fluxo de informações, devolutivas entre gestão estratégica e os NDE’s de cada curso. / The following dissertation aimed to comprise the process of construction of the new integrated syllabus in a Business Administration major, identifying the space that education for sustainable development (ESD) holds, based on the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. To achieve the goal, it was necessary to understand the general context of action, mapping the development of other Higher Education Institutions of the city, being possible to embrace the fact that there are some noticeable differences when going through a more or even in a comparison, however, it is clear that for the general public, the nuances that would be the differential of the majors are little highlighted. The improved understanding of the institution and major was also necessary, basing its main events over the years of existence. The major has been active since 1999 and this was the second amendment of the original syllabus, which brought together the integration of activities among three majors, namely, Business Administration, Accounting, and Economics; from proposing the establishment of an Integrated Business School. The data analysis was from the view and perception of Business Administration faculty members. Considering the understanding of the context, the unit of analysis and the effort to change the syllabus, the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory has been chosen, providing a view on the tensions and contradictions in the activities of the actors, being used as a theoretical and methodological baseline. The research developed has been classified as qualitative, descriptive, through a case study, reflecting the unique characteristics of the organization, major and faculty members interviewed. The data collection reflected the willingness of some projections strategies to the major: (i) comprehensive training of professors at Moodle, in order to provide a larger portfolio of alternatives in the classroom; (ii) the creation of a themed room so that many courses can take place simultaneously, and (iii) the construction of a database with the availability of companies for technical visits, strengthening the proposition of putting together theory and practice. Regarding the analysis of the activity system, it was perceived that the expansion of the object of the activity, according to the initial proposal, fostering the creation of the Integrated School of Business, has not happened. The tensions and contradictions during the studies and meetings to change the syllabus demonstrated that the process focused on analyzing subjects common to the three majors, something not mischaracterized as important within the process, but without the possibility of expansion of the object in relation to the initial proposal posed. Notwithstanding, the faculty of Business Administration get to release a methodological tool of interesting constructive power, providing the other teachers of the major the possibility of experiencing joint activities, aiming to interdisciplinary activities called Integrative Seminar. Regarding the space that education for sustainable development (ESD) holds in the courses, there are still limiting factors even in relation to teachers’ education, despite being an imperative to respondents, the need for integration and discussion of the subject in any area, not only guided by the existence of a course to deal with such issues in the major. The suggestion of work regarding the next syllabus change is that it is followed and guided more closely by the Dean’s Office or even by a professor elected to do so, in order to better understand the process and mediate discussions, flow of information, feedback between strategic management and faculty for each major.

This research explores how an open strategy approach can be used to manage organisational legitimacy in a pluralistic context, characterised by the competing demands of key stakeholders. Open strategy demonstrates an interest in strategising processes becoming more inclusive and transparent (Hautz et al., 2016). Open strategy work to date has focused on its uses and implications, and how strategic inclusion and transparency are being displayed in different organisational contexts. Much open strategy literature also associates the central purpose of open strategising activity with organisations seeking to manage legitimacy (e.g. Chesbrough and Appleyard, 2007; Whittington et al., 2011; Tavakoli et al., 2017), particularly through ensuring that their actions are desirable in the opinion of key stakeholders (Suchman, 1995). Whilst a small number of studies have explicitly focused on open strategy and legitimacy, these do not go beyond illuminating legitimacy as a potential effect (Gegenhuber and Dobusch, 2017) or outcome (Luedicke et al., 2017). Absent has been research attempting to specifically understand open strategy as a process of legitimation (Uberbacher, 2014), and there remains a need to unpack and elevate the significant potential of open strategy approaches for managing legitimacy further. To address this gap, this research presents an in-depth single case analysis of an organisation undertaking the development of a new four-year strategic plan using an open strategy approach. A number of data collection methods were used, including completion of 30 semi-structured interviews, participant observations, and collection of significant social media and documentation data, to explicate the concepts of open strategy and organisational legitimacy, addressing the question; How does an open strategy approach represent a process of legitimation for managing the competing demands of organisational stakeholders? . A pluralistic context, a UK-based professional body, is the basis for the empirical work. It is acknowledged that interrogating the intricacies of strategising in pluralistic contexts, and the inherent competing demands of stakeholders, might offer new perspectives, and a useful means of expanding the contextual base of practice-based strategy work (Jarzabkowski and Fenton, 2006). However, studies of open strategy in pluralistic contexts remain near non-existent in the literature (Lusiani and Langley, 2013). In the organisational legitimacy literature, there is much discourse on how legitimacy is managed and gained through specific legitimation processes and strategies, and increasingly such a focus has been adopted to recognise how organisations might manage legitimacy demands in contexts defined by plurality, amidst diffuse power and divergent objectives (Denis et al., 2007). In this study, a practice-based activity theory framework is used (Jarzabkowski 2005; Jarzabkowski and Wolf, 2015) to explore legitimacy in relation to organisational direction and priorities, and as a means of redefining the organisation s core goals in an enactment of strategic openness. The work here conceptualises how the case organisation has adopted a plethora of open strategising practices for legitimacy effects (Suddaby et al., 2013), providing a detailed account of how different dynamics of open strategising activity connect to specific forms of legitimation over time. The findings indicate that different open strategy dynamics represent the case organisation switching between distinct approaches to legitimation, as a means of managing the competing legitimacy demands of organisational stakeholders in a flow of activity. Through this narrative, a greater perception of legitimation as a core purpose of open strategy is provided. Overall, this research offers an important contribution by accentuating the principal relevance of organisational legitimacy in open strategising, particularly through elevating legitimacy beyond being understood as an effect or outcome in open strategy work. Further, this more explicitly brings open strategy into close alignment with the organisational legitimacy literature and its theoretical conceptions (Lawrence et al., 2009; Suddaby et al., 2013), which is imperative for understanding the potential importance of open strategy as a means of legitimation.

Programming is currently being introduced as an obligatory part of the K-9 education in Sweden with the aim to strengthen pupils’ digital competence and prepare them with skills adapt for the 21st century. The challenge is now to successfully integrate programming as a tool for teaching and learning within existing practices. Teachers are expected to support their pupils learning about programming despite their own limited chance to acquire knowledge on the subject. The Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket)has given some guidance but research on this area is rather limited and a lot is left to the teachers to decide and educate themselves in. Educational programming environments (EPEs), especially aimed at novices, can support teachers in this integration but needs to be suitable for the objectives from the Swedish school to not unintentionally direct the way teaching is done. This study aims to answer how an EPE should be designed to fit within the Swedish school context with a focus on the teachers’ perspective. To study this, seven interviews were conducted with educators in middle school with experience of working with programming in the classroom, followed by two observations during lectures with EPEs. The results provided implications that were used to form design guidelines for an EPE aimed at the Swedish school.

Esta tese teve como objetivo compreender o processo de construção da nova matriz curricular integrada de um curso de Administração, identificando qual o espaço que a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável (EDS) ocupa, com base na Teoria da Atividade Histórico-Cultural. Para a consecução do objetivo, foi necessário entender o contexto geral de ação, mapeando a atuação das demais IES da cidade, sendo possível perceber que existem algumas diferenças perceptíveis quando da análise mais apurada ou mesmo em um comparativo, porém, percebe-se que para o público em geral, as nuanças que seriam os diferenciais dos cursos, são pouco evidenciadas. O entendimento da instituição e curso também foi necessário, pautando seus principais acontecimentos ao longo dos anos de existência. O curso existe desde 1999 e esta foi a segunda alteração da matriz original, que congregou a integração de atividades entre três cursos, a saber, Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Ciências Econômicas, a partir da proposição de criação de uma Escola de Negócios. A ótica de análise dos dados se deu a partir da visão e percepção dos professores do curso de Administração. A partir do entendimento do contexto, da unidade de análise e das movimentações em prol da mudança da matriz curricular, optou-se pela utilização da Teoria da Atividade Histórico Cultural, que possibilitou a compreensão das tensões e contradições presentes nas atividades dos atores, sendo utilizada como lente teórico metodológica. Desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa classificada como qualitativa, descritiva, por meio de um estudo de caso, refletindo as características peculiares da organização, do curso e do NDE entrevistado. A coleta de dados repercutiu na disposição de algumas projeções estratégias ao curso: (i) capacitação integral dos professores no Moodle, com a finalidade de disponibilizar um portfólio maior de alternativas em sala de aula; (ii) a criação de uma sala temática para que seja possível o trabalho de diversas disciplinas no mesmo âmbito e (iii) a construção de um banco de dados com a disponibilidade de empresas para visitas técnicas, reforçando a proposição de união teoria/ prática. Em relação à análise do sistema de atividade, foi possível perceber que a expansão do objeto da atividade, de acordo com a proposição inicial, no fomento à criação da Escola de Negócios, não aconteceu. As tensões e contradições existentes durante os estudos e reuniões para a mudança da matriz curricular demonstraram que o processo concentrou-se em analisar disciplinas comuns aos três cursos, algo não descaracterizado como importante dentro do processo, porém, sem a possibilidade de expansão do objeto em relação à proposição inicial lançada. Porém, os docentes do curso de Administração conseguem lançar uma ferramenta metodológica de poder construtivo interessante e que autoriza aos demais professores do curso a possibilidade de experienciar atividades conjuntas, que buscam a interdisciplinaridade, chamado Seminário Integrador. Em relação ao espaço que a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável (EDS) ocupa nas disciplinas, ainda existem limitadores até mesmo de formação dos próprios professores, apesar de ser um imperativo para os entrevistados, a necessidade de inserção e discussão da temática em qualquer área de atuação, não somente pautada na existência de uma disciplina a tratar destes assuntos no curso. A sugestão de trabalho em torno da próxima mudança curricular é que ela seja acompanhada e guiada de maneira mais próxima pela Pró-Reitoria de Graduação ou mesmo por um professor eleito para tal, com a finalidade de entender melhor o processo e mediar discussões, fluxo de informações, devolutivas entre gestão estratégica e os NDE’s de cada curso. / The following dissertation aimed to comprise the process of construction of the new integrated syllabus in a Business Administration major, identifying the space that education for sustainable development (ESD) holds, based on the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. To achieve the goal, it was necessary to understand the general context of action, mapping the development of other Higher Education Institutions of the city, being possible to embrace the fact that there are some noticeable differences when going through a more or even in a comparison, however, it is clear that for the general public, the nuances that would be the differential of the majors are little highlighted. The improved understanding of the institution and major was also necessary, basing its main events over the years of existence. The major has been active since 1999 and this was the second amendment of the original syllabus, which brought together the integration of activities among three majors, namely, Business Administration, Accounting, and Economics; from proposing the establishment of an Integrated Business School. The data analysis was from the view and perception of Business Administration faculty members. Considering the understanding of the context, the unit of analysis and the effort to change the syllabus, the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory has been chosen, providing a view on the tensions and contradictions in the activities of the actors, being used as a theoretical and methodological baseline. The research developed has been classified as qualitative, descriptive, through a case study, reflecting the unique characteristics of the organization, major and faculty members interviewed. The data collection reflected the willingness of some projections strategies to the major: (i) comprehensive training of professors at Moodle, in order to provide a larger portfolio of alternatives in the classroom; (ii) the creation of a themed room so that many courses can take place simultaneously, and (iii) the construction of a database with the availability of companies for technical visits, strengthening the proposition of putting together theory and practice. Regarding the analysis of the activity system, it was perceived that the expansion of the object of the activity, according to the initial proposal, fostering the creation of the Integrated School of Business, has not happened. The tensions and contradictions during the studies and meetings to change the syllabus demonstrated that the process focused on analyzing subjects common to the three majors, something not mischaracterized as important within the process, but without the possibility of expansion of the object in relation to the initial proposal posed. Notwithstanding, the faculty of Business Administration get to release a methodological tool of interesting constructive power, providing the other teachers of the major the possibility of experiencing joint activities, aiming to interdisciplinary activities called Integrative Seminar. Regarding the space that education for sustainable development (ESD) holds in the courses, there are still limiting factors even in relation to teachers’ education, despite being an imperative to respondents, the need for integration and discussion of the subject in any area, not only guided by the existence of a course to deal with such issues in the major. The suggestion of work regarding the next syllabus change is that it is followed and guided more closely by the Dean’s Office or even by a professor elected to do so, in order to better understand the process and mediate discussions, flow of information, feedback between strategic management and faculty for each major.