As part of the increasing use of technology in society, one particular school in Sweden follows the same path. The chosen school for this study has integrated digital tools such as laptops and a web service called Google Classroom. Within the service, there is an additional document creator called Google Docs which has several functions such as, storage, document creation, editing and commenting on texts and allowing instructors and peers to view the process in real-time (Slavkov, 2015; Wiles, 2015). The integration of Google Docs is of interest in this paper and the aim is to investigate its advantages for the feedback process and students’ collaborative work, and the possible disadvantages. The methodology in this study is a qualitative semi-structured interview with two upper secondary teachers in one school in Sweden. Both participants are experienced in using digital tools in their EFL teaching. Therefore, they help create further understanding and the pedagogical values of Google Docs. On the one hand, earlier studies promote Google Docs as an effective tool when it comes to managing and monitoring students’ work (Chu & Kennedy, 2010; Kessler et al. 2012), and the potential to improve student collaboration (Seyyedrezaie et al, 2016; Ishtaiwa & Aburezeq, 2015). Results show both teachers express that Google Docs is flexible and easy to use and share similar views regarding the facilitation of the writing process and feedback process. Likewise, in terms of students’ collaborative work. On the other hand, both teachers express similar concerns regarding the feedback process. The students would often rather know the final grade for their assignment rather than follow up on the formative feedback. Also, there are concerns that during collaborative work the students with higher L2 proficiency tend to have more workload than the others and end up teaching the lower proficiency level students’ important information that they should have listened to. The results imply that teachers need further guidance on teaching methodology, strategies for formative assessment follow up and organization of groups within classes when working with Google Docs.

Several studies have been conducted on the importance of physical activity, especially at a younger age. Participating in physical activity at a younger age often facilitates an active lifestyle in adulthood. Various ways of promoting physical activity have been researched. However, the use of interactive documentaries (i-docs) to promote physical activity has not been investigated. This paper addresses the filming, editing and evaluation of three documentaries relating to the concept of Street Football, a concept created by Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF). The three documentaries contain similar content but are different in level of interactivity. The documentaries were tested in a user study with two test groups of children and young adults between the ages of 11 and 20. The findings show that all the levels of interactivity in the documentaries tested in this project can successfully promote physical activity. The ability to interact and choose what content to see next was especially appreciated by the participants. Further research is required to draw more significant conclusions. / Flera studier har utförts på vikten av fysisk aktivitet, speciellt i en yngre ålder. Deltagande i fysisk aktivitet i en yngre ålder innebär en större sannolikhet för en aktiv livsstil i vuxen ålder. Olika sätt att uppmuntra fysisk aktivitet har undersökts i andra rapporter. Men användningen av interaktiva dokumentärer (i-docs) för att uppmuntra fysisk aktivitet har inte undersökts. Den här rapporten adresserar filmandet, redigerandet och utvärderandet av tre dokumentärer relaterat till konceptet Street Fotboll, ett koncept framtaget av Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF). De tre dokumentärerna innehåller liknande material men skiljer sig i nivån av interaktivitet. Dokumentärerna testades i en användarstudie med två testgrupper som bestod av barn och unga vuxna mellan åldern 11 och 20 år gammal. Upptäckterna visade att alla nivåer av interaktivitet i dokumentärerna som testades i det här projektet kunde framgångsrikt uppmuntra fysisk aktivitet. Förmågan att kunna interagera och välja vad man ville se var speciellt uppskattat av deltagarna. Ytterligare forskning krävs för att dra mer signifikanta slutsatser.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:23:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luis Roberto Guerreiro Lopes.pdf: 1337147 bytes, checksum: 5ee9bb7fd95021d00b0d1f8a52ab7d04 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-20 / With the increasing development of communication technology, there are countless resources available today to build an environment for collaborative learning. And in construction process, we can avail ourselves of the opportunities offered by Web 2.0, where the keyword is interaction. Every day appears, in the virtual world, through the advent of the Internet, tools with enormous potential, especially in terms of interaction and social construction of knowledge. The tool Google Docs specifically allows interaction and exchange of ideas, exchange information possible, being authors, to interfere and contribute to the construction of a reality / knowledge that makes us subjects of our own existence. The biggest advantage in using this tool is that it is free and allows the knowledge produced and worked in this course is open to the whole community involved in the tool. Through this research we analyze the various features of Google Docs in the teaching-learning as enabler of collaborative actions in the virtual world of interactivity, for a sample of students in higher education in the context of formal teaching and learning. On the use of Google docs are as perceptions of students identified from the responses to a questionnaire constructed for this purpose. The perceptions of students stands out considering the fact that Google docs help improving the performance results of matter related to the course, working as a learning strategy and as a support resource, always available anytime and anywhere where the student has Internet access / Com a crescente evolução das tecnologias da comunicação, inúmeros são os recursos hoje disponíveis para a construção de um ambiente para a aprendizagem colaborativa. E, nesse processo de construção, podemos nos valer das possibilidades oferecidas pela Web 2.0, onde a palavra chave é interação. Todos os dias surgem, no mundo virtual, através do advento da Internet, ferramentas com potencialidades imensas, especialmente em termos de interação e construção coletiva de conhecimentos. A ferramenta Google Docs, especificamente, permite a interação e o intercâmbio de idéias, possibilitando trocar informações, sermos autores, interferir e contribuir para a construção de uma realidade/conhecimento que nos torne sujeitos de nossa própria existência. A maior vantagem na utilização desta ferramenta é que ela é gratuita e permite que o conhecimento trabalhado e produzido neste curso seja aberto a toda a comunidade envolvida na ferramenta. Por meio desta pesquisa analisamos as várias funções do Google docs em processos de ensino‐aprendizagem como possibilitador de ações colaborativas no universo da interatividade virtual, por uma amostra de alunos do ensino superior, no contexto formal de ensino e aprendizagem. Sobre a utilização da ferramenta Google docs salientam-se as percepções dos alunos identificadas a partir das respostas dadas a um questionário construído para o efeito. Das percepções dos alunos destaca-se o fato de considerarem que o Google docs ajuda a melhorar os resultados de desempenho da matéria relacionada ao curso, funcionando como uma estratégia de aprendizagem e como um recurso de apoio, sempre disponível a qualquer hora e em qualquer local onde o aluno tenha acesso a Internet

This work contains students' communication analysis, the design of new information system for students and its implementation. New system integrates the social network Facebook, the Google Docs and the Google Calendar. The result of this master's thesis is working system written in Java language. The system is based on the students' communication analysis and the requirements of the Students' Union.

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A survey of literature has revealed that there is a need for a reliability study of the Denison Organisational Culture Survey (DOCS) for use in a financial institution in South Africa. The major objective of this research was therefore to determine the internal consistency reliability of the DOCS - in other words, to determine the accuracy or consistency with which the set of survey items measures one particular scale. The total sample of 2 735 individuals used in this research consisted of both male and female full-time employees of a financial institution in South Africa. The results of this introductory study on the reliability of the DOCS in South Africa demonstrated clear support for similar research conducted abroad and proved to be compatible with the cognitive-behaviouristic psychology movement's original concept of organisational culture. The reliability of the DOCS, as applicable to this South African sample, reflects statistical significant internal consistency. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Comm.

A survey of literature has revealed that there is a need for a reliability study of the Denison Organisational Culture Survey (DOCS) for use in a financial institution in South Africa. The major objective of this research was therefore to determine the internal consistency reliability of the DOCS - in other words, to determine the accuracy or consistency with which the set of survey items measures one particular scale. The total sample of 2 735 individuals used in this research consisted of both male and female full-time employees of a financial institution in South Africa. The results of this introductory study on the reliability of the DOCS in South Africa demonstrated clear support for similar research conducted abroad and proved to be compatible with the cognitive-behaviouristic psychology movement's original concept of organisational culture. The reliability of the DOCS, as applicable to this South African sample, reflects statistical significant internal consistency. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Comm.

The students mostly use web based services for achieving their goals in education. They need these services for different purposes. The usability aspect is a need to design these services to be more interactive in order to support the students at their work. Google Docs is the link to the concept Software as a service i.e. a type of cloud computing. A web based application that provides online resource to the users for creating, editing and storing their documents online. The author particularly discusses it from the Student’s perspective. Usability evaluation of the Google Docs is to find the students needs and requirements and also to investigate the usability issues in Google Docs. In this thesis the author is trying to uncover the usability and privacy related problems faced by the students. This is helpful in analyzing the Google Docs (Software as a service) and its importance, by considering the students perspective. Different usability methods and techniques are available for usability evaluation. The author adopted Think Aloud (TA), questionnaires and interview to evaluate the usability of Google Docs.

This diploma thesis deals with the Diagnosis of organizational culture in selected organization which is particularly a food company Kraft Foods CR. The aim of the diploma thesis is to describe the organizational culture in this organization through a Denison method of questionnaire survey and using my own observation. Then, based on the information gathered from the survey, I suggest to the management of the organization recommendations and actions that could lead to greater employee satisfaction and thus also to higher performance of the entire organization. The purpose of this thesis is not to change the organizational culture in the organization afterwards, only to support it and enhance its better perception among employees.

自2005年起政府投入經費執行「創造偏鄉數位機會推動計畫」，由教育部協調統合各部會資源，共同推動縮減城鄉數位落差，於台灣地區300偏遠鄉鎮設立168個數位機會中心（Digital Opportunity Center, DOC），協助民眾增進資訊應用能力，以期有效縮減城鄉間的數位落差。政府投入大量資源，建構良好的軟硬體設施，提供偏遠地區居民一個好的上網環境，乃為降低偏鄉地區數位落差的不公平現象，提供偏鄉地區民眾在資訊經濟時代能夠有取得資訊的公平機會。 本研究乃透過台閩地區數位落差調查2004年到2006年的數據資料，了解台灣地區各鄉鎮之數位表現在各個面向上是否有提升，更進一步探究，政府偏鄉數位落差政策實施的區域，其數位表現分數之起伏；其次，政府根據2002年之調查界定政策實施的區域，至今數位能力較低之鄉鎮地區是否已有變化？有哪些鄉鎮並未被列入政策實施之重點區域，但卻為數位能力落後之鄉鎮？ 本研究所使用的方法為次級資料分析法，資料來源為行政院研究考核委員會於九十三至九十五年，委託學術團體、民間單位進行之三次台閩地區數位落差調查。研究發現，偏鄉地區民眾數位能力低於非偏鄉地區民眾，近年來偏鄉民眾之數位能力雖有進步，但是進步幅度仍小於非偏鄉地區民眾。 在設置數位機會點鄉鎮，其數位表現分數雖低於未設置數位機會點鄉鎮，但設置數位機會點鄉鎮民眾之數位能力確實有進步，且進步幅度大於未設置數位機會點鄉鎮之民眾。數位機會中心點之政策內容，乃為加強民眾在資訊近用上之取得與資訊素養能力之提升，研究發現，民眾網路取得機會增加，但是電腦設備的近用性仍然不足，在資訊素養的提升上是有幫助的，而民眾在工作應用、生活應用與資訊蒐集上之提升，乃政策預期以外之收穫。最後，偏遠程度的確是判斷該地區之數位能力一項重要的依據，然而僅以偏遠程度來判斷該鄉鎮之數位能力，卻是不太精確的，因此在數位落差嚴重鄉鎮之界定上，應以數位落差指標取代地理偏遠指標進行界定，將能夠更精確的界定出數位落差嚴重的鄉鎮，並與數位落差政策作連結。 / In the digital era, computers and networks are important tools to broadcast information among people. People who live in urban areas have deeply felt the convenience that information can rapidly bring about. People in rural areas can not enjoy such benefit since. However, there has been the digital divide due to difficulties to access to resources, inadequacy in computer equipment, non-popularity of network use, and poor ability to use information technology. In order to reduce the gap of digital divide between urban and rural areas, Ministry of Education has implemented the 4-year project for Shortening Digital Divide between Urban and Rural Areas by setting up digital opportunity centers (DOCs). It is estimated that 300 DOCs will be set up in 168 rural areas nation-wide. The Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission (RDEC) conducts the digital divide survey every year since 2001. It aims to evaluate the status of information infrastructure implementation and the results of digital divide reduction. The Digital Performance Score for the individual called Digital Score that was derived from the cross indicator weighting analysis by AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) was helpful in comparing the digital ability among different groups such as people in rural and urban areas. There are three research questions in the thesis. First of all, I use the secondary data, the digital divide survey from 2004 to 2006, to realize the current situation of digital divide in Taiwan. The results reveal that, during 2004-2006 the Digital Score of people in urban is higher than in rural area. People in urban areas made greater progress compared with those in rural area during the three years. People in rural areas still can not catch up with the people in urban. Secondly, to evaluate the performance of DOCs in rural areas, I have chosen 27 rural towns where there are DOCs during 2005. After comparing the towns with DOCs and those without DOCs, the results show that the towns with DOCs have greater improvement for Digital Score. The third research question to assess the categorization of rural areas is appropriate to compartmentalize the Digital Divide areas. A previous study “Strategic Formulation for Public Information Centers in Rural Areas” published in 2002 by the RDEC, has categorized towns in Taiwan into rural and urban areas by geographic and demographics indicators, such as population density and the convenience of traffic. The study uses the secondary data of 2005 to redefine Digital Divide areas by cluster analysis and find that Digital Divide areas are different from rural areas. To categorize digital divide areas, using digital divide indicators is more appropriate than geographic and demographics indicators.