Med de nya implementeringarna av ISPS-koden så är det svårt att få en insikt i styrmansyrket. Hur skulle nya studenter veta vad de ansöker till när de vill bli ovan nämnda styrmän.     Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att utreda vad förväntan på styrmansyrket är inom den svenska handelsflottan. Intervjuerna utfördes på tredjeårsstudenter vid en sjöfartshögskola i Sverige angående bilden på styrmansyrket som de fått under sin fartygsförlagda styrmanspraktik. Förväntan jämfördes sedan med den bild de fått under ombordtiden.     Resultaten visade att styrmansyrket inte kan liknas vid något landjobb och att man måste uppleva styrmansyrket för att förstå sig på styrmansyrket. / With the new implementation of the ISPS regulations, it is hard to get an insight in the duties of an officer of the seas. How can new students know what they are applying for when they want to become said officers.     The purpose of this thesis was to examine the underlying expectation about the officer’s job within the Swedish merchant navy. Interviews where carried out on third year students at a maritime academy in Sweden regarding the view of the officer’s job acquired on-board a ship during internship and on-board training. The expectation was later compared to the image of that acquired onboard.     The results were those that the officer’s job is not like any job on land and that one has to work on board a ship to acquire insight in how the officer’s job truly is.

Förutom att uppfylla gällande regler och riktlinjer för rollen skall den som är verksam som handledare för studenter i deras fartygsförlagda utbildning även känna ett stöd från arbetsgivare och kollegor. Syftet med studien var att undersöka om handledarna upplever att de får detta stöd och även undersöka vad lärosäten, SUI och studenter kan göra för att underlätta handledningen. Studien har genomförts med en kvalitativ metod med semistrukturerade intervjuer ansikte mot ansikte. Fem respondenter intervjuades var för sig mellan den 24:e februari och den 11:e mars 2014. Resultatet visade att det finns utrymme för förbättringar i form av olika sorters stöd till handledare. Majoriteten av respondenterna ansåg sig behöva mer stöd i form av utbildning, seminarier, extra avsatt tid för handledning, information om kommande studenter, deras kursplaner och förväntade studieresultat samt även att få återkoppling från studenter vid avslutad praktikperiod. / Except to fulfil the current rules and guidelines, persons that are active in the role as preceptors for students in their on board training shall experience a support from their employer and their colleges. The purpose of this study was to examine if the preceptors experience that they´re getting that support and also to examine what HEIs, internship administration and students themselves can do to support the preceptors. The study was implemented with a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews. The interviews were carried out face to face with five respondents between February 24th and March 11th 2014. The results showed that there´re room for improvement in form of various kind of support for the preceptors. The majority of the respondents’ experience that they need better support in terms of education, seminars, extra time set aside for tutoring, information about the forthcoming students, their syllabuses and expected learning outcomes as well as receiving feedback from the students on completion of the internship.

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the opinions of chief executive officers (CEOs) and school board chairs of Texas private schools in educational service center (ESC) Regions 10 and 11 toward board training and the potential benefits for the success of their respective roles. Literature regarding private school board training is limited. As a result, most private school boards face challenges regarding school board training expectations, which could affect their roles and the roles of CEOs. The quantitative and qualitative cross-sectional research design examined Texas private school CEOs’ and school board chairs’ perceptions about school board training and the working relationships between Texas school CEOs and school boards. The researcher developed the survey and interview questions used in this study. Responses to a 4-point Likert-type scale instrument, short answer questions, and interviews were solicited from a population of private school CEO and school board chairs within ESC Regions 10 and 11 from schools with an enrollment of at least 100 students and that contained Grades 9 through 12. In-depth Interviews were conducted with 12 private school CEOs and 12 school board chairs with varying levels of school board training. The research findings indicate that board training does make a significant difference in the working relationships between CEOs and private school boards. The findings of this study may assist private school boards in addressing school board training and the components of such training, which would benefit the working relationships between CEOs and school boards, as well as the success of private schools.

Sjöfarten använder sig i stor utsträckning av färg förstärkt med härdplaster. Dessa kan vara hälsovådliga utan rätt skyddsutrustning och det ställs krav på att alla som handhar härdplaster ska ha genomgått en utbildning och regelbundna spirometriundersökningar. Studenter från Sveriges två sjöfartshögskolor går idag ut på fartygsförlagd utbildning med olika grundkunskaper om härdplaster. Vissa har fått härdplastutbildning och andra har ännu inte hunnit få det. Denna studie har genom en serie kvalitativa intervjuer försökt att kartlägga effekterna av detta. Intervjuerna med studenter och matroser har visat att de studenter som hade fått härdplastutbildning också hade en mycket bättre förståelse för riskerna med härdplaster och för hur de kunde exponeras för faran. Studenterna utan utbildning förstod risken med det skadliga elementet men saknade kunskapen för att adekvat kunna skydda sig. Studien visar också att faktorer som påverkar användandet av personlig skyddsutrustning i stor utsträckning är kopplat till ålder, erfarenhet och den övriga besättningens attityd till riskerna. / The maritime world makes use of paint reinforced with thermosetting polymers. These may be harmful without the correct protective equipment and there are regulations stating that anyone working with it must be educated in the handling and risks associated with said paint as well as regularly undergo a spirometric test. Today students from the two Swedish maritime universities undertake their onboard studies under different conditions, some with the correct education and some without. This study has through a series of qualitative interviews tried to expose the effects. The interviews have shown that students with the correct education have a much better knowledge of the risks associated with thermosetting polymers and the different ways it might be exposed to them. The uneducated students were aware of the dangers but lacked the knowledge to adequately protect themselves. However, the study showed that this did not determine whether the students use personal protection as much as such factors as age, experience and the rest of the crew's attitude towards the risks.