scholarly journals Narrative and Design for Wellbeing: A User-Centered Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 85-107
Author(s):  
Patrick W. Jordan ◽  
Andy Bardill ◽  
Kate Herd ◽  
Silvia Grimaldi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Service Use ◽  
User Research ◽  
Good Parent ◽  
Customer Care ◽  
Research And Design ◽  
User Centered

The narratives that we have about our lives can affect our wellbeing. The Products and services that we own or use can play a role in these narratives (Jordan, Bardill, Herd and Grimaldi, 2020) – the car that says "I am a success", the toy that says "I am a good parent" or the customer-care that lets me know that "I am not important.” In an exploratory study, 41 undergraduate students described experiences with two different products or services – one that enabled and one that failed to enable a desired narrative. These 82 case studies were analysed to explore concepts relevant to narrative in the context of product and service use. We identify six different ways in which a product or service can enable a narrative, evaluate Jung’s archetypes as a means of narrative classification, and explore the roles of products and users in enabling stories. The implications for user research and design are explored.

scholarly journals Design, Materials, and Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing in Circular Economy Contexts: From Waste to New Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7269
Author(s):  
Alessia Romani ◽  
Valentina Rognoli ◽  
Marinella Levi
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Application Fields ◽  
Research And Design ◽  
Specific Contribution ◽  
New Strategies

The transition toward circular economy models has been progressively promoted in the last few years. Different disciplines and strategies may significantly support this change. Although the specific contribution derived from design, material science, and additive manufacturing is well-established, their interdisciplinary relationship in circular economy contexts is relatively unexplored. This paper aims to review the main case studies related to new circular economy models for waste valorization through extrusion-based additive manufacturing, circular materials, and new design strategies. The general patterns were investigated through a comprehensive analysis of 74 case studies from academic research and design practice in the last six-year period (2015–2021), focusing on the application fields, the 3D printing technologies, and the materials. Further considerations and future trends were then included by looking at the relevant funded projects and case studies of 2021. A broader number of applications, circular materials, and technologies were explored by the academic context, concerning the practice-based scenario linked to more consolidated fields. Thanks to the development of new strategies and experiential tools, academic research and practice can be linked to foster new opportunities to implement circular economy models.

"The Queen has been dreadfully shocked": aspects of teaching experimental physiology using animals in Britain, 1876-1986.

1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (6) ◽  
pp. S18
Author(s):  
E M Tansey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Animal Experimentation ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Legislative Control ◽  
The Impact

Animal experimentation has been subject to legislative control in the United Kingdom since 1876. This paper reviews the impact of that legislation, which was replaced in 1986, on the teaching of practical physiology to undergraduate students. Highlights and case studies are also presented, drawing on Government reports and statistics, published books and papers, and unpublished archival data.

scholarly journals Grammatical Positions of Focuser Like Among Native English-Speaking Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Basim Alamri
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Discourse Markers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Discourse Marker ◽  
Midwestern University ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking

Discourse markers (DMs) are used in everyday conversations to serve different meanings and functions. The present exploratory study investigated grammatical positions of focuser like among 60 undergraduate native-English-speaking students at a midwestern university in the United States. Students were asked to read and place focuser like in this sentence: “We have to read five chapters for the final exam”. Then students were required to indicate a degree of acceptability of the placement of like at every possible position in sentences that contained the discourse marker like in 10 different grammatical positions. The results showed that students preferred inserting the DM like before a noun phrase, at the beginning of a sentence, and before a verb phrase, respectively. In terms of gender, females frequently posited focuser like before a sentence, whereas males placed it before a noun phrase. Also, the discourse marker like does not occur within auxiliary. Finally, this study draws conclusions about different grammatical positions and broader usages of discourse marker focuser like among younger students. 

scholarly journals Sexting and risky sexual behaviours among undergraduate students in Botswana: An exploratory study

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Obakeng L. Makgale ◽  
Ilse Elisabeth Plattner
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours

Little is known about sexting behaviours among young people living in African countries. This exploratory study investigated sexting behaviours among undergraduate students in Botswana (N = 309, 64.5% female; mean age = 20.3 years). Most participants (84.8%) had received sexts and many (61.8%) had sent sexts at least once in their lifetime. Reasons for sending sexts were to flirt (42.9%), to have fun (24.6%), and/or to initiate sexual activity (17.8%). Only 36.7% of the participants were worried about their sexts being forwarded to others, and 30.2% had forwarded sexts to others. Being sexually active (OR = 4.52), drinking alcohol (OR = 2.52), and having a mother with tertiary level education (OR = 0.40) emerged as significant predictors of sending sexts. Among participants who had sexual intercourse at least once in their lifetime (N = 164), an increase in the frequency of sexting was associated with an increase in the number of sexual partners and with sex under the influence of alcohol and drugs. However, sexting behaviours were not associated with unprotected sex. The results are compared with findings from Western countries and discussed with regard to public health care and safe sex education in Botswana.

Blended Learning Support for Undergraduate Students’ Research and Writing Skills Development

2014 ◽  
pp. 341-368
Author(s):  
Asako Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Main Barrier ◽  
The University

In this exploratory study, a subject librarian and a writing instructor investigated the potential of designing blended learning around research paper assignments in the context of two foundational courses in the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Manitoba, Canada. The objective was to explore alternative, more embedded learning support for undergraduate students. The significance of blended learning support was situated in the broader literature of the teaching and learning practices in higher education. In this case study, descriptions of blended learning support for facilitating student learning, and of the main barrier to its implementation are provided. Based on what was learned in the exploratory study, the chapter provides working guidelines for designing and developing blended learning support, mainly drawing from Butler and Cartier’s (2004) research on academic engagement.

An Exploratory Study of the Process Senior Undergraduate Students Follow to Design an Interactive Multimedia Application

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilias Hotzoglou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Multimedia Application ◽  
Multimedia Software ◽  
Capstone Course ◽  
Software Development Project

This paper deals with the process followed by undergraduate students in designing an interactive multimedia application during their final capstone course “Multimedia Software Development Project” at Deree College. It focuses on the steps taken in the design of this application, the information technology used, the problems they faced as well as the solutions offered.

Resistance to Information Literacy! Towards a Model of Information Literacy for Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Lamoureux
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Premier Cycle

Research Roundtable: Undergraduate university students benefit from information literacy (IL) instructions and yet they resist learning IL. This research proposes to explore the factors responsible for students’ resistance to IL in order to create a conceptual model and to improve information literacy instruction.Tables rondes: Les étudiants universitaires de premier cycle tirent avantage de séances d’enseignement de la maîtrise de l’information et malgré tout, ils font preuve de résistance. Ce processus de recherche explore les facteurs responsables de la résistances des étudiants afin de créer un modèle conceptuel et d’améliorer l’enseignement de la maîtrise de l’information.

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