81 research outputs found
Lexical markers of unity in Russia's state programmatic documents: Words with the morpheme -edin-
No full textThe paper explores lexicon derived from the Russian stem morpheme -edin- as markers of the semantics of unity. The author reveals how these lexical units function and codify social categories. The data include legal-political discourse, i.e. state strategies and concepts that codify social processes, including association and disassociation of social actors. Methodologically, the paper draws on lexical semantics, semantic syntax, discourse analysis and social constructionism assumptions. A set of research operations involves defining the list of the lexical units, discovering their syntagmatic relations, describing their semantics in context, as well as disclosing functional resources of this lexical group. Eleven words with the stem morpheme -edin- (used 80 times altogether) have been identified. These words are surrounded by their derivatives and other words that carry the semantics of unity, which predetermines promoting the ideas of unity through the texts. The lexemes are used discriminately in different contexts and realize the set of their meanings in a distinctive way. In terms of language system, the words with the stem morpheme -edin- have a neutral or positive axiological status; however, negative semantics can be constructed in context, through the attributes with negative connotations. Structurally different word combinations allow for varying conceptualizations of unity: as a quality that characterizes subjects of activities, and as an object that is regulated by the state. Unity is conceptualized as a characteristic of four various dimensions: materialistic (unity of the country's infrastructure), spacial (territorial unity), axiological (unity of social values) and temporal (historical and generation continuity). © 2023 Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo Universiteta, Yazyk i Literatura. All rights reserved.Russian Science Foundation, RSF, (20-68-46003)The study was funded by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 20-68-46003 “The Semantics of Unity and Animosity in Russian Vocabulary and Phraseology: Language Data and Discourse”)
An investigation of students' experiences of using virtual learning environments: implications for academic professional development.
No full textIntroduction
Because virtual learning environments (VLEs) are amongst the most widely adopted
technologies in higher education, and to justify the widespread investment in VLE
technology, it is important to study patterns of actual student VLE use and student
satisfaction (Naveh et al., 2010). This chapter presents the work of a multi-institutional
group of educational developers who have collaborated since 2008 to gather students’
views on the use of VLEs across higher education in Ireland. The project has now developed
into a longitudinal study, open to participation by any educational institution, and is
currently integrated in the research strategy of the Irish Learning Technology Association
(ILTA). Surveys of students have been undertaken since 2008 using a common set of
questions. Participating institutions, on condition of anonymity, pooled their results for
comparison. The survey data provided each institution with useful information on how
VLE uptake and usage patterns compared with other institutions, in a framework which
prevented abuse of the findings for marketing or public benchmarking. The institutions
who have participated, thus far, represent a diversity of organisational histories and VLE
systems, and results to date include the responses of more than 15,000 students. The
resulting database constitutes the largest collection of information on student experience
related to technology enhanced learning in Ireland. We have presented and published
our methods and some of our earlier results (Cosgrave et al., 2008; Cosgrave et al., 2009;
Cosgrave et al., 2011). In this chapter, we will give an overview of the research methods
and findings, but will focus on the implications for academic professional development
and capacity building. We also describe our working processes as a self-sustaining
collaborative group. Like other chapters in this publication, where the collective voice
influences pedagogical practice, our contribution is driven by the desire to allow the
student voice to inform the continuous improvement of their learning experiences.
This chapter demonstrates how a sustainable collaborative project has contributed to
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Angelica Risquez, University of Limerick; Claire McAvinia, Dublin Institute
of Technology; Damien Raftery, IT Carlow; Fiona O’Riordan, Griffith College
Dublin; Nuala Harding, Athlone Institute of Technology; Robert Cosgrave,
independent professional; Theresa Logan-Phelan, Trinity College Dublin;
Tom Farrelly, Institute of Technology Tralee
Corresponding author: [email protected]
• EMERGING ISSUES IN HIGHER 100 EDUCATION III
VLE capacity building, through offering insight from lessons learned across institutions.
The drivers for change at national level will be discussed first with a brief overview of
other existing research on the use of VLEs. Following a summary of research methods,
the findings will be presented and discussed. The main themes we are going to explore
throughout this chapter are the student experience in using VLEs in HE and the implication
of this for academic professional development for lecturers. The results speak to issues
of capacity building in the sector, in terms of the relationship between staff and student
use of the VLE. We will conclude with plans for future research which include the impact
of supporting teaching and learning in higher education.ye
A hybrid control architecture development for the guidance, navigation and control of the tethra prototype submersible vehicle
No full textThe Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Centre (MMRRC) at the University of Limerick is developing a highly manoeuvrable AUV platform to address the challenges of highresolution seabed survey in both shallow and deep water. The work of the author in the development of a novel guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system for the Tethra AUV is described in the thesis. A full and comprehensive GNC system, with open architecture, has been designed, implemented and tested with many novel features.
The main components of the control system include: Control Allocation, Virtual Joystick, Low-level controllers, Fuzzy controller for Obstacle Avoidance and Behaviour Coordinator/Arbitration.
As result of the research and development of the author the Tethra AUV has been endowed with a comprehensively integrated Guidance Navigation and Control system, enabling the execution of full survey scale operations in challenging near seabed scenarios
Den svenska mäklartjänsten är inte dyr - en jämförelse med England och Holland
No full textABSTRACT Titel: Den svenska mäklartjänsten är inte dyr – en jämförelse med England och Holland Nivå: C-uppsats i ämnet företagsekonomi Författare: Veronica Sandström och Matilda Edin Handledare: Tommy Gerdemark Datum: 2011 – 03 Syfte: Allmänheten har idag en övervägande negativ bild av den svenska mäklarkåren. Mäklarens arvode i form av provision är uppenbart en av orsakerna till det dåliga ryktet. Syftet med denna uppsats är utifrån detta att öka förståelsen för den svenska mäklartjänstens innehåll och värde. Ytterst vill vi genom att informera stärka branschens rykte och ändra allmänhetens uppfattning om fastighetsmäklare. Detta gör vi genom att jämföra den svenska mäklartjänsten med två andra Europeiska länders mäklartjänster för att se om den svenska mäklartjänsten kan ses som dyr. Länderna vi valt att jämföra med är England och Holland. Metod: Vi har använt oss av en kvalitativ metod och varit i kontakt med ett flertal mäklarfirmor samt berörda organisationer, stiftelser och företag i Sverige, England och Holland. Kontakterna har mestadels skett via mail, men även en personlig intervju på plats i Holland har genomförts. Resterande data till vår empiri har samlats in via hemsidor. Empirin har vi tolkat utifrån ett hermeneutiskt perspektiv och kopplat samman med teoridelen i analysavsnittet. Resultat & slutsats: På grund av de skillnader vi funnit länderna emellan gällande utbildning, mäklartjänstens utförande, inblandade parter, lagreglering och mäklarens arvode har vi dragit slutsatsen att den svenska mäklartjänsten inte bör ses som dyr i jämförelse med England och Holland. De tre ländernas mäklare tar i princip ut lika mycket i arvode från uppdragsgivaren, trots att den svenska mäklaren utför mer omfattande arbetsuppgifter än vad den engelska och holländska mäklaren gör, då dessa lämnar över det juridiska ansvaret till en tredje part. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: I vår jämförelse begränsade vi oss till att enbart jämföra den svenska mäklartjänsten med två Europeiska länder, det skulle därför vara intressant att genomföra en studie med fler jämförelseländer. Ett annat alternativ vore att jämföra mäklartjänsten med andra servicetjänster i Sverige. Vidare kan studier om hur stor del av det dåliga ryktet som beror på provisionens storlek vara ett intressant uppslag. Uppsatsens bidrag: Uppsatsen har bidragit med att ge en ökad förståelse för mäklartjänsten och dess ersättning samt gett ett bidrag till att försöka förbättra ryktet. Uppsatsen tydliggör de skillnader och likheter som finns mellan Sverige, England och Holland vad gäller mäklartjänsten. Nyckelord: Fastighetsmäklartjänst, rykte, Holland, England, värde för pengar, dyr. 3 ABSTRACT Title: The Swedish real estate service is not expensive – a comparison with United Kingdom and the Netherlands Level: Final assignment for Bachelor Degree in Business Administration Author: Veronica Sandström and Matilda Edin Supervisor: Tommy Gerdemark Date: 2011 - 03 Aim: The Real estate agents reputation among the public in Sweden is not the greatest and the commission is one of reasons for that. The purpose of this bachelor thesis was therefore to increase the understanding of the Swedish real estate service contents and value. Ultimately with this thesis we wanted to strengthen the real estate business reputation and try to change the public perception of the real estate agents by providing information. We did this by comparing the Swedish brokerage service with two European countries brokerage service to see if the Swedish one is to be seen as expensive. The countries we chose to compare with were United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Method: In this study, we used a qualitative approach. We were in contact with several brokerage firms and involved organizations, foundation and businesses in Sweden, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The contact with the business was mostly through email, but a personal interview in the Netherlands was also conducted. The remaining data for our empirical work, we collected independently via websites. After that we construed the empirical data based on a hermeneutic perspective, linking it together with the theoretical part in the analysis. Result & Conclusions: Because of the differences found between the countries regarding educations, brokerage service, the involved parties, legal regulations and the real estate agents fees, we have concluded that the Swedish brokerage services should not be seen as expensive in comparison with UK and the Netherlands. The clients cost for the brokerage service is basically the same amount in all three countries, even though the Swedish broker performs more extensive tasks than the other two countries does because they hand over the legal responsibility to a third party. Suggestions for future research: Since we restricted ourselves to only compare the Swedish brokerage with two European countries, it would be interesting to conduct a study with more countries as well. Another suggestion is to compare the brokerage service with other services in Sweden. Furthermore, it would be interesting to do a research on how much the commission affects the bad reputation. Contribution of the thesis: The thesis has contributed to an increased understanding of the Swedish brokerage service and its compensation. We also made a contribution to improve the real estate agents reputation. The thesis also clarifies the differences and similarities between the countries brokerage services. Key words: Real estate brokerage service, Reputation, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Value for money, Expensive
CRITICISM OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF B&H
No full textThe Constitution of B&H and Annex IV of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is
the highest legal and political act in B&H. This document ended the war, and at the same time it is the basis of polity, and
a path of further development of B&H. Through analysis of constitutional norms of different types and levels of the B&H
government, especially its structure, the author concludes that certain regulations about common presence of civil and
national elements are not consistent. The author highlights urgency to change the Constitution, and he elaborates on
different de lege ferenda suggestions for future constitutional solutions. The author especially highlights that the Constitution
of Bosnia and Herzegovina is based on such premises which with its adequate application and changing should
gradually enable an appropriate legal system which will affirm the sovereignty of Bosnia’s citizens, achieve equality of
constitutive peoples in the whole Bosnia and Herzegovina, and adequately protect rights of national minorities
Butô: dança da diferença
No full textPaper lightly adapted by the author and translated from the original published with the same tittle in A Processive Turn: The Video Aesthetics of Edin Vélez. Edited by Jorge Daniel Veneciano. RUTGERS, NJ: Paul Robison Galleries, 2007, p.42-49. This chapter was kindly provided by the publisher. Reproduction is only allowed with a permission from the publisher. Artigo ligeiramente adaptado pelo autor e traduzido do originalmente publicado, sob o mesmo título, em A Processive Turn: The Video Aesthetics of Edin Vélez. Editado por Jorge Daniel Veneciano. RUTGERS, NJ: Paul Robison Galleries, 2007, p.42-49. Este capítulo foi gentilmente cedido pela editora. A reprodução é permitida apenas com a autorização expressa da mesma. 
Kommunikation och Maktrelationer - En retorisk analys och diskursanalys av pressmeddelanden
No full textTitel: Kriskommunikation och Maktrelationer. En retorisk analys och kritisk diskursanalys av pressmeddelanden
Författare: Alexander Frost
Utgivningsdatum: 2012-08-29
Handledare: Michael Krona, Fredrik Edin
Examinator: Bo Reimer
Utbildning: Medie- och Kommunikationsvetenskap
Typ av dokument: C- uppsats
Språk: Svenska
Syfte: Att utifrån fyra olika företags kriskommunikation i form av pressmeddelanden analysera språkliga mönster och strategier sedda ur ett maktperspektiv.
Teori: Diskurs och makt, Strategisk kommunikation, Hermeneutik
Metod: Kritisk diskursanalys, Retorisk analys
Nyckelord: Kriskommunikation, Pressmeddelande, Diskursanalys, Retorisk analys, Strategisk kommunikation, PRTitel: Communication and Power relations. A rhetorical analysis and a critical discourse analysis of press releases.
Author: Alexander Frost
Date: 2012-08-29
Advisor: Michael Krona, Fredrik Edin
Language: Swedish
Purpose: Out of the press releases from four different companies in a crisis situation, I will analyze the methods of using textual persuasion from a power related view.
Theoretical framework: Discourse and power, Strategic communication, Hermeneutics
Method: Critical discourse analysis, Rhetorical analysis
Keywords: Communication, Press release, Discourse analysis, Rhetorical analysis, Public Relation
PERLINDUNGAN TEHADAP HAK KONSUMEN UNTUK MENDAPATKAN PILIHAN LAYANAN DAN INFORMASI YANG LENGKAP DALAM PENGGUNAAN VALUE ADDED SERVICE (VAS) DARI JASA TELEKOMUNIKASI (Studi di GeraiHALO Tanjungbatu)
No full textThe low quality of telecommunications services reflected by the number of consumer
complaints against the provision of telecommunication services that incomplete information and
the freedom to determine the choice of services in accordance with the wishes and needs. From
this problem, the authors conducted field research on how the implementation of the service on
the use of Value Added Service (VAS) from telecommunications services. The author results of
research shows, that the legal protection of consumers from telecommunications services to get a
choice of services and comprehensive information is still not maximized. That can be evaluated
from three aspects: 1. consumers are not informed, 2. absence of good faith from service
provider, and 3. Role of Regulator in determining the function of supervision and regulation to
facilitate the conflict of interests between consumers and service provider.
Therefore need to establish a standard of quality service to service providers. Regulators
must play an active role in oversight functions and the establishment and further streamline the
return of Consumer Protection Act No. 8 / 1999, which guarantees/refuging by right of choice of
services and the well information from telecommunication services. The right of clear and
correct information is intended for consumers to obtain a true picture about a product, because
with that information, consumers can choose the desired product/ as needed and to avoid losses
due to mistakes or have a misleading picture of the use of service
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