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En skillnad i kvinnor och mäns skattning av sig själva i ett personlighetstest jämfört med hur andra som känner dem ser på dem och om kvinnor och män skiljer sig åt i sättet att välja referenspersoner när de söker arbete. 30 kvinnor och 30 män (18-40 år, M = 22.4, SD = 4.1) genomförde ett Big five-test och jämfördes med två bekantas bedömning. De bekanta var av olika kön varav en fick väljas till A difference in men and women´s self-estimation in a personality test compared with how acquaintances view them and if men and women differ when choosing references when applying for a job. 30 men and 30 women (age 18-40, M = 22.4, SD = 4.1) carried out a Big Five test and were compared to two acquaintances´ estimates. The acquaintances differed in gender of whom one was to be choosen as a referen

Det är inte ovanligt att upphandlande myndigheter använder sig av referenser i upphandlingsprocessen. Ett exempel är att den upphandlande myndigheten ställer krav på att anbudsgivarna ska presentera referenser, exempelvis om hur en tjänst likartad den som offereras i upphandlingen tidigare har utförts eller referenser som styrker krav på en viss kompetens. Det är då fråga om referenser i form av kIt is not uncommon for contracting authorities make use of references in the procurement process. One example is that the contracting authority requires that bidders must present credentials, such as how a service similar to that quoted in the contract has been experienced or references proving the requirement for a specific skill. This is then a question of credentials in the form of qualificatio

I föreliggande studie undersöktes hur vuxna personer som står i kö i väntan på ADHD-utredning skapar mening om sig själva i framtiden med hjälp av möjliga själv. Metoden som användes var grundad i fenomenologisk hermeneutik och narrativ teori. Intervjuer genomfördes med tre kvinnliga informanter. Resultatet visade att teman som familj, partner, barn; karriär, jobb, praktik; och ADHD, medicinering The present study explored how adults awaiting assessment for ADHD create meaning about themselves in the future by means of possible selves. The method used was grounded in phenomenological hermeneutics and narrative theory. Interviews were conducted with three female participants. Results demonstrated that themes such as family, partner, children; career, job, internship; and ADHD, medical treat

Innovations are necessary to ride the inevitable tide of change. Most of enterprises are striving to reduce their computing cost through the means of virtualization. This demand of reducing the computing cost has led to the innovation of Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing offers better computing through improved utilization and reduced administration and infrastructure costs. Cloud Computing is the

The rapid development of current information technology has brought about new aspirations in the academic world, especially in higher education organizations. Learning management systems (LMS) are software applications or Web-based technology used mainly for digital learning and studying. Even though there are many different kinds of LMS, the more advanced ones are usually highly priced and the si

When preferences from the past or future disagrees with present preferences about what to do now, it seems counterintuitive for preference utilitarianism to take these past and future diachronic preferences into account. In this thesis I discuss two different solutions to this problem. First, preference utilitarianism could solve the problem by becoming more sophisticated - by suggesting that we s

This work will involve knowledge connected to geothermal sources, what they are and how they can be used for production of energy and electricity. Focus will be on the current situation in Denmark and to end by covering a possible Danish future development in geothermal. Denmark is one of the countries most engaged in the development of district heating and currently more than half of the househo

En undersökning av hur verb med olika aspekt i polskan översätts till svenska.

Fenomenet med kommunala allmännyttiga bostadsföretag sträcker sig tillbaka till 1930-talet. Syftet med att en kommun har ägt ett bostadsföretag har hela tiden varit att detta skall vara kommunens instrument för att uppfylla det bostadsförsörjningsansvar som åläggs kommunen. Driften av bostadsföretagen har dock hela tiden drivits utifrån KL:s förbud för kommuner att driva verksamhet med vinstsyfte

Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på de eventuella folkmusikaliska influenserna i svensk respektive grekisk populärmusik och göra en jämförelse mellan de båda. Syftet är också att finna likheter och skillnader i hur svenska respektive grekiska folkmusikstudenter resonerar kring folkmusikaliska influenser i populärmusik för att belysa ämnet ur olika perspektiv Svensk och grekisk populärmusik hTitle: Folk musical influences in Swedish and Greek popular music - a comparative study. What folk music influences Swedish and Greek folk music students can find in popular music and how they reason about them. Author: Michael Sideridis The purpose of this study is to determine the possible influences of folk music in Swedish and Greek popular music and make a comparison between the two. It also

The Family International is a Christian new religious movement founded in 1968. The movement has a history of frequent organizational changes, partly due to its theologically founded belief in continuous prophecy. The latest organizational change, the Reboot, was implemented in September 2010. This paper aims to introduce the Reboot and show how changes in social boundaries are perceived by memb

Den här studien handlar om hur ungdomar upplever musikämnet i grundskolans år 8 och 9. Mitt eget intresse både för ungdomar och att musicera tillsammans i ensemble har lett mig till detta val av ämne. Studien bygger på kvalitativ metod, närmare bestämt gruppintervjuer med ungdomar. De viktigaste resultaten är att ungdomarna känner att undervisningen i musik är annorlunda än i t.ex. matematik och sTitle: Music education in primary school. A study of how primary school students experience music lessons and ensemble playing. This study is about how young people perceive the subject of music in the elementary school years 8 and 9. My own interest for both young people and playing music in ensembles led me to this choice of topic. The study is based on qualitative method, specifically group int

Since the early 1980’s and up until today many organizations have realized the importance of paying more and more attention to the effective strategic planning of the information systems resources. There are several reasons for this that where recognized by Pyburn (1983), one was the high speed of technological progress both in regards to IT and Telecoms facilities. Another key factor, which is ve

Denna studie handlar om ett möte mellan Reggio Emilias filosofi och Rytmik. Följande frågor behandlas: Vad händer med barns lärande i mötet mellan Reggio Emilias pedagogiska filosofi och Rytmik? På vilket sätt påverkar förskolans förutsättningar lärandet? På vilket sätt utforskar barnen musik? Vad lär sig barnen? Studien, som genomförts med aktionsforskning, har gjorts på en förskola i en barngrupTitle: A meeting between the Reggio Emilia pedagogical philosophy and Eurhythmics. This study is about a meeting between the Reggio Emilia philosophy and Eurhythmics. The following questions are addressed: What happens to children's learning in the meeting between the Reggio Emilia philosophy and Eurhythmics? How do preconditions affect learning? How do children explore music? What do they lea

ABSTRACT Author: Jessica Gustafsson Title: Between two worlds – to be young, female and immigrant in Sweden today Supervisor: Norma Montesino Assesor: Christina Erneling The purpose of this study was to investigate how young immigrant woman see and describe their everyday life and find out if the life as a newly arrived immigrant is as problem filled as the previous research indicate. The study

During the last decade, crimes made in the name of honour, have appeared in the Swedish society and have become the focus of debates and research. Honour killing and compulsory marriage are deeds made in the name of honour and are also controlling and limiting the every-day life of youths´. The school, where the youth can meet people of the same age, becomes a very important place for these boys a

To live the life you want to live – A studie about how refugees perceive local welfare authorities interventions in relation to the life they want to live. The aim of this study is to analyze how refugees perceive the Swedish welfare authorities intervention in relation to the life they want to live. We used Amartya Sens Capability approach to analyze what intervention measures refugees consider

What? A Backpack concept in co-operation with Swedish outdoor manufacturer Fjällräven. The backpacks are to be used by travelers, trekkers and other active people with a need for a lager carrying capacity. How? The packs should build on the heritage of the Fjällräven brand while being modern and express innovation as well as continuity, functionality and simplicity. Multifunctional While the produ

In this thesis an empirical model for optimal production of North Sea oil is implemented for the purpose of evaluation in a contemporary context. The model was presented by Pesaran in 1990 and is one of dynamic optimization where a price-taking producer faces a maximization problem subject to constraints describing production conditions. The model along with some background research is initially p

The housing situation for homeless women - a qualitative study Our aim with this study was to examine in which way social workers and local politicians view on the housing situation for homeless women in four municipalities in the south of Sweden. We interviewed in total four social workers and four local politicians from two smaller and two medium-sized municipalities. We chose to focus on homel