Education

Rote learning and epistemic beliefs

23.01.2020 Education, Research

Tore Ståhl, Educational Researcher, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Two recent blogs by Owen Kelly (2019, 2020) inspired me to some unsystematic reflections, firstly from a general educational perspective, and secondly in the light of my own research regarding so-called epistemic beliefs. Learning by doing or parroting The first experiences described by Kelly invite me to reflect about various areas within both educational practice and educational theory….

Min utbyteshöst i Helsingfors

21.01.2020 Education, Student Life

Att ha fått studera en termin utomlands är en av de absolut bästa saker jag gjort i mitt liv. I detta blogginlägg ska jag, Ellen, berätta mer om vad jag har erfarit under hösten 2019 när jag gjorde en utbytestermin som socionomstudent på Arcada. För mig var det långt ifrån självklart att åka iväg på utbytesstudier. Jag har alltid haft svårt med språk, framförallt engelska, och hade därför en farhåga…

Learning from Scratch

17.01.2020 Cooperation, Education, Projects

Owen Kelly (D. Phil), Principal lecturer in Online Media, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS In November 2019 I reported about a project that Irma Sippola and I started and which we call Snowcastle Valley. As part of this I have committed myself to teach eleven teenage girls and women, and five teenage boys, all school dropouts living below the poverty line, to code using the Scratch programming…

Narrow is Wide – On the Future of Finlandssvensk Film

18.12.2019 Alumni, Education, Events

Jan Nåls, Principal Lecturer, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS The Swedish speaking minority in Finland has its own unique film culture – commonly referred to as Finlandssvensk film. Historically, it has been an unruly child who has demanded a little bit too much attention and money, a troublemaker with identity issues, part of a relatively civilised cultural family whose members are accustomed to other, more traditional, modes of…

Fake it till you make it: envisioning the end product with design artefacts

13.12.2019 Education, Research

Kate Glushkova, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Tomas Träskman Examiner: Dr. Owen Kelly Arcada’s Media Management programme responds to the creative and managerial challenges posed by modern technology and changing user behaviour. It does so by fostering a multidisciplinary understanding of business, technology and culture. My study looks into managing the collaborative design process, where all these components find their place. Research focus:…

Nytt i biblioteket och julinfo

13.12.2019 Education, Projects, Student Life

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Leadership in change – YLE News and Current Affairs renewing project 2018-2019

11.12.2019 Education, Research

Janne Mällinen, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor Dr. Nathalie Hyde-Clarke Examiner: Dr. Mats Nylund My Master’s Thesis investigates the concepts of leadership and to what extent the perceptions about leadership changed during a studio and content renewing project at YLE’s News and Current Affairs in 2018-2019. Leadership style plays a significant role when predicting organization performance or outcomes. It also enhances employees’ well-being. According to previous research, leaders…

Self-publishing in the digital age

11.12.2019 Education, Research

Bryan Dollery, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Matteo Stocchetti Examiner: Dr. Nathalie Hyde-Clarke Improved accessibility to computers and the internet means lower entry barriers for many sectors. For some writers, this means that the dream of getting their story, comic or poetry out into the world is much closer to becoming a reality – as made by evident the…

Reflecting on Arcada’s Social Impact in the Finlandsvensk Film Industry

10.12.2019 Alumni, Education, Events

Nathalie Hyde-Clarke (PhD), Head of the Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Social impact is understood to be the influence and effect an organisation has on the well-being and development of its community. It can be measured in a variety of ways. For the purposes of this discussion on the effect of the BA in Film och Media (previously Mediekultur) offered by Arcada in the Finlandsvensk community, we…

Key issues and strategies for implementing the Lean Methodology in organizations

27.11.2019 Education, Research

Thomas Djupsjö, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Owen Kelly Examiner: Dr. Mats Nylund My Master’s Thesis investigates lean principles, application strategies and what organizations are challenged with when implementing lean. An additional objective has been reviewing how lean may benefit teams within various organizations that function in different industries, cultures, and areas. The media industry today is digital,…