Research

Hur stöda barn med språksvårigheter till delaktighet med hjälp av AKK

23.04.2013 Projects, Research

Rätten till språk och kommunikation anses ofta som en självklarhet. För att kunna utveckla en fungerande kommunikation och växelverkan med andra är vissa barn i behov av extra stöd via alternativ och kompletterande kommunikation. Då ett barn har störningar i språk- och talutvecklingen kan det inverka på funktionsförmågan, delaktighet och växelverkan. Dessa barn är i behov av alternativa språkstrategier för att kunna utveckla en fungerande kommunikation. För ett barn med…

Arbetslivs- och sysselsättningssituationen bland personer med synnedsättning

27.03.2013 Projects, Research

Inom Livskvalitetprojektet på Arcada har socionomstuderande Ann-Catrin Tylli skrivit ett examensarbete om arbetslivs- och sysselsättningssituationen bland personer med synnedsättning. Svenska skolan för synskadade i Helsingfors har tillsammans med Arcadas Livskvalitetprojekt nyligen gett ut examensarbetet i form av en bok som även finns tillgänglig i punktskriftsformat. Undersökningen omfattar elever som gått i skolan någon gång mellan åren 1975-1990. I undersökningen deltog 21 respondenter. Studien tar upp viktiga frågor om personer med…

If there is a will, there is a way

26.03.2013 Projects, Research

Plastic waste, no problem! Plastic engineer can make a difference to the environmental impacts by clever design aiming to long-life-time products and by choosing recyclable materials. Energy and materials technology department is participating in the research activities aiming to improve the utilization of plastic rejects by material recycling together with the leading Finnish companies and universities in the field. Plastic industry currently utilizes most of its process waste as a…

Pure water – Success with plastics technology R&D!

22.03.2013 Projects, Research

We did it! And just in time for UN Water Day. Fundamental research with advanced polymer films in ARCADA has led to the development of a new method in membrane production. Ultrafiltration (UF) membranes are central to filtration systems used extensively in water-based industrial processes and in desalination pre-treatment. Current UF membrane manufacture is difficult to control, yielding products that give low separation efficiencies and high running costs for the…

Student motivation

20.03.2013 Research, Student Life

During one of the meetings, student motivation came across as one of the topics. It is always fascinating to think, what motivates another person. How could you know, you are not him/her? I started with myself – what motivated me to study back then and how did it changed now, after working for few years. At some point I was studying for the grades. Memory is very subjective to when…

Manufacturing revolution with 3D printing of plastic materials – bigger change than internet?

13.03.2013 Research

The fact is, that we have build our world on plastics. 3D printing of plastic materials is already in use in the production of prototypes and miniatures as well as in the manufacturing of small plastic parts and products. Wide-spread manufacturing technology is currently under development. Interesting things may be ahead since in principle the production of our daily plastics (such as cups etc.) can be decentralized from the plastic…

Samarbetsparter

08.03.2013 Projects, Research

Livskvalitetprojektet är ett samarbetsprojekt mellan tre högskolor i tre länder. Arcada samarbetar med andra utvalda högskolor i norden. Var och en högskola som deltar i projektet involverar både studeranden och sina kontakter i arbetslivet och samarbetsparter från den tredje sektorn. De lokala samarbetsparterna på de tre olika orterna kan eventuellt utökas efterhand projektet går vidare. Den bifogade figuren är ett schema för aktörer inom projektet. Om texten i figuren är…

The time of sun and snow

27.02.2013 Research

The time of sun and snow is the busiest time of the year, when it comes to applying the research funding from places. Research plans are drawn and partnerships negotiated at full strength. Good bye snowboard and after-ski party’s, here we DO NOT come. But still the new horizons rising from the research keeps up the good mood. Here comes a serious go-on for you who have the opportunity to…

Truth about work

25.02.2013 Research

my work in the lab was not love at first sight not even at second the first time i left my work almost crying of happiness that i won’t ever have to see her again i can recollect the feeling of releif when i closed the door behind me on the day the contract was over then i got free, moved to another country, had little work-affairs here and there…