Nathalie Hyde-Clarke (PhD), Head of the Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Stranded: “left without the means to move from somewhere” (Oxford University Dictionary, 2019) On Wednesday, while introducing third year Methodology students to Critical Discourse Analysis, it quickly became apparent that the world social order is in shambles. Or at least that is how it is represented in the media – and given that is almost…
Read moreJutta Törnqvist, Lecturer in Online Media, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS This text discusses student-centered learning and experiments with a new approach to meet the needs of a broader type of students with varying educational and socio-economic backgrounds. As they must complete 30 credits of elective extension studies as part of their degree, students find themselves in situations where they identify and enrol for interesting subjects in other…
Read moreHamza Amarouche, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Mats Nylund Examiner: Tomas Träskman My Master thesis explores the home-sharing marketplace as one significant phenomena of sharing economy. During the last ten years, digital platforms have become an innovative model adopted by society at a rapid pace. Nowadays, this industry is facing challenges after the emergence of Blockchain technology and the evolution of…
Read moreJonna Seilonen, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Nathalie Hyde-Clarke Examiner: Dr. Owen Kelly My master thesis is based on website service development. It analyses how a change strategy may be managed for a website based on user preferences and recommendations. The aim of the study is to provide recommendations as to how a change strategy may…
Read moreAnn-Sofi Berger, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Tiina Räisä Examiner: Dr. Mats Nylund My MA Thesis investigated the prevalent ideals among journalists within the Swedish-language media in Finland. It also inquired about their working conditions and expectations for the future. I personally find this topic very interesting since I work as a journalist myself, and there is very little discussion…
Read moreJyrki Kettunen, terveystieteiden dosentti, TtT, Arcada; jyrki.kettunen@arcada.fi Yhdysvaltojen terveysministeriön vuosikymmenen takainen liikuntasuositus on päivitetty. Päivitetty suositus [1] on aiempaa versiota kattavampi; se huomioi ihmisen elinkaaren lapsista ikääntyneisiin ja kroonisesti sairaisiin henkilöihin. Suositus myös korostaa, että vähäinenkin liikunta on terveyden kannalta parempi kuin liikkumattomuus. Aikuisten liikuntasuosituksen pääviesti on päivitetyssä suosituksessa säilynyt ennallaan ja se vastaa myös nykyistä kansallista liikuntasuositusta (Liikunta Käypä hoito –suositus, 2016): Aikuisen henkilön tulisi harrastaa kohtuukuormitteista kestävyysliikuntaa ainakin…
Read moreTeam NURED is soon ready for a well-deserved summer break, but before this we would like to share some of the things that we have been up to during this spring! As Lead Partner representative I, Anu Grönlund, went on a road trip visiting all partners and participated in all focus groups discussions that we had planned to conduct during the spring. The aim of the focus group discussions was…
Read moreEeva Jäntti, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Owen Kelly Examiner: Dr. Jan Nåls How often do you hear someone using the word ‘immersion’ or saying that something is ‘immersive’? The term is widely used in everyday language and professional discussion, as well as in the academic literature. However, many times it is not clearly defined. Research of…
Read moreKatia Shklyar, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Elisabeth Öhman Examiner: Dr. Jan Nåls Most people underestimate the value of bodily movement in their personal creative process. It is not a surprise since the concept of Cartesian split has been dominating in philosophical and scientific thought throughout the centuries: “I think therefore I am”. Body has been objectified and disfavoured…
Read moreVi tog oss utanför biblioteket för att ta reda på vad studenterna tycker om vår kommunikation. Några dagar på språng i studentkorridorerna gav oss ledtrådar, men också en chans att synliggöra våra informationskanaler. Vad vi ville veta Eftersom vi upplevt att det är svårt att nå ut till studenterna med biblioteksinfo beslöt vi göra en minienkät. Målet var att få en snabb idé om vad studenterna tycker. Som verktyg använde…
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