Vi är en grupp på fyra personer från Ergt19 som kommer dela med oss av en del av vårt arbete med vår case person i kursen Aktivitet och delaktighet II som handlade om neurologisk ergoterapi. I början av kursen blev vi tilldelade ett case som handlade om en 40-årig man som varit med om en bilolycka. Personen drabbades av flertal frakturer i armar och ben samt en skallfraktur. Olyckan bidrog…
Read moreFN:s Barnkonvention tar upp leken som en av barnets rättigheter. I kursen Aktivitet och delaktighet för barn och unga har vi fått bekanta oss med leken som både metod, belöning och mål i ergoterapin. Trots att barnets rätt till lek fastslås i Barnkonventionen, löper bland annat barn med funktionsnedsättningar risk för att drabbas av aktivitetsorättvisa i form av lekdeprivation. Här kan vi ergoterapistuderande spela en stor roll som möjliggörare för “play as an aim, play as a…
Read moreVi i ERGT19 fick vara med om en temaförmiddag som handlade om sexualitet med inriktning på sexualitet hos personer med funktionsvariation. Vi tog del av ett studiematerial och fick sedan diskutera i smågrupper frågor gällande ergoterapeutens uppgifter, samt våra egna åsikter om ämnet. Sexualitet hos personer med funktionsvariationer är något man inte pratar mycket om i allmänheten. Dessa personer kan lämnas ofta utan sexualundervisning, deras sexuella hälsa glöms bort eller…
Read moreSocial media is on everybody’s mind nowadays. Social media had a lot of impact on our everyday life, and it has changed, for example, the way we buy products, search for information, or stay in touch with colleagues. Instagram can be seen as one of the effective platforms for marketers to do social media. Instagram is a worldwide photo-sharing platform, with an enormous 1.074 billion users in 2021. Instagram’s huge…
Read moreDue to the heavy impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the event management industry, I wanted to conduct a research on online events. Prior to 2020, relatively many pessimistic views on online events dominated the scene. While several of those sceptical opinions remain, as the general public have been more and more exposed to the online event experience, they have discovered the positive aspects of attending an event online. Especially with…
Read moreThe year 2020 was a very different year than what we students are used to. It was a year of big changes and new learnings but most of all it was a year of adaptation. With COVID-19 going from an epidemic to a global pandemic, universities and workplaces had to find ways to survive and keep up their services to the best of their abilities. Remote learning became our new…
Read moreBecause I am working in an international media agency here in Finland, I noticed how important inspirational leadership is since in this fast-paced and ever-changing industry it is easy to lose a creative mindset. Additionally, I became aware of how complex it is to regularly come up with new media goods while feeling inspired.Leadership specialists debate that a perfect leadership style does not exist, but that inspirational and thriving leadership…
Read moreMy thesis was a development project for the company I am currently working in and it presented the development of communication in an expert service company operating in the B2B market. The aim of my thesis was to give an overview of the development in addition to keep developing the company’s communications in ever-changing situations. The goal was to help the company, first, to understand the meaning of communications, and…
Read more”Jättebra koncept som är tillgängligt för alla” och ”Lämplig nivå, lätta att hoppa med från det dokument man satt och jobbade med” är två kommentarer av all positiv feedback som vi har fått för våra distanspauser. Vi är fem idrottsstuderande tjejer som tre gånger i veckan drar 10 minuters online pausgymnastik och mindfulness-pauser för Arcadas personal som en del av vår praktik för projektet Arcada Sport and Health Booster. Under…
Read moreHello there! I’m Jordi, a Materials Processing Technology (now Mechanical and Sustainability Engineering) student at Arcada University of Applied Sciences (UAS). Most likely you are, as I was back in the day, a bit hesitant on whether enrolling in Arcada to pursue your engineering career is a good choice or not. Short answer: YES, it definitely is, but let’s dig deeper into that answer since there are different things you…
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