The TyöPeda & Toteemi project members thought to share some pictures and thoughts about some of the activities from the Nordyrk conference (day 1), taking place at Arcada. The main theme of this conference is, Learning and working life competencies in a future perspective – challenges in professional education. The event kicked-off with a warm greeting from Camilla Wikström-Grotell, followed by a presentation by our Rector Mona Forsskåhl that provided…
Team 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…
Eeva 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…
Katia 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…
Rufina Kulbaeva, Online Media Student, BA (Mediekultur), Department for Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Course: Mobile Design Lecturer: Mirko Ahonen Extended reality (XR) is an exciting industry that grows rapidly. In 2016, the market size of XR was $6.1 billion and it’s expected to be $215 billion by 2021. It isn’t only increasing in the gaming and entertainment industry. It’s in demand in industries such as training and education,…
Many engineering problems are solved by finding the solution of partial differential equations that govern the phenomena. For example, in solid mechanics, the stress distribution can be solved by finding the solution of equilibrium equations in x, y and z coordinates (cartesian coordinate system). Similarly, in heat transfer, the temperature distribution in time and space can be determined by solving the heat diffusion equation. The three-dimensional heat diffusion equation in…
Birute Birgelyte, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Tomas Träskman Examiner: Dr. Mats Nylund In a dynamic business environment, all relevant knowledge can rarely be found in-house. As Felin et al. (2017: 123–124) observe, “[…] the locus of knowledge and innovation increasingly is the network rather than the firm.” Consequently, firms need to think how to utilize knowledge that resides…
Ville Multanen, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Nathalie Hyde-Clarke Examiner: Dr. Owen Kelly My master’s thesis identified methods suitable for use by government security and public safety organisations in order to improve YouTube content so as to increase public interest and engagement. This was done through a literature review by exploring insights and best practices used by marketing, advertising…
Catharina Cadwallader, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Nathalie Hyde-Clarke Examiner: Dr. Jan Nåls My MA thesis examines the reasons why millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) choose to follow influencers, such as video bloggers, and to what extent those influencers impact their followers’ consumption choices. By doing this we can identify key components…
Niclas Hallgren, Technical Operations Manager, Institutionen för Kultur och Media, Arcada UAS I have been lucky to be able to attend the NAB conference and show for over 10 years – and I am constantly struck by how much the industry is changing, especially now. It is amazing how much you learn in a few days and how we can use those trends to benefit our education in…