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31.8.2021 15:30
Protecting fashion designs by copyright has been challenging. This has enabled large-scale copying of designs, which in turn has contributed to 'fast fashion' – a phenomenon that causes damage to the environment, human rights and cultural values. In her doctoral dissertation in the field of law, Heidi Härkönen states that copyright is one of the several legal means at our disposal to foster sustainable development of fashion.
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20.8.2021 11:30
Automotive industry is going through a digital transformation and striving to expand its business models into new mobility solutions. Their core product-driven business is expanding to service-orientated business models which requires a new set of expertise and capabilities. Linus Schaaf (M.A.) examines in his doctoral dissertation the possibilities to use service design in business development for human-centered accelerated decision-making by application of digital co-creation.
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3.8.2021 9:00
Competence-based education has been at the heart of international and national education policy. Various international organisations, such as the OECD and the EU, have promoted the approach. Lauri Palsa (M.A.) argues for taking a local perspective into account more comprehensively in different levels in competence-based education. Palsa’s research strengthens our understanding of competence-based education and offers insight into curriculum design and lesson planning.
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12.5.2021 12:15
Aleksander Wiatrowski examines in his dissertation the data protection abuses of dominant ICT companies and the potential of legal action to protect people's privacy. Legislation has not kept up with the changes of a technology-dependent society.
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4.3.2021 9:00
Around the world, there are not as many women in the workforce as there are men. This reality also holds true in the field of graphic design (GD). The fact that women usually excel in their studies but are not equally well represented in the job market has drawn particular attention. MA Yue Zhao explores the lower status of female graphic designers in the workforce as compared with males and the possible reasons for this situation.
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27.1.2021 14:00
Throughout history, Indigenous peoples have played, gamed and created their own games. Games and gaming are in fact an integral part of Sámi culture, but there are, nevertheless, only a handful of digital games around. In her dissertation Outi Laiti, BE, MEd, explores the possibilities offered by game development events for the cultural self-expression of Sámi people. What kind of a picture of Sámi culture, then, do digital games convey – who draws it, for whom and on whose terms?
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26.1.2021 9:00
Continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers has gained attention in the field of education, more specifically in English Language Teaching (ELT). In her doctoral research M.A. Arzu Eryılmaz points out that CPD requires significant investments beyond the traditional ways of providing several resources such as time, delivery, participation and funding. It is essential to have a planned and defined policy or set of strategies that will serve as the backbone for CPD programs to meet the recognized standards.
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28.12.2020 11:00
Service designers often act as facilitators in co-creation workshops, and they need specific skills to ensure a positive participant experience. The facilitator needs to be capable of creating a sense of togetherness and optimizing interaction in order to allow the flow of collective creation. The study by Mariluz Soto, MA, aims to broaden our understanding of emotions in service design processes and presents three essential skills that help facilitators in their work.
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1.12.2020 11:00
The number of couples who find themselves in a long-distance relationship is increasing for a wide range of reasons. For example, the current outbreak of COVID-19 has kept numerous loved ones apart. M.Des. Hong Li argues that there is a gap between research-based knowledge of the needs of long-distance relationship couples and the practical solutions actually available for them. Her study contributes to bridging this gap by mediating emotional communication through unconventional user interfaces that use interaction solutions outside of the scope of their conventional use.
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20.11.2020 9:00
Unmanned aircrafts – drones – have brought about a significant change in civil aviation. They present a number of problems, in particular when viewed from the perspective of aviation safety and security law. In his doctoral dissertation, LL.M. Mikko T. Huttunen examines the problematic of drones and the legislative approaches addressing it.
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