Energy Demand Shifting in Residential Households: The Interdependence between Social Practices and Technology Design

Emerging energy technologies, such as smart meters and solar photovoltaic systems (solar PV), are changing our relationship to energy. There is increasing evidence that households with solar PV on their roof tend naturally to shift their energy consumption in time to match their local generation, but what do people actually do to achieve this and how ICT can support them to optimize their consumption? In this paper we present a year-long user study to understand social practices around laundry routines and local energy generation. We highlight four challenges for the next generation of home energy management systems

Understanding and Supporting Emerging Domestic Energy Practices

The current transformation of the domestic energy landscape, including local generation, new consumption and storage, requires rethinking our research approach. This paper reports experiences from two case studies with their implications for future HCI research in the home

Developing professionalism in new IT graduates? Who needs it?

A new graduate may require a period of ‘acclimatisation’ through a process of ‘developing their professionalism’ to fit into their work environment. The e-Skills UK Technology Counts Insights 2010 report suggests that 110,500 new entrants a year are required to fill IT & Telecoms professional job roles, with 20,800 coming from education (predominantly graduate level and higher). However, 43% of recruiters were reporting a lack of suitable candidates for IT & Telecoms posts where growing importance will be placed on relationship management, business process analysis and design, project and programme management. IT & Telecoms professionals are increasingly expected to be multi-skilled, with sophisticated business and interpersonal skills as well as technical competence. As the report also says: ‘UK growth will continue to be primarily in high-value roles with an increasing need for customer and business-oriented skills as well as sophisticated technical competencies.’ The diverse needs and requirements of the IT sector, as specified by various employer groups and professional bodies including BCS, IET, eSkills, the CBI and the SFIA Foundation, are discussed. According to the CBI, ‘62% of entrants to the IT sector need to draw on managerial and professional business skills almost immediately.’ For organisations to succeed, their IT graduate recruits must supplement their IT skills with managerial and professional business skills. Well considered CPD will ensure that recent graduates can enhance their ‘academic’ skills with the necessary work-based skills for the benefit of both themselves and their new employer. The focus of the improvement will balance the student-centred needs for development and the engaging employer’s commercial needs

Pengaruh Pelatihan, Penempatan Kerja, Dan Kompensasi Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada PT. Bank Sulutgo Kantor Pusat Manado

Sumber daya manusia memiliki peran penting bagi Perusahaan, karena sumber daya manusia merupakan kombinasi antara tenaga, fisik, ide, bakat, pengetahuan, kreatifitas dan keterampilan yang dibutuhkan untuk menggerakan Perusahaan. Kinerja seorang karyawan merupakan awal yang penting bagi terciptanya kinerja Perusahaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelatihan, penempatan kerja, dan kompensasi terhadap kinerja karyawan PT. Bank Sulutgo Kantor Pusat Manado. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 103 orang. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah asosiatif dengan teknis analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pelatihan, penempatan kerja, dan kompensasi baik secara simultan maupun parsial mempunyai pengaruh positif terhadap kinerja karyawan. Pimpinan PT. Bank Sulutgo Kantor Pusat Manado sebaiknya mempertahankan dan mengembangkan pelatihan yang telah dilaksanakan setiap tahunnya dan juga memperhatikan penempatan kerja dan kompensasi untuk meningkatkan kinerja karyawan dalam pelaksanaan tugasnya

Exercise as an adjunct treatment for postpartum depression for women living in an inner city—A pilot study

To examine the effectiveness of exercise in the management of postpartum depression, women living in an inner-city, who were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (Perinatal Version) (SCID-PN), were randomly assigned to an exercise group (N = 12) or control group (N = 12). A focus group was carried out to explore women's views of the trial. There were no significant differences between the two groups for SCID-PN. Although women who had engaged in the exercise viewed it positively (based on focus group data), low adherence to exercise meant that significant improvements in postpartum depression were not found

Perancangan Video Edukasi Kesenian Jawa Karawitan Dalam Bentuk Animasi Bagi Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun

Karawitan adalah kesenian Jawa yang sudah mulai dilupakan oleh anak anak. Mereka lebih menyukai budaya luar dan mulai melupakan budaya Indonesia. Bahkan banyak dari mereka yang tidak mengetahui Karawitan. Oleh karena itu, penulis merancang video animasi tentang Karawitan sebagai media pendukung pembelajaran. Dengan adanya video ini, anak-anak dapat mengetahui tentang Karawitan dengan harapan Karawitan tidak dilupakan sampai mereka tumbuh dewasa