All projects from the School of Management and Law
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Technology-supported stress management training for professionals in the nursing profession
A high level of stress is documented among nursing students, which has a negative impact on their health, satisfaction and ability to remain in the profession. Problematic interactions that place high demands on emotional self-control are considered to be a major stressor. Measures to promote competence in dealing ...
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Aligning the teaching of academic writing and academic work with the latest generations of mind-enhancing technologies: A Design-Based Research approach
Advances in digital technologies have reshaped research activities, writing, and scholarly work into a new, seamlessly interconnected field of intellectual practices. This project asks what consequences this has for teaching and offers a complete redesign of a traditional course on academic work. ...
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Medzie - Medical Staffing made Easy
Medzie - Medical Staffing made Easy
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Product-Market Fit Evaluation for an AI-based Dental Imaging Software
Hyposis-based evaluation of the product-market fit for an AI-based dental diagnostics software. Review of the product strategy and product requirements.
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Use of ChatGPT and Co. in teaching and research at the ZHAW
In a pilot study in summer 2023, we investigated the use of AI in the preparation of Bachelor's theses at four ZHAW departments. In this project, we want to refine the study, carry it out in as many departments as possible and expand it to include the lecturers' perspective.
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Multimodal Anonymization of Gameplay Data
Gameplay data research gained popularity in the last decade across several disciplines (e.g. linguistic, pedagogy, psychology) as very precious way to analyse behavioural patterns and interactions among humans.One of the main limitations currently faced in gameplay research is the lack of open data. Gameplay data ...
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Product-market fit for innovative seat cushions for wheelchair users from Reliyoo
The startup “Reliyoo" has developed a revolutionary seating solution for pressure ulcer prevention. Pressure ulcers are a major problem for all people with limited sensitivity in the sitting area who have to sit in a wheelchair all the time, including paraplegics. Reliyoo's solution is a unique seat cushion that has ...
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Technology Affordances of the Industrial Metaverse
The metaverse is considered the “next big thing” after the internet in its current form. For the industrial sector, the metaverse holds the possibility to advance physical-digital approaches such as the Industrial Internet of Things, and enables the transition from Industry 4.0 to 5.0. This SNF Spark project aims to ...
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Transforming clinical assessments: Explicitly articulating implicit clinical decision-making to train AI
We are currently creating an AI algorithm using modern computer vision methods to assess movement quality in people after stroke. Our project, as many others, depends on therapist’s manual movement quality rating to create the ground truth. While therapists are trained to reliably assess movement quality in person ...
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Beyond Coalitions: Small States in Climate Negotiations (BeCoSS Climate)
Small states are often taken to be rule-takers rather than rule-makers in international affairs. Yet, small states can punch above their weight, notably when working through coalitions. While coalitions are key to understanding multilateral negotiations such as those on climate change, they mask important ...
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Cost and Benefits of Physiotherapy
The project explores the rising utilization of physiotherapy services under basic health insurance, pinpointing the factors driving this increase. It will scrutinize the demographics and treatment timelines of patients resorting to physiotherapy. The objective is to discern where the expansion of physiotherapy ...
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Design Thinking Projects 2024
The design thinking projects are carried out as part of the elective modules "Design Thinking" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and "Customer Centric Innovation" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The projects aim ...
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DICLIS - Surveying the ZHAW Diversity Climate for students at the ZHAW
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Effect and Perception of Green Patterns in the Energy Sector
The aim of this EKT Energiestiftung innovation project is to investigate the effect and perception of "Green Patterns" in the energy sector. Similar to "Dark Patterns", which often lead to undesirable behavior in digital user interfaces (e.g., accepting all cookies), these "Green Patterns" are intended to encourage ...
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Fiscal data pipeline for local government research in Indonesia
As part of the Public Finance and Development Planning (DEVPFIN), the Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM) at the University of Indonesia is conducting research on the financial situation of local governments in Indonesia. The data used for this purpose shall be enhanced with additional financial data ...
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Measurement of fixed assets in the public sector
Expert opinion on the analysis of the measurement practice of properties as fixed assets in the Canton of Zurich.
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Product Market Fit Boost - Peace of Mind for Your Innovation Idea
A Product Market Fit (PMF) Boost for entrepreneurial ideas of ZHAW-related people (e.g., students, employees, start-ups) that provides innovators with peace of mind.
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SwissSTES - Swiss Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage Action Plan and Implementation
Substituting fossil fuels with renewable energies will not be feasible without a massive expansion of seasonal energy storage. Seasonal thermal energy storage (STES) can make a significant contribution here. To date, the importance of STES for improving security of supply has been overlooked, although it has a great ...
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SWIRCULAR
The project aims at establishing a Swiss Circular Construction Digital Ecosystem to facilitate the paradigm shift towards a circular construction industry. Using a transdisciplinary approach, we will develop economic, legal, and technological innovations to aid adoption of circular practices in the Architecture, ...
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Inno Booster Blockchain FTWinnerdApp
FTWinner dApp aims to create an app that decentralizes the global investment scouting process, making venture capital more diverse, inclusive, and profitable. The app is based on blockchain technology and governed by a decentralized autonomous organization.
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Study Professional Profile of Fundraisers in 2040
In order to have more reliable insights into employment conditions, salary ranges, and wage levels in fundraising, and thus significantly improve the information status of fundraising salaries, Swissfundraising decided in 2013 to conduct a salary survey among its members in collaboration with ZHAW. The salary survey ...
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SWEET COSI – Co-Evolution and Coordinated Simulation of the Swiss Energy System and Swiss Society
CoSi is a research project funded by the "SWEET" program of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (call 1-2022) and carried out by the University of Basel. The project deals with the interactions between society and the energy system. To this end, various areas of social research (economics, social sciences and ...
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Using customer insights analysis for business growth in the plant-based meat and fish alternatives sector
Wild Foods GmbH is a Swiss start-up that uses an innovative manufacturing process to produce high-quality fish and meat alternatives from plants. The range currently includes a vegan salmon alternative made from carrots and vegan dried meat made from beetroot. Organic vegetables and vegetables declared as B-goods ...
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SWEET-reFuel.ch
To comply with the timeline of Swiss net-zero targets, an accelerated market development of sustainable fuels and platform chemicals (SFPC) is necessary. While first-generation technology is available to initiate a ramp-up the production of those substances, this is not the case for policies, laws, regulations, and ...
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Development of a dashboard for the political planning and controlling of the Canton of St. Gallen
To support political decision-making, the Office of Political Planning, Controlling and Management Support of the Canton of St. Gallen has developed its own indicator system. This indicator system was evaluated by the ZHAW Institute of Public Management. In order to provide the cantonal government with information ...