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Erfolg im Studium by ulrich.sailer@hfwu.de

realistische Studienanforderungen überzeugendes Studienangebot Konsumlust Sammlung berufspraktischer Erfahrungen Gute Berufsaussichten knappe Finanzen Gute Lernbedingungen Spaß/ Wohlfühlen Fachliches Vorwissen Methodenwissen Erfolgsdruck Persönliche Ausgeglichenheit Hobbies Familiäre Verpflichtungen Studienmotivation Nebenjobs Engagement Studierfähigkeit Erfolg im Studium Zeit für das Studium Beratungs-/ Coachingangebote für Studierende

Das kleine, qualitative Modell soll aufzeigen, wie ein erfolgreiches Studium gelingen kann. Einfluss haben hierauf die Hochschule (grüne Faktoren), die Studierenden (orange Faktoren) und teils gibt es auch externe Gründe (blaue Faktoren). Die Erkenntnismatrix führt, trotz der Einfachheit des Modells, zu interessanten Erkenntnissen, die klassische Diskussionen in Hochschulgremien bereichern können. Zu beachten ist dabei der Unterschied zwischen kurzfristigen Optimierungen und einer langfristigen Erfolgsst...

Climate change: taking personal action by Kai Neumann

CO2 emissions heating with fossiles buying stuff with a backpack of CO2 insulation alternative technology electricity from fossiles less mobility use of public transportation electric vehicles choosing green energy consuming less energy turning devices off investing into power saving devices buying less (e.g. meat or clothes) repairing things etc. available money being proud for being a better person measuring our footprint others do not appreciate green action enjoying comfort and new things mobility based on fossiles

A qualitative model asking for our personal motivation to lower our impact on climate change. Feel free to add to it.

Quantitative model on smallholder's income (Workshop example using Monte Carlo) by Kai Neumann

unit price of cassava for smallholders cultivated land added yield from use of fertilizer yield without mineral fertilizer use of artificial fertilizer extreme weather Quantity sold by smallholders price of cassava on the market Money for the smallholders amount of cassava consumed per household own consumption severity of extreme weather production occurrence of extreme weather Costs of farming costs of mineral fertilizer costs per ha (without fertilizer) Total money available Spending for food Other expenses targeted amount for own consumption

This quantitative model is from a workshop for the University of Cape Coast. It features a small quantitative model that starts with a steady constant development of a smallholder's income from growing one crop. Via step by step simulation it can be changed. The model, then, was enriched by a Monte-Carlo simulation of the possible influence from extreme weather and by the use of the range() function to look for all possible combinations to identify an optimal solution. Note: some of the factors have an e...

Diesel Gate and Psychology by Susanne

Little political action Lower value creation from electric cars Spread of electric cars 'There is pollution anyway' argument Need to feel integration Not admitting wrong behaviour Lobby from industry Argument of lack of range Price of electric cars Marketing from industry Electric cars Gasoline and diesel cars Criticism Pollution Mobility Happy people No price tag on pollution Investment in technology and resources Pressure from legal side Media attention Driving cool EVs feels great (development)

just the start of a collection of arguments from a psychologist who drives an electric vehicle Let us start a discussion and add to the model ....

Apple vs. FBI by bjuhre

Protection for terrorists Amount and intimacy of stored data on iPhones Attacks on other iPhones Modifying code is simple Legal precedent Spying into citizens's secrets Holy grail for hackers Gift for authoritarian governments Code finds ways to get free Tailored code for cracking open a special iPhone Privacy of intimate data Bad guys use encription from non-US companies Encription on iPhones Wish for more cracked iPhones invasion of privacy more easily accessible central servers Protection for good guys Search warrants of mobile devices Exposure to eavesdropping Risk for people's lives Amount and intimacy of stored data in clouds

This model is based on an article 'Inside Apple's Code War - The most powerful tech company is fighting the FBI on terrorism. Why?' (TIME Magazine March 28, 2016) Arguments of FBI are in purple Arguments of Apple are in orange Arguments from the articel in general are blue

Urban gardening revisited (wonna win FAIRPHONE) by Adam

biodiversity, robust species climate change conscious use of food, reconnect to nature digitalization and automation extreme weather flow of refugees Food security fossile economy, mineral fertilizer greener cities labor intensive urban gardening work people with no occupation practice of urban gardening teaching food and gardening vertical gardening wars and terror well being in the world well being in urban areas yield from smallholders yields yields from (industrial/conventional) farms yields from urban gardening

I have discovered the following article that inspired me to draw a bigger picture on urban gardening - at least qualitatively. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/urban-expeditions/austin/caleb-harper-innovation-in-urban-agriculture-important-because-of-climate-change/ Of course, I wonna win the FAIRPHONE (https://www.know-why.net/question/CfsXb3NvriEsmSuhnnuxsSQ)

Quantitative Model on Economics with degrowth by Kai Neumann

Initial discrepancy between the rich and the average Income of the rich Degrowth Purchases of the others income ratio rich to others Money of the others running time of loans Income of the others Total credits to others Money of the rich Savings quota by the rich Wealth of the rich Discrepancy Purchases of the rich Credits by the rich Money creation Interest Rates Interests for credits Payback of credits Productivity gain (growth) Wealth of the others

Quantitative model on economical developmentsThis quantitative model compares the average income and wealth of the people that earn above the average or those who lend money with those below average or those who borrow money. It includes interest rates initial inequality savings quota money creation (the possibility of banks to lend more than they hold) productivityThe model allows to understand the basic developments and to try scenarios on degrowth, by trying a negative productivity re-coupling of fina...

Feed the world - qualitative model on the arguments by Kai Neumann

human well being food waste area for agriculture growing population growing demand for meat and dairy products food in the world need for food climate catastrophes produce per hectare use of fertilizer and pesticides biodiversity deforestation use of unused area legumes instead of grain alternative farming practices (agroforestry, permaculture, te... lack of prospects in global south change of diet price of food industrialized agriculture digitization, high precision farming change of values

I was recently preparing my contribution to the System Dynamics Conference presenting our comprehensive quantitative GLU Model (global land use). At the same time I am repeatedly confronted with the argument that in order to save the world we need industrialized farming with the use of pesticides, fertilizer, and high precision farming, because otherwise we would not have enough yields to feed the world and thus would need more deforestation. Well, while the quantitative model shows that without major ...

ct Modell Projekt Gartenteich by Kai Neumann

Wahl große Teichtiefe Problem starke Sonneneinstrahlung Laub und Dreck schattiger Platz Sauerstoff im Teichwasser Fische und andere Tiere Teichpumpe Licht mehr Mücken im Garten Gelungener Gartenteich schöne Teichpflanzen mehr Singvögel im Garten Übergeordnetes Ziel: Mehr Freude im Garten Kosten für den Teich Zuwachsen des Teiches Zuwachs ungewollter Teichpflanzen Setzen von Teichpflanzen regelmäßige Pflege des Teiches Aufwand für den Teich Zunahme an Teichpflanzen Ansiedeln von Tieren

Reflexion on thorium reactors by Kai Neumann

climate change big promises big money for its promotors cheap energy prevents intelligent solutions still it takes a while to build power plants difficult to be used for weapons decentral solutions possible still a limited resource continued depletion of other resources political reasons economical reasons technical reasons Thorium reactors still a hundred years of radiation nasty byproducts simple solution with guaranteed supply only 100 years of hazardous radiation less waste existing technology available resource psychological reasons

this is just a first scetch of a cause and effect model ... if you look at the matrix of the factor thorium reactor you will recognize that this model is dominated by balancing feedback loops (...) you may contact me (kai@ilsa.de) to get a copy of the model or even to collaboratively model it with me and others in any way: many insights and happy modeling Kai