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Haute école de gestion de Genève

Predicting ships’ path and destination port based on AIS information

Barreiro Lindo, Flávio ; Teodoro, Douglas (Dir.)

Mémoire de master : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; MASID 104.

Maritime transportation plays an important role in the world’s economy, representing 70-80% of all trade. Due its vital status, since 2004 the Automatic Identification System (AIS), provides information on vessel movement by means of electronic data. A ship is required to broadcast a message describing its position, destination, etc. every 2 to 10 seconds while moving. The signal’s...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Causal loops : logically consistent correlations, time travel, and computation

Ämin, Baumeler ; Wolf, Stefan (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2017 ; 2017INFO002.

Causal loops are loops in cause-effect chains: An effect can be the cause of that effect's cause. We show that causal loops can be unproblematic, and explore them from different points of view. This thesis is motivated by quantum theory, general relativity, and quantum gravity. By accepting all of quantum theory one can ask whether the possibility to take superpositions extends to causal...

Università della Svizzera italiana

ICT and gamified learning in tourism education : a case of South African secondary schools

Adukaite, Asta ; Cantoni, Lorenzo (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2016 ; 2016COM012.

Tourism is often introduced as a subject in formal education curricula because of the increasing and significant economic contribution of the tourism industry to the private and public sector. This is especially the case in emerging economies in Asia and Africa (Hsu, 2015; Mayaka Cuffy et al., 2012). Tourism in South Africa – which is the geographical setting of this research...

Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme

Training of North American travel agents with interactive online learning courses : The case of Switzerland Tourism North America

Ansermet, Lionel ; Salamin, Anne-Dominique (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme, 2015.

With a continuous growth of online booking channels and very knowledgeable consumers, travel advisors must develop strong product knowledge to remain competitive. Interactive online learning courses are often used to train travel professionals, as they offer flexibility and save time and money. New technologies allow learners to interact with the program and be prepared to situations that...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

Comment faire de Genève une destination touristique pour les jeunes

Amadou, Balde 1 ; Fragnière, Emmanuel (Dir.)

Mémoire de master : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2011.

Le tourisme des jeunes connaît une grande expansion et devient un marché potentiel dans l’économie mondiale. Cependant ce marché reste peu connu par les acteurs du tourisme. Le voyage des jeunes est devenu un besoin incontournable que ça soit pour découvrir, vivre une nouvelle expérience, apprendre une langue étrangère ou pour tout simplement grandir. Ce travail de recherche a pour...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Destination online travel reviews : An argumentative and textual genre perspective

De Ascaniis, Silvia ; Cantoni, Lorenzo (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013COM006.

Information and communication practices relating to tourism, as they occur in the frame of the so-called web 2.0, constitute a peculiar context where communicative interactions assume specific features. Prospective tourists face several challenges when making travel decisions because of the very nature of tourism products, which are intangible and perishable, and because of the extraordinary...

Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme

Informations interactives sur mobile pour le tourisme des remontées mécaniques : iSnowSports

Aebi, Frédéric ; Bocchi, Yann (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme, 2010.

L’offre actuelle de services mobiles aux utilisateurs des remontées mécaniques des diverses stations valaisannes n’a de loin pas atteint son apogée. L’objectif de ce travail de bachelor est de combler une partie de ce manque en fournissant diverses informations à destination des Smartphones des usagés des pistes de ski. Imaginez-vous sur les pistes de ski d’une magnifique station de...

Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme

Importance des enfants dans le choix d'une destination de vacances

Al-Khodairy, Dema ; Vuistiner, Alexandra (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme, 2008.

A l’heure actuelle, nous pouvons constater que les enfants possèdent un pouvoir décisionnel grandissant. Dès les années 70, une nouvelle éducation, dite plus permissive, a amené un changement comportemental chez les adultes et les plus jeunes. En effet, le parent ne se contente plus d’imposer ses décisions mais, au contraire, donne de l’importance à l’opinion de son enfant. Ainsi,...

Università della Svizzera italiana

ELearning acceptance in hospitals : continuing medical education of healthcare professionals

Bachmann, Larissa ; Cantoni, Lorenzo (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2009.

ELearning provides healthcare professionals an interesting alternative of participating to Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities. It offers the possibility to attend courses at a distance, and it allows creating personal learning schedules without needing to leave the job or the family. Hospitals can choose to organize CME activities for their employees and therefore may also opt to...