Tim Ulrich Schmeckel
PhD fellow at the University of Agder
Tim Ulrich Schmeckel is a PhD Research Fellow in Information Systems at the University of Agder. He holds a master’s degree in Digital Media Communication from RWTH Aachen University. In his master’s thesis, he developed a persuasive medium for communicating assistive technologies in the context of aging.
In his PhD project, he investigates the design of immersive training interventions for workplace violence prevention in the healthcare sector. His research follows a design science approach, aiming to generate knowledge that can inform future training design.
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Healthcare professionals experience alarmingly high rates of workplace violence, which can lead to severe physical and mental consequences and have critical implications for both staff well-being and patient care. This highlights the need for specialized training interventions that build the skills required to manage challenging situations. Immersive technologies, such as virtual reality, have emerged as a promising solution, enabling practitioners to train in a safe and controlled environment.
However, knowledge on the design of such immersive training interventions remains limited, leading to improvised and ad hoc implementations in practice. This PhD project uses a design science approach to investigate the design of immersive training interventions and to derive design knowledge to support the development of immersive training for workplace violence prevention in healthcare.
“This PhD project uses a design science approach to investigate the design of immersive training interventions and to derive design knowledge to support the development of immersive training for workplace violence prevention in healthcare”
— Tim Ulrich Schmeckel on his PhD project “Designing Immersive Training in Healthcare”