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Socializing through food : an approach to improving ISEG canteen and fostering community
| Resumo: | This project aims to assess the quality of ISEG canteen and identify potential areas for enhancement based on student preferences. The research comes at a time when the ISEG community is still recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of this research is to improve mental well-being and revive the community by promoting socialization and enhancing foodservices through improvements to the canteen space and service. A literature review and a questionnaire conducted online are the foundations of the policies developed in this project. Results demonstrate that ISEG students are currently dissatisfied with the service provided and that the factors that most contribute to this evaluation are the quality of the food and the quality of the service. Price turned out to be the most positive factor. In addition, students are concerned about the nutritional content of their meals and different food restrictions. The students proved to be highly social and would benefit from a multi-purpose space able to satisfy their food and social needs. The goal of the canteen restructuring is to create a dynamic environment in which students are encouraged to socialize and build an even stronger community before, during, and after meals. |
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| Autores principais: | Gonçalves, Francisco Manuel Patrício |
| Assunto: | Foodservice ISEG Canteen student well-being mealtime socialization community building nutritional awareness Serviço de alimentação cantina do ISEG bem-estar dos estudantes socialização durante as refeições criação de comunidade consciência nutricional |
| Ano: | 2023 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | This project aims to assess the quality of ISEG canteen and identify potential areas for enhancement based on student preferences. The research comes at a time when the ISEG community is still recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of this research is to improve mental well-being and revive the community by promoting socialization and enhancing foodservices through improvements to the canteen space and service. A literature review and a questionnaire conducted online are the foundations of the policies developed in this project. Results demonstrate that ISEG students are currently dissatisfied with the service provided and that the factors that most contribute to this evaluation are the quality of the food and the quality of the service. Price turned out to be the most positive factor. In addition, students are concerned about the nutritional content of their meals and different food restrictions. The students proved to be highly social and would benefit from a multi-purpose space able to satisfy their food and social needs. The goal of the canteen restructuring is to create a dynamic environment in which students are encouraged to socialize and build an even stronger community before, during, and after meals. |
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