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An Investigation Into The Development And Progressive Adaptation Of Graduate Attributes In Tourism Programmes, Louise Bellew, Odette Gabaudan

Articles

As higher education institutes are embracing the notion of graduate attributes, it has become highly desirable to embed these attributes within programmes. This study proposes to investigate students’ views of recently identified graduate attributes in the Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland), and how they perceive their development and application in their tourism programme. The study supports the idea of the importance of placement in the progressive adaptation of learning and in translating the conception of attributes. While students strongly believe that graduate attributes are developed through the placement experience, it is equally important to embed and strengthen the visibility of …

Building Information Modelling Incorporating Technology Based Assessment, Maurice Murphy, Lloyd Scott

Teaching Fellowships

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is currently being developed as a virtual learning tool for construction and surveying students in the Technological University Dublin. This advanced technology is also used to develop a technology based assessment practice for enhancing the learning environment of construction and surveying students. A theoretical design framework is presented in this paper, which combines advanced technology and assessment theory to create a virtual learning environment. This is based on the move from teacher-centered to student-centered learning, which attaches a higher degree of importance on what students know, understand, and can do as a result of their educational …

Improving Core Mathematical Skills In Engineering Undergraduates, Michael Carr

Teaching Fellowships

A large number of engineering undergraduates being their third level education with significant deficiencies in their core mathematical skills. Every year, in the Technological University Dublin (DIT) , a diagnostic test is given to incoming first year students, consistently revealing problems in basic mathematics. It is difficult to motivate many students to seek help in the Maths Learning Centre to address these problems. As a result, they struggle through several years of engineering, carrying a serious handicap of poor core mathematical skills, as confirmed by exploratory testing of final year students

In order to improve these skills in engineering students …

Curriculum Development For The Delivery Of A Standardised Business Research Methods Module, Conor Horan

Teaching Fellowships

The goal of this project is to provide a framework for a revised delivery of Research Methods across the College of Business. This project considers a number of issues and misconceptions that needed to be overcome regarding the delivery of Research Methods (RM) as a module and the recognitions of RM as a discipline. This includes the misconception that “commonality” of the student cohort was required for the delivery of RM and the issue of student disengagement. The outputs of this project are Module Descriptors for a generalised Research Report, case studies representing best practice in other institutions and the …

An Examination Of The Use Of Blended Learning To Support Improvement Of Engagement And Retention Of Part-Time Postgraduate Level Students Using Student Edited Podcasts, Deirdre Lawless, Damian Gordon

Teaching Fellowships

Part time students must content with a large number of logistical factors which may inhibit their ability to attend all required instruction sessions. The vast majority of part-time students are in full –time employment and due to either family or work pressure may be unable to attend all classes. This can have a significant impact on the student learning experience. Students can quickly fall behind, become de-motivated and can increasingly seek deferrals from with examinations or the programme itself. Given the current economic climate it is to be expected that the numbers of students interested in upskilling will be increased …

Peer Assisted Learning Project, Maria-Jose Gonzalez, Odette Gabaudan

Teaching Fellowships

This report provides a comprehensive outline of the context for the Peer Assisted Learning Project and the process of implementation in the BA (hons) International Business and Languages in the academic year 2009-2010. It also includes a set of recommendations arising from the project and it concludes with an outline for future work in the area.

Peer Assisted Learning For International Business And Languages Students, Odette Gabaudan, Maria-Jose Gonzalez

Other Resources

This report provides a comprehensive outline of the context for the Peer Assisted Learning Project and the process of implementation in the BA (Hons) International Business and Languages in the academic year 2009-2010. It also includes a set of recommendations arising from the project and it concludes with an outline for future work in the area

Technological University Dublin Peer Assisted Learning Initiative, Odette Gabaudan, Maria-José González

Conference Papers

Poster presentation, summary of work on peer assisted learning initiative for international business and languages students.