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Burning Candles At Both Ends, Brenda Duggan
Burning Candles At Both Ends, Brenda Duggan
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Poster displaying details of project carried out by DIT students in fire safety week 2009. As part of 2009 Fire Safety Week, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Department of Design in DIT devised a challenge for students with the aim of promoting awareness of fire safety, particularly as students move from home into rented accommodation. Third Year students of Visual Communication were invited to submit a project as part of their assessment on the theme of “Burning the Candle at Both Ends”. Initially working individually, and later in teams, students were asked to produce …
Shopping Travel Behaviour In Dublin City Centre Survey., Dublin Institute Of Technology, David O'Connor
Shopping Travel Behaviour In Dublin City Centre Survey., Dublin Institute Of Technology, David O'Connor
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Poster displaying details of DIT School of Spatial Planning staff and students collaborating with the Irish Environmental Network and the Dublin Cycling Campaign to conceive and design this survey. All partners benefitted from the generation of information about shopper travel behaviour as well as about the perceptions of various interest groups. This information is being utilised to raise awareness of city centre environmental issues, ultimately leading to improved urban design which will benefit all city centre users.
Breaking Barriers, Creating Connections: A Physical Environment Action Plan For The Northwest Inner City., David O'Connor
Breaking Barriers, Creating Connections: A Physical Environment Action Plan For The Northwest Inner City., David O'Connor
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Poster detailing spatial planning project on Northwest inner city Dublin. The project commenced with a community and cultural profile which examined the historical and socio-economic context of the study area. This was in order to gain an understanding of the area and its spatial planning context
Bsc Spatial Planning And Environmental Management Public Spaces Survey, David O'Connor, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Bsc Spatial Planning And Environmental Management Public Spaces Survey, David O'Connor, Dublin Institute Of Technology
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Poster displaying Public spaces survey. As part of the module on Data Collection and Analysis, in March 2010, 2nd year BSc Spatial Planning and Environmental Management students carried out an ethnographic survey of four key public spaces within the LifeLine catchment. Using a mixture of questionnaire survey and observational data, students measured usage levels, behavioural patterns and user opinions about the spaces.
Smarter Travel Survey., Dublin Institute Of Technology, David O'Connor
Smarter Travel Survey., Dublin Institute Of Technology, David O'Connor
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Poster displaying details of Smarter travel survey. Dublin City Council is seeking to have Drimnagh designated as a Smarter Travel town. Smarter Travel towns are areas where latest practices and investments in sustainable travel are piloted and reviewed. One of the initiatives being explored is a Personalised Travel Plan (PTP), whereby local people are encouraged to improve their travel behaviour via direct marketing. As part of UniverCities (part of the Creative Dublin Alliance) and Students Learning with Communities (SLWC) initiatives, DIT School of Spatial Planning agreed to carry out a survey of the local community to gauge interest in and …
Law In Society And The Irish Penal Reform Trust., Mary Rogan
Law In Society And The Irish Penal Reform Trust., Mary Rogan
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Poster with details of law students working in the community. The School of Social Sciences and Law is committed to a socio-legal focus in its programmes and in research. Law in Society enables students to gain a practical understanding of the links between law and social change or social problems. At the same time, students can use their developing skills of legal research in a ‘real-world’ context. The module also aims to increase students’ understanding of the ethical dimensions of legal practice and to promote interest in giving something back to the community
St. Brigid's Nursery- Second Year Architecture, Patrick Flynn
St. Brigid's Nursery- Second Year Architecture, Patrick Flynn
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Poster with details of students' project on locating a nursery school in inner city Dublin. St Brigid’s Nursery school is currently located in Mountjoy Square. The second year architecture students explored the possibility of designing a new custom built nursery school on the existing site and a number of new locations in the North East inner city. The sites were chosen in conjunction with Dublin City Council
Msc Food Safety- Carmichael House, Food Safety Audit, Greg Burke, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Msc Food Safety- Carmichael House, Food Safety Audit, Greg Burke, Dublin Institute Of Technology
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Poster displaying details of Carmichael House food safety audit which was to audit the food service operation of a registered charity, operating in a listed building and expanding both the range of foods provided and the numbers being catered for. Address all areas and specify appropriate prioritised recommendations
Reaction Time Measurement Application: Road Safety, Aidan O'Dwyer
Reaction Time Measurement Application: Road Safety, Aidan O'Dwyer
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Poster displaying details of Reaction time measurement application in road safety.
Product Design And Enable Ireland, Assistive Technology And Design For All., Bernard Timmins, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Product Design And Enable Ireland, Assistive Technology And Design For All., Bernard Timmins, Dublin Institute Of Technology
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Poster displaying details of Assistive technology. The ultimate objective of assistive technology is to contribute to the effective enhancement of the lives of people with disabilities and elderly people, helping to overcome the barriers they experience in society, increasing their experience of independence, and positively contributing to their social inclusion.
Community Design Challenge, Bernard Timmins, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Community Design Challenge, Bernard Timmins, Dublin Institute Of Technology
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Poster displaying community design challenge. Five physically disabled members of the community have been given a design brief: to create a design that would solve a frustrating day to day activity.
Student As Teacher: Computing Projects In Local Schools., Ciaran O'Leary, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Student As Teacher: Computing Projects In Local Schools., Ciaran O'Leary, Dublin Institute Of Technology
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Poster displaying computing ininner city Dublin schools.
Dit Teaching Fellowships Reports 2011-2012, Learning And Teaching Technology Centre, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Dit Teaching Fellowships Reports 2011-2012, Learning And Teaching Technology Centre, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Annual Reports
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Ocd Ireland:Fundraising By First Year Dit Engineering Students, Leslie Shoemaker
Ocd Ireland:Fundraising By First Year Dit Engineering Students, Leslie Shoemaker
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Groups of students were asked to develope and execute a fundraising activity to assist the activities of the OCD Ireland an organisation providing support to people with obsessive compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder and trichotillomania.