Browsing National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design & Technology, ATU Connemara by Issue Date
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The application of process planning in the Irish furniture and wood products Industry
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010)In its simplest form process planning is the preparation of a list of the sequence of processes, applied to material in a manufacturing facility, to bring it to a useable part or product. Process planning can be seen as ... -
Green furniture: sustainable design guidelines for the Irish furniture and wood products industry.
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010)This thesis presents the research and development of sustainable design guidelines for the furniture and wood products industry, suitable for sustainably enhancing design, manufacturing and associated activities. This ... -
The initial teacher e-portfolio: towards a streamlined platform
(2014)The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is a provider of Teacher Education (TE) for second level teachers in the technical subjects Construction Studies and Design and Communication Graphics. In line with the ... -
The lecturer-as-learner; a critical analysis of a team teaching pilot programme
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2016)In an attempt to displace traditional lecturing hierarchies with a co-learning dynamic, the lecturer-as-learner paradigm was explored in GMIT Letterfrack. An action research study was carried out in the context of a final ... -
Cross institutional interchanges: student-teacher perspectives on an Irish service learning partnership
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2016)The research partners in this action research study are the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Letterfrack (GMITL) and QDS, Cope Foundation, Cork. GMITL is a provider of undergraduate initial teacher education (ITE) for ... -
Bilateral benefits: student experiences of work-based learning during work placement
(Industry and Higher Education, 2018-03)This article explores the varied learning experiences among third-year students undertaking a structured work placement module in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. Using situated learning theory, the article ...
