Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest: Recent submissions
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Student-Led Seminar: International Destination Management
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Title of assessment strategy The Group Active Learning Strategy chosen for this assignment was group presentations through a studentled seminar (See Appendix 1) as Ryan (2021; 58), Plastow, Spiliotopoulou and Prior ... -
Group Presentation: Presenting Problems Professionally
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Summary of Teaching & Learning Context The assessment is a group presentation for business students studying financial services modules. The assessment is deigned to be examine the students across Year 1 to Year 3 ... -
Using PBL To Publish A Book With Final Year Students
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Introduction This submission is a reflection on the experience of applying a Problem Based Learning Approach to completing a 4th Year Final Year Project (FYP). This piece begins with a brief description of the PBL ... -
Supporting creative active learning design for academics through mobile Technology Kits
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Summary of Teaching & Learning Context Tablet devices foster the creation of asynchronous online content with enhanced production values of superior sound, video, lighting, positioning and resolution. They also provide ... -
Individual Presentation using A Problem Based Learning approach: When learning outcomes extend beyond the virtual classroom
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Summary of Teaching & Learning Context The content is delivered through online synchronous and asynchronous delivery. On campus delivery was restricted due to Covid 19. Students are working in the sector of early years ... -
Poster Presentation: Travel Operations & Geography
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Poster presentations have many advantages for novice presenters (as with this first-year cohort) who may find developing poster content less intimidating than writing a report (Berg and Hicks, 2017; 461). The poster ... -
Using Vevox Live Polling As A Formative Assessment Tool
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Summary of Teaching & Learning Context I teach an online Research Methods module to approximately 35 Level 9 postgraduate students on the PG Diploma in Financial Management and the PG Diploma in Quality Management and ... -
Using Numbas As a Revision Tool For Mathematics Students
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Summary of Teaching Context For the continuous assessment element of my courses, I use Moodle quizzes but to help students revise and practise the mathematical methodologies I have created Numbas quizzes. Overview of ... -
Best practice identification in a relevant industry and its application to the workplace.
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)This assessment is used on a number of Postgraduate programmes in the Department of Lifelong Learning in TUS Midlands campus as part of the programme capstone module. The assessment consists of two components and involves ... -
Life history research: stories of social justice & change
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)The assessment strategy contains two parts: Summative - Students are asked to select an individual who has been inspirational in acting for social justice and conduct life history research on them. They must write ... -
Process optimization for the 3D printing of PLA and HNT composites with Arburg plastic freeforming
(MDPI, 2022-10-12)The industrial use of additive manufacturing continues to rapidly increase as new technology developments become available. The Arburg plastic freeforming (APF) process is designed to utilize standard polymeric granules ... -
Heat dissipation plays critical role for longevity of polymer-based 3D-printed inserts for plastics injection moulding.
(MDPI, 2022-10-08)Injection moulding is a polymer processing method of choice for making plastic parts on industrial scale, but its traditional mould is made from tooling steel with time-consuming and costly production. Additive manufacturing ... -
Ganodiesel: a new biodiesel feedstock from biomass of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum
(MDPI, 2022-08-29)There is a pressing demand for new sustainable eco-friendly approaches to producing green energy worldwide. This study represents the novel production of biodiesel feedstock from the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum ... -
Development of the large-tonnage pressure-type prestressed anchor cable with BFRP for geotechnical engineering and its mechanical properties
(Wiley/Hindawi, 2022)Prestressed anchor cable is widely used in geotechnical engineering to control the displacement or landslide of an unstable slope. However, the traditional cable anchor is made of steel material, which is easy to get rust ... -
Hyaluronic acid: a review of the drug delivery capabilities of this naturally occurring polysaccharide
(MDPI, 2022-08-23)The inclusion of physiologically active molecules into a naturally occurring polymer matrix can improve the degradation, absorption, and release profile of the drug, thus boosting the therapeutic impact and potentially ... -
Effectiveness of front line and emerging fungal disease prevention and control interventions and opportunities to address appropriate eco-sustainable solutions
(Elsevier, 2022-08-21)Fungal pathogens contribute to significant disease burden globally; however, the fact that fungi are eukaryotes has greatly complicated their role in fungal-mediated infections and alleviation. Antifungal drugs are often ... -
A standardised core outcome set for measurement and reporting sedentary behaviour interventional research: the CROSBI Consensus Study
(MDPI, 2022-08-05): Heterogeneity of descriptors and outcomes measured and reported in sedentary behaviour (SB) research hinder the meta-analysis of data and accumulation of evidence. The objective of the Core Research Outcomes for Sedentary ... -
Utilizing machine learning techniques in football prediction
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022-08-20)From debates between football analysts, to opposing team’s fans, predicting the winner between two football teams has always been intrinsically tied to the sport. In more recent times, predicting the winner between two ... -
The role of digital technologies in supporting and improving fishery and aquaculture across the supply chain - quo vadis?
(Elsevier, 2022-07-12)Fish constitute important high protein products to meet the demands of an increasing global population. However, the continued depletion of wild fish stocks is leading to increased strain on the aquaculture sector in terms ... -
SoK: context and risk aware access control for zero trust systems
(Wiley/Hindawi, 2022-06-30)Evolving computing technologies such as cloud, edge computing, and the Internet of )ings (IoT) are creating a more complex, dispersed, and dynamic enterprise operational environment. New security enterprise architectures ...
