An investigation into the development and progressive adaptation of graduate attributes in tourism programmes

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 the graduate attributes building blocks throughout the programme

Technological University Dublin Peer Assisted Learning Initiative

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

Peer Assisted Learning for International Business and Languages Students

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 are

Peer Assisted Learning Project

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

A review of carotenoid utilisation and function in crustacean aquaculture

Crustaceans are cultured extensively around the world in intensive farming systems. High-performance formulated feeds have been developed for crustacean aquaculture, which are often supplemented with a number of natural and synthetic carotenoid sources. Studies over a number of years have consistently shown that dietary carotenoid supplementation is beneficial for crustacean aquaculture across a range of commercially relevant parameters. Most obvious is the effect on pigmentation, where carotenoid inclusion levels in feeds and duration of feeding diets with carotenoids have been optimised across many species to improve product colour, and subsequently quality and price. However, beneficial effects of carotenoid inclusion have increasingly been demonstrated on other parameters. This review updates the recent progress in our understanding of dietary carotenoid utilisation and storage, and the combined effects of diet, genetics and environment on crustacean pigmentation. In addition, the range of other physiological benefits this class of molecules brings to these animals is summarised. These include improvements in survival, growth, reproductive capacity, disease resistance and stress resistance. © 2015 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd

Dictionarium Latinum Andrologiae, Gynecologiae et Embryologiae ab antiquitate usque ad XVI saeculum (DILAGE) / Diccionario latino de andrología, ginecología y embriología dese la Antigüedad al siglo XVI (DILAGE), director Enrique Montero Cartell

Review: Dictionarium Latinum Andrologiae, Gynecologiae et Embryologiae ab antiquitate usque ad XVI saeculum (DILAGE) / Diccionario latino de andrología, ginecología y embriología dese la Antigüedad al siglo XVI (DILAGE), director Enrique Montero Cartelle, Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM), Textes et Études du Moyen Âge, 74, Barcelona-Roma 2018, LI + 1045 pp. ISBN 978-2-503-58163-7Reseña del libro: Dictionarium Latinum Andrologiae, Gynecologiae et Embryologiae ab antiquitate usque ad XVI saeculum (DILAGE) / Diccionario latino de andrología, ginecología y embriología dese la Antigüedad al siglo XVI (DILAGE), director Enrique Montero Cartelle, Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM), Textes et Études du Moyen Âge, 74, Barcelona-Roma 2018, LI + 1045 pp. ISBN 978-2-503-58163-

Snapshot on Negative Electrode Materials for Potassium-Ion Batteries

Potassium-based batteries have recently emerged as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The very low potential of the K+/K redox couple together with the high mobility of K+ in electrolytes resulting from its weak Lewis acidity should provide high energy density systems operating with fast kinetics. However, potassium metal cannot be implemented in commercial batteries due to its high reactivity. As safety is one of the major concerns when developing new types of batteries, it is therefore crucial to look for materials alternative to potassium metal that electrochemically insert K+ at low potential. Here, the different types of negative electrode materials highlighted in many recent reports will be presented in detail. As a cornerstone of viable potassium-ion batteries, the choice of the electrolyte will be addressed as it directly impacts the cycling performance. Lastly, guidelines to a rational design of sustainable and efficient negative electrode materials will be proposed as open perspectives

La mujer ateniense vista desde la oratoria

p. 39-62Vamos a hacer un estudio de la situación jurídica y legal de la mujer ateniense tal y como la reflejan los discursos de los oradores del último tercio del s. V y de los dos primeros tercios del s. IV. Evidentemente en todas las sociedades realidad social y jurídica no son equivalentes. En este sentido se ha señalado que existe un desfase entre la situación reflejada en los discursos oratorios y la que nos hace suponer la comedia nueva, donde vemos a mujeres que se casan por amor, que mantienen relaciones frente a los deseos de su padre, etc

Foundations and scaffolding: exploring literature and practice to build a new curriculum framework for TU Dublin

The IMPACT project at TU Dublin has been informed in part by the outcomes of the Co-CREATE project in 2019-20. Co-CREATE was a Team Teaching Fellowship project to support and underpin the building of a quality curriculum framework for the new technological university. A number of IMPACT projects (for example, NorthStar) have continued the work started within the Co-CREATE project to make it sustainable and embedded within the university. We present findings from one element of the Co-CREATE project which has informed a range of initiatives in IMPACT. This is the review of literature and practice undertaken to underpin the Co-CREATE project. The review addresses student voice and agency in curriculum design, enhancing sustainability in curriculum design, and identifies the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in the development of new programmes and provision. Curriculum in higher education has been discussed in educational literature as a fluid and contested concept. It relates to product, often described as content and syllabus, but also process, socially and politically embedded with the potential for change in positive or less positive directions. We present our findings and insights, and the recommendations we have made to stakeholders in our institution. We reflect on the purposes of higher education in the 21st century, and consider the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how they relate to TU Dublin’s mission and vision. We consider the place of graduate attributes, innovation, global citizenship and the impact of new technologies. We report on the development of curriculum frameworks and design at other technological universities, and how our experiences might be more diverse than those of traditional universities. We consider the impact of “connected” approaches to curriculum in research-intensive universities, and how these might be translated to the technological university context. We conclude with recommendations arising from the review of literature and practice which underpinned further work in Co-CREATE, and which may also be of value to others commencing this kind of work or reviewing curricula

Designing for Inclusiveness in EdTech Projects: the Case of the European University of Technology’s XR VR Team

This paper will present the case of the XR VR project team within the European University of Technology (EUt+). The team is tasked with developing an extended reality (XR) virtual reality (VR) approach to help students and staff overcome language and cultural barriers in international mobility. The aim of the project ultimately is to enhance the experience of physical student mobility and to ensure international opportunities for students are more inclusive. As research on the problem is still in progress, the team found themselves constructing their own understanding of designing for inclusiveness in the project. This paper presents the case through a qualitative case study methodology involving reflective journals of project participants, a focus group discussion and documentary analysis connected to the project. The findings from the study show how the understanding of ‘inclusiveness’ is constructed through social interactions and consequently how designing for inclusiveness in digital projects in education is a journey influenced by evolving meanings. Our study makes important contributions to the students with disability literature and technology in education literature