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An evaluation of site operatives knowledge, behaviour, motivation, beliefs, and attitudes toward construction and demolition waste management in Ireland
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2015)
Despite ever-evolving environmental concerns resulting from increased awareness of environmental sustainability and the rising costs of landfill levies, taxes and raw materials, the Construction and demolition (C&D) industry ...
Suitability of adaptive self-regulated e-learning to vocational training: a pilot study in heat pump system installation
(2015)
Many studies have been conducted, mainly in a university environment, and researchers have identified both advantages and disadvantages of e-learning. Very little is known about the applicability and suitability of
e-learning ...
Combining self-regulation and competence-based guidance to personalise the learning experience in moodle
(2015)
Adaptive learning systems aim to address a learner’s specific needs, considering factors such as prior knowledge, learning efficiency, learning goals and motivation. Especially in distance education, often directed to adult ...
More than just a game: the role of simulation in the teaching of product design and entrepreneurship to mechanical engineering students
(2016-09-08)
The purpose of this work is to contribute to the debate on the best pedagogical approach to developing undergraduate mechanical engineering skills to meet the requirements of contemporary complex working environments. The ...
Experimental study of hybrid precast concrete lattice girder floor at construction stage
(Elsevier, 2019-08)
s part of an on-going research project on the hybrid precast lattice girder floor system, a series of six specimens were physically tested in the laboratory to investigate the behaviour of the floor at construction stage. ...
An exploration of attainment in leaving cert mathematics, and correlation, if any, with progression from first year civil engineering in GMIT
(2015)
The ‘Mathematical Problem’ has been reported and discussed extensively in Ireland and internationally for the last twenty years. This problem relates to students entering numerate disciplines, such as Engineering, and the ...
Advances in multifunctional balanced ventilation technology for dwellings and arising challenge to quantify energy efficiency and renewable generation contributions using international test standards
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-09-12)
This paper evaluates the ability of EN16573:2017 to isolate and quantify the energy efficiency and renewable generation contributions of multifunctional balanced ventilation systems. These systems integrate an air-source ...
Thermo King Carbon Neutral Production Line Project
(2019-03)
This paper describes an ongoing collaboration between Thermo King and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, in the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). The company has an operation in Galway where ...
The role of the supply chain in the elimination and reduction of construction rework and defects: an action research approach
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
Since 2007, Ireland has suffered a circa 80% reduction in construction output. This has resulted in bankruptcy, unemployment and bad debt. Contractors have attached greater emphasis to production efficiency and cost reduction ...
The Philosophy of Innovation in Management Education: A Study utilising Aristotle’s Concept of Phronesis
(2019)
While much has been written on phronesis, there is a dearth of empirical work on the how the concept can be developed and implemented in practice, particularly in an educational setting. To address this problem, characteristics ...