Browsing Dun Laoghaire Institute Of Art Design + Technology by Issue Date
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Evaluating the use of an artificial intelligent based support for psychological therapy
(2012)While highlighting studies that demonstrate technologies as being highly valuable tools for therapists, this research involves the use of Artificial Intelligence for the ultimate aim of designing a programme specifically ... -
"Behold" photography, memory and material culture
(2012)Historian and theorist Martha Langford has defined the family archive as a "meeting place". This metaphor generates a context for the performance of tactile and sonic registers. As the archive is awakened by the hands that ... -
Personality caught in the social net: Facebook phishing
(2012)Phishing is a well-documented social phenomenon whereby an individual poses as a trustworthy source to lure an unsuspecting user to give up sensitive, personal details willingly; this data is deceitfully utilised in identity ... -
Social Networking; the People's Politics
(2012-04)Social networking gives a public voice to individuals and allows them to engage with society in ways not previously possible. Shirky (2010) argues that a driver for building civic engagement is the group working which is ... -
Persuasion and attitudes-Advertising and captology influence on attitudes and behavioural intent towards lesbians, gay men and same-sex marriage
(2013)Attitudes are essential to human interaction, ranging from simple attitudes to complex ones. An attitude is an individual's cognitive evaluation of a particular person, group, object, action or concept (Smith & Mackie, ... -
Governance, social media and the cybercitizen - always in motion is the future.
(SCRIPTed, 2013)This article considers the emerging technologies known as Web 2.0 and how changing technologies may change the way we think about governance. In the last thirty years digital computing has had a transformational effect ... -
Reverend Thomas Goff (1772 - 1844) property, propinquity and Protestantism
(2013)This study is concerned with the life of Reverend Thomas Goff (1772-1844) a Church of Ireland minister, landowner and sometimes army chaplain. Goff was a keen, if sometimes sporadic, diarist leaving nine volumes covering ... -
The effect of information provided on Facebook profile on romantic attraction
(2013)The aim of this study was to explore the effect information provided on a social network profile has on romantic attraction. Participants were recruited online, and from the student population of an Irish third-level ... -
An investigation of motivation in co-dependent team sport
(2014)Motivation is a significant part of both a manager's and individual athlete's preparation for sport. This research study examined this important area by completing three studies. Study One examined the combined effect of ... -
The therapeutic relationship in therapy delivered via email: the therapist's perspective
(2014)Email as a tool to deliver therapy and provide psychological support is an increasing reality in the mental health environment. There is an intense debate among mental health professionals to determine whether the advantages ... -
Design strategies and dyslexia: Improving the accessibility of course material for third-level students with dyslexia
(2015)This thesis examines the challenges faced by third-level students with dyslexia when reading course material by drawing on information obtained directly from students through one-to-one semi-structured interviews. By ... -
Violent app games and the general learning model: Arousal, affect and access to aggressive thoughts
(2015)Previous research has shown that violent video gameplay can lead to increased violent behaviour and/ or decreased prosocial behaviour due to changes in access to aggressive thoughts, affect and arousal (Anderson, Camagey ... -
Adolescents' response to parental Facebook friend requests: The comparative influence of privacy management, parent-child relational quality, attitude and peer influence
(2015)As adolescents increasingly use smartphones to access the Internet, parental ability to monitor their online activities diminishes. An established surveillance technique ls for parents to 'friend' their adolescent children ... -
What motivates a ninja? An exploration of students’ CoderDojo experience
(2015)While previous studies have indicated that learning through digital game-play is highly motivating, young people’s motivation to create their own digital artefacts has received less attention. In particular, few studies ... -
Psychosocial impact of smart-technology use in acute rehabilitation
(2015)Assistive Technology may play a critical role in the rehabilitation of persons with acquired spinal cord injury. Smart-technologies, i.e. Internet enabled mobile technologies, are contemporary forms of assistive technology, ... -
Bord na Mona - A case study: The challenges of embedding an eco-entrepreneurial ethos
(2015)This study is concerned with the emerging concept of ecological entrepreneurship, whereby a business is operated in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable fashion. This research explores the relevance ... -
Smartphone usage and dependency in urban and rural Irish adults
(2015)The aim of the current study was to determine age and gender differences in smartphone usage and dependency in urban and rural Irish settings as dependency on smartphone technology has become a global issue. 250 Irish ... -
Using structural and engagement features of video games to predict happiness among video gamers: A mixed methods study with implications for positive psychology
(2015)Introduction: Modern day video games are made up of a variety of structural video game characteristics and engage video gamers in such a way that they experience a variety of positive and negative psychological effects. ... -
Cybertrends an exploratory study of who and why?
(Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 2015)Social Networking Research is in the limelight across the media world, it's not surprising with 74% of internet users having an active account on Social Networking Sites such as Facebook. This study explores personality ... -
The potential of the iScoil online learning model as an alternative educational programme for young early school leavers
(2015)Disengaging from mainstream education is a complex issue with wide reaching consequences for individuals, society and the economy. There is growing recognition of the scale of the challenge presented by Early School Leaving ...