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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 ...
The impact of gender, language and writing style on perceptions of participants in online political discussion forums
(2009)
The aim of this research was to study the differences between male and female use of language in an online discussion forum. A discussion forum on the topic of politics was created and participants invited to use it over ...
Cyberbullying: A new dimension to an old problem
(2009)
Shariff and Gouin (2005) describe cyberbullying as psychological bullying, enacted using electronic communication tools such as; mobile phones, blogs, websites, and chat rooms. The aim of this research was to examine the ...
A study of the economic and social impact of the arts in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County
(2012)
With public spending on the arts coming under ever greater scrutiny, studies of the economic and social impact of the arts need to make a stronger, more impartial case for the continuation of funding. A number of reports ...
Brands, online collaboration and social media. A case study - Starbucks
(2010)
The evolution of the Internet is one of the main driving forces behind competitive activity in today's markets. Consumer purchasing habits, as a result of the internet, is also changing rapidly. Professional marketers need ...
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 ...
The image after tomorrow - Digital culture & the family archive
(2008)
Analogue photography has a rich history of putting into order the chaos of familial histories. Traditionally, the family album was dependent on object materiality for its existence. In its manifestation as book, memory-time ...
Profiling female entrepreneurs: A study of female entrepreneurs in the Dublin region
(2005)
The objectives of this research are twofold. Firstly, it provides a profile of the female entrepreneur in the Dublin region. Secondly, it critically examines the awareness and take-up of business development support services ...
Campus incubation - A study of how incubators assist firms
(2005)
Incubators are considered a cost-effective way to stimulate and support knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial activity. Incubators seek to support the entrepreneur during the new venture creation process. They do this, ...
A place like all others: Picturing global capital in urban space
(2018)
This practice-led thesis addresses the representation of urban space within the context of globalised economies and increased capital flows between nations. Drawing on ethnographic practices, interviews taken from the ...