Browsing College of Engineering and Informatics by Author "Brennan, Attracta"
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Barriers and waste in the research grant application process in higher education through a Lean Six Sigma lens
Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; McAvoy, John (De Gruyter, 2020-09)Higher education institutions (HEIs) typically generate income from two main sources; student fees and research income. In contrast, the predominant waste streams in HEIs tend to include; (1) assignment/examination mark ... -
Cosmic sounds: A game to support phonological awareness skills for children with dyslexia
Brennan, Attracta; McDonagh, Tara; Dempsey, Mary; McAvoy, John; (2022)Studies show that reduced literacy skills can negatively influence a child¿s self-esteem and future career opportunities. Literacy is significantly affected when problems exist understanding the phonological component or ... -
Empowering learners with self-selecting learning tools
Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)Students need to be encouraged while in the liminal space i.e. the learning journey in the process of mastering a threshold concept (Land et al, 2014) (Meyer & Land, 2003). However, this learning journey can either be a ... -
An evaluation into the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma: an empirical study
Antony, Jiju; Sony, Michael; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Farrington, Thomas; Cudney, Elizabeth A. (Emerald, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma through an empirical study. Six Sigma is one of the most powerful business process improvement strategies used by numerous ... -
An exploratory study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context
Antony, Jiju; Forthun, Shirin Charlotte; Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Farrington, Thomas; McFarlane, Julie; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary (Emerald, 2019-09-26)Purpose: Medication errors are a significant cause of injury in Norwegian hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore how Lean Six Sigma has been utilised in the Norwegian public healthcare context to reduce ... -
An exploratory study into the use of lean six sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context
Antony, Jiju; Forthun, Shirin Charlotte; Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Farrington, Thomas; McFarlane, Julie; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary (Emerald, 2019-07-04)Purpose Medication errors are a significant cause of injury in Norwegian hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore how Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has been used in the Norwegian public health-care context to reduce ... -
The Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project
Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Yang, Lan; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Yu, Ming; Chan, Wing P.; Whelan, Bryan; Silke, Carmel; O'Sullivan, Miriam; Rooney, Bridie; McPartland, Aoife; O'Malley, Grainne; Carey, John J. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-12-18)Purpose The purpose of the Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project is to create a large retrospective cohort of adults in Ireland to examine the validity ... -
P-PAC (partnership in pedagogy, accreditation and collaboration): a framework to support student transition to emplyability in industry. A lean systems case study
Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary (Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Polish Association for Production Management, 2018-12)The global economic crisis of the past decade and the accruing shifts in labour market policy, coupled with the rapid advances in technology have resulted in a far less certain future employment horizon than ever before ... -
Perceived non-value added activities in the research grant application process through a lean Six Sigma lens: Lean Six Sigma in higher education.
Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020-11-30)Universities as part of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) operate in a climate of reduced state funding and increased oversight and competitive performance pressures. Universities are mandated to award degrees and other ... -
Portfolio management: The holistic data lifecycle
McAvoy, John; Murphy, Conor; Mushtaq, Laila; O’Donnell, James; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary; Kiely, Gaye (Drake Management Review, 2022-10)Machine learning provides many benefits to Portfolio Managers in analysing data and has the potential to provide much more. A concern with the approach to Machine Learning in Portfolio Management is that is caught between ... -
Re-boot learning: providing an e-tivity scaffold for engagement for early research activity through blog technology embedded within teaching and learning
Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; O'Dea, Majella (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)Increasing student numbers in higher education over the last decade has challenged educational environments. The challenge for educators is to re-think learning environments and delivery methods such that a student-educator ... -
Reducing medication errors using lean six sigma methodology in a Thai hospital: an action research study
Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Antony, Jiju; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta (Emerald, 2020-05-12)Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and its associated tools to reduce dispensing errors in an inpatient pharmacy of a teaching hospital in Thailand. Design/me ... -
Reducing pharmacy medication errors using Lean Six Sigma: A Thai hospital case study
Trakulsunti, Yaifa; Antony, Jiju; Edgeman, Rick; Cudney, Beth; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta (Routledge, 2021-03-02)Hospital medication errors are costly and contribute to patient mortality, morbidity, and decreased health care quality. Errors result from poor systems design more commonly than from healthcare staff performance. As ... -
A review of the most significant challenges impacting conventional Project Management success
Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Holzberger, Astrid; McAvoy, John (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2022-06-29)To remain competitive, it is important for organizations to be aware of the success factors for effective conventional project management. It is equally important for them to develop knowledge about project management ... -
A study into the reasons for process improvement project failures: results from a pilot survey
Antony, Jiju; Lizarelli, Fabiane Letícia; Fernandes, Marcelo Machado; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; McFarlane, Julie (Emerald, 2019-07-22)Purpose Process improvement initiatives, such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma, typically have common characteristics that are carried through projects. Whilst a project’s performance is an important determinant of ... -
Thought-piece on the effectiveness of contemporary project management and its top performing enablers
Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Kaub, Viktoria; McAvoy, John (IEEE, 2021-06-10)One of the most important factors for project success is effective contemporary project management. The aim of this study is to provide project manager practitioners with access to the successful contemporary project ... -
Turbocharging the journey into the liminal space and beyond
Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2017-03-06)In the last decade, tertiary educational environments accommodated increasing student numbers (Reidy, 2015) while remaining competitive in differentiating their programmes in an arena of MOOCs (Alraimi, Zo, & Ciganek, ... -
Utility of osteoporosis self-assessment tool as a screening tool for osteoporosis in Irish men and women: Results of the DXA-HIP project
Erjiang E.; Wang, Tingyan; Yang, Lan; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Yu, Ming; Chan, Wing P.; Whelan, Bryan; Silke, Carmel; O'Sullivan, Miriam; Rooney, Bridie; McPartland, Aoife; O'Malley, Gráinne; Carey, John J. (Elsevier, 2021-03-03)Many algorithms have been developed and publicised over the past 2 decades for identifying those most likely to have osteoporosis or low BMD, or at increased risk of fragility fracture. The Osteoporosis Self-assessment ... -
Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP project
Carey, John J.; Yang, Lan; Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Gorham, Kelly; Egan, Rebecca; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary; Armstrong, Catherine; Heaney, Fiona; McCabe, Eva; Yu, Ming (Springer, 2021-06-03)Osteoporosis is an important global health problem resulting in fragility fractures. The vertebrae are the commonest site of fracture resulting in extreme illness burden, and having the highest associated mortality. ... -
Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project
Yang, Lan; Carey, John; Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Gorham, Kelly; Egan, Rebecca; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary; Armstrong, Catherine; Heaney, Fiona; Yu, Ming (Elsevier, 2021-04-30)The vertebrae are the commonest site of osteoporotic fracture osteoporosis, are associated with the highest mortality, and a huge illness burden. Some have questioned the value of screening for spine fractures, but studies ...