Browsing Mechanical Engineering by Author "Dempsey, Mary"
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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 ... -
Review of the Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA), National University of Ireland, Galway
Wood, Geoff; Beech, Nic; Broder, Fergal; Dempsey, Mary; Boyd, Aoife (NUI Galway, 2009-04-01)[No abstract available] -
Review of the Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis
Blake, Roger; Coughlan, Chris; Dempsey, Mary; Stengel, Dagmar; Duignan, Sean (NUI Galway, 2008)[No abstract available] -
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 ... -
Serious Play as a method for process design
Dempsey, Mary; Riedel, Ralph; Kelly, Martina (Springer, 2014-09-20)As motivating and including people is a crucial aspect in any plan-ning, design and change process there is always a need for appropriate methods and tools to support this. Lego Serious Play (LSP) is such a method which ... -
The student voice: the students own views on smartphone usage and impact on their academic performance
Brennan, A.; Dempsey, Mary (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)By the time they are 12 years of age, 90% of Irish children will have a smartphone (Bielenberg, 2017). This rise in smartphone ownership has meant that mobile technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. ... -
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 ... -
Supporting global collaboration teams through innovative Web 2.0 technologies.
Dempsey, Mary; Gormley, Paul; Riedel, Ralph (Fraunhofer-Verlag, 2011)Enhanced collaboration among multicultural European countries is necessary for effective enterprise development and innovation. The current climate of an increasingly competitive global economy provides opportunities to ... -
Supporting online students through the liminal space from facilitated online modules to self-starting a thesis
O'Dea, M.; Brennan, A.; Dempsey, Mary (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)Most third-level institutes now offer online education (Bowers & Kumar, 2015). Allen et al. (2016) report that in excess of 28% of all American higher education students are enrolled on at least one online course. Online ... -
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, ... -
Using Wikis to facilitate team work: German and Irish students' perspectives
Dempsey, Mary; Gormley, Paul; Riedel, Ralph (All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE), 2011)Enhanced collaboration among multicultural European countries is necessary for effective enterprise development and innovation. The current climate of an increasingly competitive global economy provides opportunities to ... -
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 ...