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Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings
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Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., Dowdle, D., Keraminiyage, K., Goulding, J., Baldry, D., & Lees, M. Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings

Distance education technologies have come into prominence during the last two decades of the 20th century. Propagation of these technologies, software development and methods of computer aided assessments have been fuelled by the advances in the Inte... Read More about Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings.

Assessment of facilities management performance in higher education properties
Journal Article
Amaratunga, R., & Baldry, D. Assessment of facilities management performance in higher education properties. Facilities, 18(7/8), 293-301. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770010340681

In the general facilities management literature, it is assumed that there is a causal link between facilities management practices and performance. The role of facilities management in facilitating organisational performance, and thereby in providin... Read More about Assessment of facilities management performance in higher education properties.

Decision making in outsourcing support services in The United Kingdom public healthcare
Presentation / Conference
Rahim, N., Baldry, D., & Amaratunga, R. Decision making in outsourcing support services in The United Kingdom public healthcare. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

Outsourcing has now become an established trend for many organisations, both in the private and public sectors. The public healthcare sector is not excluded from this. Outsourcing, once used as a means to reduce costs, has now acquired strategic sign... Read More about Decision making in outsourcing support services in The United Kingdom public healthcare.

Improving dissertation assessment
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Haigh, R., Amaratunga, R., & Baldry, D. Improving dissertation assessment

Concerns have been expressed over assessment practices in higher education, with calls for increased accountability of lecturers and greater consistency of standards (Brown and Glasner, 1999). The need to ensure consistency is even greater with modu... Read More about Improving dissertation assessment.

Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools
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Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., Sexton, M., Ahmed, V., Baldry, D., & Aouad, G. Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools

History of distance learning dates back to the late 1960’s. However, with the advent of the Internet it was repositioned as a major tool for course delivery so that students can undertake learning within a setting of their choice aligned with a pace... Read More about Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools.

How lean principles can be applied to the development process of educational programs?
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Codinhoto, R., Koskela, L., Kagioglou, M., Aouad, G., Baldry, D., Tzortzopoulos Fazenda, P., …Sapountzis, S. How lean principles can be applied to the development process of educational programs?

This document outlines the scope of the proposal which will investigate the application of Lean production theory to service-based industries such as educational bodies with the view of eliminating waste i.e. eliminating redundant processes, waiting... Read More about How lean principles can be applied to the development process of educational programs?.

Improving dissertation assessment in built environment
Presentation / Conference
Pathirage, C., Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., & Baldry, D. Improving dissertation assessment in built environment. Presented at Higher Education Academy Conference, Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh

Research knowledge into teaching in the UK Higher Education institutions
Presentation / Conference
Senaratne, S., Amaratunga, R., Baldry, D., Aouad, G., & Kagioglou, M. Research knowledge into teaching in the UK Higher Education institutions. Presented at 2nd Education in the Changing Environment Conference, The University of Salford, UK

The higher education system in the UK has significantly changed over the last decade due to a growing emphasis on student learning activities, quality assurance procedures and research funding mechanisms. According to previous studies, there is no au... Read More about Research knowledge into teaching in the UK Higher Education institutions.