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The Development Of A Module To Equip Students With Real World Problem Solving Skills (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, A., Wilson, J., & Hiley, A. (2008, July). The Development Of A Module To Equip Students With Real World Problem Solving Skills. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education, Loughborough

Today's global society generates 'wicked' problems - problems that are messy, intricate, untidy and difficult. Engineers are constantly faced with such problems. A creative approach to problem-identification and problem-solving is required for effect... Read More about The Development Of A Module To Equip Students With Real World Problem Solving Skills.

Bruno Maag is into type (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Rooney, J. (2008, June). Bruno Maag is into type. Presented at "Bruno Maag is into type", CUBE Gallery Manchester

Presentation on typography and analysis of letterforms by Bruno Maag from type design company Dalton Maag.

Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2008, June). Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation. Presented at European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Regulatory Governance Second Biennial Conference, ‘(Re)Regulation in the Wake of Neoliberalism. Consequences of Three Decades of Privatization and Market Liberalization’, Utrecht, Netherlands

Telecommunications provides one of the most well-developed examples of the growth of neo-liberalism. The sector is interesting since the contrast between its pre neoliberal and post neo-liberal characteristics is particularly stark. This paper expl... Read More about Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation.

CPD and mentoring for artists in the early stages of their careers (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Ingleson, S. J., & Clements, J. M. (2008, February). CPD and mentoring for artists in the early stages of their careers. Presented at ‘Widening Participation in the Arts ‘ The National Arts Learning Network (NALN) Annual Conference, RIBA, London

Working in partnership with a arts organisation- Artists and Education, the School of Art and Design have developed a number of short courses /stand alone modules that can be accredited towards an MA in fine art. These courses are an opportunit... Read More about CPD and mentoring for artists in the early stages of their careers.

More than just friends? Facebook, disclosive ethics and the morality of technology (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B., McGrath, K., & Griffiths, M. (2008, January). More than just friends? Facebook, disclosive ethics and the morality of technology. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems

Social networking sites have become increasingly popular destinations for people wishing to chat, play games, make new friends or simply stay in touch. Furthermore, many organizations have been quick to grasp the potential they offer for marketing,... Read More about More than just friends? Facebook, disclosive ethics and the morality of technology.

Design and manufacture for sustainable development in Wales (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Thomas, A. (2007, July). Design and manufacture for sustainable development in Wales. Presented at Fifth International Conference on Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development (Sustain 07), Loughborough University, UK

Risky business: when a CRM vendor masqueraded as an ERP specialist (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., & Light, B. (2007, June). Risky business: when a CRM vendor masqueraded as an ERP specialist. Presented at European Conference on Information Systems, St Gallen, Switzerland

Taking a social shaping perspective we unpack the development trajectory of a packaged software product to show, that contrary to mainstream accounts, design is not completely specified a-priori and that the process continues throughout implementat... Read More about Risky business: when a CRM vendor masqueraded as an ERP specialist.

Social art: social industry (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Haywood, P., Kennedy, M., & Ingleson, S. (2007, April). Social art: social industry. Presented at Common Work: a conference exploring socially-related arts practice, Tramways, Glasgow

Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Albertazzi, D., McDonnell, D., & Newell, J. (2007, April). Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition. Presented at 57th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, University of Bath, UK

Paper co-authored with Daniele Albertazzi (University of Birmingham) and Duncan McDonnell (University of Turin) and presented to the panel, ‘Outsider parties in Western Europe: the opposition in government? I’, at the 57th Annual Conference of the UK... Read More about Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition.

Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2007, March). Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far. Presented at ‘Corruption and Democracy in Europe: Public Opinion and Social Representations’, University of Salford

‘Ethical Conduct and Perceptions of Public Probity in Britain: the Story so Far’, paper presented to the workshop on ‘Corruption and Democracy in Europe: Public Opinion and Social Representations’, University of Salford, 29-31 March; and to the works... Read More about Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far.

Intimate space: Sleep, art and sociology (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Heald, K., & Hislop, J. (2007, March). Intimate space: Sleep, art and sociology. Presented at New Frontiers in Arts Sociology: Creativity, Support and Sustainability, University of Luneburg and Hamburg, Germany

While sleep has captured the imagination of writers and artists throughout the centuries, only recently has it emerged as a subject of interest for sociologists. Yet researching sleep poses an essential dilemma. As a subconscious process, taking plac... Read More about Intimate space: Sleep, art and sociology.

Cinque's exploded IP in French (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Rowlett, P. (2007, February). Cinque's exploded IP in French. Presented at Romance Linguistics Seminar, Oxford

This paper focuses on the syntax of four subcategories of verb in French which are compatible with a following bare infinitive and which express various kinds of grammatical tense, mood, modality, aspect and voice, as well as such (more lexical?) not... Read More about Cinque's exploded IP in French.

Critical discourse analysis: How can awareness of CDA influence teaching techniques? (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Al Ghazali, F. (2007, February). Critical discourse analysis: How can awareness of CDA influence teaching techniques?. Presented at TESOL Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is a creative and disciplined enterprise which is based on a speech act theory that says that language is used not only to describe things but to do things as well (Brown and Yule, 1985). It is essentially an approac... Read More about Critical discourse analysis: How can awareness of CDA influence teaching techniques?.

Through The Wardrobe - A Generic Platform To Foster The Evolution Of Creative Problem Solving Skills (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Kelly, A., Hiley, A., & Wilson, J. (2007, January). Through The Wardrobe - A Generic Platform To Foster The Evolution Of Creative Problem Solving Skills. Paper presented at Creativity or Conformity? Building Cultures of Creativity in Higher Education, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

Today’s society generates complex challenges which require a creative approach to problem identification and problem solving within a multidisciplinary environment. These are fundamental activities. They encompass, for example, critical evaluation... Read More about Through The Wardrobe - A Generic Platform To Foster The Evolution Of Creative Problem Solving Skills.

The relationship between self-access centres and sociocultural elements in language learning (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Al Ghazali, F. (2007, January). The relationship between self-access centres and sociocultural elements in language learning. Presented at TESOL Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Abstract As Kennedy and Edwards (1998) point out, infusing an innovation into a different society is not always easy due to the cultural discrepancy between adopters of the innovation from one side and its recipients from the other. This dissimil... Read More about The relationship between self-access centres and sociocultural elements in language learning.