Diploma in Teaching and Learning (L9 – 60 ECT), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway City Nov 2014 - May 2018
Modules completed:
Modules completed:
- Certificate in Teaching and Learning (30 credits) Sept 2017 – May 2018
- The Research Cycle: Applied (15 credits) Jan – May 2017
- The Research Cycle: Foundation (10 credits) Jan – May 2016
- Technology Enhanced Learning (10 credits) Nov 2014 – Apr 2015
Research Integrity (L9), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Dublin Rd, Galway City July 2017
Modules completed:
Operated by: Epigeum Ltd 2014 via GMIT VLE
Modules completed:
- Introduction
- Designing
- Conducting
- Reporting
- Responsibilities to society
- Application
Operated by: Epigeum Ltd 2014 via GMIT VLE
Supervising Doctoral Candidates (L9), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Dublin Rd, Galway City. Jun – Aug 2016
Modules completed:
Operated by: Epigeum Ltd 2014 via GMIT VLE
Modules completed:
- Introduction: the doctoral context
- Attracting and selecting doctoral applicants
- Approaching supervision
- Setting your candidate on the right course
- Managing progress
- Expectations and preparing for examination
- Issues in supervision
- Continuing your supervisory development
Operated by: Epigeum Ltd 2014 via GMIT VLE
PhD in Environmental Science (L10), Applied Ecology Unit, Centre for Environmental Science, NUI Galway, Galway City. Sept 2005 - Oct 2010
"Wetlands created on Irish cutaway peatlands using three construction approaches with specific reference to water chemistry, phytoplankton communities and habitat recolonisation"
Supervisor: Professor Mike Gormally (NUI Galway)
External examiner: Professor Line Rochefort (Laval University, Quebec)
Funding body: Bord na Móna
This research assessed the long term viability of wetland creation as a post-harvesting land-use option for cutaway peatlands in the Irish Midlands, using water chemical analysis and phytoplankton as indicators of stabilising water quality, and recolonising habitats as an assessment of diversity and overall ecological health.
The results were presented in peer-reviewed manuscripts, two of which were published (see publication list).
"Wetlands created on Irish cutaway peatlands using three construction approaches with specific reference to water chemistry, phytoplankton communities and habitat recolonisation"
Supervisor: Professor Mike Gormally (NUI Galway)
External examiner: Professor Line Rochefort (Laval University, Quebec)
Funding body: Bord na Móna
This research assessed the long term viability of wetland creation as a post-harvesting land-use option for cutaway peatlands in the Irish Midlands, using water chemical analysis and phytoplankton as indicators of stabilising water quality, and recolonising habitats as an assessment of diversity and overall ecological health.
The results were presented in peer-reviewed manuscripts, two of which were published (see publication list).
BSc (First Class Hons) in Environmental Science, Centre for Environmental Science, NUI Galway, Galway City. Sept 2001 – May 2005
Final year subjects included: environmental management, environmental microbiology
and waste management, applied ecology, botany and oceanography.
Practical fieldwork included: small mammal trapping, freshwater invertebrate sampling, vegetation surveys, environmental impact assessment, habitat management, and Phase I and II habitat surveys.
Fourth year thesis entitled ‘A study of the grazing behaviour of Scottish blackface hill sheep on Western blanket bog’. The project investigated different aspects of hill sheep grazing behaviour and vegetation preferences using satellite tracking, direct observations and habitat mapping using GIS.
Final year subjects included: environmental management, environmental microbiology
and waste management, applied ecology, botany and oceanography.
Practical fieldwork included: small mammal trapping, freshwater invertebrate sampling, vegetation surveys, environmental impact assessment, habitat management, and Phase I and II habitat surveys.
Fourth year thesis entitled ‘A study of the grazing behaviour of Scottish blackface hill sheep on Western blanket bog’. The project investigated different aspects of hill sheep grazing behaviour and vegetation preferences using satellite tracking, direct observations and habitat mapping using GIS.
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