Research and Teaching

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Research and Teaching
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IT Sligo Infrastructure

• Research Department (pan-Institute)
• Head of Department
• Administrator
• Reports to Head of CRAE

• School based programme managers

• To provide support to staff in all areas of
  research and scholarship

• Graduate Diploma in Research Practice

• See handbook and website for details

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Teaching as Research

• Course development (entry or continuous)

• Course design (new course or programmatic review)

• Action research (leading to publications)

• Year 1, 2, 3 practicals, assignments

• Year 4 thesis

• Professional development research in education
  (leading to a higher degree)

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Post-graduate Research (1)

• Professional Development

• Additional qualification in some cases

• New knowledge (development of teaching)

• Publication track record

• Contacts

• Additional resources

• Career prospects (not career requirement)

• Funding available from college for fees in most
  cases

• Funding available from college for consumables in
  some cases

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Post-graduate Research (2)

• Supervision of Registered Students

• Fourth level teaching (significant one-to-one
  contribution to the careers of students)

• Publication track record

• New knowledge (development of teaching programmes)

• Contacts

• Additional resources

• Career prospects (not career requirement)

• Hours allocation in most cases (3 1 2)

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Commercial or Consultancy Research

• Not us

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How to get Started

• Call us