Good Practice Symposium

Good Practice Symposium 2024

We are pleased to invite all staff and students across UCC to attend the second Case Study of Good Practice Symposium which will be held in the Dr Dora Allman Room, Hub, on 23rd May 2024. The symposium will showcase examples of good practice across the diverse areas of activity in UCC, so that they can shared with the larger UCC community.

Submissions have been received in the areas of education, training, research and professional support services and we look forward to sharing these case studies.

If you have any questions, please contact stephen.hammel@ucc.ie.

Case Study - Posters 2022

The following Case Study posters were presented as part Good Practice Symposium 2022. You may select from the following filter list to view posters which align with a particulari area of interest; Learning & Teaching; Student Success; Research & Innovation; People & Organisational Culture; Infrastructure & Resources.

Accessible Laboratory

Accessible Laboratory

School of Chemistry EDI Committee, Dr Ger McGlacken

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Bystander Intervention at UCC

Bystander Intervention at UCC

School of Law, Professor Louise Crowley

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Family Law Clinic

Family Law Clinic

School of Law, Professor Louise Crowley

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Enhancing how students analyse a German language film using Ms Whiteboard as scaffolding tool

Enhancing how students analyse a German language film using Ms Whiteboard as scaffolding tool

Department of German, Dr Uschi Linehan

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Self-Reflection Journey for a UCC PhD Candidate - A Good Practice discovery of Reflective writing to encourage engagement in research

Self-Reflection Journey for a UCC PhD Candidate - A Good Practice discovery of Reflective writing to encourage engagement in research

Department of German, Marnina Winkler

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Podcasting Urban Geographies - Student Generated Research Podcasts for Deep Learning and Education for Sustainable Development

Podcasting Urban Geographies - Student Generated Research Podcasts for Deep Learning and Education for Sustainable Development

Department of Geography, Dr Therese Kenna

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Co-production of mental health education with those who have lived experience of mental health distress (Experts by Experience)

Co-production of mental health education with those who have lived experience of mental health distress (Experts by Experience)

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Dr Áine O'Donovan

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The Use of Digital Technology for Teaching and Learning – Using a Panopto Recording for Assessment of Nursing Midwifery Students Experiences of Effective Communication skills in Nursing& Midwifery Practice FINAL

The Use of Digital Technology for Teaching and Learning – Using a Panopto Recording for Assessment of Nursing Midwifery Students Experiences of Effective Communication skills in Nursing& Midwifery Practice FINAL

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Caroline Brady Nevin

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Valuing Academic Freedom and the University

Valuing Academic Freedom and the University

Presenters: Dr Angela Flynn, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Professor Kieran Keohane, Department of Sociology & Criminology, Mr Paul O'Donovan, Academic Affairs and Governance

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Evaluating the impact of a writing intervention with BSc undergraduate nursing and midwifery students

Evaluating the impact of a writing intervention with BSc undergraduate nursing and midwifery students

The Skills Centre, Éadaoin Regan & Kathy Bradley

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Unlocking Student Potential

Unlocking Student Potential

The Skills Centre, Kathy Bradley

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Fostering a Culture of Academic Integrity

Fostering a Culture of Academic Integrity

The Skills Centre, Dr. Loretta Goff and Kathy Bradley

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 First Contact - Ukraine Project

First Contact - Ukraine Project

School of Applied Social Studies & Adult Continuing Education, Patrick Leahy

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Higher Diploma in Languages and Global Software Business

Higher Diploma in Languages and Global Software Business

School Of Languages, Literatures & Cultures Dr Patrick Crowley

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START-UP LAB

START-UP LAB

IGNITE UCC, Eamon Curtin and Michelle Dorgan

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Participatory arts for advocacy, activism and transformational justice with young people
living in Direct Provision

Participatory arts for advocacy, activism and transformational justice with young people living in Direct Provision

Department of Sociology & Criminology, Dr Amin Sharifi Isaloo,

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Achieving double accreditation for Cork University Business School (CUBS)

Achieving double accreditation for Cork University Business School (CUBS)

Cork University Business School, Presenter: Patricia O’Donoghue; Authors: Prof. Edward Shinnick | Patricia O'Donoghue

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Collaborative Alignment of Multiple Initial Teacher Education Programme Structures to National Accreditation Standards and University College Cork’s Academic Strategy

Collaborative Alignment of Multiple Initial Teacher Education Programme Structures to National Accreditation Standards and University College Cork’s Academic Strategy

Presenter: Dr João Costa; Authors: Dr Fiona Chambers, Dr João Costa, Ms Jennifer Crowley, Dr Alicia Curtin, Prof. Kathy Hall, Dr Declan Kennedy, Ms Marie Nash, Dr T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, Dr Wesley O’Brien, Dr Mark Prendergast and Dr Tara Singleton.

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Senior Leadership Programmes & Capstone Projects

Senior Leadership Programmes & Capstone Projects

Staff Wellbeing & Development, Human Resources, Dr Anne Gannon, Mary Niamh Horgan

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The Introduction of the Right to Disconnect Code of Practice at UCC

The Introduction of the Right to Disconnect Code of Practice at UCC

Staff Wellbeing & Development, Human Resources, Susan O’Mahony,

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Campus & Community Engagement with Sustainability & Climate Action

Campus & Community Engagement with Sustainability & Climate Action

UCC Green Campus; Presenter: Niamh Guiry. Authors: Niamh Guiry, Dr Maria Kirrane, Pat Mehigan, Oliver Cunningham and Sandra Barry.

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UCC Civic and Community Engagement Initiatives

UCC Civic and Community Engagement Initiatives

Civic & Community Engagement, Dr Anna Kingston, Dr Martin Galvin and Dr Ciara O'Halloran

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Optimisation of the Student ID Card System using Digital Solutions

Optimisation of the Student ID Card System using Digital Solutions

Student Records & Examinations, John McCarthy

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Getting to grips with Automation

Getting to grips with Automation

Academic Affairs & Governance, Wolfgang Helnwein and Gretta McCarthy

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Cultivating Graduate Attributes to Empower and Sustain Educational Development

Cultivating Graduate Attributes to Empower and Sustain Educational Development

Admissions Office, Nóirín Deady and Martha Henchion

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Securing UCC’s data and information landscape

Securing UCC’s data and information landscape

IT Services, Noelette Hurley

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Journals.ucc.ie

Journals.ucc.ie

Research & Digital Services, Paul Davidson

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Creating a Dynamic Pan-Disciplinary Framework to Integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Across the UCC Curricula

Creating a Dynamic Pan-Disciplinary Framework to Integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Across the UCC Curricula

Authors: Dr John Barimo, Alicia O’Sullivan, Dr Catherine O’Mahony, Dr Gerard Mullally, Professor Edmond Byrne, Professor John O’Halloran, Niamh Guiry and Dr Maria Kirrane

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Accessibility Champions

Accessibility Champions

Office of the Deputy President & Registrar, Sophie Gahan

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BEAM UP - Blind Engagement Accessible Museum Projects

BEAM UP - Blind Engagement Accessible Museum Projects

Glucksman Gallery, Professor Fiona Kearney and Orla Dalby

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31. “The Power Is In Us” Disruptive Methodologies for Student-Centred Programme Design

31. “The Power Is In Us” Disruptive Methodologies for Student-Centred Programme Design

Office of the Deputy President and Registrar, Dr Nicola Maxwell

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The Spirit of the University Graduate Attributes; the mark left on the alumnus' mind; Understanding the Quality of Student Experience during Liminality, Crisis, and Transformation

The Spirit of the University Graduate Attributes; the mark left on the alumnus' mind; Understanding the Quality of Student Experience during Liminality, Crisis, and Transformation

Presenter: Verdi Ahern, Student Experience Office; Supervisory Team: Professor Kieran Keohane, Professor Maggie O’Neill and Dr Ian Pickup (University of East London)

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Inaugural UCC Student Forum

Inaugural UCC Student Forum

Student Experience Office, Verdi Ahern

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Designing, Negotiating, and Enacting a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Professional Practice School Placements: The Positive Experience of the UCC Professional Master of Education (PME) Programme

Designing, Negotiating, and Enacting a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Professional Practice School Placements: The Positive Experience of the UCC Professional Master of Education (PME) Programme

School of Education, Dr Brian Murphy and Dr Niamh Dennehy

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Quality Enhancement Unit

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