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Welcome to annual South Devon Research Showcase, which will be held from the 5th - 8th May 2015. The showcase is designed to provide an opportunity for final year degree students to share their research through posters and presentations that have been conducted over the past academic year. In addition there will also be presentations from academic staff on their professional development. This conference style event will create a feel for university study and hopefully inspire Level 3 students to carry on with their journey through education and the range of courses available to them. This event provides the opportunity for prospective students, businesses and societies to celebrate the research being undertaken across all programmes. The schedule for the event is as followed: Tuesday 5th May
FdSc Bioscience; FdSc Animal Science FdSc Computing; FdSc Engineering
Wednesday 6 May
FdA Law; FdA Business; FdSc Tourism & Hospitality Management; BSc Coaching; FdSc Sport & Exercise Science; FdSc Yacht Operations; FdSc Outdoor Education
Thursday 7th May
FdA Illustration Arts; FdA Three Dimensional Design; FdA Creative Digital Media; FdA Modern Music Practice; FdA Drama, Performance & Arts Management
Friday 8th May
FdA Early Years Care & Education; FdSc Healthcare Practice; BA Child Development & Education; BSc Healthcare Practice FdSc Psychology with Sociology
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Further information on the Research Showcase is available by contacting the University Centre on 08000 213181. Regards
Alastair Wilson Higher Education Manager
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SCHEDULE: Tuesday 5th May 9:30 9:45 11:00
Welcome: Stephen Criddle Principal, South Devon College KEYNOTE: Dr Chris Maynard High Performance Computing Specialist, MET Office Break
11:30
Ed Wotton FdSc Engineering Wave Forecasting Accuracy for the Leisure and Renewable Power industries
11:50
Luke Sitanski FdSc Computing Student planner developed in C#
12:20
Jake Langford FdSc Computing Mobile NFC encryption software
12:40
Sam Ewins FdSc Engineering Reducing world energy consumption through the use of BLDC motors. Lunch & Posters (13:00-14:00)
14:00
Welcome to afternoon
14:20
Matt Blatchford FdSc Engineering Renewable energy's true carbon footprint.
14:40
Chris Barton FdSc Engineering Anaerobic Digestion is economically viable for local energy generation in the South West of England
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Chris Pounds FdSc Computing PHP Wordpress member plugin
15:20
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Dr Chris Maynard High Performance Computing Specialist, MET Office Dr Christopher Maynard is a scientific software engineer at the Met Office. He is a member of the High Performance Computing Optimisation team. Their task is to improve the performance of the Met Office Unified Model (UM) which is used in weather forecasts and climate models, on Supercomputers. In particular Chris works on: Optimising the performance of the UM, especially the dynamical core, ENDGame. Designing and implementing the software for the next generation atmospheric model. Porting and optimising models to run on new computer architectures. Chris joined the Met Office in 2012. He began his scientific career with a degree in theoretical physics from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and then completed his PhD in theoretical particle physics in 1998 at the University of Edinburgh. He held a PPARC personal fellowship, followed by post-doctoral research positions with the theoretical physics group. In 2005 he joined the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC) where he developed and optimised software for a range of scientific disciplines and taught parallel numerical algorithms as part of the HPC MSc. He has optimised science codes on diverse computer architectures such as Cray T3D, T3E, XT4/5, XE6 and XC30/XC40 machines, IBM power series, QCDOC and IBM Blue Gene series machines, AMD and Intel CPUs, NVidia GPUs, the Sony Cell processor and Intel Xeon Phi co-processor.
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SCHEDULE: Tuesday 5th May 9:30 9:45
Welcome: Andrea Houchen Section Head, South Devon College KEYNOTE: Paul Martin Devon Wildlife trust
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Break
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Vicki Heeley FdSc Bioscience The impact of farming conditions on Campylobacter presence in chicken livers
11:50
Jemma Hearn FdSc Animal Science The effect of human influences of the Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) population at Berry Head Nature Reserve
12:20
Scot Kozaczynski FdSc Bioscience The influence of magnetic fields on the antibiotic toxicity in E.coli
12:40
Hannah Fowell FdSc Animal Science Public perceptions and knowledge of orang-utans (Pongo pygmeaus) at Paignton Zoo; does the zoo visit educate? Lunch & Posters (13:00-14:00)
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Welcome to afternoon Angieszka Solya FdSc Bioscience The influence of concentration on the antimicrobial effects of silver nano-particles Mark Cornish FdSc Animal Science Visitor Effect on primate behaviour and exhibit use in Monkey Heights at Paignton Zoo Alexander Stott FdSc Bioscience An investigation to determine the effect of metal powders on isolated cultures of MRSA Closing Remarks
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Vicki Heeley (FdSc Biosciences) A Comparison of the levels of Campylobacter jejuni in livers of free range and barn reared chickens directly sourced from British farms as well as chicken liver sourced from British supermarkets and an investigation into the anti-microbial properties of Chitosan on C.jejuni. Aim: This investigation had two parts: 1) To compare the level of C. jejuni in unprocessed free range and barn reared chickens from a British farm and also chicken liver purchased from a British supermarket. 2) To establish whether chitosan displays antimicrobial properties against C.jejuni. Methods and Results: Deep tissue liver samples were taken from 10 free range chickens, 10 barn reared chickens purchased from a British farm and 10 samples from a packet of chicken livers purchased from a British supermarket. After emulsification and centrifugation, 0.75ml of the rinsate from each sample was used to inoculate a C.jejuni CCDA selective-media plate and this was repeated for each sample. A sterile paper disc soaked in chitosan solution was added to the centre of one of the plates and also to 5 CCDA plates inoculated with a control sample of C.jejuni. All the plates were stored at 420C for 48 hours, microaerophilically. Results indicated extensive growth of C. jejuni from the livers of all the types of chickens collected. Free range chickens samples produced the most plates with colonies >250CFU’s. Chitosan showed no antimicrobial properties against the C. jejuni cultured in this experiment. Conclusion: Liver samples from each source contained C.jejuni to varying degrees. More plates with >250CFU’s of C.jejuni were produced from the samples from free range chickens which may indicate that the free range chickens contained higher levels of C.jejuni in this investigation. Chitosan is unlikely to eliminate or reduce C.jejuni levels in chickens. Significance and Impact of Study: C.jejuni is the most common cause of bacterial-enteritis worldwide with huge financial implications and its elimination or reduction from foodchain chicken-products would drastically reduce the burden of this disease.
Jemma Hearn (FdSc Animal Science) The effect of human influences of the Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) population at Berry Head Nature Reserve The Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) has been red listed since the 1970’s due to a drastic decline in population numbers, they have therefore been of conservation concern for many years. Changes in agricultural farming caused a loss of winter feeding habitat leading to high mortality rates and poor breeding success. The RSPB run a ‘winter feeding project’ to provide winter supplement feeding at Berry Head Nature Reserve. The success of the project required investigating as the population size has remained the same since 2012. The Nature Reserve is popular for recreational use, such as dog walking and hiking. The effects of human influence have been widely researched on birds generally however there is no data regarding Cirl Buntings over winter. A population of Cirl Buntings were monitored over two winter months (December and January), measuring the level of disturbance caused by human activity whilst the Cirl Buntings fed at the ‘winter feeding’ station. Human influence was shown to have a statistically significant effect on the Cirl
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Bunting population at the feeding station (r=0.632, p=>0.05). As human activity increased, consequently the Cirl Bunting population at the feeding site declined. The findings of the study suggest further investigation regarding the effects of human activity on this population is needed, with particular focus on potential negative effect on the behaviour and size of the population.
Hannah Fowell (FdSc Animal Science) Public perceptions and knowledge of orang-utans (Pongo pygmeaus) at Paignton Zoo; does the zoo visit educate? One hundred members of the public were asked to participate in a questionnaire before and after viewing the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) enclosure at Paignton Zoo. Of the 97 members of the public to complete the first questionnaire 40 returned to answer the second part. The questionnaire investigated what the viewing public expected from the enclosure and what objects it would contain before viewing. Opinions were also sought regarding the importance of orangutans for the zoo to house, if they are endangered, and how they felt about orangutans being in captivity. The before and after results from the question “are orangutans endangered” was statistically significant x2 (1, N=80)=7.81, p=.005 . This also applied to the question “do orangutans need protecting” x2 (1, N=80)=5.17, p=.023 . The findings suggest that exposure to educational information can impact visitor perceptions. The findings of this study suggest that further research investigating the views and opinions of the visiting the public are needed and further research considering different animals, season, questions and question types should be considered.
Agnieszka Solya (FdSc Biosciences) The effects of silver nanoparticles at different concentrations, on growth inhibition of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The use of silver nanoparticles is highly linked with their antimicrobial effects (Prabhu and Poulse. 2012) (Rai et. al. 2012) (Ivask et. al. 2014). A range of size and concentrations of silver nanoparticles has been proposed as minimum inhibitory requirements against E.coli and S. aureus including narrow range: 20-45nm in diameter and 2-5μg/ml (Lkhagvajav et. al. 2011) (Stefan et. al. 2011) (Rai et. al. 2012), and less specific range: 1-100nm in diameter and above 75μg/ml for the inhibition of E.coli (Morones et. al. 2005). This data does not indicate if there is a difference in bacterial growth suppression of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria when using the same concentration and size of silver nanoparticles. This experiment aimed to test it. The results showed that sample 1 and 3 are statistically different i.e. the same concentration (1.3μg/ml – sample 1 and 5.3μg/ml – sample 3 of silver nanoparticles) and size (10nm) showed different percentage of growth inhibition of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, while sample 2 (NPAg at 2.6μg/ml and 10nm in diameter) did not show any statistically significant differences in bacterial growth inhibition between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Nevertheless, when using the same statistical test (two-tailed, unpaired t test), only sample 2 (S.albus) and samples 1 and 3 (E.coli) appeared to be statically different to their controls. This questions validity of the experiment and requires many more repeats to improve
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reliability. Changing the method (to for example disc diffusion) and suppliers as well as variables may answer the question why the collected data was inconsistent.
Mark Cornish (FdSc Animal Science) Visitor Effect on primate behaviour and exhibit use in Monkey Heights at Paignton Zoo An investigation of the behavioural frequencies and enclosure utilisation of Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra) and King colobus monkeys (Colobus polykomos) was undertaken at Paignton Zoo, Devon. The primates were observed under five graduated conditions of visitor activity to assess the influence visitors had on behaviour. Spread of participation index showed a strong preference for one area of the enclosure in both species. No significance was found between level of visitor activity and enclosure utilisation. Spearman’s rank correlation was used to determine if visitors had an effect on behavioural frequencies. No significance was found in black macaques (P > 0.05) or colobus monkeys (P > 0.05). Visitor activity therefore does not appear to affect exhibit use or behaviour in these two groups of primates.
Alexander Stott (FdSc Biosciences) An investigation to determine the effect of metal powders (Calcium, Aluminium, Magnesium, Zinc & Copper) on isolated cultures of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Antibiotic-resistant strains of microorganisms such as the well known methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), present a significant threat to the health of patients who spend extended periods of time within healthcare facilities. It is generally agreed that the problem of antibiotic-resistant strains of microorganisms has been worsened by the misuse or overuse of antibiotics. This has led to a growing need of alternative methods to treat infections caused by organisms such as MRSA. Isolated cultures of MRSA were grown on nutrient agar plates, and the growth-inhibitory effect of selected metals (1g: Calcium, Aluminium, Magnesium, Zinc & Copper) was investigated utilising disc diffusion method. Calcium displayed the most significant growth-inhibitory effects, with an average Zone of Inhibition (ZOI) diameter of 13.4mm. Magnesium, Zinc and Copper also exhibited inhibitory effects, presenting Avg. ZOI: 11.4mm, 4.2mm and 3.6mm respectively, while aluminium displayed no inhibitory effect: Avg. ZOI: 0mm. Calcium and Magnesium both exhibited strong growth inhibitory properties and therefore may be considered for future antimicrobial applications. This study demonstrated the potential use of metals as antimicrobial agents, and could possibly help to address the issue of improper antibiotic use leading to antibiotic-resistant phenotypes in common infectious bacteria.
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SCHEDULE: Wednesday 6th May 9:30 9:45
Welcome: Laurence Frewin Vice Principal, South Devon College KEYNOTE: Chris Hart CEO Wollen Michelmore Solicitors and Chair English Riviera Tourism Company
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Break
11:30
Joanne Lowrie FdSc Law The Death Penalty
11:50
Rhys Lowther FdSc Law A comparative analysis and evaluation on whether the regulatory approach towards sex work in Britain (focusing on England and Wales) is an effective means for protecting the welfare of sex workers.
12:20
Kerry Godley McAvoy FdA Events and Conference Management Feasibility of Hosting Political Conferences
12:40
Jane Webb FdSc Tourism and Hospitality management Literary Tourism - impacts of the Agatha Christie Festival Lunch & Posters (13:00-14:00)
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Welcome to afternoon
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Karen Squire FdSc Tourism and Hospitality Management Tourism Rejuvenation in Torbay
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Anthony Chapman FdA Business Spotify - the future of music or the downfall of artist capitalisation
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Catherine Scilla FdA Business Marketing is the essence of business
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Chris Hart Chief Executive, Wollen Michelmore LLP and Chair, English Riviera Tourism Company Chris is the Chief Executive of Devon law firm Wollen Michelmore. He qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and became the firm’s Managing Partner in 1999. The firm has grown substantially in recent years and now has 6 offices throughout Devon with a turnover approaching £6m. Chris heads up the firms’ licensing department which last year won the ACQ award for Licensing Law Firm of the Year for England, alongside the firm being named as the Regional Law Firm of the Year for the South West. Chris is also the Chair of the English Riviera Tourism Company, the private/public partnership company responsible for delivery the Turning the Tide strategy within the English Riviera. The company is one of the partners seeking to develop the proposed new Retail and Tourism Business Improvement District. Chris is also the Honorary Secretary of the Devon & Somerset Law Society and is a current Executive Committee member (and past Chair) of the Law Management Section of The Law Society.
Rhys Lowther (FdSc Law) A comparative analysis and evaluation on whether the regulatory approach towards sex work in Britain (focusing on England and Wales) is an effective means for protecting the welfare of sex workers. Introduction/Aim Member of Parliament Gavin Shuker stated that the British approach to regulating sex work ‘sends no clear message on what we consider prostitution to be.’ The purpose of this research is to consider whether the British approach in spite of its lack of clear message is successfully balancing the needs of the sex worker in comparison to wider society. To aid my analysis and evaluation, I considered a range of alternative approaches to the regulation of sex work to help answer the question whether the British method is effective and if not what reform is needed. Methodology I conducted a poll in February 2015 asking people what they believed the current legal status of sex work and related acts to be in England and Wales. Furthermore, a range of secondary sources as such journals and reports were researched in order to provide an array of arguments, statistics and commentary as to whether the legislative and subsequent approach of law enforcement have a negative or positive effect on sex workers. Findings The UK has an abolitionist approach towards sex work by penalising acts such as soliciting and loitering, running a brothel and causing or inciting prostitution on a legislative basis. The poll I conducted found that a sizeable amount of respondents answered incorrectly as to what they believed the law to be. The potential consequences of this appear to be far
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reaching especially when considering areas such as sex worker violence and social mobility of sex workers. Conclusion My findings suggest that the approach towards the sex work industry in England and Wales unsatisfactory in aspects such as sex worker violence and social stigmatisation. However, it can be seen from my research that there is a wide of factors to address when considering the question and whether any subsequent reform is needed. Furthermore, it can be seen that adopting an alternative stance does not always have the intended consequences, meaning that any potential reform needs comprehensive debate free from taboo and stigmatisation.
Kerry Godley-McAvoy (FdA Events and Conference Management) Using qualitative evaluation for a destination feasibility study that will support Plymouth as a future host community of political conferences and for raising its business tourism profile Feasibility studies of infrastructure developments are useful and important not only to test and evaluate the potential impact investments focusing on political conferences and largescale events have but also to refine and improve justifications for enhancing a destination. A series of semi-structured interviews were conducted with a selective group of participants experienced in their field and fulfilling a criteria identified from a review of the literature. Verbatim transcriptions of these interviews were coded and analysed for emerging themes. Responses from interviews relating to large-scale events, destinations, perceptions and infrastructure were grouped. Subsequently, the feasibility study has been refined based on this information, and additional more in-depth interviews to a wider experienced audience would benefit the destination and its decision making process for enhancing its profile as a political conference and large-scale event host and can provide rich and detailed information that will offer a foundation for quality and enhanced economic decision making processes that will develop future business tourism to the destination.
Jane Webb (FdSc Tourism and Hospitality Management) Literary Tourism - impacts of the Agatha Christie Festival There is a fascination about places associated with writers that has often prompted readers to become pilgrims: To visit a birthplace and contemplate the surroundings of an author's childhood, to see with fresh eyes places that inspired poems or books, to pay homage at a graveside or public memorial (Eagle and Carnell 1977 cited in Herbert 2001, p.312) Destinations need to determine what they want from an event and what benefits and negatives are there for the community at large. Although all types of events have the
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potential to increase tourist numbers for a destination, literary festivals have been grouped into 'festival tourism' and have been the subject of many researches in the past. The purpose of this study is to decide whether there is a social and economic impact from the Agatha Christie Experience on Torbay as a destination. The primary research comprised of semi structured interviews with five interviewees who were directly associated with the Agatha Christie festival, they were then recorded and transcribed into themes using content analysis. This review will aim to look at and identify areas of further growth, both economically and socially with focus on the marketing strategies and target demographics of the Agatha Christie festival. The conclusion of this study showed that the festival is growing nationally and internationally and even though there are still many areas for future development, it was clear to see that by having celebrity authors at the festival and expanding to other local areas and businesses, the economic and social impact will be ongoing and continue to strengthen. Future research would be recommended to determine the exact target market and how many visitors actually attended the festival by circulating questionnaires at the Agatha Christie festival in September.
Karen Squire (FdSc Tourism and Hospitality Management) Tourism Rejuvenation in Torbay The purpose of this study is to investigate, whether the resort of is in the stage of decline or rejuvenation using Butlers TALC Model. The research adopted a qualitative method of data collection using in-depth interviews with Torbay tourism industry professionals to include both the private and public sector. This method is preferable for this study, as it enables a more detailed analysis. Results were drawn from this data using content analysis. The open coding technique was utilised to analyse the results. The research was then evaluated and contrasted with the secondary research undertaken by way of a literature review. The findings from this research provided evidence that Torbay shows signs of rejuvenation though high profile projects such as the Abbey Sands development. The main conclusions drawn from this study are that council planning objections and lack of council and government investment has limited many of the objectives identified by the Turning The Tide for Tourism strategy. This project recommends more information gathering, using further interviews, as well as quantitative data collection in the form of questionnaire surveys. This would have added increased the validity of the study. It is recommended that further research be undertaken in 3 years' time to ascertain the impact of the Turning the Tide for Tourism strategy, as this strategy’s timescale was 2010-15, therefore it is too early to fully gauge the impact and success of this policy.
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SCHEDULE: Wednesday 6th May 9:30 9:45 11:00
Welcome: Luke Goggins South Devon College KEYNOTE: Harvey Hillary Head of High Performance & Innovation, British Sailing Team RYA Break
11:30
Dave Meek FdSc Yacht Operations Sport psychology in competitive sailing
11:50
Richard Smith FdSc Yacht Operations Sailing within the marine leisure industry
12:20
Tim Chater FdSc Yacht Operations Participation rates within sailing
12:40
James Dunham BSc (Hons) Coaching Perceptions of commercialisation of major sporting events Lunch & Posters (13:00-14:00)
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Welcome to afternoon Daniel Gaze SDC Staff Relationship between health and sickness Kari-Ann Webb FdSc Sport & Exercise Perception of mood state changes between aerobic and anaerobic Exercise William Brown FdSc Sport & Exercise The Link Between Obesity and Perceived Barriers to Exercise in a University Population Closing Remarks
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Harvey Hillary Head of High Performance & Innovation, British Sailing Team RYA Over 10 years, I have developed a strategic approach to delivering high-performance with a proven track record for success. My experience as a manager, coach and competitor within one of the most successful teams in world sport has given me a valuable insight into what cultures success at the highest level. Innovation and objectivity have enabled me to deliver exceptional results from pathway to podium. Being part of UK Sport’s flagship ‘Elite Coach Program’ helped shaped me into an individual with impact, emotional intelligence and insight. It is these skills along with 10,000 hours of coaching experience that I endeavour to utilise in developing excellence from individuals, teams and organisations. http://www.rya.org.uk/britishsailingteam/meettheteam/pages/harvey-hillary.aspx
Kari-Ann Webb (FdSc Sport and Exercise Science) Perception of mood state changes between aerobic and anaerobic exercise Introduction Many studies have shown a link of improved mood states with those whom participate in exercise and has been researched extensively. Exercise has many variables and these variables can contribute differently on the positive effects associated with exercise, group exercise classes focus on the different components of fitness and people from all backgrounds participate. The aim of this research project is to determine how the participation in group exercise effects participant’s mood states and is there a difference in positive mood states post exercise between anaerobic and aerobic group exercise. A selection of both anaerobic and aerobic classes were selected at two leisure centres and the participants were asked to complete the Profile Of Mood States Questionnaire (POMs) 65 questions that assess the individuals mood state, these being indicators of mood tension, depression, anger, fatigue, vigour and confusion. The questionnaire was completed pre- and post the exercise intervention, the questionnaires are then analysed to produce a t-score and assessed to determine the aim of this study 141 questionnaires were completed and returned (76 anaerobic, 65 aerobic), results showed that both exercise interventions improved the mood state of participants, with anaerobic exercise post exercise significantly improving the mood state results with tension showing the most significant result got for anaerobic exercise showing a decrease in the mean and standard deviation for tension and in aerobic exercise vigour showed the most significant improvement with an increase of the mean and standard deviation, both showing an improvement in mood. The post test score for depression in aerobic exercise showed an increase in mood disturbance, however overall the total mean for post-exercise decreased. Participating in group exercise overall improves the mood state of the participants in both types of group exercise classes (aerobic and anaerobic). Aerobic exercise saw the largest increase in vigour, whilst anaerobic exercise saw the largest reduction in tension, however participation in aerobic exercise saw an increase in depression which could be due to
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external factors put of the studies control and could be investigated further in future research.
William Brown (FdSc Sport and Exercise Science) Perceived barriers to exercise The purpose of this study was to identify a relationship between people who are overweight and experience perceived barriers to physical activity who attend university, and the predominant barrier within the group sample. An online survey was linked on the university’s website and questionnaires were handed out for the students to complete voluntarily (35 responses came from online submissions and 34 questionnaires were filled out by hand). 69 questionnaires were received but only 61 were valid due to incomplete data. This study included students ages 19 - 34 (n = 61) studying various subjects. The data shows that the majority of students who are exposed to barriers to sport still enjoy taking part in exercise e.g. Money, responsibilities (except for those that have a direct apathetic view about exercise). Each question is associated with a number (1= Strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=agree, 4=strongly agree), at the end the scores are added up and ranges from 23 - 92, the lower score represents greater perceived barriers towards exercise. Spearman’s correlation rank was used due to the non-parametric nature of the data.
Daniel Gaze (FdSc Sport and Exercise Science) The relationship between regular physical activity and sickness days Introduction: The study focuses on the effect of exercise on sickness days and stress. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether or not there is a significant correlation between taking part in regular physical activity and the amount of sickness days taken. Methodology: 100 subjects were asked to take part in the study, in which they completed a questionnaire exploring their physical activity participation, and their perceived stress. The first part of the questionnaire provided nominal and ordinal data and included independent variables. The data collected from the recognised perceived stress scale was a dependant variable and created ordinal data. The data collected was statistical data. Spearman's Correlation test, a nonparametric test, was used to determine whether or not there was a significant relationship between regular physical activity and reduced sickness. Results: The results confirmed my hypothesis that there would be a significant correlation between regular physical activity and reduced sickness days (p < .001). Although the test discovered that there was no significant statistical relationship between regular physical activity and perceived stress (p = .242), the results did represent a trend that being physically active reduces perceived stress. Discussion and Conclusion: It was concluded that the relationship between physical activity and reduced sickness was significant. There were however, limitations to the study. The study results cannot be related to a wider population, as the participants at
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the FE College in question are exposed to a certain culture. There are also many uncontrollable intervening variables, such as diet and sleep patterns that may affect sickness records of the participation.
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SCHEDULE: Thursday 7th May 9:30 9:45
Welcome: Matt Harbour Assistant Principal, South Devon College KEYNOTE: Simon Jutton Arts Council England
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Break
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Gemma Bartlett FdA Creative Digital Media Are plot lines in James Bond influenced by real life events
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Ben Young FdA Creative Digital Media Is a Semiotic Analysis credible in the visual arts
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Jack Gladman FdA Creative Digital Media E-Sports. Is it really a sport
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Charlotte Dollar FdA Drama & Performance Is Drama Therapy successful in treating mental illness Lunch & Posters (13:00-14:00)
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Welcome to afternoon
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Hannah Westcott FdA Drama & Performance Forum Theatre and Audience Participation
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Mike Dale FdA Modern Music Is the music manifesto for key stage 1 being implemented and supported in primary education within Torbay
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Stephen Munns FdA Modern Music What does fear sound like? - An investigation into the music and sounds of Horror movies
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Simon Jutton Arts Council England Simon Jutton is a Senior Relationship Manager at Arts Council England. He works in the South West region and is the lead for Children and Young People, Diversity, Torbay, Music Education Hubs and Festivals & Arts Centres. Simon’s background is in running arts centres and other community & education arts organisations. He has also been the local authority Arts Development Officer for Taunton Deane and for Bath & North East Somerset.
Gemma Bartlett (FdA Creative Digital Media) Are plot lines in James Bond influenced by real life events? James Bond is a highly popular and well-advertised character of fourteen of Ian Fleming’s books. The character then inspired twenty-three official action, adventure and thriller films and numerous amounts of different publications. This essay will be focusing on how real life events influence the writing of the James Bond films. The areas that will be looked at include; the plotlines of the films that were written by Eon Productions, these will then be compared with main headlines published during the time period that the films were believed to have been written. The aim of this essay is to highlight and speculate potential reasons for decisions made by the writers in terms of events included in the films. An important thing to consider is the success of the James Bond franchise, indicated and led by the film’s profit margin and box office viewing figures.
Mike Dale (FdA Modern Music) Is the music manifesto for key stage 1 being implemented and supported in primary education within Torbay? Previous research has shown us that learning a musical instrument can boost a child’s development, improving their abilities in other subjects. However in 2011 a government backed research report showed that music education in the UK needed improving. To solve this issue there was a new national plan for music education produced, which included the creation of music hubs. After three years in service many reports from around the country suggest that the new plan hasn’t worked. With time constraints and limited finance this report was focused on key stage one music education within Torbay. It has shown that there is much inconsistency in the opinions about music education, and that not enough information regarding music is available or being supplied by the local authority. Whilst also throwing up more questions for further research.
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Stephen Munns (FdA Modern Music) What does fear sound like? - An investigation into the music and sounds of Horror movies Certain sounds and music are often used to create feelings of fear or terror when people view scenes in Horror films. Twelve people took part in a small study to see how much of an effect the audio had on their emotional experience and to question whether some sounds could create a more intense feeling of fear than others. The study also identified further areas of interest where more detailed research could be carried out, especially for analysing any associated physical or emotional changes in reaction to the stimuli.
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SCHEDULE: Friday 8th May 9:30 9:45
Welcome: KEYNOTE:
Pat Denham Vice Principal, South Devon College Dr Tom Thompson Plymouth University
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Break
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Nancy Stevens BSc Healthcare Practice
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Hope Richards BSc Healthcare Practice Children's Sure Start Centres
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Helena Webb FdSc Healthcare Practice
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Anna Heath SDC Staff Gender difference and aggression
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Dr Tom Thompson Plymouth University Dr Tom Thompson is a research fellow within the Health Service Research group at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. He has worked on several large research trials investigating the effects of physical activity and lifestyle on mental health and addiction. His research interests include health inequalities, mixed methods research, process evaluation of complex behavioural interventions, clinical trial methodology, the psychology of behaviour change, and the role of physical activity in addressing addiction and supporting mental health. He has presented nationally and internationally, and has published research in several peer reviewed journals. He has also contributed a chapter in the text book Doing Exercise Psychology and is an author on a two Cochrane Reviews, including one on motivational interviewing and smoking cessation. His current research activity includes supporting offenders on probation to improve physical and mental health, and completing a systematic review on the role of physical activity in addressing substance use disorders.
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SCHEDULE: Friday 8th May 9:30
Welcome: Mark Glasson Faculty Partnership Manager, Plymouth University
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KEYNOTE: Andrea Morris Principal Social Worker, Devon County Council
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Susannah Tandy FdA Early Years Care and Education Cooperative learning in the early years
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Sharon Savill FdA Early Years Care and Education Violent Play
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Katrina Roddy BA Child Development and Education An Analysis of Bourdieu's Theory of Cultural Capital and its influence on Educational Attainment
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Andrea Morris Principal Social Worker, Devon County Council We’re pleased to announce that we now have more career pathways than ever before within children’s social work. If you’re looking to get into social work, we’re pleased to offer fully funded places through our bursary scheme for our employees and once you qualify you’ll move onto a place on our ASYE programme. For more experienced social workers we’ve a number of routes to take. If you want to be in frontline social work, then the newly created Senior Practitioner role allows you to do just that. You’ll continue to manage a complex case load while sharing your experience with your colleagues. And if you want to be in management then there are two opportunities within our frontline teams, either as an Assistant Team Manager or Team Manager. Not only that, we also offer more specialist roles with the Independent Reviewing Team, as well as opportunities to specialise in roles such as Domestic Violence. We believe Devon has a full range of opportunities for you to grow your career, and we hope you’ll agree. If you would like to contact careers at Devon Social Work, please email: strategicrecruitment@devon.gov.uk
Katrina Roddy (BA Child Development and Education) An Analysis of Bourdieu's Theory of Cultural Capital and its influence on Educational Attainment The research firstly addressed different perspectives relating to the underachievement of working class individuals in the UK. Attention was then focused more specifically on Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital. This theory suggests that middle class individuals achieve higher in the education system due to their possession of cultural capital. Bourdieu claims that social disparities are legitimated by the educational credentials held by those in dominant positions, proposing that the education system has a significant role in maintaining the status quo. Various literatures are discussed including the three main theoretical concepts put forward by Bourdieu: Cultural Capital, Cultural Fields and Habitus. Bourdieu has been criticised for the vagueness of his concept, not making clear which operational measures constitute cultural capital. Therefore, an operationalisation of the possible components of cultural capital are used. The research was conducted at a state and private school on participants in year 11. The participants were asked questions relating to parental occupation, aspirations for the future, thoughts on university, books, musical instruments and predicted GCSE grades. After pilot studies found the questionnaire method to be inappropriate, the focus group method was used in order to 'get closer to the data'. To enhance analysis, qualitative responses were transferred into quantitative data allowing for visual and numerical comparisons to be made whilst retaining the depth and richness of the qualitative data. This triangulation methodological approach therefore demonstrates concurrent validity. The results predominately found evidence in support of Bourdieu's theory. One of the major themes that emerged from the research was the influence of the parent. Overall, the research suggests that although habitus is first formed in the family, it is affected by educational structures such as schools thus influencing cultural capital and educational attainment contributing to maintaining the status quo.
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