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Dr. Michael P. O’Brien is Associate Professor of Information Management in the Department of Management & Marketing at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. He lectures on undergraduate and postgraduate modules in the areas of Business Information Systems, Information Management and Knowledge Management. Michael is also Course Director for the MA in Business Management programme. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Limerick and both an honours BSc degree in Information Systems and a MSc degree in Computer Science (by research & thesis). His research interests include data analytics, cognitive and educational psychology, software comprehension strategies, empirical studies of programmers and software evolution. His award-winning research has been published at international conferences, workshops & seminars in this domain. Michael, a past winner of the prestigious 'AGB Dwyer Memorial Award for Excellence in Education' is a Member of the Irish Learning Technology Association, the Psychology of Programming Interest Group and the Computer Science Education Research Network.

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Employment (1)

University of Limerick: Limerick, IE

2017-06-30 to present | Associate Professor of Information Management (Kemmy Business School)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Limerick: Limerick, IE

PhD in Computer Science (Department of Computer Science & Information Systems)
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Limerick Institute of Technology: Limerick, IE

Postgraduate Certificate in Technology Enhanced Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
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Works (32)

Gamifying Sustainability: Leveraging Game-Based Learning to Champion Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – A Case Study

European Conference on e-Learning
2024-10-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Yvonne Costin; Michael O'Brien; William Hogan
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Entrepreneurial education: Maker or breaker in developing students’ entrepreneurial confidence, aptitude and self-efficacy?

Industry and Higher Education
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Yvonne Costin; Michael P. O’Brien; Briga Hynes
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Investigating student engagement with intentional content: An exploratory study of instructional videos

The International Journal of Management Education
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: John N. Walsh; Michael P. O'Brien; Yvonne Costin
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Intentional content: Usage and engagement in a F-L-I-P classroom environment

Proceedings of the European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL
2020 | Conference paper
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Part of ISSN: 20488645 20488637
Contributors: O'Brien, M.; Walsh, J.; Costin, Y.
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Developing Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Entrepreneurial Competences through Business Simulation Games

Journal of Enterprising Culture
2020-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0218-4958
Contributors: Yvonne Costin; Michael P. O’Brien; Briga Hynes
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Using youtube analytics to investigate instructional video viewing patterns

Proceedings of the European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL
2019 | Conference paper
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Part of ISSN: 20488645 20488637
Contributors: O’brien, M.; Slattery, D.; Walsh, J.
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Cultivating Entrepreneurial Aptitude, Confidence and Self-Efficacy – The Impact of Entrepreneurial Education

42nd Annual Conference of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2019-11 | Conference paper
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Rural Business in an Urban Setting: Towards an Understanding Collaboration in a Community-Based Enterprise (CBE)

42nd Annual Conference of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2019-11 | Conference paper
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Video Viewing Patterns Using Different Teaching Treatments: A Case Study Using YouTube Analytics

Research in Education and Learning Innovation Archives
2019-06-24 | Journal article
Contributors: John N. Walsh; Michael P. O'Brien; Darina M. Slattery
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Sakai device and platform usage: A four-year campus-wide analysis

Proceedings of the European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL
2018 | Conference paper
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Part of ISSN: 20488645 20488637
Contributors: O’brien, M.; Slattery, D.; Hyland, P.
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Using Simulation to Develop Entrepreneurial skills and Mind-Set: An Exploratory Case Study

International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 30(1)
2018-01 | Journal article
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Building a Model of the Information Search & Retrieval Processes of Industrial Software Practitioners

12th Annual SIG IS-CORE Workshop
2016-12 | Conference paper
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Online Learning Objects – An Analysis of Student Engagement Practices using Google Analytics

15th Educational Technology Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association
2015 | Conference paper
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Information Seeking & Documentation as Communication: A Software Engineering Perspective

Communication & Language at Work
2014 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2245-5744
Contributors: Michael O'Brien
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Using Service Learning and Virtual Team Projects to Broaden the Curriculum and Enhance the Student Experience

Currents in Teaching and Learning
2014 | Journal article
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From Retention Initiatives to Retention Strategy: A Case Study of Learner Retention at Limerick Institute of Technology

3rd Annual Conference on Student Retention
2008 | Conference paper
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Teaching for Diverse Learning Styles: Active Learning Strategies to Use in the Classroom

Resource document compiled for academic staff at Limerick Institute of Technology
2008 | Manual
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Empirically Evolving a Model of the Information-Seeking Behaviour of Industrial Programmers

2007 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Profiling Learning Styles in the Shannon Consortium – Applying Learning Styles Theory in Writing Practice

1st Symposium on Research & Writing Practices
2007 | Conference paper
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Empirically Refining a Model of Programmers' Information-Seeking Behaviour during Software Maintenance

18th Annual Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG) Workshop
2006 | Conference paper
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Empirically studying software practitioners - bridging the gap between theory and practice

21st IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'05)
2005 | Other
Contributors: M.P. O'Brien; J. Buckley; C. Exton
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Modelling the information-seeking behaviour of programmers - An empirical approach

Proceedings - IEEE Workshop on Program Comprehension
2005 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-27744601424

Part of ISSN: 10928138
Contributors: O'Brien, M.P.; Buckley, J.
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Expectation-based, inference-based, and bottom-up software comprehension

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice
2004 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1532-060X
Contributors: Michael P. O'Brien; Jim Buckley; Teresa M. Shaft
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Software Comprehension – A Review & Research Direction

University of Limerick
2003 | Report
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Understanding Software Comprehension – A ‘Quality’ Issue

10th International Software Quality Management (SQM) Conference (British Computer Society)
2002 | Conference paper
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An Open-Source Analysis Schema for Identifying Software Comprehension Processes

13th Annual Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG) Workshop
2001 | Conference paper
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Identifying Software Comprehension Processes

The Irish Scientist Year Book
2001 | Magazine article
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Refining Current Models of Program Comprehension

1st Irish National Software Ergonomics Research Institute (INSERC) Conference on Software Ergonomics
2001 | Conference paper
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The GIB Talk-Aloud Classification Schema

2000-IT-1, Limerick Institute of Technology
2001 | Report
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Pilot Study Refinement of a Software Comprehension Based Experiment

5th Science & Computing Research Conference
2000 | Conference paper
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Software Comprehension of Familiar Systems

The Irish Scientist Yearbook (Millennium Edition)
2000 | Magazine article
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Inference-based and expectation-based processing in program comprehension

Proceedings 9th International Workshop on Program Comprehension. IWPC 2001
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Peer review (3 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for The international journal of management education. (3)