All Outputs (13)

A strategy for the commercial development of the liquified natural gas industry in a country with a large natural gas reserve. (2003)
Thesis
AL-HAJRI, K.K. 2003. A strategy for the commercial development of the liquefied natural gas industry in a country with a large natural gas reserve. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807273

The study concerns strategies for development of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in a country which has large reserves of natural gas. Its aims were to identify the most applicable business management approaches to produce a process that new... Read More about A strategy for the commercial development of the liquified natural gas industry in a country with a large natural gas reserve..

A review of antibiotic use and policy development before and during the Palestinian uprising "Intifada" in the Ramallah district. (2003)
Thesis
KHATIB, R.A. 2003. A review of antibiotic use and policy development before and during the Palestinian uprising "Intifada" in the Ramallah district. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807429

The aims of the study were to describe and analyse current antibiotic use in the public and private sectors in the Ramallah District of Palestine before and during the Intifada and to investigate the feasibility of implementing guidelines to promote... Read More about A review of antibiotic use and policy development before and during the Palestinian uprising "Intifada" in the Ramallah district..

The analysis, presentation and sustainability of a past Northeast of Scotland 'way of life' through video capture. (2003)
Thesis
CARNEY, D. 2003. The analysis, presentation and sustainability of a past Northeast of Scotland 'way of life' through video capture. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The research upon which the outputs submitted as part of this thesis are based examines the socio-cultural environment of the Northeast of Scotland, from Aberdeen to Cabrach and from Portsoy to Laurencekirk. In total, five hundred and twenty hours of... Read More about The analysis, presentation and sustainability of a past Northeast of Scotland 'way of life' through video capture..

The development of strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration from within the visual arts. (2003)
Thesis
SCOPA, K. 2003. The development of strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration from within the visual arts. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The current cultural climate is stimulating an increasing interest in, and need for, collaboration throughout many fields of practice. Collaborative methods of art production are evident across a range of contemporary visual art practices and opportu... Read More about The development of strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration from within the visual arts..

The microbial biochemistry of slow sand filters. (2003)
Thesis
LAW, S.P. 2003. The microbial biochemistry of slow sand filters. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807441

Invercannie Water Treatment Works in the Grampian Region of Scotland produces potable water by using slow sand filtration. This method of potable water production involves raw water percolating through a porous sand bed allowing the removal of partic... Read More about The microbial biochemistry of slow sand filters..

The managed entry of new drugs into a National Health Service: a case study for Malta. (2003)
Thesis
BONANNO, P.V. 2003. The managed entry of new drugs into a National Health Service: a case study for Malta. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The research question was to determine if it is possible to develop a systematic approach to the managed entry of new drugs into a National Health Service( NHS), using Malta as a case study. In early 1999, Malta had major problems with the managed en... Read More about The managed entry of new drugs into a National Health Service: a case study for Malta..

School-based drug education in Northeast Scotland: policy, planning and practice. (2003)
Thesis
FITZGERALD, N. 2003. School-based drug education in Northeast Scotland: policy, planning and practice. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research utilised qualitative methods to gain a deeper insight into the policy, planning and practice of school-based drug education than had previously been achieved in Scotland. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with staff in nine Gr... Read More about School-based drug education in Northeast Scotland: policy, planning and practice..

Development and evaluation of flexible learning approaches in technical education. (2003)
Thesis
EDWARD, N.S. 2003. Development and evaluation of flexible learning approaches in technical education. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807371

The submission contains published work devoted to the development and evaluation of flexible approaches to the formation of the technologist. While it is wide ranging it is integrated by the core themes that the technologist has unique characteristic... Read More about Development and evaluation of flexible learning approaches in technical education..

An investigation into art and design graduate careers: towards developing a career progression tool. (2003)
Thesis
BOUETTE, M. 2003. An investigation into art and design graduate careers: towards developing a career progression tool. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The aim of this research was to develop a comprehensive body of research about the careers of art and design graduates, and to utilise the findings in the development of a concept multimedia 'career progression tool'. A critical contextual review of... Read More about An investigation into art and design graduate careers: towards developing a career progression tool..

An examination of development factors in the UK children's multimedia market. (2003)
Thesis
ANTHONEY, A.M. 2003. An examination of development factors in the UK children's multimedia market. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The project topic developed in early 1998 as it emerged that there was a need for research into the area of children's multimedia in the UK. Research by others into the area of `generic' multimedia, products and technology, had been ongoing since the... Read More about An examination of development factors in the UK children's multimedia market..

A study of key motivational principles in the ever changing world of small businesses. (2003)
Thesis
LAWSON, M.R. 2003. A study of key motivational principles in the ever changing world of small businesses. Robert Gordon University, MPhil thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2807443

Context of research - The research is set in the context of the small business. That is, businesses employing between 9 and 99 employees. Literature on the definitions of small business was scrutinized, small business management, owners’ characterist... Read More about A study of key motivational principles in the ever changing world of small businesses..

Automated assessment of non-objective textual submissions. (2003)
Thesis
CHRISTIE, J.R. 2003. Automated assessment of non-objective textual submissions. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1585045

The author sought to explore the methodology of automated marking of non-objective textual submissions. In so doing he tasked himself to discover how far automated assessment of text could be applied in the range of submissions from the single word t... Read More about Automated assessment of non-objective textual submissions..

A lightweight, graph-theoretic model of class-based similarity to support object-oriented code reuse. (2003)
Thesis
MACLEAN, A. 2003. A lightweight, graph-theoretic model of class-based similarity to support object-oriented code reuse. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1871759

The work presented in this thesis is principally concerned with the development of a method and set of tools designed to support the identification of class-based similarity in collections of object-oriented code. Attention is focused on enhancing th... Read More about A lightweight, graph-theoretic model of class-based similarity to support object-oriented code reuse..