Friday, September 24, 2010

24 September 2010: Tech Update An Interactive & User-Focused Event Highlighting Technologies to Enhance Independence

24 September 2010,
D4Berkeley Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin

This Tech Update event is designed to raise awareness of assistive technology in an interactive and user-focused forum. The event will be of particular interest to individuals with disabilities, their families and supporting professionals . This event has a strong user-focus. The three individuals profiled below will be present on the day and their circumstances and priorities will be discussed and suppliers and attendees invited to propose solutions.

http://www.try-it.ie/d/event/tech-update-24-september-2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Instalment Option for Part-time Students

In response to student needs, DIT has approved the following instalment option for PART-TIME students paying programme fees totalling €2,000 or more.


Conditions of the policy are as follows:

A two-phase instalment facility will be available to part-time students registering on a programme before the 31st October, where their tuition fee plus the capitation fee amounts to a fee of €2,000 or more.


· The instalment option is available on request only.

· The closing date for instalment requests is 31st October each year and no request will be considered after that date.

· Any student with a balance outstanding from a previous academic session cannot avail of this instalment option.



This policy comes into effect immediately.



Amount of Instalment



· 50% of the tuition fee and 100% of the capitation fee must be paid on registration.

· The first instalment must be a minimum of €1,750 euro.

· The second instalment must be paid no later than 31st January each year.



If a part-time programme commences at any other time of year (eg in January):

· The first instalment must be paid on registration and the second instalment no later than 30th April.

· Applications for the instalment facility for programmes with a January start will not be considered after 28th February and the same conditions as above applies.



Late payment penalties



If a student defaults on a payment the following late payment penalties apply;



· The first instalment payment must be made in full on registration. If the payment is not made the student will not be registered.

· If a student defaults on the second instalment, a late payment penalty of €180 will apply.

· If a student does not pay the second instalment, plus the late charge of €180, by 28th February they will be removed from the register (coded to PN on banner) and they should not attend classes, submit assessments or sit examinations.

· A re-registration fee of €220 will apply to those part-time students who wish to re-register on the programme and complete the year.


Part-time students wishing to avail of this facility should contact the Registration office in Kevin St for further details(01 402 4687)

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

CEUD-DIT Joint Workshop on Universal Design

On October 1st 2010, You are cordially invited to a workshop,
entitled "Universal Design - Towards a New Future", jointly
hosted by the Dublin Institute of Technology and Centre for
Excellence in Universal Design of the National Disability Authority.

The Workshop will take place on Friday October 1st 2010 between 1:30 and 5:00 pm

The venue for the workshop is the Grangegorman Development Authority/DIT offices at Grangegorman Dublin 7.

The Keynote Speaker is Professor Joseph P. Lane who will speak on Innovation in Universal Design

If you wish to attend please e-mail John.Gilligan@dit.ie ASAP.

Also please specify any requirements such as dietary or access
that you may have.

Workshop Programme

Directions to Grangegorman

Monday, September 20, 2010

Problem Solving class in pub

This week's class for "Problem Solving, Innovation
and Communcation" will be held in conjunction with
Nerdnite, Dublin and will be on at Messrs Maguire,
Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 at the regular time 6:30pm,
22nd September 2010.

Your lecturer, Damian Gordon, will be speaking
on "Hackers in movies"

http://dublin.nerdnite.com/

Friday, September 17, 2010

Class Start + Timetable

Class start on Monday Sept 20th.

I'll be in my office on Tuesday from 18.00
if you want to talk to me about anything.
(KE-2-001 room 201 on the second floor of the main
building)

Click here for the timetable

Deirdre