1 1E8: Project Description - I 1 Khurshid Ahmad, Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science Trinity College, Dublin-2, IRELAND November 15th, Aaron Giraud and Peter Dunne, Postgraduate Assistants, Department of Computer Science Trinity College, Dublin-2, IRELAND November 15th,

2 1E8 - Project Description Your project will focus on “How can engineers Improve Human Health and Wellbeing in Ireland by the year 2020”

3 1E8 - Project Description A broad hint: Look at websites that come up with the terms Human Health, Wellbeing and Ireland ; Try and see who are the key stakeholders in Irish ‘health’ and ‘wellbeing’. You might like to look up Google and the more adventurous may look Google Scholar; the more inquisitive may look at blog sites

4 1E8 - Project Description You may explore use of engineering systems in hospitals continuing heavy expenditure, care homes 1 in 5 Irish folk will be over 80 in the next years), reduction of noise, light, chemical or biological pollution leisure and entertainment facilities

5 1E8 - Project Description You may explore use of SUSTAINABLE engineering systems in hospitals, care homes, reduction of noise, light, chemical or biological pollution, and/or leisure and entertainment facilities.

6 1E8 - Project Description Each group is free to chose their own specific topics within the overall scope of the term health and/or wellbeing in the context of Ireland.

7 1E8 - Project Description Each group must collectively produce a substantial report on some aspect of health and happiness in Ireland.

8 1E8 - Project Description Each group should elect/select its own co-ordinator and a secretary to keep a record of meetings, work carried out. All members will have their own research tasks

9 1E8 - Project Description All of us are expected to keep strict records of attendance – the attendance list will be collected at the end of each tutorial period on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

10 1E8 - Project Description TaskDescriptionComments 1.1Short bio of each group memberHalf a page per person 1.2Group name, choice of organisation type, analysis of team members, description of team member roles As long as is needed 1.3List of tasks allocated to each team member (this may evolve over the lifetime of the project) As long as is needed 1.4A diary of activities detailing each members contribution As long as is needed

11 1E8 - Project Description TaskDescriptionComments 1.1Short bio of each group memberHalf a page per person 1.2Group name, choice of organisation type, analysis of team members, description of team member roles As long as is needed 1.3List of tasks allocated to each team member (this may evolve over the lifetime of the project) As long as is needed 1.4A diary of activities detailing each members contribution As long as is needed Organisational Tasks

12 1E8 - Project Description TaskDescriptionComments 2.1A description of how your team envisages Irish health/wellbeing. 5 pages of text NOT INCLUDING WHATEVER DIAGRAMS OR IMAGES YOU MIGHT CHOOSE TO USE. 2.2A description of the area/problem within the chosen subject matter, on which your team will work. 1 – 2 pages Problem Description

13 1E8 - Project Description The essential elements of your Report Elements 3.1Motivation for the subject matter on which your report has focused 3.2A description of the goals of your research 3.3A description of the outcomes of your research 3.4Comments on whether the outcomes matched the intended goals and explanations for any mismatches 3.5A description of the strategy and methodological process you used to reach your outcomes 3.6References to books, papers, online articles and other evidence you needed to support your research

14 1E8 - Project Description A sustainable (digital) information infrastructure for health care and well being is just as critical and interdependent on the physical infrastructure.