Nigel McKelvey

Nigel McKelvey is a lecturer at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology in the Computing Department. Mr McKelvey’s areas of interest include Emerging Technologies, Secure Programming as well as Legal and Ethical issues in Computing. Mr McKelvey is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education with Queen’s University Belfast exploring children’s perspectives at CoderDojos.

Publications

Gamification of Computer Programming Tasks to Promote the Growth Mind-Set in a Disadvantaged School
Gamification of Computer Programming Tasks to Promote the Growth Mind-Set in a Disadvantaged School
Garry Gorman, Nigel McKelvey, Thomas C. Dowling. © 2022. 24 pages.
This paper describes a growth mind-set intervention with Junior Cycle Coding students in a disadvantaged school in Ireland. This intervention builds on the work of O’Rourke et...
The Role of Education and Awareness in Tackling Insider Threats
The Role of Education and Awareness in Tackling Insider Threats
Shaun Joseph Smyth, Kevin Curran, Nigel McKelvey. © 2022. 20 pages.
Insider threats present a major concern for organizations worldwide. As organizations need to provide employees with authority to access data to enable them to complete their...
Smart Cities, Smart Grids, and Smart Grid Analytics: How to Solve an Urban Problem
Smart Cities, Smart Grids, and Smart Grid Analytics: How to Solve an Urban Problem
Shaun Joseph Smyth, Kevin Curran, Nigel McKelvey. © 2022. 27 pages.
The introduction of the 21st century has experienced a growing trend in the number of people who choose to live within a city. Rapid urbanisation however, comes a variety of...
How Mobile Technologies Are Leading to Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
How Mobile Technologies Are Leading to Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigel McKelvey, Adam Crossan, Kevin Curran. © 2021. 8 pages.
Mobile technology today is increasingly being used to help improve underdeveloped and developing areas such as sub-Saharan Africa. With the statistics showing the number of...
Japan's Population Decline and the Robotics Revolution
Japan's Population Decline and the Robotics Revolution
Patrick Doherty, Nigel McKelvey, Thomas C. Dowling. © 2020. 9 pages.
Japan is experiencing a large population decline. The current population of 127 million will, at current estimates, drop by one-third to 88 million by 2065. At the same time, the...
Mobile Technologies Impact on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile Technologies Impact on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Adam Crossan, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran. © 2019. 9 pages.
Mobile technology today is increasingly being used to help improve underdeveloped and developing areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa. With the statistics showing the number of...
The Role of Education and Awareness in Tackling Insider Threats
The Role of Education and Awareness in Tackling Insider Threats
Shaun Joseph Smyth, Kevin Curran, Nigel McKelvey. © 2019. 20 pages.
Insider threats present a major concern for organizations worldwide. As organizations need to provide employees with authority to access data to enable them to complete their...
Drones and Privacy
Drones and Privacy
Nigel McKelvey, Cathal Diver, Kevin Curran. © 2019. 15 pages.
Drones, also referred to as UAV's (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), are an aircraft without a human pilot. Drones have been used by various military organisations for over a decade...
Internet Addiction: The Repercussions, the Causes, and the Treatment
Internet Addiction: The Repercussions, the Causes, and the Treatment
Shaun Joseph Smyth, Kevin Curran, Nigel McKelvey. © 2019. 19 pages.
Internet addiction (IA) is typically defined as a condition where an individual has lost control of their internet use and proceeds to use the internet excessively to the point...
Mobile Technologies Impact on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile Technologies Impact on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Adam Crossan, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran. © 2018. 7 pages.
Mobile technology today is increasingly being used to help improve under developed and developing areas such as sub Saharan Africa. With the statistics showing the number of...
Smart Cities, Smart Grids, and Smart Grid Analytics: How to Solve an Urban Problem
Smart Cities, Smart Grids, and Smart Grid Analytics: How to Solve an Urban Problem
Shaun Joseph Smyth, Kevin Curran, Nigel McKelvey. © 2018. 35 pages.
The introduction of the 21st century has experienced a growing trend in the number of people who choose to live within a city. Rapid urbanisation however, comes a variety of...
The Challenges of Data Cleansing with Data Warehouses
The Challenges of Data Cleansing with Data Warehouses
Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Luke Toland. © 2016. 6 pages.
Data cleansing is a long standing problem which every organisation that incorporates a form of data processing or data mining must undertake. It is essential in improving the...
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing
Gavin O'Donnell, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran. © 2015. 6 pages.
Internet Censorship in China
Internet Censorship in China
Treasa Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Nadarajah Subaginy. © 2015. 5 pages.
Software Piracy
Software Piracy
Martin Harran, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Nadarajah Subaginy. © 2015. 6 pages.
Context Awareness in Mobile Devices
Context Awareness in Mobile Devices
Donna Moen, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Nadarajah Subaginy. © 2015. 6 pages.
Mobile App Stores
Mobile App Stores
Michael Curran, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Nadarajah Subaginy. © 2015. 7 pages.
The Internet of Things
The Internet of Things
Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Nadarajah Subaginy. © 2015. 7 pages.
The Rise of the Tablet
The Rise of the Tablet
Paul O'Donnell, Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran, Nadarajah Subaginy. © 2015. 6 pages.
Developing Team Work in IT Education to Foster Student Engagement
Developing Team Work in IT Education to Foster Student Engagement
Nigel McKelvey, Kevin Curran. © 2015. 11 pages.
Teamwork is an important aspect that should be provided by both employers and employees. This chapter proposes relating this ethos to an educational environment in order to...
Drones and Privacy
Drones and Privacy
Nigel McKelvey, Cathal Diver, Kevin Curran. © 2015. 14 pages.
Drones, also referred to as UAV's (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), are an aircraft without a human pilot. Drones have been used by various military organisations for over a decade...