Hidden talents/abilities
Career facts
Life beyond EMDS
EMDS around the world
100

This person once crashed a black-tie Burns Supper at the British High Commission in Malawi wearing a T-shirt and shorts — and was allowed to stay because they could do the Scottish ceilidh dancing.

Who is Dr Roger Douglas Alcock?

100

The national language of Ireland besides English

What is Gaeilge?

100

This refers to the ability of the programme to continue operating long-term

What is sustainability?

100

This occurs when respondents become tired or bored during a survey, leading to lower quality responses or dropout

What is survey fatigue?

200

This person likes exploring and multitasking.

Who is Dr Emnet Tesfaye?

200

The famous cliffs on the west coast of Ireland

What is the Cliffs of Moher?

200

This refers to the uptake of the programme

What is adoption?

200

This type of question allows respondents to answer in their own words, providing more detailed feedback

What is an open-ended question?

300

This person's specialty in the kitchen is traditional Korean cuisine, and they dream of opening a restaurant in Seoul one day.

Who is Shin Sang Do? 

300

The only university in Ireland that focusses on health sciences and medicine

What is RCSI?

300

This seeks to assess whether the programme engaged its intended target population.

What is reach?

300

The percentage of people who complete a survey out of the total number contacted

What is a response rate?

400

This person holds a black belt in Kyokushin karate, has won championships in rowing, and now coaches young athletes.

Who is Erik Zakariassen? 

400

The name of the river that runs through Dublin

What is the River Liffey?

400

The degree to which the intervention was done the way it was intended.

What is fidelity?

400

A tool that is used to measure hospital facility surgical capacity

What is WHO SSAT or PIPES?

500

This person plays the violin and rows racing boats.

Who is Justine Davies? 

500

The Irish word for Cheers!

What is Slainte?

500

The term used to describe how well the programme is received by the intended users.

What is acceptability?

500

Piloting your survey ahead of time in order to refine questions to improve response rate

What is pre-testing?