Dr. David Rush

Senior Lecturer in Business Information Technology
The University of Winchester, Winchester, UK

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Dr Rush has a special interest in quality management in HE. He was Chair of the Faculty Quality Committee from 2000-2003 with responsibility for programme monitoring, validation and review. The QAA Business and Management Subject Review report of February 2001 commented favourably on the quality processes implemented by the Business and Management Group. He was part of the team organising the successful bid from King Alfred’s College, as it was then, for taught Degree Awarding Powers.

He has extensive experience in HE as an academic developing, leading and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at several universities. At Teesside and Portsmouth he was responsible for service provision as Head of Computer Services. He has also held headships of academic departments at two universities and external examinerships at three universities. His recent academic interests have encompassed the practical development of web related and object-oriented technologies, particularly for e-learning.

Over the last two years, along with colleague Professor Mike Hart, he has played an active part in the QuBE consortium. Winchester’s responsibility was to investigate student involvement in quality management. This proved an illuminating aspect of the quality process. Investigating it in departments within institutions ranging from FE colleges to Russell Group Universities has given the Winchester team an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience of many current quality management issues. For publications arising from this, see http://trans-qm.org.uk)

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Address:
The University of Winchester
West Hill, Winchester, SO22 4NR

Phone: +44 (0)1962 827261
Fax:     +44 (0)1962 827437
Email:    David.Rush@winchester.ac.uk