| Education | Qualifications | ||||
| 1956-59 | Thornleigh College, BOLTON, Lancs | 1968 | BA(Econ) Class II(i) | Manchester University | |
| 1959-61 | St Michael's College, LEEDS, Yorkshire | 1969 | MSc Sociology of Science | Salford University | |
| 1965-68 | Manchester University | 1997 | PhD | De Montfort University | |
| 1968-69 | Salford University | 1983-1993 | FSS,MCMI,MIMIS,MBCS,CITP | ||
| Employment | ||
| 1962 (part) | Skanda Wallpaper Co. Ltd., HARROGATE, Yorkshire | Clerk |
| 1962-64 | National Lending Library for Science and Technology (now British Library, Lending Division) BOSTON SPA, Yorkshire | Scientific Assistant |
| 1964-65 | Central Office of Information, London | Clerical Officer |
| 1969-97 | Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University), LEICESTER | Lecturer II/Senior Lecturer/Principal Lecturer |
| 1997-2007 | King Alfred's College (now University of Winchester), WINCHESTER | Professor of Business and Informatics |
| (1976-1990) (pt) | Open University tutor [D283,E352,DE351,DE206,DE304,D101] | Course Tutor,Summer School Team Leader (D101) |
| Teaching/Visiting Professorships/External Examiner/Research/Papers | ||
| Teaching | Recently taught modules [1992-97] | Various modules such as: ● Quality Management and Customer Care ● Thinking About Management ● Information Management in the Public Sector ● Research Methods and Statistics ● Final Year Projects seminars |
| Visiting Professorships | 1990 Spring Term | Visiting Professor teaching Information Technology [in Spanish],
Facultad de Ciencias Politicas Y Sociologia Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| 1995 Summer Term | Visiting Professor teaching Information Technology,
Sekolah Tingii Manajemen Yaksi De Montfort (De Montfort University MBA program), Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| External Examiner | 1991-94 | BA(Hons)Business Administration, University of Huddersfield |
| 1991-95 | BA(Hons) Public Administration, Manchester Metropolitan University | |
| 1994-97 | BA(Hons)Business Administration, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff | |
| Research | 2004-2006 | QUBE (Quality in Business Education) HEFCE FDTL-5 funded project (£250,000)[with Dr. David Rush] University of Winchester was one of six collaborating institutions. Some resulting papers can be found here. |
| 2006-07 | "Strategies for generating 'transformative quality' at sub-institutional level"(
£29,800) [with Dr. David Rush] Final Report delivered to Higher Education Academy and available here. | |
| 2002-07 | E-learning and Plagiarism [Some 30 papers listed under Papers section below] | |
| Papers | 1992-2007 | List of downloadable papers available here |
| Teaching Statistics | |
| Students taught | 7,000+ |
| Lectures given | 3,500 |
| Examinations marked | 3,500 |
| Essays marked | 11,000 |
| Evening sessions taught (equivalent to 6 years) | 750 |
| Final Year Projects (half at University of Winchester!) | 170 |
| Degree submissions written (8 at University of Winchester) | 11 |
| Paper used:115 miles (equivalent to London..Norwich) | 640,000 A4 sheets |
| Visitors to Website (www.final-year-projects) | 290,000 |
| Visitors now at a monthly rate of... | 3,700 |
| Published papers/Conference papers | 142 |
| Published whilst at the University of Winchester | 40 |