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Emerging technologies: bridging personal and organisational uses (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, F. (2011, July). Emerging technologies: bridging personal and organisational uses. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity & Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Using e-portfolios to support student work placements (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C., & Whatley, J. (2011, July). Using e-portfolios to support student work placements. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Click happy?: an analysis of the use of an Electronic Voting System (EVS) in large group lectures to improve interaction and engagement (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Mccullagh, K. (2011, July). Click happy?: an analysis of the use of an Electronic Voting System (EVS) in large group lectures to improve interaction and engagement. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

REDS guide to Entrepreneurial Skills Development (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Jackson, E., Condie, J., & Roberts, D. (2011, July). REDS guide to Entrepreneurial Skills Development. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D. (2011, May). Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile. Presented at 17th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, Denton, Texas, USA

The debate between ‘realism’ and ‘social constructivism’, rehearsed and overviewed in Ian Hacking’s book, “The Social Construction of What,” (Hacking 1999) has nonetheless seen a number of attempts to find common ground, or unifying principles / theo... Read More about Virtual, phenomenal, real, and mobile.

Exploring the effects of interventions to combat childhood obesity: inducing behavioural change in eating habits (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Dangerfield, B., & Zainal Abidin, N. (2011, April). Exploring the effects of interventions to combat childhood obesity: inducing behavioural change in eating habits. Presented at International Conference on Operations Research & Statistics, Penang, Malaysia

The prevalence of English child obesity has increased especially in the 1990’s. Due to the many negative impacts of obesity, such as the cost and health consequences, an urgent solution is needed to reverse current trends. This study focuses on behav... Read More about Exploring the effects of interventions to combat childhood obesity: inducing behavioural change in eating habits.

Themes and challenges for service management solutions in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ofoegbu, A., Griffiths, M., & Heinze, A. (2011, March). Themes and challenges for service management solutions in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems 16th Annual Conference 2011, Oriel College, University of Oxford

This paper provides an exploratory case study within an SME that is currently selecting a service management solution (SMS) to enhance the existing SAP Business One systems. We examine existing business processes, legacy systems, potential solution... Read More about Themes and challenges for service management solutions in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Earth,fire and water: Knowledge sharing, knowledge recovery and knowledge management - Investigating Malaysian community behaviour (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Sulaiman, N., & Burke, M. (2011, March). Earth,fire and water: Knowledge sharing, knowledge recovery and knowledge management - Investigating Malaysian community behaviour. Presented at DEIT 2011, Bali, Indonesia

This paper reports on an investigation of the critical success factors (CSFs) of knowledge sharing behaviour (KSB) among Malaysian undergraduate students (MUS). The research question considered the question regarding “what makes knowledge sharing... Read More about Earth,fire and water: Knowledge sharing, knowledge recovery and knowledge management - Investigating Malaysian community behaviour.

#uksnow: webscience weather watch (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Kreps, D., & Fletcher, G. (2010, October). #uksnow: webscience weather watch. Presented at Internet Research 11.0, Gothenburg, Sweden

Introducing eco-masculinities: How a masculine discursive subject approach to the individual differences theory of gender and IT impacts an environmental informatics project (2010)
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Kreps, D. (2010, August). Introducing eco-masculinities: How a masculine discursive subject approach to the individual differences theory of gender and IT impacts an environmental informatics project. Presented at Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2010, Lima, Peru

In this paper I introduce the concept of eco-masculinities as a philosophical and critical project to understand the links between gendered and pro-environmental behaviour. The background of the feminist project, the sociology of masculinity, and the... Read More about Introducing eco-masculinities: How a masculine discursive subject approach to the individual differences theory of gender and IT impacts an environmental informatics project.

Towards a model-based tool for evaluating population-level interventions against childhood obesity (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Dangerfield, B., & Zainal Abidin, N. (2010, July). Towards a model-based tool for evaluating population-level interventions against childhood obesity. Presented at International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Seoul, Korea

The prevalence of obesity in the UK is mirroring trends in the USA. There is a need for research to provide public health agencies with advice as to the most effective means of securing behavioural change. The work reported here is in its very early... Read More about Towards a model-based tool for evaluating population-level interventions against childhood obesity.

Network theories for technology-enabled learning and social change: Connectivism and actor network theory (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, F. (2010, May). Network theories for technology-enabled learning and social change: Connectivism and actor network theory. Presented at Networked Learning Conference 2010: Seventh International Conference on Networked Learning, Aalborg, Denmark

Learning never was confined to classrooms. We all learn in, out of, before, during and after episodes of formal education. The changing sociotechnical context offers a promise of new opportunities, and the sense that somehow things may be different.... Read More about Network theories for technology-enabled learning and social change: Connectivism and actor network theory.

Inactive banana time: lean production and the degredation of work in the UK Civil Service (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Carter, B., Danford, A., Howcroft, D., Richardson, H., Smith, A., & Taylor, P. (2010, January). Inactive banana time: lean production and the degredation of work in the UK Civil Service. Presented at Dilemmas for Human Services 14th International Research Conference, Lulea, Sweden

The UK Civil Service has been subject to a constant series of governmental and managerial initiatives over the last 30 years, aimed at increasing efficiency by emulating the private sector. The Gershon Report (2004) identified public sector efficien... Read More about Inactive banana time: lean production and the degredation of work in the UK Civil Service.

An integrative framework for strategy process based on its theoretical roots (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Nandakumar, M., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2009, September). An integrative framework for strategy process based on its theoretical roots. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2009 : The End of the Pier? Competing Perspectives on the Challenges Facing Business and Management, Brighton, UK

Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Heinze, A., & Whatley, J. (2009, September). Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education?. Presented at The aims of the workshop were to: share what is commonly meant by “teamwork” skills; share common issues and challenges in assessment facing educators who utilise team work; propose possible multiple action to resolve the potential challenges., University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester

Teamwork is widely acknowledged as an essential skill for students in higher education to prepare them to the real-life team working environments (Lynch, Heinze 2007). But, it is not easy to assess team working skills (Cooper and Heinze 2007). Moreov... Read More about Can teamwork skills be assessed fairly in higher education?.