All Outputs (272)

Urban design: towards a working strategy (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Lyons, K., & Dunbar, T. (2005, November). Urban design: towards a working strategy. Presented at Sensuous Knowledge II: Aesthetic Practice and Insight, Bergen National Academy of Arts, Bergen, Norway

To introduce this project – for the purpose of this event we have called it a “Working Strategy” – we have invited a.r.r.r.t.s to write some introductory notes on the way it has developed over the past year. We have always maintained a close connec... Read More about Urban design: towards a working strategy.

Design conscious investment and interpretive design: the case of museums, art galleries and cultural heritage attractions (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Sterry, P. (2005, September). Design conscious investment and interpretive design: the case of museums, art galleries and cultural heritage attractions. Presented at Joining Forces: International Conference on Design Research, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland

The significant growth in museums, galleries and cultural heritage attractions in recent years is evidence of a wider leisure industry that is replicated internationally. There has also been a number of high profile millenium projects developed in th... Read More about Design conscious investment and interpretive design: the case of museums, art galleries and cultural heritage attractions.

Measurement of sound quality for critical listening (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Fazenda, B., Holland, K., & Newell, P. (2005, July). Measurement of sound quality for critical listening. Presented at 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Lisbon

For the critical assessment of music recordings the uniformity of the pressure amplitude response with respect to frequency has robustly been defended as one of the principals of prime importance for any electro-acoustic monitoring system. This has b... Read More about Measurement of sound quality for critical listening.

Asia - link: Sino European design management curriculum development (2004)
Presentation / Conference
O'Brien, M., & Hands, D. (2004, September). Asia - link: Sino European design management curriculum development. Presented at 2nd International Engineering & Product Design Education Conference, Delft, The Netherlands

Teaching linguistics to students of modern foreign languages (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Rowlett, P. (2004, August). Teaching linguistics to students of modern foreign languages. Presented at Linguistics Association of Great Britain, Roehampton University

Six aims: 1. Relevant features of my own background 2. Salford event 3. Background: benchmark statements 4. Student trends 5. Linguistics and MFL students 6. Linguistics and MFL at Salford Conclusion

Football, American culture and popular music (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Wise, T. (2004, July). Football, American culture and popular music. Presented at IASPM UK and Ireland 2004 Biennial Conference: 'Popular music: issues of culture and state, University of Limerick, Ireland

The benefits of visitor and non-visitor research in the shaping of sustainable tourism; with specific reference to cultural tourism (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Leighton, D., & Sterry, P. (2004, June). The benefits of visitor and non-visitor research in the shaping of sustainable tourism; with specific reference to cultural tourism. Presented at BEST Sustainable Tourism Think Tank IV: 'Sustainability and mass destinations: challenges and possibilities', University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark

This paper explores a strategically important concept that is often less well defined in publication or discussion, that of understanding your audience, visitors and non-visitors. The benefits, value and applicability of visitor and non-visitor resea... Read More about The benefits of visitor and non-visitor research in the shaping of sustainable tourism; with specific reference to cultural tourism.

Reasons behind ERP package adoption: a diffusion of innovations perspective (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B., & Papazafeiropoulou, A. (2004, June). Reasons behind ERP package adoption: a diffusion of innovations perspective. Presented at 12th European Conference on Information Systems, Turku, Finland

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages have been widely adopted and it is becoming clear that this is driven by multiple rationales that may be simultaneously at odds and complimentary. In this paper, we aim to develop a greater understanding... Read More about Reasons behind ERP package adoption: a diffusion of innovations perspective.

Selling packaged software: an ethical analysis (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Adam, A., & Light, B. (2004, June). Selling packaged software: an ethical analysis. Presented at 12th European Conference on Information Systems, Turku, Finland

Within the IS literature there is little discussion on selling software products in general and especially from the ethical point of view. Similarly, within computer ethics, although there is much interest in professionalism and professional codes,... Read More about Selling packaged software: an ethical analysis.

Human and ecological health: The case of a UK small business (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Hall, N., & Velez-Colby, F. (2003, October). Human and ecological health: The case of a UK small business. Presented at The 3rd International Conference for Universal Design, Hamamatsu, Japan

The principles of Universal Design consider many user needs within design development such as equitable and intuitive use (The Centre for Universal Design 1997). Whilst these principles are important to any design thinking, this paper considers the w... Read More about Human and ecological health: The case of a UK small business.

An alternative theory of legacy information systems in Ciborra C, Mercurio R, De Marco M, Martinez M and Carignani A (Eds) (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B. (2003, January). An alternative theory of legacy information systems in Ciborra C, Mercurio R, De Marco M, Martinez M and Carignani A (Eds). Presented at 11th European Conference on Information Systems, Naples, Italy

Swississippi: Jimmie Rodgers and the semiosis of the yodel (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Wise, T. (2003, January). Swississippi: Jimmie Rodgers and the semiosis of the yodel. Presented at IASPM International Conference 2003 (International Association for the Study of Popular Music), McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Design management: directions in UK education (2002)
Presentation / Conference
O'Brien, M. (2002, September). Design management: directions in UK education. Presented at 1st International Design Management Forum, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

A Study of User Involvement in Packaged Software Selection in Applegate L, Galliers R D and De Gross J J (Eds) (2002)
Presentation / Conference
Howcroft, D., & Light, B. (2002, January). A Study of User Involvement in Packaged Software Selection in Applegate L, Galliers R D and De Gross J J (Eds). Presented at 23rd International Conference on Information Systems, Barcelona, Spain

A review of the issues associated with customer relationship management systems in Smithson S, Cricar J, Podlogar M and Avgerinou S (Eds) (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B. (2001, January). A review of the issues associated with customer relationship management systems in Smithson S, Cricar J, Podlogar M and Avgerinou S (Eds). Presented at 9th European Conference on Information Systems, Bled, Slovenia

On the need for specifiers (2000)
Presentation / Conference
Rowlett, P. (2000, November). On the need for specifiers. Presented at Linguistics research seminar, University College London

Best of breed IT strategy: an alternative to enterprise resource planning systems in Robert Hansen H, Bichler M and Mahrer H (Eds) (2000)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B., Holland, C., & Wills, K. (2000, July). Best of breed IT strategy: an alternative to enterprise resource planning systems in Robert Hansen H, Bichler M and Mahrer H (Eds). Presented at 8th European Conference on Information Systems, Vienna, Austria

Reflexivity and social knowledge: Positioning and belonging in social life (2000)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2000, March). Reflexivity and social knowledge: Positioning and belonging in social life. Presented at Second Annual Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable, University of Missouri, St. Louis

The future of the social sciences: Engagement, reflexivity and relevance (2000)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2000, January). The future of the social sciences: Engagement, reflexivity and relevance. Presented at Annual Social Science Postgraduate Conference, Sheffield

Beyond enterprise resource planning projects: innovative strategies for competitive advantage (1999)
Presentation / Conference
Holland, C., Light, B., & Kawalek, P. (1999, March). Beyond enterprise resource planning projects: innovative strategies for competitive advantage. Presented at Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark