Insights from an expert in academic integrity, computer science and higher education
Insights from an expert in academic integrity, computer science and higher education
Over the past months, I’ve attended events and workshops run by three of the best-known (and biggest) IT vendors – Oracle, Microsoft and IBM. And, three common themes have been emerging about where the IT industry is heading, and what skills students need to have by the end of a degree within a Computing discipline. …
Here’s a slideshow for material presented by Alex Spiers at a seminar at Liverpool John Moores University recently. It’s all about how academics and researchers can develop their own digital presence. The area is of particular interest to me as I’m running a workshop on Professional Presences For Academics at Birmingham City University in May. …
Here’s an interesting article provided by the HEA and based on the experiences of a real (but anonymous) recruiter. Unlucky 13 – 13 Reasons Why I Binned Your CV It goes through the problem of taking 114 applications and having to get down to a shortlist of 20 as quickly as possible. I’ve certainly spotted …
Over the past year, I’ve been involved with the biggest research project I’ve participating in since completing my PhD. I say “involved”, as this for research I’ve been in charge of a small team of two Research Associates looking into the issues surround Sandwich Year Placements within the Computing discipline. This has been a 15 …
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Here’s a copy of a talk that I delivered for the Cheltenham and Gloucester branch of the British Computer Society. The talk is designed to show some of the methods that I’ve identified for Computing Professionals to build a professional brand online, primarily by using social media and their own professional websites. To keep this …
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