Professor Michael Newman

Teaching

1993-1997	Information Systems Development Executive courses at Erasmus University, Rotterdam on the MBA and IBM programmes and the International Masters for Executives in Business Informatics.
1981-5, 87-	Computerised Accounting Systems (Course director). This innovative course for third year accounting students was designed and co-developed with J. Whitman. The course covers the design and implementation of accounting systems and their associated technologies. It also introduces students to computer audit techniques. The course includes the theory of design and stresses the importance of the organizational setting and human responses. Student numbers 30-40. Evaluation score 1990/91=1.7 (1=Excellent, 4=Poor).
1981-85, 87-88, 91-	Information Systems. Part of a second year course in management accounting. Material was incorporated on managers' needs for accounting information in organizations. Jointly taught. Student numbers: 100 to 180.
1985-86	Systems Analysis and Systems Design (Course director). Two new courses were designed and presented at the University of Connecticut School of Business for final year students as part of their new undergraduate degree in Information Management. The courses involved a considerable amount of project work. Student numbers: approx 12. Questionnaire results for teaching rating: 4.2, department average 3.9 on a scale of 1 to 5.
1986	Management Information Systems (Course director). A graduate MBA course in Management Information Systems was presented during one semester and at one summer school at the University of Connecticut. Student numbers: 20-30. Questionnaire results for teaching rating: 4.0, department average 3.6 on a scale of 1 to 5.
1986	Information Management. This was the core course in Information Management for second year undergraduates at the University of Connecticut. The course covered the theory of M.I.S. and introduced students to Lotus 1-2-3, dBase II, word processing and a statistical package. Co-taught with three other lecturers. Student numbers: 300. Questionnaire results of teaching rating: 4.0, average rating on the course: 3.3 on a scale of 1 to 5.
1989	Organizational Impacts of Information Systems (Course Director). This is an innovative course for final year undergraduate students, designed by Professor Robey at Florida International University. Using a case study methodology, the course explores the concepts of organizations, the consequences of information systems, theories of impacts, and solutions in organizations. Each student was required to submit and present a research report on a system s/he is familiar with. Student numbers: 40. Teaching rating: 4.0 on a scale of 5.0
1989	Organizational Information Systems (Course director). A graduate MBA course in Management Information Systems at Florida International University. Student numbers: 40. Teaching rating: 3.8 on a scale of 5.0
1991-	Management Information Systems A graduate M.Sc. course jointly developed and presented with faculty from UMIST. Student numbers approximately 20.
1992&1993	Introduction to Management Information Systems. A graduate course in MIS for EDP Audit students, Erasmus University, Rotterdam. Approx. 12 students.
1992, 1993, 1994	Case Studies in Information Systems Development. An advanced, innovative course for senior executives as part of the International Executive Masters Degree in Business Informatics, Rotterdam School of Management. 20 delegates.
1993, 1997	Qualitative Research in Information Systems. An advanced course of 12 seminars for Ph.D students at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Approximately 20 delegates.
1993 - 1996	Introduction to MIS. An introductory course for MBA students at Rotterdam School of Management. Approx. 100 students in 2 sections. Score 4.5 out of 5.0 max. Also 50 parttime students 1997.
1999 –2000	Case Studies in Information Systems. A one semester course for 3rd year undergraduates. 60 students

In addition to the above lecturing duties, I have tutored as follows: First year: financial accounting and management accounting; second year: management accounting, computing and finance; third year: corporate finance; management accounting; computerized accounting systems; graduate: several MA seminars. Extensive experience teaching computer appreciation to mixed ability City and Guilds students, FORTRAN programming, computer information systems for accountants, and statistics for business.

Teaching skills development

1987	Alvey Software Engineering Course, "User Interface Design".  Participant. University of Manchester, 24 and 31 March
1987	Lotus 1-2-3 course participant. University of Manchester, 14 and 15th May.
1987	Computers and Teaching in Accounting and Business.  University of Stirling. 7-9th September
1988	Information Systems Teaching: Improving the Practice. Sunningdale, Berks., March 28-30.
1988	Staff Teaching Workshop: Teaching by Discussion.

Other teaching

1995, 1996	Seminars for the Unicom Organization and the IEEE on Information System Failure.
1983	Co-developer of a course for managers using micro-computers for decision making.
1982	Tutor in micro-computer programming course for managers and accountants.
1987, 1988	Tutor on Senior University Administrators' Course at the University of Manchester.
1991	Instructor on management courses at the University of Cape Town (Executive, IS Managers and MBA programs)

Teaching publications

Newman, M., O'Hara, M., and Shaoul, J.(1988), "Incorporating Project Work in Teaching: One Department's Experience", Proceedings of the 1988 Sunningdale Conference on Information Systems Teaching Published by ISTIP, Hatfield Polytechnic, pp. 81-89. This article describes the development and operation of project work in the third year course Computerized Accounting Systems.

Teaching awards

• 1989 - Coopers and Lybrand's prize of 3500 pounds as part of the Partnership Award Scheme for group teaching in accountancy (with Mike O'Hara). This involved assessment of project work on a third year course, Computerised Accounting Systems.