[Introduction] [Teaching] [Publications] [Grants] [Professional Activities] [Background] 

Introduction

Robert Davison joined the Department of Information Systems in July 1992 and is currently an Associate Professor. In mid-1999, he used a Teaching Development Grant to establish City University's Web Teaching Support Services unit, which was merged with the Enterprise Solutions Unit and now supports the University's Blackboard suite. Since 1998, he has received approximately $3.2 million in grants as PI. He has served on a wide variety of committees/working groups/task forces at university, faculty and departmental levels, and is currently the Editor of the Departmental Working Papers, Departmental Webmaster and Departmental Examinations' Officer. 

Professionally, Robert is Editor-in-Chief of the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, and Associate Editor for the Information Systems Journal, Information Technology & People and Management Information Systems Quarterly. He is currently co-editing a special issue of the Information Systems Journal on IS in China. Since 1993, he has published 2 books, 9 book chapters, 38 refereed journal articles, 12 other journal articles, 39 refereed conference papers, and edited 5 special issues of journals. 

He is Programme Leader of the MSc in Electronic Business and Knowledge Management, and the BBA in Global Business Systems Management. In 1999-2000, he won the Faculty of Business' Junior Faculty Research Award and in 2004-2005, City University's Teaching Excellence Award. 

Teaching

Current (Semester B, 2007-2008) courses he is teaching are:

• FB5003 - Management Information Systems (MBA)

Courses taught since 1998 (programmes and years/semesters in parentheses) (most recent first):

• IS5600 - Global Information Systems (MA Global Business Management) (2000-2001; 2003-2007: Sem A)

• FB5003 - Management Information Systems (MBA) (2004-2006: Sem B)

• IS3435 - Guest Lecture on Knowledge Management & Business Processes

• FB5807 - Management Information Systems (EMBA) (2004-2006: Sem B)

• IS3037 - Technology Applications for eGovernment (BBA Minor, FHS Minor) (2004: Sem A)

• IS4542 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Systems (BBA) (1998-1999; 2004-2006: Sem A)

• IS6100 - Foundations of Electronic Business (MBA) (2003: Sem A)

• IS5001 - Management Information Systems (MSc Finance/Financial Engineering/Banking) (2000-2003: Sem B)

• IS5313 - Foundations of Electronic Business Systems (MA Professional Accounting & Information Systems) (2003: Sem B)

• IS2035 - An Introduction to IS and IT in Contemporary Society (BA Housing Studies) (2000-2003: Sem A)

• IS4838 - Fundamentals of Electronic Commerce (BBA) (2001-2002: Sem A&B)

• IS5000 - Business Information Systems (PGC Corporate Accounting) (2000: Sem A)

• IS5101 - Global Accounting Information Systems (MA International Accounting) (1999: Sem B)

• FB2500 - Management Information Systems (BBA) (1998-1999: Sem A)

Background

Originally from Bristol, UK, Robert studied at Clifton College (1974-1978), Bristol Grammar School (1978-1985), then graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA (Joint Hons) in Russian and SerboCroat (1990), and an MA in Information Technology (1991). He undertook his PhD studies in Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong from 1993-1998.

Personal Affiliations/Memberships:

WWF, Porcupine!, ORBIS, Fauna & Flora International, The Sabah Society, Asian Encounters and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust .

Robert is a keen mountaineer, cyclist and traveller of the world. He has travelled widely in Europe and Asia as well as further afield (44 countries and counting). He reads extensively and eclectically - current affairs/politics, 19th/20th century literatures, travel, anthropology, ecology and biodiversity, ..., and listens to a wide range of classical music. Most weekends see him exploring Hong Kong's verdant countryside and its subtropical fauna/flora, either on foot or bicycle. Photos are available on request of fauna, flora, hills, streams, etc.

Fight SPAM! Promote Ethical Use of the Net!  

This page is at: http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/staff/isrobert 

Last revised on March 31, 2008