John Forde

Mr John Forde

Job title: Lecturer, School of Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Technology)
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Postal address: A302, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Email: J.Forde@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

- Module Leader and Lecturer for postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
- Supervision of final stage undergraduate projects and dissertations
- Supervision of students on Undergraduate Industrial Training Placements
- Member of Information Systems Analsys and Design (ISAD) teaching group

Qualifications & background
1994-1997 - BSc. (Hons) Cognitive Science (University of Exeter)
2002-2003 - LTHE: Postgraduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (University of Plymouth)

Working in industry - Software Design and Web Development
Professional IT and Software Trainer

Teaching interests

IDAT102: Workshop 1 - Web Media Production *
ISAD135: Website Development *
ISAD223: Human Computer Interaction *
ISAD227: Human Computer Interaction & Information Retreival *
ISAD503: Human Computer Interaction (Masters Level) *
SOFT137: Network Programming 1
* Module leader

To commence in 2009 I am developing the following modules:
- Internet Culture & Pyschology
- Pervasive Computing

Research interests

Currently researching PhD.: The Emergence of Online Community in Rural Areas

General research interests:
    - Human Computer Interaction
    - Interface & Interaction Design
    - Implications of Technology on Society