Dave Farthing

BSc CEng MBCS CITP PGCE

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Qualifications:

1977 ONC Business Studies
1991 HNC Computer Studies Student
1993 BSc (Hons) Computer Studies 1st
1994 MBCS
1998 Post Graduate Certificate in Educational Development

Career Summary, Specialist Projects and Academic Activities:

Career Summary

1976 – 1979 Cashier, Midland Bank
1979 – 1994 Development Manager, Welsh Office
1994 – 2001 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, University of Glamorgan
May 2001 Principal Lecturer, University of Glamorgan

Main Teaching subjects and course leadership:

MSc Information & Communication Technology Management
MSc Project Management & Research Methodology
BSc Degree Level 6 E-Commerce Systems & Strategy
BSc/ HND Level 5 Information Systems Management

Programme Leader – BSc (Hons) Degree Programme in Computing

Published Articles

To, W. M., Tryfonas, T., and Farthing, D. W. (2009) “Audit Log Review and Unification with Log Management Information Bases.” Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol 187. ISSN 0922-6389.
Farthing, D. W. (2004) “The State of IT Project Management in the UK”. CIMTech Newsletter, March 2004, The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Asaravala, A., and Farthing, D. W. (2003) “PROGRAMS VS. PROJECTS: A Conversation with Dave W. Farthing of the University of Glamorgan”. Software Development Magazine, July 2003. United Business Media.

Refereed Conference Papers Presented

Farthing, D. W., and Ware, J. M. (2010) “When it comes to mapping developing countries, disaster preparedness is better than disaster response”, AGI Geocommunity ’10, Stratford Upon Avon, Sept 2010.
To, W. M., Tryfonas, T., and Farthing, D. W. (2008) “Audit Log Review and Unification via the Use of a Log Management Information Base”, Eighth International Baltic Conference on Databases and Information Systems, Tallinn, Estonia, June 2008. ISBN 978-9985-59-789-7.
Farthing, D. W., and Stocking, S. (2005) “Evaluating E-Business Web Sites: a review of evaluation criteria”. E-Business and Higher Education Workshop, University of Westminster, November 2005.
Farthing, D. W., Boobyer, G., and Beynon-Davies, P. (2005) “Teaching structured analysis and design by adapting UML notation”. 6th Annual Conference of the Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences, York, September 2005. ISBN 0-9541927-9-6
Farthing, D. W., and Stubbs, G. (2003) “Learning to learn? A report on a longitudinal study of the learning styles of computing undergraduates”. 4th Annual LTSN-ICS Conference, Galway, August 2003. ISBN 0-9541927-4-5
Farthing D W, Miah S, and Beynon-Davies P. (2000) “A survey of SSADM usage: the case for teaching design techniques”. 5th Annual Conference of the UK Academy for Information Systems, Cardiff, April 2000.
Farthing D W, and Reddy M. (1999) “Frame Up: An efficient approach to Web Material Reuse”, 7th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Computing, Belfast, August 1999
Farthing D W, and McPhee D. (1999) “Multiple choice for honours-level students? A statistical evaluation”, Third Annual CAA Conference, Loughborough, June 1999
Farthing D W, Jones D M, and McPhee D. (1998) “PMCQs: An efficient and effective alternative to essay-type questions”, 3rd Annual Conference in Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education, Dublin, August 1998.
Farthing DW. (1997) “The three Ms of open learning: Medium, Material and Motivation”, 5th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Computing, Dublin, August 1997

Workshop Seminars Presented

Farthing, D. W., (2002) “Extreme Programming and its effect on project management”. Teaching & Learning Strategies for Developing Project Management Skills in Students Workshop at the University of Luton, September 2002
Farthing DW. (1998) “Best practice in non-subjective assessment”, Monitor 10, Report on the CPHC Workshop: Computer Assisted Assessment on the Teaching of Computing, Huddersfield, June 1998.

Workshops Organised And Hosted

Co-organised a one-day workshop “Teaching & Learning Strategies for Developing Project Management Skills in Students” at the University of Luton, September 2002. This was organised in conjunction with the LTSN Information and Computing Sciences.
Organised and chaired a one-day workshop “Industrial Strength Projects – Effective Teaching and Learning in Project Management” at the Glamorgan Business Centre, September 2000. This was organised in conjunction with the LTSN Information and Computing Sciences.

British Computer Society

External / Professional Representation:

Regional Coordinator Wales for the Higher Education Academy ICS Subject Centre.
External examiner for HNC/D & FdSc Computing Programme, Glyndwr University, 2009 to date.
External examiner for HNC/D & FdSc Computing Programme, Southampton Solent University, 2005 to 2009.
External examiner for Certificate of Higher Education Undergraduate Schemes, Cardiff University, 2004 to 2007.
External assessor for computing degree scheme revalidation at University of Sunderland, March 2004.
Peer reviewer for 4th Annual LTSN-ICS Conference, NUI Galway, August 2003.
External examiner for HND BIT and Computing, Luton University, 2000 to 2003.
Peer reviewer for the Information Resource Management Journal, Idea Publishers, Hershey, USA, 1997 to 2002.
Peer reviewer for the 1st Annual Conference on the Teaching of Computing, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, August 2000
External assessor for Subject Area Review of Software Development/Engineering at South Bank University, April 2000.
External assessor for computing degree scheme revalidation at the University of Central England, July 1999.

Main Research Subjects & Current Projects:

Use of modern technologies to produce maps of developing countries, with a special emphasis on supporting Non-Governmental Organisations.
ITIL and PRINCE 2 – managing ICT system development.
Adapting UML notation for structured analysis and design projects,
Surveys of current practice in designing and running information systems in industry.
Improving efficiency and reliability of assessing students, particularly using non-subjective and computer assisted assessment.

Current projects include:

Mapping for disaster management in developing nations.

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