Teaching

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I am a lecturer in the Computer Science programme in the School of Information Technology at Murdoch University. My principle area of teaching is in Internet-related technologies, which is core to our Internet Computing stream for our Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science. Below is a summary of my teaching career.

My Teaching Manifesto

Unit coordination, lecturing and tutoring:

1998
Semester 1: Introduction to Computer Science (1st year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Intelligent Systems (2nd year undergraduate)

1999
Semester 1: Principles of Computer Science (1st year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Internet Computing (2nd year undergraduate)

2000
Semester 1: Data Communications (2nd year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Internet Computing (2nd year undergraduate)

2001
Semester 1: Advanced Internet Computing (3rd year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Internet Computing (2nd year undergraduate)

2002
Semester 1: Advanced Internet Computing (3rd year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Internet Computing (2nd year undergraduate)

2003
Semester 1: Internet Systems Programming (3rd year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Internet Science and Technology (3rd year undergraduate)

2004
Semester 1: Internet Systems Programming (3rd year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Internet Science and Technology (3rd year undergraduate)

Supervision of independent study programs:

2001
Semester 1: Internet Multimedia Delivery (4th year Honours)
Semester 1: Physics Modeling for Games Development (3rd year undergraduate)
Semester 2: The Internet and Social Change (3rd year undergraduate)

2002
Semester 1: Advanced Web Server Programming (4th year Honours)

2003
Semester 1: Mobile Computing with J2ME (3rd year undergraduate)

2003
Semester 1: Server-side Scripting for Web-site Development (2nd year undergraduate)

2003
Summer: Web Services – Concepts and Practices (3rd year undergraduate)

2004
Semester 1: Multimedia Effects (1st year undergraduate)
Semester 2: Advanced Web Programming (3rd year undergraduate)

Lecturing and tutoring (without unit coordination):

1992 Neural Computation (fourth year Honours)

Designing new units:

1992 Neural Computation (fourth year Honours) – under supervision of unit coordinator
1999 Internet Computing (2nd year undergraduate)
2001 Advanced Internet Computing (3rd year undergraduate)
2003 Internet Science and Technology (3rd year undergraduate)

History of teaching positions:

1992-1995
Tutor at The University of Western Australia, Australia

Unit design, lecturing and tutoring (as above)
Lab demonstrations for various units

1998-present
Lecturer (level B) at Murdoch University

Unit design, coordination, lecturing and tutoring (as above)
Participate in academic planning for Computer Science program, specifically in Internet Computing major.
Supervise undergraduate independent study programs.
Active participation in University AOU Review for School of IT in 1998 and 2003.

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