Dave W Farthing

BSc, CEng, MBCS, PGCED , CITP

Department of Computing and Mathematics
Faculty of Advanced Technology
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL

E-mail: dwfarthi @ glam.ac.uk
Tel: 01443 482722
Fax: 01443 482715
Web: http://people.glam.ac.uk/view/302/

Dave Farthing works in the Information Systems Division, and lectures in:

• systems analysis and design:
• IS1S01 Information Resource Engineering (BSc) (not in 2008-09);
• information systems management:
• IS2S21 Information Systems Management (HND);
• IS4S01 ICT Management (MSc);
• IS3S03 E-commerce Systems & Strategy (BSc);
• project management:
  • IS4S01 Project Management & Research Management (MSc).

• using modern technology to map developing countries;
• disaster preparedness in developing countries;
• educational issues, such as open learning, multiple choice questions etc;
• the types of notation used when designing information systems.

Dave is the Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Degree. He is also Regional Co-ordinator Wales for the Higher Education Academy Centre for Information and Computer Sciences.

• Final year module choices.
• Final year timetables:
  • BSc (Hons) Computer Science (if you submitted a module choice form look here for your page in the timetable).
  • BSc (Hons) other awards.
  • BSc (Hons) all final year modules as a spreadsheet.

Professional interests

• Project management, including the PRINCE2 method and Critical Chain.
• Systems analysis and design, including SSADM and UML.
• Information systems management and service management.
• Programming information systems, including agile methods.

Qualifications

• ITIL verison 3
• Post Grad. Certificate in Educational Development
• BSc Hons Computer Studies, University of Glamorgan
• Chartered Engineer
• Member of the British Computer Society
• Certificate of Proficiency in SSADM v4

Some amusing quotes I collected via email.

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Last updated 10 June 2009

You meet some interesting people in the Sahara.

Wales isn't quite as arid.