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Sept 10- Feb 09- Feb 09- Sept 08- Sept 08- Sept 07-Feb 09 March 06- |
Member of Faculty Revalidation Panel – MSc Applied Behaviour Analysis. PGDip/MSc Applied Psychology (Mental Health) Member of School of Biomedical Sciences e learning sub-committee Course Director for PGDip/MSc Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Theory) Course committee member for PGDip/MSc Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Theory) Course Director for PGCert in Forensic Studies Course committee member for PGCert Forensic Studies Course Director for Certificate in Refractive Surgery Represent University Invest NI Innovation Week –Women making Innovation work. |
| March 06- | Member of Subgroup of Forum for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Support |
| March 06 | Panel member for National Teaching Fellow Scheme UU nominations |
| March 06 | Represented School of Biomedical Science at meeting with Socrates funded EU project team |
| Feb 06- | Member of Interest group for Research into Teaching |
| Jan 06- | Member of steering group for Forum for Innovation in Teaching and Learning support |
| March 05- | Panel member for e learning group of QAA institutional audit |
| Jun 05 –Jan 06 | Faculty Representative on University Plagiarism working group |
| Nov 04- Jan 06 | Chair of Faculty e Learning Working Group |
| Nov 04- | Member of University plagiarism detection working group |
| Dec 04-Sept 05 | Assistant Course Director BSc. (Hons.) Molecular Bioscience |
| Sept 04- | Course Director for Pg Cert / PgDip / MSc. Forensic and Legal Medicine (Clinical) |
| Sept 04- | Course committee member for PgCert/ PgDip / MSc Forensic and Legal Medicine (Clinical) |
| April 04-Jan 06 | E Learning co-ordinator for School of Biomedical Sciences |
| April 04-Jan 06 | Member of Virtual School Management Board |
| April 04-Jan 06 | Member of Faculty e learning working group |
| April 04-Jan 06 | Member of School Executive |
| April 04- | Member of School Teaching & Learning committee |
| April 04-Dec 04 | Course Director BSc. (Hons.) Molecular Bioscience |
| April 04- | Course committee member for BSc. (Hons.) Molecular Bioscience |
| June 02-03 | Faculty Access Committee & Widening Participation Committee |
| Nov 01- | Course committee member for undergraduate BSc. BMS |
| Nov 01- | Course committee member for postgraduate PgDip/ MSc BMS |
| Nov 01- | Course committee member for undergraduate BSc. Biology |
| Nov 01- Jun 04 | Course committee member for undergraduate BSc. Nutrition |
| Nov 01- | Regular attendance at numerous career events in schools and colleges in Northern Ireland. |
Contributions to undergraduate teaching and assessment:
| Dates | Module code | Teaching | Assessment |
| Sept 05- | BMS508C2U | 17% | 33% |
| BMS508C2P | 17% | 33% | |
| Sept 04-June 05 | BMS302C2U | 10% | 10% |
| BMS302C2P | 10% | 10% | |
| NUT304C2U | 10% | 10% | |
| BMS508C2U | 25% | 25% | |
| BMS508C2P | 25% | 25% | |
| Oct 01-June 03 | BMS820C2 | 100% | 66% |
| BMS820C2X | 100% | 66% | |
| BMS302C2U | 50% | 50% | |
| BMS302C2P | 50% | 50% | |
| NUT304C2U | 50% | 50% | |
| BMS508C2U | 25% | 25% | |
| BMS508C2P | 25% | 25% | |
| Oct 01- | BMS809 | Assess Research Project |
Contribution to Teaching include: Preparation of all lecture material for both on campus and online delivery for modules with up to 250 students
Contribution to Assessment include: Provisions of course work schedules and sessional examination questions, model answers, marking scheme, marking all scripts and reports.
Additional Contributions to Assessment
Oct 01- Assessor for 100 dy viva, 12 and 24 month viva for PhD students each year
Oct 01- Academic supervisor & assessor for 10 distance learner MSc students each academic year.
Oct 01- Assessor and member of interview panel for Ulster immunology Group Competition
June 03 Judge for Eyetech USA sponsored student prizes ($500)
Sept 03-04 Assessor for MRes student literature reviews & final seminar presentations
June 04 Internal examiner PhD, UU
School & Institute Administration |
| Course Director (PG Dip/MSc Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Theory) (DL) |
| Course Director (PG Cert/PG Dip/MSc Forensic and Legal Medicine (DL) |
| Course Director (Postgraduate Certificate Forensic Studies (DL) |
| Champion of Core Business Action Group (New Provision Group 1) |
Module Coordinator and Overall Responsibilities for:
- Business Development, Clinical (3 Tests, 3 case scenarios)
- Cataract Research Project (1 Practical Report, 1 Dissertation, 3 Reports)
- Clinical and Professional Care (6 case scenarios, 3 essays)
- Clinical Care in a Legal Context 1 (6 case scenarios, 2 essays)
- Clinical Care in a Legal Context 2 (9 cases scenarios, 5 essays, 1 Sessional Examination)
- Complications Refractive Surg (4 Tests, 4 case scenarios)
- Corr of Reg & Irreg Astigmatism (2 Tests, 2 case scenarios)
- Correction of Presbyopia (3 Tests, 3 case scenarios)
- Crime Scene Investigations (12 case scenarios, 1 essay, 1 online examination)
- Forensic and Legal Medicine Research Project (5 Practical Reports)
- General Medico Legal Investigations (12 case scenarios, 1 Essay, 1 Sessional Examination, 1 online examination)
- Infection and immunity (1 Essay)
- Intro to Theoretical Aspects (4 Tests, 4 case scenarios)
- Medical Aspects of the Law (1 Practical Report, 1 Essay, 6 case scenarios)
- Pre-operative Assessment (4 Tests, 4 case scenarios)
- Principles of Law (1 Essay, 1 Poster presentation, 6 case scenarios)
- The Theory of Cataract Surgery (4 Tests, 4 case scenarios)
- Theory of Excimer Laser (6 Tests, 6 case scenarios)
- Understanding Phakic Iols (2 Tests, 2 case scenarios)
Contributions to Programme Directing
| Dates | Course | Student numbers | Mode of study |
| Programme Director | |||
| Feb 09 Sept 05- | Programme Director PgDip / MSc Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Theory) Programme Director PgCert/ PgDip/MSc Forensic Medicine (clinical) and Forensic Studies | 37pa 49 pa | Online On line |
| Sept 05- | Programme Director HEA funded Refractive Surgery Programme | 15 pa | On line |
| Dec 04-June 05 | Associate Course Director BSc (Hons) Molecular Bioscience | 9 pa | On Campus |
| April 04-Dec 04 | Course Director BSc (Hons) Molecular Bioscience | 9 pa | On Campus |
Contribution to Staff and Student supervision (Teaching)
Oct 01- Academic supervisor for 15 distance learner MSc. students each academic year.
Jan 06- Programme Manager Cataract and Refractive Surgery / Forensic Medicine /Forensic Studies
Contribution to student support (Teaching)
Sept 04- Studies advisor for 7 students each academic year (year 1-4 Biomedical Science & Molecular Bioscience)
In modules for which I contribute in part to the teaching or coordination, shared responsibilities and administrative duties include:
- Point of contact for student queries and provision of guidance in matters relating to choice of modules, assessment and progress
- Design and planning modules and changes to module content ensuring compatibility with course aims, objectives and learning outcomes
- Coordinating and managing teaching on modules
- Coordinating the examining of students on the module and liaison with other members of teaching staff, internal and external examiners
- Module review and assessment processes to facilitate module adaptation and changes based on student feedback, teaching feedback and external examiner suggestions.
- Reflective practice and review of teaching content and methods based on analysis of student views through teaching assessment, module evaluation and peer observation sessions.
Contribution to Collaborative teaching with partner Institutions
In collaboration with the British Cataract and Refractive Society I have led a Refractive Surgery distance learning initiative. Through this I have established links with numerous national and international lecturers, all of which contribute lecture material and a number carry out e tutoring activities for me. Such collaborators include world-renowned surgeons and optometrists including:
- Arthur Cummings, Wellington Eye Clinic Dublin,
- Steve Schallhorn, Department of Ophthalmology, Naval Medical Centre, San Diego, CA
- Sudi Patel, Common Services Agency, NHScotland, Edinburgh,
- Michael Mrochen, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
- Stefan Pieger, Nidek Co. Ltd. Gamagori/Japan.
- Christine Astin, Jorge Alio and Omar Hakim to mention just a few.
In relation to Cataract and Refractive Surgery I interface with the Association of Optometrists Ireland, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Northern Ireland Optometric Society and the General Optics Council.
Also in relation to Forensics I interface with The Northern Ireland Forensic Medical Officers Association, Forensic Service Northern Ireland, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, State Pathologist, NI and UK Coroner’s Office and The PSNI.
