Andrew’s current role is focused on academic management within the School of Digital Media Technology. He is responsible for the co-ordination and monitoring of the School’s programmes to ensure compliance with the University’s QA procedures. Particular attention is given to the integrity of module marks, progression and the students’ learning experience.
Andrew maintains audit trails for quality documentation, takes responsibility for planning and preparing for external assessments and audits and deals with any recommendations arising from them. He also plays a part in developing School document management systems and efforts to share information.
Andrew assists in the induction and mentoring of new staff in the School and deals with student concerns particularly with regard to issues arising from Boards of Study, the timely return of marked assessments and ensuring that academic enquiries from students are quickly dealt with by the staff responsible
Andrew has maintained a commitment to teaching on various courses at different levels over the 26 years he has worked at the University, although this year (2010-11) this has been reduced to facilitate taking on new responsibilities.Subjects taught cover the contextual studies required by students studying technology and engineering. Areas of interest include teaching Project Management, Professional Ethics,Intellectual Property Rights and Business and Management subjects to support technology courses.
Andrew’s research interests cover the social context of technology with a particular interest in the business and historical context of technology. More recently he has developed an interest in digitisation and online access to archives (he is a member of the Business Archives Council) and has developed links with Coventry Museum of Road Transport, Warwick University and other institutions through his involvement with maintaining and preserving collections and archives related to Cycles and Cycling in the UK.
Conference Paper Japanese and UK Cycle Exports between the Wars 11th International Conference of Cycle History, Shimano Ltd, Sakai, Osaka, Japan, August 2000. Proceedings published by van der Plas Publications, USA.
PhD Factors Explaining the Sustained Success of the UK Cycle Industry 1870-1939 University of Birmingham, 1999. Degree conferred July 2000. This has been published online by the British library via ETHOS.
The thesis was short-listed for the DC Coleman Prize for new research work awarded by the Association Of Business Historians in 2001.
1996, Biographical article on Sir Edmund Crane contributed to The New Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press).
1995, Biographical article on Harold & Frank Bowden contributed to The New Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press).
1994 Conference Paper The Early History of the Hercules Cycle & Motor Co Ltd, Fifth International Conference of Cycle History, Cambridge University, Proceedings published by Bicycling Books, USA.
1992 Conference Paper The Cycle Trade in Birmingham 1870-1920, Third International Conference of Cycle History, Neckarsulm, Published in Proceedings by N.S.U.
1991 Conference Paper Coventry & the Cycle Trade, Second International Conference of Cycle History, St Etienne. Published (NB Also co- edited the Published Proceedings).
1990 Conference Paper The Genesis of the British Cycle Industry, First International Conference of Cycle History, Glasgow. Published.(NB Also edited the Published Proceedings).
1989 The Raleigh Archive. A Detailed List of the Contents, Birmingham Polytechnic.
1989 The Cycle Trade in Birmingham published in Tilson B. Design & Industry in Birmingham (1990).
