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Dr. Richard Harris is a lecturer in Business Information Systems (BIS) at University College Cork and managing editor of the Journal of Decision Systems. He holds a PhD in BIS and has studied BIS at both undergraduate and master's level. He also holds a postgraduate certificate in third level teaching. His current research spans several areas, notably Health Information Systems and Information Systems Design. Richard has published in outlets such as the Journal of Decision Systems and JMIR Formative Research. He has previously researched in virtual machine recourse monitoring. Richard has served as the Chief Editor of The Boolean, UCC’s domain agnostic postgraduate journal.

Research Interests

  • Health Information Systems
  • Ethical Information Systems Design
  • Design Science
  • Decision Support Systems

Research Grants

See below funding received across various projects:

Funding Body

Title

Period

Award

Role

Cork University Foundation (CUF)

Connected - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (C-CAMHS)

 

2021 - 2025

€75,000

PhD Scholar

 

Teaching Activities

2021 - Present 

Modules Delivered Include:

  • IS6200 - Programming for Business I
  • IS6217 - Programming for Business II
  • IS6143 - Foundations of Object-Oriented Programming
  • IS6132 - Web Development for Digital Business
  • IS4439 - Advanced Web Application Development
  • IS3001 - IS Solutions for the Digital Enterprise
  • IS1105- Business Information Systems

Biography

Education:

DegreeYear(s)Accreditation Body
PhD (Business Information Systems)2021-2025University College Cork
MSc (Information Systems for Business Performance)2020-2021University College Cork
BBus (Business Information Systems)2015-2019Munster Technological University
PG Cert (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education)2024-2025University College Cork

University Roles:

  • Programme Co-Director: MSc Design & Development of Digital Business (2024-2025)

Committees:

  • Member: Academic Councel UCC : (2024-Present)
  • Student Member: CUBS Amber Flag Comittee (2025)

External Roles:

  • Managing Editor: Journal of Decision Systems (2026 - Present)

External positions

Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems

2026 → …

UCC Futures (primary)

  • Future of Work & the Economy

Other research affiliations

  • UCC Futures - Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
  • FSRC - Future of Health

PhD Supervision

  • Available for PhD supervision

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  5. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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