Yvonne O'Connor

Senior Lecturer, Business Information System, Cork University Business School, University College Cork.

Dr. Yvonne O’Connor is a Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, specialising in the ethical and responsible design, use, and governance of information systems in everyday life, with particular emphasis on digital consent processes, dark patterns, and AI-enabled systems. Her research spans the ethical implications of data collection informed consent and decision-making in digital environments, especially in health information systems, exploring how consent is obtained, experienced, and understood by diverse users, including vulnerable populations such as those living with dementia. Dr. O’Connor has an extensive publication record in high-impact journals and international conferences and serves on multiple editorial boards in digital health and e-health technology. She contributes to interdisciplinary research projects, holds research funding from national and international bodies, and aligns her work with key Sustainable Development Goals, making her an experienced and impactful leader.

Programme Leadership

Programme director of two interdisciplinary programmes (Sept 2017 – July 2021):

1. MSc MIMAS (Information Systems and Accounting)
2. MSc Digital Health (Practitioner focused course – Executive Education focusing on Information Systems and Health/Wellbeing).

Modules

Responsible for the following modules over several academic calenders/years:

• IS1110 (5 credit) - Introduction to Principles of Programming
• IS1111 (5 credit) - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
• IS2200 (5 credit) - Business Systems Analysis and Design
• IS2201 (5 credit) - Management Information Systems
• IS3311 (10 credits) - Networking and Cloud Computing
• IS4401 (10 credit) - Final Year Project
• IS4417 (5 credit) -Final Year Project
• IS4418 (5 credit) - Final Year Project
• IS4443 (5 credit) - Principles of Web Design for Business
• IS4444 (5 credit) - Introduction to Web Development for Business
• IS4445 (5 credits) - Principles of Interaction Design/User Experience Design 1
• IS4446 (5 credits) - Advanced Interaction Design/ User Experience Design 2
• IS6610 (20 credits) - Business Information and Analytics Project
• IS6122 (20 credits) - Information Systems for Business Performance
• IS6216 (5 credits) - Applied Research Project
• IS6303 (10 credits) - Seminars in Healthcare Information and Performance Systems
• IS6305 (30 credits) - Innovative Health Information Systems Research Solutions
• IS6631 (10 credits) - Decision Support and Data Analytics for Health
• IS6610 (20 credits) - Business Information and Analytics Project
• IS6630 (10 credits) - Fundamentals of Digital Health
• IS6631 (10 credits) - Decision Support and Data Analytics for Health
• IS6305 (30 credits) - Innovative Health Information Systems Research Solutions
• AC6012 (10 credits) - Industrial Internship
• BU6003 (10 credits) – Health Information Systems and eHealth