Vincent Koon Ong

Research-Informed Curriculum Design for a Master’s-Level Program in Project Management

This article reports on the application of Research-Informed Curriculum Design (RICD) for the development and implementation of an MSc Program in Project Management. The research focused on contemporary issues in project management and provided an analysis of project management approaches, tools, and techniques currently used in organizations. Research methods included a literature review, questionnaire survey, focus group studies, and in-depth interviews with project managers. The research findings led to better understanding of current practice from project managers’ perspectives and informed the curriculum design of the program. Feedback was obtained from external examiners, project managers, alumni, and current students. Evaluation indicates that the RICD approach has produced a successful program and ensured it is relevant to industry and vocationally attractive to students.

Big Data and Its Research Implications for Higher Education: Cases from UK Higher Education Institutions

With the rise of big data, its impact has becoming apparent even in the Higher Education sector. The strategic use and applications of big data in higher education would lead to higher educational quality and better student and staff experience. Using the output from UK JISCs BI projects, this paper reviews and outlines some cases of big data analytics in the UK Higher Education institutions, followed by some research implications for future big data research in Higher Education.