Dr Tom Prickett

Associate Professor

Department: Computer and Information Sciences

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Key Publications

A work-in-progress report - Exploring the learner-earner journey and bridging the digital skills gap: Graduate and employer viewpoints, 51��, Prickett, T., Irons, A., Chrysikos, A., Walters, J., Hanna, P., Teehan, C., Rocks, C., Davenport, J. 27 Feb 2025, QAA Quality Insights Conference 2025
Towards a Framework for Mapping Authentic Assessment to Competency in University Computing Education in the UK, Prickett, T., McChesney, I., Norling, E., Hayes, A., Chrysikos, A., Riddle, S., Davenport, J., Irons, A., Crick, T. 23 Apr 2025, 2025 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Piscataway, US, IEEE
A Preliminary Study of Viewpoints of the Learner-Earner Journey, Prickett, T., Walters, J., Yang, L. 8 Jul 2024, ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)
Embedding Technical, Personal and Professional Competencies in Computing Degree Programmes, Prickett, T., Crick, T., Davenport, J., Bowers, D., Hayes, A., Irons, A. 3 Jul 2024, Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1 (ITiCSE 2024), New York, US, ACM
Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching Cybersecurity in UK University Computing Programmes, Prickett, T., Yang, L., Irons, A., Miller, K., Brooke, P., Hayes, A., Davenport, J., Crick, T., English, R., Maguire, J., Bechkoum, K., Jones, A. 16 May 2023, Cybersecurity Teaching in Higher Education, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
Disruptors in Educational Technology: A Futurespective Case Study of UK Computing Academics, Crick, T., Prickett, T., Anderson, E., Watson, I., Chitare, N., Vasiliou, C. 25 Sep 2023, United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference 2023
Embedding Dispositions in Peer Assessment for Software Teams: More than just a "Product'" Focus, Crick, T., Prickett, T., Turnbull, A. 17 Jul 2023, United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference 2023
Exploring computing students post-pandemic learning preferences with workshops: A UK institutional case study, Crick, T., Prickett, T., Vasiliou, C., Chitare, N., Watson, I. 30 Jun 2023, ITiCSE 2023, New York, US, ACM
Futurespective on Educational Technology Use in Computer Science Higher Education, Crick, T., Prickett, T., Watson, I., Anderson, E., Vasiliou, C., Chitare, N. 23 Jul 2023, United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference 2023
Teaching Programming Competencies: A Role for Craft Computing?, Crick, T., Davenport, J., Hayes, A., Prickett, T. 17 Jul 2023, United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference 2023

Qualifications

Education PCAP July 31 2004
Information Systems PhD October 01 1992
Management Science BSc (Hons) October 01 1989
Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2017
MBCS CITP British Computer Society (BCS) 2006
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2005

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