PhD MA BA(Hons)
MBCS
Curriculum Vitae Spring 2007
Details:
D.o.B.: 28/03/1963
Residence: Bury, Greater Manchester, UK.
Email: d.g.kreps@salford.ac.uk;
david.kreps@fourquarters.biz
Fax: 07092 191464
Profile: David has substantial experience in a range of activities.
Introduction: Dr David Kreps is an 'early adopter', pioneering thinker and commentator, with a fascination for technology and its impact upon society. A web developer since 1995, he did his PhD thesis on Cyborgism, and has become an expert in Web Accessibility. Alongside delivering Web Standards based World Wide Web Development modules for undergraduates in the Information Systems section of the Salford Business School, Dr Kreps is creator and deliverer of the only MSc eGovernment in the UK, Director of the Development & Enterprise Unit for the Faculty of Business, Law and the Built Environment, and Managing Director of his own company, fourquarters I.S. Ltd. Dr Kreps is the co-author of a number of academic papers on the ethical and social dimensions of Web Accessibility, and was recently one of two speakers at the Parliamentary IT Committee (PITCOM) on "ICT for the Socially Excluded" at the House of Commons, London. In 2006 Dr Kreps was awarded over £80,000 by the European Social Fund to undertake a research project entitled "Combating eDiscrimination in the North West." The project will run from Jan-Dec 2007 focusing on the accessibility of employment information and application processes, online, to disabled people, in the UK's North West region. Manchester Digital, the region's trade association for New Media and IT organisations, has appointed Dr Kreps leader of the panel for the Manchester Digital Accessibility Working Group (MDAWG). MDAWG is focused on bringing together digital industries in the Greater Manchester region, and further afield for those prepared to travel, for the purpose of developing expertise in accessible website delivery. Dr Kreps has also sat as Accessibility and Web Standards expert on the Judges Panel for the Big Chip Awards, the regional awards for the Digital Industry, for the last two years. In August 2006 David took up post as Director of the Faculty Enterprise Unit - a start-up project to encourage academic enterprise activity in the Faculty of Business, Law and the Built Environment..
Background: During the 1990s, as an Arts Centre Director for Tamworth Borough Council, and then Portsmouth City Council, and as Chairman of Kaos Theatre UK since 1997, David has gained invaluable experience in managing a wide range of projects in the public sector.
As a technician, he has been making websites for not-for-profit organisations since 1995 and in 2001 extended his portfolio to include organisations within higher education. David has been responsible over the last several years for the production of a range of websites for the University of Manchester, and has provided CSS and Accessibility expertise to many of their Web Developers. David presented a range of one day and half-day training courses in Web Design and Web Accessibility for Manchester Computing between 2000 and 2004.
David is owner and Managing Director of fourquarters Information Solutions Ltd (www.fourquarters.biz ), based in the Salford University Business Park .
Alongside his arts management, web development, and business interests, building on a Bachelors in Theatre and Arts Management, David undertook a part-time Masters in Cultural Theory during the mid 90s, specialising in Cybersociety, and between 1998 and 2003 undertook extensive research in this field, culminating in the award in January 2004 of a PhD from the University of Salford, for his doctoral thesis on Cyborgs. (www.kreps.org/cyborg.htm ) In the same month, he joined the Information Systems Institute (www.isi.salford.ac.uk) full time, after several years working part-time for them.
Since joining the University he has worked on the creation and delivery of the first eGovernment Masters programme in the UK.
Research Interests: David's areas of academic interest fall broadly under the umbrella of Information Society. He is interested in all aspects of eGovernment , the World Wide Web, and in particular eAccessibility . His background in Cultural Studies and Sociology bring an Actor Network and Performativity oriented approach to his research in IS. His doctoral thesis focused on the phenomenon of Cyborgism in contemporary society, through interviews with disabled and performance and interactive artists exploring this field, and with reference to the exoskeletal ambitions of the US military. David is currently pursuing a number of research projects focused upon Web Accessibility.
Publications, Conferences, and other Achievements
Publications to Date: |
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Area |
Achievement |
Dates |
Publisher |
Journal Publication |
David Kreps, & Helen Richardson, “IS Success and Failure: The Problem of Scale”, (see http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0032-3179&site=1 ) |
Published July 2007 |
Paper in “Political Quarterly” Blackwell |
Book Chapter |
David Kreps & Alison E Adam, “Failing the Disabled Community?: The Continuing Problem of Web Accessibility” |
Published October 2006 |
Chapter in “Advances in Universal Web Design” Idea Group Publications |
Journal Publication |
Alison E Adam & David Kreps, “Enabling or Disabling Technologies?: A Critical Approach to Web Accessibility” |
Published September 2006 |
Paper in refereed Journal –“Information Technology and People” |
Conference Appearances to Date: |
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Area |
Achievement |
Dates |
Conference |
Conference Paper |
Alison E Adam & David Kreps, |
Sept 06 |
ICS Symposium, York, UK |
Workshop |
Teaching eGovernment Workshop |
Sept 06 |
European eGovernment Conference, Krakow, Poland |
Conference Paper |
Alison E Adam & David Kreps,, “Web Accessibility: A Digital Divide for the Disabled?” |
July 2006 |
IFIP 8.2 Social Inclusion: Societal & Organizational Implications for Information Systems, Limerick, Ireland |
Conference Paper |
David Kreps, “The ‘Visually Impaired’ Website: Representing Disability on the World Wide Web” |
July 05 |
Disability Studies conference, Lancaster, UK |
Other Achievements: |
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Area |
Achievement |
Dates |
Awarding Body |
Esteem |
Reviewer for ITP Special Issue on Inclusion/Exclusion |
Spring 2007 |
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Esteem |
Reviewer for ICE-B Conference, Spain |
Spring 2007 |
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Research Funding |
“Combating eDiscrimination in the North West” Research Project |
To run Jan 07-Dec 07 |
£85k awarded by ESF in July 06 |
Academic Enterprise |
Appointed Director, Business and Community Hub, with £100k budget over 2 years, to encourage and facilitate Enterprise in the Faculty |
Aug 06 – Aug 08 |
Faculty of Business and Informatics |
Teaching Admin |
Ran Work Based Project for part-time Level 2 undergraduates |
Oct 05 – June 06 |
This was the first year for this module, and included creation and fine tuning of the Module Handbook, forms etc etc |
Presence |
Guest Speaker on Web Accessibility, Parliamentary IT Committee (PITCOM), House of Commons, London |
27/01/2006 |
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Presence |
Guest Lecturer in eGovernment at Westminster Business |
24/01/2006 |
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Teaching and Programme Development: |
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Area |
Achievement |
Dates |
Awarding Body |
Programme Development and Teaching |
Masters Programme in eGovernment |
Oct 05- Jul 06 |
Substantially rewritten and updated, and delivered solo |
Programme Development and Teaching |
Masters Programme in eGovernment |
Oct 04 -Jul 05 |
First such MSc Programme in the UK, created from scratch and delivered in tandem with Amit Mitra. |
Teaching |
Module leader, delivering Web Design/XHTML/CSS half of “Dynamic Web Development” module |
06-07 |
Substantially rewritten and updated, and delivered solo in first semester. PHP tuition in second semester by colleague |
Teaching |
World Wide Web Development – Level 2 module for full time undergraduates |
Years 04-05, and 05-06 |
Successfully delivered with good feedback, developed and updated from former module, now incorporating Web Standards – one of very few in the UK |
Teaching |
World Wide Web Development – Level 2 module for part time undergraduates |
Years 05-06 and 06-07 |
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Teaching |
Information Society – module for Postgraduates |
Years 04-05 and 05-06 |
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Teaching |
Information Society – module for Level 1 Undergraduates |
Years 03-04 and 04-05 |
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Teaching |
Hackers – module for sociology undergraduates |
02-03 |
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Other Details:
Roles in Public Organisations |
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Organisation |
From |
To |
Role |
KAOS THEATRE UK LTD |
1997 |
current |
CHAIRMAN of BOARD OF DIRECTORS (non-executive, non-paid post) |
BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY (BCS) |
2004 |
Current |
Member |
MANCHESTER DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY WORKING GROUP |
2005 |
Current |
Founding member of three-strong panel that runs the group for the digital sector in Greater Manchester and the wider North-West |
Big Chip Awards - the Digital Industry Awards for the North West |
2006 and 2007 |
Current |
Judging Panel Member |
Employment History |
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From |
To |
Employer |
Job Title |
August 06 |
Current |
Salford Business School |
SENIOR LECTURER |
Jan-04 |
July 06 |
Information Systems Institute, University of Salford |
LECTURER |
Jan-00 |
current |
fourquarters I. S. Ltd |
MANAGING DIRECTOR |
Aug-01 |
Dec-03 |
University of Manchester |
WEB DEVELOPMENT OFFICER |
Jan-00 |
Jan-04 |
ISI, University of Salford |
P/T Lecturer |
Sep-99 |
Jan-04 |
ISR, University of Salford |
P/T Lecturer |
1997 |
1998 |
PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL |
DIRECTOR, PORTSMOUTH ARTS CENTRE |
1994 |
1997 |
TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL |
DIRECTOR, TAMWORTH ARTS CENTRE |
1981 |
1991 |
various |
Actor / actor-manager of small theatre companies / artistic director of small rural community arts centre, writer, poet |
Qualifications |
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University/College |
From |
To |
Full or Part-Time |
Qualifications |
Maven Training |
Dec 2006 |
Dec 2006 |
FULL |
PRINCE2 Practitioner |
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD |
1998 |
2004 |
FULL |
PhD SOCIOLOGY of TECHNOLOGY |
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD |
1995 |
1998 |
P/T |
MA CULTURAL STUDIES |
DARTINGTON COLLEGE OF ARTS |
1991 |
1994 |
FULL |
BA(HONS) THEATRE & ARTS MANAGEMENT |