Business & Economics, Our People: Research, NUI Galway

Title	Lecturer>Bar/College Lecturer
Address	Business Information Systems Room 376 Cairnes Building Nui Galway
Telephone:	Ext. 2306
Email:	ei.yawlagiun@yrrab.sirhc

Biography:

Chris holds a B.Comm., M.Comm. and a H. Dip in Ed., all from NUI Galway. He has taught in a wide range of information systems areas and has contributed significantly to the development of the information systems discipline at the university. Chris’s research interests lie in the areas of systems analysis and design, Web systems development, usability and information systems ethics. He also has significant consulting experience, having worked on systems development and training projects with firms such as Bord na Mona, Bank of Ireland, Envision Marketing Consultants and Fintrax Teo. Currently he is Programme Director of the M.Sc. in Information Systems Management and a member of the post-graduate course board.

Selected Publications:

Torres, A, Barry, C. and Hogan, M. (2009). Opaque Web Practices Among Low-Cost Carriers. Journal of Air Transport Management, 15, 1-9. (journal article)

Barry, C. and Torres, A. (2009) Tricks and Clicks - How Low-Cost Carriers Ply their Trade through Self-Service Websites, in Oliver, David; Romm Livermore, Celia; Sudweeks, Fay (Eds.), Self-Service in the Internet Age - Expectations and Experiences, Springer, New York. (book chapter)

Barry, C., Conboy, K., Lang, M., Wojtkowski , W., & Wojtkowski, G. (eds) (2009) Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, Theory and Education (Volumes 1 & 2). Springer: New York. ISBN 978-0-387-30403-8. (edited book)

Teaching Interests

Chris has taught for more than twenty years in a wide range of information systems topics to under-graduate and post-graduate students, including Web and multimedia systems development, management decision systems, systems analysis and design techniques and methodologies, information systems management, enterprise systems and information systems ethics.