Dr Jonathan Foster

Lecturer in Information Management

MSc Information Systems, M.Ed. Teaching and Learning for University Lecturers, PhD Information Studies

Teaching activities

My specialist teaching is in the field of information management with a particular emphasis on the digital economy. In addition, I teach on a range of modules related to information systems and educational informatics. I also supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations in these areas. My teaching style is research-led, typically comprising a combination of lectures, student seminars, tutorials and computer lab practical sessions.

I teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including:

• INF312 Information Management in the Digital Economy
• INF333 Information Management and Strategy
• INF6320 Information Systems in Organisations
• INF6003 E-Business and E-Commerce
• INF6011 Educational Informatics

Research interests

Computer-based collaborative group work and learning; information and knowledge management and strategy; digital economy.

Key publications

Foster, J. (in press). Understanding interaction in information seeking and use as a discourse: a dialogic approach, Journal of Documentation.

Foster, J. and Lin, A. (2007). "Approaches to studying and students´ use of a computer supported learning environment", Education for Information, 25 (3-4), 155-168.

Foster, J. (2006). "Collaborative information seeking and retrieval". In: Cronin, B. (ed.) Annual Review of Information Science and Technology 2006. pp. 329-356. Medford (NJ): Information Today.

Foster, J. and Lin, A. (2005) "Developing expertise in e-commerce: a content analysis of students´ knowledge of online auctions", Journal of Information Systems Education, 16 (1), 85-91.         

Foster, J. And Lin, A. (2003). "Individual differences in learning entrepreneurship and their implications for web-based instruction in e-business and e-commerce", British Journal of Educational Technology, 34 (4), 455-465.