My Teaching at B.Sc., M.sc., M.Phil., and PhD. levels

UNDERGRADUATE Level

B.Sc.

I have taught Computer Science courses in several Faculties at The University of the West Indies, including Faculty of Engineering, Social Sciences and Science & Agriculture. My main teaching is in the B.Sc. and M.Sc Computer Science programs in the Faculty of Science & Agriculture. My specialization is Database Systems. In the last few years, I have taught the following courses:

• B.Sc. Computer Science majors:

CS37E - Database Management Systems II

CS27E - Database Management Systems I

CS22A - Programming for Business Applications

CS29A - File Design and Implementation

• M.Sc. Computer Science:

CS55A - Advanced Database Systems

• B.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering:

CS35A – Database Management Systems

UWI, in keeping with international trends, is committed to moving into on-line distance education. I have developed two web-based courses (CS27E and CS35A) in WebCT, the Course Management software that the University has invested in. These courses are offered in dual mode: on-line and face-to-face. The laboratory sessions for both of these courses introduce students to Oracle DBMS, a leading Database Management System that is used for enterprise wide and e-commerce applications.

POSTGRADUATE Level

Ph.D.

• I have supervised a Ph.D. student (T.Cummings) in the area of ELearning. He successfully completed his research on methodologies for the design and development of Web-based courses for Secondary School Students in the Caribbean:

• I have served as examiner for the following Ph.D. theses:

Mohan, P. ‘Incorporating Business Rules in an Object Oriented System’, Ph.D. Thesis, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 2000

Charlery, J. ‘Visualizing Atmospheric Vortical Flow using Line Integral Convolution Techniques’, Ph.D. Thesis, The University of the West Indies, CaveHill, 2001

• I am currently supervisor for four Ph.D students. The research areas are as follows:

• E-Learning: Learning Objects Repository for dynamic construction of web-based courses.

• E-Learning: Peer review system for quality assurance of Learning objects

• Distributed Databases: Replication in Distributed Database Systems

• Graph Visualization: Graph Visualization Systems for Turing Machines and Finite-state Automata

M.Phil.

• I have supervised an M.Phil student in the area of Information Visualization. She successfully completed the requirements for an M.Phil. Degree in Computer Science.

• I am currently supervising an M.Phil. student who is doing research in the area of E-Learning (a costing model).

M.Sc.

I have served as coordinator for the M.Sc. in Computer Science that is offered by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. I teach one of the courses in that M.Sc., CS55A-Advanced Database Systems. I have supervised the following M.Sc. research projects:

Khan, Anna-Maria Online Content management Systems for the Developing World, 2005

Koon, Mahindrapersad The Design and Development of a Prototype for a Web-enabled Student Assessment Information System at Corinth Teachers’College, 2005

Bheekoo, allycia An Analysis of the recent Applications of Geographic Information Systems in two Companies based in Trinidad, 2004

Chen, Tommy Analysis and Design of a Web-based Reservation Application for the Teleconference System of The University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre, 2004

Gransaull-Brown, Liesel ELearning: An Eastern Caribbean Perspective Embracing the New Socio-Economic Challenge, 2003

Singh, Rajendra Dynamic Internal Access to Coarse Sharable Learning Objects: An Approach for Reducing Re-authoring Efforts, 2003

Panchoo, Dana Use of Context in Search Engine Personalization, 2003

Thomas, Glenwood A Perspective on E-Business Services Focusing on Student Registration, 2002

Lewis, John The Design and Implementation of a Bursary Administration System, 2002

Bobb-Semple, Charles Leave Management Information System, 2002

Singh, Gail A theoretical and practical look at the Methodology and Issues in Building the Dimensional Design of a Data Warehouse, 2000

Marajdeen, Sarla A study of the Workings and Implementation Issues of an E-Commerce Solution, 2000

Arneaud, Jason Graduate Database: with an Interface to the World Wide Web, 2000

Jones, Christine The Design and Development of a Prototype for a Distributed Inventory System for the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, 2000

Maharaj, Sita, Development of a Motor Claims Data Mart of a Local Insurance Company, 2000

Forbes-Mayers, Denize Information Retrieval Techniques, 2000

Edwards, Avril The Development of a Computer Hardware Inventory Control System using Web Application Technology, 2000

Vickles,Yolande Semantic Query Optimization in Object-Oriented Databases, 1999

Wallace, Michael Business Effectiveness through Data Warehousing and OLAP – An Analysis of the Technology and its Application within the Commercial Energy Environment, 1999

Lendor, Juliana The development of an Accounts Receivable System for National Flour Mills utilizing Object oriented techniques, 1998

Ambrose, Mauricia Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology with Case Study, 1997

Jones, Louisa User Interface Design in PETROTRIN:Past, Present and Future, 1995