Researcher's Biography
Profile
Name: Dr. Fiona M. Murphy
Position: Senior Researcher of RIKON Research Group Lecturer in MIS
Qualifications: BSc in Commercial Software Development, PhD
Biography:
Fiona is a computing graduate of Waterford Institute of Technology and is an active researcher on knowledge transfer, information systems development and human centred systems. She is particularly interested in research in the area of how user knowledge is successfully transferred to developers during the systems development process. Fiona has published numerous conference and journal papers on human centred systems, requirements elicitation and information systems development, focusing specifically on embedded knowledge transfer. As well as conducting her own research, she also lectures in Information Technology and Management Information Systems at WIT.
Research and Teaching Interests:
· Knowledge Transfer
· Information Systems Development
· Management Information Systems
· Human Centred Systems
· Communities of Practice
· User Involvement
Publications to Date:
Murphy, F.M. (2008) A Human-Centred Framework for Eliciting Users' Embedded Knowledge Requirements during Information Systems Development. PhD Thesis, Waterford Institute of Technology.
Stapleton, L.and Murphy, F. (2005) Addressing Tacit Knowledge in ISD Methodologies. In: Vaselicas, O., Wojtowski, W. & Wojtowski, G.(Eds.) Information Systems Development: Advances in Theory, Practice and Education. Kluwer Academic Press.
Murphy, F.M., Stapleton, L. & Smith, D. (2004), “) Tacit Knowledge And Human Centred Systems: The Key To Managing The Social Impact Of Technology, Proceedings Of International Multitrack Conference Of Advances In Control Systems, University Of Vienna (Tuwien), Elsevier.
Stapleton, L., Smith, D. & Murphy, F.M. (2004), “Systems Engineering Methodologies, Tacit Knowledge & Communities of Practice”, Artificial Intelligence and Society, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 159-179.