John English

Position: Senior Lecturer - Department of Accountancy
Qualifications: BA, MA, FHEA
Research Group: Business Education Research Group

First Prize winner of the TQEF funded Extra Mile Awards in 2009

Senior Lecturer and First Year Tutor in the Accountancy Department of The Business School

Various management roles during a 20 year career in the Banking Sector covering all aspects of personal and corporate finance Module leader for:

• An 'innovative teaching' subject called Investment and Portfolio Management
• Accountants in Organisations which has embedded Personal and Professional Development into a core first year subject.
• ACCA Paper 2.6 - Audit and Internal Review.

Subject tutor for:

• Financial Accountancy
• Management and Cost Accountancy

Internal moderator for:

• Auditing - an ACCA exemption final year degree option subject
• Corporate Finance - a core final year degree subject

Qualifications

• Associate of the Institute of Bankers - correspondence course
• Dip HE in Accountancy - University of Huddersfield
• BA (Hons) Accountancy and Finance - 1st class - University of Huddersfield
• Post Graduate Certificate of Professional Development - University of Huddersfield

Projects and committee memberships

• Employability SIG
• Business School TLC
• TQEF project - formative assessment
• TQEF project - PDP
• HUBS working party - Induction and the first year experience
• Founder member of the student retention forum

2013

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2013) ‘Student oral presentations: incorporating peer e-assessment’. In: 10th ALDinHE Conference 2013: Celebrating Learning Development, 25-27 March 2013, Plymouth University

2012

English, J (2012) ‘Employability is the answer but what's the question’. In: The Higher Education Academy Workshop and Seminar Series , 10th July 2012, University of Huddersfield

2011

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2011) ‘Let Them Plagiarise: Developing Academic Writing in a Safe Environment’ Journal of Academic Writing , 1 (1), pp. 165-172. ISSN 2225-8973

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2011) Challenging and developing conceptions of plagiarism held by first year Accountancy undergraduates iParadigms Europe

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2011) ‘Engaging Students in the Topic of Plagiarism by Using a Student Response System’. In: European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing Conference 2011, 29th June – 1st July, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

English, J. and Ireland, C. (2011) ‘Accountants in Organisations – a module delivering impact ’. In: Graduates with Impact: through excellence in business education, BMAF Annual Conference, 10th - 11th May 2011, Bournemouth

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2011) ‘Plagiarism: Let's start as we don't mean to go on.’. In: Assessment matters – original assessment for original student work, 31 March 2011, The Higher Education Academy, York

2010

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2010) ‘Supported practice and feedback: uncovering students’ understanding of plagiarism through using varied activities’. In: Supporting academic integrity: Approaches and resources for higher education. : The Higher Education Academy. pp. 35-36. ISBN 9781907207259

English, J. and Ireland, C. (2010) ‘Employability – A Question of Responsibility’. In: ceth Conference 2010 - Employability in the Curriculum; Beyond the Bolt-On?, 22-23rd June 2010, University of Central Lancashire, UK

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2010) ‘Accounting for learner differences in the classroom means some students have to plagiarise’. In: BMAF Annual Conference 2010. Assessment & Assessment Standards: Challenges for Business Education, 20 - 21 April 2010, Newcastle Marriott Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

2009

Ireland, C. and English, J. (2009) ‘Let Them Plagiarise: Developing academic writing in a safe environment’. In: European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing Conference 2009, 30 June – 2 July 2009, Coventry University, England

2008

English, J. and Ireland, C. (2008) ‘Let them Plagiarise!’. In: Teaching and Learning Conference 2008: Enhancing Learning: Technology by Design, 15 September 2008, University of Huddersfield

English, J. and Ireland, C. (2008) ‘Developing the tools of the trade: reconciling vocational and academic demands’. In: Doing University: Student Transitions and Skills in Higher Education, 19 March 2008, University of Huddersfield