Chris Adams Email & Phone Number

Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Team Treehouse is a mission-driven organisation aiming to diversify the tech industry through accessible education, unlocking the door to opportunity, and empowering people to achieve their dreams. As a Student Success Specialist, I work directly with students around the world to teach, troubleshoot, and develop a deeper understanding of Full Stack.

Introduced undergraduate and postgraduate students to models of action, perception, cognition and interaction in human-machine systems. Covered topics relating to methods of interaction analysis and interaction representation, human-machine system evaluation, practical implementation of UX methodologies, and introduced user and use-centred design principles.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Lead Zone Tutor for a studio-based course in which interdisciplinary teams of students build a significant software-based system according to client requirements and project deadlines. Designed for final year Undergraduate and Masters Information Technology and Computer Science students.

Coordinated the research and development of the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering's "Academic Integrity Module", an interactive teaching and learning course designed to inform students about ethical conduct in software engineering and computer science. Introduced students to contemporary issues relating to intellectual property.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Introduced postgraduate students to methods for designing and implementing interactive web technologies. Focused on the foundational skills relating to user experience research, evaluation of user / client needs and requirements, and technical skills for responsible HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript development.

Introduced undergraduate students to the design process, working through the discovery, interpretation, ideation, experimentation and evolution of design solutions. Supervised short collaborative design projects, guiding the development of essential design skills of seeing, imagining and communicating in order to generate, iterate, evolve and communicate.

Facilitated online teaching and learning for students beginning the Design Computing studio stream. Supervised multidisciplinary teams in the design, iteration and implementation of design computing projects. Guided students through the process of project development from concept and proposal through to the design and technical resolution of proposed.

Reported directly to the Hon. Kevin Rudd, both in his capacity as former Prime Minister of Australia and as President of the New York based think-tank the Asia Society Policy Institute. I provided policy research and advice on international political issues, with topics including: foreign policy; international trade and finance; nuclear arms and.

Prepared briefing material and policy advice to assist the Former Prime Minister of Australia the Hon. Kevin Rudd in managing his international affairs. Provided to policy research and directions in the 2016 United Nations Secretary General campaign, and contributed to speech writing and public statements in international and domestic forums.

Facilitated large-scale interactive workshops exploring the origins and contemporary roles of media in international affairs, both as a source of information and, increasingly, as an important medium of war, peace, and diplomacy. Introduced students to new and emerging interactive and digital technologies, and deeper issues enabling intangible harms within.

Coordinated collaborative teaching and learning workshops covering the breadth of contemporary and historical US foreign policy initiatives, and their theoretical and conceptual underpinnings within the broader scope of evolving international order. Introduced students to the nature and impact of the United States on the international system since the.

Introduced undergraduate students to foundational concepts and theories in the study of international relations. Encouraged student development of critical thinking skills, literary insights, and evidence-based justifications for analysing and engaging with global change and international challenges. I developed interrogative discussion sessions to help.

Coordinated the development and implementation of large-scale problem based learning workshops for a global cohort of Australian and international students, enrolled both on-campus in Brisbane and online across a global network of 27 world-leading universities. Adopting a pedagogical emphasis on translating theory into practice through policy-based.

Lead the development and delivery of teaching and learning workshops for the final year "capstone" foreign policy analysis course for undergraduate international relations, political science, peace and conflict studies, and governance and public policy students. Through collaborative problem-based learning seminars, students examined the foreign policy.

Introduced undergraduate students to foundational concepts, theories, and contemporary issues in the field of peace and conflict studies, in order too help them to better understand potential solutions to global conflict, approaches to reconstructing war-torn societies and methods to manage peace. Teaching and learning activities focused on the causes of.

Supervised online coursework studies relating to the evolution of international peacekeeping, contemporary operations, and future challenges. Discussions encompassed the history and development of peacekeeping, and a range of contemporary dilemmas such as the use of force, post-conflict reconstruction, civil-military cooperation, and the role of warlords.

Project title: "Counter-Terrorism Laws and Freedom of Speech: An Audit."Research Assistant to Professor Katharine Gelber at the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS), on an Australian Research Council funded project analysing the implications of counter-terrorism laws in the UK, US, Australia, and New Zealand. I was responsible for.

Undergraduate research internship completed as part of my course requirements. Research focused on Australian trade exports with South East Asian countries.

Graduate Certificate In Interaction Design, Information Technology

Graduate Certificate In Higher Education, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Thesis title: “Improving student engagement and enhancing deep learning through policy-relevant problem based learning scenarios.” This.

Bachelor Of Arts (Hons), International Relations / Political Science

Thesis Title: “Contesting Liberal Democracy: The Role of Constitutional Identity in Australian and German Responses to Hizb ut-Tahrir.”.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Peace & Conflict Studies

Queensland Certificate Of Education

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