Dr Gaye Louise Kiely

Biography

Dr. Gaye Kiely is a college lecturer and researcher at University College Cork. She received her BSc. Business Information Systems (BIS) in 1998. After working as an IT consultant (focusing on web development), she returned to academia, receiving her MSc. (Research) in 2001. Since 2000, she has held the position of lecturer within the AFIS Department teaching business analysis, database theory, data modelling, systems development and programming. In addition to teaching, she is the Co-Director of the BSc. Business Information Systems programme. Dr. Kiely currently holds the position of BSc. BIS programme co-director. Dr. Kiely's early research interests were focused on the use of lifecycle models and methodologies for software development. Dr. Kiely was awarded her PhD on the topic of coordination mechanisms in global virtual teams for software development projects. More recently, her research work has shifted towards open data, collaborative work, and community sustainability. Dr. Kiely is Co-Principal Investigator for the TOTO (Technology-Enabled Organizational Transparency and Openness) Project. Link: 

Research Interests

My research interests fall into three strands: (i) global virtual teams; (ii) openness; and (iii) inclusion in IT. In the past, the main focus has been on Global Virtual Teams (GVTs) for software development. GVTs enable organisations to operate across national, economic and social, and cultural boundaries. There are many incentives for organisations to engage such team structures such as lowering cost, sourcing skills etc. In fact, the use of GVTs in software development has become standard practice for organisations. However, this form of teamwork presents significant issues for traditional project management coordination mechanisms. The development of increasingly complex software artefacts further complicates the use of such teams. My research focuses specifically on the impact that geographical distance, temporal distance, language, culture and lack of trust issues have on the effectiveness of coordination mechanisms in GVTs. Broadly, I am interested in new ways of work and methods that support distributed work. More recently, my research interests have expanded to include the issue of low female participation in IT careers and open data, collaborative work, and online community sustainability. Overall, the common theme of my research interests is collaboration. 

Affiliations

• Member, Association for Information Systems (/)
• Member, AIS SIGOPEN (/)
• Member, SAS Student Academy (/)
• Member, International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) (/)

Modules

• Introduction to Database Theory
• Introduction to Information Systems in Business
• Programming for Web Applications and Services 1
• Databases in Organisations
• Business Systems Analysis and Visualisation

Journal Activities

• Referee, Information Systems Journal (-)
• Member of Editorial Board, International Journal Of Social And Organizational Dynamics In It (-)
• Referee, European Journal Of Information Systems (-)
• Referee, Information Systems Frontiers (-)
• Referee, International Journal Of Ecollaboration (-)

Other Activities

• European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Informing Science + Information Technology Education joint Conference OpenSym - International Symposium on Open Collaboration Associate Editor: 11th European Conference on Information Systems, Naples, Italy (ECIS 2003)Associate Editor: 23rd European Conference on Information Systems, Munster, Germany (ECIS 2015)Track co-chair (Managing IS Development): 16th International Conference on Information Systems Development, Galway, Ireland (ISD2007)Organising Committee: DSIAge Conference 2002, Cork, IrelandProgramme Committee (IS/IT Strategy, Leadership, Governance), Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2017), SingaporeProgramme Committee (Electronic and Mobile Business), Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2017), Langkawi, MalaysiaOrganising Committee: Pre-ICIS 2016 Workshop on Issues in Shared and Collaborative Scientific Research, Dublin, IrelandAssociate Editor: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, USA (ICIS 2018)Mini-track co-chair (Sustainable Open Business Models and Ecosystems): 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2018).

Committees

• Member, Business School Group on Academic Standards (2015 /)
• Member, CUBS Student Engagement Taskforce (2014 /)
• Member, BIS Staff Student Support Committee (2005 /)
• Member, Commerce Faculty Library Committee (2004 / 2007)
• Member, Commerce Faculty Student Needs Committee (2013 / 2015)

Education

• University College Cork , BSC - UCC, Business Information Systems (1998)
• University College Cork , MSC COMMERCE, An investigation of the information systems development environment : the nature of development life cycles and the use of methods (2001)
• University College Cork , PHD, Managing the Impact of Global Virtual Team Issues on Team Performance: Theory Building for the Role of Coordination Mechanisms (2012)
• University College Cork , PG Cert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Teaching and Learning (2018)

Employment

• Software Quality Assurance Engineer (intern), Lotus Development Corporation (07-APR-97 / 26-SEP-97)
• Staff Consultant, Vision Consulting (31-AUG-98 / 17-SEP-99)
• Lab Tutor, University College Cork (06-OCT-97 / 27-MAR-98)
• Lab Tutor, University College Cork (04-OCT-99 / 31-MAR-00)
• College Lecturer, University College Cork (02-OCT-00 /)

Teaching Interests

• Business Analysis
• Information Technology
• Software Development
• Database Theory
• Database Development
• Programming (web development)
• Project Supervision

Current Postgrads

• Ngozi Happiness Nneke (Doctoral Degree (Structured))

Recent Postgrads

• Hayes Eoin (University College Cork MSC COMMERCE) "E-government information infrastructures : an empirical investigation" (2006)
• Wadha Faraj Albaqami (University College Cork MSC COMMERCE) "An Exploration of the Barriers to E-Learning within Primary Schools in Saudi Arabia: The Teachers’ Perspective" (2016)

Professional Achievements

Honours and Awards

• OCDF: Open Collaboration Data Factories (OCDF) Fellowship Recipient (2016)

Publications