STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Christopher Cheong
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
College of Business and Law
School / Department:
COBL|Accounting, Info Sys & Supply Chain
Phone:
+61399255793
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Christopher Cheong is an experienced educator and researcher who has been in academia since 2003.
His teaching is focused on the design and development of information systems for business. His research interest involves the application of computational techniques to address issues in various domains, such as business and education.
Dr Cheong uses a variety of techniques in his research. This includes: intelligent agents, evolutionary computing, discrete event simulation, agent-based modelling, genetics algorithms, artificial immune systems, and social network analysis. Dr Cheong’s more recent research investigates how to improve student outcomes through the use of technology-enhanced learning. His recent research focus is on analytics and persuasive systems.
Awards
- 2010: Apple University Consortium WWDC Allocated Scholarship 2010
- 2010: RMIT University 2010 Teaching & Research Awards, Teaching Excellence Higher Education Law, Economics, Business and Related Studies. “For aligning teaching and research commitments to enhance student-centred learning through applied problem-solving strategies in business information systems curriculum“ (Certificate of Achievement)
- 2009: RMIT University 2009 Teaching & Research Awards, Programs That Enhance Student Learning category: Flexible Teaching and Learning (Certificate of Achievement)
- 2008: RMIT University 2008 Teaching & Research Awards, Higher Education Discipline Category: Priority Area – Team Teaching in any discipline/s “For a sustained, systematic and successful approach to large team teaching which engages and supports students in Business Information Technology“ (Award)
Memberships
- Chair, Business College Human Ethics Advisory Network (2015 – present)
- Editor, Journal of Information Technology Education: Research (JITE:Research)
- Editor, Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice (JITE:IIP)
Teaching
Course Coordinator
- ISYS2048 – Developing Mobility Solutions
Courses Taught
- ISYS2048 – Business Information Systems Development 2
- ISYS2388 – Business Information Systems Capstone Project
- ISYS2421 – Business Database Fundamentals
- ISYS2399 Business Process Modelling
- INTE2043 Hardware and Operating Systems
- ISYS1039 – Systems Analysis and Design 1
- ISYS2049 – Systems Implementation 2
- Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning, RMIT University
- Ph.D. (Computer Science), RMIT University, Thesis: Hermes: Goal-Oriented Interactions for Intelligent Agents
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Science) (Honours), RMIT University, Thesis: An Empirical Investigation of Teamwork Infrastructure for Autonomous Agents
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Science) RMIT University
- Bobic, A.,Gutl, C.,Cheong, C. (2021). Infret: Preliminary Findings of a Tool for Explorative Learning of Information Retrieval Concepts In: Cross Reality and Data Science in Engineering, Springer, Switzerland
- Maurer, M.,Cheong, C.,Cheong, F.,Gutl, C. (2021). C2ELT2S- A Competitive, Cooperative and Experiential Learning-Based Teamwork Training Strategy Game: Design and Proof of Concept In: Cross Reality and Data Science in Engineering, Springer, Switzerland
- Cheong, C. (2021). Automated video generation of lecture videos for emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic In: Proceedings of the 2020 SIGED International Conference on Information Systems Education and Research, Online, 12-13 December 2020
- Cheong, C.,Filippou, J.,Cheong, F.,Vesty, G.,Arity, V. (2021). Australian Higher Education Student Perspectives on Emergancy Remote Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic In: COVID-19 and Education: Learning and Teaching in a Pandemic-Constrained Environment, Informing Science Press, Santa Rosa, United States
- Sackl, M.,Steinmaurer, A.,Cheong, C.,Cheong, F.,Filippou, J.,Gütl, C. (2021). SCool: Impact On Human-Computer Interface Improvements On Learner Experience In A Game-Based Learning Platform In: Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions, Springer, Switzerland
- An, L.,Vesty, G.,Cheong, C. (2021). Learning and Working Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Wellbeing Literacy Perspective on Work Integrated Learning Students In: COVID-19 and Education: Learning and Teaching in a Pandemic-Constrained Environment, Informing Science Press, Santa Rosa, California
- Munguia, P.,Cheong, C.,Cheong, F.,Gharaie, E. (2020). Exploratory Variations in Course Structure ConsistencyWithin the Learning Management System In: Tertiary Education in a Time of Change, Springer, Singapore
- Bobic, A.,Cheong, C.,Filippou, J.,Cheong, F.,Guetl, C. (2020). Infret: Enhancing a Tool for Explorative Learning of Information Retrieval Concepts In: The Impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on Engineering Education, Springer, Switzerland
- Filippou, J.,Cheong, C.,Cheong, F. (2019). Evaluating Persuasion in a Digital Learning Environment In: Proceedings of the 30th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2019), Fremantle, Perth, Australia, 9-11 December 2019
- Filippou, J.,Cheong, C.,Cheong, F. (2018). A model to investigate preference for use of gamification in a learning activity In: Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 22, 1 - 23
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
2 PhD Current Supervisions4 PhD Completions
- Preparing for Value-Based Healthcare: Providing Accountants with Skills in Digital Health and Supply Chain Management to Enhance Employability. Funded by: CPA Australia Global Research Perspectives Program 2018 onwards from (2022 to 2022)
- Investigating the system workflow and use of technology in the emergency department of a Victorian hospital. Funded by: RMIT Emerging Researcher Grants from (2008 to 2009)