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Mr. David Drohan B.Sc., M.Sc.

Title:

Lecturer in Computing

School/ Department:

School of Science & Computing - Dept Computing & Mathematics - Software, Mobile & Web Development - Cork Road campus

Telephone:

+353 0 51302683

Room Name/ Num:

F21 1977 - Business Building

Campus:

Main Campus

My Blog/Website:

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My Biography

David Drohan is a Lecturer in Computing in SETU. He graduated with a BSc. (Hons) in Applied Computing from WIT (then WRTC) in 1995 and completed his MSc by Research under TSSG from WIT in 1999. He has lectured on a number of different Computing and Humanities programmes within SETU since 1995 in areas such as programming, web development, systems analysis, computer science and mobile development. David currently lectures on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and has supervised a number of students projects and dissertations at both levels.

David's current areas of interest include Android App Development and Web Development.

Teaching

David has delivered a number of different modules since taking up his lecturing position in WIT. These include (but are not limited to):

  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Data Structures
  • GUI Development
  • Dynamic Web Development
  • Mobile Application Development
  • Web Application Development
  • Agile Software Development
  • Computer Science
  • Systems Analysis & Design

Professional

Academic Experience

Lecturer in Computing, South East Technological University, 1995-Date

Currently, Programme Leader, Software Systems Development International 

Previously, Programme Leader, BSc (Honours) in Computing in Software Systems Development & National Certificate in Industrial Computing at WIT


Industry Experience

Director & Software Developer, Davan Technologies Ltd.

Publications

ACM - SIGITE 2020 : Online Education and the "New Nornal" (https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3368308.3415433) 

Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2020 : Student Feedback for Globally Distributed Team Application Development (https://aic-atlas.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/projects/e7299991-eb2b-4764-a849-4909e01fb07d/documents/mAjcdhrVinRkA181wPfu5RjpejlmuQawNFdWvPSd.pdf)