Rate My Professor Shirlee ann Knight

Dr. Shirlee-ann Knight is a Lecturer and Unit Coordinator in the School of Management and Marketing within Curtin University's Faculty of Business and Law. She earned her PhD in Information Systems from Edith Cowan University in 2008, with her doctoral thesis titled 'User Perceptions of Information Quality in World Wide Web Information Retrieval Behaviour.' Prior to joining Curtin University around 2014, she held a PostDoc position at Edith Cowan University's School of Computer and Security Science from May 2001 to July 2013. At Curtin, she has served for over eight years, teaching units such as Introduction to Business Information Systems, Database Design and Data Management, Designing Database Systems, and ISYS2007 Database. Her instructional focus includes database and system design, business software tools, and information systems principles.

Dr. Knight's research specializations encompass health technology and systems, particularly novel approaches to designing technologies for public health problems; information management; knowledge management and sharing; human-computer interaction; systems theory; qualitative analysis; academic writing; research methodology; and student supervision. Her Google Scholar profile highlights interests in Information Systems, Information Quality, Health-ICT, and Research Methodology. Key publications include 'Editorial for the Special Section on Research on Applied Ethics: Developing Ethical Guidelines for Social Media Analytics' (2022), 'Impact of Web 2.0 Technology on Students with Learning Difficulties: A State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges' (2018), 'The Impact of Adopting a Mainstreamed Model of Service Provision: The Experiences of University Staff Members' (2013), 'Intercultural Interactions: Understanding the Perspectives of University Staff Members, International and Domestic Students' (2013), 'Using Contextual Constructs Model to Frame Doctoral Research Methodology' (2012), and 'Challenges Faced by University Staff Members when Providing Services to International Students: An Australian Perspective' (2012). She has contributed to academic conferences, serving as a Track Chair for the 30th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2019) hosted by Curtin's School of Management. Additionally, she is listed as a Research Integrity Advisor at Curtin University and has been involved in community engagement projects, such as consultations on sustainability and social impact strategies.