Dr James Osborne
Senior Lecturer
- osbornej8@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4767
- 2.66, Abacws, Senghennydd Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4AG
Overview
I am one of the lecturers at the National Software Academy delivering the BSc Applied Software Engineering Degree where we collaborate with industry to develop and deliver innovative degree courses using project-based learning to improve the employability of our students.
I am Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching for PGT in the School of Computer Science and Informatics. I Chair the Board of Studies for PGT, The School IT Committee, and a Dissertation Task and Finish Group. I am a Member of Senate; The School Board; The School Education and Student Experience Committee; The School Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee; and The School Management Team.
I used to be Year Tutor for Y1 of BSc Applied Software Engineering, an Admissions Tutor, and a Library Representative. I am the Institutional Contact for AWS Educate, Azure for Education, and Red Hat Academy. I am the Academic Lead for the University LinkedIn Learning project. I currently have 48 personal tutees and I am line manager to two members of staff.
Biography
Teaching
I am Module Leader for DevOps, and Agile Project Management on our BSc Applied Software Engineering Programme. I Moderate modules on Software Development Skills, Developing Quality Software, Secure Software Engineering, and Agile Software Development on our BSc and MSc Programmes. I Supervise and Moderate students working on their Final Year Projects on our BSc Programmes. I Supervise and Moderate students working on their Dissertation Projects on our MSc Programmes. I Supervise students on Work Placement on our BSc and MSc Programmes.
My research and scholarship interests include: Learning and Teaching of Software Engineering, Agile Project Management, DevOps, and Cloud Computing.
