Dr Savvas Papagiannidis
Senior Lecturer / DPD MSc E-Business and Information Systems

Introduction

For more information about my background and my research interests please visit the URL provided above.

Roles and Responsibilities

1) Degree Programme Director for the MSc in Ebusiness and Information Systems
2) Admissions selector for the MSc in Ebusiness and Information Systems
3) Exam convenor for EBIS, ICE, OML, OMLA

Qualifications

I am a graduate of Newcastle University's Physics Department, where I studied for a BSc Hons and a PhD in Theoretical Physics. In addition, I  have completed a second Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), a MEd Practitioner Enquiry and a PG Certificate in Academic Practice. I am currently reading for a Masters in International Studies.

Memberships

I am a Member of the British Academy of Management, a Member of Institute of Physics (MInstP) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Honours and Awards

I have started and worked for a number of E-Business ventures. In April 2004 I won the ‘Overall Viability Business Award’ and I was a runner up in the ‘Science and Technology’ category in the Enterprise Challenge Awards organised by Newcastle University. Also, in October 2004, one of the projects I was a leading programmer for, was short-listed for the national DTI Ebusiness Innovation Award.

Undergraduate Teaching

BUS3004: Electronic business
BUS3028: Dissertations

Postgraduate Teaching

NBS8207: Ebusiness (EBIS)
NBS8009: Advanced Seminars (EBIS)
NBS8008: Consultancy Projects (EBIS)
NBS8062: Research Methods and Dissertation Supervision

Research Interests

  •  E-business 
  •  E-commerce 
  •  E-marketing 
  •  E-learning & Higher Education 
  •  Social / New Media 
  •  Virtual worlds / metaverses  
  •  Internet and other emerging technologies 

Current Work

I am currently working on a number of e-related papers (e.g. on virtual worlds, political marketing and mobile video). A few of my publications may be also available in the e-print section of University's main web site.

Postgraduate Supervision

Apart from postgraduate dissertation supervision, I am supervising four doctoral students.

Esteem Indicators

I am the production editor and one of the founding editors of the International Journal of Business Science & Applied Management (www.business-and-management.org) and also member of the Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of Ebusiness Research (IJEBRR) and the International Journal of Online Marketing (IJOM).

Funding

Newcastle University Research Internships

  • Project: Web Site Change: Studying the diffusion of Internet technologies
  • Status and duration: In Progress – 04/2012 – 07/2012
  • Funding: £3,000

2. Newcastle University REF Fund & Business School

  • Project: Studying 3D product authenticity
  • Status and duration: Completed – 09/2010 – 08/2011
  • Funding: £3,000

3. Newcastle University Teaching and Innovation Fund Award

  • Project: Delivery of online taster courses
  • Status and duration: In Progress - 04/2010 – 02/2011
  • Funding: £4,500

4. Newcastle University Business Voucher Scheme

  • Project: To improve the online presence and services of a local SME.
  • Status and duration: Completed -12/2009-01/2010
  • Funding: £4,000

5. Newcastle University Teaching and Innovation Fund Award

  • Project: Delivery of online taster courses 
  • Duration: 04/2009 – 10/2009
  • Funding: £5,000

6. British Telecoms Research Fellowship

  • Duration: 11/2008-02/2009
  • Topic: Online video services

7. Developing and Implementing an E-Business System in Peacocks Medical Group 2005-2007. Total project funding £99,044 (with Prof. Feng Li)

  • Project jointly funded by the DTI, ESRC and Peacocks Medical Group under the Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP). To map and re-engineer the company's key business processes and put in place the supporting IT and e-business systems in order to improve competitiveness and customer services and reduce costs and lead-time.

8. Development and Implementation of the Online Resource Portal for British Academy of Management (BAM) 2006. Total funding £15,000 + VAT (£17,625) (with Prof. Feng Li) 

  • Working with BAM Council and BAM Executive to specify, design, develop and implement an online resource portal for the British Academy of Management.
9.  Newcastle University  HASS Faculty Teaching Fellowship
  • 2006-2007. Total funding £12,000 
  • Develop a management information system to facilitate institutional assessment strategies.