Teaching · student supervision · consultations
Good teaching does more than provide answers. It teaches students to ask the right questions.
My teaching connects information systems, cybersecurity and HCI with critical and methodologically sound thinking about digital technologies.
- Subject areas
- Information systems · security · HCI
- Student supervision
- Bachelor’s · Master’s · doctoral theses
- Study support
- Consultations · methodological guidance · Moodle
Teaching approach
From knowledge to professional judgement
Students should not merely know the terminology. They should understand relationships, choose an appropriate method and justify their decisions.
I place theory in specific situations that require students to identify a problem, distinguish relevant information and consider the consequences of different solutions. Technology is not an end in itself, but part of a human and organisational environment.
I emphasise careful work with sources, data and methods. Conclusions must reflect the strength of the available evidence; persuasive language cannot replace a transparent process or critical interpretation.
In supervision, I aim to provide clear feedback and a direction for the next stage. Responsibility for consistent progress, academic decisions and the final work nevertheless remains with the student.
Subject areas
Three interconnected fields
My teaching links the operation of digital systems with their security, usability and real impact on users and organisations.
Information systems
The role of information systems in organisations, including their quality, value, governance and evaluation in practice.
Cybersecurity
Security as both a technical and behavioural problem involving risk, user decisions, responsibility and proportionate protection.
Usability and HCI
The relationship between people and systems, interface clarity, user experience and the usability of digital services.
Standard of academic work
What I expect from students
The goal is not perfection or an impressive-looking result. What matters is consistent, independent and academically defensible work.
Take responsibility
Work consistently, prepare specific questions and actively decide how to proceed.
Choose an appropriate approach
Connect the research question, sources, data and analysis in a way that is transparent and reproducible.
Distinguish claims from findings
Ground conclusions in the available evidence and avoid assigning results more significance than they can support.
Acknowledge limitations
Challenge your assumptions, consider alternative explanations and discuss the limitations of the work openly.
Thesis supervision
Expectations at each level of study
As the level of study advances, expectations increase in terms of methodological depth, originality, independence and the ability to place findings in a wider academic context.
A clear problem and an appropriate practical component
I expect a basic academic review, a clear objective, an approach suited to the assignment and a factual explanation of the results.
Deeper analysis and a defensible contribution
The emphasis is on a well-considered method, critical data analysis, discussion of alternatives and limitations, and a clear contribution from the proposed or evaluated solution.
An independent, sustained research programme
Doctoral study requires an original research question, methodological precision, systematic publication activity and the ability to develop an academic argument independently.
Topics for students
A specific problem, not just a broad field
I favour realistically scoped topics at the intersection of informatics, security, usability and systems evaluation. An initial proposal should identify the problem, a possible objective and the intended output.
- security behaviour and user decision-making,
- information systems and digital service evaluation,
- usability, HCI and risk communication,
- cybersecurity in public administration,
- responsible AI in expert systems.
Study organisation
Consultations and Moodle
Study materials and organisational information are available through the University’s Moodle environment. Consultations address specific academic and methodological questions; they do not replace consistent independent work.
Contact for students
Do you have a topic proposal or a specific question?
If you are interested in thesis supervision, please send me a brief problem statement, a preliminary objective and an idea of the possible approach. A broad subject area alone is usually insufficient to assess whether a topic is suitable.