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Professor Janet Hughes

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Profile summary

  • Regional Academic Staff
  • Staff Tutor, Computing and Communications
  • Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • School of Computing & Communications
  • janet.hughes

Professional biography

Janet Hughes completed her PhD at the University of Dundee and has taught computing at all levels (secondary school, teacher training, undergraduate and postgraduate) for over thirty years.  Previously Janet held various posts in the University of Dundee, including Dean of the School of Computing and Head of Learning and Teaching in the College of Art, Science and Engineering. She was awarded a Personal Chair by the University of Dundee in 2014. She joined the Open University in 2016 and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Janet is a member of the BCS and a past member of the BCS academic accreditation committee. She was co-chair of Dundee's successful School of Computing Athena SWAN bronze award self-assessment team and is now a member of the School of Computing and Communications Athena SWAN self-assessment team in the Open University. 

Research interests

Janet's current research is in the general area of computer science education; particular interests are in agile software engineering, professional issues and work-based learning.

Recent Research Activities include:

  • eSTEeM project on pair programming
  • eSTEeM project on virtual interactive visits
  • Leader of ACM CompEd working group on teaching of computing ethics

Teaching interests

  • software engineering
  • pair programming
  • professional issues, ethics and I.T.
  • work-based learning

Janet is module team chair of T227, TXY227, TMXY125 and is on the module team of T122, TXY122, TMXY375 amd TMXY475.

Publications

Career change or career progression? Motivations of women studying computing as adult learners (2019)
Donelan, Helen; Herman, Clem; Hughes, Janet; Jefferis, Helen and Thomas, Elaine
International Journal of Gender Science and Technology, 11(3) (pp. 466-489)

Breaking the communication barrier: guidelines to aid communication within pair programming (2015-05-15)
Zarb, Mark and Hughes, Janet
Computer Science Education, 25(2) (pp. 120-151)

Can Music and Animation Improve the Flow and Attainment in Online Learning? (2009-10)
Grice, Sue and Hughes, Janet
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 18(4) (pp. 385-403)

Trends in the use of verbal protocol analysis in software engineering research (2003)
Hughes, Janet and Parkes, Steve
Behaviour & Information Technology, 22(2) (pp. 127-140)

Formative Automated Computer Testing (FACT) (2002-11)
Hunt, Nicoll; Hughes, Janet and Rowe, Glenn
British Journal of Educational Technology, 33(5) (pp. 525-535)

Global and Local Agenda of Computing Ethics Education (2020-06-15)
Hughes, Janet; Plaut, Ethan; Wang, Feng; von Briesen, Elizabeth; Brown, Cheryl; Cross, Gerry; Kumar, Viraj and Myers, Paul
In : 2020 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (15-19 Jun 2020, Online (originally Trondheim, Norway)) (pp. 239-245)

Remote Pair Programming (2020-05-02)
Hughes, Janet; Walshe, Ann; Law, Bobby and Murphy, Brendan
In : 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (02-04 May 2020, Online (originally Prague, Czech Republic)) (pp. 476-483)

Negotiated learning plan: an employer-supported method to develop graduate skills (2020)
Hughes, Janet and Waugh, Kevin
In : 5th International Enhancement Conference - Building Resilient Learning Communities: Using Evidence to Support Student Success (03-05 Nov 2020, Online)

Perspectives on the Student Transition into CS1 (2019-07-02)
Siegel, Angela A.; Zarb, Mark; Glassey, Richard and Hughes, Janet
In : 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (15-17 Jul 2019, Aberdeen, Scotland) (pp. 168-169)

Designing Engaging Learning Experiences in Programming (2018-07-25)
Martin, Chris; Hughes, Janet and Richards, John
In : Computers Supported Education. CSEDU 2017 (21-23 Apr 2017, Porto, Portugal) (pp. 221-245)

An International Investigation into Student Concerns regarding Transition into Higher Education Computing (2018-07-02)
Zarb, Mark; Alshaigy, Bedour; Bouvier, Dennis; Glassey, Richard; Hughes, Janet and Riedesel, Charles
In : 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (2-4 Jul 2018, Larnaca, Cyprus) (pp. 107-129)

An international investigation into student concerns regarding transition into higher education (2018)
Zarb, Mark; Abandoh-Sam, Joseph A.; Alshaigy, Bedour; Bouvier, Dennis; Glassey, Richard; Hughes, Janet and Riedesel, Charles
In : ITiCSE 2018 - 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (2-4 Jul 2018, Larnaca, Cyprus) (pp. 344-345)

50 years of software engineering: challenges, results, and opportunities in its education (2018)
Krusche, Stephan; Scharlau, Bruce; Cajander, Åsa and Hughes, Janet
In : ITiCSE 2018 - 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (2-4 Jul 2018, Larnaca, Cyprus) (pp. 362-363)

Entering STEM in later life: examining the motivations of adult women studying computing (2018)
Herman, Clem; Donelan, Helen; Jefferis, Helen and Hughes, Janet
In : 4th Biennial Network Gender and STEM Conference: Reimagining Who Does STEM and Why (31 Jul - 2 Aug 2018, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA)

Learning Dimensions: Lessons from Field Studies (2017-06-28)
Martin, Christopher; Hughes, Janet and Richards, John
In : ITiCSE '17 22nd Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (03-05 Jul 2017, Bologna, Italy) (pp. 299-304)

Learning Experiences in Programming: The Motivating Effect of a Physical Interface (2017)
Martin, Chris; Hughes, Janet and Richards, John
In : 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (21-23 Apr 2017, Porto, Portugal) (pp. 162-172)

Further Evaluations of Industry-Inspired Pair Programming Communication Guidelines with Undergraduate Students (2015)
Zarb, Mark; Hughes, Janet and Richards, John
In : SIGCSE '15: 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (4-7 Mar 2015, Kansas City, MO) (pp. 314-319)

Evaluating Industry-Inspired Pair Programming Communication Guidelines with Undergraduate Students (2014-03-05)
Zarb, Mark; Hughes, Janet and Richards, John
In : Proceedings of the 45th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education (5-8 Mar 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) (pp. 361-366)

Student-led assessment (2013-06-13)
Martin, Chris and Hughes, Janet
In : Quality Assurance Agency (Scotland) International Enhancement Themes Conference (11-13 Jun 2013, Glasgow)

Let me demonstrate: a web-based application to encourage critical reflection among computing students (2013-06-12)
Coleman, G.W.; Martin, Chris and Hughes, Janet
In : Quality Assurance Agency (Scotland) International Enhancement Themes Conference (11-13 Jun 2013, Glasgow)

Do student-produced videos encourage critical reflection amongst undergraduate computing students? (2013-04-13)
Martin, Chris; Coleman, Graeme W. and Hughes, Janet
In : Higher Education Academy: STEM Annual Conference (2013, Birmingham)

Industry-inspired guidelines improve students' pair programming communication (2013)
Zarb, Mark; Hughes, Janet and Richards, John
In : 18th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2013) (27-29 Jun 2013, Canterbury) (pp. 135-140)

Analysing communication trends in pair programming videos using grounded theory (2012-09)
Zarb, Mark; Hughes, Janet and Richards, John
In : HCI 2012 - People and Computers XXVI (12-14 Sep 2012, Birmingham, UK)

Academic integrity policies in a computing education context (2012)
Riedesel, Charles P.; Clear, Alison L.; Cross, Gerry W.; Hughes, Janet; Simon, S and Walker, Henry M.
In : 17th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2012) (3-5 Jul 2012, Haifa, Israel)

Robot dance: edutainment or engaging learning (2011-09)
Martin, Chris and Hughes, Janet
In : PPIG 2011 - 23rd Annual Workshop (6-8 Sep 2011, York)

GILS: Groupwork Informal Learning Spaces (2011-08)
Zarb, Mark and Hughes, Janet
In : Higher Education Academy 12th Annual Conference of Information and Computer Sciences (25-27 Aug, Belfast)

Exploring flow in novice programming environments (2011)
Zarb, Mark and Hughes, Janet
In : Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education (27-29 Jun, Darmstadt) (pp. 394-394)

The Influence of Presentation Upon Examination Marks (2010-08)
Hughes, J. and Akbar, S.
In : Higher Education Academy 11th Annual Conference of Information and Computer Sciences (Aug 2010, Durham)

Analyzing privacy and security issues in the information age - an ethical perspective (2009-01)
Feng, Ji-Xuan and Hughes, Janet
In : CEA'09 Proceedings of the 3rd WSEAS international conference on Computer engineering and applications (10-12 Jan 2009, Ningbo, China) (pp. 126-135)

Computing Students and Learning Disabled Students: Beneficial Partnerships (2008-08)
Hughes, Janet
In : 9th Higher Education Academy-ICS Annual Conference (26-28 Aug, Liverpool)

The Flow of Online Learning with Music and Animation (2008)
Grice, S. and Hughes, J.
In : Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (30 Jun - 04 Jul, Vienna)

Cognitive dimensions questionnaire applied to exploratory algorithm design (2008)
Martin, Chris J. and Hughes, Janet M.
In : Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education (30 Jun - 02 Jul) (pp. 184-188)

Accessibility Challenge - a Game Show Investigating the Accessibility of Computer Systems for Disabled People (2008)
Morgan, Maggie; Hanson, Vicki; Martin, Chris; Hughes, Janet and Newell, Alan
In : CHI 2008 - Design Community Events (5-10 Apr, Florence) (pp. 2609-2610)

Student Driven Marking Schemes (2006-09)
Hughes, Janet
In : 1st International iPED Conference (11-12 Sep 2006, Coventry)

Experiences Assessing Agile Practices (2006-08)
Bowyer, Jon and Hughes, Janet
In : Higher Education Academy 7th Annual Conference on Information and Computer Sciences (Aug 2006)

ASSISTing CS1 students to learn: learning approaches and object-oriented programming (2006-06-26)
Hughes, Janet and Peiris, D Ramanee
In : 11th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (26-28 Jun 2006, Bologna, Italy) (pp. 275-279)

Assessing undergraduate experience of continuous integration and test-driven development (2006-05)
Bowyer, Jon and Hughes, Janet
In : 28th International Conference on Software Engineering and Co-Located Workshops (20-28 May, Shanghai, China) (pp. 691-694)

Java Online–Recommendations for Design of Online Computing Modules (2006-02-03)
Grice, S.; Whaley, H.; Peiris, D. R. and Hughes, J.
In : 10th Anniversary Java and the Internet in the Computing Curriculum Conference (3 Feb 2006, London)