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Leadership Roles
Director for Postgraduate Studies (EEECS) January 2025 - present
Director of Quality Assurance and Student Experience (EEECS) August 2024-January 2025
Swan Champion (EEECS) August 2020-August 2023
Teaching
I am currently teaching the following modules:
Stage 3 Software Engineering Project
Stage 1 Introduction to Computer Architecture
I link private, public and third party orgnanisations to final year software engineering student teams to work on authentic challenges as part of their final year capstone project. I provide opportunities for students to develop start-up ideas and welcome links with the entrepreneurial community to ignite and develop innovative solutons to real problems.
Other
Education
MSc Computer Science with Applications Queen's University Belfast
BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering City University London
PGCHET Queen's University Belfast
Sustainability Goals
Athena SWAN champion for School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2020-23
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Code-review-as-an-educational-service: a tool for Java code review in programming education
Beattie, M., Watson, M., Greer, D., Toh, B. Y. & Li, Z., Feb 2025, In: SoftwareX. 29, 7 p., 102048.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Successfully delivering authentic projects in engineering education
Cutting, D., McDowell, A., Jones, S., Watson, E. M. & Barlaskar, E., 25 Jan 2025, (Accepted) 2025 International Conference on Research in Science, Engineering and Technology: Proceedings.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Enhancing student experience in a virtual learning environment: scenario modelling and gamification for the CIT module
Pishchukhina, O. & Watson, M., 12 Mar 2024, (Accepted) Proceedings of the EERN Conference 2024. 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Challenges and benefits to software engineering group project contexts
Watson, M., 25 Nov 2022, Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI 2022. Goméz Chova, L., López Martínez, A. & Lees, J. (eds.). IATED, p. 1342-1348 (Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI): Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Educating for modern cloud technologies in a platform-agnostic fashion
Cutting, D., McDowell, A., Barlaskar, E., Anderson, N., Watson, M. & Collins, M., 01 Oct 2022, Proceedings of the Education and New Developments Conference 2022. Carmo, M. (ed.). inScience Press, Vol. 2. p. 269-273 (Education and New Developments: Proceedings ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Prizes
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Director of PGT in School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Watson, M. (Recipient), 05 Dec 2024
Prize: Appointment
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Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Fellowship 2023-24
Watson, M. (Recipient), 08 Apr 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Member of Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
Watson, M. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Leadership Mentor for SistersIN
Watson, M. (Recipient)
15 Sept 2025 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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NI College Visit and Experience Day
Watson, M. (Presenter)
14 Dec 2023Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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EPS Innovation in Teaching Fund
Watson, M. (Recipient)
Mar 2023 → Jun 2023Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Leading & Managing at Queens
Watson, M. (Participant)
2023 → 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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QUB Ada Lovelace Day Celebration Contribution
Watson, M. (Recipient)
11 Oct 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other