Dr. Arthur Tatnall

Dr Arthur Tatnall is an Associate Professor in the Victoria Graduate School of Business at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He holds Bachelors degrees in Science and Education, a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, and a research Master of Arts in which he explored the origins of business computing education in Australian universities. His PhD involved a study in curriculum innovation in which he investigated the manner in which Visual Basic entered the curriculum of an Australian university. His primary research interests are in socio-technical interactions and technological innovation. His other interests include history of computing, use of information technology in educational management, information systems curriculum, professional and vocational education, project management and e-business. He has written several books relating to information systems and has published a number of book chapters, journal articles and conference papers on these topics. He is a chair of IFIP Working Groups 9.7 (History of Computing), Vice Chair of WG 3.4 (Professional and Vocational Education in ICT) and a member of WG 3.7 (IT in educational management). He is Editor-in-Chief of the new International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation, and the Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics. He is also an associate editor and review board member of several other journals.