Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
My professional career includes practical experience as a Systems Engineer in the Hardware Development Group at the BHP, Newcastle. I regard consultation as a mechanism that is closely tied with both my teaching and research, as my teaching area at the University has always required me to keep close contact with external organisations and with developments in my discipline. To this end, I have worked with organisations as a consulting engineer and in contract analysis-programming positions at various times. My recent consultations include the Hunter Area Pathology Service and the Catholic Schools Office.
I have extensive teaching experience in non-tertiary organisations such as TAFE. I am a qualified secondary teacher and I was a committee member responsible for setting the 1997 and 1998 Higher School Certificate examinations for the 2 Unit General, the 2/3 Unit Common and the 3 Unit Computing Studies subjects.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 06/03/2006
- Graduate Diploma in Education, Newcastle College of Advanced Education
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computer), University of Newcastle, 09/05/1981
- Master of Computing, University of Newcastle, 03/05/1991
Research
Research keywords
- Decision Support
- Health Informatics
- Information Systems
Research expertise
My research is in the areas of Information and Knowledge-Based Systems development for business, and Information Systems education. I am particularly interested in the application of Information, Knowledge-Based and Decision Support Systems in medicine and health.
I am currently researching in decision support in health, specifically in the elicitation of tacit knowledge and the interpretation of clincial guidelines. I recently conducted research in pain management to determine the interpreted knowledge content Patient Controlled Analgesia guidelines for the Hunter Integrated Pain Service and I am currently investigating pain assessment in elderly Alzheimer patients with research staff from the John Hunter Hospital.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 080600 | Information Systems | 70 |
| 080199 | Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing Not Elsewhere Classified | 20 |
| 080599 | Distributed Computing Not Elsewhere Classified | 10 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Active Member since 1990 - Australian Computer Society
Committee/Associations (relevant to research).
- Conference Committee member and editor of conference proceedings - 8th Annual conference of the Health Informatics Association
- Conference Committee Member - 5th International Simulation Conference (2007)
Appointments
| Higher School Certificate examination committee (Computing Studies) NSW Department of Education (Australia) | 01/01/1998 - 01/01/2000 |
Invitations
| CAPRE Primary Health Care Conference CAPRE Primary Health Care Conference, Australia (Invitation for Research Presentation ) | 2007 |
| Dr Carolyn McGregor University of Western Sydney , Australia (Research Masters Examiner.) | 2007 |
| Dr Chris Hayes The Hunter Area Pain Service, Australia (Invited Presentation to Professional Group) | 2005 |
Administrative
Administrative expertise
I am currently the head of discipline for the IT group (9 full-time staff) within the School of Design, Communication and IT at the University of Newcastle.
I supervised casual programmers as principal researcher for a $50, 000 CUTSD grant in 1999-2000.
As a Systems Engineer at the BHP Newcastle (1981-1985) I supervised technicians, plant staff and contractors required for the installation and maintainence of computer systems.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Computer Programming
- Database Design
- Project management
- Systems Analysis
Teaching expertise
I lecturer in Information Systems to students in the Bachelor of Information Tecnology (BIT) and the Master of Information Technology (MIT) programmes. I have supervised the final-year Project courses in both programmes. I teach in the areas of computer programming, database design, systems analysis and design. I have developed courses in all of these areas as well as in health informatics and decision support systems. I have taught on-campus and on-line courses.
I was a part-time teacher in TAFE in many areas. These included teaching within the TAFE system in Post Trade Electronics courses, Electronics Engineering Certificate courses, Mining Mathematics and Engineering Drawing courses for mining, Computer Literacy courses and Certificate Entrance courses, as well as numerous community courses in the computing literacy area.
I was the principal investigator for 3 teaching grants. One was a 1998 CUTSD Grant for $50, 000. This was a national competitive teaching grant funded at the top level available under the scheme.
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 15 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $240,327 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2010 (1 grants)
An evaluation of the effectiveness of an educational intervention to increase pain management in older people in acute care settings$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Isabel Higgins, Conjoint Professor David Sibbritt, Conjoint Professor Sian Maslin-Prothero, Associate Professor Ashley Kable, Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Pilot Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1001058 | ||
2008 (1 grants)
6th International Industrial Simulation Conference, Lyons France, 9/6/2008 - 11/6/2008$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189062 | ||
2007 (2 grants)
Development of a computer-generated digital patient for teaching and assessment in pharmacy$149,292
Funding Body: Australian Learning and Teaching Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David Newby, Professor Jesse Jin, Doctor Peter Summons, Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Associate Professor Jenny Schneider | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $149,292 | 2007 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188332 | ||
5th International Industrial Simulation Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 11/6/2007 - 13/6/2007$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187980 | ||
2006 (1 grants)
4th Annual International Simulation Conference (ISC2006), 5-7 June 2006$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186651 | ||
2003 (1 grants)
Computational Engineering in Systems Applications (CESA 2003) Lille, France 8-11 July 2003$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183262 | ||
2001 (1 grants)
7th World Conference on Computer Education, Denmark 29 July - 3 August 2001$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0181041 | ||
1999 (2 grants)
Individual Automated Assessment and Marking Management Package $50,000
Funding Body: Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| CUTSD National Teaching Development Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 1999 | 2000 |
| GNo:18099050 | ||
Flexible Delivery Options for Teaching and Assessment of Practical Applications in INFO101$7,500
Funding Body: Universtiy of Newcastle
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Teaching Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,500 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:18099190 | ||
1998 (2 grants)
CAUT Teaching Grant Automated Assessment and Marking Software Package for Spreadsheet Concept Evaluation$4,950
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| CAUT Teaching Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,950 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:18099220 | ||
ECIS '98 The 6th European Conference on Information Systems, Aix en Provence, France$1,853
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,853 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0180608 | ||
1997 (2 grants)
Automated Assessment and Marking Software Package for Spreadsheet Concept Evaluation$4,950
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Teaching Committee Teaching Grants | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,950 | 1997 | 1997 |
| GNo:G0176580 | ||
Int. Assoc. of Science and Technology for Development - International Conference on Software Engineering San Francisco, USA, 2-5 November 1997$1,129
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,129 | 1997 | 1997 |
| GNo:G0179581 | ||
1995 (1 grants)
The Third World Congress on Expert Systems - Seoul, Korea - 5-9/2/96$853
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Peter Summons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $853 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0175935 | ||
1989 (1 grants)
Conversion of Applesoft BASIC to IBM Format (QuickBASIC)$0
Funding Body: Hunter Institute of Higher Education
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| G.H. Duncan Research Fund | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $0 | 1989 | 1989 |
| GNo:18099349 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 3 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.4 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Nursing) | Co-Supervisor | Acute Care Nurses Cultural Influences on Assessing and Managing Pain in Older People: How Values and Beliefs Can Shape Clinical Practice and Affect Uptake of Best Practice |
| 2008 | 2017 | PhD (Nursing) | Co-Supervisor | Exploring decision making processes in acute pain management of older people: An ethnographic study |
| 2007 | 2008 | Honours Info Tech Not Elswhere Classfd University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor | Usability of Large HTML Data Table on Mobile Devices Using an Internet Browser |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | M Philosophy (InformationTech) | Co-Supervisor | A Parsimonious Agent-Based Emergency Call Centre Model |
| 2011 | PhD (Information Technology) | Co-Supervisor | Study on the Consumer Acceptance of Mobile Payments: Conceptual Model and Evaluation |
Dr Peter Summons
| Work Phone | (02) 4985 4506 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 5896 |
| Peter.Summons@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Senior Lecturer School of Design Communication and IT Faculty of Science and Information Technology |
| Focus Area | Information Technology |
| Office | ICT3.18, ICT Building, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/peter-summons |
| Link | http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/design-communication-it/our_staff/summons_peter.html |
