Dr Gordon Rugg
My first degree was in French and Linguistics, from Reading University; my PhD was in Experimental Psychology, from Reading University. I have worked in a variety of fields, including English lecturing, field archaeology, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and human factors. I am a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Keele University, and a visiting Senior Research Fellow in Computer Science at the Open University.
My current research interests include the following.
- Elicitation methods across disciplines, including e-commerce, healthcare, public opinion research and education
- Modelling knowledge, particularly semi-tacit knowledge and the interactions between tacit knowledge and other knowledge types
- Testing knowledge, mainly via the Verifier approach
- Teaching knowledge, particularly semi-tacit knowledge likely to be missed in formal education
I am particularly interested in long-standing multidisciplinary problems which involve difficult theory and significant practical implications.
Key publications
- A Scientific American article about the application of the Verifier approach to the Voynich manuscript
- Rugg & Petre, The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research: a book focusing on semi-tacit knowledge in higher education
- Rugg & McGeorge’s questioning methodology article: an expansion of Maiden & Rugg’s paper on the ACRE framework, which categorises diverse knowledge types
Books
I'm author of several books with Open University Press, and am writing another about stress for Sage Publications.
Editorships
Contact Details
E-mail: g.rugg@cs.keele.ac.uk
Phone: 01782 733410
Related Web Sites/Pages
Cryptography
Publications
