Dr Carol Air
| Post Nominals | PhD, MBA, BA, PgCert.TQFE, CMILT, MCIPS, SFHEA |
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| Biography | Dr Carol Air joined RGU in 2008 after completing her placement as a trainee lecturer with Stirling University, a post preceded by many years of practice in operations and procurement in the manufacturing sector. She has a BA Business Administration (with distinction), and an MBA with HRM from Abertay University in Dundee. She also achieved a post graduate teaching qualification in further education (TQFE) in management from the University of Stirling. A pre-service course incorporating a year-long placement with Angus College that enabled her transition from industry to higher education. Carol's doctoral thesis is titled: Entrepreneuring as performance: understanding entrepreneurship as a process of becoming. It explores career transitions from music to enterprise in the city of Dundee. Carol is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. |
| Research Interests | My research interests focus on entrepreneurship in supply chains, procurement and operations management and learning and teaching. |
| Teaching and Learning | Dr Carol Air is a Principal Lecturer and Subject Lead for the Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Management team at Aberdeen Business School. Carol teaches and coordinates modules in; procurement and personal, professional and academic skills. |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Entrepreneurial process Supply chain management. Procurement and business development. Operations management in small businesses. Creative Industries Informal Learning |