David Mason
personal information
- Biography
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University of Wellington.
Phone: +64 4 463-7435Email:
Dave Mason has worked in the IT industry for over twenty-five years. He transfered to teaching after a career as a systems analyst and database consultant. His research interests are currently in the area of Informatics, the study of how people in business and government use information technology as part of their jobs. Part of that involved research in Community Informatics, applying computers and especially Internet technology to create sustainable economic development for remote communities in NZ. His recent past industrial experience was working in conjunction with specialists in Tourism and Hospitality and publications are still emerging from that collaboration. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Vacation Marketing as IT advisor, and is an accepting editor on the board of the Journal of IT, Information and Organisations. He is the author of three books, numerous book chapters and journal articles.
Qualifications
MSc, LondonPGDipFin, DMS, LondonGradDip(Psych), Victoria; PhD, Massey- Publications
- Books
2005
Mason, D. & Milne, S. 2005, Caribbean Tourism: More than Sun, Sand and Sea, Generating agritourism options in the Caribbean: a cost effective model", Jayawardena, C., Jamaica, WI, Ian Randle Publishers2003
Dick, Jerry, Simon Milne, David Mason, and John S. Hull. “Heritage Planning Manual for Communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.” Association of Heritage Industries. St. John’s, NL. (2003). 80 pp.Book chapters
2005
Milne, S, Mason, D, Guenther, U and West-Newman, T 2005 Tourism and community informatics: the case of Kiwitrails, Tourism, Culture and Communication 5 (2) 105-114Mason, D. & Milne, S. (2005), "Generating agri-tourism options in the Caribbean: a cost effective model", in Jayawardena, C. (ed.), Caribbean Tourism: More than Sun, Sand and Sea, Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica, WI. Vol1 (7), 61-75
