Maud A. Ashong Elliot
Lecturer
Faculty: I.T. & Communication Studies
Department: Information Technology Studies
Academic Area(s): Information Technology, Information Systems, Digital innovations, Management Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mobile Computing, Internet Security •Systems Analysis & Design, IS/IT Ethics, Programming in High Level Language
Email: [email protected]
Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot is a computer scientist extraordinaire who encourages most female students to enter the field of Information Technology. She is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Information Technology Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, where she teaches Systems Analysis and Design and Management Information Systems. She is also an IBM trained educator in mobile and cloud development. Maud graduated from Wesley Girls’ High School in the year 2000, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, with a BSc. in Computer Science in 2005. She started her teaching career as a Teaching Assistant in the Computer Science Department of the same university.
Maud holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and an MPhil in Management Information Systems. She is currently pursuing a PhD programme in Information Systems at the University of Ghana Business School. Her research interests are in the areas of digital transformation and women in technology. She is an advocate for safe internet usage for both the young and the old. Her hobbies include counselling young women in their career path and giving talks on ‘Self-care for the Woman in Tech’. She is also an advocate for early introduction of programming languages to children and supports the teaching of Scratch programs and Python programming language.
Academic Degrees
•MPhil in Management Information Systems
•MBA in Management Information Systems
•BSc in Computer Science
Certificates
IBM Skills Academy, Accra, Ghana
Cloud Application Developer: (2018)
Mobile Application Developer: (2017)
Application Security Engineer: (2017)
Alliance Française, Accra, Ghana
Diplome D’études En Langue Française (DELF), A1 and A2: (2006)
Selected Publication
Ashong Elliot, M.A. & Arthur, R. (2020). Organizational justice: Does “IT” matter? Empirical analysis of the influence of information technology on employee justice perceptions. In Nunes, I. (ed.) Advances in Human Factors and Systems Interaction. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 1207, pp. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51369-6_12
Subject Areas (Teaching)
Undergraduate Level
•Information Systems
•Introduction to Information Technology
•Management Information Systems
•Systems Analysis and Design
Academic Services: Selected Awards & Appointments
Treasurer: Association of Information Systems Women's Network
•Appointed as part of the leadership team, first for the department and first for Africa
•Promoted a network for supporting women scholars in information systems
•Enabled mentorship relationships that were crucial to speeding the success of women in the information systems field
Vice President: The Internet Society, Ghana Chapter
•Assisted in leading discussions related to Internet standards, policy and education
•Planned, coordinated, and recruited committees to manage series of meetings and programmes
•Coordinated programmes to focus on the development of local and global Internet issues
Outstanding Faculty Award: Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
•Awarded for training the highest number of students who successfully completed the course in Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) in the pilot phase in Africa
Community Service
•Volunteer Instructor: Free teaching for SHS students at (UPSA), Accra
•Member, Career Committee: The Grace Hopper Celebration, https://ghc.anitab.org
•Board Secretary: Hope Christian Hospital, a subsidiary of Village of Hope, Gomoa Fetteh, Ghana
•Scholarship Application Reviewer: The Grace Hopper Celebration https://ghc.anitab.org/2018-student-academic/scholarships/scholarship-reviewers/
Relevant Professional Experience
Moodle Expert: Lupane State University in Zimbabwe
•Volunteered to take part in the pilot Virtual Moodle Training for 147 faculty members: A member institution of the AAU.
Presenter: Ghana Youth Internet Governance Forum
•Spoke on the topic: Advancing youth access to internet and digital tools during the pandemic Panelist/Advocate: AfchiX.org,
•Delivered a presentation on the topic: The voices of moms in Tech during COVID-19
•Outreach programme to Abakrampa Secondary School on the theme, “Role modelling to increase number of women in technology” AfChiX – http://www.afchix.org/
Maud holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and an MPhil in Management Information Systems. She is currently pursuing a PhD programme in Information Systems at the University of Ghana Business School. Her research interests are in the areas of digital transformation and women in technology. She is an advocate for safe internet usage for both the young and the old. Her hobbies include counselling young women in their career path and giving talks on ‘Self-care for the Woman in Tech’. She is also an advocate for early introduction of programming languages to children and supports the teaching of Scratch programs and Python programming language.
Academic Degrees
•MPhil in Management Information Systems
•MBA in Management Information Systems
•BSc in Computer Science
Certificates
IBM Skills Academy, Accra, Ghana
Cloud Application Developer: (2018)
Mobile Application Developer: (2017)
Application Security Engineer: (2017)
Alliance Française, Accra, Ghana
Diplome D’études En Langue Française (DELF), A1 and A2: (2006)
Selected Publication
Ashong Elliot, M.A. & Arthur, R. (2020). Organizational justice: Does “IT” matter? Empirical analysis of the influence of information technology on employee justice perceptions. In Nunes, I. (ed.) Advances in Human Factors and Systems Interaction. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 1207, pp. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51369-6_12
Subject Areas (Teaching)
Undergraduate Level
•Information Systems
•Introduction to Information Technology
•Management Information Systems
•Systems Analysis and Design
Academic Services: Selected Awards & Appointments
Treasurer: Association of Information Systems Women's Network
•Appointed as part of the leadership team, first for the department and first for Africa
•Promoted a network for supporting women scholars in information systems
•Enabled mentorship relationships that were crucial to speeding the success of women in the information systems field
Vice President: The Internet Society, Ghana Chapter
•Assisted in leading discussions related to Internet standards, policy and education
•Planned, coordinated, and recruited committees to manage series of meetings and programmes
•Coordinated programmes to focus on the development of local and global Internet issues
Outstanding Faculty Award: Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
•Awarded for training the highest number of students who successfully completed the course in Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) in the pilot phase in Africa
Community Service
•Volunteer Instructor: Free teaching for SHS students at (UPSA), Accra
•Member, Career Committee: The Grace Hopper Celebration, https://ghc.anitab.org
•Board Secretary: Hope Christian Hospital, a subsidiary of Village of Hope, Gomoa Fetteh, Ghana
•Scholarship Application Reviewer: The Grace Hopper Celebration https://ghc.anitab.org/2018-student-academic/scholarships/scholarship-reviewers/
Relevant Professional Experience
Moodle Expert: Lupane State University in Zimbabwe
•Volunteered to take part in the pilot Virtual Moodle Training for 147 faculty members: A member institution of the AAU.
Presenter: Ghana Youth Internet Governance Forum
•Spoke on the topic: Advancing youth access to internet and digital tools during the pandemic Panelist/Advocate: AfchiX.org,
•Delivered a presentation on the topic: The voices of moms in Tech during COVID-19
•Outreach programme to Abakrampa Secondary School on the theme, “Role modelling to increase number of women in technology” AfChiX – http://www.afchix.org/