Felix Ter Chian Tan

About Felix Ter Chian

Dr Felix Tan is an early career Information Systems researcher at the UNSW business school. He actively investigates the enabling effects of enterprise systems and digital platforms, in the contexts of business and society, with particular emphasis on disruption, strategies, structures, and transformation. He has conducted ICT related fieldwork-based research and projects with over 20 companies and technology startups across Asia-Pacific. Dr Tan is an SAP academic alliance professor and delivered related ICT training in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Australia.

Current Courses Taught

• INFS2621 Enterprise Systems
• INFS5621 Enterprise Systems
• INFS5885 e-Business

Research Supervision

• Honours: Anthony Lu (2013), Henry Xiao (2014), Daniel Cheng (2014), David Ky (2015), Leo Saito (2016), Thomas Lister (2016)
• PhD: Budiyanto, Cucuk Wawan (2012-2016)
  

Research Grants

• Scientia Education Investment Fund (SEIF): Demonstrating the potential of immersive technology and serious play in the flipped classroom, 2017, $45,000 
  
• The impact of Enterprise Systems and Social Media for Community Engagement, Swinburne Early Career Researcher, Principal Investigator, 2011, $3,000
• The function of big data analytics in multi-sided digital platforms, Principal Investigator, SISTM department, Australian School of Business UNSW, 2013, $3,000
• The Role of Mobile technologies in developing working networks, Principal Investigator, Australian School of Business, UNSW, 2013, $21,580​
  
• ARC research hub for digital enhanced living, ARC industrial transformation research hubs shared grant, Chief Investigator with Grundy, Vasa et al., 2017, $2,962,655
  
• Investigating the role of digital technologies in enabling community development, UNSW-Indonesia Seed Research Fund, Chief Investigator with Leong, 2017, $10,000
• Richard D'Avigdor Conference Award, Chief Investigator, 2017, $8,000 
  

Engagement Activities

Appointments


• Associate editor of Information Systems Journal (ABDC A*, Basket of 8)
• Section Editor: Australasian Journal of Information Systems (ABDC A)
• Co-chair and Coordinator: AIS Enterprise Systems Special Interest Group on New Frontiers in Enterprise Systems.
• Visiting Scholar in Essec Business School Asia Pacific July 2017 to Dec 2017 
• QUT international student director, Queensland (2006-2007)
  
• Engagement Activities
  
• Conducted Train-the-Trainers SAP ERP program: Beijing Jiao Tong University, Cheng Yi Polytechnic Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Ocean University, Nankai University, Queensland University of Technology etc.
  
• Invited Seminars on Digital Platforms for Social Innovation: Jakarta, Canberra, Singapore
  
• Conducted SAP ERP training programs in Australia and China (in English and Mandarin), including Cheng Yi Polytechnic Hong Kong; Dept of IS, City University of Hong Kong; Shanghai Ocean University, Nankai University, Queensland University of Technology.
• Presented workshops for SAP university academic alliance meetings.
• Published research commentary in Knowledge @ ASB and Australian PC magazine.
  
• Conducted Enterprise Systems workshops (ICIS 2012, PACIS 2011) and Chinese IT management panels (ACIS 2011) at conferences.
• Queensland Government award nominee for International Community Engagement and QUT international student director (2006).
  
• Associate editor of Information Systems Journal (ABDC A*, Basket of 8)
• Section Editor: Australasian Journal of Information Systems (ABDC A)
• Co-chair and Coordinator: AIS Enterprise Systems Special Interest Group on New Frontiers in Enterprise Systems.
  

Media Releases

• UNSW’s Business School and SAP enter into Student Entrepreneurship program

Awards

Teaching Awards

• Recipients of The John Prescott Outstanding Teaching Innovation Award 2017, Dr. Felix Tan and Dr. Michael Cahalane
  
• 2015 UNSW Business School Staff Excellence Award: Outstanding Technology-Enabled Teaching Innovation Award.
• 2007 QUT Annual IT Faculty Lecturer Award Winner.
• 2008 QUT Annual IT Faculty Tutor Award.
• 2006 QUT Annual IT Faculty Teaching Excellence Award.
  
• 2016 Winner of SAP University Alliances Academic of the Year
• 2015 Winner of the UNSW Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
  

Research Awards​

• Recipient of Non-Professorial Research Achievement Award 2017
  
• 2014 Best Paper, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2014)
• 2012 Best Reviewer, Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2012)
• 2010 Best Reviewer, Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2010)