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. Dr Tan has 27 publications in digital enablement research to date.

Current Courses Taught

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

Research Supervision

• Anthony Lu, 2013, Honours
• Henry Xiao, 2014 - Present, Honours
• Daniel Cheng (as Associate Supervisor), 2014 - Present, Honours
• Budiyanto, Cucuk Wawan (as Associate Supervisor), 2012- Present, PHD, Swinburne University of Technology​​

Research Grants

• 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​

Engagement Activities

• 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).

Media Releases

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

Awards

Teaching Awards

• 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.

Research Awards​

• 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)