Asif Majid
Associate Head
Summary
Asif joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2014. He was a college ‘Triple’ Award Winner for Inspirational Teaching, Academic Advising and Student Support. In his time at the University, he has worked on cross University Strategic Projects such as: Race Equality Steering Group, Academic Appraisal Reference Group and Hallam Values. Recently he is led a STEER funded project to evaluate Microsoft Teams as a Course Community Platform.
Also in one of his previous roles, as a Course Leader, he led a project to secure a new course accreditation by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs. Currently he is leading a large student recruitment portfolio within Sheffield Business School.
About
Qualifications
- PGCE in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education - Sheffield Hallam University
- PGDip Research Methods (Business and Management), University of Bradford
- Master of Business Administration, University of Bradford
- PGDip Electrical Power Engineering & Management, University of Dundee
- BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Coventry University
Teaching
Sheffield Business School
Postgraduate Supervision
Over 20 postgraduate dissertation supervisions in the subject area of:
- International Business
- Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
- Servitization
- Strategic Management
Subject area
- Strategic Management
Modules
- Module Leader - Consultancy Skills and Organisational Change. Level 6
- Module Leader – Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Practice. Level 6
- Module Leader – Business Planning and Enterprise Management. Level 5
- Module Leader – Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Part time). Level 6
- Module Leader – Leading Innovative in Organisations. Level 5
- Module Leader – Enterprise (Full Time & Executive Part Time MBA) Level 7
- Module Leader – Skills for Enterprise. Level 5
- Module Leader – Perspectives in Enterprise & Creativity. Level 5
- Taught on: Critical & Contemporary Issues in Enterprise (Level 6), Implementing Strategy & Change (Level 6), Strategic Planning & Shaping the Future (Level 5), Understanding Enterprise & Creativity (Level 4)
Publications
Conference papers
Majid, A., Anderson, M., Khan, M., Milisavljevic-Syed, J., West, S., Wood, B., & Majid, A. (2023). Impact of Organisational Culture on Shifting Towards a Servitization Strategy. In Spring Servitization Conference, Finland.
Presentations
Majid, A. (2024). Enterprise Education. Presented at: Teacher and Adviser CPD Event, Sheffield
Majid, A., & Maragh, D. (2023). How do you embrace Digital Technology to Embed Employability Skills using an ePortfolio Assessment. Presented at: Teaching and Learning Conference, Sheffield
Majid, A., Maragh, D., White, K., mccarter, R., & skoulding, E. (2022). Do Online Platforms such as Microsoft Teams have a part to play in Creating a University Course Community? – A Case Study. Presented at: Framing the Future 2030, Sheffield
Maragh, D., & Majid, A. (2021). What do we Mean by Blended Learning in Teaching? – A Systematic Review of Definitions. Presented at: Transforming Learning Conference, Sheffield Hallam University
Other publications
Majid, A. (2017). Book review – Creativity and Strategic Innovation Management.
Majid, A. (2016). Developed Case Study for Leading Innovative Organisations – Games Console & The Wallet.
Majid, A. (2015). Learning & Teaching Conference, Sheffield Hallam University.
Majid, A. (2013). Roads to Success - SME Exports.
Other activities
- External Examiner
- University of Portsmouth
- The Open University
- Kingston University
- New Bucks University
External Responsibilities
- 2016: Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom