Thesis entitled "Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Forth Software Development". The research was undertaken at the University of Teesside during 1988-1992, with the thesis being completed in 1994. Now available for download.
Polytechnic Graduate Diploma in Computer Studies (Software Engineering), 1987 to 1988 at Teesside Polytechnic, passed with Distinction.
Personal Project 32 Bit Forth on OS-9/68000 Team Project Mouse/Menu extension to MS-DOS Core Programming for Software Engineers Essentials of Software Engineering Projects Options Computer Graphics and Computer Aided Design Real Time systems
B/TEC Higher National Diploma in Computer Studies at Teesside Polytechnic from 1985 to 1987, passed with Credit.
Year I Programming Methodology Credit Programming Principles Credit Principles of Computers Credit Computer Applications Pass Organisations and Information Systems Pass Information Analysis Pass Year II Programming Project Credit Industrial Software Implementation Credit Real-Time Applications Credit Real-Time Systems Design Credit Computer System Architecture Credit Computer Graphics Credit Distributed Computer Systems Pass The team based programming project in the second year was the development of a full multi-tasking windows environment written in FORTH on an early IBM PC clone.
B/TEC (Ordinary) National Diploma in Computer Studies at Chippenham Technical College from 1983 to 1985.
Year I Information in Organisations Pass Introduction to Computing 1 Pass Introduction to Computing 2 Pass People and Communications Pass Quantitative Methods Pass Introduction to Marketing Pass Year II Programming using COBOL Credit Programming Project (COBOL) Credit Programming Concepts Pass Small Business Systems Concepts 1 Pass Small Business Systems Concepts 2 Pass Small Business Systems Practice Pass
Taken at the Chippenham Technical College, between 1982 and 1983
English E Mathematics C Computer Studies B Human Biology C Geometrical Drawing D
Certificate of Secondary Education taken at Sheldon School (Chippenham) from 1977 to 1982
English 3 Mathematics 1 Technical Drawing 2 Woodwork 2 General Science 3 (Bar) Typewriting 3 Note that the General Science topic was not a recognised CSE topic, thus the highest grade obtainable is 3, hence the "(Bar)".
In 1980 I was finally diagnosed as being dyslexic, too late to be of any real help, CSE topics had already been decided. The year also saw the introduction of computers and Computer Studies as a CSE topic to the school, again slightly too late. However, I had started programming farther's TRS-80 Model I two years earlier !
| 1977–1977 | Monkton Park Junior | (Chippenham, Wilts, England) | ||
| 1975–1977 | St. Peters Junior | (Chippenham, Wilts, England) | ||
| 1974–1975 | Aleric Junior | (Melsham, Wilts, England) | ||
| 1973–1974 | Berengaria Junior | (Berengaria, Cyprus) | ||
| 1973 | Berengaria Infants | (Berengaria, Cyprus) | ||
| 1971–1973 | Lyneham Infants | (Lyneham, Wilts, England) |