Academic Profile - Chris Hewson
Lecturer Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Biography
Chris Hewson is an experienced Entrepreneurship Lecturer and Hospitality Manager with more than two decades of demonstrated success lecturing to entrepreneurship students. Through an experimental and research-based approach to his innovation practice, he attempts to decrease the gap between academic knowledge and professional practice. The practice of isolating students from contemporary realities compromises today’s ever-changing character of the innovation profession and he entertains ambitions to address these constraints through the intersection of pedagogy and industry. A seasoned hospitality management professional offering valuable experience building teams, overseeing daily operations and coordinating events in managerial roles within the hospitality field.
Qualifications
- 2016 Masters of Communication Design - Design Management (RMIT University)
- 2014 Effective Online Facilitation for eLearning Advisers program [Swinburne College]
- 2014 Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (Box Hill College of TAFE)
- 2014 Food Handling Certificate and Work Hygiene Certificate [William Angliss]
- 2009 Advanced Diploma of Business - Marketing (Holmesglen Institute of TAFE)
- 2009 Advanced Diploma of Business - Advertising (Holmesglen Institute of TAFE)
- 2007 Certificate III in Business Administration (Holmesglen Institute of TAFE)
- 2004 Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training (Box Hill College of TAFE)
- 1996 Creative problem solving seminars (Lateral Thinking Association)
- 1995 Award School Certificate (Australian Writers & Art Directors): Top 10 students
- 1994 Small business course (Monash University: Syme Centre for Enterprise Development)
- 1990 Diploma of Arts - Graphic Design (Victoria College - Prahran Campus)
- 1985 H.S.C (Haileybury College)
Areas of Expertise
- Entrepreneurship
- Start-ups
- Design Thinking
- Product Development
- Advertising/Marketing/Design
Teaching Responsibilities
- Entrepreneurial Incubator: From Idea to Pre-launch
- Strategic Entrepreneurship
Contact Details
E: christopher.hewson@angliss.edu.au
Academic/Professional Awards
- Nominated for DSC Teaching Award (RMIT University)
