Overview
Background
Micheal holds the position of Senior Lecturer (Business Information Systems) in the UQ Business School, University of Queensland (UQ), and acts in the role of Deputy Director Teaching & Learning (Commerce Suite of Programs) for the UQ Business School.
Micheal is an experienced IS professional and accountant (FCPA of CPA Australia) with fifteen years’ experience in the area of IS consulting. This experience and career includes the evaluation of IS projects, IS audit and IT management and governance. Micheal’s published research is in the areas of the use of intelligent decision aids, Information Systems (IS) audit, and Information Technology (IT) governance. Prior to receiving his PhD, Micheal chaired the IT & Management Centre of Excellence for CPA Australia. Professionally, Micheal is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Australian Computer Society, ISACA, the Association for Information Systems, and the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Micheal has more than 15 years industry experience as a Director in an IS consulting practice with public, private, and community sector organizations as clients. He has significant experience in facilitating development programs, and currently teaches into the UQ Master of Business Administration program, the Master of Business, the Master of Business Analytics, and the Master of Commerce program at UQ. Micheal’s professional experience as an accountant, as a Director in the area of IS Consulting, and IS research expertise provides a strong foundation for delivering engaging educational programs and business-relevant research at the UQ Business School.
Availability
- Dr Micheal Axelsen is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Commerce, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Fellow, CPA Australia, CPA Australia
- Member, ISACA, ISACA
Research interests
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Information Systems Audit and IT Governance
This area of research considering role of information systems audit, its practice, and its relationship with auditing and accounting standards. This research interest also considers the governance and security (including cybersecurity) of information and data held by the business.
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Intelligent Decision Aids and the Theory of Technology Dominance
This area of research examines the impact of the continued use of 'intelligent' computer systems on professional judgment and knowledge. The concern here is to know whether having data stored using external memory aids affects the user's understanding and judgment of that domain.
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Information Systems Pedagogy
This area of research seeks to better understand business information systems pedagogy - that is, the teaching of information systems to business students.
Works
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2014
Other Outputs
Technology Impeded Knowledge Acquisition and Retention: The effects of long-term use of intelligent decision aids on auditor professional knowledge
Axelsen, Micheal (2014). Technology Impeded Knowledge Acquisition and Retention: The effects of long-term use of intelligent decision aids on auditor professional knowledge. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland.
2014
Book Chapter
Financial information systems audit practice: implications of international auditing and accounting standards
Axelsen, Michael, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2014). Financial information systems audit practice: implications of international auditing and accounting standards. Computing handbook: information systems and information technology. (pp. 64.1-64.16) edited by Heikki Topi and Allen Tucker. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b16768
2012
Conference Publication
Continued use of intelligent decision aids and auditor knowledge: Qualitative evidence
Axelsen, Michael (2012). Continued use of intelligent decision aids and auditor knowledge: Qualitative evidence. 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2012), Seattle, WA, United States, 9 - 11 August 2012. Toronto, Canada: AIS Electronic Library.
2011
Conference Publication
Examining the role of IS audit in the public sector
Axelsen, Michael, Coram, Paul, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2011). Examining the role of IS audit in the public sector. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July 2011. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology.
2011
Conference Publication
The effects of continued use of intelligent decision aids upon auditor knowledge: A research proposal
Axelsen, Michael (2011). The effects of continued use of intelligent decision aids upon auditor knowledge: A research proposal. 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2011), Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July 2011. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL): Queensland University of Technology.
2001
Conference Publication
A model for and the effects of information request ambiguity on end-user query performance
Axelsen, M., Borthick, A. F. and Bowen, P.L. (2001). A model for and the effects of information request ambiguity on end-user query performance. ICIS 2001, New Orleans, Louisiana, 16-19 December 2001. Georgia: Association for Information Systems.
2000
Other Outputs
Information request ambiguity and end user query performance : theory and empirical evidence
Axelsen, Micheal (2000). Information request ambiguity and end user query performance : theory and empirical evidence. Master's Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/218760
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Income Shifting in the Digital Age: An Empirical Investigation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Clarkson
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Micheal Axelsen directly for media enquiries about:
- Artificial Intelligence and Development of Knowledge
- Corporate Governance of Cyber Security
- Nature of Digitally Intense Businesses
- Role of Information Systems in Controlling Businesses
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