Dr Rebecca Smith

Department: Business, Management and Law

Office/Location: 1.41A, Ogmore Building, Cardiff School of Management, Llandaff Campus

Telephone: +44 (0)29 2041 7134

Email: rmsmith@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Staff Overview

​​​​​After graduating from Nottingham Trent University, I worked for a few years in a buying office for a retail company. I then went back into education to complete to complete a BA (hons) in Enterprise at Wolverhampton. Then completed a PGCE in further and higher education and worked in the enterprise department of Wolverhampton University for 7 years as the award leader for the Business Enterprise program which also included running international partner institution summer schools. I have work experience in retail management and volunteering in politics. I am currently running the Enterprise pathway on the undergraduate Business and Management program and also the chair of the enterprise discipline group.

Teaching

I am module leader for the following final year undergraduate modules:

  • Launching an Enterprise final year project (40 credits)
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Applied Entrepreneurship and Business Development
  • Entrepreneurship and Strategy and Culture

Also, level 5 modules of:

  • Creativity and Innovation Management
  • Business in Action

In addition, as the Retail Management programme director, I wrote the HND and Degree programs.

Research

​​​I am currently enrolled in a PhD in the area of strategic retail management.

Key Publications

Other Projects and activities

​​​Developing the enterprise discipling group which is newly formed.

External Links

​​​I have been an external Examiner for Wolverhampton University and also the University of Central Lancashire.