Ade Oriade

Biographical Summary

Ade Oriade is a senior lecturer in tourism and Trans-national Education (TNE) Programmes Manager at the University of Wolverhampton. 

Having worked in the industry in different capacities, Ade brought these experiences to bear in delivering services and operations management modules.

Ade specialises in quality management in tourism, he also has special interest in Tourism/Hospitality career analysis and sustainable tourism development.

His current research works focus on conceptualisation of quality and its relationship with other service constructs such as satisfaction, value, equity and behavioural intentions.

Teaching responsibilities

Ade teaches across the Leisure Industries programme portfolio. He teaches on Event, Hospitality and Tourism Management. 

Non teaching responsibilities

Ade is the Leisure Industries Department representative on SQEC sub-committee for programmes validation, and Trans-national Education (TNE) Programmes Manager responsible for BA International Hospitality Management and BA Sports Management – both programmes are run with University partners in Singapore. 

Research Interests

There are three main research areas on which Ade focuses, they include:

• Quality management in tourism and events
• Career development and analysis in tourism/hospitality
• Sustainable tourism development

Qualifications

• October 2007 – ongoing PhD – University of Salford.
• January 2006 – February 2007 PGCert. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education – University of Wolverhampton
• September 2002 – September 2003 MSc. Tourism and Hospitality Management – Bournemouth University.
• September 1997 – January 1999 MPA Budgeting & Planning – Ogun State University
• September 1995 – April 1997 PGD Transport Studies (special interest in transport for tourism development) – Ogun State University
• September 1990 – August 1993 HND Catering and Hotel Management – Lagos state polytechnic
• September 1986 – August 1988 OND Catering and Hotel Management – The Federal polytechnic Bida, Nigeria

Membership of Professional Organisations

• Fellow, the Higher Education Academy
• Member, Nigeria Hotel and Catering Institute

Publications

• Gelder, S. and Oriade, A. (work in progress) Employer engagement: Use of real life consultancy projects in developing students’ employability in the leisure industries
• Oriade, A. and Evans, M. (in press) Sustainable and alternative tourism in Robinson, P.; Heitmann, S. and Dieke, P. U. C. (eds.) Research Themes for tourism, Wallingford: CABI
• Oriade, A. (2010) Managing a quality event experience, in Robinson, P.; Wale, D. and Dickson, G. (eds.) Events Management, Wallingford: CABI
• Oriade, A.; Robinson, P. and Gelder, S. (2010) Delivering live events in Dickson, G.; Robinson, P. and Wale, D. (eds.) Events Management, Wallingford: CABI
• Oriade, A. (2009) Logistics and supply chain management in travel operations in Robinson, P. (ed.) Managing operations in the Travel Industry, Wallingford: CABI
• Povey, G. and Oriade, A. (2009) Career development skills and strategies in the travel industry in Robinson, P.  (ed.) Managing Operations in the travel industry, Wallingford: CABI
• Babalola, W. A.; Oriade, A. and Ogunjobi, F. E. (2008) Glossary of terms and acronyms in Tourism, Travel and Leisure, Lagos: HDEC
• Oriade A. (2008) Delivering the total visitor experience: shouldn’t we know how visitors form their perception of quality? Attractions and events as catalysts for regeneration and social change, Proceedings of the EUTO Conference, September 24 -25 University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. 
• Oriade A. (2006) Career Development issues facing hospitality management graduates in Africa: A case study of the Nigerian Hotel Industry. KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNICATION, NETWORKING: Locating tourism knowledge, ATHE Annual Conference, December 6^th – 8^th, Cambridge, UK
• Oriade, A. and Livesey, R. (2006) Peer assessment, example of teaching, learning and assessment method, Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network. Can be accessed: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/hlst/documents/case_studies/peer_assessment_2.pdf