Dr Khethiwe Dongwe

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Name: Dr Khethiwe Dongwe

Tel: 033 848 8898

Email: cynthiaz@dut.ac.za

Campus: Riverside Campus

Qualifications: PhD Higher Education Studies (UKZN)

Position: Lecturer, DRC Chair and Postgraduate Coordinator

              

Teaching Experience: 23 years at DUT

Currently teaching: Research Practices and Principles I, II and III

                                     Transformation and Change Management IV

                                     Supervision of Masters (7) and PhD (1) students


Fields of academic interests: Information Management, Higher Education Studies, Quality, Organisational Behaviour, Administration

 

Field of Specialisation: Higher Education Studies, Policy and Practice, Information Management, Postgraduate Supervision, Change Management

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Research interests: undergraduate research, quality in higher education, student evaluations, student support, student success, language of instruction, policy and practice

 

Publications:

Journal article

Dongwe, C.K., and Zulu, B (in press). Teaching undergraduate research online amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Reflections of a University of Technology academic in South Africa. South African Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies.

 

Published peer reviewed Conference proceedings 

Dongwe, C.K. (2013). Quality practices in teaching by academics in higher education. Conference Proceedings of the Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA), 45-58. ISBN: 978-0-620-60939-5. 27 – 29 November 2013, University of South Africa: Pretoria

 

Conference presentations

Dongwe, C.K. & Khumalo N. (2022). Reconceptualising Writing Centre collaborative initiatives to support postgraduate students’ research writing development. Annual Learning and Teaching Imbizo 22 – 25 November South Africa: Durban

Dongwe, C.K. (2022). Is it time to introduce African languages in teaching and learning undergraduate research modules at DUT? Students’ perspectives explored. Annual Learning and Teaching Imbizo 22 – 25 November South Africa: Durban

Dongwe, C.K. (2019). Epistemic justice and evaluation of quality in teaching? An exploration of students’ attitudes towards evaluation questionnaires at a South African University of Technology through metaphor drawings. Ist Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, South Africa, Durban University of Technology. 1-3 October 2019

Dongwe, C.K. (2013). Quality practices in teaching by academics in higher education. Conference Presentation. South African Association of Institutional Research Conference. 30 October – 1 November 2013. South Africa: Durban.

Dongwe, C.K. (2013). Students’ attributions of their academic performance. Conference Presentation. Durban University of Technology. Faculty Research Day. Faculty of Accounting and Informatics. 17 July 2013. South Africa: Durban

 

Research Grants

Recipient of the 2015 NRF Sabbatical Grant to complete Doctoral Studies.

Grant number SGD14050566792

Recipient of the DUT 2019 seed funding Supporting Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE)

 

Review experience

Currently Journal Reviewer

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies

 

Currently FRC and FREC reviewer

Postgraduate Proposals Faculty of Accounting and Informatics as allocated by FRC Chair      

 

Abstract reviewer

1st Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. Durban University of Technology. Theme: Critiquing the Notion Epistemic Justice in African Higher Education 1-3 October 2019  

 

Postgraduate examination

2023 One Masters thesis (UKZN).

Details private and confidential as results have not yet been published

 

Academic Fellowships

Teaching Advancement at Universities (TAU) 2022 – 2023

Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) 2019 – 2021

HERS-SA Leadership Academy 2021