Teaching Collaboration

University of Pretoria (UP)

My formal teaching experience at UP began in 2015 at the Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, during my doctoral studies, to assist course leaders with:

  • BDO 229 (Employee Health and Ergonomics);
  • BDO 329 (Performance Management – Module 1); and
  • BDO 329 (Training and Development – Module 2);

Above courses formed part of undergraduate lectures /teaching (second and third year) studies towards the Bachelor of Nursing Science (Education and Administration) degree (BCur). I was assisted with:

  • Development of learning/teaching materials;
  • Developing teaching/presenting material (classroom teaching/lecturing); and
  • Assessment (examinations).

The undergraduate lectures consisted of classroom / in-person teaching of classes between 40 and 60 students. Some of the main challenges resolved around keeping discipline in a large classroom setting, engaging with students and making presentations inter-active.

Since 2021, I assisted with examination assessment of:

  • BDO 319 (Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS) – Module 1); and
  • BDO 319 (Human Resources (HR) provision – Module 2).

The aforementioned courses form part of undergraduate lectures /teaching of students studying towards a bachelor’s degree in human resources management.

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Because of my extensive experience in the disciplines of strategic management, human capital, performance management and industrial psychology (in private practice), I assist UNISA graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) with the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Masters of Business Leadership (MBL) degrees (postgraduate studies):

  • MBA5904 (Leading People); and
  • MBL5908 (Leadership Development).

I am tasked with:

  • Prepare for moderation by reviewing all module study material and the SBL Assessment Manual;
  • Complete the pre-assessment moderation report;
  • Moderation of Module Overviews;
  • Complete post-assessment moderation reports;
  • Assess exam papers against learning and assessment outcomes;
  • Review and approve examination question papers;
  • Moderation of exam scripts; and
  • Submit a detailed report on post assessment moderation.

Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)

Based on my subject mastery, I assist as a lecturer of NUST, in the Department of Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business, in the Faculty of Management Sciences, in respect of the postgraduate course (NQF Level 9) in Performance Management (PMM911S) to:

  • Design and develop appropriate curricula and learning / teaching materials;
  • Prepare teaching / lecturing material;
  • Present / lecture (virtual) and engage with students in learning and understanding;
  • Create rapport with students and maintain discipline;
  • Develop student’s critical and innovative thinking, relevant to course outcomes and level of study;
  • Actively engage with students’ learning progress;
  • Tutor, mentor and coach students;
  • Plan, develop and implement a clear and appropriate / accountable assessments plan;
  • Develop memoranda/rubrics/marking scheme;
  • Assess through test, assignments and/or tutorials;
  • Develop examination papers and memorandums;
  • Mark assignments, tests, examinations/scripts and projects;
  • Correct test papers; and
  • Provide formative feedback to students.

The aforementioned course consisted of a small group of postgraduate students. I lectured / presented training material with the aid of a virtual platform such as MS Teams.

North-West University (NWU)

Since 2022 I assist The Optentia Research Committee at NWU to act as an examiner (external) of a thesis in the Program: PhD Human Resource Management and Industrial Psychology. As well as the development of short learning courses (SLC).

Contributions to research and publications

I have conducted scientific research and published articles in the field of industrial psychology, both locally and internationally, namely:

  • Published scientific Empirical Research in the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology (SAJIP), Volume 34, Number 2, 2008sajip.co.za
    • Barnard, A., Meiring, D., & Rothman, S. (2008). The cross-cultural application of the Social Axioms Survey in the South-African Police Service. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 34(2), 1-9 (https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v34i2.474).

Aforementioned article was referenced in the following article (by Prof Steven Burgess from the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (UCT):

  • Burgess, S. M. (2011). Social axioms: A new culture measure for South African business research. South African Journal of Business Management 42(3), 1-21.

Subsequently I have conducted further research and published the following international journal article:

  • Published scientific Empirical Research in the Journal of Psychology in Africa, Volume 27, Issue 6, 2017 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jpa
    • Barnard, A., Meiring, D., & Rothman, S. (2017). The factor structure of the Social Axioms Survey II (SASII) in the South African context. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 27(6), 522-529 (https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2017.1399568).

To ensure I stay on top of the latest research in my fields of expertise, I act as a peer reviewer of articles to be submitted for publication in the following two journals:

  • Peer reviewer of journal articles submitted for publication to the African Journal of Employee Relations (AJER) (formerly known as South African Journal of Labour Relations); and
  • Peer reviewer of journal articles submitted for publication to the South African Journal of Human Resource Management (SAJHRM).