UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MAURITIUS
Designation: Senior Lecturer School of Business Management and Finance University of Technology, Mauritius
SUBJECTS EXPERTISE: Marketing Management, Relationship Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Communication, Global Marketing, Digital Marketing and Social Media Marketing.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Working at the University of Technology Mauritius since 2007 to date. Currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Management and Law.
Past experience as Lecturer at CDAC School of Advanced Computing (University of Mauritius) from 2004 to 2007
Industry experience as Client Service/Media Manager at Grey Worldwide Advertising Mauritius from 2000 to 2004.
Completed courses on How to teach online by Future Learn, Certificate in Higher Education Management for Developing Countries, Train the Trainer Certificate in Training Needs Analysis and Generic Design of Training Programs, Courses on online education by eLearning Africa (Learn how to create your own engaging online education & training content and Create Video Training Content), Advanced Certificate in Development of Technical Education to meet Global Needs (NITTTR, Chennai, India)
Actively involved in academic research and projects
ACADEMICS
2022 Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Online Learning - University of Technology Mauritius
2004 Master of Science in eBusiness - University of Mauritius
2000 Bachelor Degree of Commerce - University of Pune, India
MEMBERSHIPS & RECOGNITIONS
• Representative of the Academic Council and School Board at University of Technology Mauritius
• Member of the School Quality Assurance Committee, Dissertation Committee, Course Promotion Team, Alumni Relations Unit, Work Placement Committee.
PUBLICATIONS:
Assessing the Technological Adeptness of University Students in Mauritius, Taylors’ 6th Teaching and Learning Conference 2013, TTLC 2013, Published in ScienceDirect, Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2014, ELSEVIER, Vol 123, Page 63-71.
Applying the Community of Inquiry Framework to explore the sense of community on Moodle, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Innovative Business Practices for the Transformation of Societies.
Instructional approaches to increase student’s engagement in the new normal learning setting, Book chapter in Academic Voices – A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the post Covid World, Elsevier Ltd, Publication date: April 2022.
Participatory learning culture: From spectators to creators in online learning environments, Book chapter in Academic Voices – A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the post-Covid World, Elsevier Ltd, Publication date: April 2022.
CONFERENCE PRESENTED / ATTENDED / Organized
Assessing the technological and pedagogical supports of distance education institutions in Mauritius, Conference Proceedings IEEE AFRICON 2013.
Assessing the use of digital pedagogy for adult learners in Mauritius, International HRD Conference Mauritius 2013.
Are we ready for online learning? Case study of higher institutions of learning in Mauritius, 2014 DEASA Conference Mauritius.
Chairperson of Publicity and Public Relations Committee for two international conferences in collaboration with the University of Technology Mauritius
IEEE Emergitech 2016 Conference
World Finance Conference (2018)