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My UCT Safari: "What it is like to be a new academic at UCT".

My UCT Safari: "What it is like to be a new academic at UCT". BEFORE UCT ARRIVALS. European Foreign Asian Foreign African Foreign Period been in R.S.A is also a factor in preconceived ideas. UCT characteristics: Rich & Expensive Workaholic Confidence Network capability Discrimination.

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My UCT Safari: "What it is like to be a new academic at UCT".

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  1. My UCT Safari: "What it is like to be a new academic at UCT".

  2. BEFORE UCT ARRIVALS European Foreign Asian Foreign African Foreign Period been in R.S.A is also a factor in preconceived ideas • UCT characteristics: • Rich & Expensive • Workaholic • Confidence • Network capability • Discrimination Depending on where you come from Preconceived ideas Excitement Fear

  3. ANALYSIS AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS UCT Faculty Level Departmental Level

  4. Welcome to R.S.A UCT POSSIBILITIES √√ • DISCRIMINATION × ×

  5. Human Resource • Communication √ √ • Introduction to UCT √ √ • Research support programme • Research seminars & Workshops √ √ • Grants√ √ • Research culture √ √ • Infrastructure : Resources available. √ √

  6. Admin × × • Poor Academic support × × • A lot of expectations > RFJ • Recruitment of student • Research • Information Overload upon arrival!! × × × × • Limited Foreign academic support × × × × • Fear of the unknown × × × ×

  7. Faculty welcome √ √ • Inter departmental communication √ √

  8. Meetings!!!! × × • Poor Communication × × • Cultural Context of student &lecturer × × × × × × • socio-cultural stereotypes • student manipulation (Tutor/student)

  9. Kanjere, University of Limpopo http://www.emasa.co.za/files/full/Kanjere.pdf To regain the trust; “I thought UCT will just be white lecturers....” Done in class during lecture Cheating example Email example Facebook example African students

  10. Kanjere, http://www.emasa.co.za/files/full/Kanjere.pdf tutors BEE & various systems example

  11. Kanjere, http://www.emasa.co.za/files/full/Kanjere.pdf Solution: Build up a hard skin

  12. Welcome √ √ • IS Culture √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ • Open door policy √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ • Support system (Concept of a course admin & mentor) √ √ • Skills development programmes √ √

  13. Staff islanders × × • Students • Large classes upon arrival √ √

  14. But its great to be at UCT  Thank you

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