Name: Bronwyn Claudia Swartz
Title: Dr
Work address: Symphony Way Bellville
Tel: 0832281169
Email: swartzb@cput.ac.za
QUALIFICATIONS
Institute: Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Qualification: Doctor of Philosophy: Quality Management obtained in 2019
Title of PhD: An analysis of Quality Culture and Quality Management Practices in selected South African pharmaceutical organisations
Institute: Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
Qualification: Cum Laude Magister Technologiae: Quality obtained in 2012
Title of Masters: An approach to the improvement of the Selenium analysis process of the Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory
Institute: Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
Qualification: Cum Laude Baccalaureus Technologiae: Quality obtained in 2010
Achievements: Recipient of Dean’s Excellence Award for highest marks for the degree BTech Quality in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Engineering Faculty in 2010.
Institute: Pretoria Technikon (Presently known as Tshwane University of Technology (TUT))
Qualification: National Diploma Veterinary Technology
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2015 - Present (permanent)
Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, CPUT
2012 – July 2015 Part-time (contract) lecturer, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, CPUT
September 2014 – July 2015 Quality consultant, Quality Department, Cipla Medpro
July 2012 – July 2013 Veterinary Technologist, Vetlab, Pathcare
January 1998 – June 2012 Veterinary Technology, Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory, Provincial Administration of the Western Cape
GRANTS
2021 CPUT RIFTAL R50 000
2020 CPUT RIFTAL R50 000
2018 CPUT Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant R10 000
2016 CPUT Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant R10 000
AWARDS & HONOURS
2019 Award: Institutional Teaching Excellence Award
Awarder: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2019 Award: Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
Awarder: Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment CPUT
2019 Award: Certificate of Merit for being in Top Ten International e-Learning Excellence Award (held in Copenhagen Denmark)
Awarder: European Conference on e-Learning
2018 Award: Departmental Teaching Excellence Award
Awarder: Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment CPUT
HONORARY POSITIONS
Guest lecturer, August 2020. Industrial Engineering Department, University of Stellenbosch
PUBLICATIONS
Accredited journal articles
Swartz, B, Gachago, D. and Belford. C. 2018. To care or not to care – reflections on ethics on blended learning in times of disruptions. South African Journal of Higher Education Special Issue on Care Ethics 32(6) 49-64.
Cloete, B and Bester, A. 2012. A Lean Six Sigma Approach to the Improvement of the Selenium Analysis Method. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 79 (1) 1 -13.
Accredited journal articles in press
Gachago, D, Cruz, L, Belford, C., Livingstone, C., Morkel, J, Patnaik, S. and Swartz, B. 2020. From Third Places to Third Spaces. Moving beyond Mobile Communities of Practice in the Age of COVID19. International Journal for Academic Development. Submitted August 2020. (Article accepted 5 May 2021)
Accredited conference proceedings
Patnaik, S. and Swartz, B. 2020. Mobile Instant Messaging Applications – Online teaching during COVID19. digiTAL2020 International Conference on teaching, assessment and learning in the digital age. Virtual conference from 3 – 4 December 2020.
Swartz, B. 2020. Ethics in Engineering Education 4.0. World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) and Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) virtual conference from 16 – 19 November 2020
Swartz, B. 2020.”Assessment as Learning” as a tool to prepare engineering students to manage ill-defined problems in industry. World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) and Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) virtual conference from 16 – 19 November 2020
Swartz, B. and Belford, C. 2020. Webtools and Student Generated Content: An indicator of Engineering Student Graduate Attributes. Conference proceedings of the World Conference on Online Learning (WCOL) held in Dublin, Ireland 3-7 November 2019.
Belford C. and Swartz, B. 2019. Webtools for Curriculum Co-Design: An indicator of Engineering Student Graduate Attributes. Conference proceedings of Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES) held in Cape Town, South Africa 10-12 July 2019
Swartz, B and Gachago, D. 2018 Students’ perceptions on screencast feedback in postgraduate research supervision. Conference proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning held in Cape Town, South Africa 5-7 July 2018
Peer reviewed conference presentations (no conference proceedings)
Swartz, B, Belford, C and Gachago, D. 2018. Student generated content: Students as designers and thinkers to be presented at e/Merge 2018 Festival of e-learning in Africa 19 July 2018 (Online conference)
Gachago, D., Ivala, E., Belford, C., Cupido, X, Hartle, H., Le Roux, S.,Livingston, C., Lockhart, J., Steenkamp, A. and Swartz, B. 2017 Towards ethical open practices at a University of Technology during times of disruptions presented at the Open Education Global Conference on the 10th March 2017 (CTICC)
Cloete, B. 2011. Improvement of the Trace Mineral Analysis Process at Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory presented at the 30th Annual World Veterinary Conference on the 15th October 2011 at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED
Students who have completed higher degrees
2020 Graduate’s name: Thuletu Mbita
MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: Optimisation of the COD removal from effluent discharged by a the wet corn milling processing industry in Western Cape, South Africa
2019 Graduate’s name: China Masande Goniwe
MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: A risk management framework for selected service organisations in the Western Cape
Students currently under supervision
First registration 2017 Candidate’s name: Siviwe Linyana
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation:
First registration 2019 Candidate’s name: Clint Chosen Ah Shene
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: Systems Engineering assessment of the Balanced Scorecard tool within the South African Air Force
First registration 2019 Candidate’s name: Natasha Singh
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: Analysis of risks associated with laboratory error rates of COVID-19 testing at the NHLS Paarl Laboratory
First registration 2019 Candidate’s name: Lynee Davids
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: Development of a non-conformance management system to enhance productivity at Compact South Africa
First registration 2019 Candidate’s name: Nolitha Roji
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: The Impact of Implementation of new Technology on Operational Excellence and Quality of Work Life: Case Eskom Design Department
First registration 2021 Candidate’s name: Nicole Fennie
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: Title not yet decided
First registration 2021 Candidate’s name: Zulfa Afrika
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: Title not yet decided
First registration 2021 Candidate’s name: Hevanya Balkaran
Degree for which registered: MEng Quality
Full research dissertation: Title not yet decided
Theses examined
Date examined:
February 2021 NN Magwaza (student number 219114222)
MTech Operations Management
Date examined:
December 2020 KJ Mahlala (student number 200728216)
MTech Operations Management
PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
2019 - present Postgraduate Research Coordinator in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
2020 Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment writing team leader for CHE Doctoral Audit 2020
2020 Member of Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of South Africa (HELTASA)
2016 - 2019 Unrelated to my work in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, due to the accumulation of practical experience in e-Learning over the years, I have been asked by A.Prof Daniela Gachago from the Centre for Innovation and Educational Technology (CIET) at CPUT to present or co-present workshops and support staff development in the greater CPUT:
Workshop on blended learning on 15 March 2017
Workshop on assessment strategies for blended learning on 30 May 2017
Workshop on screencasting on 8 June 2017
Workshop on assessment strategies for blended learning on 16 March 2018
Workshop on using screencasts to provide postgraduate students with formative feedback on 8 May 2018 (part of a CHEC course).
Workshop on developing Open Educational Resources (OERs) on 2 August 2018.
Workshop on online assessment strategies on 7 March 2019
Workshop on online assessment strategies on 4 June 2019
2014 -2019 Previously a member of South African Quality Institute, however I discovered they are not formally accredited by SAQA, thus I applied for HELTASA membership instead.
COMMUNITY SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT
2020 Industry presentation: Swartz, B. 14th November 2020. Quality: A Question of Trust presented at City of Cape Town World Quality Day Event at CoCT conference room Bellville
2019 Dec Development and presentation of Statistical Process Control Blended Learning Short Course for Manufacturing Line Workers at BBi Enzyme Manufacturers, Epping Industry, Cape Town
2018 Industry presentation: Swartz, B. 8th November 2018. Quality: A Question of Trust presented at City of Cape Town World Quality Day Event at CoCT conference room Bellville
2018 Development of Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Short Course through CPUT’s Centre for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD). Since 2018 there have seven successful short course offerings of this highly popular short course
2017 March to June Development and presentation of Quality Awareness Blended Learning Short Course for Pathcare Diagnostic Laboratory
2017 Industry presentation: Swartz, B. February 2017 Operational Excellence presented at the presented at City of Cape Town Department of Water and Sanitation strategy session in Kuilsriver Town Hall
2016 Industry presentation: Swartz, B. 6th December 2016 Quality Culture presented at the presented at City of Cape Town Department of Water and Sanitation ISO stakeholders session in Kuilsriver Park
2015 Swartz, B. 11th December 2015 Quality Circles presented at the presented at City of Cape Town Department of Water and Sanitation strategy session in Sarepta Sports and Recreation Centre
2015 Armscor Quality Day 18th August 2015 - Quality Awareness Training
2015 Women in Quality Event - Swartz, B. 6th August 2015 Quality Circles presented at the Women in Quality Conference (Industry Conference) at CTICC
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2019 - present Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator (representing Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (DISE)) on Faculty Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty Research and Innovation Committee and Faculty Research Ethics Committee
2020 FEBE representative and coordinator of the CHE Doctoral Audit
2020 Secundus Curriculum Officer representing DISE on Faculty and Institutional Level
2018 – 2020 Departmental Teaching and Learning (T&L) Coordinator (representing Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (DISE)) on Faculty T&L Committee
REFEREES
A.Prof D. Gachago
Innovation in Teaching and Learning Centre (CILT)
Centre for Higher Edcuation Development (CHED)
University of Cape Town
Tel: +27 83 473 7339
Prof A. F. van der Merwe
Resource Efficiency Engineering Management
Industrial Engineering
Stellenbosch University
Tel: +27 73 131 3382
Mr R. Banks
Senior Director and Head of Quality SAGA
Cipla South Africa
Tel: +27 82 436 7033