Abstract: In academia the future is research, both for academic staff and students. Connecting students to the future, therefore, does not end with teaching courses. We should also teach research and research teaching, and, of course, conduct research as a way of teaching by example. Indeed, until recently it has been assumed that all lecturers at tertiary institutions should teach, conduct research and do community service. There are indications that this idealistic goal may be unrealistic, especially in smaller universities where few academic staff members have to cope with various taught programmes and a high student to teacher ratio. Some universities seem to have realised this predicament and have started to advertise positions for research professors in the recent past. According to our knowledge, NWU (VTC) is the first institution in South Africa to create a full-time research professorship in a school of IT. This short paper is an attempt to clarify the expectations, roles and duties of such a position.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-06-29
Language: en
Type: article
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