Dr Carol Smith

Biography

I am a Lecturer (Scholarship) in the Business School at the University of Aberdeen.

My role is to lead the design, development, delivery, assessment and administration of a broad range of existing and new undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses and programmes on campus, online, and overseas (Qatar). I teach semester courses (in Aberdeen) and block placement courses (in Qatar and Aberdeen). 

In the United Kingdom, I have acted as the Course Co-ordinator for Research Practice, Managing Organisations,  Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility , Dissertation- Investigating a Business from an International HR perspective and Managing HR. In addition to co-lecturing on MSc Dissertation, Consultancy and Change Management, Research and Marketing Management.

I have lectured in South Africa, Ghana, Germany, Qatar and Scotland. In South Africa, I provided leadership in ensuring that the Durban University of Technology met the accreditation criteria in its move to a fully - fledged university and started and developed the Institutional Research Ethics Committee.

In South Africa, I was appointed in a ministerial capacity for the management of Further Education Training Colleges in KwaZulu Natal and as member of the Executive Committee and Chairperson of the Academic Board was involved in the development of effective teaching practices, learning procedures and policies for a variety of disciplines, across 6 campuses.

Prizes and Awards

• I was sponsored by the Academy of Management to attend the following conference and presented an academic paper:

  • at the Academy of Managements, Africa Faculty Development Workshop in Ghana.  
  • at the Academy of Management, Africa Conference , Doctoral Workshop in Gauteng.  
  • at the Academy of Managements, Annual General Meeting in Boston, USA. 

• The following grants have been obtained:

  • • NRF Grant - Nrf Award R19,000, Institutional Commitment R19,000. Total R38,000.
    • NRF Grant  – NRF Awar R26,000, Institutional Commitment R 26,000 Total R52,000.
    • Grant  – NRF Award R17,575, Institutional Commitment R17,575, Total R35,150.
    • International Research Grants Knowledge Interchange Collaboration Programme R5,180 NRF

• I was awarded the DUT, DTech Award – I was awarded R50,000

Teaching Responsibilities

I am a Lecturer (Scholarship) in the Business School at the University of Aberdeen.

My role is to lead the design, development, delivery, assessment and administration of a broad range of existing and new undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses and programmes on campus, online, and overseas (Qatar). I teach semester courses (in Aberdeen) and block placement courses (in Qatar and Aberdeen). 

In the United Kingdom, I have acted as the Course Co-ordinator for Research Practice, Managing Organisations,  Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility , Dissertation- Investigating a Business from an International HR perspective and Managing HR. In addition to co-lecturing on MSc Dissertation, Consultancy and Change Management, Research and Marketing Management.

I have lectured in South Africa, Ghana, Germany, Qatar and Scotland. In South Africa, I provided leadership in ensuring that the Durban University of Technology met the accreditation criteria in its move to a fully - fledged university and started and developed the Institutional Research Ethics Committee.

In South Africa, I was appointed in a ministerial capacity for the management of Further Education Training Colleges in KwaZulu Natal and as member of the Executive Committee and Chairperson of the Academic Board was involved in the development of effective teaching practices, learning procedures and policies for a variety of disciplines, across 6 campuses.