Mokateko Portia Buthelezi

Provided strategic leadership and oversight of departmental operations; managed Quality Assurance and Research Ethics Committees; oversaw tuition, governance and community engagement; contributed to end-to-end Data Science project bidding and implementation; supported open distance and e-learning initiatives.

Designed and delivered modules in programming (C++, Visual Basic, SQL, Java and OWL) across undergraduate and honours levels; contributed to community engagement projects such as the “Chance to Advance” initiative, delivering workshops on internet safety and digital literacy; supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervising approximately 8-10 Honours research projects annually; served as judge for third-year projects; led departmental quality assurance and governance initiatives and contributed to research ethics and data science project planning.

Prepared test cases; conducted testing and validation of software applications; collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve quality processes; used programming knowledge (Python, SQL, Java) for automation and quality checks; communicated functionality to business owners prior to Go-Live.