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Promise N - Tutor in Brixton

Holder of a Masters in Development Economics currently pursuing a PhD in Health Economics. Passionate about education and teaching economics. Currently work as a researcher and involved in evidence synthesis training and conference presentations..

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Teaching places

My Home, Students Home, Public Place, and Online

Travelling distance

Promise will travel 20km from Brixton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Languages spoken

Promise speaks English

Experience
2013-03-04 - 2014-12-31
Department assistant and Economics Tutor

Conducting tutorial classes. Supervision of tutors. Marking assignments and tests. Data capturing.

2016-02-01 - 2016-11-30
Writing Tutor,Economics Honours Research

Consult and advise students on academic writing issues. Marking assignments. Data capturing.

2017-03-15 - 2019-11-29
Researcher

Contribute to research and programme activities related to ACE’s five themes of work. Conduct, support, and plan external and internal empirical research in relation to evidence-informed decision-making, including evidence syntheses, evidence networks, mechanisms for evidence use, among others. Tasks: Delivery of evidence syntheses (Rapid Evidence Assessments, Evidence Maps, Systematic Reviews). Knowledge translation and high-level stakeholder engagement with decision-makers. Development of rapid response services. Investigation of evidence mechanisms. Development of evidence networks and social network analysis.

Education
2016-02-01 - 2017-11-30
MCom Development Economics - UJ

Masters by course with a minor dissertation.Major subjects included applied econometric techniques, microeconomics and macroeconomics whilst the minor subjects were international trade as well as the political economy of development.

Subjects taught
  • Economics

    1. Experienced in tutoring the subject and undergraduate level. 2. My current qualifications of Masters in the subject as well as current pursuit of PhD in the subject. 3. Highly passionate about teaching the subject and have made consented efforts to learn and adapt the best teaching styles of my lecturers in the subject.

    Promise teaches Economics at University/College level(s)