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..
Tutor basics
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
Department assistant and Economics Tutor
Conducting tutorial classes. Supervision of tutors. Marking assignments and tests. Data capturing.
Writing Tutor,Economics Honours Research
Consult and advise students on academic writing issues. Marking assignments. Data capturing.
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
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
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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)