Business Management Conference (BMC), Durban. And some interesting PICTURES

The 2nd International Business Management Conference took place at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Westville Campus, Durban. The two-day conference (28th & 29th September, 2011) attracted a large number of academics from around the world. Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) sent four academics who presented papers that were well received. CPUT academics at the conference included Dr Stan Cronje (Public Management), Barry Odendaal (HRM), Peter Veeran (Public Management), and your very own Chux Gervase Iwu.  Former HoD, Prof Wilfred Ukpere was also in attendance.
My paper dealt with the issue of short supply of and access to both prescribed and recommended textbooks. Short supply refers to the library not acquiring enough support texts, while access refers to the lack of funds by the student to own a prescribed or recommended textbook. My  study indicated that given the challenges of short supply of and access to tools of study, universities and colleges will forever battle with student’s inability to (1) hand in assignments on time, (2) stop plagiarizing, and (3) stop defacing library books. All these factors put together extend the problem of poor pass rates, high dropout rates, and the cankerworm of students at risk. I thus argue that a used book store will not only provide cheaper study materials but would also serve as a project for various departments in universities and colleges.
To get the full gist of the published paper, visit http://www.ifrnd.org/JEVR/1(3)%20June%202011/Used%20Bookstore%20as%20a%20Vehicle_for%20Improved%20Learning.pdf     or  Journal of Education and Vocational Research
Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 87-95, June 2011. See interesting pictures below






Many more pictures will follow shortly.

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