Successprojmgt
SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Insights from Distance Education practices
S. Tichapondwa Modesto and Stephen P. Tichapondwa
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About the Authors
Stanslaus Tichapondwa Modesto (DLitt et Phil)
S.T. Modesto is currently Head of Department (School of Business Studies) at the Botswana
College of Distance and Open Learning. He started his career as a secondary school teacher in Zimbabwe after completing the Secondary Teachers’ Certificate at the
Gwelo Teachers’ College (Rhodesia). He then accomplished the B.A. Honours (University of London) specialising in English Literature by distance education.
He then went on to study the post-graduate B. Ed
Honours degree with the University of South Africa, after which he studied for the Diploma in Business
Management with INTEC College (Cape Town). Both qualifications were through distance education. This was followed by the M.A. English Second Language (a fulltime study programme) with the University of Zimbabwe.
Lately, he completed the Doctor of Literature and
Philosophy (Applied Linguistics) with the University of
South Africa. He has taught English in Zimbabwe (high schools, colleges of education, and university), in
Botswana, and in South Africa. He served in various capacities as Academic Administrator at the International School of South Africa, National Chief Examiner (English) for the Zimbabwe
General Certificate of Education and Colleges of Education in the erstwhile Bophuthatswana.
He was founder member of the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) and the Midlands State
University (MSU, Gweru) where he was Chair of the Department of English and
Communication Studies. He served as representative of the
Insights from Distance Education practices
S. Tichapondwa Modesto and Stephen P. Tichapondwa
1
Any part of this document may be reproduced without permission but with attribution to the Virtual University for the Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) and the authors. Copyright: CC-BY-SA-NC (share alike with attribution) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 2
About the Authors
Stanslaus Tichapondwa Modesto (DLitt et Phil)
S.T. Modesto is currently Head of Department (School of Business Studies) at the Botswana
College of Distance and Open Learning. He started his career as a secondary school teacher in Zimbabwe after completing the Secondary Teachers’ Certificate at the
Gwelo Teachers’ College (Rhodesia). He then accomplished the B.A. Honours (University of London) specialising in English Literature by distance education.
He then went on to study the post-graduate B. Ed
Honours degree with the University of South Africa, after which he studied for the Diploma in Business
Management with INTEC College (Cape Town). Both qualifications were through distance education. This was followed by the M.A. English Second Language (a fulltime study programme) with the University of Zimbabwe.
Lately, he completed the Doctor of Literature and
Philosophy (Applied Linguistics) with the University of
South Africa. He has taught English in Zimbabwe (high schools, colleges of education, and university), in
Botswana, and in South Africa. He served in various capacities as Academic Administrator at the International School of South Africa, National Chief Examiner (English) for the Zimbabwe
General Certificate of Education and Colleges of Education in the erstwhile Bophuthatswana.
He was founder member of the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) and the Midlands State
University (MSU, Gweru) where he was Chair of the Department of English and
Communication Studies. He served as representative of the
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