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Prof. AJ Swart

Prof. James Swart

NRF RATING	C
DESIGNATION	Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
QUALIFICATIONS	DTech: Engineering: Electrical
PORTFOLIO	Prof. Swart primarily focuses on Engineering Education Development where he advocates the use of educational technologies to promote student engagement. A second branch of his research in the field of Electrical Engineering relates to energy monitoring of solar panels. Two of his recent journal articles focused on enhancing student engagement by using all the pillars in a Learning Management System and by designing activities that can help students to demonstrate the acquisition of graduate attributes. Two other articles were related to quantifying the amount of output power lost when a solar panel is shaded and to identifying key differences between profiles of academics listed on Research Gate and Google Scholar, which forms part of the field of Informetrics. Prof. Swart is also a mentor for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning where he delights to work with fellow colleagues in reporting on their teaching practice in the public domain.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE	Engineering education development Student engagement Energy monitoring Informetrics
BOOK(S) OR CHAPTER(S) IN BOOK(S)	Swart, A. J. 2024. Academics reap benefits from sowing Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Migration Letters, 21(S8), 965-974. Swart, A. J. 2023. Activities suitable for the development of graduate attributes among senior engineering students. Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology, 44(3), 77-85. Swart, A. J. & Nickola, L. 2023. Technology enhanced learning in electrical engineering education for African postgraduate students. Global Journal of Engineering Education, 25(1), 40-45. Swart, A. J. & Hertzog, P. E. 2022. Access to a learning management system by full-time and part-time students reveals notable differences. World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 20(1), 66-70. Swart, A. J. 2022. Metric Comparison Between Google Scholar And Research Gate For Engineering Academics. Webology, 19(3), 1025-1036.
PRESENTED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS	Prof. Swart recently presented a 2-day workshop to staff members on how to develop a portfolio of evidence for their teaching and research activities. These portfolios are vital when considering promotion, awards, and self-development.
EXTERNAL PROFILES	ResearchGate Google Scholar OrcID

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Prof. James Swart
Tel: +27 (0)51 507 3907
aswart@cut.ac.za