Lecturer, and Chairman - Department of Business and Entrepreneurship
Primary Discipline: Business Administration and Management (Strategic Management)
Degrees Degrees Awarded:
- PhD, Business Administration and Management, DKUT
- Master of Business Administration, KEMU
- PGDE, Business and Ethics, KU
- Bachelor, Economics and Sociology, UON
Other Credentials/Recognitions & Awards
- Kenya Methodist University-Research information search and retrieval
- Kenya Methodist University-Improving reading culture and proposal writing
- Ministry of Education-curriculum & syllabus interpretation
- Longhorn-Exam testing & Revision tips
- ILAPE-Language Policy & Education
- Ministry of Education-Teaching and Evaluating Effectiveness
- KIPC- Psychological Counselling
- IT
Areas of Responsibility
Present
- Chair, Department of Business and Entrepreneurship, SEKU
- Member, Board of Postgraduate, SEKU Member-Board of Postgraduate (BPS)
- Member-APC
- Member-Board of Postgraduate Conference
- Senate Representative-Disciplinary Committee
Past
- School of Business Coordinator, SEKU Machakos Town Campus
- Postgraduate Programmes coordinator, KEMU Nyeri Campus
- Supervising and examining postgraduate students thesis
- Undergraduate Research Programmes coordination
- Postgraduate Academic and Research Coordinator
- Nyeri Campus Examinations coordination
- Business Seminar coordination, supervision and examination
- Allocating, supervising and examining students on practicum/attachment
- Teaching, setting examinations, marking, grading, preparing marks and graduation lists
- Examinations moderation
- Lecturing in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in areas of Business Management
- Setting exams, CATS, and administering other types of assessments for degree and masters courses
- Providing career counsel to students in strategic management and other specializations
- Psychological Guidance and Counseling for students and at times staff
- Marketing the university through a variety of forums
Current Professional Membership
- Associate member, Kenya Institute of Management (KIM)
- Life member of Kenya Red Cross
Research, Scholarly, Professional and Scientific Activities:
- Supervised 4 PhD students
- Supervised over 40 Masters students
Publications
- Book Chapter (2018): Corporate Social Responsibility: Intentions and Practice (under publication by OJBM-International Journal of Business Management)
- BOOK (2017) - by Fine Script Publishers entitled Oral Literature and Poetry: The Comprehensive Guide. ISBN no: 996601731-3
- BOOK (2014) by Lambert Publishing entitled: A Handbook Of Strategic Management: Student’s Manual for Quick Revision ISBN NO. 978-3-659-57746-8
- BOOK (2012) – by Lambert Publishing entitled: Why Strategic Plans Fail: A Kenyan Scenario ISBN no.978-3-8473-0428-9
- BOOK (1st ed, 2011) (2nd ed, 2013) – by Fine Script Publishers entitled Oral Literature and Poetry Made Easy ISBN no: 978-9966-69-017-3
- PhD Thesis (2017): Tacit Knowledge and Public Sector Performance in Kenya (Dedan Kimathi University of Technology)
- Over 30 peer reviewed journal articles
- Presented over 7 conference papers
- Peer Reviewed FIVE Research Articles for Science Domain, USA
Areas of Interest
- Veteran Educationist who loves imparting knowledge and impacting others
- Research Guru
- Author of several works
- Strategic Management Consultant and Trainer
- Community support Enthusiast
- Born Again
Contacts
0721784605, P.O. Box 229, Machakos, swamitu@seku.ac.ke, susanwamitu.sw@gmail.com