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Sivuyile Nzimeni is a Data Analyst in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Free State.

## Experience

August 2022 - Present \| **Data Analyst**\| Office of the Dean: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences\| University of the Free State

Nov 2020 - July 2022\| **Data Analyst; Teaching and Learning Coordinator** \| Centre for Teaching and Learning & Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences\| University of the Free State

Jan 2018 - Nov 2020\| **Teaching and Learning Coordinator: Economic and Management Sciences** \| Centre for Teaching and Learning \| University of the Free State

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017\| **Research Assistant** \| Department of Business Management \| University of the Free State

Jul 2017 - Nov 2017\| **Part-Time Lecturer** \|Department of Business Management\| University of the Free State

Nov 2015 - Nov 2016\| **Intern** \| Office of the Dean: Economic and Management Sciences \|University of the Free State

## Education

2016\| University of the Free State \|**B.Com Honours with specialisation in Entrepreneurial Management**

2015\| University of the Free State \|**B.A with majors in Business Management and Philosophy**

## Interests

1.  R Programming
2.  Data Analysis in Higher Education
3.  Management Studies
4.  Economics
5.  Social Media Analysis
6.  Natural Language Processing

## Publications

Van Zyl, H. Nzimeni, S. 2023. 'An exploration of human capital investment and senior student academic performance at a South African university'.*Southern African Accounting Association Biennial International Conference Proceedings 28-30 June 2023*. ISBN Number: 978-0-6397-7486-2

Nzimeni, S. Mofokeng, M. 2022. 'Automating tutorial attendance register capturing, preliminary results from a pilot project'. *Siyaphumelela 2022: A Saide Project*. Online, 25 - 27 June 2022.

Muller, A. Nzimeni, S. Janse van Vuuren, Corlia. 2021. 'Curriculum enhancement: reflections on the use of data, holistic student support and disciplinary skills development on a decade-long transformative journey'. *2021 University of the Free State Annual Teaching and Learning Conference*.

Nzimeni, S. 2019. 'Enrolment versus attendance: A preliminary investigation into the cost of tutorials'. *Siyaphumelela 2019: A Saide Project*. Johannesburg, 25 - 27 June 2019.

Nzimeni, S. Smit, AVA. 2018. 'Is the quality of education impacting the global competitiveness of the South African business environment?' *30th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Management Scientists: Conference Proceedings,* Stellenbosch University, Stellebosch, 16 - 19 September 2018.