17 Availability of internship programmes, and how to position yourself in the relevant industry Nomfundo Nkosi, founder of Technical Technicalities and a senior QA automation engineer, was a guest lecturer on 2 September 2022 for the third-year Development Software students. Her lecture discussed the availability of internship programmes for third-year students and how they can make their CVs stand out as they apply for work. She also addressed the importance of networking and engagement to build beneficial relationships in the work space. And on 24 August 2022, Sandile Nhlapho talked to the third-year students about the importance of being able identify yourself as an individual, and how to use that to position yourself in the relevant industry of your choice. Sandile explained how personal values contribute to work ethics, and the benefits of students using the knowledge and experience they have acquired at university, as that assists in building confidence and a good work ethic. Government segmentation model On 1 September 2022, a team from the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), led by Ms Kopo Ndlovu, attended the third-year Marketing class to present the government segmentation model and to engage with the students about their intended industry project for the semester. As part of the collaboration between GCIS and the Department of Marketing Management, students are required to develop workable and creative marketing plans that could be implemented by GCIS in providing services to their stakeholders. Data science workshop On 3 September 2022, the Marketing Management Department, in collaboration with the Technopreneurship Center (TPC), held an impressive four-hour long #PowerBI master class for the Honours Marketing Management students, to assist them with their strategic marketing management industry projects. A big kudos to the University of Johannesburg in their effort to incorporate #4IR into all aspects of learning, which includes students outside the science domain. Special credit to Dr Isolde Lubbe, who organised and facilitated the master class. BCom Honours Marketing students were exposed to the fundamentals of #PowerBi and data analytics in general, which includes data cleaning, data modelling, data expression, data visualisation, and data interpretation. Thank you to Mr Ronny Mabokela (Head of the Technopreneurship Centre) for his expertise in organising the session by allowing professional postgraduate students to handle the master class. Special thanks to the trainers and to the assisting team: Vincent Rammai, Zainab Yaqub, Sandra Asagade, and Lanrewaju Fajimi.
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