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1 C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Sonja Gilliland C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - Sonja Gilliland 1

2 C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Sonja Gilliland 1 PERSONAL PARTICULARS AND CAREER HISTORY 1.1 Personal particulars Personnel number : Current position : Lecturer Person : Dr S Gilliland First names : Sonja Name : Gilliland Identity number : Date of birth : 1954/01/09 Sex : Female Marital status : Married Church : Dutch Reformed Telephone (w) : (016) Telephone (h) : (016) Fax : (016) Electronic mail : Sonja.Gilliland@nwu.ac.za Address : 7 Blackwood Street, Vanderbijlpark, 1911 Faculty : Vaal Triangle Department : IT (Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT) Date appointed : : Part time 1995 present: Full time 1.2 Career history present Lecturer Laboratory Technician and lecturer NWU PU for CHE 1985, 1992 Temporary Lecturer Vaal Triangle Technikon Temporary Lecturer Technical College, Vanderbijlpark 1980 Programmer Shangaan/Tsonga Development Corporation 1977 Temporary Technician Dept. of Agriculture, Economics and Marketing 2014 Subject Chair (IT) NWU, Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT 2 ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 2.1 Secondary education Name of High School : Voortrekkerhoogte Matric: 1971 Outstanding achievements: Academic : Matriculated with a First Class pass Other : Prefect - Std 9 (Grade 11), Head girl - Std 10 (Grade 12) C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - Sonja Gilliland 2

3 2.2 Qualifications (after school) 1976 B.Sc. University of Pretoria Computer Science Mathematical Statistics 1989 Diploma in Higher Education (with distinction) PU for CHE 1993 B.Sc. Hons. PU for CHE Computer Science 1997 M.Sc. (with distinction) PU for CHE Computer Science (Problemsolving using Multimedia) 2015 PhD NWU IT 3 PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH OUTPUTS 3.1 Not-subsidised articles JORDAAN, DB & GILLILAND, S Teaching Pascal using Multimedia. South African Computer Journal. TERBLANCE, JT, KROEZE, J & GILLILAND, S Why using a design and creation strategy to translate a paper-based form into an E-registration Web form using HCI principles falls within the context of Design Science. Proceedings of the 22nd International Business Information Management Association Conference. GILLILAND, S, VAN DER MERWE, A & KOTZE, P Work related human factors for enterprise architecture as organisational strategy. IEEE Xplore. Proceedings of the third international conference on enterprise systems. 3.2 Co-supervisor: JT Terblanche (M.Sc. 2012); B H Gutshwa (M.Com. 2016); G S Naidoo (M. Com. 2016) 4 MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETIES, COUNCILS, ETC. 4.1 Commissions, committees and councils (university) ITO, PU for CHE dissolved. Member ITK, PU for CHE dissolved. Member Member of Faculty Board, Vaal Triangle Campus, present. Library and bookshop committee present. Member of the Teaching and Learning committee present Member of the Research Leaders committee. Member of EARF group. Enterprise architecture research forum group Meraka Institute, CSIR Now moved to UP. 4.2 Involvement in professional societies Member of Computer Society: Member of SAICSIT: present IEEE member: 2012 present AISSAC member: 2013 present; Board member C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - Sonja Gilliland 3

4 5 CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & COURSES ATTENDED 5.1 Participation in national conferences, exhibitions, performances or performance of composisions 1995 Teaching Pascal Using Multimedia. Paper presented. Conference of the Educational Media Institute of SAARDHE Using multimedia in teaching problem-solving as an introduction to conventional programming. Paper presented. SACLA. Organised the SAICSIT conference - Vanderbijlpark 1998 Students, Problem-solving and Multimedia. Paper presented. South African Computer Lecturers Association Usability & User-Centred Design st SACLA conference, Bronkhorstspruit 2002 Dependable Strenghts Course. Usability in the SA IT Industry. Usability in Practice Course. Pretoria Practical Usability Testing Course, Midrand HCI (Human Computer Interaction) in Education Workshop Cape Town. SAICSIT, Stellenbosch 2006 Supervising post-graduate students at a tertiary institution - Vanderbijlpark Challenges facing HCI educators in Southern Africa today Cape Town Diversity Training NWU, Vanderbijlpark Research Training NWU, Vanderbijlpark Workshop on Values NWU, Vanderbijlpark 2007 ITEA award Institutional teaching excellence award NWU, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark 2008 Quality customer service Training NWU, Vanderbijlpark 2009 SAICSIT conference, Vanderbijlpark Research Workshop Meraka Institute, CSIR, Pretoria How to write your first article NWU, Vanderbijlpark How to write a research proposal NWU, Vanderbijlpark 2010 Zahman International Training, Course I, Meraka, CSIR, Pretoria 2010 Attend TOGAF Foundation Level and Certified Training Course 2010 Challenges faced by divergent ICT schools regarding branding and establishing of research foci. Panel discussion. SACLA SAICSIT EA knowledge development workshop 2011 Writing for publication workshop 2012 Workshop on student supervision 2012 Public speaking course 2012 Workshop on design science resesarch Alan Hevner, Irene, Pretoria 2013 Presentation EARF, Meraka, CSIR, Pretoria 2013 Masters class in applied risk management 2013 ES 2013 conference Cape Town - Short paper presented 2015 ES 2015 conference Basel, Switzerland Full paper presented C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - Sonja Gilliland 4

5 5.2 Participation in international conferences, exhibitions, performances or performance of composisions 1994 Teaching a programming language using multimedia. Paper presented. Eleventh International Conference on Technology and Education (London, UK) Problem Solving using Multimedia. Paper presented. WebNet 98 (Florida, USA) Work level related human factors for enterprise architecture as organisational strategy. Paper presented. ES 2015 (Basel, Switzerland). 6 REPORT ON THE STRENGHTS OF: SONJA GILLILAND TEL: (W) 7 BLACKWOOD STREET VANDERBIJLPARK 1911 Description of strengths/skills: Passion for working with people. Twenty five years experience of lecturing in a multi-language, multi-cultural environment. Fully proficient in English and Afrikaans. Capable organiser, communicator and lecturer. Energetic planner, trustworthy leader and committed to finish off projects on time. Positive attitude to life, not scared to take initiative, enthusiastic team worker with good problemsolving and computer skills. Evidence of effectiveness: Twenty five years experience in planning, designing, organising, implementing and presenting courses at tertiary educational level. Designed, compiled and implemented course material and practical applications in the field of Computer Science at graduate and post-graduate level. Have been involved in design and implementation of self-tuition, multimedia courses. Attended and participated in three international conferences and several national field-of-study related conferences, seminars and workshops. Planned, organised and got sponsors for several Project- and Computer Olympiad days. Co-organiser of SAICSIT conference in Subject Chair for IT (2014 present). Have played a major role in IPEs (Internal Program Evaluations) and EPEs (External Program Evaluations) of the IT program presented at NWU (2008, 2015). Related experience: Completed PhD in Information Technology Completed MSc (Computer Science) and Higher Diploma in Education. Knowledge of programming in Java and Visual Basic, Human-Cumputer-Interaction, Internet Programming, Multimedia, Enterprise Architecture, Mathematics, IT Project Management, Information Systems Development, Behavioural Risk and Risk Culture. Experience in teaching programming and problem solving skills, data structures, technical communication and writing skills at graduate level. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - Sonja Gilliland 5

6 Experience in teaching HCI, IT project management and IS development at Honours level. Internal and external examiner for B.Tech. projects, dissertations and theses. Supervised 3 masters students succesfully. Presently supervisor of 3 masters students. Research experience on human factors affecting acceptance of business, IM and IT related strategies in organisations. Currently working on articles in enterprise architecture and risk culture in organisations. Employers include: North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus) - 25 years of service as lecturer in Computer Science Interests and hobbies: Involved with Rotary International for 31 years: Rotary Ann President, Rotary Ann Club of Vanderbijlpark 1987/1988 and 1995/1996 Rotarian for past 12 years. President of Vanderbijlpark Rotary Club 2005/2006. Events committee member, District Governer 2008/2009 and 2009/2010, District 9300, Rotary International SA Member of District 9400 Rotary Leadership Training Committee 2011/2012 Involved in organizing community projects and fund raising for many years. Committee member for Projects Rotary Club of Vanderbijlpark Board 2014/2015 Involved in establisment of Rotaract Club Cycling completed the Argus Cycle Tour fourteen times. Play golf and tennis, cycle and attend a gymnasium regularly. Enjoy going on hikes and safaris to explore vast and remote areas. Enjoy listening to music and reading. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - Sonja Gilliland 6