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Mr. John Batani

Mr. John Batani

John Batani is a seasoned educator who joined the academia space  in 2014 and has since lectured in different countries. Batani also have industry experience in Software Development having deployed applications currently in use at different companies.

 Additionally, he is an active researcher with a track record of publishing in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals approved by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). Batani  has co-authored a series (5 of which has been published in  November 2022) of Secondary School Computer Science Textbooks that are approved by Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for circulation in schools.

About

Department: Information Technology
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Campus: Maseru, Lesotho
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbatani/
Email: john.batani@bothouniversity.ac.bw
Qualifications:
  • BSc Hons Information Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology (2012)
  • MSc Information Systems Management, Midlands State University (2016)
  • PGDHE, Chinhoyi University of Technology (2017)
  • Vice Chancellor’s Award (2017), Chinhoyi University
  • University Book Prize (2017), Chinhoyi University
  • Teaching Excellence Award Finalist (2020/1), Botho University
  • Research Excellence Award Nominee (2021), Botho University
Research Interests:

Deep Learning, Health Informatics, ICT4D

Research Publications:
  • Journals, book chapters and conference papers available at: 
  •  Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=083eTsYAAAAJ&hl=en 
  • Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Batani 

Books:

  • Computer Science Form 1
  • Computer Science Form 2
  • Computer Science Form 3
  • Computer Science Form 4
  • Computer Science Ordinary Level Study Guide

Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID)

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2374-6337

Teaching and Supervision

  • Programming Using Java
  • Programming Using .NET 1 (C#)
  • Advanced Java
  • Programming Using .NET 2 (ASP.NET)
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Mathematics 1 (Mathematical Foundations for Computing)
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Linux Essentials
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Introduction to Computer Programming
  • Operating Systems 
  • Visual Languages and Programming (VB.NET)
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Operations Research
  • Numerical Methods

Co-Supervised Masters Dissertations

  1. Kemaketse Pheria (2022). CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS AND PRACTICES AMONG MOBILE DEVICES USERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN BOTSWANA. Botho University
  2. Kago Precious Sutle (2022). MODERN COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY BREACHES IN BOTSWANA. Botho University
  3. Maikaego Dingalo (2022). INVESTIGATING CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS IN AN ERA OF

HIGH TECHNOLOGY USAGE. Botho University