Niegel Anderson-Pennels – A Brief Bio

Experience

-          30 years in municipal administration, the last 16 years as CEO.

-          5 years as Director of Human Resources and member of Executive Management Committee in Tertiary Education

-          11 years in academia, lecturing in Philosophy, specializing in Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.

 

Education

-          Matric First Class (Pearson HS)

-          BA (Majors: Economics, Philosophy, Public Administration. Municipal Government & Law)

-          BA Honours (Philosophy)

-          MA (Applied Ethics)

-          (NMMU, UNISA, WSU)

-          Diploma in Work Study/Organization & Methods (SAIOM)

-          Diploma in Administration & Commerce – Business Management (AIAC)

 

Written Works

Key Works, concerning Morality and Applied Ethics, include:

 -          Maladministration & Respect for Persons (1999)

-          Education & Ethics (2000)

-          Lack of Morals in Public Schools: A Remedy (2000)

-          Public Administration & Ethics (2001)

-          An Introduction to Ethics (2002)

-          An Introduction to Ethics, 2nd Ed. (2003)

-          An Introduction to Ethics, 3rd Ed. (2004)

-          Unethical Practices in Business: A Remedy (2003)

-          Applied Ethics: A Code of Conduct for Public & Private Organizations (2004)

-          Applied Ethics: Ethical Training for Public & Private Organizations (2004)

-          The Ethics of Hume. Kant & Mill (2005)

-          Global Ethics (co-authored with Geraldine Pennels) (2008)

-          Global Ethics, 2nd Ed. (2011)

 

Other

-          Passionate about the need for and application of ethics based on sound moral theories and principles in all walks of life.

-          Mission to prepare relevant codes of conduct/ethics & training courses to stimulate and maintain a ‘work ethic’ in all types of organizations.

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Geraldine Murtel Pennels – A Brief Bio

 

Work Experience

-          3 years high school teaching: Music and English

-          17 years university teaching (undergraduate, honours, master and doctoral levels), specializing in music teacher training.

 

Research and Writing Experience

-          Successfully completed own masters and doctoral research, part-time, in record time (degrees by dissertation)

-          Successfully supervised honours, masters and doctoral candidates (1995-2006)

-          Successfully convened, supervised and participated in nationally (Arts and Culture Dept) sponsored research projects.

-          Published articles and books based on research, both scientific and fictional content.

 

Public speaking

-          Presentations at public lectures, conferences, adjudications, concerts, university forums, schools and music competitions.

 

Education

-          Doctor of Education, (WSU)

-          Master of Music, Rhodes University (RU)

-          Bachelor of Music, (RU)

-          Licentiate Diploma in Music (school music), (RU)

-          Certificate in Computer Literacy (WSU)

-          Fidelity Fund Certificate (IEAB)

-          LLB courses: Legal History, Law of Persons, Constitutional Law, English for Legal Purposes, Family Law, Legal Pluralism, Legal Skills, African Law, Computer and the Law, Copyright Law (WSU).

 

Other

Research and writing is my passion and daily occupation, the topic anything that takes my fancy and stimulates my interest or brings out my acquired skills and knowledge.

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Larna Anderson
larna@friendlycity.co.za  /  071 475 9159 (South Africa)
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