University of Botswana Academic Advisers as Jacks-of-All-Trades
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https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1261433Keywords:
advising, academic advising, adviser, advisorAbstract
This paper looks at academic advising at the University of Botswana (UB). Secondary data collection methods were used for this paper, including gathering information from company records, Internet searches, and a key contributor who went through the advising system since its inception. The results indicate that the university lags behind in academic advising and would benefit from benchmarking.References
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