Dr Ekaterina Rzyankina

Engineering Education and AI in Education

BSc (Mech Eng) Russian Federation, MTech (Mech Eng), PGDip TL&HE, PhD (Eng Education) UCT

Research Interests

  • Engineering Education
  • AI in Education
  • Cultural Historical Theory
  • Qualitative data analysis

Postgraduate Supervision

MPhil in Engineering Education

  • Mr Mohamed Anthony Kamara, How Curriculum, Teaching Methods, and Resources Shape Industry-Ready CAD Proficiency of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Graduates from the University of Lagos (Co-supervisor Dr Robert Prince)
  • Ms Regina Mammy, An Exploratory Case Study of Female Engineering Students’ Sense of Belonging at the University of Lagos (Co-supervisors Kalpana Ramesh Kanjee and Dr Robert Prince)
  • Mr Richard Margai, Investigating Engineering Students' Learning Experiences During the Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) at the University of Lagos (Co-supervisor Dr Robert Prince)

PhD in Engineering Education

  • Ms Nokulunga Dlamini, Design-based research on integrating immersive virtual reality training in problem-based-learning in an industrial engineering course at university of technology in South Africa (Co-supervisor A/Prof S Winberg)
  • Mr Douglas Dyers, Developing an Integrated Academic Capacity Framework: A Case Study of South African Maritime Higher Education Institutions (Co-supervisor A/Prof S Winberg)
  • Ms Reneilwe Malatji, Investigation AI Ethics in South African Engineering Practices (Co-supervisor Dr Sampath Amarasinghe Danapathi Ara)

Current Undergraduate Teaching

  • EEE4125C: New Ventures: Planning, Practice and Professionalism