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Biset Ayalew Nigatu is an assistant professor at the Department of Journalism and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University Ethiopia mainly teaching research methodology courses for graduate and undergraduate students. Biset earned his PhD degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Bahir Dar University. Biset earned his MA degree in Journalism and Communication, Addis Ababa University. Biset's research interest is focused on audience research, discourse analysis, media, and communication.
Name | BISET AYALEW NIGATU |
sex | Male |
Marital status | Married |
Date of birth | March 19, 1976 |
Current address | Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box. 79 Tel- (cell) 25191-8016146 E-mail: biseta@gmail.com |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Educational Background | June 2017 PhD in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
October 17, 2007, M.A. in Journalism and Communications (Print and Web Stream); Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. July 2009, Higher Diploma Program (HDP) Certificate on Active Learning Methods and Continuous Assessment, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
09 July 2004, (B.E.D) Bachelor of Education in English Language Teaching, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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Selected short term trainings | Trained Amhara Mass Media Agency journalists in investigative journalism in 2019 Trained Amhara National Regional States Public Relations Practitioners in 2012
September 4-23, 2010 guest lecturer at Linnaeus University, Sweden on Mass Communication theories.
Organized a half day workshop on ‘School mini media roles in HIV/AIDS prevention and Control, and children’s right for Bahir Dar Preparatory school mini media workers.
Worked on ‘The Bridge’ a newspaper commissioned by ecpb on the occasion of the Addis Ababa University Faculty of Technology University Days 2006.
Took TOT on Election coverage in 2019 for five days organized by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication |
Work experience | February 2021 to present Assistant Focal Person of LA-DEM-MED Project Orange Knowledge Program (OKP) Nuffic Project, the Netherlands from Bahir Dar University (BDU) side
October 2018/19 to December 2020/1 Chairman of the department of Journalism and Communication) |
Selected publications | Published works:
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Work in the publication process | War coverage in Ethiopia: the BBC, CNN, and France-24 in focus ( Cogent arts and Humanities journal) |
Work on Progress |
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Project management and position
Criterion | Date from | Date to | Position | Tasks and responsibilities | Employee and reference person (name & contact details) | |||||
Project management and coordination | Feb 2019 | Feb2021 | Assistant Focal Person | Managed project activities, prepared Terms of References (TORs), conducted evaluations and organize regional and national workshops, training sessions and community dialogues. Reporting activities | Dr Henk van den Heuvel | |||||
Project management and coordination | Feb 2021 | Feb2023 | Focal person | Managed project activities, prepared Terms of References (TORs), conducted evaluations and organize regional and national workshops, training sessions and community dialogues. Reporting activities | Dr Henk van den Heuvel | |||||
Research grant writing, reporting and managing | Sep 2023 | Present | (PI) | Prepared financial reports, tracked budget expenditures, and ensured the conduct of research disseminations, publications for various interventions. | Ayenew Guadu (Ph.D) Graduate, Research, and Community Engagement Vice Dean Faculty of Humanities Phone:- +251 967610008 Email: Ayenew.Guadu@bdu.edu.et | |||||
Managing department | Oct2018/19 | Dec2020/1 | Department Head | Managed department-level academic and research coordination; MA/PhD administration; curriculum and staff management; evaluations; seminars; partnerships. | Sefa Meka Hussen (PhD) Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Development Department of Ethiopian Language(s) and Literature Amharic Cell phone: +251918769947 Email: sefameka@yahoo.com | |||||
Managing the Faculty | May 08, 2025 | Present | Vice dean |
| Waltenigus Mekonnen (PhD) Dean, Faculty of Humanities Department of Folklore Email: nigus2020@gmail.com Cell phone: +251911903398 Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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From 2004 to the present, I am a staff at the Department of Journalism and Communication, Bahir Dar University. Courses I taught include: Development Communication, Development Journalism, Communication Theory, Communication Theories and Practices, Mass Communication Theories, Introduction to journalism, Introduction to Communication, Newspaper Journalism I, Introduction to Broadcast Media, Photojournalism, Publication Layout and Design, Newspaper Journalism II, Newspaper Production, International Communication, and Communication Research Methods. I also taught Communication Skills, Writing for Academic Purpose, and English for Journalists.
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
PhD, MA and BED Degree Final year Projects:
Title: The effects of Teacher Training about Interactive radio English Instruction: Grade three Teachers’ and Students’ Learning Outcomes
Title: “Audience Reception of Radio Messages that Discourage Early Marriage: The Case of Mecha District.”
Final year dissertation for my Bachelor of Education Degree in English Language Teaching
Title: “A Study on the Application of Conferencing Approaches in Teaching Advanced Composition II (FLEN.304) in EFL Classes.”
REFERENCES
1. Abiy Yigzaw (professor)
Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Mobile + 251918082886
E-Mail: abiyyigzaw@yahoo.com
2. Larry Sterlitze (Professor)
Deputy-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and is on the editorial boards of Communication and Equid Novi.
External examiner in School of Journalism and Communication (SJC) Public MA defense in January 2006, at AAU
Lectured Qualitative parts of Research Methodology
Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94 Grahamstown 6140 South Africa
Tel: +27-46-603-8111
Fax: +27-46-603-7350
E-mail: l.strerlitz@ru.ac.za
3. Terje Skjerdal (professor) | ||||||||||||||||
Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication, Kristiansand, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
Thesis and Program Coordinator of Graduate School of Journalism and Communication, Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia from 2004-2006 Guest Lecturer at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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