Research evidence suggests that approaches to promote student success in higher education are becoming more holistic and integrated in nature. This implies that not only classrooms and laboratories, but also residences, as informal out-of-class learning environments, can potentially contribute significantly to promoting student success. The research question we sought to answer is: what is the preferred role and skill sets of residence heads that will enable them to promote student success? In order to answer this question, the study proposes a student success framework with five levels, and the role of the future residence head is explicated in terms of this framework. The findings of the study are significant as they suggest a practical skill set, underpinned by sound theory, for residence heads to contribute to student success.

I think a residence head is one of the most difficult roles to fulfil in the university setting. Purely because you work with students on such a oneto-one and critically important basis … It's the one position that has 24/7 access to influence students.(Student interviewed)Magda Fourie-Malherbe (ed).

Abstract. This paper discusses the lessons learnt from the introduction of the System Engineering process into a Steel Manufacturing organisation which had decided to develop a new technology. Some of the reasons for using the SE approach and the benefits obtained are discussed, as well as the pitfalls encountered. Many of the lessons are, we believe, applicable to Systems Engineering in general, and to commercial applications of system engineering in particular. A process approach is stressed.