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A critical systems perspective on research methodology for research in e-learning in information systems classes
(ISSS, 2014)
The aim of this paper is to provide a critical systems thinking perspective on e-learning research in information systems classrooms. Many higher education practitioners are under pressure from their institutions to do ...
An HCI Approach to Translating a Paper-based Registration Form into an Electronic Web Form: Individual Tax Registration
(IBIMA, 2014)
This research paper aims to gain a better understanding on the concepts of Human-computer interaction (HCI) in general and the application of HCI principles in this field. This paper also aims to gain a better understanding ...
Ontology goes postmodern in ICT
(ACM Press, 2010)
This paper investigates the move from philosophical ontology to information systems ontologies. Ontology has traditionally been (and still is) a philosophical discipline that studies the nature of existence. In a certain ...
The good, the bad and the ugly: using videos to reverse systems analysis and design instruction
(IEEE, 2013)
Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) is a second-year subject offered within the Information Technology (IT) course at the Vaal Triangle Campus of the North-West University in South Africa. The diverse environment of this ...
Adapting mobile medical information search to low-resourced areas
(IST-Africa, 2013)
Providing good medical care in low-resourced areas is a challenge faced by many low and middle income countries. Continuously improving mobile communication infrastructure in these areas is however providing the opportunity ...
Food Security of Social Grant Recipients in a Low Income Neighborhood in South Africa
(World Business Institute, 2013)
The origins of social security in South Africa can be traced back to attempts by the previous apartheid government to create a welfare state for whites during the apartheid era. Since the first democratic election in South ...
Why using a design and creation strategy to translate a paper-based form into an e-registration web form using HCI Principles Falls within the context of design science
(IBIMA, 2013)
This paper is derived from a completed Master’s study where the objective of the research was to design an electronic registration (e-registration) web form prototype (translated from its paper-based registration form) by ...
A comparison of additive and multiplicative functions for water poverty index calculation
(International Business Information Management Association, 2013)
The aim of this research is to quantify the difference in the water poverty index when calculated with the additive function compared to the multiplicative function. It is calculated and compared for the three towns that ...
Backup bearing modelling for turbo machines with high axial and radial loads
(s.n, 2014)
The use of active magnetic bearings (AMBs) in turbo
machines is an active research topic and the implementation in
industrial applications is becoming commonplace. This is
especially true when investigating the backup ...
Energy management system for a residential grid-tied micro-grid
(IEEE, 2015)
With the national power grid under
tremendous pressure, there are enormous pressure exerted
on residential electricity consumers to cut-back on
electricity consumption to ensure a reliable supply. This has
led to ...