Browsing by Author "Goede, Roelien"
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Addressing the total human being: work-integrated learning for ICT student
Harmse, Anneke; Goede, Roelien (IADIS Press, 2013)Information and communication technology (ICT) is essential to the operation of business, and create many employment opportunities. High volumes of students graduate in ICT however students struggle to find job placement. ... -
Communication between information system development team members from different cultural contexts: a case study
Nhlapo, Moleboge Emma; Goede, Roelien (IADIS Press, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate how communication is affected by the different cultural contexts of information system development (ISD) team members in order to achieve ISD project results. The study investigated ... -
A comparison of maintenance and support challenges within a data warehousing environment to that of a transactional application environment in a South African context
Juggath, Shakeel Mitra (2014)In transactional systems development literature, maintenance is reported as being a phase in the software development life cycle. In practice, this phase is often neglected as it occurs post-deployment and other ongoing ... -
A critical social research perspective on self-directed learning and information technology practitioners
Goede, Roelien (WASET, 2012)Information systems practitioners are frequently required to master new technology, often without the aid of formal training. They require the skill to manage their own learning and, when this skill is developed in their ... -
A critical systems thinking approach to empower refugees based on Maslow's theory of human motivation
Goede, Roelien; Boshuizen-van-Burken, Christine (Wiley, 2019)The life of a refugee is hard. We show how Maslow's theory of motivation can be utilized to better understand the situation of refugees in the Netherlands. Our aim is to formulate guidelines for the authorities in terms ... -
Developing guidelines for bridging the gap between IT theory and IT practice
Janse van Rensburg, Juanita Tertia (North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The primary research objective of this study is to develop guidelines for bridging the gap between IT theory (standard IT teaching practices at university) and IT practice (the required industry-related skills). The skills ... -
Dooyeweerd is watching you: using instant messaging to prepare for assessment
Smit, Imelda; Goede, Roelien (Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2013)In an Information Technology course, learners are expected to learn about the use of technology. They need to be able to program, do mathematics and statistics, and should also have other technical subjects. Although ... -
From Kant’s critique of pure reason, to action research in improving the programming skills of students
Van der Linde, Suné; Goede, Roelien (Springer, 2020)Action research (AR) is often used when doing research about social phenomena in the real-world, when change is part of the researcher’s intention. The researcher participates in the research environment with the intention ... -
The good, the bad and the ugly: using videos to reverse systems analysis and design instruction
Smit, Imelda; Goede, Roelien (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 ... -
'n Model van faktore wat die sukses van onderrigleer van tegnologie-gebaseerde modules beïnvloed
Goede, Roelien; Steyn, Tjaart; Taylor, Estelle (LitNet, 2011)Dit wil voorkom asof daar groepe studente is wat meer probleme ondervind met die bemeestering van tegnologiegebaseerde modules as ander modules. Bestaande navorsing dui op spesifieke faktore wat sterk figureer in die sukses ... -
Nature's enduring patterns: a path to systems literacy
Goede, Roelien (Wiley, 2020)The theme of this special issue, Nature's Enduring Patterns: A Path to Systems Literacy, was celebrated at the 63rd Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences in Corvallis in July 2019. In a world dominated ... -
Promoting career awareness among IT students in a South African context
Janse van Rensburg, J.T.; Goede, Roelien (Emerald, 2020)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an intervention strategy for promoting career awareness among IT students in a South African context, followed by a reflection thereof based on qualitative data collected ... -
Sustainable business intelligence systems : Modelling for the future / Roelien Goede
Goede, Roelien (North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019)Business intelligence systems are used in support of strategic decision-making in organisations. Strategic decisions in support of the sustainable development goals require accurate and accessible data. Of equal importance ... -
The use of critical systems heuristics to surface and reconcile users' conflicting visions for a business intelligence system
Venter, Carin; Goede, Roelien (Springer, 2017)This paper describes an action research study where the business requirements analysis approach of a business intelligence development project was enriched. Critical systems heuristics, a critical systems methodology that ... -
Understanding work integrated learning in ICT: a systems perspective
Harmse, Anneke; Goede, Roelien (WASET, 2013)Information and communication technology (ICT) is essential to the operation of business, and create many employment opportunities. High volumes of students graduate in ICT however students struggle to find job placement. ... -
Widening students’ perspective: empowering them with systems methodologies
Joubert, Albertus G.; Goede, Roelien (WASET, 2013)Benefits to the organisation are just as important as technical ability when it comes to software success. The challenge is to provide industry with professionals who understand this. In other words: How to teach computer ...