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Demonstrating an interpretive data collection and analysis process for a DSR project
(Czech institute of academic education z.s, 2014)Design science research has two essential processes, design and evaluation, supported by various approaches. Two of these activities, namely problem identification and evaluation, require qualitative data to be gathered ... -
Design of an e-Registration Prototype Using HCI Principles: With Specific Reference to Tax Registration
(IBIMA, 2014)This paper introduces an initial web form prototype for first-time taxpayer registration in South Africa. At present no online tax registration system is currently available. The researcher would like to stress the fact ... -
Designing and developing a narrative driven serious game for teaching information theory
(IEEE, 2018)A serious game called "Codebreakers" was developed and designed for a fourth year Telecommunications module at the University of Johannesburg. The goal of the game was to assist students to prepare for tests. The game was ... -
Development and validation of an HIV risk scorecard model
(IEEE, 2013)This research paper covers the development of an HIV risk scorecard using SAS Enterprise MinerTM. The HIV risk scorecard was developed using the 2007 South African annual antenatal HIV and syphilis seroprevalence data. ... -
A discourse model of affect for text-to-speech synthesis
(Pattern recognition association of South Africa (PRASA), 2013)This paper introduces a model of affect to improve prosody in text-to-speech synthesis. It operates on the discourse level of text to predict the underlying linguistic factors that contribute towards emotional appraisal, ... -
A distributed approach to speech resource collection
(Pattern recognition association of South Africa (PRASA), 2013)We describe the integration of several tools to enable the end-to-end development of an Automatic Speech Recognition system in a typical under-resourced language. Google App Engine is employed as the core environment for ... -
Dooyeweerd is watching you: using instant messaging to prepare for assessment
(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 ... -
The effect of ten years on the capacity component of the Water Poverty Index
(IBIMA, 2013)Water management has been carried out for many centuries wherever there has been a need to provide water to large numbers of people. Complex social norms have developed around water management and competing users have ... -
Effects of application type on the choice of interaction modality in IVR systems
(Unisa Press, 2012)This paper addresses the feasibility of using the telephone as a tool for information access in the technology challenged and illiterate communities of Southern Africa. We did two case studies of disparate Interactive Voice ... -
Effects of strategic management and labour unions in organizational productivity for the South African broadcasting corporation
(SAAPAM, 2014)The relationship between strategic management and labour unions has proven to be significant towards organisational productivity. This relationship has the power of influencing the employees positively or negatively depending ... -
Emergence and new concepts of God – example from the Old Testament
(Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa, 2013)In this article, the author looks at “emergence” in the context of new concepts of God in the Old Testament. Within biblical scholarship, various types of emergence are alluded to in various methodological reductions, i.e. ... -
Exploring Africa’s democratic transitions and economic development policy: South African and Nigerian experiences
(SAAPAM, 2014)This paper contends that the new “Africa Rising Narrative” will net lead to the majority of African citizens attaining prosperity under the current democratic transition. this paper argues that Africa lacks appropriate ... -
FaceFunda: a taxi ride with teacher-students towards social media literacy in the rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2014)This paper explores and describes how teacher-students from rural communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, enrolled for a BEd Honours programme, experienced social media support to assist and guide them to compile ... -
Factors contributing to a long term talent development focus for university athletes
(The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)Talent development in sport is a complex process involving the interaction of multidisciplinary aspects that directly and/or indirectly affect athletic progression and performance. The purpose of this study was to identify ... -
Financial planning for retirement amongst South African professional soccer players
(The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)Logically, financially-educated individuals should make better financial decisions for their families, increasing their economic security and well-being. The purpose of this study was to explore the financial planning and ... -
Focused intervention study and the promotion of effective oversight: experiences from the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
(SAAPAM, 2014)This aim of this paper is to analyse the experiences of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) and its Focused Intervention Study (FIS) to demonstrate that oversight could be effective in serving public interests if it ... -
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 ... -
Generating fundamental frequency contours for speech synthesis in Yorùbá
(International Speech Communication Association ( ISCA ), 2013)We present methods for modelling and synthesising fundamental frequency (F0) contours suitable for application in text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis of Yorùbá (an African tone language). These methods are discussed and compared ... -
Generation Y students’ attitudes towards facebook advertising: pilot study results
(The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of a pilot study conducted on the determinants and inhibitors of Generation Y students’ attitudes towards Facebook advertising. The findings suggest that Generation Y ... -
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 ...
