• Design patterns for user interfaces 

  Warren, PR; Viljoen, M (1998)

  This work reports on 23 third year student' s projects in which the user interfaces (UI) were found wanting. We show in which ways we regard the UI to be in error. However, an examination of the available literature on UI ...
• Non-orthogonal ray guarding 

  Sanders, I (1998)

  In an earlier paper the notion of a ray guard --'- a guard that can only see along a single ray, was introduced. The ray guarding problem is in siting the fewest possible such guards so that they guard all adjacencies ...
• Characteristics of high-performing information systems project managers and project teams 

  Smith, DC (1998)

  Projects, and their success, are vital if organisations are to produce new products and services. The key players in IS projects are the project manager and the project team. This paper discussed ongoing research of two ...
• Error analysis in selected medical devices and information systems 

  Randiki, E (1998)

  The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse error in selected medical devices: the Datex cardiocap and the capnomac Ultima II. These are both anaesthetic machines used to monitor patients in theatre. A secondary ...
• Response surface analysis as a technique for the visualization of linear models and data 

  Terblanche, F; Hattingh, G (1998)

  Response surface analysis aims of exploring the behavior of a response function in some region. Some authors (see e.g. [BRU] and [DEV]), have used this approach to get "better" interpretations of the behavior of linear ...
• A 6-dimensional security classification for information 

  Smuts, W (1998)

  Most existing information security classification schemes use a 1-dimensional scale such as [top secret, secret, employee confidential, company confidential, restricted]. These classification schemes do not differentiate ...
• Experience with Java in an advanced operating systems module 

  Roussev, B (1998)

  The Advanced Operating Systems (AOS) module is one of the courses offered by the Computer Science Department in its honours program. The module aims are twofold: to enhance students' knowledge in single processor operating ...
• A pluralist systemic framework for the evaluation of factors affecting software development productivity 

  Petkova, O; Roode, JD (1998)

  pAst software development productivity research has taken two main directions: in the first, research has concentrated on determining the factors which have a significant effect on productivity; and in the second, the ...
• One way to make better decisions related to IT outsourcing 

  Petkov, D; Petkova, O (1998)

  The subject of IT outsourcing has received a growing attention recently both by practitioners and researchers. There are a number of critical decisions to be made by a company embarking on outsourcing. These include a ...
• A shell-based approach to information security 

  Papenfus, C; Botha, RA (1998)

  Modem computer systems are truly awe-inspiring fetes of detailed design. Millions of transistors perform billions of instructions every second, linking thousands of people from every continent with a remarkable degree ...
• INSTAP: Experiences in building a multimedia application 

  Venter, L (1998)

  INSTAP is a multimedia program to teach Afrikaans at first year university level. The intended audience consists of students who come from non-Afrikaans speaking communities, and hence sound is a very important aspect of ...
• Electronic lectures for the mathematical subjects in computer science 

  Velinov, Y (1998)

  In this paper we share our experience in the design of electronic lectures for theoretical subjects. The basis for our discussion are experiments for designing electronic lectures in Set Theory using the potential of ...
• Quality learning, learning quality 

  Van Zyl, J (1998)

  The purpose of this paper is to describe the Leaming Model and related concepts. In the context of this paper, the following principles are discussed: • What do we need to learn? • How must we learn it? These two ...
• Academic institution and software vendor partnership 

  Van Niekerk, C (1998)

  This talk will cover the following areas of importance to this problem: • Problems that Academic Institutions are facing today. • How Computer Associates want to get involved. • Overview of the Technology we are ...
• Handling diversity in information systems and computer science students: a social constructivist perspective 

  Thomas, T (1998)

  This paper describes the social constructivist theory of learning and how it can be applied to handle the problems of diversity in Information Systems and Computer Science classes. Examples are given on methods that can ...
• An integrated research programme in AI applied to telecommunications at M L SULTAN Technikon 

  Nepal, T; Andrew, T (1998)

  With the introduction of the degree programs in technikons the call for research outputs sounds increasingly urgent. Technikons have now realised that they are well positioned to also undertake applied and experimental ...
• Introducing information security: a comprehensive approach 

  Munyiri, E; Von Solms, R (1998)

  Information has become a very important asset in most organizations today. For this reason, it is imperative that information and the associated resources are properly protected. Traditionally, information assets were ...
• How to gain quality when developing a repository driven user interface 

  Muller, MC (1998)

  When I use the term Repository Driven User Interface (RDUI), it simply means that besides the normal data that users save and use in the running of a business, other data, concerning the user interface is also stored in ...
• A static programming paradigm 

  Mueller, C (1998)

  Formal methods have not as yet succeeded in becoming an accepted way to develop software. This paper explores whether a possible reason for this is the complexity of the tools we use, in particular, the programming paradigms. ...
• Quality academic development of CS/IS infrastructure in South Africa 

  Masethe, HD; Dandadzi, TA (1998)

  A change in the Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) approach is called for in order to build academic quality. In the past the Information System (IS) infrastructure in South Africa was designed towards literacy ...

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