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  • Introducing research methods to Computer Science honours students 
    Galpin, V; Hazelhurst, S; Mueller, C; Sanders, I (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1999)
    Research skills are important for any academic and can be of great benefit to any professional person. These skills are, however, difficult to teach and to learn. In the Department of Computer Science at the University ...
  • Introduction to computability theory 
    Zucker, J; Pretorius, L (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1993)
    These are notes for a short introductory course on Computability Theory (or recursive function theory). The basic notion of computability is defined in terms of a simple imperative programming language.
  • Introductory IT at a tertiary level - is ICDL the answer? 
    Dixie, CH; Wesson, JL (2001)
    Research is underway at the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) to establish a framework for introductory IT courses to match the needs of future graduates of diverse programmes from the Faculties of Arts, Building Sciences, ...
  • An investigation in software process improvement in the software development of a large electricity utility 
    Lang, MT; Walker, AJ (2000)
    Process improvement techniques as well as metrics have just recently been implemented in the software development department in the Eskom Information Technology Department. The techniques implemented are Function Point ...
  • An investigation in the separation of the application from its user interface 
    Greyling, JH; Warren, PR (South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 1991)
    The separation of an interactive program's application from its user interface is investigated. In order to support good human interaction, the interface requires a deep knowledge of the application. This is in direct ...
  • Investigation of timetabling in tertiary institutions in Southern Africa 
    Nepal, T; Melville, S (1995)
    This paper deals with approaches to the timetabling problem, focusing on tertiary institutions in Southern Africa. A questionnaire which dealt with, inter alia, student population, number of class groups, methods used for ...
  • The IS workers, they are a-changin' 
    Smith, D (1996)
    As changes in Information Technology and organisations move into the sophisticated areas of client/server computing and open, integrated architectures, the IS professional needs to develop an increasing range of skills and ...
  • Issues affecting the adoption of data mining in South Africa 
    Hart, ML; Davies, K; Barker-Goldie, E-J; Theron, A (2001)
    This research describes a study into the adoption of data mining (DM) techniques and tools in industry. They are seen by most companies interviewed as strategically important, with key applications varying per sector, but ...
  • A Java client/server system for accessing arbitrary CANopen fieldbus devices via the Internet 
    Buhler, D; Nusser, G; Gruhler, G; Kuchlin, W (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1999)
    This paper describes the Java CAN API a portable and extensible application interface to arbitrary CANopen fieldbus devices. This API forms the basis for the implementation of JRCC (Java Remote CAN Control), a tool which ...
  • A Java-implemented remote respiratory disease diagnosis system on a high bandwidth network 
    Foster, A (2000)
    This telemedicine project is a proof of concept for a remote respiratory disease diagnosis computer system, operating over a high bandwidth network, implemented in Java TM. It hopes to increase medical health in South ...
  • JavaCloak - considering the limitations of proxies for facilitating Java runtime specialisation 
    Renaud, K (2001)
    This paper discusses issues pertaining to mechanisms which can be used to change the behaviour of Java classes at runtime. The proxy mechanism will be compared to and contrasted with other standard approaches to this ...
  • Jiminy: helping users to remember their passwords 
    Renaud, K; Smith, E (2001)
    This paper presents a novel approach to a familiar problem - that of helping users to choose better passwords, and to remember them. User identification and authentication is an essential aspect of our technologically ...
  • The key issues in information management in the mid-1990s. Back to business basics through the commercialisation of the ISD 
    Remenyi, DSJ (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1993)
    This paper takes a business or commercial perspective of the key issues in Information Management for the mid-1990s. It focuses on how organisations may use information systems to improve their efficiency and effectiveness ...
  • Knowledge management: do we do what we preach? 
    Handzic, M; Van Toorn, C; Parkin, P (2001)
    The aim of the case study reported in this paper was to provide a cultural audit of a university school as a typical knowledge-based organisation. The subjects were 24 academic staff members who participated in the study ...
  • Knowledge representation using formal grammars 
    Von Solms, S.H.; Ehlers, E.M.; Enslin, DJ (South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 1991)
    In this paper, formal grammars, specifically random context grammars, are used as a vehicle for knowledge representation in expert systems. Random context grammars and the manner in which they are used to represent knowledge ...
  • Knowledge-based selection and combination of forecasting methods 
    Finnie, G.R. (South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 1991)
    Forecasting techniques are used extensively in a variety of business (and other) applications for the analysis and prediction of various factors of interest e.g. future market demand for a specific product. However, the ...
  • Kritiese faktore vir die suksesvolle afhandeling van inligtingstelselprojekte 
    Bruwer, P.J.S. (South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 1990)
    During the past 30 years the rapid evolution and distribution of information systems have brought about a change in the issues surrounding information systems projects. The technical, internal and external environment ...
  • A lattice-theoretic model for relational database security 
    Melton, A; Shenoi, S (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1992)
    It is often the case that a major concern with databases is security. In this paper we introduce a new model for database security. The basic idea of this new model is that answers to queries are based on equivalent data ...
  • Laws and techniques of information systems 
    Mende, J. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1986)
    Research has a utilitarian role of providing the knowledge needed by the designers of mankind's artefacts. In this context four distinct categories of knowledge are identifiable. 1. Laws of Nature describe inherent ...
  • Learning the first step in requirements specification 
    Short, R.M.C. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1988)
    Learning about the domain into which an information system will fit is an essential part of the system development process. In this paper it is argued that the first stage of the development process should be learning ...

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