The management of an information technology infrastructure in schools in the Western Cape Province

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Perkins, Catharina Elizabetha

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2012-11

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Dissertation

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en

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Best Practice , BYOD , Cloud , Computer , Computer lab , Facebook , FITS , Framework , Guidelines , Hardware , Head of department , ICT , Infrastructure , Information communication technology , Information technology , Infrastructure , IT , IT Infrastructure Management , ITIL , Management , Computer network , Network administrator , Online survey , Policies , Principal , Secondary school , Network security , Senior management team , Software , Teacher , WCED , Western Cape Education Department

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Bestuur van rekenaar tegnologie in skole van die Wes Kaapse Onderwys Departement

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This research conceptualises IT infrastructure management at secondary schools in the WCED (Western Cape Education Department). This includes whether or not secondary schools in the WCED make use of a full time, on-site network administrator or whether a teacher acts as on-site network administrator. The literature review studied the effectiveness of IT infrastructure management which includes hardware, software, policies, computer network, security; staff management and BYOD (bring your own device). The management of IT infrastructure at secondary schools within the WCED differs widely from school to school, and its functionality depends on many factors. The quantitative study revealed problem areas within IT infrastructure management at secondary schools in the WCED. Furthermore the quantitative study also revealed that there is a need for best practice guidelines with regards to IT infrastructure management in order to improve service delivery. The literature review provided sources for best practice IT infrastructure management.
Rekenaar infrastruktuur by sekondere skole in die WKOD (Wes Kaapse Onderwys Departement) word in die navorsing beskryf. Die studie ondersoek verskillende strukture naamlike skole wat 'n voltydse netwerk administrateur het en skole waar 'n onderwyser die verantwoordelikheid aanneem van 'n netwerk administrateur. Die effektiewe beheer van rekenaar infrastrukture word bespreek. Dit sluit hardeware, sagteware, beleid formulasie, rekenaar netwerk, sekuriteit, personeel bestuur, en BYOD (bring jou eie toestel). Die bestuur van rekenaar infrastruktuur verskil van skool tot skool en die effektiewe bestuur daarvan word deur baie faktore beinvloed. Die kwantitatiewe studie het probleem areas vir die bestuur van rekenaar infrastruktuur by sekondere skole in die WKOD uitgewys. Die kwantitatiewe studie het verder die behoefte vir beste praktyk riglyne uitgewys om sodoende better dienslewering te verseker. Die literere studie het beste praktyk riglyne vir rekenaar infrastruktuur bestuur genoem.

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Perkins, Catharina Elizabetha (2012) The management of an information technology infrastructure in schools in the Western Cape Province, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9266>

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