College of Science, Engineering and Technology: Recent submissions

  • Research computeracy 
    Pirow, Peter Cluver (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    This paper describes the concept of computeracy as it applies to research workers and argues that research will be improved if the level of computeracy can be raised.
  • Education rather than training 
    Levieux, Craig (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    The role of teachers in a University Computer Science course is examined. The case for education rather than training is put. It is argued that current methods of teaching are not as effective as they could be. A case ...
  • Local area networks in perspective 
    Kritzinger, Pieter S. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    Current scientific and trade literature are flooded with information about local area networks. Details about physical media and their properties, versions of media access methods confusingly called protocols, variations ...
  • Experience with teaching software engineering 
    Hoogendoorn, C.H. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    The term "software engineering" has been in use for nearly 20 years since the so-called "software crisis" was identified in the late 1960's. However, it is only comparatively recently that courses in software engineering ...
  • New CS syllabuses at Natal (PMB) 
    Postma, Stef W. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1986)
    The Department of Computer Science of the Pietermaritzburg Campus of the University of Natal is one of the youngest departments in the country, although service courses to the Faculty of Commerce have been available ...
  • On learning styles and novice computer use 
    Finnie, G.R. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    Learning to use a decision support system involves both formal and informal teaching as well as self-teaching. Many cases have been documented of unsuccesful implementation of DSS or MIS in organisations and identifying ...
  • Semantic information management 
    Berman, Sonia (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    An information management system with a semantic data model interface is currently being developed at UCT. This system provides high-level, non-procedural access to information and enforces powerful integrity and security ...
  • The evaluation of business process reengineering projects in South Africa 
    Whittaker, L (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1996)
    While much has been written describing the necessity for and effects of Business Process Reengineering (BPR), little research has been conducted into the evaluation of BPR projects. This paper describes the result of a ...
  • An approach for the standardisation of policies for selection of computer hardware and software 
    Petkov, D (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1996)
    This paper suggests an approach for the selection of microcomputer equipment in a decentralised environment. It is based on a modification of the procedure of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) by T. Saaty. The structuring ...
  • Efficient shared memory multiprocessing and object-oriented programming 
    Machanick, Philip (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1996)
    Object-oriented techniques are shown to hold promise for addressing the growing speed gap between memory and processors on shared-memory multiprocessors. However, reducing cache misses can be at the expense of more misses ...
  • ATM transmission convergence implementations: SONET/SDH vs Cell-based 
    De Jager, N; Roos, J (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1996)
    This article discusses various issues around the Transmission Convergence (TC) sublayer in the physical layer of ATM. A brief introduction is given to the layered approach and functionality of the ATM physical layer. This ...
  • Reviewing IS curricula: A practical approach 
    Froneman, L; Roode, JD (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1996)
    Many curriculum designs are based purely on what educators think it should be, reflecting their own experiences or idiosyn­crasies, with little reference to the needs of the information systems field. A number of studies ...
  • The status of computing manpower and training in tertiary education in Southern African universities 1995 
    Bishop, JM (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1996)
    The survey of staff and student numbers done in 1992 provided the first country-wide picture of computing departments in South Africa. This report presents the picture three years later, from data collected in 1995. It ...
  • A comparison of graph colouring techniques 
    Parkinson, E; Warren, PR (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1995)
    Many scheduling problems can be modelled as graph colouring problems. This paper gives a survey of heuristic algorithms used to colour graphs by describing a number of such algorithms found in the literature using an ...
  • The recall performance of multiple associative memories - a comparison of thresholding strategies 
    Vahed, A (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1995)
    The associative network presents a practical and efficient means for the storage and retrieval of data. Although the recall abilities of single-layer associative memories have been well researched [3], little investigation ...
  • Reinforcing password authentication with typing biometrics 
    De Ru, WG; Eloff, JHP (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1996)
    This paper presents a methodology for the reinforcement of password authentication with the use of typing biometrical mechanisms. Typing biometrics refers to the analysis of keystroke patterns, which is unique for each ...
  • User attitudes main reason why information systems fail 
    Bruwer, P.J.S. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    Some factors which may influence the attitude of the user toward a computerized system are investigated in this article. The research was done in South Africa involving the users of computer-based systems in two organizations. ...
  • A CAI model of space and time with special reference to field battles 
    Anderssen, E.C.; von Solms, S. H. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    A computer aided instruction facility is presented, in which the simulation of field battles introduces history students to the dynamic relationships between space and time in a historical perspective. Information on a ...
  • The development of a syntax checker for LOTOS 
    Van der Vegte, L.J. (Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT), 1987)
    In this article a brief overview is given of specification techniques in general and in particular, specification techniques used for the specification of communication protocols. This discussion forms the background ...
  • Enabling a collaborative approach to management 
    Tromp, PJ; Roode, JD (South African Computer Society (SAICSIT), 1995)
    In this paper the collaborative approach to management is examined and, in particular, how this approach could benefit from the right technological support. Collaborative management focuses on the joint performance of ...

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