Open Research Collection: Recent submissions

  • 'Bridging the gap' : approaching ICTs for education in developing countries 
    Heydenrych, Jacob Frederik (Unisa Press, 2007)
    This discussion highlights the complex issues relating to the implementation of information communication technologies (ICTs) for education from early resistance to current achievements. Issues pertaining to the developing ...
  • Blue-sky scenarios and vapourware solutions : suggesting a process model for mass distance education and technology 
    Heydenrych, Jacob Frederik Louw, H.A. (Unisa Press, 2006)
    The implementation of technologies is frequently unsuccessful due to an inappropriate approach (pushed by the technology) or a lack of understanding of both the process and the function of technology in the distance education ...
  • Managing a tutorial system : the Unisa ABET experience 
    Quan-Baffour, Kofi Poku (Unisa Press, 2005)
    An important aspect of print-based open distance learning (ODL) is the effective management of a learner support system that caters for the rural, disadvantaged learner. Unfortunately, this is often neglected by many ...
  • Publishing an article : what editors want 
    Mitchell, J.E. Le Roux, A.I. (Unisa Press, 2009)
    As editors of an academic journal, in recent times we have received unsolicited academic articles that have proved to be unacceptable because they did not comply with the necessary requirements. An analysis of the articles, ...
  • The entangled past : integrating archaeology, oral tradition and history in the South African interior 
    Boeyens, J.C.A. (Prof) (Unisa, 2011-11-10)
    The historical entanglement of indigenous and colonial societies in South Africa created not only multiple points of social and cultural interaction, but also a repository of interconnected material, oral and documentary ...
  • A new look at marketing intelligence : contemporary views and directions for future research 
    Venter, P. (Unisa, 2009-03-24)
    The marketing concept, one of the most enduring concepts in marketing theory, states that satisfying customer needs will lead to the attainment of organisational goals, such as profitability. The marketing concept can be ...
  • The effect of organisational culture, discourse and occupational identity on engagement in distance delivery 
    Heydenrych, Jacob Frederik (Unisa Press, 2009)
    This discussion reflects on the role of discourse and identity in industrialised distance delivery in South Africa. The nature and economies of such a production and delivery environment demand a strong accent on scalability ...
  • Developing a skills course for distance law students 
    Slabbert, M. (Unisa Press, 2009)
    Law graduates entering the profession are not ready for the demands of a legal practice. There is a general skills deficit, especially in the areas of numeracy and literacy. This prompted the University of South Africa to ...
  • Antiretroviral adherence in South Africa : are we burning our bridges? 
    Van Dyk, Alta (Prof) (Unisa, 2011-10-26)
    The national antiretroviral treatment programme in South Africa commenced in 2004 and today we have one of the largest antiretroviral programmes in the world. There is, however, growing concern about ARV adherence, the ...
  • An aspect-oriented model to monitor misuse 
    Padayachee, K. Eloff, J.H.P. (2006)
    The efficacy of the aspect-oriented paradigm has been well established within several areas of software security as aspect-orientation facilitates the abstraction of these security-related tasks to reduce code complexity. ...
  • An Aspect-Oriented Approach to Enhancing Multilevel Security with Usage Control: An Experience Report 
    Padayachee, Keshnee Eloff, Jan H. P. (2007)
    The aim of this paper is to document experiences with augmenting multilevel security with usage control at the application level within the aspect-oriented paradigm. Multilevel access control is an access control policy ...
  • Enhancing optimistic access controls with usage control 
    Padayachee, Keshnee Eloff, J.H.P. (2007)
    With the advent of agile programming, lightweight software processes are being favoured over the highly formalized approaches of the past. Likewise access control may benefit from a less prescriptive approach with an ...
  • An Aspect-oriented Implementation of e-Consent to foster Trust 
    Padayachee, Keshnee Eloff, Jan H. P. (2006)
    As society becomes increasingly dependent on software, there is an increasing expectation of information systems to protect the individual’s right to privacy. The process of attaining electronic consent (e-Consent) may ...
  • Aspect-Oriented Code Obfuscation 
    Padayachee, Keshnee (2009)
    This paper reports on an exploratory study investigating the feasibility of using aspect-oriented constructs to instrument objects for the purposes of code obfuscation. With Java programs it is difficult to protect the ...
  • An assessment of software project management maturity in Mauritius 
    Barnard, Andries Eloff, M.M. Sukhoo, Aneerav Van der Poll, John A. (Information Science Institute, 2005)
    It is sometimes very difficult for an organization to adopt a specific software project management methodology in a short space of time. It requires sufficient time, adequate financial support and skilled human resources ...
  • Accommodating soft skills in software project management 
    Sukhoo, Aneerav Barnard, Andries Eloff, Mariki Van der Poll, John Andrew Motah, Mahendrenath (Information Science Institute, 2005)
    Software project management probably is a sector that has witnessed the highest rate of project failure in the world. This is not the case with project management concerned with other disciplines due to better management ...
  • Management of Distance Library services with reference to learner support 
    Henning, JC (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011)
    The purpose of the article is to share information on the management of Open Distance Libraries with special reference to learner support as developed at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Information on the changing ...
  • O se re ho morwa 'morwa towe!' African jurisprudence exhumed 
    Mahao, Nqosa L. (The Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, 2010-11)
    The article is an intervention in the discourse around African jurisprudence and its relevance to contemporary post-colonial African society. It repudiates suggestions that African jurisprudence (botho/ubuntu) is unenlightened ...
  • Ixopo : the evolution of a South African Buddhist Centre 
    Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (Journal for the Study of Religion, 2004)
    The Buddhist Retreat Centre (BRC), about 12 kilometers from the town of Ixopo in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa, opened its doors for business in 1980. For twenty-five years it has been at the centre of the small but ...
  • Management of water resources and human adaptation to climate change : a review 
    Molobela, I.P. Sinha, P. (2011)
    Water is the commodity of life. Water is present everywhere and is a vital need for everyone globally. Without water, many lives will be threatened as it is required for human economic and social needs. Many challenges ...

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