Research Outputs (School of Computing): Recent submissions

  • Aspectizing Honeytokens to Contain the Insider Threat 
    Padayachee, Keshnee (2014-01-29)
    Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a generic implementation strategy for honeytokens deployed within a database management system that leverages the aspect-oriented paradigm to contain the insider threat. This ...
  • AN INSIDER THREAT NEUTRALISATION MITIGATION MODEL PREDICATED ON COGNITIVE DISSONANCE (ITNMCD) 
    Padayachee, Keshnee (2014-01-06)
    The insider threat concern is a complex issue as the problem domain intersects the social, the technical and the socio-technical dimensions. Consequently counteracting the insider threat involves influencing the insider’s ...
  • The impact of information quality on information research 
    Howard, Grant Royd Lubbe, Sam Klopper, Rembrandt (2011)
    This contribution analyses the impact of information quality on research. It presents a theoretical discussion of the concept 'information quality' and shows that good information quality entails good research. The discussion ...
  • Computational Information Systems (Biblical Hebrew) 
    Kroeze, Jan H Machdel, C. Bothma, Theo J.D. (2013-10-01)
    A brief overview of the development of computational information systems for Biblical Hebrew is presented. Highlighting major trends and research topics that have received attention in the impressive body of literature ...
  • Postgraduate studies: Human-based technology 
    Kritzinger*, E. Loock*, M. (2012)
    Currently the graduation rate of postgraduate students within the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) environment in South Africa is of great concern to academia, government and industry. Both Masters and Doctoral graduation ...
  • A framework to analyze e-government OSS adoption benefits 
    Jokonya, Osden Kroeze, Jan H Van der Poll , John Andrew (2013-08-15)
    Open source software (OSS) previously regarded as a fad by many academics has been rapidly adopted by both public and private sector organizations. The challenge facing most organizations is how to evaluate OSS adoption ...
  • Applying the Community of Inquiry framework: a novel tool for systematic and economic coding and analysis of forum discourse in situ and in context 
    van der Merwe, Thomas (Inderscience, 2012-11-12)
    The online discussion forum (ODF) is one of the most widely used e-learning tools in open distance learning (ODL) environments. A popular line of research focuses on producing instruments that can be used to assess the ...
  • First year students’ understanding of the flow of control in recursive algorithms 
    Sanders, Ian Douglas Scholtz, Tamarisk (African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2012-12)
    Recursion is an important concept for any computer science student to master. Many first year students develop the viable copies mental model of recursion and can successfully trace the execution of a simple recursive ...
  • Managing Innovative Projects 
    Maphosa, M Eloff, M.M. (2012-09-17)
    Businesses and organisations are undertaking innovative projects to gain competitive advantage in the market. Research into innovative project management has been biased towards how innovative projects are managed to the ...
  • Secure Digital Data Collection In Household Surveys 
    Hattas, Mahier Eloff, M.M. (2011-09-13)
    Digital Data Collection in South Africa is continuously evolving as technology and infrastructural networks gain momentum with respect to its development. In-field data collection is critical for any national government ...
  • A practical approach to theory structuring and analysis: A way to structure research and perform sub-problem solving in a changing IS landscape 
    Schwartzel, T. Eloff, M.M. (2012)
    A large proportion of students who enrol for postgraduate degrees never finish their studies with non-completion rates yielding 30% for a sample size of 2000 students. A number of empirical studies have been conducted ...
  • Towards an Automated Security Awareness System in a Virtualized Environment 
    Labuschagne, William Aubrey Eloff, M.M. (2012-07)
    A majority of African Internet users do not have access to the Internet. The lack of infrastructure in rural areas affects Internet usage. Since costs are high and the bandwidth low, these factors encourage users to access ...
  • Design of a Cyber Security Awareness Campaign for Internet Café Users in Rural Areas 
    Labuschagne, WA Eloff, M.M. Veerasamy, N Leenen, L Mujinga, M (2011-05-12)
    Africa may have the lowest number of Internet users in the world, but it also has the highest growth rate and the number of users is steadily growing. A majority of the African population is still excluded from global ...
  • A sustainable information security framework for e-Government – case of Tanzania 
    Wangwe, Carina Kabajunga Eloff, Maria Margaretha Venter, Lucas (2012)
    The government of Tanzania adopted an e-Government strategy in 2009 that is aimed at improving efficiency in government and providing better services to citizens. Information security is identified as one of the requirements ...
  • Social Network Analysis to Optimize Tax 
    Wessels, Eugene Smit, Michelle Kroeze, Jan H (AMCIS, 2012-08-09)
    The tax gap is a phenomenon experienced by revenue collection agencies which describes the difference between the taxes due, as prescribed by legislation, and the actual taxes collected. The tax gap is mostly a result of ...
  • Towards a Framework for Decision Making Regarding IT Adoption 
    Jokonya, Osden Kroeze, Jan H Van der Poll , John Andrew (SAICSIT, 2012-10)
    Information Technology (IT) adoption challenges facing organizations are too complex to be resolved using only one methodology. Most existing Information Technology (IT) adoption models such as the Technology Acceptance ...
  • Interpretivism in IS – a Postmodernist (or Postpositivist?) Knowledge Theory 
    Kroeze, Jan H (AMCIS, 2012-08-09)
    This paper explores the association between postmodernism and interpretivism. The paper’s objective is to show that the interpretivist research paradigm shows very clear postmodernist traits. After defining the two concepts ...
  • Aligning African Computing Disciplines' Graduate Attributes with International Standards 
    Kroeze, Jan H. Ponelis, Shana Venter, Isabella M. Pretorius, Philip Prinsloo, Paul (International Multi-conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2012-07-17)
    This paper explores graduate attributes as is required of students in Computer Science and Information Systems disciplines in Africa in general and in South Africa in particular. Graduate attributes as envisioned by students ...
  • Graduateness of computing students in a Sub- Saharan African context 
    Kroeze, Jan H Prinsloo, Paul Ponelis, Shana Venter, Isabella Pretorius, Philip (AMCIS, 2012-08-09)
    This poster presentation discusses graduate attributes that are required of students in Computer Science and Information Systems disciplines in Africa in general and in South Africa in particular. Graduate attributes as ...
  • Postmodernism, Interpretivism, and Formal Ontologies 
    Kroeze, Jan H (IGI Global, 2012)
    This chapter investigates the relationship between postmodernism, interpretivism, and formal ontologies, which are widely used in Information Systems (IS). Interpretivism has many postmodernist traits. It acknowledges ...

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