Hierdie dissertasie is ‘n beperkte studie wat die gebruik van die rekenaar in skooladministrasie en -bestuur ondersoek. Mikrorekenaars het oor die afgelope paar jaar algemeen beskikbaar geraak en, die gebruik daarvan in skole vir akademiese sowel as vir administratiewe doeleindes het spontaan ontwikkel. Ervaring in lande soos Engeland, Skotland, Kanada en die VSA het egter sekere sleutel-aspekte in sodanige ontwikkeling aangetoon wat die optimum benutting van die mikrorekenaar in administrasie en bestuur kan bevorder. Daar is daarom, deur middel van onderhoude in Skotland en Engeland, gepaard met ‘n omvattende lektuurstudie van die situasie in hierdie lande asook in die VSA en Kanada, vier van hierdie sleutelaspekte gefindentifiseer. ‘n Empiriese studie in sekondere skole van die Natalse Onderwysdepartement het getoon dat daar nog groot onsekerheid en gebrek aan ervaring ten opsigte van rekenarisering in hierdie skole heers. Verder was dit duidelik dat hierdie skole gevaar loop om die foute wat in baie ander lande begaan is, te herhaal. Die dissertasie word afgesluit deur gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings wat moontlik daartoe kan lei dat die slaggate wat aangetoon is, vermy kan word en die voordele van ‘n goed beplande, effektiewe rekenaargesteunde administrasie en bestuurstelsel geniet kan word. This dissertation is a restricted study in which the use of the computer in school administration and management is investigated. Micro-computers have become available over the past few years and their use in schools for academic and professional as well as administrative purposes has developed spontaneously. Experience in countries such as England, Scotland, Canada and the USA has shown certain key aspects in this development in which the optimum use of the micro-computer can be improved. Through interviews in Scotland and England associated with a comprehensive literature survey of the situation in these countries and in the USA and Canada, four of these key aspects have been identified. An empirical study conducted in secondary schools of the Natal Education Department shows that considerable uncertainty and lack of experience in respect of computerisation in the school still prevails. Furthermore, it is certain that these schools are in danger of repeating the errors which have arisin in other countries. The study concludes with the drawing of conclusions and the making of recommendations which could possibly lead to the avoidance of these pitfalls and result in the enjoyment of the advantages of a well-planned, effective computer-assisted administration and management system. / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of Natal, 1986.

Thesis (MA)-- tellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa today is facing many social and welfare problems. Three of which are very prominent: named HIV/Aids; unemployment; and sexual and/or violent crimes against woman and children. With churches being some of the biggest and most influential nongovernmental organizations in the country, government is increasingly acknowledging that churches have a very important role to play in order to help curb social and welfare problems in the community. One inhibiting factor keeps churches from playing the role that government is expecting of them: the roles and expected roles of churches have not been quantified sufficiently. A geographical information system was chosen to help in this process of quantification. Previous studies related to GIS being used by social and welfare services showed that this software give these service agencies a powerful new way to analyse services in relation to clients and the communities in which they operate. The crux throughout the study is the process by which it is shown how a GIS can be used and is central from the process of data gathering, storing and manipulation of the gathered data, deriving information from it, through to communicating and visualising the obtained results. Key words: geographical information systems; GIS; ArcGIS; Statistica; Microsoft Access; church; NGO; social services; social problems; welfare services; welfare problems; data base; data base management systems; geodatabase; Factor Analysis; quantification / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hedendaagse Suid Afrika is daar 'n menigte van sosiale en maatskaplike probleme. Drie van die prominentste van die probleme is MN/Vigs, werkloosheid en seksuele en/of geweldsmisdade teen vroue en kinders. Kerke is van die grootste en mees invloedryke nieregeringsorganisasies in Suid Afrika. Die regering besef al meer dat kerke 'n belangrike rol kan speel in die aanspreek van die sosiale en maatskaplike probleme van die land. Daar is egter 'n inhiberende faktor wat kerke daarvan weerhou om dié rol te speel wat die regering van hul verwag; en dit is die feit dat die rol wat kerke speel, en die rol wat die publiek verwag kerke moet speel, nog nie gekwantifiseer is nie. 'n Geografiese inligting stelsel is gekies om te help in die proses van kwantifisering. Vorige studies waar daar gekyk is na die gebruik van GIS deur sosiale en maatskaplike dienste het aangedui dat die sagteware hierdie dienste 'n effektiewe en innoverende wyse gee waardeur hul dienste ontleed en gemonitor kan word. In die studie word gewys hoe 'n GIS gebruik kan word en sentraal is in die prosesse van data insameling, stoor en manipulasie van die ingesamelde data, hoe data omgesit word in inligting en laastens die kommunikasie en visualisering van die resultate wat verkry word.

Secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the Cape Education Department (CED) have, over the past 10 years, been acquiring computer equipment without a national policy on educational computing in South Africa, and within only broad parameters provided by their department. The aim of this study was to determine the present status of educational computing in these schools. A literature survey on educational computing was undertaken and a number of international and local 'computers-in-schools' initiatives were elucidated. A field survey, involving all CED secondary schools (239), was initiated by sending questionnaires to principals of these schools - a return rate of 89% was achieved. The results of the research revealed that most CED secondary schools have already acquired computer facilities. The role of pressure groups such as teachers, parents, business sector etc together with other factors that might have influenced schools in acquiring their computer facilities was also investigated. The investigation also revealed where and how these facilities are being utilised: most schools use their computers for administrative functions, with the computer-as-a-tool for teachers and pupils also fast gaining ground. Computer-assisted learning activities, where the computer is integrated with subject curricula, are however still limited. The extent of both teachers' formal training in educational computing and their familiarity with different software applications were also determined. Schools were also required to indicate the areas where they experience problems in getting teachers and pupils more involved in 'computers-in-education' activities. The present educational computing position in secondary schools of the CED will have to serve as a foundation for the department's CISR Project embarked upon in 1991.

Thesis (MTech (Quality))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008. / When prospective students decide to register at a university, their first encounter with university life will be the Registration Department. Should the process be inefficient without much regard for the personal wellbeing of the prospective student, it will leave a lasting impression on the student, and more often than not serve as an indication of the manner in which he or she would be treated in the future at the university. With the need for the Cape Peninsula University of Technology to attract top grade students, the institution needs to improve their registration process. This study attempts to measure students and staff attitudes and perception of the registration process, explore the different processes involved during registration and application, and investigate the different technologies available to improve these processes. This research attempts furthermore to determine what processes could be put into place to assure that Academics and the Administration Department works together to achieve a mutually beneficial database that could be used to the benefit of the students and the institution alike. This database should be accessed from any computer on the different campuses and be user friendly, to maximise the efficiency and throughput.

Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. / The objective of this study was to determine the current status of e-agriculture research in the South African context. A systematic literature review was used to gather and analyse data in alignment with the objective of the study. The researcher used keywords and combined search keywords on web search engines and digital databases to obtain pertinent research papers. The scope of the study was limited to the period 2000-2016. The books, theses, conference papers and journal articles identified as pertinent to conduct the study, amounted to 114 in number. The analysis of the study described the focus of research papers, research methods, research approaches, theoretical lenses, units of analysis and observation, levels of analysis, historical development, and major concepts and disciplines used by authors in their studies. The study also sought to discover the year of publication and assessment of searchability of the papers. The results indicate that 13 papers (11.4%) were published in the first five years (2000- 2004) and 51 papers (44.7%) in the last five years (2012-2016) of the delimited period for the study. The results of the study further indicate that the application of geographic information systems (GISs) towards improving agriculture was the most prominent eagriculture research area in South Africa (27 papers, 23.6%), followed by the use of satellite enhancing agriculture (26 papers, 22.8%). E-government direct services, mobile in agriculture, and agricultural information systems were the least prominent e-agriculture research areas in South Africa with a contribution of two papers (1.8%) each. The results of this study show that information mapping was the most used research method by researchers in their studies (57 papers, 50%), followed by the case study method with 31 papers (27.1%). The results further denote that the least used research method was industry reports with no mention of it in any of the pertinent papers, followed by grounded theory with two papers (1.7%). Interpretivism was the most used research approach by researchers (six papers, 5.2%) during the period 2000-2016. The findings of this study clearly show that researchers still need to address certain issues or problems regarding e-agriculture in South Africa in order to improve the agricultural sector. The contribution of the study is to understand the importance of enhancing research capability and socio-economic transformation of farmworkers and farmers through enhanced communication of agriculture research knowledge in the area of agricultural informatics. A foundation for further studies was created for continuous e-agriculture research in South Africa.

A project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering. / The research report summarises the theory of consolidation, for both linear infinitesimal strain, and for non-linear finite strain. The non-linear finite strain theory isadopted in a computer program to model the building of a tailings dam by thin layers. This program provides the pore water pressure profile over the depth of the deposit, as well as the settlement of the deposit. Making use of the program and the consolidation properties of five mining residues and two industrial residues, the build up of excess pore water pressures is modelled for different rates of deposition of the waste products. These results are used in determining how the rate of deposition affects the stability of the outer slope of a tailings dam. Also, the difference in the stored volume in a dam is investigated, based on different drainage condltions and rates of deposition. / Andrew Chakane 2018

Data quality is one of many challenges experienced in electronic healthcare (e-health) services in South Africa. The collection of data with substandard data quality leads to inappropriate information for health and management purposes. Evidence of challenges with regard to data quality in e-health systems led to the purpose of this study, namely to prioritise data quality challenges experienced by data users of e-health systems in South Africa. The study followed a sequential QUAL-quan mixed method research design to realise the research purpose. After carrying out a literature review on the background of e-health and the current status of research on data quality challenges, a qualitative study was conducted to verify and extend the identified possible e-health data quality challenges. A quantitative study to prioritise data quality challenges experienced by data users of e-health systems followed. Data users of e-health systems in South Africa served as the unit of analysis in the study. The data collection process included interviews with four data quality experts to verify and extend the possible e-health data quality challenges identified from literature. This was followed by a survey targeting 100 data users of e-health systems in South Africa for which 82 responses were received. A prioritised list of e-health data quality challenges has been compiled from the research results. This list can assist data users of e-health systems in South Africa to improve the quality of data in those systems. The most important e-health data quality challenge is a lack of training for e-health systems data users. The prioritised list of e-health data quality challenges allowed for evidence-based recommendations which can assist health institutions in South Africa to ensure future data quality in e-health systems. / School of Computing / M. Sc. (Computing)

This research study determines designated primary school educator's use of computer technology for accomplishing teaching related tasks such as using the computer to create instructional material / administrative record keeping / to access information via CD-ROM and the Internet for best practice teaching, model lesson plans and e-mail communication. In addition, the research also investigates factors influenicing designated primary schools' ability to become ICT ready and the purposes for which primary school educators use computer technology.

Thesis (MTech. degree in Education) -- Tshwane University of Technology, 2010. / This study was aimed at examining factors that influence ICT integration in education at high schools in the Nkomazi sub-region of Mpumalanga Province with a view to provide efforts towards its implementation.

This research study determines designated primary school educator's use of computer technology for accomplishing teaching related tasks such as using the computer to create instructional material / administrative record keeping / to access information via CD-ROM and the Internet for best practice teaching, model lesson plans and e-mail communication. In addition, the research also investigates factors influenicing designated primary schools' ability to become ICT ready and the purposes for which primary school educators use computer technology.