The purpose of the study was to describe the effects of an EMR on patient management in selected HIV clinics in Johannesburg. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was undertaken in four HIV clinics in Johannesburg. The subjects (N=44) were the healthcare workers selected by stratified random sampling. Consent was requested from each subject and from the clinics in Johannesburg. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Median age of subjects was 36, 82% were female. 86% had tertiary qualifications. 55% were clinicians. 52% had 2-3 years work experience. 80% had computer experience, 86% had over one year EMR experience. 90% used the EMR daily, 93% preferred EMR to paper. 93% had EMR training, 17% used EMR to capture clinical data. 87% perceived EMR to have more benefits; most felt doctor-patient relationship was not interfered with. 89% were satisfied with the EMR’s overall performance. The effects of EMR benefit HIV patient management. / Health Studies / MA (Public Health)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a new technology which allows people to identify objects automatically but there is a suspicion that, if people are tracked, their privacy may be infringed. This raises questions about how far this technology is acceptable and how privacy should be protected. It is also initiated a discussion involving a wide range of technical, philosophical, political, social, cultural, and economical aspects. There is also a need to consider the ethical and theological perspectives. This dissertation takes all its relevant directions from a Judeo-Christian theological perspective. On one side the use of technology is considered, and on the other side the value of privacy, its infringements and protection are investigated. According to Jewish and Christian understanding human dignity has to be respected including the right to privacy. As a consequence of this RFID may only used for applications that do not infringe this right. This conclusion, however, is not limited to RFID; it will be relevant for other, future surveillance technologies as well. / Philosophy and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Theological ethics)

The goal of this research was to explore how students with blindness (SwBs) use information and communication technology (ICT) for learning at the University of South Africa (UNISA). To do this the critical paradigm was used as a way of viewing the educational world. Underpinned by Transactional Distance Theory, Cultural Historical Activity Theory, Universal Design for Learning and Critical Theory, the study was qualitative and used narrative inquiry. The selection of the participants was made through purposive and snowball sampling and data collected through life stories, in-depth and telephonic interviews. The findings culminated in two major findings: 1) the use of ICT for learning; and 2) inclusive digital approaches. The first has emerging themes, for instance, (a) challenges with mathematical, scientific and accounting signs; (b) inability to access graphic learning material; (c) incompatibility of software; (d) lack of timely access to electronic learning materials; (e) high cost of ICT tools; (f) personal computers and laptops; (g) myUnisa and myLife; (h) voice recorders, Brailler, screen readers and videoconferencing; (i) electronic mail (e-mail); and (j) mobile telephones. The themes for the second major finding include: (a) authentic use of student-centred approaches; (b) inconsistency between policy and practice; (c) testing and re-testing of assessment tools; and (d) regular seeking of students‘ views and experiences. The proposed ‗Inclusive Critical use of Technology‘ (ICuT) framework was developed to and can be used as an effective guide if it is foregrounded by applicable distance learning theories and appropriate technologies. The study recommends the use of inclusive and critical approaches when integrating ICT into teaching and learning. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Curriculum Studies)

Text in English / The thesis is a grounded analysis that seeks to understand small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMME) in the ICT sector that are particularly driven by women entrepreneurs in the Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela metropolitan municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province. Small businesses in the ICT sector owned and driven by women are still an understudied topic in South Africa, since there is not much literature that covers the topic from either a quantitative, or a qualitative perspective. The Eastern Cape Province is not an exception to the dearth of literature that focuses on SMME women-driven entrepreneurship in the ICT sector. The research interest of this research project emphasises the gap pertaining to the unavailability of gender-disaggregated data that indicates, for example: i) The number of women-owned ICT enterprises; ii) The nature of women-driven entrepreneurial activity in the ICT sector; iii) Evidence of how competitive women-owned ICT enterprises are; iv) Sustainable job creation by these ICT enterprises; iv) Availability of women with ICT skills; and v) Women who are occupying ICT core positions. These factors strengthen the case for employing a grounded approach to explore this substantive area of investigation. The researcher has no doubt that this study is one of the first studies to examine women-driven entrepreneurship of SMMEs in the ICT sector of the Eastern Cape Province, hence the adoption of a Multi-Grounded Theory (MGT) approach. This methodology is anchored in a qualitative approach that explores this phenomenon about which little is known. A moderate constructivist and interpretive approach guided by the voices of women entrepreneurs was employed to provide a meaningful account that added depth and breadth to the description and explanation of the status quo in relation to women-driven entrepreneurship in SMMEs. Emerging data from in-depth interviews conducted with 12 SMME women entrepreneurs and two experts from the ICT industry was matched with the two theories of entrepreneurship and cyberfeminism. These theories provided a theoretical lens through which data could be analysed and interpreted. This empirical and theory driven approach assisted in grounding the substantive theory. The research objectives provided answers to the empirical research questions that sought to gain an in-depth understanding of women entrepreneurs‘ perspective about: i) Conceptualisation of entrepreneurship and ICT technology as a concept; ii) Conceptualisation of the ICT sector; iii) The perceived importance of the ICT sector as an enabler in promoting SMME women-driven entrepreneurship; iv) How SMME women entrepreneurs use ICT as a core product and service; and v) The role played by government and the private sector in promoting SMME women-driven entrepreneurship in the ICT sector of the Eastern Cape Province. The findings uncovered concerns that women entrepreneurs perceived as having an influence on women-driven entrepreneurship. The findings included the manner in which women entrepreneurs responded to these issues. The findings for example, highlighted gender sensitivity issues which were of great concern to women entrepreneurs. Gender discrimination was amongst the key issues identified that lead to women‘s marginalisation inside the ICT sector, this entailing: i) ICT underrepresentation in core ICT environments; ii) Inaccessible tender opportunities; iii) Inaccessible funding; iv) Limited ICT knowledge and skills; and v) Lack of technical support. Considering the fact that SMME women-driven entrepreneurship within the ICT sector is on the radar screen of both government and the private sector‘s developmental agenda, the gap in research and literature presented a case that the study intended to address by developing a substantive theory which could contribute toward the transformative change in SMME women-driven entrepreneurship in the ICT sector of the province. / Communication Science / D.Litt. et Phil. (Communication Science)

Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-19T11:50:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dib2013.pdf: 1137781 bytes, checksum: ac9e7342b358d874fc71cf79c3926eab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-13 / It proposes discursive administration in brazilian academic libraries which is considered a current forms of administration alternative. It discusses the main features of the information society and the technological developments and the impacts on education, especially in universities, to contextualize the changes in academic libraries. It presents main aspects of theories of Communicative Action and Discourse of Jürgen Habermas and the basic assumptions of discourse administration, from these theories. It addresses the management of academic libraries, based on the literature, aiming to show brief history on the subject. It presents the results of empirical research shown in the oral communications of the National Seminar of University Libraries in the years of 2004, 2008 and 2012 that report forms of administration used in these libraries. The results reveal that most forms of administration in that period is related to contemporary approaches in the area of administration, indicating linkage between this area and Librarianship; 36% of the universe analyzed come under some aspect, the focus on technology and 23% in the communicative approach; the administration discursive assumptions not identified the universe analyzed, and finally it suggests the predominance of instrumental rationality in these organizations. It presents general guidelines for discourse administration in brazilian university libraries in order to offer help to the managers of these libraries and to encourage reflection and debate on the administration of libraries in contemporary society / Propõe administração discursiva nas bibliotecas universitárias brasileiras, como alternativa às formas de administração vigentes. Discorre sobre as principais características da sociedade da informação, sobre a evolução tecnológica e os impactos na educação, especialmente nas universidades, para contextualizar as mudanças nas bibliotecas universitárias. Apresenta os aspectos principais das teorias do Agir Comunicativo e do Discurso de Jürgen Habermas bem como os pressupostos básicos da administração discursiva, a partir das teorias habermasianas. Aborda a administração das bibliotecas universitárias com base na literatura, visando a mostrar breve histórico sobre o tema. Expõe os resultados da pesquisa empírica realizada nas comunicações orais do Seminário Nacional de Bibliotecas Universitárias, nos anos de 2004, 2008 e 2012, que mostram as formas de administração utilizadas nessas bibliotecas. Os resultados revelam que a maioria das formas de administração contempladas na amostra tem relação com as abordagens contemporâneas da área de Administração, indicando vínculo entre essa área e a Biblioteconomia; que 36% do universo analisado contemplam, sob algum aspecto, o enfoque tecnológico, e 23%, o enfoque comunicacional; que os pressupostos da administração discursiva não são identificados no universo analisado; por fim, sugere predominância da racionalidade instrumental nessas organizações. Apresenta as diretrizes gerais para administração discursiva nas bibliotecas universitárias brasileiras, procurando auxiliar os gestores dessas bibliotecas e incentivar a reflexão e o debate sobre a administração das bibliotecas na sociedade contemporânea

Submitted by Priscilla Araujo (priscilla@ibict.br) on 2016-08-09T17:08:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação Simone Alves_versao finalparaimprimir.pdf: 983292 bytes, checksum: 52635ec28be236807c0d7f61fc0f7ac8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-09T17:08:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação Simone Alves_versao finalparaimprimir.pdf: 983292 bytes, checksum: 52635ec28be236807c0d7f61fc0f7ac8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-11 / O presente trabalho faz uma breve reflexão sobre as atribuições, habilidades e responsabilidades do bibliotecário no âmbito escolar. Apresenta os principais aspectos das teorias do Agir comunicativo, do Discurso e da Reconstrução racional de Jürgen Habermas que se relacionam ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Aborda as principais características da sociedade da informação que demandam o desenvolvimento de habilidades fundamentais à utilização produtiva da informação e da comunicação, e suas implicações para a educação básica no Brasil. Destaca os pressupostos das teorias de Jürgen Habermas para a construção de uma educação emancipatória e libertadora. Mostra, com base na literatura consultada, o imaginário da comunidade escolar sobre o bibliotecário e a biblioteca, o que representam uma barreira para a efetiva inserção deste profissional no processo de ensino-aprendizagem e a transformação da biblioteca como lugar de comunicação e discussão da informação e construção do conhecimento. Faz uma análise da produção científica nas áreas da Ciência da Informação e da Biblioteconomia sobre o bibliotecário escolar que atua em escola pública nas publicações periódicas das áreas com classificação Qualis A1 e A2. Expõe os resultados da pesquisa, que de modo geral revela a necessidade de aprofundar os estudos sobre a atuação, competências e responsabilidades do bibliotecário escolar. Os resultados indicam que 33% dos artigos analisados na pesquisa têm relação com ações de informação voltadas ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem. O estudo também aponta que 27% dos artigos abordaram, de algum modo, questões relativas à atuação e ao papel do bibliotecário na escola, o que denota o interesse dos pesquisadores em construir um paradigma educacional para o bibliotecário escolar. E por fim, faz uma breve reflexão do papel do bibliotecário na escola pública brasileira, com base na teoria do Agir comunicativo, procurando incentivar o debate sobre a importância de este profissional desenvolver ações com enfoque na interação e na comunicação entre os indivíduos, que são aspectos fundamentais ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem. / This paper makes a brief reflection on the duties, responsibilities and skills of the librarian in the school. Presents the main aspects of the theories of Communicative act, Discourse and Rational reconstruction of Jürgen Habermas that relate to the teaching-learning process. Discusses the main features of the information demand the development of key productive use of information and communication skills society, and its implications for basic education in Brazil. Highlights the assumptions of the theories of Jürgen Habermas to build an emancipatory and liberating education. Shows, based on the literature, the imagery of the school community about the librarian and the library, which represent a barrier to the inclusion of this person in the teaching-learning and the transformation of the library as a place for communication and discussion of information and knowledge construction. An analysis of scientific literature in the areas of Information Science and Library on the school librarian who works in a public school in the periodicals of the areas classification Qualis A1 and A2. Exposes search results, which generally reveals the need for further studies on the role, powers and responsibilities of the school librarian. The results indicate that 33% of the articles analyzed in the study are related to information actions aimed at teaching-learning process. The study also shows that 27% of articles addressed somehow, questions concerning the role and the role of the librarian in the school, which shows the interest of researchers in building an educational paradigm for the school librarian. Finally, a brief reflection on the role of the librarian in Brazilian public schools, based on the theory of communicative act, seeking to encourage debate on the importance of this professional develop activities focused on interaction and communication between individuals who are fundamental to the teaching-learning process aspects.

Submitted by Josimara Dias Brumatti (bcgdigital@ndc.uff.br) on 2017-04-06T14:15:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese-AnaPaulaTavaresdeMoraesSilvaCypriano.pdf: 39862568 bytes, checksum: 8a08f2d15557069724d1d09100bcfee1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Josimara Dias Brumatti (bcgdigital@ndc.uff.br) on 2017-04-06T14:15:56Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese-AnaPaulaTavaresdeMoraesSilvaCypriano.pdf: 39862568 bytes, checksum: 8a08f2d15557069724d1d09100bcfee1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-06T14:15:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese-AnaPaulaTavaresdeMoraesSilvaCypriano.pdf: 39862568 bytes, checksum: 8a08f2d15557069724d1d09100bcfee1 (MD5) / Este estudo tem como objetivo geral averiguar a contribuição da fala-em-interação institucional de uma docente na promoção da autonomia discente, do tipo reativa, em contextos mediados pelas novas tecnologias. Situa-se no contexto de ensino e aprendizagem de língua inglesa como língua adicional, em uma escola pública de ensino fundamental, localizada no município do Rio de Janeiro. Os dados foram coletados dentro da abordagem quali-quantitativa de pesquisa. Os instrumentos de pesquisa utilizados foram questionário, gravações em vídeo e áudio de aulas da professora, atividades produzidas pelos discentes, conversas em chat da rede social Facebook e entrevista estruturada. As análises foram feitas considerando-se o conceito de autonomia como sistema multifacetado, conceitos da Análise da Conversa Etnometodológica, e da Sociolinguística Interacional que servem de instrumentos para a análise da fala-em-interação institucional. Os resultados mostram que quando a fala-em-interação institucional leva em conta as várias facetas da autonomia, ela contribui positivamente para a promoção da autonomia discente, do tipo reativa, em ambientes mediados por novas tecnologia. / This study aims to determine the contribution of a teacher’s institutional talk-in-interaction in promoting learner’s reactive type autonomy in technology-mediated learning contexts. Its context is related to teaching and learning English as an additional language in a public elementary school, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Data were collected considering the qualitative and quantitative research approach. The research instruments used were questionnaire, recordings of the teacher’s classes, activities produced by students, interactions in Facebook chats and structured interviews. The data were analyzed considering the concept of autonomy as a multifaceted system, concepts of Conversation Analysis, and Interactional Sociolinguistics as tools for the analysis of institutional talk-ininteraction. The results show that when institutional talk-in-interaction takes into account the various facets of autonomy, it contributes positively to the promotion of student’s reactive type autonomy in technology-mediated learning contexts.

IT-system utvecklas idag ofta i globalt distribuerade organisationer. Detta görs för att möta de krav som ställs från omgivningen samt för att finna specialkompetens. En global organisation kan medföra distribuerat arbete, alltså att utvecklingsgrupper sprids över flera platser. Ett problem med detta kan vara att få alla delar av verksamheten att arbeta mot ett gemensamt mål. Koordination – att hantera beroenden mellan element i komplexa organisationer för att möjliggöra effektivt arbete mot ett gemensamt mål – blir då en viktig aktivitet. Att kommunicera över distans i den takt organisationen kräver är en omöjlighet utan att implementera informations- och kommunikationsteknik (IKT) – digitala verktyg med fokus på kommunikation och spridandet av information. Vi vill i denna uppsats undersöka hur koordination sker i distribuerade IT-projekt, samt vilken roll IKT-stöd har vid koordination av distribuerade IT-projekt. Syftet med denna studie är att bidra med kunskap gällande användandet av IKT-stöd för koordination i distribuerade IT- projekt. Vi genomför denna kvalitativa fallstudie hos IFS World Operations AB – en global affärssystemsleverantör. Data har samlats in genom intervjuer med personer i olika roller inom det undersökta it projektet. Vi har ställt de empiriska resultaten i relation till teorier inom områden som koordination, IT-projekt samt IKT. Våra resultat visar att koordination i agila, distribuerade IT-projekt sker på två nivåer; strategisk samt operationell koordination. Dessa syftar att uppnå mål på olika nivåer. Vi har också kunnat dela in koordinationshandlingar i tre typer utvecklade från teori och observationer; ömsesidig anpassning, framväxande standardisering och organisationsförvaltning. Vi kan även sluta oss till att IKT-stöd främst förhåller sig till koordination på tre sätt i ett distribuerat IT-projekt; möjliggörande, medierande samt begränsande. Med stöd av de ovan presenterade resultaten har vi tagit fram faktorer vi funnit påverka möjligheten att koordinera IT-projekt. Dessa är; gruppdynamik, graden av distribution, fasta utvecklingsgrupper, utveckla teknik tillsammans med organisation samt standardiserade kommunikationskanaler. / Information systems are often developed in globally distributed organizations. Many times the reason for being distributed is to meet requirements and demands from the organizations surrounding and to acquire a specialized set of skills. Global organizations may choose to work distributed, which means that development teams are spread out over multiple locations. This can create problems; how do you make all parts of the organization work together towards a common goal? Thus, coordination – The management of interdependent elements in a complex organization so as to enable them to work together effectively toward a specific goal – becomes important. Long distance communication using information and communication technology (ICT) – digital tools with the purpose of endorsing communication and knowledge – is required to coordinate between locations. In this thesis we examine how coordination is performed in distributed IT-projects. We will also address the role that information and communications technology plays in coordination of these projects. The purpose of the study is to contribute with knowledge in the area of using ICT tools for coordinating distributed IT-projects. This qualitative case study was conducted in cooperation with IFS World Operations AB – a global provider of an Enterprise Resource Planning system. Our empirical data has been collected using five interviews, all with different types of roles from within IT-projects. The data has then been put in relation to theories concerning coordination, IT-projects and ICT. Our findings show coordination in distributed, agile software development projects is working on two levels; strategic and operational coordination. The difference lies with the motivation to complete goals on different levels of the organization. We can also conclude that there are three different kinds of means to carry out coordination; Mutual Adjustment, Emerging standardization and organizational management. Concerning the role of ICT in the coordination of distributed IT-projects we have found it to be threefold; enabling, mediating and limiting. Based on these findings we conclude this study by presenting five factors that influence the ability to coordinate distributed IT-projects. These are: group dynamics, level of distribution, fixed development teams, parallel development of technology and organization and standardized communication channels.

Strategic planning is essential for the management of Information and Communication Technologies in organizations, providing more assertive decisions to establish the basic purposes of improvement and implementation of new resources. The goal of this study was the adaptation of the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) in the creation of a new model to support decision making on the prioritization of investments in strategic planning of Information and Communication Technologies as a support to the methodology PETIC, called PETIC Decision Make (PDM), evaluating its applicability in real case studies. The investigated institutions were a municipal public administration body and a labor union entity, where the PDM was used in the prioritization of investments for the period of five years, using the tool PDMSys created in this study. By means of the proposed method was possible to select alternatives of actions considered preferable and to analyze their dependencies, besides creating a continuous cycle for classification. The results indicated the practicability of the method, avoiding an indication that the dependencies would jeopardize the investment in technologies. In this way, it was verified that the application of the PDM increases the predictability of expenditures, allows the reduction of initial costs and contributes to the assertiveness in the decisions on the management of the technological resources, implying in the global management of the institutions. / O planejamento estratégico é essencial para a gestão das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação nas organizações, proporcionando decisões mais assertivas para o estabelecimento dos propósitos básicos de melhoria e implementação de novos recursos. Abordando o tema, o objetivo deste estudo foi a adaptação do Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) na criação de um novo modelo de apoio à tomada de decisão sobre a priorização de investimentos em planejamento estratégico de Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação como suporte à metodologia PETIC, denominado PETIC Decision Make (PDM), avaliando sua aplicabilidade em estudos de caso real. As instituições investigadas foram um órgão da administração pública municipal e uma entidade sindical, onde se empregou o PDM na priorização de investimentos para o período de cinco anos, utilizando-se a ferramenta PDMSys criada neste estudo. Por meio do método proposto foi possível selecionar alternativas de ações consideradas preferíveis e analisar as suas dependências, além de criar um ciclo contínuo para ordená-las. Os resultados indicaram a praticabilidade do método, evitando indicação em que as dependências prejudicassem o investimento em tecnologias. Dessa forma, constatou-se que a aplicação do PDM amplia a previsibilidade sobre os gastos, possibilita a redução de custos iniciais e contribui para a assertividade nas decisões sobre a gestão dos recursos tecnológicos, implicando na gestão global das instituições.

This study, the effects of computer simulations on the teaching and learning of Atomic Combinations was carried out in the Tshwane North District of Gauteng Province in South Africa. The study employed a non-randomized control-group pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design involving two grade 11 Physical Science classes; one as an experimental (52) and the other as a control group (53). An Achievement Test consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions and a Structured Questionnaire designed for teacher and learner participants were the principal data collection tools used. The questionnaire was developed to answer research questions two and three that guided this study. The questionnaire tested how much learners and teachers were familiar with the use of computers and if there were any hindrances to computer usage. The achievement test instrument was administered as a pre-test and post-test to answer research question one. The experimental group received computer-assisted teaching and the control group was taught using traditional teaching method (lecture) on the same topics. The intervention took two and a half weeks for each of the schools involved in the study. Analyses of scores of the two groups in post-test were compared using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) independent t-test version 16.0. The results showed that t = 0.467, df = 103, p = 0.048 and the Sig. (2-tailed) value is 0.641. Since sig. (2-tailed) value is greater than 0.05, it can be concluded that there is no statistical significant difference between the experimental group and the control group. / Science and Technology Education / M. Sc. (Mathematics, Science & Technology Education)