Browsing Masters Degrees (Information Systems and Technology) by Title
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The employees’ perception on the adoption of big data analytics by selected medical aid organisations in Durban.
(2017)The increase of number of data available in today’s world has prompted different industries to find a way to get the value out of the data available. Big data analytics is a term used to describe the analysis of the enormous ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of mobile telecommunication services in Durban and Lagos.
(2013-09-11)Telecommunication includes voice, video and internet communication services. Thus, mobile telecommunication services involve voice communication, video streaming, graphics and television services at high speed. Technology ... -
Factors of user interface design that influence usage of e-banking websites.
(2016)The aim of this research is to investigate factors of users’ interface design that influence the usage of e-banking websites in South Africa. The advent of electronic banking (e-banking) has brought about a change in which ... -
Factors that influence young adults' online security awareness.
(2013)The information age presents many fears of security threats to the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information systems and their associated data. Despite the advent of countermeasures, such as antivirus ... -
Forensic computing strategies for ethical academic writing.
(2009)This study resulted in the creation of a conceptual framework for ethical academic writing that can be applied to cases of authorship identification. The framework is the culmination of research into various other forensic ... -
A framework for developing a strategy for a small information technology company.
(2001)Much has been documented about the importance of effective strategic planning as a basis for an organisation to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. Inadequate strategic planning is also widely recognised to ... -
From promise to practice : information systems implementation : why the gap? : a study of organisational learning at the University of Natal, Durban campus, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2000)The following study has taken a systems approach to investigate organisational learning within the University of Natal, Durban (UND), The research used the Banner system implementation project as the case study for the ... -
Gamification of e-Learning: an investigation into the influence of gamification on student motivation.
(2017)Traditional teacher-centred learning is being confronted by an increasing awareness of the value of student-centred learning. E-learning, despite its limitations, is often presented as a solution to learning challenges ... -
Information risk management within supply chains.
(2013-10-01)A supply chain is an integrated process wherein different organizations combine their efforts in acquiring raw materials, transforming the raw materials into finished products and delivering the finished products to the ... -
Information systems performance : a study of individual and group social cognitive predictors.
(2017)Over the past decades, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the way that businesses and individuals operate, live and learn. The Information Systems (ISs) that drive these technologies have ... -
An integration of traditional project management principles into Agile software development methodologies.
(2016)A large amount of money and effort has been invested by companies into establishing their project management (PM) environment and processes which follow the classical phased approach where requirements are defined upfront ... -
Internet banking usage among academic staff at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)Internet banking has become an important e-service, offering benefits to both customers and banking institutions. In spite of these benefits, many customers continue to resist the use of Internet banking for many reasons. ... -
An investigation of high school learners using MXIT, and their attitudes towards mobile security.
(2013-10-10)This research encompassed an investigation of high school learners using MXiT, and their attitudes towards mobile security guidelines. The research was conducted across thirteen schools in the Pinetown, ILembe and Umlazi ... -
The management of e-waste in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)Information Technology is seen as that which makes one's life easier, fun and more comfortable. When a new cellular phone is launched one is eager to see what the new phone has to offer, and often one convinces ... -
On the effects of structuring idea generation tasks and supporting consensus building in a Multi-Criteria Group Decision Making Environment.
(1999)Decision making is a process that is characterized by several activities. For a typical semi-structured to unstructured multi-criteria task, decision-makers must go through problem exploration, the so-called intelligence ... -
Perception and preparedness of stakeholders at hospitals to utilize a paperless environment.
(2013-10-30)The embracing of Health Information Technology (HIT) by hospitals is viewed as one mechanism to mitigate the ever-growing healthcare supply and demand gap, reduce medical errors, increase efficiency, improve quality of ... -
Perceptions and conceptions about e-education among learners in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2007)This research project forms part of a comprehensive coordinated project to determine whether it is feasible to introduce e-Education in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) public schools by 2013, as envisaged in the Department of Education's ... -
The perspectives of technology implementers about informaton communication technology deployment to rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)The purpose of this study was to explore the deployment of Information Communication Tech-nology to rural communities of KwaZulu-Natal from the perspective of the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), the technology ... -
Real-time strategy games and task switching.
(2014)Numerous authors have examined the effects of video games on executive functions. This research focuses on the effects of video games on task switching, one aspect of executive functions. Switching between different tasks ... -
The role of information systems integration in achieving Batho Pele within the KZN Provincial public service.
(2014)A major responsibility confronted the Government of National Unity (GNU) in 1994 was to undo the apartheid legacies of poverty, inequality and racial segregation in order to create a single, and efficient public service ...