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Evaluating a masters programme in health information management
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The use of information, as well as the volume thereof, has grown extensively over time, and is, arguably, the most fundamental resource for informed decision-making in most organisations (Nath, 2017). In order to understand ... -
Evaluating a masters programme in health information management
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Health Information Management (HIM) is an essential health administration component for the organising, coordinating and distribution of health related information, for the benefit of all its recipients. HIM professionals ... -
Evaluating an information literacy intervention for first year engineering students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The aim of the research project is to investigate the effectiveness of an information literacy intervention for first year engineering students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Information literacy has been ... -
Evaluating an Information Literacy intervention for first year Faculty of Business students at Rosebank College Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of an Information Literacy intervention administered to first year Faculty of Business students at Rosebank College Cape Town. The exponential nature of ... -
Evaluating cape honey bee sperm quality and the in vitro effect of miticides on sperm functionality and structure
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Apis mellifera (honey bees) are essential pollinators and thus considered a keystone species. Reproductive success is therefore important to the survival of the species, with drone sperm quality playing a vital role in ... -
Evaluating community health workers’ capacity to deliver ‘lifestyle Africa’ in Cape Town, South Africa: adaptation of the diabetes prevention programme for a middle-income country
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background and rationale: There is a growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as Type 2 Diabetes, globally and in particular in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). LMICs face the added challenge of ... -
Evaluating employee responses to the lean enterprise system at a manufacturing company in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)There is usually much reaction among employees when a new system is introduced in an organization. These things are intended to improve performance but sometimes cause considerable controversy amongst the employees and ... -
Evaluating processes for curbing workplace substance abuse within the city of Cape Town. Case study: safety and security directorate.
(2013)The City of Cape Town Municipality is the implementing agent of service delivery and developmental programmes. The importance and impact of the services and programmes are imperative to the citizens it serves; thus, the ... -
Evaluating South Africa's Proposed Withdrawal from the ICC: A Way Forward?
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Since 2009, the first permanent international criminal court's operation is known to be marked by diplomatic tension between the African Union (AU) and the ICC. A host of African member states have called for African ... -
Evaluating South Africa’s accession to the World Trade Organisation Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA).
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)South Africa’s participation in international agreements is governed by s231 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.1 This section states that the negotiation and signing of all international agreements ... -
Evaluating telemetry system of the Phalaborwa water treatment works process in Lepelle northern water
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Water is a strategic resource critical for basic human needs and for sustaining key economic sectors, including various emerging small businesses. The significance of water to everyday life become apparent mainly during ... -
Evaluating the Construct Validity of the KIDSCREEN-52 Quality of Life questionnaire within a South African context utilizing Exploratory Factor Analysis: Initial validation
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The absence of a suitable measure to assess the health related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents in South Africa, led to the use of the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire in this study. This questionnaire was ... -
Evaluating the content validity of the dimensions of a questionnaire measuring factors associated with substance use in adolescents in low socio-economic status communities
(University of Western Cape, 2012)Substance abuse is recognised as one of the greatest health and social problems in South Africa (SA). There is a need to explore the problem of substance use in the South African context in terms of the Bio-ecological ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of digital oral health promotion on knowledge, self-check, and self-care practices of students at a Durban college, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)A novel concept in oral health is the use of digital healthcare communication tools in a primary preventative approach to address the enormous challenges posed by oral health disease burdens on limited health budgets. This ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the audit committee: A case for protection of the independence of the audit committee under the South African corporate structure
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The recent wave of corporate governance failures in South Africa has exposed, among others, weaknesses in the realm of the audit committee as an oversight body within the corporate structure, both in private and public ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the regional collaboration on the common teaching platform for undergraduate nursing in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy necessitated transformation within all sectors to ensure their appropriateness for the new democratic era. In line with the national transformation agenda and the ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of youth development programmes in Cape Town: A case study of the Chrysalis Academy, Lavender Hill (2007-2017)
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The importance of the youth to the future of a country is acknowledged in the frequently used maxim that the youth of today represents the leaders of the future. If we want future leaders of high quality, it stands to ... -
Evaluating the enforcement of World Trade Organisation dispute settlement decisions
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The World Trade Organisation (WTO) deals with regulation of trade in goods, services and intellectual property between participating countries by providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements.1 Furthermore, it ... -
Evaluating the feasibility of the expansion of community based rehabilitation into the physiotherapy curriculum in Ahfad University for women Sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) is used internationally, to address the lack of access of People with Disabilities (PwD) to rehabilitation services. Physiotherapy is one of the rehabilitation services offered to PwDs ... -
Evaluating the impact of facility and household-level factors on early learning development in Philippi, Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Early learning opportunities in South Africa are both inaccessible and unequal in quality due to facility and household-level factors. With minimal resources, Early Childhood Development (ECD) facilities in poor communities ...