Browsing Magister Commercii - MCom (IM) (Information Management) by Author "Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences"
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The application of usability principles to create web-based applications that achieve increased system usage
Bezuidenhout, Stephanie (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This research work investigates and reports on the contribution of usability and perceptual frameworks towards understanding and ultimately increasing usage of a sales website and a corporate marketing website for a major ... -
The factors that influence electronic payment adoption by SMEs in two cities of China
Hu, Guo Dong (University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study will refer specifically to the reasons why SMEs are not willing to use e-payment as their first-choice method: the reasons hampering e-payment adoption. -
Improving library services through the application of business performance concepts
Sinyenyeko-Sayo, Nondumiso Constance (University of the Western Cape, 2007)In virtually any field of endeavour today, access to information is a prerequisite for success. Library services are affected by financial considerations and staffing problems. This work evaluated library performance with ... -
Information management in the travel industry: The role and impact of the Internet
Song, Haitao (University of the Western Cape, 2005)In this information age, the Internet has found a role in various industries such as transportation, advertising, etc. The travel industry, in which communication between travellers and travel service providers is a very ... -
Information technology architecture and related strategic factors supporting business advantage
Sissing, Donovan (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Information Technology (IT) architecture is not restricted to technology, but may also address the views of business activities; their processes; data sets and information flows; applications and software; and technology. ... -
An Information-Based Strategic Framework for Determining the Optimum Level of Project or Service Financing
Roman, Danver Leonard. (University of the Western Cape, 2008)This thesis explores and explains the existence of a best practice model to optimise the transfer of funds (the transfer funding process) between funders and service providers in the public sector. Using ideas about best ... -
Instructional design process in a web-based learning management system: design, implementation and evaluation issues
Njenga, James Kariuki (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Web technologies have necessitated a transformation culture in higher education institutions. Many of these institutions are employing web technologies whose development, for varying reasons, is not supported by research ... -
The integration of technology in mathematics at secondary schools in the Western Cape to enhance learner performance: an evaluation of the Khanya Project
Govender, Indren (University of the Western Cape, 2008)There is a dire need to transform Mathematics education in the schooling system in South Africa as this is evident by the poor learner performance in the Mathematics examination results. There is a high failure rate in ... -
Knowledge management in a South African organization: application and comparison of the work of Nonaka nad Takeuchi to practice
Harry, Ricardo (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of how the knowledge creation process can be used to add value to the management of knowledge in a South African organization. This thesis describes, explores and ... -
Management education via the internet: factors facilitating and inhibiting the adoption of WEBCT at a faculty in a higher education institution
America, Carina (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in particular, impact increasingly on the activities of commerce and industry and in the process also change the manner in which courses are delivered in higher education. ... -
A pilot emperical investigation into student perceptions of service quality at the Department of Management of the University of the Western Cape
Combrinck, Theodore Peter (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This pilot research survey was undertaken as a result of the need to assess the service quality within Higher Education in general and the Department of Management at UWC in particular. This report focuses on the complexities ... -
Radio frequency spectrum monitoring: Officers' acceptance of monitoring technologies such as fixed direction finders
Phoshoko, Silas M. (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The research focuses on the acceptance of new technologies within the telecommunications industry. The study examines three models namely Innovation theory, Theory of Reason Action (TRA), and Technology Acceptance Model ... -
The utilisation of formative and summative electronic assessments in historically disadvantaged institutions (HDI) in the Western Cape
Pillay, Paliga (University of the Western Cape, 2005)In this thesis, I explore the benefit of electronic formative assessment on learner achievement. Studies had revealed the connection between throughput and assessment. There is great discrepancy between the throughput rate ...