Internet of Things (IoT) implementation in learning institutions: a systematic literature review

Internet of Things (IoT) is a computing concept facilitating the management of collaborative activities from one central area. Millennial learners, growth in enrolment numbers in universities, and the need for equity and quality learning necessitate the use of IoT technologies in education. The focus of this paper is to examine IoT implementations in learning institutes, their application areas, the themes presented, the models and methodologies used, and the benefits. This study concentrated on publications from 2008 to 2017. The outcomes revealed that the utilization of IoT for tracking and tracing a learner’s attendance had been one of the application areas of IoT in education. This study further categorized the papers and presents novel research opportunities based on concentrated themes and areas that had not been fully exhausted. Most research studies employed qualitative methods, with a few utilizing a quantitative approach with surveys. Research themes exhibited a shortcoming in other important themes, such as the models and methodologies used for implementing IoT. Finally, the results of this study agree that IoT implementation could help solve some issues in learning institutions like equity and quality learning. The results from this research also provide a base for future research works on the successful implementation of IoT in learning institutions

Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology

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An exploration of the investigative value of cell phone record analysis in the investigation of serious and violent crimes in the Winelands District, Western Cape Province

In modern times, cell phones have influenced people’s everyday lives and changed the ways they interact with each other and one another. The continuous development and advancement of cell phone technology has also sophisticated the way in which cell phones are used. For many people, cell phones have replaced many functions previously performed on laptops and computers, such as storing important information, conversations, keeping of schedules; as well as saving and transferring files, and internet surfing. Accordingly, the usage of cell phones has become an important part of people’s everyday life, and has changed people’s ways of interacting with one another. However, the popularity of mobile devices has been overshadowed by their frequent usage in digital crimes, which also necessitated the application of digital forensics in crime investigation. It could then be postulated that cell phones have played a significant part in the commission of many crimes and the subsequent investigation thereof. In that regard, cell phone investigation could be viewed as the future of criminal investigations and analysis. This research, therefore, explores the investigative value of cell phone record analysis in the investigation of serious and violent crimes in the Winelands District, Western Cape Province.Police PracticeM.A. (Forensic Investigation