Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans

G.J. van Wyk (Tegn. Red.), A.E. Cloete, A. Jordaan, H.C. Liebenberg en H.J. Lubbe. Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans (eerste fase). 2002. 271 pp. Stellenbosch: WAT-Trus

The language ecology of a new Afrikaans Bible

Three sets of codes are germane to a current Afrikaans Bible translation: Dutch, English and varieties of Afrikaans, especially Standard Afrikaans. Dutch was established as a local language of culture in the Dutch era from 1652 to 1806. The sweeping transformation of Cape society by British colonial rule gave great impetus to Dutch as a local language of culture. On account of religious language conservatism, which considers an elevated and exclusive code important, the local Dutch church had a powerful vested interest in Dutch. The English linguistic and cultural tradition that penetrated the local Dutch-Afrikaans church in the nineteenth century had an increasing impact. The Afrikaans Bible is translated in Standard Afrikaans. Both the ideological connection of this code with Afrikaner nationalism and its marked divergence from varieties of colloquial Afrikaans are relevant to a new Afrikaans Bible translation. (Acta Theologica, Supplementum 2, 2002: 280-289

The Role of Business Intelligence in Information-Intensive Small Businesses: Initial Results from an Interpretive Study

Small businesses have limited resources that need to be utilised for maximum return. Business intelligence (BI) systems can provide decision-makers, who in small businesses are predominantly the owner-managers, with access to data that enbles them to make informed decisions on where to apply their limited resources. Given the dearth of literature on the role of BI in small businesses this research-in-progress paper documents the intitial results from an interpretive qualitative study, the purpose of which is to explore the use of BI in information-intensive small businesses to support strategic, tactical and operational decision-making that suggest BI can indeed play a role but that support and guidance can ensure that BI to fully exploit data for decision-making. The paper concludes with the next stpes for the current research as well as future research

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Scenarios for information and communication technology in sub-Saharan African academic libraries: a research proposal

In this research-in-progress paper, the proposal for a research project is presented for discussion. The purpose of the project is to develop a set of scenarios that describes a range of possible future environments pertaining to information and communications technology (ICT) in academic libraries in sub-Saharan Africa over the next 6 years. The value of the study is that this set of scenarios can be used and adapted by libraries to inform strategic planning, decision-making and/or policymaking by various stakeholders when it comes to investing limited resources into ICT infrastructure and capacity building to support academic institutions’ teaching and research. The proposed research design comprises a Delphi study followed by scenario development

31W. From Scream Team to Dream Team: Practical Ways to Improve Group Relations

Do you use group projects in your IS course? Do interpersonal issues in your student groups drive you crazy? Whilst students often find group work frustrating, working in groups “better simulates the work environment in which graduates are expected to perform” according to the IS 2009 curriculum guidelines for IS programs (Topi et al, 2009). As lecturers we are responsible to teach not only the content but also to equip students with the necessary skills to apply the content successfully and improve their workplace readiness. This workshop will show you how to use team role preferences to improve group dynamics to reduce group work frustration for both students and lecturers

An exploratory study of business intelligence in knowledge-based growth small, medium and micro-enterprises in South Africa

Small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) play an important part in all economies but particularly in developing economies. Growth 'SMMEs seek to grow either in size, revenue and/or asset value by reinvesting available resources; these enterprises tend to spend their available resources on operational when it comes to information and communication technology (ICT). But these systems, whilst necessary are not sufficient. They are geared toward capturing data but not producing information. Business intelligence (BI) can provide decision-makers, who in SMMEs are predominantly owner-managers, with access to information that enables them to make informed decisions on where to apply limited resources. Because BI requires operational systems to be in place to gather the data it is the logical next step. Despite increasing discussion in the press and amongst BI practitioners, academic research with regard to BI in SMMEs remains sparse. Since the potential contribution of BI to SMMEs can only be assessed by first understanding current information practices and needs in such enterprises, the purpose of this study is to explore the use of use of BI to support strategic, tactical and operational decision-making. This research uses an interpretive approach to collect data using semi-structured interviews from the owner-managers of six knowledge-based growth SMMEs in South Africa selected through purposive sampling. The research results suggest that BI can play an important role in knowledge-based growth SMMEs but that support and guidance is needed to ensure that BI is used appropriately to fully exploit available data for decision-making in addition to expanding available data sources. Future research can adopt a more rigorous positivist approach to confirm the findings of this study, expand the population to other sectors in South Africa and/or SMMEs in other countries. An action research methodology can also be used to apply BI interventions in SMMEs to investigate specific BI solutions in-depth. The research may be of value to participating and other SMME owner-managers, policy makers, government agencies, business advisers, and academic researchers.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.Information Scienceunrestricte

Afrikaans as Standaard Gemiddelde Europees:Wanneer ‘n lid uit sy taalarea beweeg

A recent trend in the study of Standard Average European is the extraterritorial perspective of examining the extent to which non-European languages have converged with this Sprachbund as a result of contact with one or more of its members. The present article complements this line of research in that it investigates the extent to which a European language has diverged from Standard Average European after leaving the linguistic area. The focus is on Dutch, a nuclear member of the Sprachbund, and Afrikaans, its colonial offshoot. The two languages are compared with respect to twelve of the most distinctive linguistic features of Standard Average European. Afrikaans is found to share ten of them with Dutch, including anticausative prominence and formally distinguished intensifiers and reflexives, and could therefore still be considered a core member of the Sprachbund, despite deviations in the expression of negative pronouns and the grammaticality of external possessor constructions. This relatively low degree of divergence may be attributed to the continuity from Settler Dutch to at least the variety of Afrikaans on which the standard language is based and to the important role that Dutch continued to play in the history of Afrikaans

Graduateness of computing students in a Sub-Saharan African context

This paper surveys graduate attributes as is required of students in Computer Science and Information Systems disciplines in Africa in general and in South Africa in particular. Graduate attributes as envisioned by students and employers internationally are discussed complemented by an international, liberal education perspective to indicate the importance of graduate attributes from both of these groups’ perspective. This discussion is followed by insights specific to computing disciplines in Sub-Saharan African countries. An overview of the graduate attributes required by the South African National Qualifications Framework and the South African Qualifications Authority is compared to the attributes suggested by the Association for Computing Machinery for Computing syllabi. It is felt that this may help African and in particular South African computing departments to self-assess their programmes in terms of international standards