Browsing Inaugural Lectures - Vaal Triangle Campus by Issue Date
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Wither thou the African peer review mechanism process? / Ernest Peprah Ababio
(Vanderbijlpark : North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2009-10-30) -
Information Systems and the Humanities: A Symbiotic Relationship? / J.H. Kroeze
(2009-11-13)The lecture explores the nature of the relationship between the study fields of Information Systems and the humanities. Although literature on Humanities Computing states in principle that there is a bi-directional, ... -
Impressions on conducting and reporting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary environmental research in South Africa a historian's perspective / Elize S. Van Eeden
(Vanderbijlpark :|bNorth-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2013-02-01)Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would get the opportunity in my academic lifetime to combine, into one inaugural lecture, my regional history research experience in a wide variety of disciplinary fields, ... -
Vulnerable, but invincible? ecosystemic pathways to South African youths' resilience / L.C. Theron
(2013-02-01)The earliest studies of resilience (Anthony & Cohler, 1987; Werner & Smith, 1982) posited that resilient young people were "vulnerable, but invincible" (Werner, 1996) or even "invulnerable" (Anthony & Cohler, 1987). At ... -
Speech technology for development working towards impact / Etienne Barnard
(Vanderbijlpark : North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2013-02-01)Providind people in under-served communities with information access could be of great social value. I discuss some of our attempts during the past decade to create systems based on speech technology which can be used for ... -
The importance of being multilingual / Susan Coetzee-Van Rooy
(Vanderbijlpark : North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2013-02-06)In this lecture I want to focus on the importance of being multilingual. To start with, I will briefly explore the reality that today the majority of people across the world are multilingual. . This phenomenon is driven ... -
Uranium pollution of water : a global perspective on the situation in South Africa / Frank Winde
(Vanderbijlpark : North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2013-02-13) -
“In alle erns speelspeel” – die spelende mens en literatuur / Adéle Nel
(Vanderbijlpark : North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2014-09-14) -
Urban food insecurity: A case for conditional cash grants? / Wynand Grobler
(Vanderbijlpark: North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2015-11-12)Food security, as a concept, can be traced back to the mid-1970s when the UN World Food Conference set up the Committee on World Food Security in 1975. In the early-1980s, the Committee on World Food Security expanded the ... -
Profiling the Generation Y cohort / Ayesha Bevan-Dye
(Vanderbijlpark: North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)Generational differences are relevant as they reflect differences in attitudes, values, ambitions and mind-sets between people. A generational cohort refers to the aggregate progeny of the preceding generation and parents ... -
Theory (academic) and practice (industry) : dissimilar research fields and subject specific disciplines : an interdisciplinary approach / J.P. Beukes
(Vanderbijlpark : North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016) -
Siyakhulisa :an empowerment driven journey towards quality early childhood development practices / J.E. Fourie
(Potchefstroom : North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)Investment in Early Childhood Development (ECD) is one of the most effective ways in which to decrease social disparities caused by adverse environments as such environments hamper the development of young children. This ... -
A legally strategic look at the octopus called school (More complex below the surface than meets the eye) / Elda de Waal
(Vanderbijlpark: North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016-09-16) -
Assessment to support self-directed learning: the case of the NWU / B.J.J. (Kobus) Lombard
(North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, 2018)This paper revolved around the question: How could the North-West University (NWU) manoeuvre the alignment of assessment to support self-directed learning (SDL) to realise the goals as stated in its Teaching and Learning ... -
Inclusive education: all about humanity and YET .... / Mirna Nel
(North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, 2018)Since the adoption of the Universal Human Rights Declaration (UDHR) in 1948 the world has attempted to move towards a more humane society where human rights and social justice were integrated as fundamental principles to ... -
Fostering innovation in the public sector / C Hofisi
(North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, 2018) -
Turning potential into performance : the missing link in (IS) leadership? / Marius Stander
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019)Globally, the business environment and business leadership is increasingly becoming more volatile, uncertain and complex. Leaders need to reconsider the way they think about and manage their businesses. During the 4th ... -
Operational research : a better science for better decision making / Philip Pretorius
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019)This article aims to illustrate better science for better decision making, using new data, new models and/or new frameworks. An operational researcher (OR) incorporates new data, new models and/or a new framework to improve ... -
Sustainable business intelligence systems : Modelling for the future / Roelien Goede
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019)Business intelligence systems are used in support of strategic decision-making in organisations. Strategic decisions in support of the sustainable development goals require accurate and accessible data. Of equal importance ... -
The nexus of poverty and housing insecurity : Developing a Household Housing Insecurity Index (HHII) / Steven Henry Dunga
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2021)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise poverty as one of the biggest challenges to the achievement of global development. Poverty is featured among the top challenges of the 21stcentury, which include ecological ...
