Research and Innovation Unit ETDs: Recent submissions

  • The team leader and cultural diversity 
    Kokt, Desere; Vermeulen, Werner (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    In a diverse working environment such as the South African situation, it is imperative that issues surrounding cultural diversity, and its impact on employees should be examined. This article reflects on a study conducted ...
  • Three-dimensional visualization of relational databases 
    Kesztyus, Tibor I.; Kratzer, Klaus P. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    In recent years, databases have reached unprecedented complexity and volume. A database structure comprising tens of thousands of tables with a staggering number of inter-table relationships to match can hardly be understood ...
  • Managing product development 
    Holzbaur, Ulrich D. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    Any economy is based on the production and consumption of material or immaterial goods. Development is the process that creates a concise concept of a product. To develop good products within a given frame of time and ...
  • Higher education system and institutional management trends and challenges 
    Nolte, D.A. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The article reviews the trends in higher education internationally and links these changes to new policy developments in higher education in South Africa. The paper then reflects on the implications of these changes at the ...
  • Institutional differentiation. Models and the comprehensive institution 
    Muller, Anton (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The higher education sector faces challenges in the 21 century that institutions need to respond to. In South Africa current reforms emphasize the reality of a changing environment that one can expect institutions will ...
  • A framework for research engagement in South African universities 
    Lategan, Laetus O.K. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    This article analyses the concept of a research university. It addresses questions such as what a research university is, whether in a policy context it is a special type of university and what is the foundation for a ...
  • The chameleon-like characteristics and aspects of learning in higher education 
    Holtzhausen, S.M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    South African higher education institutions required a coherent teaching and learning model, but the effectiveness of such a model is jeopardised by the rapidly changing higher education world and culture. The hope for the ...
  • Quality considerations in South African higher education 
    Hay, Driekie (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The implementation of quality assurance systems in higher education have never been accepted without debate nor severe critique. This can partially be ascribed to academics' strong views on academic freedom and autonomy. ...
  • Higher education in South Africa : state reform initiatives during the first decade of democracy 
    Grobbelaar, Jos (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    This article starts off with a brief overview of the institutional higher education landscape up to the end of 2003. The article outlines the way in which national higher education policies impacted on the institutional ...
  • Bayesian analysis of change-points in poisson processes 
    Moloi, K.D.; Groenewald, P.C.N. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    Change-point analysis deals with the situation where an abrupt change has possibly taken place in the underlying mechanism that generates random variables. In a parametric setting, this means a change in the parameters ...
  • Battery life extending 
    Jackson, C.C.; Kotze, B.J. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    Batteries powering RF transmitters have a generally short life span. Extending this life span, to and beyond 10 years while using a lightweight lithium coin cell, will result in an easy to use semi permanent installation. ...
  • How responsive are South African higher education institutions to regional needs? The case of the Free State 
    Grimsley, Elrita; Hay, Driekie (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    South Africa higher education institutions are faced with a dual imperative: they are expected to become globally competitive and to deliver programmes, research outputs and community services that are accepted by the ...
  • Quality assurance of assessments : a case study 
    Edwards, Tryna (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    Higher education institutions find themselves on the brink of a completely transformed educational scene. However higher education institutions are also influenced by international trends in higher education and these ...
  • Die vryemark sisteemteorie 
    Duvenage, J.B. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The way in which a country's economy is organized is known as an "economic system". At one end of the spectrum is a centrally-controlled or planned economic system, namely communism, in which the government tries to solve ...
  • Nuwe bestuurstyle 
    Duvenage, J.B. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    Managers who had lost the battle to keep unions out of their organizations focus lately on a better human relationship which leads to better working conditions. In any organization the human factor plays a very importanr ...
  • Academic staff recruitment and retention at the Technikon Free State : issues and recommendations 
    Du Plooy, M.J.; Snyman, A.H. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The recruitment and retention of academic staff members is emerging as one of the biggest challenges facing all higher education institutions, including the Technikon Free State (TFS). The TFS is also faced with statutory ...
  • Rapid prototyping and medical product development - getting there fast / first 
    Booysen, Gerrie J. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    When a patient is intubated during anesthesia it is very important that the Endo-tracheal (ET) tube remains in the correct place. If the tube deviates from the correct position it can cause one or both lungs to collapse ...
  • Andragogy : a theoretical overview on learning theories that impact on benchmarking blended learning at the Central Univerity of Technology, Free State 
    Bezuidenhout, J.; Van der Westhuizen, D.; De Beer, K.J. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    Blended learning has shown enormous growth worldwide during the last decade. Blended learning initiatives expanded rapidly, as technological improvement and a greater demand from learners arose as a result of the need for ...
  • Cultural theory and the security fraternity 
    Kokt, Desere; Chadinha, Jos G. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    There is an ongoing debate on the importance and meaning of organisational culture. Comprehending the prevailing organisational culture is crucial for organisations that need to change and/or launch new projects. This ...
  • Molecular methods for the detection of food-borne pathogens an overview 
    Jacoby, A; Booysen, E. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    With various food-borne pathogens that are liable for human illnesses and in some occasions even deaths, a rapid method for detecting these pathogens has become critical, not only in the food industry for hygienic and ...

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