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Browsing Research and Innovation Unit by Author "Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein"

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  • The relationship between body mass index, energy intake and level of physical activity of HIV positive women (25-44 years) in Mangaung 
    Le Roux, M.; Walsh, C.; Nel, R.; Hattingh, Z. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Objective: To determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI), energy intake and levels of physical activity of HIV negative and HIV positive women. Design: Cross sectional study. Methodology: A random sample ...
  • "Research education" : a concept wider than postgraduate supervision? 
    Lategan, L.O.K. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014)
    This paper promotes the argument that although conventional postgraduate supervision is useful to address the research skills and competences of postgraduate students, a wider perspective is nonetheless required to educate ...
  • Researching the first year accounting problem : factors influencing success or failure at a South African higher education institutions 
    Barnes, H.; DZansi, D.; Wilkinson, A.; Viljoen, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2009)
    Under-performance and failure in first year accounting is a problem experienced in many higher education institutions world-wide as well as in South Africa. Literature shows that the problem is relatively well researched. ...
  • Reverse engineering in industrial applications. A comparative study. 
    Dimitriv, D.; Deez, B.S.; Sonn, A.E (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2009)
    The development of innovative products and their realisation by means of advanced manufacturing methods and process combinations is more becoming a key issue in international competitiveness. The industrial production is ...
  • Review and analysis of work sampling methods : the case of an automated labour performance measurement system using the work sampling method 
    Van Blommenstein, D.; Matope, S.; Van der Merwe, A.F. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 9, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2011)
    This paper analyses work sampling and time study as work measurement methods with the view of employing them in an automated labour performance measurement system. These are compared with respect to Hawthorn effect, labour ...
  • A review of how to optimize learning from external representations 
    Moremoholo, T.P. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013)
    This article reviews research on learning with external representations and provides a theoretical background on how to optimize learning from external representations. General factors, such as the type of material to be ...
  • Riglyne aan die entrepreneur 
    Duvenage, J.B. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    The concept entrepreneurship can be defined as the ordinary individual who does extraordinary things which other ordinary individuals hesitate to do. The act of doing is a distinctive element of the entrepreneur. Considering ...
  • The role of collaboration in the South African tooling industry 
    Geyer, J.J.; Bruwer, R. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 4, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2006)
    The efficient design and manufacturing of injection moulds (and other tooling), requires collaboration between multi-disciplinary, geographically separated units and companies, including the company that orders plastic ...
  • Role of technology and media in tertiary education : an overview 
    Fourie, Elmarie (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    It seems traditional training methods are no longer able to satisfy learners' learning needs and experiences. Although most of today's learners use some form of information technology in their learning, they are actively ...
  • The role of the audit committee in supporting the external auditor's independence and effectiveness 
    Marx, B.; Lubbe, D. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2010)
    This article discusses the developments and factors that impact on the external audit function, and analyses the role that an effectively functioning audit committee can play in supporting the external auditor's independence ...
  • The roles of work-integrated learning in achieving critical cross-field outcomes in a hospitality management programme 
    Jacobs, H.; Teise, V.N. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014)
    Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) is a form of Experiential Learning (EL) which implies learning by experience. This article represents the findings of a study regarding the roles of WIL and how such roles can be quantified ...
  • Science and scholarship in historical perspective 
    Strauss, Danie (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    The "making" of the modern world cannot be divorced from the allpermeating influence of the modern natural sciences. Although the Renaissance spirit, aimed at exploring the possibilities of human rationality in an unrestricted ...
  • Score and hide-thickness, together with tick burden and body condition score, in four cattle breeds in the South-eastern Free State province of South Africa 
    Fourie, P.J.; Foster, L.A.; Neser, F.W.C. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013)
    A study was conducted to determine the differences between four breeds in respect of coat score, hide-thickness, tick burden and body condition score. The study was comprised of 40 heifers - 10 of each breed, namely ...
  • Selecting a pricing strategy : a statistical approach 
    Smit, L.; Van Niekerk, T. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014)
    Pricing management, as part of the marketing strategy of an organisation, is a difficult and highly complex - but also critically important - management activity, as it affects the revenue and therefore the profits of an ...
  • Service-learning : relevance and meaning 
    Palmer, Esther (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Institutions of higher education have multiple purposes. These purposes focus mainly on teaching (learning), research, and community service, but it is believed that more attention and resources should be turned to the ...
  • Service-learning and experiential learning as forms of experiential education : similarities and dissimilarities 
    Snyman, Andries (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    In 2003 is vier technikons genooi om deel te neem aan die "Community Higher Education Service Partnership" (CHESP) inisiatief van die "Joint Education Trust" (JET). Die doel is om diens-leer modules oor verskeie dissiplines ...
  • Setting the silences to speak : "Towards a critical consciousness of adolescent orphans" 
    Mthiyane, N.P. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2012)
    This paper explores comparatively the voices of the orphaned adolescents living in an orphanage and foster homes. Currently the emphasis is on children's rights; it is believed that children have rights to have their ...
  • Short term load forecasting using neural networks 
    Nigrini, L.B.; Jordaan, G.D. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013)
    Several forecasting models are available for research in predicting the shape of electric load curves. The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), can be applied to model ...
  • The single public service and local government turnaround strategy: incompatible or complimentary for improved local government service delivery? 
    Kroukamp, H. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 9, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2011)
    The South African public service has unfortunately rapidly gained a reputation for inefficiency, corruption and incompetence. Government has therefore introduced a variety of legislative measures to ensure that the public ...
  • Social justice for and through sustainable learning environments 
    Mahlomaholo, Sechaba M.G.; Molebatsi, Milton M.; Francis, Dennis (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2012)
    If our intention as parents, educators, educationists, researchers and community members is to create sustainability in the learning environments, then social justice is where we should start and where we should aim. Social ...

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