SAICSIT-2000

programme

list of papers in categories with author details on papers page

please see our list of referees to see who has helped to make this conference a success

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Wednesday 1 November

Panel : See Panel Page
Mark Shuttleworth and others talk about how to take on globalization and win

Registration 3pm - 6pm

Thursday 2 November

time
track 1
track 2
track 3
7:45
on-site registration; tea and coffee
8:15
opening
8:30-9:15
keynote: Eric Raymond – Open Software
session chair Ian Sanders Derrick Kourie Andy Bytheway
9:30-10:30

20-minute talks

Digital Imaging Challenges for Artificial Human Vision An expert system algorithm for the identification problem Handling diversity in group work in the Information Systems class
Computerized Assessment of the Appearance of Abraded Fabric Cooperative Learing in Neural Networks using Particle Swarm Optimizers Diversity and Effectiveness in Information Systems Project Teams
Investigating the use of Multiresolution Image Processing and Artificial Neural Networks for Computer-Aided Diagnosis within a Telemedicine Network Using the Taylor Expansion of Multilayer Feedforward Neural Networks Organising educational resources on an Intranet
10:30-11:00
tea and coffee break
session chair Theda Thomas Ian Sanders Paul Licker
11:00-11:40

20-minute talks

Small Group Collaboration and Presence in a Virtual Environment Holistic Programming Environments A multiple perspectives evaluation of the factors affecting software development productivity in an outsourced IT project
Presence as a Means for Understanding User Behaviour in Virtual Environments Analysing Algorithms Using Computed Values On the validation and legitimisation of an Information System - some theoretical considerations and a case study
11:40-13:45
lunch, bird-of-feather meetings
13:45-14:30
guest speaker: Dennis Farrell
session chair Gideon de Kock Philip Machanick Paula Kotzé
14:40-15:40

15-minute talks

An Object-Oriented Framework for Implementing 3-Dimensional World Wide Web Sites Dependability Modelling of Fault-Tolerant Distributed Systems with Multiple Critical Tasks A future of Web-based courseware legacy applications
Object Oriented Software Design of Cellular Arrays for Ecological Modeling An Efficient Algorithm for Estimating All-Terminal Reliability of Networks The development of instruments for a computerised selection battery
B2C E-Commerce: What Usability Factors are Essential for Success? Some Automata-Theoretic Properties of Symmetrical Difference NFAs Addressing problems in Virtual Learning Systems through Collaborations
Capturing the Third Dimension A Polycategory Approach to the Derivation Words in Rewriting Systems Issues and Challenges for Web Based Course Delivery in the South African Tertiary Education Context
15:40-16:10
tea and coffee break
16:10-17:00
informal meeting time
19:00
banquet (venue to be announced)


Friday 3 November

time
track 1
track 2
track 3
7:45
late registration; tea and coffee
8:30-9:15
keynote: Doug Schuler – Community Networks
session chair James Gain Philip Machanick Jean Greyling
9:30-10:30

20-minute talks

A Graphical Environment for the Facilitation of Logic-Based Security Analysis An Incremental Construction Algorithm for Venn Diagrams Motivating and Recruiting Intending Is Professionals: A Study Of What Attracts IS Students To Prospective Employment
An XML-Based Approach to enforcing History-based Separation of Duty Policies in Heterogeneous Workflow Environments Placing Axial Lines in Urban Grids Website Literacy Requirements: Readability and Occulacy Measurement
Conflict analysis as a Means of Enforcing Static Separation of Duty Requirements in Workflow Environments Algorithms for the Shortest Exact Common Superstring Problem Fast tracking students from disadvantaged backgrounds into main stream Computer Science
10:30-11:00
tea and coffee break
session chair Janet Wesson Derrick Kourie Theda Thomas
11:00-12:20

20-minute talks

An Object Oriented Approach to Parser Generation in C++ A Formal Perspective to Specification of Transaction Systems Knowledge Management Technology: Examination of Information-Diverse Repositories as Knowledge Process Enablers
Scheduling on a Multiprocessor-Based Telephone Switch A comparison of bisimulation-based semantic equivalences for noninterleaving behaviour over CCS processes A Proposed Framework for Evaluating Generic Enterprise Models
Feedback in Human-Computer Interaction - Characteristics and Recommendations Algebraic results for structured operational semantics Structuring Knowledge Acquisition in Software Development Projects
Virtual Multicasting as an Example of Information Mass Transit Defining and Specifying Graphs using Formal Model-based Techniques Evaluating the BPR Effect of a SAP R/3 Implementation in a manufacturing environmnent
12:20-13:30
lunch, bird-of-feather meetings
13:45-14:30
SAICSIT AGM
session chair Zoltán Fazekas Andre Calitz Yvette Goussard
14:40-15:25

15-minute talks

A conceptual framework for computer assisted support of educators to enhance individual learning A generic methodology for evaluating intelligent tutoring systems Executive Information Systems in South Africa: A Research synthesis for the Future
Human Computer Interaction applied to World Wide Web applications - in an Educational Context A Natural Language Question Answering System – A new Approach Will E-Commerce Marginalise South Africans?
The Design and Implementation of a Dual-Platform Computing Facility for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Education Computer Science versus Information Systems != Information Technology The impact of Rural/Urban background and Computer Anxiety on Performance in undergraduate Information Systems courses at two South African Universities
15:25
closing tea and coffee

 

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