Author:Kotzé, Paula; Renaud, KDate:2008It is important, for our credibility as user interface designers and educators, that we practice what we preach. Many system designers and programmers remain sceptical about the need for user-centred design. To win them over, there is need ...Read more
Author:Chelule, E; Herselman, Martha E; Van Greunen, DDate:Jul 2010This paper presents the results of a usability study conducted on South African B2C bricks-and-clicks retailers' e-commerce websites. The study employed two evaluation techniques namely; user evaluation and heuristic evaluation (HE). The ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew CDate:Jul 2021The English language is but one of many languages globally in use, yet it seems to dominate the world of automation in its application to computer programming. Our research considers a programming environment in which the written word is not ...Read more
Author:Botha, Adèle; Van Greunen, D; Herselman, Martha EDate:May 2010The interdisciplinary field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), having barely matured past its adolescent shoes, now faces the challenge of meaningfully integrating Mobile Human Computer Interaction (MHCI). MHCI however, when viewed as an ...Read more
Author:Rodil, K; Winschiers-Theophilus, H; Bidwell, NJ; Eskildsen, S; Rehm, M; Koch Kapuire, GDate:Sep 2011Current views of sustainable development recognize the importance of accepting the Indigenous Knowledge (IK) of rural people. However, there is an increasing technological gap between elder IK holders and the younger generation and a persistent ...Read more
Author:Ndwe, J; Barnard, E; Dlodlo, M; Mashao, D; Kuun, C; Sharma, ADate:Sep 2008The OpenPhone project aims to design an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) health information system that enables people who are caregivers for HIV/AIDS infected children to access relevant information by using a telephone in their native ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew C; Dlodlo, N; Jere, NDate:Nov 2016According to its advocates, the Internet of Things holds great promise. Great strides have been made to address its security and standardise communication protocols for data exchange in this potentially unlimited network of connected things. ...Read more
Author:Macagnano, EV; Greeff, MDate:Jul 2007Approximately 4 million people in South Africa suffer from disabilities and are emarginated from society. The ability to effectively communicate and to access/share information has been recognised as key need and the quickest route towards ...Read more