Browsing Dept. of Computer Science by Author "Mbogho, Audrey J W"
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An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School
Le Roux, Zelda Joy (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2015)The larger population of South African learners do not learn effectively and struggle with low academic achievements currently. This can be attributed to various factors such as frequent changes in the curriculum, ...
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Bridging the digital divide in African post-conflict countries : a case study of the DRC cities of Kinshasa and Kananga
Maketa, Lutete Thomas (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)The digital divide is largely seen as the main problem that developing economies and societies must overcome to gain economic productivity and social welfare. In this document we state that modern western perception of the ...
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Bridging the digital divide in African post-conflict countries: a case study of the DRC cities in Kinshasa and Kananga
Thomas, Nakela Lutele (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)The digital divide is largely seen as the main problem that developing economies and societies must overcome to gain economic productivity and social welfare. In this document we state that modern western perception of the ...
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A cross-platform usability evaluation of 2D visual tagging systems
King, Samuel Olugbenga (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)By encoding 2D bar codes that store URL links, SMS or plain text, 2D visual tags link infonnation about objects in the physical world to online or offline content. The existence of physical world hyperlinks in the fonn of ...
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Enabling visually impaired people to use touch screen phones
Kivaisi, Alexander (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2015)Most mobile applications are not designed for visually impaired people. The concept of universal design is not adopted by most application developers. Therefore, interaction between a visually impaired user and the mobile ...
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Evaluation of the usability and usefulness of automatic speech recognition among users in South Africa
Florence, Idowu Modupeola (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)An automatic speech recognition (ASR) system is a software application which recognizes human speech, processes it as input, and displays a text version of the speech as output or uses the input as commands for another ...
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Evaluation of the usability and usefulness of automatic speech recognition among users in South Africa [electronic resource]
Idowu, Modupeola Florence (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)An automatic speech recognition (ASR) system is a software application which recognizes human speech, processes it as input, and displays a text version of the speech as output or uses the input as commands for another ...
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Improving searchability of automatically transcribed lectures through dynamic language modelling
Marquard, Stephen (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2012)Recording university lectures through lecture capture systems is increasingly common. However, a single continuous audio recording is often unhelpful for users, who may wish to navigate quickly to a particular part of a ...
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Integrating contextmapping and interaction design: designing with and for small-scale urban farmers in Soweto
Fenn, Terence Kevin (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2015)This thesis describes and reflects on the effectiveness of integrating contextmapping as both a methodology and interaction design practice in order to co-design digital products with and for developing communities. A ...
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Uncertain input estimation with application to Kalman tracking
Nashenda, Hubert Tangee (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)Many motion tracking systems average and integrate tracking measurements over a period of time in order to reduce the effects of device noise, external noise and other disturbances. The target (user) is likely to be ...
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A weather related causal analysis on consolidated delay at Newark Liberty International Airport
O'Loghlen, Gerald Philip (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2013)The closure of the European airspace due to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 proved a major challenge for airlines and aviation authorities on a global scale. In contrast, more seasonal adverse ...