School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT): Recent submissions
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On improvement of the weather information management in Uganda: proceedings of the 5th UbuntuNet Alliance annual Conference.
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2012-11)Weather forecasts are used to make important decisions (e.g. reduce crop damage, reduce property damage, save lives, safety in the aviation industry) that can enhance a country's economy. This paper presents the challenges ... -
Comparative analysis of the coverage of the New Vision and the Daily Monitor on rural poverty alleviation in Uganda from 1st January, 2007 to 31st December, 2009
(Makerere University, 2013)Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the treatment accorded to the coverage of rural poverty alleviation in Uganda in both the New Vision and the Daily Monitor newspapers which are the most widely circulated daily ... -
A framework for designing sustainable telemedicine information systems in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-06)Although telemedicine has been widely used in the developed countries, it is still relatively a new technology in the developing world. A number of challenges have emerged in the process of diffusing telemedicine, thereby ... -
Distance learning library services in Ugandan universities
(Makerere University, 2009-04)The study was about Distance Learning Library Services in Ugandan Universities focusing on Makerere University and Uganda Martyrs University. The study aimed at providing strategies for enhanced distance learning library ... -
E-learning software acquisition for blended learning: The case of higher institutions in Uganda with limited budgets
(Makerere University, 2009-12)With the rapid growth of information technology together with the growing demand for educational services in developing countries, the blending of face-to-face learning with e-learning is no longer a luxury. The question ... -
A systematic approach to requirements engineering process improvement in small and medium software companies
(2012-02)Requirements Engineering (RE) studies have demonstrated that requirements errors affect the quality of software developed, making software requirements critical determinants of software quality. Requirements Engineering ... -
A framework for adoption of business process design and analysis techniques in Ugandan organisations
(Makerere University, 2012-04)Business processes are of great significance to the existence and survival of organisations, thus paying attention to their design has become an emergent need especially for organisations in developing countries. The design ... -
Towards an improved national crime reporting system
(Makerere University, 2012-09)This study examined the current system of registering crimes and criminals in Uganda Police Force. Emphasis was particularly put on the performance bottlenecks in terms of data security as far as existing processes involved ... -
An assessment of library services provision to children in selected Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Kampala District - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012)This study was conducted to investigate the status of library services provided to children in selected U.P.E schools in Kampala district - Uganda so as to recommend strategies that can be adopted to improve on the services. ... -
Institutional factors that affect adoption of information and communication technology by lecturers in Busitema University, Tororo
(Makerere University, 2012)This study examined institutional factors affecting adoption of ICT by lecturers in Busitema University. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between each of: i) institutional policy ... -
Utilization of e-resources by undergraduate students at International Christian Medical Institute, Mukono
(Makerere University, 2011)This research arouse out of the need to determine the utilization of e-resources by undergraduate students at International Christian Medical Institute, Mukono. The aim of the study was to determine the factors that influence ... -
Managing financial and administrative records for enhanced service delivery: a case study of selected Sub-counties in Hoima District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-10)The issue of poor financial and administrative records management systems in the sub-counties of Uganda, despite the initiatives to improve upon them, has been of great concern to the Ministry of Local Government. This has ... -
Distributed honeypot system for analyzing attack processes and behaviors on the Internet
(Makerere University, 2010-10)The use of Internet continue to grow at a very high rate and this has alot of challenges involved in terms of network and computer security. Alot of attacks continue to emerge on a daily basis and there is a need to ... -
A model of success factors for Local E-government implementation in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-11)Local e-government is important as it enables citizens at all levels to interact with government easily and get services through electronic means. It enables citizens to participate in online discussions of political and ... -
Documenting Acholi traditional food in Uganda: an annotated bibliography
(Makerere University, 2009-11)The knowledge of traditional food habits in Africa is being lost at a rapid rate and yet they could be used to improve the lives of African residents and African migrants. Moreover, such information can be utilized by the ... -
Assessment of HIV/AIDS information provision to fishing communities around Lake Victoria : the case of Jinja and Kalangala fishing villages
(Makerere University, 2014)The study aimed to assess the HIV/AIDS information provision approaches/methods to fishing communities around Lake Victoria fishing villages. The study objectives were to: explore the existing approaches/methods of HIV/AIDS ... -
A framework for knowlege management in codifying tacit into explicit knowledge
(Makerere University, 2012-10)With the current trend on globalization and technological advancements, organisations are being advised that to remain competitive and stay in business; they must efficiently and effectively create, locate, capture, and ... -
Strengthening records management systems in Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) member churches
(Makerere University, 2012-04)Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) is an Ecumenical Organization composed of the three Mainline Churches; the Roman Catholic Church, The Anglican Church and the Uganda Orthodox Church. This study was conducted at three ... -
Association rule mining using evolutionary computing
(Makerere University, 2012-11)In this thesis we address the Association Rule Mining (ARM) problem of the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) processes. ARM is computationally very expensive due to the exponential growth of the number of rules ... -
Electronic information resources utilization by students in Mbarara University Library
(Makerere University, 2010-11)The aim of the study was to assess the utilization of electronic information resources by students in Mbarara University. The objectives of the study were ; identifying the availability e-resources in Mbarara University ...