School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT): Recent submissions
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Use of “flight simulator” for training IT managers in investment decision making
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2008)In this paper it has been suggested that the findings of research on managerial decisionmaking may be relevant in IT, but that research needs to be carried out on the factors that influence the decisions of IT managers in ... -
A generic E-Learning framework : a case study Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (CIT) Makerere University
(Fountain Publishers kampala, 2008)Advancement in Information Technology (IT) has led to better facilities and services for learning within educational organizations. Many higher educational institutions of learning have adopted technology in their learning ... -
A Comparison of Service Oriented Architecture with other advances in Software Architectures
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2007)Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) allows software systems to possess desirable architecture attributes such as loose coupling, platform independence, inter-operability, reusability, agility and so on. Despite its wide ... -
A user-centered approach for testing spreadsheets
(Fountain publishers kampala, 2007)Spreadsheets are a special form of computer program, which are widely used in areas such as accounting, finance, business management, science and engineering. The wide use of spreadsheets can be attributed to the fact that ... -
A simulation modelling-based investigation of the impact of IT infrastructure on business process reengineering
(Fountain Publishers kampala, 2008)The literature on business process reengineering (BPR) has promoted business process reengineering as an essential element in helping organizations to achieve their goals.The literature has further claimed that Information ... -
The role of academia in fostering private sector competitiveness in ICT development
(Fountain publishers kampala, 2007)This paper presents the prerequisite to producing computing graduates who have the skills required to fostering private sector competitiveness in information and communications technology development. Furthermore, the paper ... -
A flexible approach for user evaluation of biomedical ontologies
(Fountain Publishers kampala, 2008)There has been an emergence of various ontologies describing data from either clinical or biological domains. Associated with this has been the development of integration systems, attempting to combine such biomedical ... -
Developing a set of requirements for algorithm animation systems
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2009)The learning and analysis of algorithms and algorithm concepts are challenging to students due to the abstract and conceptual nature of algorithms. Research conducted at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port ... -
Dynamic Resource Allocation: A Comparison of First Price Sealed Bid and Vickrey Auctions
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2008)Resource allocation involves assigning the resources to the resource users. Where the resources and the resource users do not change with time, the resource allocation problem can be solved as a scheduling problem. Where ... -
Software engineering cost-benefit analysis based on spiral paradigm of BOHM
(2009-11-13)Cost benefit analysis is a branch of software engineering which involves the process of weighing the total expected costs against the total expected benefits of one or more actions in order to choose the most profitable ... -
A research project supervision system
(2008-05)There are several cases of graduate students failing to complete their studies due to incomplete final year research projects. This is largely related to the way supervision and tracking of students’ progress is handled. ... -
A rent management system for Buwunga Estates, Kampala
(2009-08)This is a report of a project study that was carried out for Buwunga Estates in Kawempe. It is a Windows Application Information Management System with an objective of presenting the management of Buwunga Estates a simpler ... -
Managing university research: key policy issues
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)We examine the pursuit of research in a community of persons that constitute a University. The responsibilities of the different sectors of that community, as well the commitment required of the institution in order that ... -
The localisation into isiXhosa of the iLanga telephone system
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2008)In this paper we describe the localisation of iLanga, a VoIP PBX system, into isiXhosa. In South Africa, for social and political reasons, making systems available in the African languages is becoming more and more important. ... -
Knowledge management technologies and organizational business processes: integration for business delivery performance in Sub Saharan Africa
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2007)To remain competitive, organizations must efficiently and effectively create, locate, capture, and share their organization’s knowledge and expertise. This increasingly requires making the organization’s knowledge explicit ... -
Integration of biometrics with cryptographic techniques for secure authentication of networked data access
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)The modern Information Technology evolution demands the use of computer networks with strict security performance. The password-based authentication system and the token-based systems that are current deployed, are not ... -
Improving QoS with MIMO-OFDM in future broadband wireless networks
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2007)Designing very high speed wireless links that offer good quality-of-service (QoS) and range- capability in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments constitutes a significant research and engineering challenge. In this article, ... -
Implementing security in wireless sensor networks
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2008)Wireless sensor networks (WSN) consist of a large number of small sensor nodes, usually spread out in hard accessible areas and communicating wirelessly. A sensor node Combines the abilities to sense, compute, and communicate ... -
Does interactive learning enhance education: for whom, in what ways and in which contexts?
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2007)To get a balanced view, we review the body of research during the past three decades that has investigated interactive learning in a variety of forms ranging from the earliest days of mainframe-based computer-assisted ... -
Geometrical spatial integration model for geo-information management
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2008)Geospatial information systems provide avenues to fulfill users’ quest for both absolute and relative locations of features/objects. To achieve this, the users need to have access to different geospatial data sets from ...