Programme

Programme

TUESDAY 24 JUNE 2014
13:30-14:00
Venue: Foyer, 2nd Floor, Embizweni Building
Light Lunch and Refreshments
14:00-17:30
Venue: Conference Room, Rendezvous Café, South Campus
Facilitator: Prof Jean Greyling (NMMU)
Parallel Session 1A: HoD Colloquium
14:00-14:15 Welcome Address
Prof Charmain Cilliers (Director, School of Computing Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, NMMU)
14:15-15:45 Colloquium Topics:
  1. Student numbers
  2. South African Computing Accreditation Board (SACAB)
  3. Work integrated learning in computing programmes
  4. Problems faced by Head of Departments
  5. Opportunities for collaboration amongst departments
15:45-16:00 Refreshments Outside Venue
16:00-17:30 Colloquium Topics (Continued):
  1. The new proposed government subsidy for CESM 6
  2. University wide computer science/engineering advisory board
  3. Role of SACLA
  4. Future HOD Colloquium
  5. General
14:00-17:30
Venue: Council Chambers, Main Building, South Campus
Facilitators: Prof Johannes Cronjé (CPUT) and Dr Brenda Scholtz (NMMU)
Parallel Session 1B: Blended Learning Workshop: Utilising the Full Potential of E-Learning Tools in a Blended Learning Environment
14:00-14:10 Introductions and Welcome
Dr Brenda Scholtz (NMMU)
14:10-15:45 Learning 3.0 - the Implications of Web 3.0 for Learning in the 21st Century
Prof Johannes Cronjé (CPUT)
15:45-16:00 Refreshments Outside Venue
16:00-17:20 Learn More About Moodle, Turnitin, Respondus and Camtasia from Experts and Colleagues
Mr Simon Goldstone (CTLM, NMMU)
17:20-17:30 Closing and Thanks
Dr Brenda Scholtz (NMMU)
18:00-20:00
Venue: Foyer, 2nd Floor, Embizweni Building
Registration and Welcoming Function

 

WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE 2014
08:00-09:00
Venue: Foyer outside Meeting Rooms 2 and 3
Registration
09:00-09:45
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2 and 3
Plenary Session: Opening Addresses
09:00-09:15 Welcome Address
Prof Jean Greyling (Head, Computing Sciences Department, NMMU)
09:15-09:45 Marketing and Education in the Cyber World
Keynote Address: Prof Steve Burgess (Director, Business School, NMMU)
09:45-10:15
Venue: Pool Lounge
Morning Refreshments
10:15-12:25
Venue: Meeting Room 2
Session Chair: Mrs Janet Liebenberg (NWU)
Parallel Session 2A: Programming Education and Engagement
10:15-10:45 Incorporating Lessons Learned from the ‘Indie Paradigm’ into Student Game Development Projects
Craig Marais, Lynn Futcher and Johan van Niekerk
10:45-11:15 Using Blended Learning to Increase Student Engagement in a Large Undergraduate Class
Jane Nash
11:15-11:45 Teaching OOP Concepts to IS Students at the Tertiary Level
Pieter Joubert, Machdel Matthee and Aurona Gerber
11:45-12:05 Teaching Without Technology
Philip Machanick (short paper)
12:05-12:25 Exploring Challenges for Learning Programming Courses: WSU Ibika Campus
Nobert Jere, Jose Lukose and Yonela Dungayezi (short paper)
10:15-12:25
Venue: Meeting Room 3
Session Chair: Prof Lisa Seymour (UCT)
Parallel Session 2B: Supporting Technologies for Teaching Management
10:15-10:45 Utilising N-grams and Edit Distance as a Means of Identifying Copied Programming Assignments
Bertram Haskins
10:45-11:15 Decoding Code Plagiarism
Vreda Pieterse
11:15-11:45 Using Mobile Barcode Scanning Technology to Control Examination Venue Entry
Ross Haupt and Charmain Cilliers
11:45-12:05 Students’ Response to the Use of QR Codes to Encourage Participation in an Introductory Programming Module
Greg Foster (short paper)
12:05-12:25 E-Learning Acceptance by Secondary Schools Educators in South Africa
Tlou Johnson Kabe and Billy Mathias Kalema (short paper)
12:25-13:30
Venue: Satis Restaurant
Lunch
13:30-15:00
Venue: Meeting Room 2
Session Chair: Prof Greg Foster (Rhodes)
Parallel Session 3A: Information Systems Education
13:30-14:00 Renewal of a Typical Database Systems Module with NoSQL Data Stores
Romeo Botes and Imelda Smit
14:00-14:30 Students’ Perceptions of ERP e-Learning Material in a Blended Learning Environment
Brenda Scholtz, Andre Calitz and Alyssa Whale
14:30-15:00 Challenges to Business Process Teaching by South African Information Systems Lecturers
Brett Flugel, Lisa Seymour and Francois van der Merwe
13:30-15:00
Venue: Meeting Room 3
Session Chair: Prof Isaac Osunmakinde (UNISA)
Parallel Session 3B: Learning Management Systems
13:30-14:00 Can IT Students’ Use of Education Technology Predict Their Performance?
Suné van der Linde and Etienne Barnard
14:00-14:30 Comparison of Institutional Recommended E-learning Platforms for Coordination and Supervision of Student Projects at Higher Educational Level
Lynn Futcher and Mariana Gerber
14:30-15:00 Computer Lecturers Using Their Institutional LMS for ICT Education in the Cyber World
Leila Goosen and Lizelle Naidoo
15:00-15:30
Venue: Pool Lounge
Afternoon Refreshments
15:30-16:30
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2 and 3
Plenary Session: Industry Presentations
15:30-16:00 Mobile First, Cloud First World – How Can Academia Enable the Next Wave of Innovation?
Nyaladzi Mpofu (Microsoft)
16:00-16:30 Enterprise Content Management and Content Archiving
Francois Marais (Oracle)
16:30-18:00
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2 and 3
Plenary Session: SACLA Annual General Meeting
19:00-22:00
Venue: Turnaround Room
Gala Dinner and Best Paper Award
Guest Speaker: Mr Guy Thomson

 

THURSDAY 26 JUNE 2014
08:30-10:30
Venue: Meeting Room 2
Session Chair: Dr Lynn Futcher (NMMU)
Parallel Session 4A: Teaching Strategies and Requirements
08:30-09:00 Combining Fundamentals, Traditions, Practice, and Science in a Digital Forensics Course
Martin Olivier
09:00-09:30 Teaching the Single Responsibility Principle
Ken Halland and Anitta Thomas
09:30-10:00 A Learning Structure of E-Commerce Assurance Revealing Hidden ICT Topics in Cyber World
Isaac Osunmakinde and Thembekile Mayayise
10:00-10:30 South African Industry ICT Graduate Skills Requirements
Andre Calitz, Jean Greyling and Margaret Cullen
08:30-11:00
Venue: Meeting Room 3
Session Chair: Prof Janet Wesson (NMMU)
Parallel Session 4B: Student Perceptions and Opportunities
08:30-09:00 Increasing Personal Research Output by Utilising Honours Students
Ian Sanders and Colin Pilkington
09:00-09:30 System Architecture for Mobile Campus Guides
Grant Eastwood and Lynette Barnard
09:30-10:00 Student Perceptions of Online Learning
Jacques Ophoff and Kevin Johnston
10:00-10:30 Towards Increasing Supervision Capacity: The Pyramid Cohort Supervision Model
Judy Van Biljon, Tobie Van Dyk and Lizelle Naidoo
10:30-11:00 Online Safety for School Learners – Awareness vs Implementation
Elmarie Kritzinger
11:00-11:30
Venue: Pool Lounge
Morning Refreshments
11:30-12:30
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2 and 3
Plenary Session: Industry Presentations
11:30-12:00 Empowering Millennials in Africa
De Wet Naude (SAP)
12:00-12:30 ICT in Education at Pearson
Karen Greyling (Pearson Education)
12:30-12:45
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2 and 3
Closing Address
12:45-13:45
Venue: Satis Restaurant
Lunch

 

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