Master's and Doctoral Research

Master's and Doctoral Research since 2012

Many doctoral and Master’s students complete their studies successfully in the Department of Information Science. The following list provides the names of these students since 2012, together with the title of their theses / dissertations, the year they completed their studies and the names of their supervisors. There are more in earlier years that we will not list here. The abstract provides an overview of the research. A link is added to the full text of each thesis / dissertation in the University’s open access repository. It is therefore feasible to download the full thesis or dissertation without any costs. Mini-dissertations are not included in the list.

The list serves a number of purposes:

We would like to showcase the achievements of our students, because we are justifiably proud of their successes, and we would like to highlight these milestones in their lives.
It provides a good overview of recent postgraduate research and research topics in the Department.
It could form a useful source of information for prospective Master’s and Doctoral students:
- Prospective students can see what the research foci of different supervisors are, to enable them to approach a potential supervisor.
- Prospective students are encouraged to download and read the full text of theses or dissertations within their own field of interest and specialisation, in order to obtain an overview of the nature of such research:
  - the typical structure, content and length of a thesis or dissertation;
  - the nature of literature reviews and analyses;
  - formulation of research questions and sub-questions;
  - details about research methodologies and their application;
  - data collection and analyses;
  - how research questions and sub-questions can typically be answered;
  - contributions to theory and the creation of models and frameworks;
  - formal aspects such as layout and referencing techniques.

The following information is also available on UPSpace. The link from the student’s name links to the student’s thesis/dissertation:

Doctoral Theses

Degree	Date uploaded onto UPSpace	Name of student	Title of thesis	Supervisor/ Co-supervisor(s)
DPhil Information Science	2020	Ball, LH	Enhancing digital text collections with detailed metadata to improve retrieval	Prof Theo Bothma
DPhil Information Science	2019	Chiweza, D	Information behaviour of doctors in Malawi: an evidence-based medicine perspective	Prof Ina Fourie
DPhil Information Science	2018	Bester, Ben Coetzee	The development of a curriculum model for the teaching and training of information ethics at different educational levels in a multi-cultural Southern Africa	Prof Hannes Britz
DPhil Information Science	2018	Chikonzo, Agnes Chitsidzo	The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe	Prof Archie Dick
DPhil Information Science	2018	Chimwaza, G	Factors affecting the use of electronic information resources at university by post-graduate students and academic staff in Zimbabwe.	Prof Ina Fourie Prof Hans Boon (co)
DPhil Information Science	2018	Van Wyk, Barend Johannes	The relationship between research data management and virtual research environments	Prof Theo Bothma Prof Marlene Holmner
DPhil Information Science	2018	Verbeek, Thomas	The design of a model for the acquisition, reuse and creation of knowledge in a civil engineering environment	Prof Theo Bothma
DPhil Information Science	2017	Amadi-Echendu, Anthea Patricia	Towards a framework for the integration of data and data sources in the automation and dematerialisation of land administration systems	Prof Adeline du Toit
DPhil Information Science	2017	Buchanan, O	School pupils’ perceptions of information channel credibility	Prof Ina Fourie
DPhil Information Science	2017	Chisita, Collence Takaingenhamo	Library consortia and Zimbabwe's national development agenda: Librarians’ views on constructing a suitable model	Prof Archie Dick
DPhil Information Science	2017	Davel, Ronél	Enriching knowledge networks - considering synergies between social network analysis, communities of practice and knowledge	Prof Adeline du Toit
DPhil Information Science	2017	Du Bruyn, K	Preparing engineering postgraduates through a research focused advanced information literacy program	Prof Ina Fourie
DPhil Information Science	2017	Mphidi, H	Digital divide: the role of libraries and information services in bridging the digital divide	Prof Ina Fourie
DPhil Information Science	2016	Strand, Karla Jean	An exploration into the role of public libraries in the alleviation of information inequality and poverty in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	Prof Hannes Britz
DPhil Information Science	2016	Van Wyk, Brenda	Trends in digital scholarship curation in public and private higher education in Southern Africa: a sociotechnical approach towards sustainability	Prof Adeline du Toit
DPhil Information Science	2015	Oyieke, Lilian Ingutia	New power dynamics in academic libraries: developing a critical evaluation strategy to improve user satisfaction with Web 2.0/3.0 services	Prof Archie Dick
DPhil Information Science	2014	Munyoro, Isaiah	An evaluation of the performance of Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Constituency Information Centres (PCICS) and their future improvement	Prof Archie Dick
DPhil Information Science	2012	Bitso, CML	The information needs and information-seeking patterns of secondary level geography teachers in Lesotho: implications for information service	Prof Ina Fourie
PhD Development Communication	2013	Le Roux, Alta S	Establishing the role of branding in social enterprises	Prof Maritha Snyman
PhD IT	2015	Roets, Yzelle	The design and evaluation of an integrated enterprise architecture metamodel	Prof Theo Bothma Prof JA Pretorius (co)
PhD IT	2015	Van Zyl, Suzette	Towards a framework for executive dashboard design in a tertiary education institution	Prof Theo Bothma Prof Carina de Villiers (co)
PhD Publishing	2013	Kleyn, Leti	’n Sisteemteoretiese kartering van die Afrikaanse literatuur vir die tydperk 2000–2009: kanonisering in die Afrikaanse literatuur	Prof Maritha Snyman Prof Henning Pieterse (co)
PhD Publishing	2013	Le Roux, Elizabeth Henriette	Between complicity and resistance: a social history of the university presses in apartheid South Africa	Prof Archie Dick

Master's dissertations

Degree	Date uploaded onto UPSpace	Name of student	Title of dissertation	Supervisor/ Co-supervisor(s)
MIS Information Science	2018	Adegboye, Omojadesola A	Factors that influence effective knowledge sharing between experts and novices in a South African financial services organisation	Ms Marietjie Schutte
MIS Information Science	2018	Molepo, Mahlaga Johannes	The academic library in society’s knowledge system: a case study of Tshwane University of Technology	Prof Archie Dick
MIS Information Science	2017	Rantlha, Legobole B	Distance students’ readiness for an online information literacy programme: Unisa School of Accountancy as a case study	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Information Science	2016	Acon, Anita	Social media and the empowerment of businesswomen in Kampala, Uganda	Prof Archie Dick
MIS Information Science	2016 Cum Laude	Akanbi, OM	Information monitoring and current awareness services supporting the information behaviour of pregnant women	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Information Science	2016 Cum Laude	Ball, LH	An evaluative study to determine to what extent technology can be used in e-dictionaries to provide relevant information on demand	Prof Theo Bothma
MIS Information Science	2016 Cum Laude	Louw, JB	Dieet- en voedings inligtingbehoeftes en -soekgedrag in ’n kankerkonteks / Dietary information needs and search behaviour in a cancer context	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Information Science	2016 Cum Laude	Maungwa, T	Competitive intelligence failures from the perspective of information behaviour	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Information Science	2016 Cum Laude	Patterton, Louise Hilda	Research data management practices of emerging researchers at a South African research council Research Data Management Practices of Emerging Researchers at a South African Research Institute	Prof Theo Bothma Dr Martie van Deventer
MIS Information Science	2016	Prinsloo, Yolandi	Competitive intelligence in a multinational consulting engineering company: A case study	Prof Adeline du Toit
MIS Information Science	2013	De Kock, B	Game-based learning and library instruction	Prof Theo Bothma Prof Ina Fourie (co)
MIS Information Science	2015	Ippel, Johanna Gustavus	Designing a knowledge creation model using a problem-based learning approach to enhance innovation in a high-technology production environment	Prof Adeline du Toit
MIS Information Science	2015	Kilian, J	Changing role of the research library in an agricultural environment	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Information Science	2015 Cum Laude	Nel, MA	Information needs, information seeking behaviour and information use behaviour of researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria and how these needs are being met by the information support delivered by the Jotello F Soga Library	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Information Science	2015	Peter, Gloria Veneria Zukiswa	Developing guidelines for implementing cooperation between school and public libraries in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa	Prof Archie Dick
MIS Information Science	2014	Molopyane, J	A framework to promote workplace information literacy in academic settings: Central University of Technology, Free State as a case study	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Information Science	2012	Lottering, Francois Barnardus (FB)	Integrating knowledge seeking into knowledge management models, frameworks, and strategies	Prof Archie Dick
MIS Library Science	2017	De Klerk, MAD	Fasilitering van die voortgesette opleidingsbehoeftes vir professionele katalogiseerders in Suid-Afrika: 'n raamwerk vir selfgerigte leer	Prof Ina Fourie
MIS Multimedia	2018 Cum Laude	Bosman, Isak De Villiers	Using binaural audio for inducing intersensory illusions to create illusory tactile feedback in virtual reality	Mr Koos de Beer Prof Theo Bothma (co)
MIS Multimedia	2018 Cum Laude	Smith, Annique Elizabeth	Facilitating intrinsic motivation in tertiary education through gameful design	Mr Koos de Beer Prof Theo Bothma (co)
MIS Multimedia	2017 Cum Laude	Silvis, Isabel Mariann	Heuristic evaluation of the information architecture of academic library websites	Prof Theo Bothma Mr Koos de Beer (co)
MIS Multimedia	2016 Cum Laude	Jerrett, Adam (AML)	Using an alternate reality game to teach information literacy	Prof Theo Bothma Mr Koos de Beer
MIS Multimedia	2015 Cum Laude	De Beer, J.W. (Koos)	Analysing alternate reality games based on game design theory to propose a conceptual framework	Prof Theo Bothma
MIS Publishing	2019 Cum Laude	Ansara, Kelly	Redefining ‘chick-lit’ and women’s publishing within trade publishing in South Africa	Prof Beth le Roux
MIS Publishing	2019	Nel, Anneke	Propaganda as used in the official South African Defence Force magazine - Paratus, 1970-1988	Prof Beth le Roux Ms L Cassells (co)
MIS Publishing	2017 Cum Laude	Buitendach, Samantha Angelique	Selling translation rights in trade publishing: case studies of Dutch translations of Afrikaans fiction in the Netherlands and Belgium	Prof Beth le Roux
MIS Publishing	2016	Borgstrom, Liam	Between a book and a soft place: an investigation into the contemporary teaching of typography and book design at South African Higher Education Institutions	Prof Beth le Roux
MIS Publishing	2015	Cassells, Laetitia	Magic to manic: the evolution of the zombie figure in fiction and its basis In moral panic dissemination	Prof Beth le Roux
MIS Publishing	2015	Du Toit, Ina Maria	Towards a sustainable open access scholarly publishing model in the South African context	Prof Beth le Roux
MIS Publishing	2015	Möller, Jana	Multilingual publishing: an investigation into access to trade books through the eleven official languages in South Africa	Prof Beth le Roux
MIS Publishing	2012	Gaigher, S.S.E. (Susan)	Digital publishing in the South African trade sub-sector: lessons to learn from disruptive technology	Prof Beth le Roux Prof Theo Bothma
MA Development Communication (Research)	2012 Cum Laude	Kruger, J	Applying audience research to public dialogue about science: an evaluation of commissioned research for the public understanding of biotechnology programme	Prof Ina Fourie Dr Cecilia Penzhorn (co) Prof Archie Dick(co)

Quick links

Departmental Research Committee
Postgraduate degrees in the Department of Information Science:
- MIS programmes (includes admission requirements)
- PhD programmes (includes admission requirements)
Guidelines for Master's and Doctoral Application
Research focus areas and supervisors

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