Prof Martie Mearns

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Office: IT Building 6-62, Hatfield Campus
 

Prof Martie Mearns is an Associate Professor and contract lecturer involved at the University of Johannesburg, where she mainly teaches research methodology at Honours and Master’s level. At the University of Pretoria, her lecturing tasks are focussed on the field of information science and knowledge management, aspects of the fourth industrial revolution and competitive intelligence on undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has been involved in higher education tuition and research since 1998.

Academic Qualifications:
2006 D. Litt. et Phil. in Information Science (University of Johannesburg)
1999 Magister Informationis (cum laude) (Rand Afrikaans University)
1996 BA Hons (Geography and Environmental Management (Rand Afrikaans University)
1995 B.Bibl (Ed) (Rand Afrikaans University)

Research Interests:
Knowledge audits
Knowledge Management
Communities of Practice
Indigenous Knowledge Systems

 

Modules Coordinated:
INL310 Information Organisation
INL320 Information and Knowledge Management
INL370 Experiential Learning Project
INY722 The Fourth Industrial Revolution
INY727 Competitive Intelligence

Membership of Professional Organisations:
ASIS&T - The Association for Information Science and Technology 
KMSA – Knowledge Management South Africa

 

Researcher ID Profile:
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7362-3047
Web of Science ResearcherID: S-1725-2017
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martie-Mearns
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Fl2c0YQAAAAJ&hl=en

 

Research Supervision:

CURRENT COURSEWORK MASTERS SUPERVISION 

2023

Sithole, B. Proposed title: The adoption of emerging technologies in an open-distance e-learning academic library in South Africa. MIT ICT Information Science – University of Pretoria

2023

Dyakalashe, T. Proposed title: Designing a knowledge management system for the library environment. MIT ICT Information Science – University of Pretoria

CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION

2023

Ssekitto, F. Proposed title: Information for management of Type 2 diabetes among youth in urban areas in Uganda. PHD Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

COMPLETED RESEARCH MASTERS DISSERTATIONS 

2019

Loots, R. Online community and knowledge repository to facilitate knowledge creation and sharing in teaching and learning. MPhil Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

2018

Dhlamini, E. The role of smart devices as catalysts in gathering and sharing information for tertiary students. MPhil Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

2017

Chetty, L. Enhancing the effectiveness of a knowledge management toolkit in a professional services firm. MPhil Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

2015

Khumalo, S. An intranet-enabled platform to improve knowledge sharing, collaboration and content management.  MPhil Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

2015

Ben, W. Mobile health applications adoption among adolescents. MPhil Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

2014

Mabitsela, T. User perspectives on Document management system efficiency at Eskom. MPhil Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

2013

Lefika, P.T. The implementation of knowledge cafes as a technique for knowledge sharing. MPhil Information Management - University of Johannesburg.

2012

Jele, Z. The contribution of small-scale timber farming in enhancing sustainable livelihood at Sokhulu. Masters of Human Ecology – University of South Africa.

2010

Dweba, T.P. Availability and utilization of traditional vegetables by rural Xhosa households in Eastern Cape. Masters of Human Ecology – University of South Africa.

2009

Agyepong, A.O. The possible contribution of Morienga oleifera Lam. leaves to dietary quality in two baPedi communities in Mokopane, Limpopo Province. Masters of Human Ecology – University of South Africa.

2008

Magoro, M.D. Traditional health practitioners’ practices and the sustainability of extinction-prone traditional medicinal plants. Masters of Human Ecology – University of South Africa.

2008

Maponya, P.I. Asset portfolios and food accessibility in a village in Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province. Masters of Human Ecology – University of South Africa.

COMPLETED MASTERS OF LIMITED SCOPE 

2019

Mampana, J. The demand for business aircraft in South Africa: a competitive intelligence analysis.

2015

Moodley, M. Building a business case for knowledge management implementation within a research and development organisation.

2015

Mehlomakulu, B. Strategies to manage tacit knowledge assets within a hotel group.

2014

Assmann, I. From broadcasting to archiving: preserving public broadcasting audiovisual archives. MCom Business Management with specialisation in Information and Knowledge Management. – University of Johannesburg.

 

COMPLETED MBA DISSERTATIONS

2018

Olivier, G. Automation adoption in the South African mining industry – Gordon Institute of Business Science – University of Pretoria.

2018

Naidoo, D. Knowledge management strategies to integrate millennials within a financial services provider - Gordon Institute of Business Science – University of Pretoria.

2018

Moselane, L. The potential of knowledge management technologies towards curbing medium enterprise discontinuation rates - Gordon Institute of Business Science – University of Pretoria.

COMPLETED DOCTORAL THESIS

2021

Van Den Berg, U. A comparative knowledge map of PhD research in relation to priority environmental issues in South Africa. PhD – Environmental Management - UNISA

2018

Van Den Berg, L. Development of a competitive intelligence framework and survey for cricket coaches. PhD – Human Movement Science – Northwest University.

2018

Niemand, C. Matrix for measuring the effectiveness of an enterprise information architecture. PhD Information Management – University of Johannesburg

2017

Davel, R. Enriching knowledge networks – considering synergies between social network analysis, communities of practice and knowledge maps – University of Pretoria

2014

Brink, R. An information management framework for the work-integrated learning process. PhD Information Management – University of Johannesburg

- Author Sergio Singh

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