Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective
| dc.contributor.author | Brown, Irwin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moola, Imtiaz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mugjenkar, Ariefah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sands, Michae | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-20T08:24:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-20T08:24:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-12T10:06:03Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this research was to investigate impediments to success (in terms of pass marks) in an information systems degree programme. A programme at a South African university was used as the basis for investigation. A mixed method research approach was employed whereby semi-structured interviews were carried out with 14 students and 2 staff members, in addition to a quantitative survey amongst a larger group of learners. In this paper we report on findings derived from the qualitative data. This data was analysed using coding techniques taken from the grounded theory methodology. The end result was a framework showing that the major impediments related to the students (1) environmental context, (2) approach to academic work, (3) prior programming experience, (4) communication skills and (5) teamwork difficulties. The implications of these findings are discussed. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Brown, I., Moola, I., Mugjenkar, A., & Sands, M. (2008). Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective. <i>South African Computer Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24795 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Brown, Irwin, Imtiaz Moola, Ariefah Mugjenkar, and Michae Sands "Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective." <i>South African Computer Journal</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24795 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Brown, I., Moola, I., Mugjenkar, A., & Sands, M. (2008). Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective. South African Computer Journal, 41, 64-74. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Brown, Irwin AU - Moola, Imtiaz AU - Mugjenkar, Ariefah AU - Sands, Michae AB - The aim of this research was to investigate impediments to success (in terms of pass marks) in an information systems degree programme. A programme at a South African university was used as the basis for investigation. A mixed method research approach was employed whereby semi-structured interviews were carried out with 14 students and 2 staff members, in addition to a quantitative survey amongst a larger group of learners. In this paper we report on findings derived from the qualitative data. This data was analysed using coding techniques taken from the grounded theory methodology. The end result was a framework showing that the major impediments related to the students (1) environmental context, (2) approach to academic work, (3) prior programming experience, (4) communication skills and (5) teamwork difficulties. The implications of these findings are discussed. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Computer Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective TI - Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24795 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24795 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Brown I, Moola I, Mugjenkar A, Sands M. Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective. South African Computer Journal. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24795. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Information Systems | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Commerce | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Computer Journal | |
| dc.source.uri | http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za/ | |
| dc.title | Impediments on the path to academic success in an IS degree programme: a South African perspective | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |