School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT): Recent submissions

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    • Disability and ICT in institutions of higher learning: Values and options for persons with disabilities 

      Busuulwa, Abdul (2011)
      The topic for this paper presents both a challenge and an opportunity for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) wishing to enter the digital world. It is a challenge because the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ...

    • Apprenticeship environment and co-operation based on the Grid and Web 2.0 designed for training communities with common interest centres 

      Batchakui, Bernabe; Tangha, Claude; Nkambou, Roger; Ndie Djotio, Thomas (Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)
      Common interest centers specialized in training communities, such as secondary schools, university training institutes, have heterogeneous, rich and varied resources in contents. Yet in their assessment, these communities ...

    • Airtime to cash : unlocking the potential of Africa's mobile phones for banking the unbanked 

      Comninos, Alex; Esselaar, Steve; Ndiwalana, Ali; Stork, Christoph (International Information Management Corporation, 2009)
      This paper discusses how mobile phones may be used to extend banking services to the ‘unbanked’. Generally, many more people possess mobile phones than bank accounts across Africa. Mobile banking services are already offered ...

    • The effect of user interface design on software development 

      Nkalubo, Lenard (2007-02)
      The purpose of this study was to show that the improvement of the user interface of any software application can greatly affect the application’s performance and marketing. This would effectively change its software ...

    • A Metric of fairness for parallel job schedulers 

      Ngubiri, John; van Vliet, Mario (Wiley Interscience, 2009-08-25)
      Fairness is an important aspect in queuing systems. Several fairness measures have been proposed in queuing systems in general and parallel job scheduling in particular. Generally, a scheduler is considered unfair if some ...

    • The Influence of Job Physical Characteristics on their Schedulability in Multi-cluster Systems 

      Ngubiri, John; van Vliet, Mario (Fountain Publishers, 2006)
      Performance (and sensitivity) studies in parallel job scheduling mostly use average values of the measurement metrics over the entire job stream. This does not give an idea of relative job performance (hence starvation) ...

    • The greedy multi-cluster scheduler: performance bounds and parametric sensitivity 

      Ngubiri, John; van Vliet, Mario (IJCIR, 2007)
      Most schedulers in parallel job scheduling do not put (job) schedulability into consideration when prioritizing jobs. Performance evaluation is mostly done using average values of the measurement metric. Using the average ...

    • Passengers and courier information system: a case of Akamba public road service limited 

      Alak, Jacob; Batenga, Asha Wendy; Miriti, Elizabeth Kanini; Mulama, Catherine Akolo; Muthii, Pauline Wanjiru; Mwangi, Juliana Wambui; Namara, Penlope; Nuwagaba, Amon (2009-08)
      Akamba Bus Company offers passenger travel services and courier services. This project developed an Online Passenger and Courier Services Information System for the company. Currently the company processes and prepares ...

    • Prosecution case management information system (PROCAMIS) for DPP (Uganda) 

      Namayanja, Vanessa; Okorio, Emmanuel; Nakide, Alice Norah; Nalukwago, Teddy; Eolu, Ambrose; Feta, Geofrey; Namagembe, Peace; Musoke, Samuel (2009-07)
      MIS are used to enable timely and effective decisions for planning, directing and controlling organizational activities. The directorate of public prosecutions was faced with huge amounts of data that come in from various ...

    • Real time road traffic monitoring system using mobile devices 

      Ajwang, Monica; Kiwanuka, Edwin; Nakaziba, Loy Persis; Nakisige, Jackie; Opio, Philip Omadi; Masambu, Ronald; Ntwatwa, Joel Benjamin; Asiimwe, Penelope Beene (2007-07)
      This is a report on a Real-Time Road Traffic Monitoring System. The study was done to establish an effective and efficient way of delivering real time road traffic information to motorists. The focus was on developing a ...

    • An online voting system for Makerere University 

      Bogezi, Johnson; Nakabuye, Eva; Namubiru, Victoria; Nassimbwa, Lilian Kay; Ntaro, Dan Muhwezi; Ogwamg, Denis (2007-06)
      The main purpose of the study was to develop an online voting system for Makerere University students' elections. In order to achieve this goal, a thorough system study and investigation was carried out on the existing ...

    • An online student application system 

      Tibaleka, Vivienne (2006-06)
      Universities use a selection system in order to ascertain students who qualify for admission. The system is based on examination results where students are screened according to their high school performance. An admission ...

    • An online tool for measurement of research 

      Zirimmenya, Joseph (2009-01)
      Research excellence is the manifestation of high degree of quality of research. Research excellence is measured using peer review and citation analysis. These two approaches are widely used as de facto standard for measurement ...

    • On query optimization in relational databases 

      Ngubiri, John (2004-05)
      Query Optimization is an important process in Relational databases. With the current load on databases increasing, the need to optimize queries in batches is a promising way out. Studies have shown that sharing among common ...

    • Optimising IT potential: a data mart for the Credit Department of PostBank Uganda Limited 

      Nakiyemba, Safina Wabuna (2008-03)
      With globolisation and in today’s highly competitive environment, the unprecedented volumes of data have become a challenge to organisations/institutions and therefore focusing their attention on making this information ...

    • An optimization model for determining the number of telecommunication companies 

      Kabuye, Patrick (2006-10)
      The revolution in communications that has cut across Africa, giving it the reputation as the fastest growing mobile market in the world, has transformed Uganda, its people and their way of life, economically, socially and ...

    • A Paediatric antiretroviral therapy management information system 

      Namukwaya, Berna (2007-03)
      Poor adherence to medication regimens is common, contributing to substantial worsening of disease, death, and increased health care costs. There are many unresolved issues regarding the most effective strategies to implement ...

    • A Parking management system: a case study of Garden City Complex 

      Mukasa, Luyima David (2006-04)
      Parking in the urban areas has become increasingly part and parcel of successful business, more and more shoppers get attracted to organized shopping complexes where ample, secure and effectively managed parking is provided. ...

    • Performance investigation of automatic multiple SIM card cell phones 

      Gichuki, Wambui Martha (2008-10)
      Existing methods of network switching in mobile phone networks do not provide satisfactory service(s) to the subscribers. Currently, most cellular telephone users own single SIM card cell phones and if they wish to switch ...

    • Patients' tracking system 

      Ofwono, Ainea; Namayanja, Prossy; Nakafeero, Eva; Ndibalekera, Grace; Nabwire, Lydia; Ssekalala, Ronald; Sebugwaawo, Moureen; Nanono, Cissy Nabbuto (2009-08)
      The Report was prepared after conducting a study of the existing Patients’ Tracking System at Rubaga hospital. The aim of the study was to gain a full understanding of the current system in the hospital especially its ...