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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />

Navigating Information Literacy: Your Information Society Toolkit, 3 rd edition<br />

ISBN: 9781775782278<br />

Authors: Theo Bothma,<br />

Erica Cosijn, Ina Fourie<br />

and Cecilia Pentzhorn<br />

Copyright: 2011<br />

Extent: 256pp<br />

Format: Soft cover<br />

E-BOOK AVAILABLE<br />

Description<br />

Navigating Information Literacy: Your<br />

Information Society Survival Toolkit<br />

captures a range of skills and topics<br />

essential for students who intend<br />

positioning themselves in academic<br />

or workplace environments that are<br />

globally connected and competitive. It<br />

is designed to lead the reader through<br />

all aspects of information literacy and to<br />

teach the skills required to function in<br />

the current information and knowledge<br />

economy.<br />

Features<br />

• Chapter openers with outcomes and key<br />

terms to focus the readers’ attention on<br />

what is most important<br />

• Full-colour screenshots and other<br />

illustrative material to provide students<br />

with real-world examples of what they<br />

will be working with<br />

• Critical thinking activities for students<br />

or lecturers to use<br />

Contents<br />

1: Information literacy<br />

2: Information sources and resources<br />

3: Portals, gateways and library websites<br />

4: Constructing a search query<br />

5: Internet searching<br />

6: Searching databases and online journals<br />

7: Organising and retrieving information on<br />

your computer<br />

8: Ethical and fair use of information<br />

9: Referencing and reference techniques<br />

10: Evaluating information and information<br />

sources<br />

11: Writing assignments and research reports<br />

12: 21st Century communication<br />

Interpersonal Dynamics for IT Professionals<br />

ISBN: 9780796211088<br />

Authors: Nina Evans, Francois<br />

Nel and Louise van der Linde<br />

Copyright: 2004<br />

Extent: 320pp<br />

Format: Soft cover<br />

Description<br />

People working in IT are often<br />

perceived to be more comfortable<br />

with logic, facts and data, rather than<br />

encounters with fellow human beings.<br />

The goal of Interpersonal Dynamics<br />

for IT Professionals is to change this<br />

image. To survive in the ICT industry,<br />

IT professionals need to add nontechnical<br />

skills to their arsenal of<br />

technical IT skills and abilities. With<br />

this book we’ll teach you – the IT<br />

student – about interpersonal dynamics<br />

in the workplace (especially in the ICT<br />

industry) and provide strategies for<br />

effective relationships with others in the<br />

working environment.<br />

Contents<br />

1: The world of IT professionals<br />

2: Thinking skills<br />

3: Learning styles<br />

4: Study skills<br />

5: Research skills<br />

6: Presentation skills<br />

7: Legal issues in IT<br />

8: Communication skills<br />

9: Cultural sensitivity<br />

10: Personality types<br />

11: Emotional intelligence<br />

12: Self-management<br />

13: Stress and time management<br />

14: Team dynamics<br />

15: Conflict, negotiation and assertiveness<br />

16: Handling change<br />

17: Relationship management<br />

Basic Programming Principles: Using Visual Basic.Net<br />

ISBN: 9780796231796<br />

Authors: Correlie Pretorius<br />

and Hetsie Erasmus<br />

Copyright: 2010<br />

Extent: 400pp<br />

Format: Soft cover<br />

Description<br />

A primary skill a programmer needs is<br />

to clearly specify each step necessary<br />

to inventing a problem-free computer<br />

program. It explains this, thus guiding<br />

beginner programmers through the<br />

challenges of computer programming.<br />

The text is presented in a simple and<br />

straightforward manner and contains<br />

many examples and exercises that<br />

promote learners’ understanding of the<br />

subject.<br />

Contents<br />

1: Understanding problems and how to<br />

solve them by using a computer<br />

2: Introduction to Visual Basic.NET<br />

3: General concepts and arithmetic<br />

4: Creating a user interface with basic<br />

controls<br />

5: Writing algorithms and programs in<br />

sequential steps<br />

6: The selection control structure: Part 1<br />

7: The selection control structure: Part 2<br />

8: Iteration using a fixed count loop<br />

9: Iteration using the Do-Loop<br />

10: String manipulation<br />

11: Function procedures and sub<br />

procedures<br />

12: Arrays<br />

13: Sequential text files<br />

14: Advance features and built-in functions<br />

Information Technology<br />

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