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The analysis of social networking sites usage by the public relations management students from Walter Sisulu University: Buffalo city campus (Chiselhurst site)

- Kwinana, Zingisa. N

Authors: Kwinana, Zingisa. N
Date: 2023-04
Subjects: Grahamstown (South Africa) , Eastern Cape (South Africa) , South Africa
Language: English
Type: Master's theses , text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/27589 , vital:69318
Description: This study analysed the use of social networking sites by undergraduate Public Relations Management students from Walter Sisulu University, Chiselhurst site. The reason for this study was to seek student’s opinions on what drove them to open SNs accounts, use social networking sites and examine these motivations in relationship to the building blocks of the uses and gratification theory, which are information search or education, selfactualization, socializing and entertainment. A qualitative online questionnaire was employed in this study. 218 questionnaires were sent through to the participants WhatsApp class groups, 168 questionnaires were answered and returned back to the researcher. The discovery of the study was that the participants are diverse in many different ways and made use of social networking sites for many various reasons. Furthermore, this study indicated that the participants were motivated to use social networking sites because they wanted to interact and stay connected with their family, peers and loved ones, and to meet people or create connections. The study argued that the participants’ reasons for use of social networking sites was not only for socialising but also for entertainment, self-actualization get academic and general information. This study concluded that SNs have a meaningful role in the life of a student’s life doing public relations management from Walter Sisulu University, Chiselhurst site. , Thesis (MSoc) -- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
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The impact of sustainable maintenance systems on government hospitals : a case of Cecilia Makewane and Frere hospitals

- Kinama, Martin Mumo

Authors: Kinama, Martin Mumo
Date: 2023-04
Subjects: Information storage and retrieval systems--Health maintenance organizations , Government hospitals, Buffalo City Metropole , Eastern Cape (South Africa)
Language: English
Type: Master's theses , Thesis
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/65130 , vital:74031
Description: This research sought to evaluate the current state of infrastructure maintenance put in place at government hospitals with a focus on Cecilia Makewane and Frere government Hospitals. These two hospitals served as examples of new infrastructure (Cecilia Makewane) and existing, older dilapidated hospital infrastructure (Frere) undergoing constant maintenance. The literature considered showed that in order for maintenance to be regarded as sustainable, it had to preserve the social, economic, and environmental conditions of a hospital building structure. The study aimed to provide insight into the existing state of maintenance and its sustainability. The sustainability of hospital infrastructure maintenance was tested by assessing the state of maintenance funding, maintenance workmanship, personnel skillsets, and maintenance policies. This study involved the collection of descriptive and numerical data through questionnaires. All of the information obtained through administering the questionnaires was converted into numerical data and used to gauge results. The results showed that there were shortfalls hindering sustainable maintenance, namely that the National Department of Health has failed to prioritise hospital maintenance funding and has failed to consistently monitor and evaluate hospital maintenance funding resulting in misuse and late compensation of maintenance contractors. The results also showed that the following existing successes would promote sustainable government hospital maintenance: satisfactory records of health infrastructure building deterioration are in place and maintenance projects involving refurbishments achieved practical completion and passed the latent defects liability periods. The study established that the available skilled staff are inadequate, hospital maintenance workmanship is poor, hospital maintenance projects were not adequately funded and existing maintenance processes were not regularly evaluated. The study recommends employment of more skilled maintenance staff, continuous monitoring, evaluation and prioritisation of maintenance funding, establishing clear maintenance roles between in-house staff and outsourced maintenance personnel. , Thesis (MSc) -- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology, 2022
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