University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Teachers views on the extent of basic operations-games usage for enhancing development of learners' mathematical language: case of Mochudi Primary Schools
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-05)The purpose of this research was to investigate primary school teachers‟ views on the extent to which basic operations games are used to enhance learners‟ development of the mathematical language.Research has shown that ... -
Invasiveness of biofuel crops: implications for energy research and policy in Botswana
(Taylor and Francis group; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2020-04-07)In developed countries, biofuel development was largely driven by a desire to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing energy security, whereas in developing countries, in addition to energy security, the quest ... -
Capital budgeting under uncertainty: and option to invest
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-12-10)Uncertainty and irreversibility of capital expenditures are major concerns in capital budgeting. In a highly uncertain world were management has the flexibility to adjust their operating strategy, option value is created, ... -
Assessment of diversity and composition of tree species in residential areas of Chobe District, Northern Botswana
(Agriculture and Forestry; http://www.agricultforest.ac.me/, 2022-02-21)A vegetation survey was conducted in Chobe district to document tree species in residential areas. The survey resulted in 44 tree species, representing 44 genera and 22 families across the nine study villages. The diversity ... -
Investigating the breeding success of cape vultures (Gyps Coprotheres) at Bonwalenong and manong yeng breeding sites in the Tswapong Hills, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-09)The endangered Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) breeds only in hilly areas of southern Africa. Botswana is a home of these cliff-nesting species, with its largest colonies found in the southeast (Mannyelanong Hill) and ... -
Performance measurement of integrated sports facilities in Botswana: customers’ perspectives
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-05)The purpose of the present study was to determine performance of Integrated Sports Facilities in Botswana by examining the relationship between stadium factors (community, service, utilization perspectives) and customers’ ... -
Evaluation of graduates’ perception of the Master’s Degree of Project Management at the University of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)Evaluation is an important process in project management and it should be done during and /or after completion of every programme. All projects have set objectives and evaluation has to be conducted in order to give feedback ... -
An empirical evaluation of writing style features in cross-topic and cross-genre documents in authorship identification
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)This dissertation describes an evaluation of writing style features for cross-topic and cross-genre documents in Authorship Identification. The study sets out to investigate this by extracting writing style features from ... -
The role of NGOS in the implementation of international agreements and their interaction with the Government of Botswana: a case study of gender links
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-11)This study aims to understand the role played by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the implementation of international agreements in Botswana. The study is motivated by the fact that the government has not been fully ... -
Development of an indoor air temperature predictive model for a naturally ventilated adobe mud hut; Botswana winter climatic conditions
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-08)A transient heat transfer model to predict the indoor air temperature within a Botswana traditional hut (made of adobe/mud bricks) is developed from Fourier’s law of heat transfer, taking into consideration conduction, ... -
Performance appraisal and its impact on employee performance: case of the Auditor General of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-07)Performance appraisal has emerged in today’s work environment as an important, strategic and valuable tool for most organisations. It is to this effect that this research focuses on performance appraisal and its impact on ... -
Effects of humidity, temperature and inoculum density under controlled environment and fungicide application under field conditions on the development of Cercospora leaf spot of Swiss chard
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-11)Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by Cercospora beticola is an important foliar disease of Swiss chard in Botswana. Regular outbreaks of the disease in Botswana is a major cause of concern and thus have necessitated the ... -
Dealing with trust and uncertainty avoidance in online transactions: the case of consumers in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)This research sought to find out how consumers in Botswana deal with the issue of trust and the uncertainty avoidance (UA) strategies they engage in when shopping online. Trust and uncertainty avoidance are socially ... -
An empirical analysis of Botswana’s import demand function: a disaggregated expenditure component approach
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-05)This study investigates the relationship between Botswana’s imports and expenditure components: private consumption expenditure, government consumption expenditure, investment expenditure and expenditure on exports and ... -
Contribution of records management to the discharge of security and protection services at the University of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-09)This work focuses on records management practices at the University of Botswana Protection Services Unit. The Protection Services Unit which is mandated to protect lives and University property may fail to bring justice ... -
Predicting intention and use of social media marketing: application of the unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology framework
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-03)This study investigates factors predicting intention and usage of social media especially Facebook marketing by Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in the south East region of Botswana. Based on two research objectives, ... -
Botswana teachers's level of needs satisfaction as predictors of students' mathematics performance in 2015 TIMSS
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)For any nation, poor and deteriorating performance in mathematics by her learners in an age where skills in Science and Technology are necessary for economic growth spell doom to her development hopes and efforts. Countless ... -
Intrinsic groundwater pollution vulnerability assessment of Masama east well field, Khurutshe area
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)An intrinsic groundwater pollution vulnerability assessment was conducted in Masama east well field, Botswana. The well field is located in close proximity to residential and agricultural land and might be exposed to the ... -
University of Botswana student-teacher's beliefs about the nature, teaching and learning of science
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-04)This study intercepted science prospective teachers enrolled in teacher training undergraduate method course in the University of Botswana (UB) and examined the repertoire of their belief systems and instructional practices. ... -
The impact of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in regional conflict resolution: case of Zimbabwe, 2008-2018
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)The research study is on the impact of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in regional conflict resolution, case study of Zimbabwe, 2008-2018. The study was a desktop which used documentary analysis methodology ...