Roelien Goede

Roelien Goede Years of service 2022-2023 Current Post Director of the Research Unit for Data Science and Computing at the North-West University in South Africa Degree(s) BSc Economic Subjects, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1988 MS (cum laude), Vaal Triangle Technikon, 1995 Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (cum laude) from Unisa, 1998 PhD, Information Technology, University in Pretoria, 2005 Field(s) of Study Information Technology Data Science and Computing Systems Thinking in Business Intelligence University(ies) North-West University, South Africa Specialization(s) Systems Thinking in Business Intelligence Social/Academic Philosophy, Higher Education Implements humanitarian projects empowering Syrian refugees in the Netherlands and also projects in India on empowering women in the corporate world. Notable Achievements Bsc with cum laude Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018 supervised 19 MSc students and 10 PhD students External Links https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/computer-science-and-information-systems/roelien-goede

Professor Roelien Goede is currently President of the International Society of Systemic Sciences.

Academia and career

Roelien obtained a PhD in Information Technology in 2004 from the University of Pretoria, focusing her thesis on Systems Thinking in Business Intelligence. She also attended the Lugano Summer School in Systems Design in 2012 and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education. In her bachelor’s degree, she majored in Business Management and Computer Science.

Roelien is currently Director of the Research Unit for Data Science and Computing at the North-West University in South Africa. She lectures Database Optimisation and Unstructured Databases with Cloud Computing. She has a passion for teaching Computer Science, especially Programming. She has supervised 18 Master’s and 6 PhD students to completion and currently supervises another seven PhD students and two master’s students. Her research focus is on Critical Systems Thinking and she has published more than ten journal papers on critical systems thinking and the applications thereof.

Roelien's industry experience in programming and PhD work sparked an interest in philosophy – an interest she developed by attending the annual working conference in the Netherlands of the Centre of Philosophy, Technology and Society for a period of 10 years from 2002 onwards. Her focus on Systems Thinking lead to her involvement in the International Society for Systems Sciences, where she currently serves as President for term 2022-2023. This organisation promotes the use of systems sciences to understand and improve complex problem situations in all spheres of life. Until 2021, she was involved in a humanitarian project empowering Syrian refugees in the Netherlands and also in a project in India focusing on empowering women in the corporate world as project managers.

Personal Life

Roelien was born on the 16th of January 1971 as the youngest child of Roelie and Fransien van der Walt and married Hennie Goede in 2000 and is mother to Rika (16) and Kari (14). She has an interest in multi-sports and takes part in triathlon events.

Video Presentations

https://vimeo.com/564638317

Selected Publications

• Goede, R. (2012). The descriptive properties of prescriptive theories: an application of systems thinking in data warehousing. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 8(2), 283-304.
• Goede, R. (2017). A Critical Systems Perspective on Project-Based Learning: Guidelines for Using Industry Data for BI Student Projects. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS), 730, 162-174. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69670-6_11
• Taylor, E., & Goede, R. (2016). Using Critical Social Heuristics and Project-Based Learning to Enhance Data Warehousing Education. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 29(2), 97-128. doi:10.1007/s11213-015-9357-0
• Taylor, E., Goede, R., & Steyn, T. (2011a). 'n Model van faktore wat die sukses van onderrigleer van tegnologiegebaseerde modules beïnvloed. Litnet Akademies:'n Joernaal vir die Geesteswetenskappe, Natuurwetenskappe, Regte en Godsdienswetenskappe, 8(3), 21-62.
• Taylor, E., Goede, R., & Steyn, T. (2011b). Reshaping computer literacy teaching in higher education: Identification of critical success factors. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 8(1), 28-38.
• Venter, C., & Goede, R. (2017). The Use of Critical Systems Heuristics to Surface and Reconcile Users' Conflicting Visions for a Business Intelligence System. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 30(4), 407-432. doi:10.1007/s11213-016-9401-8

Selected Book Chapters

• Goede, R., Basden, A., & Ingram, R. (2012). Practising Disclosive Systems Thinking: Lessons from a Household Sewing Project. In J. S. Van der Stoep, S. (Ed.), From Technology Transfer to Intercultural Development: Understanding Technology and Development in a Globalizing World (pp. 21-32).
• Goede, R., Estelle Taylor, E., & van Aardt, C. (2013). Combining Research Paradigms to Improve Poor Student Performance. In I. Pedro & N. Miguel Baptista (Eds.), Information Systems Research and Exploring Social Artifacts: Approaches and Methodologies (pp. 243-265). Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global.
• Goede, R., & Nhlapo, M. E. (2015). The use of a social media community by multicultural information systems development teams to improve communication. In P. I. Kommers, Pedro; ISsa, Tomayess. (Ed.), Perspectives on Social Media: A Yearbook (pp. 82-89). New York, NY: Routledge.