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    Fuzzy neural network interface : development and application : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Information Engineering at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2003) Todd, Greg
    This project is concerned with the development and application of an interface for a fuzzy neural network (FuNN). The original program, for which the interface was written, is a tool to research the mapping of problem knowledge to initialize the weights of a FuNN. The interface concentrates on allowing the user to efficiently manipulate network settings and to be able to easily perform large numbers of experiments. After the interface was completed, the new integrated application was used to investigate the use of problem knowledge on FuNN training in specific image processing problems.
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    The graphic user interface of the AudioGraph Recorder (PC version) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science at Massey University
    (Massey University, 2001) Nie, Shao H
    With the popularity of the use of computers and the development of the Internet, many multimedia-authoring systems have been developed for computer-based teaching and learning. This is playing an increasingly important role in education. One authoring system is the AudioGraph project developed at Massey university of N.Z., which have been developed for recording audio-graphic presentation material for publication in an html reference environment, i.e. "on the web". One of the tools in the AudioGraph project is the AudioGraph Recorder, which is a Macintosh application for recording or authoring web-based multimedia presentations. Due to the success of the publication of the AudioGraph application and the need of PC users, an AudioGraph Recorder for the PCs is required. This project is about the porting of the AudioGraph Recorder from the Macintosh platform to the PC platform. First this project report explains the functionality of the AudioGraph Recoder (the Macintosh version), especially how the end users interact with the interface of the AudioGraph Recorder, and the corresponding state changes of the controls in the interface. Then the report compares the development tools used in both platforms. The Macintosh version of the AudioGraph Recorder has been developed with the PowerPlant framework in CodeWarrior environment, but the PC version uses MFC framework in Visual C++ 6.0. This report also describes in detail how the interface of the AudioGraph Recorder application was constructed with the MFC, and implementation of some functionality of the application. At the same time some internals of the MFC framework are discussed.
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    Developing an extramural e-learning environment to bridge the digital divide : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2005) Johnson, Russell Stewart
    The research presented in this thesis conceptualises a strategy for designing e-learning systems to bridge the digital divide between those who have access to - and know how to use - high performance information technology, and those whose do not. It describes the prototyping of a system to test this conceptualisation, and the subsequent evaluation of the prototype in a realistic setting. From a review of existing research, eight guidelines were synthesised for developing effective extramural e-learning environments. In addition, three broad user-centred strategies were identified as showing promise as possible ways to implement such an environment. These strategies emphasised localised over centralised functionality, specialised over general-purpose tools, and user-initiated adaptability over system-initiated adaptivity. It was hypothesised that by following the design guidelines and combining these three strategies - without making any presumptions about technological platform - a workable way could be found to meet all the requirements for an extramural e-learning environment that offers a significant improvement over correspondence-based courses. Incremental prototyping was used to evaluate and refine the main elements of the design specification and then to integrate them into an operational system. This prototyping confirmed that the method proposed for developing a computer-based learning environment was workable. The prototype was then installed and tested, first over a LAN, and then over a rural telephone-based communication system where it was tested it with users. The system performed very favourably under these conditions. The volunteers' response to the learning computer was enthusiastic, contrasting what they could accomplish with it to the difficulties they faced with conventional systems. It was concluded that the user testing gave strong support to the thesis that distributive, specialised and adaptable strategies can be successfully combined to provide a widely-accessible and usable computer-based learning environment.