Information Studies Research Papers/Topics

ICT Adoption and Social Service Delivery in Public Institutions in Rwanda A Case of: Rwanda Social Security Board

ABSTRACT This study is a result of an academic research entitled "ICT adoption and social service delivery in public institutions in Rwanda. Case study of Rwanda Social Security boards". The purpose of this study was to test the null hypothesis of no significant relationship between ICT (information and communications technology) adoption and quality of service delivery in public institution in Kigali Rwanda, to generate new information from the existing data. The objectives of this study wer...

Secure Management of Ict Resources for a University: The Case of Kampala International University

ABSTRACT Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the keys pillars in development in the current society. Every institution or company uses ICT facilities and services to carry out their day to day activities. For this reason the security of these services and facilities is very important. An institution which has a proper and reliable ICT security management stands good chances of continuity and on the other hand poor ICT security spells out doom to the company. Institutions ...

E-Procurement and Supply Management System for Kampala International University: Design, Development and Implementation

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to test the null hypothesis of no significant difference on the existing procurement and supply management system and the proposed E-PSMS for KIU and to validate the proposed E-PSMS for Kampala International University. The general objective of this study was to design, develop and implement the proposed E-Procurement and Supply Management System (PEPSMS) at KIU. The specific objectives were to: (i) determine the demographic characteristics of respondent...

A Fuzzy Logic Web-Based Information System for Shortlisting Candidates into Secondary School Case Study: Airforce Secondary School Port Harcourt- Nigeria

ABSTRACT Student admissions plays very important role in major activities of the any secondary school as the basic requirement ofthe secondary school is students and without student’s secondary school cannot survive. An inefficient admission application system may reduce the number of admitted student in the esteemed secondary school because if the admission system is slow and having many delays in the process. A web-based management information system for admission in Air Force Secondary S...

A Framework for Implementation and Operation Support of Telecenters in a Rural Area, a Case of Ssembabule District, Uganda

ABSTRACT This thesis was focused at examining and validating existing information about the growth and development of Ssembabule district with the aim of improving the existing telecentre system through generation of new, more effective information access and sharing portals. To develop information resource model and compare the model with the existing information system in terms of performance and efficiency in Ssembabule District, Uganda, to determine the profile of the respondents in terms...

A Comparative Assessment of the Integrated Financial Management Information Systems Success Factors Towards the Improved Performance of Local Governments in the Selected Districts of Kanungu

ABSTRACT The study was about Comparative Assessment of the Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) Success Factors towards the Improved Performance of Local Governments in the Selected Districts of Kanungu and Rukungiri. The study was based on three objectives; (i) to investigate the success factors of Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) towards improved performance; (ii) to ascertain the performance of local government in selected districts of Ruku...

Design and Implementation of a Mobile Application System for Dissemination of National Immunization Information of Gitarama Ealth Centre, Rwanda

ABSTRACT This study is a result of an academic research entitled “Design and Implementation of a Mobile Application System for Dissemination of National Immunization Information in Gitarama Health centres, Rwanda”. The purpose of this study was to test the null hypothesis of no significant difference between the existing and the proposed system for dissemination of national immunization information in Gitarama health centre, Rwanda; to generate new information from the existing data and t...

Evaluation of E-Learning Utilization as an Aid to Teaching and Learning: The Case of Federal College of Education Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The title of the study was to evaluate e-learning utilization as an aid to teaching and learning. The perspective of federal college of education Zaria had a number of challenges in e-learning utilization ranging from inadequate knowledge/skill to maintenance, and technical support, with the main objective of enhancing acceptance of e-learning to complement teaching and learning. The specific objectives are to determinate the level of e-learning utilization, and factors that impede t...

Evaluation of Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Koha Library Software in Selected Academic Libraries in Uganda.

ABSTRACT The study aimed at evaluating the factors that influence the acceptance of Koha library software in academic libraries. The specific objectives included; (1) to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in terms of age, gender, highest level of education and number of years worked with the library; (2) to investigate how system productivity influences the acceptance of Koha library software in academic libraries; (3) to determines how ease of use influences the ...

Strategic Approaches to Address the Challenges Faced in Using Electronic Document Management System: A Case of Staff of Kebbi State University of Science Ani) Technology Aliero, Nigeria.

ABSTRA CT This study was to establish the challenges faced by the Staff of KSUSTA while using electronic document management system with the view of coming up with strategic approaches to address the challenges. The following objectives guided the study: i) to establish the challenges faced by the Staff of KSUSTA in using EDMS; ii) to propose strategic approaches to address the challenges faced by the Staff of KSUSTA in using EDMS; and iii) to examine the effect of the strategic approaches on...

The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Poverty Alleviation in Rural Communities in the Central Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve the welfare of the poor by providing opportunities to increase social capital; improve availability of market information; creation of new economic opportunities; improve economic efficiency and competitiveness; better access to health and education facilities and more efficient and effective governance. In spite of the significant ICT development and growing recognition of their benefits, there are conc...

Media for Health Information Dissemination to Rural Communities by The Ghana Health Service. A Study of the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region

ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating media for disseminating health information to rural communities by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Shai Osudoku district of the greater Accra region. Among the objectives of the study were to identify the media used by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to deliver health information to the people in the district and to unravel the challenges encountered in provision and access to health information using media. A case study approach using the conve...

Implementation Of Electronic Medical Records In Kenyan Public Hospitals: Challenges And Opportunities

ABSTRACT An Electronic Medical Record (EMR), a computer system composed of the clinical data repository, clinical decision support, controlled medical vocabulary, order entry, and pharmacy module has become a growing subject of debate in the world today. While EMRs hold great promise, few studies have been conducted on their implementation and outcome. Despite the fact that Kenya has made tremendous steps in Information Communication Technology (ICT) as demonstrated by the growing number of ...

Determinants Of Research Information Seeking And Usage: A Case Of Postgraduate Students At The University Of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

ABSTRACT Research information is a variety of information required by a researcher who needs to conduct a scientific inquiry on how to select, formulate and develop a research theme of a subject matter in relation to the identified problem within a well-designed methodological framework (Bailey, 2014). Being an assortment of information, it is obtained from individual needs of the researcher and various information sources embedded within the necessities for new knowledge in order to expand o...

Assessing Human Errors And Staff Skills In Use Of The Amlib Software In Egerton University Library, Njoro - Kenya

ABSTRACT Integrated Library Management Systems (ILMS) are essential components in libraries that support the processing, storage, management, and retrieval of data. Before the advent of ICT in libraries, Egerton University's main library data was manually created and managed in card format; arranged in a way that facilitated access. Librarians made many errors in the development and management of the metadata especially when filing records whose words/terms were wrongly written or abbreviate...


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