ABSTRACT This study examinedhow the Daily Graphicand the Daily Guide framed the coverage of the electoral processes leading to the 2012 general elections in Ghana. The communication theories of agenda setting and framing were used to conduct the study. Media coverage of the electoral processes leading to elections are of critical relevance in determining the outcome and acceptance of election results and that is why this research seeks to analyze how the media covered the framing of th...
ABSTRACT With the development of the Internet in the 1990s there were high expectations for its widespread commercial use and for rapid growth in e-commerce. Early predictions were over-optimistic, and attention shifted to identifying various barriers to the widespread development of e-commerce. Specifically for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions the development and use of online payment systems were identified as important concerns. Nonetheless B2C e-commerce is currently growing at aro...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCo has experienced huge power losses due to poor maintenance and management practices. For this reason persistent power outage has plunged the country‟s economy into a huge set back in the last four years. Power quality problems are common in most commercial, industrial and utility networks. The specific objectives of this thesis were to study the role of automation in improving transmission systems, evaluate maintenance performance in trans...
ABSTRACT Agricultural transformation is key to poverty reduction and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Rwanda, transformation efforts have been focused on increasing smallholder farmers’ participation in agricultural markets, with a purpose to shift them from subsistence to market-oriented production. In spite of this, subsistence farming is still dominant, involving more women than men and little is known on the progress of these farmers towards market orientation. This study ...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the impact of the extension services of Green River Project (GRP) on fish farmers in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Specifically, it sought to ascertain fishery technologies received by GRP fish farmers; determine adoption of fish farming technologies by fish farmers; determine impact of extension services of GRP on socioeconomic condition of the fish farmers as at the year 2012; ascertain farmers’ perceived constraints to adoption of GRP fish farming technologies; asc...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the impact of the extension services of Green River Project (GRP) on fish farmers in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Specifically, it sought to ascertain fishery technologies received by GRP fish farmers; determine adoption of fish farming technologies by fish farmers; determine impact of extension services of GRP on socioeconomic condition of the fish farmers as at the year 2012; ascertain farmers’ perceived constraints to adoption of GRP fish farming technologies; asc...
ABSTRACT Gas flaring is the burning of natural gas and other petroleum hydrocarbons in flare stacks by upstream oil companies in oil fields during operation. A procedure for analysing the economic and environmental impact of gas flaring is presented. The main objective of the study is to provide the data required for the complete analysis and evaluation of the various observed and noted environmental effects of gas flaring in Niger Delta. Several visitations to the neighbouring communities ad...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS v CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study i 1.2 Problem statement 2 1.3 Purpose 2 1.3.1 Objectives 2 1.4 Scope 2 1.5 Significance 3 1.6 Conceptual framework 3 1.7 Theoretical framework 4 CHAPTER TWO 5 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 2.0 Introduction 5 2.1 Information system 5 2.2 Role of information systems in an organization 5 2.3 Management information system 6 2.4 Human resources management informat...
ABSTRACT: Information technology goes beyond keeping data safely, reducing data storage and eliminating data redundancy. It involves systems that make informed decision, systems that need less human inputs to produce results. But above all, it involves sharing this information with fellow colleagues at the district. In the political, economical and social perspectives, such as those in Mityana district, where many people, resources, schools, health facilities or other business transactions ma...