Browsing by Author "Mubaraka, Conrad M"

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    Analysis of supporting communication as a correlate of online consumer decision process in municipal local government of Kano state, Nigeria
    (International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE), 2013) Sharifai, Musa Gambo; Zakari, Uba; Mubaraka, Conrad M
    Consumer decision making process is an important aspect of business management, both managers and academicians strive to study and understand the conscious processes that underline the decision to purchase a product or service by consumers. This paper is an attempt to study the correlation between supporting communications and how they affect the on-line consumer decision making process in Kano Municipal local government of Kano State. The paper made use of both primary sources of data through the use of researcher designed questionnaires and secondary sources in form of books, journals and articles from the internet. Findings show that such technological advancements are timely, but effort be made to entice users into adoption and use of them; hence recommending further awareness and consideration of Porter’s five forces
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    Challenges and prospects of using information communication technologies (ICTS) among Nigerian Polytechnic Libraries Reference Services
    (International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE), 2013) Jibia, Mamman Salisu; Mubaraka, Conrad M; Hassan, Usman Katsina
    This study focused on the threats and challenges of using information communication technologies in reference services of polytechnic libraries was carried out using 600 questionnaires and observation was also used as instrument for data collection , survey method used adapted for this study. The data collected was analyzed using percentages and frequencies, means and standard deviation of the facilities, limited duration of use, denials to information into storage media, like diskettes and flash drives as some of the major threats and challenges of the optimal utilization of these facilities among the selected polytechnic libraries’ Reference sections, suggestions and recommendations were proffered such as extending the duration of use , working towards generations of funds internally, among others, to check the threats and challenges
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    E-Procurement and Performance of Service Organizations in Uganda
    (International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE), 2013) Zakari, Uba; Sharifai, Musa Gambo; Mubaraka, Conrad M; Agaba, Leticia
    Aiming at establishing the relationship between E-procurement on the performance of selected service organizations in Uganda; researchers used survey design on 202 employees and found that there is a significant relationship between E-procurement and performance of the organizations. This proposition comes as a result of penetration of IT in all aspects of life to the effect that today everything tends to rotate around use of technology. Also to note is that competition compels one to devise means to beat others and technology is the way to go. The researchers thus recommend: i) Government to support service organizations in regards to regulating cyber related vices; ii) Other organizations, other than service organization, should invest wisely in IT to reap its potential profitability; and iii) The whole procurement process should involve as many people as possible as a potential means to human resource planning in an effort to overcome future embarrassments of retrench and labor turn over
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    Effectiveness of a proposed system design on academic management of Kampala International University: design, development and implementation
    (International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE), 2013) Mubaraka, Conrad M; Ssenyonga, Taddeo Dr.; Sumil, Novembrieta
    This study aimed at answering questions concerning the significant effect of the proposed system design on the academic management of KIU in terms of upportability, reliability, maintainability and availability. Using a quasi-experimental design on a total sample of 750 respondents (i.e. the Users, Academic Staff and Students) and t-sample test, the study revealed that there was a significant effect by the proposed design on the academic management system. The study thus recommends that all stakeholders should be trained to interact and use it which will save a lot of time for the students, academic staff and university branches in processing academic data
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    Information technology and humanitarian emergency response Management in WFP Uganda: a behavioral perspective
    (Global Institute for Research & Education, 2013) Mubaraka, Conrad M; Kalulu, Richard Abalisera; Salisu, Mamman Jibia
    As an emergency response system cannot be mentioned without support from Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), this study evaluated the contribution of IT in emergency response management in WFP Uganda, IT literacy among staff, the demographic characteristics, relationship and infrastructure in terms of ease use and benefits. A questionnaire with open-ended questions was used to collect data from staffs. This thesis describes the usage and level of IT literacy among staffs in emergency response management in WFP, as being one of the big four international humanitarian agency. Staffs trust COMPAS and its ability to track information in order to respond and save communities in need, while time aspect and information sharing remains a key element to the efficiency of operations. There is also a need for training to improve the use and interagency cooperation to utilize the available information and communications technologies more effectively in order to enhance rapid response capacity as well as facilitate the professionalization of global IT standards within the humanitarian community and its advancement
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    Integrating ICT in Library Management: Design and Development of an Automated Library Management System for Cavendish University Uganda
    (International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE), 2013) Jibia, Mamman Salisu; Mubaraka, Conrad M; Odie, Michael
    This study intended to solicit requirements for a proposed library information system and develop it for CUU as a step to automate its library services. The study employed prototyping method to come up with the system. The system met most of the objectives by enabling the library staff keep track of its clients and resources they manage. Report generation was made easy as all the information has become easier to manipulate due to the nature of electronic storage. Searching for reading material has been made easy since different criteria may be used to accomplish the task. The interfaces were user friendly and there was no need for retraining other than orientation. The researcher recommends that this system be continuously built to take care of other library services which include management of the serials and periodicals, book reservations, automatic email notification for reminders, use of bar codes, scanners and labels; and use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification ) tags to mitigate book thefts. It is also recommended that the library system, go online so that books and lecture notes are accessed over the internet by users.