...Introduction Training is a key factor in enhancing the efficiency and expertise of the workforce. The Students Work Experience (SIWES) program prepares students for labor markets. It has become an innovative phenomenon in human resources development and training in Nigeria. The library profession, like other professions, is dynamic. This dynamism is in response to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). With the introduction of ICT into the field of library and information science (LIS), it has become imperative that library and information science practitioners possess the skill needed to function effectively in an ICT environment. Lawal (2002), quoting Francis Bacon, describes a professional as one who has mastered certain specialized intellectual techniques, and adds that it was the intellectual content which came to distinguish the profession from the medieval craft. According to him, increased specialization of skills means that the term “profession” is now used for certain occupations which enjoy prestige and which give esoteric service. Such professions include architects, surveyors, doctors, librarians and information scientists, and engineers, among others. The intellectual work of librarians derives from the application of scientific principles in organizing, storing, retrieving, and disseminating information. In recent years, the library profession has been affected by developments in ICT. Igbinosa (2007) notes that advances in ICT have changed the...
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...THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. The need for adult literacy education in Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized. In the context of global economy and competitive markets, adult literacy is a key factor contributing to economic development. In all countries of the world, adults constitute a larger proportion of the work force. Therefore, human resource development through adult literacy education has become a key component within the overall strategy for economic restructuring both in the developed and developing countries. The future of global economy and democratic polity in the twenty-first century is likely to depend on skilled, educated, and enlightened adult citizens. It was the World Conference on Education for All, held in Jomtien, (Thailand) in 1990 that highlighted the critical importance of addressing the learning needs of adults. In the context of globalization, basic learning skills and competencies are necessary not only for children, but also for adults, who are valuable human resources of every society. The new technological developments in information and Communication technologies (ICTs), such as satellite radio and television broadcasting, long distance telephony, computers and telecommunications have dramatically expanded our options for engaging in learning and teaching at the individual, community and societal levels. The hallmark of ICTs is their distributive power and ability to reach a large number of learners...
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...Info3 Ict Revision Guide[pic] Table of Contents Chapter One: Future Developments 5 Emerging Technologies 5 Benefits to Leisure from Technology Advances 6 Potential future uses of ICT 6 Implications of future developments of ICT 7 Issues surrounding the rapid development of ICT 7 Chapter 2: Information and Systems 8 What is an organisation 8 Structure of an organisation 8 Pyramid Structures 9 Horizontal Structures 9 How has the development of ICT affected the organisational structure 10 Activities within an organisation 10 Strategic Level of task 10 Tactical level of task 10 Operational Level of Task 10 Exchanging Information with External Bodies 10 Chapter 3: Types of ICT system 12 Common Ict Systems 12 Legacy Systems 12 Back office systems 12 Day-to-day working systems 13 Management Information Systems 13 Enterprise resource planning systems 13 Customer Relationship Management Systems 13 Decision Support Systems 14 Ecommerce systems 14 Chapter 4: Managing ICT 15 Organisation Size 15 Information Flow 15 ICT management and business strategy 15 Chapter 5 ICT Strategy 16 Factors Influencing a Strategy 16 Managing Information Assets over time 16 The Need for a Corporate Strategy 17 Upgrading Hardware & software 17 Standards 17 Chapter 6: ICT Policies 18 Ict Training Policy 18 ICT security Policy 18 ICT procurement Policy 19 Chapter 7: Legislation 20 Impact of Legislation on ICT policies 20 Developed Legislation 20 Copyright Designs and Patent Act 1988 21 Software theft 21 Health...
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...J DECLARATION Candidate's Declaration I hereby declare that this dissertation is the results of my own original research and that no part of it has been presented for another degrec in this Univcrsity or elsewhere Candidatc's Signature.!?!(~ Date.l?1.r::.'!lc/ IDDRISU BAMIE MUBASHIR-AHMED Supervisors' Declaration I hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of the dissertation werc supervised in accordance with the guidelines for the supervision of dissertation laid down by the University of Cape Coast. Signature:.~~ PALMAS ANYAGRE ABSTRACT Despite the increase in ICT tools in Ghanaian High schools. most of schools seem to be teaching ICT literacy instead of a complete integration of the ICT tools in the curriculum to enhance the teaching and learning process. The objective of the study was, to assess. whether ICT tools are reaJly being used to assist, enhance and extend students knowledge in the Teaching and Learning process in the Upper West region of Ghana A total sample of 225 respondents took part in the survey. made up of 165 students and 60 teachers. These samples were picked from seven High Schools, comprising 88 female and 77 male for the students and 6 females and 54 males from the teachers' sample. Stratified random sampling was used...
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...black empowered integrator of innovative business solutions based on information and communications technology (ICT). It run critical ICT systems and manages products, services and solutions for Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed companies and key public sector organizations, and medium-sized companies. It operates throughout South Africa, Africa and the United Kingdom, the company employs over 4 000 people, which more than thirty percent of are from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. One of the reasons I decided on BCX is that it has been on the ICT sector for more than 32 years and still believe in its mission, vision and objectives. They have provided ICT skill to an impressive list of clients that includes high profile financial services companies, government, the petrochemical industry and the local automotive industry. 1.1 Vision The vision for BCX is to be an innovative and inspirational corporate citizen on the African continent where the company operates. They seek to protect and enhance company brand through responsible business practices that contribute to profitable and sustainable growth. 1.2 Mission Business Connexion mission is very clear: they want to address its client’s business challenges and go beyond the technical solution to add business value. 1.3 Organizational Structure 2. Strategic Analysis 2.1 Value System Analysis Business Connexion has board of shareholders/Investors that contribute capital to the business in anticipation...
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...GOVERNANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Role of ICT in the governance of higher education Mrs. Shankarisankar, M.A.,MPHIL.,M.ED.,MPHIL., HDCA., DMTT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SRM SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SRM UNIVERSITY Abstract The increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has brought changes to teaching and learning at all levels of higher education systems (HES). Across the past twenty years the use of ICT has fundamentally changed the practices and procedures of nearly all forms of endeavour within business and governance. Traditional forms of teaching and learning are increasingly being converted to online and virtual environments. ICT increases the flexibility of delivery of education so that learners can access knowledge anytime and from anywhere. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn as now the processes are learner driven and not by teachers. This paper is a critical analysis with reference to the changes taking place in teaching and learning process and the role that ICTs have played in this transformation. This paper highlights the various impacts of ICT on higher education and explores potential future developments. The paper argues the role of ICT in transforming teaching and learning and seeks to explore how this will impact on the way programs will be offered and delivered in the universities and colleges of that makes an easy way for good governance of higher education. Introduction Over the past...
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...Dilapidated, overcrowded public schools in the Philippines By Dante Pastrana 20 June 2014 Public schools across the Philippines began a new school year this month. An estimated 21 million children are enrolled in a public school system that, after decades of deliberate starving of funds by successive governments, is nothing less than atrocious. Newspapers reported that in Metro Manila 82 percent of the 764 public schools in the metropolis were congested, and were conducting classes in two shifts. The first shift starts as early as 6 a.m. and the second ends as late as six in the evening. There were reported to be as many as 80 students in each classroom. School authorities resorted to cutting classes in half and cramming the excess students into “science labs, libraries, corridors and even the principal’s office.” In Tacloban city, devastated last November by Typhoon Haiyan, a local newspaper reported that in one school, hundreds of children endured the searing heat, reaching 30 degrees Celsius, in three temporary classrooms with walls of corrugated iron sheets. “It is pitiful to see them packed like sardines,” the Sun Daily quoted Gina Villamor, who was waiting for her two children, aged 6 and 10. Typhoon Haiyan damaged 3,100 schools, with 20,000 classrooms needing to be either rebuilt or repaired. An estimated 1.4 million children are affected. Seven months after the typhoon, however, only 35 percent of classrooms, that were totally damaged, and 53 percent of those that were...
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...SARAWAK INFORMATION SYSTEMS SDN BHD (SAINS) Contents SARAWAK INFORMATION SYSTEMS SDN BHD (SAINS) 1 CHAPTER ONE 4 1. INTRODUCTION 4 1.1. Mission, Vision and Core Values of SAINS 4 1.2. Core Competencies 5 2. CHAPTER TWO 6 2.1. SAINS Environmental Analysis 6 2.2. SAINS Key Drivers of Change 8 2.3. SAINS Value Chain 8 2.3: 5 M’s of Marketing 11 2.4. Porters 5 Forces of SAINS 12 2.5. Internal analysis and External analysis 13 2.6. Applying Direct Policy Matrix 16 2.7. Potential Strategic Challenge/Issues 17 2.8. SAINS Marketing Objectives 19 3. CHAPTER THREE 22 3.1. ANSOFF MATRIX 22 Market Penetration 22 Market Development 23 3.2. SAINS Marketing Mix 24 Product / service 24 Promotion 24 Price 25 Place 26 People 26 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR NEXT 3 YEARS 28 CHAPTER FOUR 33 4. RECOMMENDATION 33 Value 33 Rarity 33 Imitable 33 Organizational Knowledge 33 5. CONCLUSION 34 CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION Sarawak Information Systems SDN BHD (SAINS) is a leading ICT System Integrator and Solution Provider in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It has effectively enlarged and intensified the utilization of ICT resulting in IT growth among state government agencies in Sarawak since the mid 1980’s. In the mid 1980’s, the use of IT among state government agencies in Sarawak started to grow. Shortly thereafter, in 1991 SAINS was formed and was given the task of leading the development and implementation...
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...available to man the computer studies teaching (Ajayi, 2009)60. There is the need for a computer teaching, a computer operator or computer laboratory assistant, such assistant should be an expert in repair and maintenance of the systems. Teacher’s Preparation for Computer Studies...
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... which is a distance education and ICT service company. The investment project is significantly potential in Philippine. It shows clearly that the company will recover within four years. Also, there is a great profit for the long-term consideration. The report begins with background of the entrepreneurial venture, and then analysis about creating the new business’s factors which consist of: management problem, marketing issue, rivalry analysis, financial estimate, risks and potential challenges involved. This business plan submits to a risky capitalist, and to fund from capitalist which in favor of the DBG Company. Table of contents 1. Executive Summary 1 2. Introduction 1 3. Description of Entrepreneurial Venture 2 4. Management 2 5. Marketing 3 6. Competitor analysis 3 7. Financial Analysis 4 8. Key risks and challenge 7 9. Conclusion 7 10. Bibliography 8 2. Introduction The development of ICT Information and Communications Technology, known as ICT, not only include telecommunication, IT and media in a broad sense, but also various kinds of video industries, transmission and networking that relied on monitoring and control functions (Smith, 2008). As an essential term of many academic institutes, ICT is thought to be the extended version of Information technology (IT). With a new tendency, many companies have their innovation on promoting ICT (Kandiri, 2011). Among the undeveloped centuries, new ICT is largely recognized as a tool that...
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...THE IMPACT OF APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLYTECHNICS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA BY SONEYE SEMIU ADEBAYO MATRIC NO: NOU100032296 A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABEOKUTA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION DECEMBER 2012 CERTIFICATION This is to certify that this research project entitled THE IMPACT OF APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLYTECHNIC IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA was carried out by SONEYE, Semiu Adebayo in the School of Education, National Open University of Nigeria Abeokuta for the award of Masters Degree in Education. _____________________ _____________________ DR. FOLAJIN, S.O. SIGNATURE / DATE PROJECT SUPERVISOR ________________________ _____________________ PROGRAMME LEADER SIGNATURE / DATE _____________________________ _____________________ PROF. BADMUS ADEMOLA SIGNATURE / DATE DEAN SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ________________________ _____________________ EXTERNAL EXAMINER SIGNATURE / DATE DEDICATION This research project is dedicated to the Holy Spirit, who has been the source of my inspiration. Also to my dependable wife, Mrs. Endurance Amishetu Adesayo Soneye and to my beloved children, Adebayo Soneye (Jnr.), Adedayo Soneye and Adetayo Soneye. To number one student of National open University...
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...Higher Education makes teaching-learning process more effective, interesting and interactive. To know the impact of ICT in higher education we need to know the two basic things ICT and Education. This research article entitled ‘ICT and Higher Education’ aims at elaborating the basic concepts of E-learning from the point of teaching-learning process in higher education. The researcher has also pointed out the stages in ICT teaching-learning process & pinpointed the challenges in integrating ICT in higher education. Key Words : E-learning, ICT,ICT-Skills, etc. Introduction: The use of Information and Communication Technology in higher education is helping to increase the access to information...
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...and Adopting ICT Tools Rose Anthony & Kadvekar Shravan (Affiliation: Rose Anthony is Dean Academic, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune India while Shravan Kadvekar is Consulting Professor at the university as well as Head Products at Harbinger Knowledge Products India.) Contact: shravan75@yahoo.com, anthonyrose8@yahoo.co.in, adopting ICT. Based on literature available Abstract in the forms of – research projects, MHRD Use of Information and Communication and UNESCO’s reports on ICT adoption, Technologies (ICT) in academia is well- Technology known for its importance and effectiveness. Change Management theory in technology At the same time, it is also one of aspects of adoption – researcher identified broad any education system, which needs a categories of challenges as hurdles faced by consistent reality check for its adoption by the educators. A set of technical education educators. A research has been undertaken institutions by the authors in developing ICT Adoption feedback from respondents on their take on Model for Indian Higher Education Sector. challenges in ICT adoption. Outcome of the The real pilot study was a list of major challenges challenges faced by the academia in ICT faced by educators in ICT adoption. The adoption, paper research aims measures to to identify overcome the Adoption were talks Model targeted about ICT to theories...
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...institution’s view on financing opportunities for SME institutions. As a financial organization the report shed light on BSRS and its BCC/BASIS/ICT Incubator and its adjacent financing modules. From entrepreneur’s point of view a number of incubator listed firms were selected and their financing process has been introduced. This report exclusively focused its view toward ICT SMEs. The fact that ICT Incubator is only accessible to IT companies and the importance of ICT in Bangladesh economy growth has an implicit importance in this regard. The report took this issue further by listing the bars that remains in today’s financial market for an ICT SME. The report also contains critical analysis of the whole financing process and its pro/cons. The submitters took the liberty of comparing BSRS normal SME financing schemes and its past data with BSRS/BCC/ICT Incubator financing schemes. This report also showed the Requirements, Paper works, Validation process, Other payment options & Follow through of the whole financing process. Past data of BSRS financial investments and loan disbursements as well as data on participation in ICT incubator has also been included. Recent times have seen an encouraging up rise of women participation in SME institutions. This fact has not been ignored and an analysis with relevant data on women participation in BSRS and ICT Incubator scenario has been introduced. The investment process for SMEs has been presented with diagrams and charts. A relatively unique...
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...………………..…...…. 4 2. Introduction……………………………………………....………………..…...…. 4 3. Analysis…………………………………………………....…………………...…. 5 4.1 Research and innovation in the ICT environment ……………....………. 5 4.2 Human capital development in the ICT environment.……..…....……….. 7 4.3 Level of advancement of ICT networks and services.…………………… 8 4.4 Level of advancement of the IT and software industry sectors……….… 11 3.5 The role of CIOs in promoting digital economy evolution……………….. 14 4. Conclusion………………………………………………...…………………...…. 17 5. References……………………………………………....…..………………...…. 19 1. 1. Abstract This report is an analysis of digital economy evolution and the role of the CIO in the South African ICT sector, looking at the following five points: (i) Research and innovation in the ICT environment. (ii) Human capital development in the ICT environment. (iii) The level of advancement of ICT networks and services. (iv) The level of advancement of the IT and software industry sectors. (v) The role of CIOs in promoting digital economy evolution. 2. Introduction This report is an analysis of the digital economy evolution and the CIO’s in the South African ICT sector. The CIO does not have much influence in the areas of ICT such as, the ICT sector itself, research, ICT sector innovation, human capital development, ICT networks, services and software development, as these areas are controlled by the government...
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