1. Research Proposal Presentation

2. Emmanuel Fon Tata Lecturer Department of ICT Welcome… …

3. Integration of ICT into the Administration of Educational Institutions in Ghana Date:18 th October 2012

4. Positive Thought : “ Do not hear what you think I mean… …but hear what I say…” Emmanuel Fon Tata

5. Can the integration of ICT improve the Administration of Educational institutions in Ghana?

6. Presentation Outline  The problem.  Obvious consequences of the problem  How Would This Research be done?(Methodology)  Data collection tools  Activities  Relevant technologies…  Administrative Areas under study  What do we expect from this research?  Contributions/Questions and Answers

7. Educational Institutions are considered the intellectual spine of a Nation.

8. The Problem(claims)  The tremendous growth in size of educational institutions…  Late admissions…  Datelines ….

9. The Problem(claims)  Data management and decision making…  Population management in institutions …no anticipations…  Staff /student Ratio...  Lack of proper information management …  And much more…

10. Obvious consequences of the problem As a result Educational Administration becomes….  Complex…  Guess work.../..Trial and error…  Wrong decisions…  Lack of goal…  Politicization of our educational system…no one wants to take responsibility for the damages…

11. How Would This Research be done? (Methodology)  Mixed Model Research.  Why?.... a survey will be conducted and the questionnaires will be composed of multiple closed-ended or quantitative type items as well as several open-ended or qualitative type items. Qualitative data would be collected and quantified.

12. Data collection tools:  Questionnaires  Interviews  Experimentation  observations

13. Activities  Study ICT literacy levels….of administrators  Government and institutional policies and ICT.  Availability of computers and other ICT devices and services.  Willingness of staff to use ICT

14. Activities  Limitations to the use of ICT  Security issues…  Administrative technology testing…  Specific skills needed by staff for effective implementation

15. Relevant technologies… Proper configuration and education of members on E-mail systems. Intranet Internet-to-mobile massaging services Swipe door locks Web site analyzer

16. Relevant technologies… Application software for various offices… Instant LAN IP massaging apps… Internet service management… Security…information and property. Faculty /Department/course web sites

17. Administrative Areas under study  General administration  Human resource administration  Pay roll and financial accounting  Student data and administration  Inventory administration  Personal records maintenance  Library systems  Student admissions  Health units…..etc.

18. How would the data be analyzed? Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) Analysis aimed at identifying something new. Confirmatory Data Analysis (CDA) Analyze so as to propose new ways/policies or confirm existing ones.

19. What do we expect from this research? Solutions to the problems identified…

20. THE END THANK YOU CONTRIBUTIONS/QUESTIONS