APPLICATION OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EMIS) TO THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA
This study examined application of education management information system (EMIS) to the
Management of Public Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used. The sample size of 247 administrators and lecturers in the three public universities in Rivers State, representing 10%, was drawn using the stratified random sampling technique to identify the subset. The instrument titled “Education Management Information in the Management Universities Questionnaire” (EMIMUQ) was designed by the researchers. The reliability obtained was 0.89. The four research questions were analyzed using Mean Score (x), Standard Deviation (SD), Rank Order (RO) and Decision Rule, and z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance, respectively. The findings revealed that the application of education management information system (EMIS) tools cannot only promote effective teaching and learning in the universities but also help to achieve the global objectives of establishment. Based on this, the following recommendations were made: the Rivers State government should prioritize the full integration of Education Management Information System (EMIS)-based scheme into teaching and learning as well for researchers; so as to give our universities competitive advantages over other universities and the National Universities Commission should make a comprehensive application for the use of Education Management Information System (EMIS) to the universities, in their day to day administrative functions in line with innovative global standard.
Oloko, Oladele Olaitan, Ph.D, FCMA
APPLICATION OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EMIS) TO THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA
This study examined application of education management information system (EMIS) to the Management of Public Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used. The sample size of 247 administrators and lecturers in the three public universities in Rivers State, representing 10%, was drawn using the stratified random sampling technique to identify the subset. The instrument titled “Education Management Information in the Management Universities Questionnaire” (EMIMUQ) was designed by the researchers. The reliability obtained was 0.89. The four research questions were analyzed using Mean Score (x), Standard Deviation (SD), Rank Order (RO) and Decision Rule, and z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance, respectively. The findings revealed that the application of education management information system (EMIS) tools cannot only promote effective teaching and learning in the universities but also help to achieve the global objectives of establishment. Based on this, the following recommendations were made: the Rivers State government should prioritize the full integration of Education Management Information System (EMIS)-based scheme into teaching and learning as well for researchers; so as to give our universities competitive advantages over other universities and the National Universities Commission should make a comprehensive application for the use of Education Management Information System (EMIS) to the universities, in their day to day administrative functions in line with innovative global standard.