IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

RESEARCH JOURNAL OF MASS COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (RJMCIT )

E-ISSN 2545-529X
P-ISSN 2695-2475
VOL. 6 NO. 2 2020

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Management Information Systems Architecture in Universities in Southwestern Nigeria

OLADAPO Oludare Samuel, Ph.D

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Abstract

This study investigated Data, Systems and Technology (DST) sub-architectures of Management Information Systems (MIS) in universities in Nigeria. Bertalanffy’s systems theory guided this study; survey design of the correlation type was adopted. The study population comprised i) chairmen/directors of MIS/ICT units. ii) Top managements (strategic), mid-level managements (tactical). iii) Applications end-users in 6 universities selected in Southwestern Nigeria. Three federal and three private universities located in Southwestern Nigeria including i) University of Ibadan, Ibadan. ii) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. iii) Federal University of Technology, Akure. iv) Lead City University Ibadan. v) Adeleke University, Ede. v) Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji. A sample of 1681 respondents was selected. The analysis of the data involved measure of central tendency such as the mean rating and the cross-tabulations. The study revealed that universities in Southwestern Nigeria differ significantly in terms of capacity and application use of DST sub-architectures of MIS. The differences in MIS architecture in these universities make integration of data, systems and technology from Nigerian universities in Southwestern Nigeria difficult. This also had negative effect in developing National Educational Management Information Systems. Universities authorities and the National University Commission should endeavor to harmonise DST sub-sub-architectures of MIS in Nigerian universities.

keywords:

Management Information Systems, Data Sub-architecture, Systems Sub-architecture, Technology Sub-architecture, Universities

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