ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON STUDENTS’ ADMINISTRATION IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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2021
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This study investigated the effect of Information and communication Technology (ICT)
on Student Administrationin Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The major objective of the
study was to assess the effect of ICT on student administration Affairs from the period of
2007 – 2018 with emphasis on student registration, student accommodation and library
services. The survey research design was adopted in the study. The primary source of data
was used as the instrument of data collection through the use of questionnaire and
interview. A total number of 437 questionnaires were administered as the sampling size of
the study. The data was presented and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics
through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the
study are as follows: First, there is a positive and significant relationship between ICT and
Student Registration in A.B.U. Zaria. Second, there is a positive and significant
relationship between ICT and student Accommodation in A.B.U. Zaria, and third there is
positive and significant relationship between ICT and Library services in A.B.U. Zaria.
The study concluded that A.B.U Zaria has succeeded in establishing ICT infrastructural
facilities to ease student administration. Based on the above findings, ICT in ABU Zaria
indicate the clear integration of student registration, accommodation and library services.
All these service are now rendered to student using one virtual counter. It is crystal clears
that the use of ICT on student administration is an antidote that has eliminated the bottle
neck such as long queue and procedural complexity during registration and reservation of
hostel accommodation bed space and so on. Notwithstanding, the study recommends that
A.B.U. Zaria still need to do more to enhance its ICT infrastructural facilities. The
management of A.B.U. Zaria should improve the existing ICT infrastructural facilities for
viable, efficient and effective student administration in areas such as; course registration,
reservation of hostel bed space accommodation, library services, etc.