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The Effect of Computer Literacy on University of Maiduguri
Students Attitude towards Computerized Record System

()*ar N. Mamad)
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'. -omp)ter -entre% .ni/ersit0 of Maid)g)ri% P.M.(. '&!% Maid)g)ri% (orno State% Nigeria
2. Ministr0 of 1ig,er 2d)3ation% P.M.(. '&4!% Maid)g)ri% (orno State% Nigeria
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Astract
-omp)teri7ed re3ord s0stems ,a/e 5een /iewed as 5eing desira5le and ,a/e )ndenia5le ad/antages o/er t,e
man)al s0stem of re3ord *eeping. 1owe/er% oftentimes t,ese ma0 not 5e appre3iated 50 st)dents% espe3iall0 in
en/ironments w,ere o/erall penetration of I-8s is low and as s)3, 3omp)ter litera30 is also low. 8,is paper
aims to in/estigate ,ow 3omp)ter litera30 affe3ts .ni/ersit0 of Maid)g)ri st)dents9 per3eption of a
3omp)teri7ed re3ord s0stem. It st)died t,e /iews of sampled st)dents of t,e )ni/ersit0 in order to as3ertain ,ow
t,eir le/el of 3omp)ter litera30 affe3ts t,eir desire for t,eir re3ord s0stem to 5e 3omp)teri7ed. :esear3,
;)estions were anal07ed wit, a /iew to determining t,e asso3iation t,at e<ists 5etween le/el of 3omp)ter
litera30 of st)dents and t,eir desire for a 3omp)teri7ed re3ord s0stem% and t,e desira5ilit0 of s)3, a s0stem
among 3omp)ter literate and non 3omp)ter literate st)dents. Simple per3entage anal0sis and -,i S;)are test
were )sed to in/estigate t,e le/el of desira5ilit0 of 3omp)teri7ation% and t,e asso3iation 5etween 3omp)ter
litera30 and desire for 3omp)teri7ed re3ord s0stem% respe3ti/el0. It was fo)nd t,at among 5ot, 3omp)ter literate
and non 3omp)ter literate st)dents% t,e 3omp)teri7ed re3ord s0stem was ,ig,l0 desired. It was also fo)nd t,at
t,ere is no asso3iation 5etween le/el of 3omp)ter litera30 and desire for 3omp)teri7ation among st)dents
sampled. 8,is implies t,at e/en in areas w,ere t,ere is low I-8 penetration and 3omp)ter litera30%
3omp)teri7ation 3an still 5e ,ig,l0 desired 50 )ni/ersit0 st)dents.
!eywords" 3omp)ter litera30% 3omp)teri7ed re3ord s0stem% 3omp)ter an<iet0% te3,nop,o5ia

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2ffi3ient and effe3ti/e management of information ,as alwa0s posed a 3,allenge in organi7ations% espe3iall0
t,ose t,at prod)3e large n)m5er of re3ords on a reg)lar 5asis. Man)al re3ord management s0stems wor* well
for smaller organi7ations% w,ile 3omp)teri7ed re3ord management s0stems are ad/antageo)s to larger
organi7ations. 8,ese ad/antages 3an 5e gained mainl0 in t,e entr0% editing and report prod)3tion. 8,e0 3an also
5e gained in terms of amo)nt of spa3e re;)ired to maintain s)3, a s0stem. =n a3ademi3 instit)tion managing a
large n)m5er of st)dents9 re3ords gains signifi3ant ad/antages t,at en3ompass all aspe3ts of data entr0 as well as
retrie/al% editing and report prod)3tion.
= ser/er-5ased re3ord s0stem is a re3ord s0stem t,at )tili7es ser/er te3,nolog0 and in3orporates a >ata5ase
Management S0stem (>(MS) to store data and pro/ide f)n3tionalit0 ne3essar0 for t,e relia5le management and
maintenan3e of s)3, data o/er a period of time. 8,)s% data t,at wo)ld ot,erwise ,a/e 5een stored in a ,ard 3op0
format i.e. )sing paper files% 3an 5e stored% managed and retrie/ed in an ele3troni3 format and% if re;)ired in ,ard
3op0 format% 3an 5e printed. 8,e 3omp)teri7ed re3ord s0stem s,o)ld in3orporate all t,e f)n3tionalit0 of t,e
man)al s0stem ot,erwise a 3omp)teri7ed s0stem wo)ld 5e of no 5enefit. 8,is s,o)ld in3l)de effi3ien30%
effe3ti/eness% timeliness and effi3ient )tili7ation of spa3e.
:e3ords of st)dents of t,e .ni/ersit0 of Maid)g)ri >iploma programmes ,a/e 5een maintained in paper files.
8,is ma*es re3ord entr0% retrie/al% sorting and )pdating 3)m5ersome% 3o)pled wit, pro5lem of file deterioration
d)e to aging and mis,andling% and possi5ilit0 of rodent and inse3t infestation. #t,er fa3tors to 5e 3onsidered are
? possi5ilit0 of loss of files d)e to large n)m5er of folders% large amo)nt of spa3e re;)ired to store files for
programmes t,at are getting larger 50 t,e 0ear. 8,is ,as led to a noti3ea5le need to 3omp)teri7e t,e data5ase to
alle/iate t,ese pro5lems. 8,is st)d0 aims to in/estigate t,e attit)de of diploma st)dents of t,e .ni/ersit0 of
Maid)g)ri towards t,e 3omp)teri7ation of t,eir re3ord s0stem% and w,at effe3t 3omp)ter litera30 ,as on t,eir
per3eption.

)$ L%TERATURE RE*%E+
:e3ords% as defined 50 t,e =meri3an 1eritage >i3tionar0 ('8&)% are @information or data on a parti3)lar s)5Ae3t
3olle3ted and preser/edB. 8,is definition implies t,at an0 pro3essed or )npro3essed dat)m t,at is 3olle3ted and
*ept for f)t)re )se 3onstit)tes a Cre3ord9. =lso% re3ords% a33ording to 2merson ('8% 3ited in =fola*emi% 2&&8)
,a/e 5een des3ri5ed as do3)ments in an0 medi)m t,at are re3ei/ed or 3reated 50 an organi7ation in 3arr0ing o)t
it9s 5)siness d)e to information 3ontained t,erein. #n reg)lar 5asis% information on st)dents is 3olle3ted. 8,is
information in3l)des 5ot, personal details as well as a3ademi3 informationD t,is information ma0 need to 5e
)pdated at different time inter/als% to ,a/e a)t,enti3 st)dent re3ords. St)dent re3ords are t,erefore information
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or data w,i3, are 3olle3ted on /ario)s aspe3ts of a st)dent9s life w,ile in s3,ool and preser/ed for f)t)re )se.
8,e information or data w,i3, are written man)all0 or ele3troni3all0 are preser/ed in 5oo*s% files% dis*ettes% ->s
and ot,er ele3troni3 materials. 8,e information 3olle3ted on st)dents /aries 5)t generall0 wo)ld 3onsist of 5asi3
personal details% s)3, as% information on past ;)alifi3ations% stat)s w,ile in t,e s3,ool% and a3ademi3 details.
8,is information 3an 5e3ome ;)ite 5)l*0 espe3iall0 in an instit)tion wit, a large n)m5er of st)dents% and t,e
management of t,is information man)all0 3an 5e ;)ite 3)m5ersome res)lting in ineffi3ient )tili7ation of time% as
well as time spent in sear3,ing for and retrie/ing st)dents re3ords wastes management time. E)rt,ermore%
man)al re3ord *eeping is fra)g,t wit, a lot of pro5lems s)3, as inade;)ate e<pertise in interpretation of s3ores
from assessments% and preparation of reports% inade;)ate fa3ilities for re3ord *eeping and s,ortage of personnel.
(:osen F Geil% '5% 3ited in =fola*emi 2&&8) It ,as 5een o5ser/ed t,at a large n)m5er of esta5lis,ments in
Nigeria% in3l)ding ed)3ational instit)tions% still *eep files in 3a5inets% w,ere t,e0 a33)m)late d)st and are lia5le
to damage 50 rodents and 3o3*roa3,es t,)s ma*ing information irretrie/a5le. E)rt,ermore% in most Nigerian
s3,ools% offi3ials still go t,ro)g, t,e dr)dger0 of man)all0 registering st)dents% *eeping re3ord of p)pils%
performan3e% *eeping in/entor0 of s)pplies% doing 3ost a33o)nting% pa0ing 5ills% printing reports% and doing
ar3,ite3t)ral designs% all of w,i3, 3o)ld 5e made easier 50 )sing I-8 to en,an3e management pro3ed)re.
(Sam)el F 2de% 2&&5)
-omp)ter litera30 ,as 5een des3ri5ed as t,e a5ilit0 to operate 3omp)ter ,ardware and software in order to
a3,ie/e a parti3)lar o5Ae3ti/eD it also refers to t,e a5ilit0 to )se a 3omp)ter for ed)3ational management re3ord
*eeping. (=fola*emi% 2&&8) =fola*emi (2&&8) ,as pointed o)t t,at 3omp)ter litera30 ,as a signifi3ant
relations,ip wit, 3omp)ter p,o5ia w,i3, refle3ts on 3omp)ter )sage. 1e ,as f)rt,er re3ommended t,at s3,ools
,a/e a f)ll0 3omp)teri7ed re3ord 3enter. Simonson et al ('87)% 3ited in :)ssel% ('5) ,a/e fo)nd @t,at a
positi/e% an<iet0 free attit)de toward 3omp)ting was a ne3essar0 prere;)isite of 3omp)ter litera30B.
E)rt,ermore% :)ssel ('5) ,as stated t,at @3omp)ter an<iet0 and 3omp)ter litera30 are 3losel0 alignedB.
1owe/er% :osen F Geil ('5) ,a/e pointed o)t t,at la3* of 3omp)ter e<perien3e is not t,e onl0 predi3tor of
te3,nop,o5ia. It is 3ommonl0 5elie/ed t,at te3,nop,o5ia is simpl0 a la3* of 3omp)ter e<perien3e w,i3, 3an
easil0 5e o/er3ome 50 gi/ing a te3,nop,o5i3 person 3omp)ter e<perien3e% 5)t t,e st)d0 3ond)3ted 50 :osen F
Geil ('5) ,as dispro/ed t,is 5elief. 8,e0 ,a/e pointed o)t t,at re;)iring t,at tea3,ers 5e3ome 3omp)ter
literate does not ,elp t,em )se 3omp)ters wit, t,eir st)dents% nor does it remo/e t,eir te3,nop,o5ia% 5e3a)se
te3,nop,o5ia is 3a)sed 50 an @ingrained% ps03,ologi3all0- 5ased 5elief s0stemB. 8,e s)33ess re3orded 50 efforts
to integrate te3,nolog0 into learning is greatl0 affe3ted 50 st)dents9 attit)des toward 3omp)ters and t,eir )se.
(2rli3,% Hadot F S,a,a*% 2&&8)

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I.' :2S2=:-1 >2SIHN
8,e resear3, design )sed in t,is st)d0 was s)r/e0. In t,is resear3, design a ;)estionnaire was )sed to 3olle3t
data from a sele3ted sample of respondents% after w,i3, t,e data was 3ollated and anal0sed. 8,e ;)estionnaire
was designed )sing 5ot, open-ended and 3losed-ended ;)estions. 1owe/er% maAorit0 of t,e ;)estions as*ed
were 3losed-ended.
I.2 :2S2=:-1 INS8:.M2N8
8,e resear3, tool )sed in t,is st)d0 was ;)estionnaire 3ontaining open-ended and 3losed ended ;)estions.
I.I S8.>J =:2=
8,e st)d0 area is t,e .ni/ersit0 of Maid)g)ri 3amp)s lo3ated along (ama :oad in t,e Maid)g)ri Metropolitan
-o)n3il% (orno State% Nigeria. 8,e >-S and >I8 progammes are fo)nd )nder t,e .ni/ersit0 of Maid)g)ri
-ons)ltan30 Ser/i3e (.nimaid -ons)lt) lo3ated wit,in t,e .ni/ersit0 of Maid)g)ri -amp)s. 8,e0 were 3reated
in 2&&' wit, a total of 4& st)dents. 8,e progammes last for 2 0ears )pon 3ompletion of w,i3, a diploma
3ertifi3ate is awarded.
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8,e st)d0 was 3arried o)t )sing a pop)lation of 455 st)dents of t,e 0ear 2 programme of t,e >iploma in
-omp)ter S3ien3e (>-S) and >iploma in Information 8e3,nolog0 (>I8) o)t of w,i3, '&& st)dents were )sed as
sample (parti3ipants).
I.5 S=MPLINH 82-1NIM.2S
In t,is st)d0% pro5a5ilit0 sampling was )sed to sele3t a sample of '&& st)dents. 8,is t0pe of sampling te3,ni;)e
spe3ifies t,at ea3, pop)lation element ,as an e;)al non-7ero 3,an3e of 5eing sele3ted in a sample. E)rt,ermore%
t,ere was random sampling of elements in t,e pop)lation as no parti3)lar 3riteria was )sed to sele3t w,i3,
elements of t,e pop)lation were sampled i.e. t,ere is no dis3rimination wit, respe3t to age% gender% et3.
I.! >=8= -#LL2-8I#N S#.:-2
8,e so)r3e of data )sed in t,is st)d0 was t,e sample (parti3ipants) of t,e pop)lation of diploma st)dents. 8,e
data was 3olle3ted /ia ;)estionnaires w,i3, were filled 50 t,e respondents and t,en retrie/ed. 8,e data o5tained
/ia t,e ;)estionnaires was t,en 3aref)ll0 3ollated.
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8,e tests )sed for data anal0sis were simple per3entage anal0sis and t,e -,i-S;)are test. 8,e0 were )sed to
anal0se data o5tained from respondents. 8,e 2<2 3ontingen30 -,i s;)are test was performed )sing le/el of
3omp)ter litera30 /ers)s resear3, ;)estions to as3ertain t,e asso3iation 5etween t,e le/el of 3omp)ter litera30
and t,e sele3ted /aria5les.
8,e -,i-S;)are test was )sed to test for independen3e 5etween 2 3ategori3al /aria5les o5tained from a single
pop)lation. It was )sed to determine w,et,er t,ere is a signifi3ant asso3iation 5etween t,e two /aria5les.

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#ne ,)ndred ('&&) ;)estionnaires were distri5)ted and retrie/ed after 5eing appropriatel0 filled 50 t,e
respondents. 8,e anal0sis was 3arried o)t as follows4
8,ose respondents wit, 5 0ears or more of 3omp)ter litera30 were deemed to 5e f)ll0 3omp)ter literate and were
termed @-omp)ter LiterateB.
8,ose respondents wit, less t,an 5 0ears of 3omp)ter litera30 were deemed not to 5e f)ll0 3omp)ter literate and
were termed @Non-3omp)ter LiterateB.
8,ree resear3, ;)estions were anal0sed% namel0
'. Go)ld 0o) li*e 0o)r registration to 5e 3omp)teri7edN
2. >o 0o) t,in* 0o)r registration wo)ld 5e easier if it was to 5e 3omp)teri7ed or done onlineN
I. >o 0o) t,in* t,at ,a/ing 0o)r re3ords online wo)ld in3rease effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness of staff and
le3t)rersN
M)estion '4
@Go)ld 0o) li*e 0o)r registration to 5e 3omp)teri7edNB
8a5le 4.'
Jes No Tota2
-omp)ter Literate 2& (2&O) '& ('&O)
Non-3omp)ter Literate 5& (5&O) 2& (2&O)
Tota2 34 53467 ,4 5,467 #44 5#4467

8a5le 4.2
Jes No Tota2
-omp)ter Literate 2& (!!.!!O) '& (II.IIO) ,4 5#4467
Non-3omp)ter Literate 5& (7'.4IO) 2& (28.57O) 34 5#4467

-,i-s;)are anal0sis
8,e n)ll ,0pot,esis is designated 1o
8,e alternate ,0pot,esis is designated 1a
8,erefore%
1o4 8,e desire 50 st)dents to ,a/e t,eir re3ord s0stem 3omp)teri7ed is independent of t,e le/el of -omp)ter
Litera30 of t,e st)dents.
1a4 8,e desire 50 st)dents to ,a/e t,eir re3ord s0stem 3omp)teri7ed is asso3iated wit, le/el of -omp)ter
Litera30 of t,e st)dents.

"
2
P'&&Q(2&+2&)-('&+5&)R
2
K (2&S'&)+(5&S2&)+('&S2&)+(2&S5&)

"
2
P&.22!8

>fP (2-') + (2-')

>fP'

#)r alp,a le/el of signifi3an3e is ta*en to 5e &.&5. 8,erefore% entering t,e -,i s;)are distri5)tion ta5le wit, '
degree of freedom% we find o)r /al)e of "
2
lies 5elow &.445. 8,is is 5elow t,e 3on/entionall0 a33epted
signifi3an3e le/el of &.&5 so t,e n)ll ,0pot,esis% 1o% is /erified.
8,erefore% from t,is anal0sis% it ,as 5een determined t,at t,e desire 50 st)dents to ,a/e t,eir re3ord s0stem
3omp)teri7ed is not asso3iated wit, t,eir le/el of 3omp)ter litera30.

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M)estion 24
@>o 0o) t,in* 0o)r registration wo)ld 5e easier if it was to 5e 3omp)teri7ed or done onlineNB
8a5le 4.I
Jes No Tota2
-omp)ter Literate I& (I&O) & (&O)
Non-3omp)ter Literate !7 (!7O) I (IO)
Tota2 83 58367 , 5,67 #44 5#4467

8a5le 4.4
Jes No Tota2
-omp)ter Literate I& ('&&O) & (&O) ,4 5#4467
Non-3omp)ter Literate !7 (5.7'O) I (4.2O) 34 5#4467

-,i-s;)are anal0sis
8,e n)ll ,0pot,esis is designated 1o
8,e alternate ,0pot,esis is designated 1a

8,erefore%
1o4 8,e per3eption 50 st)dents t,at registration wo)ld 5e easier if 3omp)teri7ed is independent of t,e le/el of
-omp)ter Litera30 of t,e st)dents.
1a4 8,e per3eption 50 st)dents t,at registration wo)ld 5e easier if 3omp)teri7ed is asso3iated wit, le/el of
-omp)ter Litera30 of t,e st)dents.

"
2
P'&&Q(I&+I)-(&+!7)R
2
K (I&S&)+(!7SI)+(&SI)+(I&S!7)

"
2
P'.I255

>fP (2-') + (2-')

>fP'

#)r alp,a le/el of signifi3an3e is ta*en to 5e &.&5. 8,erefore% entering t,e -,i s;)are distri5)tion ta5le wit, '
degree of freedom and reading along t,e row% we find o)r /al)e of "
2
lies 5etween &.445 and 2.7&!. 8,is is
5elow t,e 3on/entionall0 a33epted signifi3an3e le/el of &.&5 so t,e n)ll ,0pot,esis% 1o% is /erified.
8,erefore% from t,is anal0sis% it ,as 5een determined t,at t,e per3eption 50 st)dents t,at registration wo)ld 5e
easier if 3omp)teri7ed is not asso3iated wit, t,eir le/el of 3omp)ter litera30.

M)estion I4
@>o 0o) t,in* t,at ,a/ing 0o)r re3ords online wo)ld in3rease effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness of staff and
le3t)rersNB

8a5le 4.5
Jes No Tota2
-omp)ter Literate 2! (2!O) 4 (4O)
Non-3omp)ter Literate 5I (5IO) '7 ('7O)
Tota2 38 53867 )# 5)#67 #44 5#4467

8a5le 4.!
Jes No Tota2
-omp)ter Literate 2! (8!.!7O) 4 ('I.IIO) ,4 5#4467
Non-3omp)ter Literate 5I (75.7'O) '7 (24.2O) 34 5#4467

-,i-s;)are anal0sis
8,e n)ll ,0pot,esis is designated 1o
8,e alternate ,0pot,esis is designated 1a
8,erefore%
1o4 8,e per3eption 50 st)dents t,at ,a/ing t,eir re3ords online wo)ld in3rease effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness of
staff and le3t)rers is independent of t,e le/el of -omp)ter Litera30 of t,e st)dents.
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1a4 8,e per3eption 50 st)dents t,at ,a/ing t,eir re3ords online wo)ld in3rease effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness of
staff and le3t)rers is asso3iated wit, le/el of -omp)ter Litera30 of t,e st)dents.

"
2
P'&&Q(2!+'7)-(4+5I)R
2
K (2!S4)+(5IS'7)+(4S'7)+(2!S5I)

"
2
P'.5'84

>fP (2-') + (2-')

>fP'

#)r alp,a le/el of signifi3an3e is ta*en to 5e &.&5. 8,erefore% entering t,e -,i s;)are distri5)tion ta5le wit, '
degree of freedom% we find o)r /al)e of "
2
lies 5etween &.445 and 2.7&!. 8,is is 5elow t,e 3on/entionall0
a33epted signifi3an3e le/el of &.&5 so t,e n)ll ,0pot,esis% 1o% is /erified.

8,erefore% from t,is anal0sis% it ,as 5een determined t,at t,e per3eption 50 st)dents t,at ,a/ing t,eir re3ords
online wo)ld in3rease effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness of staff and le3t)rers% is not asso3iated wit, t,eir le/el of
3omp)ter litera30.

9$ (%SCUSS%'& ': RESULTS
Erom a total of 7& st)dents t,at fa/o)red 3omp)teri7ation of t,eir re3ord s0stem% 5& st)dents (5&O of t,e total
respondents) were non 3omp)ter literate st)dents. 8,is is opposed to 2& (2&O) w,o were 3omp)ter literate.
8,ere appears to 5e ,ig, ent,)siasm for 3omp)teri7ation% e/en among non 3omp)ter literate st)dentsD t,is is
slig,tl0 s)rprising 5e3a)se one wo)ld ,a/e e<pe3ted a degree of s*epti3ism from t,ose st)dents t,at were not
e<perien3ed wit, )sing 3omp)ters% possi5l0 d)e to 3omp)ter an<iet0 and te3,nop,o5ia. E)rt,ermore% o)t of a
total of 7& non 3omp)ter literate st)dents% 7'.4IO fa/o)red 3omp)teri7ation% as opposed to !!.!!O of t,e
3omp)ter literate st)dentsD again% t,is is a 5it s)rprising 5e3a)se a ,ig,er per3entage of non 3omp)ter literate
st)dents fa/o)red 3omp)teri7ation% w,ereas one wo)ld ,a/e e<pe3ted greater ent,)siasm for 3omp)teri7ation
amongst 3omp)ter literate st)dents.
= total of 7 st)dents (7O of t,e total st)dents) felt t,at t,eir registration wo)ld 5e easier if done online. #)t of
t,is !7 were non 3omp)ter literate% w,i3, is 5.7'O of t,e total n)m5er of non 3omp)ter literate st)dents% and
I& were 3omp)ter literate% w,i3, is '&&O of t,e 3omp)ter literate st)dents. Ge 3an o5ser/e a /er0 ,ig,
per3entage of 5ot, 3omp)ter literate and non 3omp)ter literate st)dents fa/o)ring online registration% again
indi3ating ,ig, ent,)siasm for 3omp)teri7ation of t,e re3ord s0stem.
7 st)dents (7O of t,e total st)dents) felt t,at effe3ti/eness and effi3ien30 of staff and le3t)rers wo)ld 5e
en,an3ed 50 ,a/ing re3ords online% o)t of w,i3, 5I st)dents i.e. 5IO of t,e total st)dents% were non 3omp)ter
literate% and 2! st)dents% i.e 2!O of t,e total st)dents% were 3omp)ter literate. It is o5ser/ed t,at a maAorit0 of
t,e st)dents 5elie/e t,at ,a/ing online re3ords wo)ld en,an3e effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness of staff% o)t of w,i3,
t,e maAorit0 are non 3omp)ter literate st)dents. 1owe/er% 8!.!7O of t,e 3omp)ter literate st)dents felt t,at
effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness wo)ld 5e en,an3ed% as opposed to 75.7'O of t,e non 3omp)ter literate st)dentsD it is
o5ser/ed t,at% in t,is 3ase% t,e relati/e per3entage of 3omp)ter literate st)dents t,at fa/o)red 3omp)teri7ation is
,ig,er t,an t,e non 3omp)ter literate st)dents.
Erom t,e per3entage anal0sis% it 3an 5e seen t,at t,ere is ,ig, ent,)siasm among 5ot, 3omp)ter literate and non
3omp)ter literate st)dents for 3omp)teri7ation of t,e re3ord s0stem. 8,is finding appears to s)pport :osen F
Geil ('5) w,o assert t,at te3,nop,o5ia is not ne3essaril0 asso3iated wit, le/el of 3omp)ter e<pertise. In t,is
3ase% it was o5ser/ed t,at t,ere appears to 5e low 3omp)ter an<iet0 among st)dents w,o are deemed to 5e non-
3omp)ter literate. In fa3t% t,e0 appear to possess ,ig, ent,)siasm for 3omp)teri7ation.
Erom t,e -,i-S;)are =nal0sis 3ond)3ted% it was o5ser/ed t,at in all t,ree 3ases% t,e attit)de of t,e st)dents was
independent of t,eir le/el of 3omp)ter litera30% i.e. t,e desire 50 st)dents for a 3omp)teri7ed registration s0stem%
t,e per3eption t,at registration wo)ld 5e easier if it was to 5e 3omp)teri7ed or done online% and t,e per3eption
t,at ,a/ing re3ords online wo)ld in3rease effi3ien30 and effe3ti/eness of staff and le3t)rers% did not depend on
t,e le/el of 3omp)ter litera30 of t,e st)dents.
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In s)mmar0% it was fo)nd t,at 3omp)ter litera30 ma0 not ne3essaril0 5e a 3riti3al determining fa3tor on w,et,er
st)dents per3ei/e 3omp)teri7ation of re3ord s0stems as 5eing 5enefi3ial. It was o5ser/ed t,at e/en among
st)dents w,o were not 3omp)ter literate t,ere was t,e per3eption t,at 3omp)teri7ation wo)ld 3onfer 5enefits.

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3omp)teri7ation of t,eir re3ord s0stem% ,as fo)nd t,at t,ere is ,ig, ent,)siasm for 3omp)teri7ation irrespe3ti/e
of le/el of 3omp)ter litera30. E)rt,ermore% it ,as 5een fo)nd t,at t,ere was no asso3iation 5etween le/el of
3omp)ter litera30 and t,e desire 50 st)dents for 3omp)teri7ation of t,eir re3ord s0stem. 8,is implies t,at e/en
in areas w,ere 3omp)ter litera30 is low% 3omp)teri7ation 3an still 5e ,ig,l0 desired among st)dents of tertiar0
instit)tions.
It is re3ommended t,at t,e )ni/ersit0 3onsider 3omp)teri7ing t,eir diploma st)dent re3ord s0stem% as t,ere
appears to 5e ,ig, ent,)siasm among st)dents for 3omp)teri7ation. 1owe/er% it is also re3ommended t,at t,e
pro5lem of ,ig, 3omp)ter illitera30 among st)dents 5e addressed% 50 training on ,ow to ade;)atel0 )se
3omp)tersD t,is is ne3essar0 5e3a)se% t,o)g, maAorit0 of st)dents appear to 5e ent,)siasti3 a5o)t a 3omp)teri7ed
re3ord s0stem% t,e0 ma0 not 5e s)ffi3ientl0 e;)ipped to ade;)atel0 )se it d)e to la3* of 3omp)ter e<pertise.
It is f)rt,er re3ommended t,at resear3, 5e 3arried o)t on a wider s3ope wit, respe3t to t,is topi3% as t,is st)d0
,as 5een limited in s3ope to a small geograp,i3al regionD as s)3, t,e findings ma0 5e limited in s3ope. =lso%
demograp,i3 /aria5les t,at ma0 affe3t st)dents9 attit)de to 3omp)teri7ation s,o)ld 5e in/estigated to o5tain a
more in-dept, pi3t)re.

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