MSIS Theses and Dissertations (2013)

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    A framework for ICT diffusion in public secondary schools in Kenya: case of Thika Municipality
    (Strathmore University, 2013) Phinehas, John Kirimi
    ICT diffusion in public secondary schools in Thika Municipality is still at infancy stage and already faces several challenges that may undermine the various initiatives undertaken by government and the private sector to promote the use of computers in schools. Based on literature and other research, this may be attributed to the fact that no framework for proper ICT diffusion in public secondary schools exists. Furthermore, most integration cases are done at random with no systematic approach based on existing frameworks or geared towards the actual context in the schools concerned. The study aimed at determining ICT usage level, barriers and ICT infrastructure established in the public secondary schools in Thika Municipality. Research findings revealed that ICT was very vital in teaching, learning and administration in the studied schools. A stratified and clustered random sample size of 20 teachers and 36 students from a target population of 236 teachers and 3252 students respectively. Questionnaires and In-depth interviews in students and teachers focus groups were used for the empirical research. The study is likely to provide school administrators, managers, teachers and students the way forward in ICT adoption strategies for pedagogical and administrative purposes. ICT diffusion in schools framework with the components of learning management system, ICT literacy development, ICT policies and planning, ICT curriculum and assessment was developed with an implementation checklist. The implementation would be introduced gradually through ICT advancement levels of exploration, application, assimilation and transformation. The research concluded that the level of ICT usage was generally good, ICT infrastructure was available but inadequate and existence of ICT usage barriers such as exams pressure and limited technical support.
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    Interoperability framework for open source and proprietary software : a case of government of Kenya
    (Strathmore University, 2013) Marete, David Mwenda
    Exchange of information within the Government is usually through formal communication such as official letters, gazette notices , internal memos, circulars, print media and also through minutes . This has not been very effective, due to lack of seamless exchange of information among Government Ministries since they work independently. The main cause being lack of an interoperable platform in terms of software which would help ease exchange of information. As a result of this, a lot of inefficiencies in service delivery to the citizenry have been experienced. This has been confirmed through ratings in performance contracting of various sectors in government over the years. In order to achieve software interoperability framework within the Government, quantitative research method was used in collaboration with other research methods such as descriptive research. The research was carried out within the National Government to ascertain various issues that relate to software interoperability with a view of developing a standard framework that will act as a guideline within the National Government. Through the research , it was possible to justify how lack of this important guideline within government has led to denial of associated benefits to the citizenry. Since there is no universal standardized software interoperability framework that any Government could directly adopt without customization, it was important to develop a software interoperability framework that is based on known user requirements within the Government of Kenya hence the need for a Software Interoperability Framework. The main objective of the research being to develop software interoperability framework between open source and proprietary software, this was accomplished by enhancing an existing software interoperability conceptual model by ATHENA consortium. The framework has further been improved by introducing various parameters and components that have a direct effect on the framework due to their interrelation nature hence making the framework more comprehensive.