IMPACT OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EMIS) ONPLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING OF UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH WEST ZONE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the Impact of Education Management Information System (EMIS) on Planning and Decision-Making of Universities in North West Zone, Nigeria. The design of the study was descriptive survey design. The population of this study involves: University Management, Lecturers, non-teaching staff and Students representatives in the federal Universities of the Northwest zone of Nigeria. The population of the study consists of 49 management staff, 6447 teaching staff, 12,344 non-teaching staff and 287 students’ representatives. The sample size was 385 determined using The Research Advisors (2006) table for sample size determination. The study adopted multi-stage sampling techniques. The self-designed questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on the Perception of Stakeholders on Impact of Education Management Information System (EMIS) on the Management of Universities of Northwest Zone, Nigeria, was used for data collection. The instrument was duly validated by experts. The instrument was subjected to pilot testing and was certified as fit for the study. The One-way Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that Education Management Information System (EMIS) has impacted on Planning and decision-making in Universities of North West Zone, Nigeria. The study among others recommends the need for the management of universities to ensure maximum utilization of Education Management Information System (EMIS) in planning and decision-making their activities. This will greatly assist in ensuring effective and efficient service delivery in Universities of North West Zone, Nigeria.