Management Information System (Mis) for Effective Universities Administration In Nigeria
Keywords:
Management Information System (MIS), Universities AdministrationAbstract
This paper looked at the roles management information system in aiding universities administration in Nigeria. The secondary data were sourced from print materials and online resources. The paper concludes that The roles of Management Information Systems in aiding universities administration in Nigeria includes; effective university planning and administration, decision making, students’ administration, staff administration and data management. The paper also identified poor funding, high cost, inadequate ICT expertise, high maintenance cost and problem of poor training. To address these problems, the paper recommend that the government should increase the budgetary allocation to the universities. Universities administrators should use the funds to develop the management information system in their various universities. Universities administrators should employ adequate staff in the MIS department. Constant training and retraining should be given to staff in the MIS department. Private institutions and non-governmental organizations should assists the universities in the provision of technical support.
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