Browsing by Author "Taban, Habibu"

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    Computerized private students’ admission system: a case study of Muni university
    (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2017) Taban, Habibu; Draku, Job
    Admission of students into any institution of learning such as Muni University is a core activity. Every academic institution needs students to exist and survive. Thus an admission system of a University needs to be efficient and effective in order to avoid unnecessary delays and losses associated with such delays and inefficiencies. The aim of this paper was undertaken to design and develop the under-graduate Private Students’ Admission System at Muni University. The system targets at quickening and simplifying the process of admitting students into the University on private scheme. The data was mainly collected through interviews and document reviews followed by a design in Unified Modelling Language (UML) to meet the admission system requirements. The system was developed using Python, PHP, HTML, JavaScript and MySQL. The system was tested numerous times with real data by the department of Academic Registrar, Muni University.
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    Design and implementation of electronic voting system
    (International Journal of Computer & Organization Trends, 2017) Taban, Habibu; Konde, Sharif; Sebwato, Nicholas
    The Public opinion and democratic in universities setting are the most important determinant to establish a good administration. Voting is the process through which individuals convey their opinion and has the freedom to elect a leader of the choice to signify and address the student’s issues. In today’s technological and knowledge age, computerized related matters become widespread. E-voting is one of these substances and it is capable to deliver appropriate, less costly, fast and secure services. The aim of this paper is to present an electronic voting system (E-Voting) to be applied to Muni University student’s electoral body. Several security measures were integrated into the E-Voting system in order to achieve an enhanced, speedy and accurate performance. A computer software application was developed using PHP (Hypertext processor) programming language and MYSQL (My Structural Query Language), a relational database management system in designing the database; tested and found to have produced the expected results. It is about time that traditional voting in Muni University gives way to E-Voting and hence simplifies the task for Electoral commission and his/her Officials.
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    The role of indigenous knowledge in climate adaptation: experiences with farmer perceptions from climate change project in Sedumbwe Agricultural Camp of Southern Zambia
    (International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2017) Chisanga, Kafula; Mvula, Andrew Bosco; Taban, Habibu
    Climate change is a world wide phenomenon that has huge implications on economic, social and ecological challenges to the global community and to smallholder farmers especially in low income countries. In this paper we seek to provide information on the role of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to climate adaptation based on the experiences with farmer communities from the climate change research project which was implemented in Sedumbwe Agricultural Camp of Southern Zambia. Data were collected mainly through focus group discussions. The paper points out the common indicators used to predict drought/rainfall and how reliable they are. Possible recommendations are also provided on how the IK weather forecasting could be integrated and operationalized in agriculture policies of many countries in the sub Saharan African region to climate adaptation.
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    SWOT analysis of blended learning in public universities of Uganda: a case study of Muni University
    (MDPI AG, 2019-07-15) Guma, Ali; Buruga, Bosco Apparatus; Taban, Habibu
    With the fusion of information communication technology (ICT) in higher institutions of learning, new teaching and learning practices have developed—often called blended learning—allowing students and teachers to interact with information and each other more independently. This study, therefore, analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of blended learning in the Public Universities of Uganda, in a case study of Muni University. Descriptive survey design was employed in the research. The target sample of the survey was 25 lecturers and 189 students selected using a stratified random sampling technique from the three faculties. A questionnaire was employed in this study and the data collected were analyzed using SPSS Version 25. The findings of the study identified accessibility, positive attitude, and knowledge and skills as the major motivators for blended learning. The strengths of blended learning found included serving many students in a short time, university readiness, connected both in and out of class, basic IT skills and top management commitment. The weaknesses included low bandwidth and unstable internet, lack of a plagiarism tool, insufficient numbers of computers and dependent on internet connectivity. Opportunities cited were competency-based systems that made it easier to manage individual progress in line with university expansion plans, an accessible way of learning regardless of location and available external support. The threats included unreliable power supply, unreliable internet connection, exchanges of username and passwords by students, internet shorthand used in student assignments. Based on these results, the study provides a baseline to help government and public universities that would like to implement or newly incorporate blended learning to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the blended learning approach. The survey urges that plagiarism plugins for Moodle and BigBlue Button should be added, steady power supply should be provided, internet accessibility should be improved, blended learning training and workshops need to be improved and finally, policies, rules and standards pertaining to blended learning should be enacted.