AUTOMATION AS A PANACEA TO MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF POLYTECHNICS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.

(A STUDY OF ABRAHAM ADESANYA POLYTECHNIC, IJEBU-IGBO)

Abstract

It is challenging and retrospective to find ICT Polytechnics lagging in the full application of automation in their administrations. This study investigated the effect of automation on manual administration of Ogun State Polytechnics, a study of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State. The study aimed at examining the effect of automation on manual administration of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State. It further examined the impacts of automation on AAPoly students’ admission. The study made use of primary data where a well-structured questionnaire containing ten (10) questions was distributed to the staff members in Rectory, Registry, Library and Bursary of the Polytechnic. ANOVA was used to analyse the data collected from the respondents. The finding showed that automation reduces workload and minimizes manpower who are to carry out administrative works. It also revealed that students’ admission process would be easy in the application of automation in Polytechnics. The study recommended that the government should implement the policy of applying automation in the manual administration of Polytechnics in Nigeria, train the employees and ensure that application of information communication technology is well funded.