Perception and Advancement of Technology towards Academic Information Management System (AIMS)

Abstract

The present study aims to highlight the perception and advancement of technology towards Academic Information Management System (AIMS). The study was conducted in the College of Home Science, Professor Jayashanker Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Telangana state, India. AIMS provide visibility to all areas of the institution - from student enrollment, curriculum planning, student allocation to resource assignment, financial information and staff benefits. AIMS also provide a single source of information to make timely and effective operational and financial decisions. With a comprehensive management system, the staff is free from mundane and repetitive administrative task to focus on more difficult issues.  The stake holders of the AIMs were administrative staff, faculty, advisors, students and parents. Ninety stakeholders i.e. teachers, students and parents @ 30 each were selected following the sequential sampling method to study the perception of the stakeholders on AIMS for three semesters. Thus a total of 270 stakeholders were selected to compute the perception. There were 34 positive statements and 12 negative statements. The weighted mean scores indicated a gradual change in perception in increasing order. The mean score was 4.33 in the first semester and gone down to 3.66 and 3.52 respectively in subsequent semesters. The highest mean score was 4.58 on statement 45, which was negative. But in subsequent semester the score got reduced than in the first semester. Overall, a change in perception could be inferred as there were differences in mean scores. The perception of the stakeholders towards the effectiveness of SARP was thus proved to be significant. The stake holders accepted the functioning of the academic information system to seek information.