ABSTRACT
This research was carried out to find the impact of compute on record management in an office with the reference to thirty secretaries working in Federal Polytechnic, Offa. Research questions guiding the study were as follow: (1) what impact does the computer has on record keeping in terms of reliability? (2) What impact does the computer has on record keeping in terms speed? (3) What impact does the computer has on record keeping In terms of retrievals? (4) What impact does computer has on effectiveness on record keeping? Structure questionnaire was design and administer the secretaries. Simple mean was used to analyze the data and the results revealed that the findings, it was concluded that the computer is currently the most reliable tools for record keeping. Effective record keeping has positive impact on productivity. Following the drawing of conclusion, recommendation was offered for improvement of computer services in Federal Polytechnic, Offa.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITTLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATE ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ABSTRACT v
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1-2
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION 2
1.4 THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 2
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 3
1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 3
1.7 SCOPE/DELIMITATION 3
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS 3
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 INTRODUCTION 4
2.1 DEFINITION OF RECORD MANAGEMENT 4-5
2.2 PRACTICING RECORDS MANAGEMENT 5-7
2.3 CURRENT ISSUES IN RECORD MANAGEMENT 8-9
2.4 DATA PROCESSING 9-9
2.5 ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD FILING SYSTEM 9-12
2.6 DEFINITION OF COMPUTER 12
2.7 ROLES OF COMPUTER IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION 12
2.8 IMPACT OF COMPUTER ON RECORD KEEPING 13
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 INTRODUCTION 14
3.1 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 14
3.2 SAMPLE 14
3.3 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 14
3.4 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION 14
3.5 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS 15
3.6 DECISION RULE 15
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 PRESENTATION 16
4.1 ANALYSIS OF RESPONDTO THE RESEARCH QUESTION 16-18
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY CONCLSION AND RECOMMENDATION 19
5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDING AND DISCUSSION 19
5.2 CONCLUSION. 20
5.3 RECOMMENDATION 20-21
5.4 SUGESTION FOR FURTHER STUDIES 21
REFRENCE 22-23
RESEARCH QUESTION