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 PAGEi
CERTIFICATEii
DEDICATIONiii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTiv
ABSTRACTv
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1-2
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION2
1.4 THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY2
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY3
1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY3
1.7 SCOPE/DELIMITATION3
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS3
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 INTRODUCTION4
2.1 DEFINITION OF RECORD MANAGEMENT4-5
2.2 PRACTICING RECORDS MANAGEMENT 5-7
2.3 CURRENT ISSUES IN RECORD MANAGEMENT 8-9
2.4 DATA PROCESSING9-9
2.5 ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD FILING SYSTEM9-12
2.6 DEFINITION OF COMPUTER12
2.7 ROLES OF COMPUTER IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION 12
2.8 IMPACT OF COMPUTER ON RECORD KEEPING13
CHAPTER THREE
3.0INTRODUCTION14
3.1 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 14
3.2 SAMPLE 14
3.3 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 14
3.4 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION14
3.5 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS15
3.6 DECISION RULE15
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0PRESENTATION16
4.1 ANALYSIS OF RESPONDTO THE RESEARCH QUESTION16-18
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0SUMMARY CONCLSION AND RECOMMENDATION19
5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDING AND DISCUSSION19
5.2 CONCLUSION.20
5.3 RECOMMENDATION20-21
5.4 SUGESTION FOR FURTHER STUDIES21
REFRENCE22-23
RESEARCH QUESTION
