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TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AND IMPACT ON ACCOUNTING PROFESSION. A CASE OF BANK SERVICE IN THE ASHANTI REGION
(2024-02) AMINA ABDULLAI BELINDA
This study explores the impact of Technology in accounting firms. The study investigates
different issues that have an impact on Technology in accounting firms including: productivity;
performance; accuracy; cost; time; output and quality. The study will evaluate the influence
Technology has inflicted on each of these components within accounting firms. Academic
studies and critiques will be explored in relation to the use of Technology in accounting firms.
The structure of the study will be underpinned by the exploration of various data collection
methods. The study uses a purposive sampling method to sample one hundred and twenty (120)
respondents from nine accounting firms. However only one hundred (100) were retrieved and
analyzed and the results are displayed in diagrams. The finding of the research proves that
employees from different accounting professions accept the use of technology within their
work field to makes their work more efficient and effective. It was further recommended that
due to security issues and difficulties associated with the use of technology and its applications,
it is essential for management to have appropriate procedures in place to deal with these
security issues and employees receiving the required training in relation to the use of
technology.
SentiTAM: Sentiments centered integrated framework for mobile learning adaptability in higher education
(2023) Qazi, A.; Hasan. N.; Owusu-Ansah, C.M.; Dey, S. K.; Haruna, K.
Online communities provide facilities to share public opinions and or sentiments on a wide range
of subjects, from routine topics to vital issues of critical interest. Nowadays, many higher education
institutions (HEIs) recognize the value of students’ sentiments and evaluate users’ concerns
for the successful adaptation of mobile learning applications (MLAs). While digital learning has
been extensively studied previously, little has been known about why MLA is underutilized.
Therefore, this study extends the literature by proposing the SentiTAM model underlying technology
acceptance model (TAM), and students’ sentiments on MLA platforms. A self-administered
cross-sectional survey of 350 MLA users’ data was analyzed through structural equation modeling
(SEM) using the AMOS package program. In addition, we have performed sentiment analysis on
students’ opinions gathered through Google discussion forums and Twitter. The results show that
MLA use intention is strongly influenced by sentiments and self-motivation, while perceived
usefulness and perceived ease of use directly influence MLA usage. To the best of our knowledge,
this study is the first attempt in MLA that investigates several vital factors, including sentiments as
a multi-perspective tool and motivational factors with core constructs of TAM. The findings assist
developing countries make smart decisions about how to use MLA with emerging technology.
INTEGRATING DIGITAL LIBRARIES INTO DISTANCE EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF MODELS, ROLES, AND STRATEGIES
(2019) OWUSU-ANSAH, Christopher M.; RODRIGUES, Antonio da Silva; van der WALT, Thomas B.
This study examines ongoing efforts by academic libraries to integrate digital resources into distance education courses. The study adopts a conceptual approach and it is thematically focused on the concepts of distance education and digital libraries; academic library models in distance education; the role of digital libraries in distance education; and strategies for integrating digital libraries into distance education. Through a systematic literature review and thematic analysis of extant literature, the paper concludes that academic libraries must pragmatically integrate digital libraries into the distance education curriculum by highlighting the role of digital libraries in the academic community and her processes. In this way, digital libraries may not be perceived as just content providers, but as significant agents of transformative learning.
Conceptions of Digital Libraries: An African Perspective
(Emerald Publishing, 2020) Owusu-Ansah, Christopher M.
Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to explore African conceptions of digital libraries from the perspective of the historical literature. This paper argues that the concept of digital libraries is a western creation and that there was a need for developing societies to develop their own conceptions to guide their own digital library development agenda.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on a literature review. The paper makes use of publicly-available literature on the theme of digital libraries from both the Western and African perspectives. The search terms used were “digital libraries”, “Africa digital libraries”, “electronic libraries”, “information communication technologies/libraries” and “institutional repositories”. A total of 89 publications were examined for this purpose.
Findings
The analysis revealed that most of the initial digital library initiatives in Africa emanated from the west with African countries benefiting from international initiatives to expand access to information resources to bridge the global digital divide. However, due to a number of contextual challenges such as lack of sustainable funding and inadequate capacity and strategy, the development of digital libraries was hampered. Thus, even though digital libraries enjoy considerable goodwill, there remain negative conceptions of digital libraries in Africa.
Practical implications
Information institutions in African countries must evolve a unified conception of digital libraries as this would largely drive the direction of digital library development towards achieving the developmental goals of the continent.
Originality/value
The study applies the attributes of innovation to explain contextual factors shaping African conceptions of digital libraries.
Using the UTAUT Model to Assess the Factors Influencing the use of ICT in Ghanaian Pre-Tertiary Mathematics Education
(Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, 2023) Owusu Bandoh, Sampson
As the demand for the adoption and use of Information communication and technology has increased rapidly due to the exponential growth of technological advancement in all human endeavor, researchers are also developing theories and/or modells that could be used to explain and predict humans’ acceptance and use of these technologies as they are been released in the markets. The present study adapted one of the powerful modells for ICT integration (thus, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Technology Use) to assess pre-tertiary mathematics facilitators' intentions and actual use of ICT for mathematics instructions in Ghana. The study adopted a quantitative research design with a questionnaire a survey instrument for collecting 185 valid data from both junior and senior high schools’ mathematics facilitators. Descriptive statistics and an enter multiple regression were deployed to validate the proposed research questions. Using SPPS v.23 as a statistical software for analysing the data, the result reveals that, performance expectancy and effort expectancy had a positive and significant effect on mathematics facilitators' intentions toward ICT adoption. Moreover, social influence was significant but had a negative impact on facilitators' intentions. The impact of mathematics facilitators' intention to use ICT and the facilitating conditions within the school environment was also a positive and significant predictor of facilitators' ICT use behaviour. It was concluded from the findings that facilitating condition was the better predictor for mathematics teachers’ ICT use behaviour than teachers’ intention. Hence, the researcher recommended that more government expenditure must be allocated to infrastructures that would improve the use of ICT as well and frequent ICT training must be undertaken to enrich teachers’ knowledge in the affordance of using ICT in mathematics classrooms.