Mobile Phone Application for Student`s Tuition Management of Kampala International University: Design, Development and Implementation

Abstract

This study investigated the Existing Tuition Management in Kampala International University (KIU) which laid a foundation of the requirements for the design, development and implementation of a Mobile Phone Application. The study objectives were To identify the demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of: Gender, Age, Qualification and Experience, To examine the existing tuition management system in finance department at KIU in regard to performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating conditions, To design the mobile phone application to aid tuition management and instant clearance alerts and To determine the significant difference between the existing tuition management and the Mobile phone application for students` tuition management To test the null hypothesis of (i) no significant difference in the level of assessment of the Existing Tuition Management System in Finance department and the Proposed Mobile Phone Application (MPA).  Quasi Experimental design was employed specifically (pretest) and (post test) and the data collected was analyzed using relative frequencies, means and t-test. Findings revealed that, there was a significant difference in the level of assessment before and after the implementation of the proposed Mobile Phone Application. It was concluded that the proposed Mobile Phone Application was effective. The model was also validated. Based on the findings, this study recommended that full support by management of KIU should be accorded to the proposed Mobile Phone Application to enable its sustainability. The need to take advantage of technologies familiar with students for social interaction, especially Mobile Phone based SMS texting. `

Keywords: Mobile Technology, Finance Management, UTAUT Model, Mobile agent technology