awareness level in the market regarding computer science

8/9/2019 Awareness Level in the Market Regarding Computer Science

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Acknowledgement

Person is not a perfect in all the context of this life. He has a

limited mind and mind thinking approaches. It is the guidance

from the almighty Allah that shows the man light in thedarkness and the person finds his way in this light. Without this

helping light, person is nothing but a helpless creative

The teaching of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

were also the continuous source of guidance for us especially his

order of getting knowledge and fulfilling once duty honestly was

key motivating force for us.

We would like to extend our appreciation to such a

personality

Mr. Arif Saleem, whose tireless efforts for the betterment of

the student and department. He is the asset, which is not ever to

be forgotten he remained precedence for us while finishing our

research. It is not possible for the completion of this task without

his guidance.

We are also thankful to our friends and class fellows who

assisted us in creating a favorable environment. Again, we are

thankful to all our friends and class fellows who help and provide

the moral support for completing this hard task.


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Presented To:

Mr. Arif Saleem

Presented By:

Asif Khan MT-00-11

Naveed Imran Malik MT-00-14

Zeeshan Ahmad MT-00-16

Session 2000-2002

Institute of Management Sciences


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Preface

Practical study is an important part of MBA (IT) program.

Keeping this thing in view we were assigned a report to

measure the awareness level in the market regarding

computerized system for their businesses.

We wish to thank our learned teacher Mr. Arif Saleem, whose

erudite guidance transforms the research material into

relatives. His scholarly touch had imprinted on our minds to

last through out our career. He really leads a lasting impression

in novice minds.

Maximum efforts have been exerted to complete the report and

we hope that a reader will find it useful and beneficial.


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Executive summary

Our research problem is to measure the awareness level in the market

regarding computerized system for their business. First of all we conducted

pilot survey and then we pointed out some variables contributing our

research. Then we started our proper detailed survey. We used descriptive

research in our problem because the problem already exists in the market.

For data collection we used survey approach. For our measurement

instrument we use questionnaire.

For sampling we used judgment sampling that is a type of non-probability

sampling. Our selected sample size is 60. We visited different organizations,

conducted interviews of different managers and filled out the questionnaire.

We plotted the information gathered through the questionnaire on different

types of graphs to show that how they are related with our problem. By

plotting the weights of different variables on the graph we can also analyze

which factor is preferred by the organizations.

At the end we analyzed that out of our sample of 60 businesses 11.67% are

exactly unaware of the benefit of computerized system in business. 36.83%

have adopted the computerized system 41.5%.


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Background

Management problem: -

The management problem is that the software houses want to measure the

awareness level in the market regarding computerized system and the role of

business soft wares for their business.

Research problems: -

The researchable problem is to measure the awareness level in the market

regarding the computerized system for their business.

Variables that influence the management and researchable problem.

In the beginning of our research we identified some variables affecting the

man agent and researchable problem. There we identified some variables

leading the business to adopt the computerized system and there are some

variables those are preventing them to adopt the computerized system.

a) Variables preventing business to adopt the computerized system.

1: -Hard ware reliability: -Actually different business organization dont the

computerized system only because of that they are not satisfied

with the reliability of the hard ware of the system. For example

some organization dont adopted the computerized system

because they are afraid of damaging the hard disk of the


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computer that may cause of losing their important data about

different issues.

2: -soft ware cost: -Some business dont adopted the computerized system because they think

that by purchasing the new software will increase their operating cost and

they used to carry out their daily operations with the traditional manual

system. Actually most of them are unaware of identifying the best business

soft ware for their daily operations.

3: - unskilled staff: -The most important factor that many business are not adopting the

computerized system is that they dont computer skilled people. Most of

their employees are unable to use the business software because in old

organization employees are not computer literates.

4: - lab problem.Most of the organizations dont have the lab problem in their offices,

therefore they cant share the data. In lab problem they dont have

building where they can build their lab, and can implement

computerized system.

5: -implementation: -The most important factor is the implementation of computerized system in

their system. The implementation involves the actual working with

computers and business soft wares.They are afraid with the thread they have to face after adopting the

computerized system.

They say that if we adopt the computerized system with the help of some

system analyst then who will be the responsible for the reliability of the

system after some time. Implementation also involves the training of the

employees, documentation of whole system.


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Due to above sited variables organizations are reluctant to adopt the

computerized system, if some have adopted the computerized system they

are maintaining the manual system as well.

b) Variables leading business to adopt the computerized system.

1: -Expansion of business.

Some of the business use computerized system for the

expansion of their business. By online transaction they are

expanding their business around the wide geographical area.

2: -Efficient inventory system.

Some people use business soft wares for the purpose of

managing their inventory efficiently. For this purpose they are

using the micro soft access, Excel, SPSS and other business

soft wares.


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3: -Ordering system.

Computerized system increases the efficiency in managing the

ordering system of their business. Storing order and

performing quickly for the users and customer is increased in

the computerized system.

4: -Customer satisfaction.Customer satisfaction is an important variable that lead the business towards

the computerization of their business, because it increase the moral of the

company. Example is printed receipt.

5: -Time saving.Computerized system save a lot of time of management thus

many business have adopted the computerized system for the

purpose of saving their time.

6: -Cost.By adopting the computerized system business save

administrative and operating cost. They dont need to go

somewhere to take orders; orders are coming through the


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online system and they also saving advertisement cost by

launching their web site on the Internet. Because advertisement

through internet is much cheaper than the advertisement

through print or electronic medias.

7: -Efficient retrieval and storage of data.By adopting the computerized system efficient data retrieval

and storage of data is possible. We have to give just one

command to retrieve the whole record about a particular

product. Large amount of data can be stored in the hard disks.

In manual system we have arrange and manage paper and files

to store the data.

Objectives


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The conclusion drawn through the interpretation of the results

of data analysis should be objective, that should be based on

the facts resulting from the findings of the actual data and not

based on our own or emotional values. In our research report

we kept care that our research direction should be objective,

and we are searching for right figures for study. We used data

that collection method, measurement instrument, and sampling

technique in our research, which based on the facts and they

have reasons for using that particular method and techniques

for our research. Actually our objective is to guide the

management regarding their problem.

Our study objective is to measure the awareness level in the market

regarding the computerization of their business.


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Research approach

1) Data collection method.


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We used survey for data collection.

Because we cant measure the

aware ness level in marketregarding computerized

system without survey

method, other data collection

method like observation is not

appropriate for our research,because we have to ask

question to the respondent in

order to get the desired

information.2) Measurement instrument.

We used questionnaire as our measurement instrument.

a) Preliminary design.

*Type of questionnaire.The type of our questionnaire is Disguised and structured.

*Responded.We divided our respondent into two categories, services concern business

and goods concern business.


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*Interview technique.We used direct and structured interview technique in our research study.

b) Question contents.

Content validity has been considered while preparing questionnaire.

c) Question phrasing.Wording of questionnaire is kept simple, so that, it is easy for the

responded feel no difficulty to fill the questionnaire.

3) Sampling technique.

We usedjudgment sampling for our research study that is a type ofnon-

probability sampling. Because we are required the information that can

only be provided by the experts and the sampling frameis also notavailable.

Sampling procedure

Our sampling procedure consist of the following steps.

Step1: - Define the populationThe population for our research study is all organizations in market,

whether they have manual system or computerized system for their business.

Step2:-Specify the sample frame


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A sample frame is mean of

representing the population.

In our research study thesampling frame is not

complete because we are

concerned with the small

business in the market, those

small business are very largein numbers and we cant

exactly count the numbers of

small business. There fore we

are using the non-probabilitysampling.

Step3:-Specify the sampling unit.The sampling unit is the basic unit containing the elements of the population

to be sampled. It may be element itself or a unit in which the element is

contained.

Step4:- Selection of sampling method.The sampling method is way the sample units are to be selected. In our

research study we were two choices of selecting sample.

a) Probability sampling

b) Non-probability sampling


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For our research report we have selected the non-probability sampling

method. In non-probability sampling we have selected the judgment

sampling, because we are looking for the information only a few experts can

provide. We met the managers of different organizations, interview them

and filled up our questionnaire regarding the required information.

Step5: -Determine the sample size.

We are using the judgment sampling therefore we have selected the sample

size (n) on the basis of personal judgment sampling. Because judgment

sampling is non-probability sampling and there is no statistical formula for

calculating the sample size in non-probability sampling.

Sample size

For our research study we have selected the sample of 60 businesses.

Sample size=60

Step6: -specify sampling plan

We have divided our population in two categories.

1. Selling concern businesses.2. Services concern business.

We have selected 10 servicesconcerned businesses and 50 sellingconcern business out of our sample size 60.

We have directly gone to organizations and met their managers

interviews them and got our desired information.

Step7: -select the sample.

Now we select the actual sample for our research it includes selecting aparticular business firm we want to study.

For example we have selected MDA, Tehsil Municipal corporation,

Range.


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4) Analytical techniques.

We used different statistical tools as %age and mode.

For this purpose we used pie charts for graphical representation.

We can also use some other graphical techniques for showing our findings.

Time and cost requirements

Time and cost requirement include the time need to accomplish the research

and the cost we have to incur in order to complete our research.

Time and cost can be explained with the help of pert chart.The time period of our research is was very limited and we

have also faced the financial problem to accomplish the

research.

Technical Appendixes

it include any statistical or detailed information in which only

one or few potential researchers may be interested.

it may include different statistical formulas for calculating

mean, mode and median etc. it also include the statisticaltables for calculating different measurements.


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Results and analysisQ#1: Do you think computer has brought revolution in business?

Options Frequency % Age

Yes 53 88.33

No 7 11.67

Total 60 100%

It means that 11.67% of the respondent dont have any idea about computer revolution

and they are unaware regarding the benefits of computerized system.

88%

12%

Yes No


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Q#2: Have you any computer for personal use?


Yes 44 73.33

No 16 26.67

Total 60 100%

74%

26%

Yes No


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Q#3 Have you adopted the computerized system? (If yes then go to Q#4, ifno go to Q# 5, 6)


yes 22 36.67

No 38 63.33

Total 60 100%

37%

63%

Yes No


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Q#4: For what reasons you have adopted the computerized system?


Expansion of business 5 11.9

Efficient inventory system 11 26.2

Cost 5 11.9

Customer satisfaction 7 16.67

Ordering system 2 4.76

Time saving 9 21.46

Efficient retrieval andstorage of data

3 7.14

total 42 100%

Most of the business adopted computerized system due to efficient inventory system

whose % Age is 26.2.

12%

26%

12%17%

5%

21%

7%

Expansion of businessEfficient inventory systemCostCustomer satisfactionOrdering systemTime savingEfficient retrieval and storage of data


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Frequency Distribution of results obtained from question # 4.Variables Tally Frequency

Expansion of business 1111 5

Efficient inventory system 1111 1111 1 11

Cost 1111 5

Customer satisfaction 1111 11 7

Ordering system 11 2

Time saving 1111 1111 9

Efficient retrieval and

storage of data

111 3

Mode of frequency distribution = 5

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Timesaving

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storageofdata


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Q#5 which factors do you thinks is preventing you to adopt the

computerized system?


Hard ware reliability 3 6.12

Soft ware cost 6 12.24

Implementation 15 30.61

Lab problem 10 20.41

Unskilled staff 15 30.61Total 49 100%

We see that 30.61% businesses have not adopted computerized system due to

implementation and unskilled staff.

6%

12%

31%

20%

31%

Hard ware reliability Soft ware cost

Implementation Lab problem

Unskilled staff


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Frequency Distribution of results obtained from question # 5

Variables Tally Frequency

Hard ware reliability 111 3

Soft ware cost 1111 1 6

Implementation 1111 1111 1111 15

Lab problem 1111 1111 10

Unskilled staff 1111 1111 1111 15


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Q#6: If system analyst helps you to solve your problems then, what are

the chances that you will go for the computerization of your system?


Very high 2 5.26High 14 36.84

Moderate 12 31.58

Low 5 13.16

Very low 5 13.16

Total 38 100%

We see that if system analyst helps them to solve their problems then

5%

37%

32%

13%

13%

Very high High Moderate Low Very low


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Frequency Distribution of results obtained from question # 6

Options Tally Frequency

Very high 11 2High 1111 1111 1111 14

Moderate 1111 1111 11 12

Low 1111 5

Very low 1111 5


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Conclusion

By our research we have concluded that most of the business in the market

are aware of computerized system but due to some problems they are unable

to implement computerized system and business soft wares for their

business. The most commonly faced problems are Hardware reliability,

Software cost, implementation, Lab problem, and unskilled staff.

Some of the organizations are using the computerized system for several

reasons described in the above paragraph.

Actually the problem of unawareness result form the lack of communication

between software houses and these small businesses. Soft warehouses wants

to sell their products at reasonable price and organization also want to

purchase their product but due to wrong information the deal is not

completed.


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Some Recommendations for our

Problem

Some recommendations to deal with the problems for adopting

computerized system for business are,

Soft warehouses should contact these small businesses and give them

all information about cost and benefit of using computerized system

for their business.

Business should hire some system analyst, which will study their

organization and then, will design a structure for computerized system

for their business, and give detailed cost and benefit analysis of the

system.

Govt should play an important role in solving their problems, which

they are facing in adopting the computerized system. For example in

govt. sector govt. can provide the new building for solving the Lab.

problem.


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QuestionnaireDepartment name:

Roll#:Student name:

Male/Female:

Date: ___/___/___Q#1: What type of examination system exists in your department?

Annual System. Semester System.

Q#2: Do you complete your study work regularly?

Yes. No.

Q#3: What is your satisfaction level about your course contents?

Very highly satisfied Satisfied Moderate satisfaction

Low satisfaction very low satisfaction

Q#4: Do you think your course contents are fulfilling your study requirements?

Yes No (if no, then go to Q#5)

Q#5: what are your recommendations about your course contents to increase the quality

of education?

Q#6: Are you satisfied with the teaching style of your teachers?


Q#7: what changes would you recommend for teaching style?

Q#8: Do you think the duration of your lecture (period) is appropriate?


Q#9:What should be appropriate lecture duration (in terms of time)?

45 minutes 1hour any other

Q#10: Are you satisfied with the transportation service of the BZU?

Yes No (if no, go to Q#11)Q#11What recommendations would you give to improve the transportation system of the

BZU?


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Q#12: Do you think by completing your degree from this University you will secure yourfuture?

Yes. No.

Table of Contents

Research proposal

Executive summary1

Background2

Management problem2

Research problem..2Objectives5

Research approach..6

Data collection method..6

Measurement instrument6

Sampling technique7

Analytical techniques9

Time and cost requirements9

Technical appendixes.9

Results and analysis10

Conclusion19

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