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    A comparative analysis on the effect to the research productivity: a manual system versus ICT use without training
    (SDIWC, 2015) Basak, Sujit Kumar; Govender, Desmond Wesley; Garbharran, Hari Lall
    This paper is based on a comparative analysis of a manual system versus ICT use without training and its effect on research productivity. The aim of this study was achieved by comparing models. This study was experimental based and the target population was taken from a university. Collected data was analyzed using the WarpPLS 4.0 software. The results of the study show that SPSS, Turnitin and NVivo for data analysis have high significance values on the research productivity than a manual system. On the other hand, AMOS, EndNote and NVivo for literature review have higher significance on the research productivity than ICT use without training.
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    A model using ICT adoption and training to improve the research productivity of academics
    (2015) Basak, Sujit Kumar; Govender, Desmond Wesley; Garbharran, Hari Lall
    Research productivity is one of the core functions of a university and it plays a crucial role for a nation to develop and find its standing in our global world. This study examined the effect of ICT adoption and training on the research productivity of university academics. Much research has been done on using technology in research with a view to increase productivity. However, hardly any research could be found on the use of ICT combined with ICT training with a view to increase research productivity. This study addressed this gap in the literature. The study sought to design a model that can increase research productivity of academics while optimizing ICT adoption and training effects. The study was conducted at four public universities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, whilst the part of the study on ICT training was conducted at one of the four universities. This study was conducted both in the form of a survey of 103 university academics and in the form of experimental sessions, where the use of ICT (EndNote, NVivo, AMOS, SPSS, and Turnitin) with training was used for research, the use of ICT without training was used for research and, finally, a session where a manual system (without using research software/tools and training) was used for research. The overall aim of the study was to investigate and design a model for the increase in research productivity of academics in universities after having adopted ICTs. The final results of the research revealed that the use of ICT tools (EndNote, NVivo, AMOS, SPSS, and Turnitin) with training increases research productivity as compared to using ICT tools without training, and/or using a manual system (without using research software/tools and training). A statistically proven model is recommended with a view to increase research productivity of academics.
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    A comparison of University academics job factors : satisfaction and dissatisfaction
    (IFRD, 2014-06) Basak, Sujit Kumar
    The aim of this paper is to compare the university academics job satisfaction factors and job dissatisfaction factors. This aim is achieved by identifying the factors that affect academics job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The main results of this study were concluded by comparing the satisfaction factors and dissatisfaction factors for university academics from the existing literature. The novelty of this study is the use of a significant body of the existing literature has focused on the factors affecting university academics in terms of job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction to get the aim. The findings would help to know for university academic factors affect for satisfaction and dissatisfaction.
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    Examining the perceived impact of ICT adoption on academic workload and on academic productivity
    (IACSIT Press, 2013) Basak, Sujit Kumar; Eyono Obono, Seraphim Desire
    In the twenty-first century, the rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have brought remarkable societal changes. Nowadays, ICT is becoming increasingly important both in the everyday life and in the education system. It therefore makes sense to examine the impact of ICT adoption on the conduct of academic activities. The aim of this paper is precisely to examine the perceived impact of ICT adoption on academic workload and on academic productivity. This aim is achieved within a theoretical framework on the factors affecting academic productivity. This research was conducted as a questionnaire based survey of 103 academic staff drawn from four Higher Education Institutions in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The survey data was analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software using a quantitative approach. The results of this survey indicate that ICT adoption has no impact on teaching workload, or on research workload, or on administration workload. No evidence was found on the impact of ICT adoption on academic productivity. This research contributes to new evidence on the possible impact of ICT adoption on academic workload and on academic productivity.
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    Measuring the joint impact of IT adoption and training on academic workload and on research productivity
    (IJACT, 2013-04-25) Basak, Sujit Kumar; Eyono Obono, Seraphim Desire
    Universities carry a prestigious history with their best aca-demics being awarded Nobel prices for their excellent re-search. However, some universities suffer from high aca-demic workload and from low and skewed research produc-tivity despite the adoption of ICT by their academics. Hav-ing learned from existing literature how ICT adoption and ICT training has influenced productivity in domains such as manufacturing and banking, this paper aims to measure the joint impact of ICT adoption and of ICT training on academ-ic workload and on research productivity in universities. This aim is achieved through an experiment with three IT Masters that also responded to a short questionnaire. The design of the experiment was based on an existing training needs assessment model [1], and the design of the question-naire was based on the Technology Acceptance Model [2]. One student wrote his Masters’ research proposal without the help of the EndNote software. A second student wrote his research proposal with the EndNote software but without training, and the third student worked on his research pro-posal with the EndNote software and with a one week’s EndNote training. Results from this study confirm the joint impact of ICT adoption and of ICT training on research productivity; but such an impact was not proven on academ-ic workload, leaving that second aspect as an area for future research. The analysis of the data collected by the question-naire designed by this study also confirms TAM as a theory to explain how ICT training also affects ICT adoption for the improvement of academic workload and of research productivity.