MANAGEMENT CONCEPT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE NEED FOR MODERN TOOLS LIKE COMPUTERISATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The Computerisation and Information Technology on various walks of life, has made a significant impact and greatly contributed to the development of industry in general. Equally important now is
its growing influence on the working and functioning of various government and private organizations. Management of higher education can not escape this impact. In fact, the university system is keen to lend itself to the adoption of computerisation. However, the impact still is a far cry, either because of certain vested interests or lack of motivation on the part of management, or both. Never the less it has already spread its wings and the onslaught is on. The question remains how and when one should do the beginning. On one had there is considerable progress and enthusiasm in adopting the new information technology (IT), but a proper timing and process of selection has to be thought besides enough financial resources and willing manpower to take the challenge. The only
other part remaining would be the proper selection of hardware and software packages.
However,before one would like to select the Grey areas of its influence in the university management, it may be appropriate to briefly outline the problems and issues of the university management in general and then pinpoint the areas where an effective and concentrated beginning could be made.
Identification of such issues will definitely help in its implications.
Broadly the higher education system, namely the University Administration has the following two dimensions:
Academic related and or Institutional Administration that keeps the system greased and going e.g. the management, the controls, the establishments, the accounting, the security and the over all upkeep.
Pure Academics - the syllabus, the teaching techniques and methodology, together with evaluation and examination system.