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    A cross platform algorithm for learning management systems
    (KIBU, 2018-06-12) Mabonga, Hesbourne; Oboko, O. Robert
    Technological ubiquity has proliferated in our midst to the extend it is part of our daily lives; academics not exempted. The needs for connectivity, convergence of technological infrastructure and cross platform interoperability have necessitated the development of cross platform algorithms to aggregate information and manage tasks in our environments. This algorithm examined the design features of two learning management systems Claroline and ATutor; designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated the functionality of a cross platform algorithm in those two learning environments. The successful evaluation of the functionality of the algorithm was of immense benefit to e-commerce platforms. The development approach was agile with strict adherence to extreme programming software development life cycle. The study environment were the two learning management systems configured at Kibabii University, in such a way that a team of Information Technology students utilized the cross platform algorithm enhanced Claroline while the Computer Science team worked with the plain ATutor platform. Questionnaires were distributed to both groups of students to evaluate and ascertain the system’s functionality. 72.8% of the respondent’s returned a positive rating. In conclusion the system worked well with the need to incorporate more features from the two LMSs, such as notifications from chats and forums on topical issues trending and are of interest to the user according to his/her defined profile. It is our recommendation that the functionality be extrapolated into the mobile bound applications such as WhatsApp, since the environment today is moving towards the mobile environment.
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    Fortifying environmental security management of university resource persons through technology: a case study of Kibabii University
    (KIBU, 2018-06-12) Mabonga, Hesbourne
    The requirement for university education as yardstick for employment opportunities in developing economies has seen tremendous growth in university population, Kenya included. This growth has brought forth key security challenges that Universities management have been forced to grapple with. This paper investigates universities environmental resource personnel’s security management; identifies gaps in the current measures put in place and evaluates various ways in which the measures can be strengthened. A survey of available literature shows concerted efforts from government authorities such as ministerial policy guidelines, use of police, etc., and university management’s efforts such as setting up security control rooms, regular security patrols, establishing student representations, etc., in reinforcing security management. These measures however, apply largely to resident personnel. Through purposive sampling of 10 key technological innovations in the last 10 years, documentation reveals the capability and capacity in skill to use technology to enhance the management of security of university resource personnel in and around the university environment. This revelation serves as an eye opener to universities management to embrace and utilize benefits accrued from available technological innovations.