Assessing the Value of a Computerised Biometric System for Screening Examination and Checking Attendance of Students in a University Environment: A Case of Pentecost University College

Checking students for examination and attendance in a university environment is too cumbersome as a result of the increasing number of students. Private institutions especially are faced with problems of attaining accurate records of students’ attendance which normally involves circulating papers for students to sign in and sign out by registering their names on paper during examinations and this has proved to be stressful, time consuming, unreliable, inaccurate and inefficient. 

The study therefore sought to assess the areas that universities are using biometric control systems. It also assessed some of the challenges the schools face in adopting biometric system of control and quantitative approach was adopted for the study. The population of the study was staff members of Pentecost University College of which a sample size of fifty (50) respondents were chosen. Microsoft excel was used in analysing and presenting the data gathered.

 The responses revealed that student’s elections and staff attendance were identified as the key areas that the selected institution (Pentecost University College) has employed and implemented computerised biometric control systems. The results also show that power outage, slow detection of fingerprints, and overcrowding around the machine were classified as challenges posed by the biometric system.

 Although the value of computerized biometric control system was popular at present, this was consistent with the recognition that biometric innovation progresses as combined with vast diminishment in cost to make biometrics promptly useful and reasonable to all organisations. The study therefore recommend that the use of invertors or generator is installed to ensure a continuous supply of power to the system as well as faster machines are installed while malfunctioning are repaired as quickly as possible to preserve precious time. 

TABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENTPAGE TOC o "1-3" h z u DECLARATION...........................................................................................................................ii DEDICATION..............................................................................................................................iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...........................................................................................................iv ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................v TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................vi LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................x LIST OF FIGURES .....................................................................................................................xi
CHAPTER ONE………………………………………………………………………………12INTRODUCTION………………………………………………….…………………………121.1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY121.2.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT131.3.0 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES141.4.0 RESEARCH QUESTIONS141.5.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY141.6.0 SCOPE OF THE DESIGN141.7.0 LIMITATIONS151.8.0 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY15CHAPTER TWO……………………………………………………………………………...17LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………………………… 172.1.0 INTRODUCTION172.2.0 DEFINITION AND MEANING OF BIOMETRIC192.2.1 Some basic biometric terminologies192.3.0 EVOLUTION OF BIOMETRIC192.4.0 PROFILE OF PENTECOST UNIVERSITY COLLEGE212.5.0 HISTORY OF BIOMERIC SYSTEMS IN A UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT222.6.0 TYPES OF BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS242.7.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS27    2.8.0 CHALLENGES FACED IN EMPLYING BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS……………………………………………………………………………………….28CHAPTER THREE31METHODOLOGY313.1.0 INTRODUCTION313.2.0 RESEARCH DESIGN313.3.0 POPULATION323.3.1 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE323.3.2 SAMPLE SIZE323.4.0 DATA COLLECTION333.4.1 DATA INSTRUMENTATION333.5.0 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS333.6.0 ETHICAL CONSIDERATION34CHAPTER FOUR35RESULTS AND DISSCUSSIONS354.1.0 INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc482796072 h 354.2.0 ANALOGY OF QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED PAGEREF _Toc482796073 h 354.3.0 THE VALUE OF COMPUTERISED BIOMETRIC SYSTEM PAGEREF _Toc482796074 h 364.3.1 Identified areas and use of computerised biometric control system PAGEREF _Toc482796075 h 364.3.2 Areas computerized biometric control systems are employed PAGEREF _Toc482796076 h 374.3.3 Period of usage PAGEREF _Toc482796077 h 374.3.4 The extent to which the selected institution use computerised biometric control system384.4.0 THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTERISED BIOMETRIC SYSTEM OPERATION EMPLOYED BY SELECTED INSTITUTION PAGEREF _Toc482796079 h 384.4.1 The usefulness of computerized biometric control system PAGEREF _Toc482796080 h 384.4.2 The effects of computerised biometric control system on growth394.5.0 CHALLENGES FACED IN ADOPTING BIOMETRIC SYSTEM CONTROL ON THE INSTITUTION404.5.1 Challenges faced by the institution in employing computerised biometric system40CHAPTER FIVE42SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS425.1.0 INTRODUCTION425.2.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS425.3.0 CONCLUSION435.4.0 RECOMMENDATION44REFERENCES46APPENDIX 1. QUESTIONNAIRE50