A Review On The Use of Automated Attendance Management System fir Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

Abstract

This paper presents a review on the use of automated attendance management system for Nigerian tertiary institutions. The review discussed the importance of students’ attendance to lectures in tertiary institutions and the role of attendance management system. Common methods used in attendance tracking were highlighted which include: Manual attendance, Roll call software, Biometric attendance system, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or smart card systems and Mobile applications. The review also underscore the advantages of attendance tracking system which include: accuracy and time efficiency, data analysis, compliance, communication and report generation. The impact of information technology on attendance management system and importance of quick response were discussed in the review. The paper concluded by advocating further researches on the development of automated attendance system at different levels of education, allocation of more funds to conduct researches on automated attendance system in Nigeria by Government organisations, agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations, procurement of technologies that can enhance the use of automated attendance system in schools. More conferences, seminars and workshops should be organised for Nigerian educational stakeholders to keep them abreast with the global emerging technologies on automated attendance system. Research institutes in Nigeria should consider designing and development of more automated attendance system for lecturers and students.