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Shu-Te University
College of Informatics
Graduate School of Information Management
Master
Study the factors affecting the intention to use the training
management software at Vinh Phuc colleges in
Vinh Phuc Province, Viet Nam
Student: Nguyen Thi Thom
Adviser: Dr. Tsu-I Peng
Dr. Nguyen Huu Chau
March, 2013
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Shu-Te University
Department of
Information
Management
Thesis
Study the factors affecting the intention to use the
training management software at Vinh Phuc colleges in
Vinh Phuc Province, Viet Nam
Nguyen Thi Thom
March, 2013
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Study the factors affecting the intention to use the training management
software at Vinh Phuc colleges in Vinh Phuc Province, Viet Nam
Student: Nguyen Thi Thom
Adviser: Dr. Tsu-I Peng, Dr. Nguyen Huu Chau
A Thesis
Submitted to the
Graduate School of Information Management
Qualification Form of Master Degree
100 學年度第 2 學期
_________研究所 君所提之論文
題目:_____________________________________________________________________
經本學位考試委員會審議,認研符合碩士資格標準。
Student Name:Nguyen Thi Thom
Thesis Title:“Study the factors affecting the intention to use the
training management software at Vinh Phuc colleges in Vinh
Phuc Province, Viet Nam”
This is to certify that the thesis submitted by the student named
above in March, 2013. It is qualified and approved by the Thesis
Examination Committee.
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Chair, Thesis Committee
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Committee Member
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委 員
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主要指導研授
Adviser Committee
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Based on 200 qualified questionnaires, study result shows that 5 hypothesis in
this study are accepted by respondents at an average level. Therefore, it is
recommended that software should be innovated, user training quality should be
enhanced regarding to the intention of use of training management software
Eduman at 5 colleges in Vinh Phuc province.
Keywords: Technology Acceptance Model, Eduman software, Vinh Phuc
College
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Acknowledgments
Any attempt at any level cannot be satisfactorily completed without the
support and guidance of learned people. I would like to express my immense
gratitude to Dr. Loc Thi My Nguyen, Dr. Pi-Yun Chen, Dr. Tsu-I Peng and Mr.
Chau Huu Nguyen for their constant support and motivation that has encouraged
me to come up with this project.
I am also thankful to all other members of the following universities: Vinh
Phuc teacher training college, Viet Duc college; Economics college; Industrial
college, Transportation technology university for having rendered their whole
hearted support at all times for the successful completion of this project.
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Table of Contents
ABSTRACT vii
Acknowledgments ix
Table of Contents x
List of Table xii
List of Figures xiii
Abbreviations xiv
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
1.1.Research background 1
1.2.Research Motive 4
1.3.Research Purpose 4
Table 1: Revised 6 items sacle for PU worded towards Chart-Master 15
Table 2: Revised 6 items sacle for PEOU worded towards Chart-Master 15
Table 3: Sample characteristic 30
Table 4: Descriptive Statistics 31
Table 5: KMO and Bartlett's Test 32
Table 6: Total Variance Explained 33
Table 7: Rotated Component Matrixa 34
Table 8: Reliability of TR, EU, PU and IU 37
Table 9: Correlations 38
Table 10: regression analysis result 43
Table 11: The summary table of testing results 45
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List of Figures
Figure 1: New relationship formulation in TAM 16
Figure 2: Final version of TAM 17
Figure 3: Research model 20
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Abbreviations
TAM Technology acceptance model
TR
User training
PU
Perceived usefulness
PEOU
Perceived ease of use
IU
Intention to use
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1. Research background
is a powerful tool helping to reform teaching methods and education management to
improve the efficiency and teaching quality. Developing Human Resource in
Information Technology and applying Information Technology in education are major
tasks in Education and Training” [3]
In the instructive, the Minister requires all levels of authorities, and education
establishments to:
- Raise the awareness of importance and role of information technology and
promote information technology application in education and training during the school
year 2008-2009 which is called “the school year of promoting information technology
application”, and to create breakthrough in information technology application and
premise of development of information technology in the next years;
- Set up a system of organizations responsible for information technology in
education;
- Develop services of education information on the internet;
- Improve information technology application in order to innovate teaching and
learning methods at every level of education;
- Enhance information technology applications in leading and managing
education;
- Improve teaching and training and research in information technology;
- Promote international co-operations and socialization.
As for Vinh Phuc School of Arts and Culture, the tasks of the school is to train
senior executives and staff with good quality and professional skills to provide a well-
trained labor force for the sector. Therefore the school has to complete its tasks well.
One of the most important factors which helps the school to fulfill its tasks successfully
is to improve information technology application in education management. For the last
few years, the school has invested in infrastructure and computer systems. The number
of computer users is increasing. However, the current applications are simple such as:
searching information, processing words. Applications to improve the management
functions, and the training quality are limited and not up to the potential and ability of
humans.
- Practical Center – Art Performance
- Staff organization department
- Administrative department
- Finance department
- Training and Scientific Research department
- Student cooperation department
PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENTS
- Faculty of Cultural Affairs
- Faculty of Music
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Tourism
UNION ORGANIZATIONS
- Party Cell
- Union
- Communist Youth Union
1.2. Research Motive
- Improve training quality and brand of the school by applying information
technology to all school activities
- Find solutions to promote the senior executives and employees to apply
information technology
1.3. Research Purpose
The research has been implemented for following objectives:
- Find solutions to encourage senior executives and employees to improve their
knowledge of information technology, use application of information technology in
their work actively .
- Promote the effective application of information technology in the school and
contribute to improving the quality of training.
1.4. Research questions
- What are the factors affecting of intention to use the the training management
software of senior executives and employees?
After admission, this software will allow classification based on the principle of
uniformity on gender, test results, name, and place of birth… between the classes.
Besides, it also allows doing admission and classification in many courses.
Enrollment data can be imported from the Admissions software of the Ministry
of Education and Training or make a copy and paste directly from Microsoft Excel.
Student management
Storing documents of students includes information such as full name, date of
birth, place of birth, ethnic group, date of joining the Communist Young Union, Date of
joining Party, educational level, phone number, address, etc. In addition, this software
also stores the learning process, family relationships, and images of students.
Allowing management of the whole process that students temporarily reside
during the school time including: date of registration, form of temporary residence
(residence, at home, house renting), address, phone number, host name, reward, and
discipline,
Allows filtering (filter) data on the profile of students as required in order to
facilitate the search, statistics and reports.
Searching and doing statistics on information in a variety of different conditions,
printing resumes, printing the student registration book.
Managing ethics score (conduct) and training scores of each student in every
semester, every school year, and the entire course.
Rewarding and disciplining management of students monthly in order to easily
do the statistics when necessary.
Managing the position of students in class.
Managing Training program
Managing the frame of training program for each field of study.
Practical training program can be built for each class based on the frame of
training program of the appropriate field of study.
Managing timetable and teaching progress
Updating weekly timetable on the basis of a warning of identical teaching hours
of teachers and classrooms, viewing and printing timetable for classes and teachers.
Entering scores according to in the free coefficient which is defined by user
Putting heading for each subject (or each test room), entering scores according to
the heading.
Printing many types of transcript such as transcript for each subject, for each
semester, for each school year, transcript for assessing scholarship for a semester or a
school year, the transcript for the whole course, and the graduation transcript.