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Adoption of Mobile Technology Application at a Technical University in Ghana

by Noble Arden Kuadey, Lily Bensah, Carlos Ankora, Francois Mahama, Victor Kwaku Agbesi, Newman Kpogo Newman
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 175 - Number 31
Year of Publication: 2020
Authors: Noble Arden Kuadey, Lily Bensah, Carlos Ankora, Francois Mahama, Victor Kwaku Agbesi, Newman Kpogo Newman
10.5120/ijca2020920871

Noble Arden Kuadey, Lily Bensah, Carlos Ankora, Francois Mahama, Victor Kwaku Agbesi, Newman Kpogo Newman . Adoption of Mobile Technology Application at a Technical University in Ghana. International Journal of Computer Applications. 175, 31 ( Nov 2020), 7-13. DOI=10.5120/ijca2020920871

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author = { Noble Arden Kuadey, Lily Bensah, Carlos Ankora, Francois Mahama, Victor Kwaku Agbesi, Newman Kpogo Newman },
title = { Adoption of Mobile Technology Application at a Technical University in Ghana },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Nov 2020 },
volume = { 175 },
number = { 31 },
month = { Nov },
year = { 2020 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 7-13 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume175/number31/31647-2020920871/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2020920871 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Lily Bensah
%A Carlos Ankora
%A Francois Mahama
%A Victor Kwaku Agbesi
%A Newman Kpogo Newman
%T Adoption of Mobile Technology Application at a Technical University in Ghana
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%V 175
%N 31
%P 7-13
%D 2020
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

This study seeks to examine determinants that can influence students intention to use a mobile technology application. To examine these determinants, this study adopted mobile service acceptance model that have constructs such as context, personal characteristics and initiatives, trust, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and intention to use. A sample of 170 students from Ho Technical University (HTU) experimented with HTU GPA mobile technology application after which a questionnaire was administered. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLSSEM) was used in analyzing data that was collected. The results from the study showed that trust, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use have significant effect on students intention to adopt HTU GPA mobile technology application. Trust had the most significant effect on students intention to adopt the mobile technology application. Context had significant effect on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use which indirectly influenced students intention to adopt the application. The results from this study provide both researchers and practitioners insights into determinants that impact students adoption of mobile technology application in a university. For researchers, this study contributes to existing literature on intention of students to adopt a mobile technology application while for practitioners it helps them gain a better insight into what key features to consider during the design and development of mobile technology applications.

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Computer Science
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Keywords

Adoption Determinants Mobile Service Acceptance Model Mobile Technology Application University

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