IMPACT OF APPLICATION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN MANAGEMENT OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN KWARA STATE

Abstract

The study was design to determine the impact of computer software in management of building construction project in Kwara State. Three research questions were answered and two hypotheses were used to guide the study. A structured questionnaire which was developed by the research and was used for data collection. The structured questionnaire was validated by three (3) experts from the department of industrial and technology education. The validated instrument was prepared for a population of fifty (50) contractors and thirty (30) site engineers in some selected construction companies in Ilorin Kwara State. The instrument was administered to the respondent with the help of three (3) research assistant. The research questions answers were analyzed using frequency counts, mean and standard deviation while the t-test used to analyze the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that all the constructors and site engineers in building construction project know about the types of computer software in Kwara State. Findings of the study also revealed that the contractors and site engineer all agreed to the benefit and the challenges of the adoption of computer software by construction companies in Kwara State. The study recommends that improving the attractiveness of the industry through rigorous advocacy for construction sector Research and Development (R & Ds). It also recommended by Introducing rigorous sectoral software skills training, networking and advocacy for involvement of industry stakeholders.