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Item E-Commerce Organization’s Information System Necessities.(Department of Library and Information Science,Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017) Bandara, T.A.C.J.S.; Pathiratne, S.The digital era offers incipient ways of doing business. The prosperity of these innovative approaches consists in obtaining the needed information more expeditious than ever, executing transactions in authentic time and perpetually refining methods and procedures. So far, enterprises are simply start to grasp the advantages of the business electronic systems. At the moment, author availed at a great society transformation, from a paper-predicated to an electronic-predicated modus operandi.E-commerce organizations (EO), Virtual Enterprises (VE) or web-enterprises (WE) are withal global scale enterprises, acting on planetary level by utilizing ICT. In fact, these are enterprises “based on information”, on erudition; they are built on advanced cutting edge information handling technologies., Administration structure is simplerIn these enterprises, with fewer bureaucracy and, in conclusion, more malleable. Information has a multiplier role, triggering all economic subdivisions. It avails the enterprise optimization, raising the productivity, while depressing costs.The incrementing involution of daily quandaries, together with the circumscribed time for solving them, pose the incipient stresses on software designers’, who claim additional and more CASE utensils, in dissimilar phases of the information system project. Underneath these conditions, the developing medium engenderers connect modeling instruments (CASE), and instrument engenderers are in favor of tighter linking of instruments for developing mediums.The setting-up and upkeep of e-commerce activities, which require maximum security conditions for all transactions, as well as other commercial functions such as apprising users or promoting products with maxim effectiveness, under the compression of authentic- time transactions, are all information system designer tasks.The cull of one of the numerous solutions at hand is tenacious, to a great extent, by the performance criteria and business orchestrating of each corporation, by predictable outcomes of the commercial activity. Other prosperity factors are represented by the experience, professional training, and innovative spirit, and ingeniousness, power of acclimating and capacity of utilizing the already existent resolution capabilities, of the design squad.This study will present some germane aspects of the E-commerce organizations information system requisites, CASE modeling techniques and of the VE internal and external relationshipsItem School Principals’ Management Styles and its Influence on Primary Schools Teachers Motivation in Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amaratunga, P.A.B.H.; Weerasinghe, D.Primary School administration in Sri Lanka is bedeviled with a plethora of quandaries most of which emanate from shortages in management styles of leaders of these institutes. There have been times when edifiers had to stage open protests to register their displeasure about School Principals‟ management styles which they often described as lack of administrative and management Skills. This situation has often led to low morale among edifiers and consequently this study fixates on ascertaining the effects of School Principals‟ management styles on teachers‟ motivation in Primary Schools in Sri Lanka. The study additionally endeavors to visually examine and expound how School Principals‟ informal relationship with edifiers accommodates as a motivation for edifiers to work to achieve institutional goals.The descriptive design was espoused for this study. The population comprised 10 Primary School Principals and 633 edifiers in the Kurunegala District. The sample for this study comprised 100 teachers who were randomly culled from the public Primary Schools in the Kurunegala District.The study, among other things, revealed that most edifiers optically discern their Principals as bosses and not as friends. Again, it was exposed that though edifiers were involved in decision making, the genuine setting of aims for a school were left in the hands of the Principal. It was ergo recommended for School Principals to adopt the Management by Walking About and Management by Objective so as to get more proximate to their edifiers in the running of schools. Predicated on the research it is recommended that Principals of schools be given in-Service training to improve them on how to coalesce the utilization of the two management styles to incentivize their edifiers to perform and Principals of the miscellaneous schools should be able to delegate some of their obligations to other assistant Principals. Withal Efforts should be made to perpetually involve the edifiers in the decision making process in the school to boost their motivation to perform.Item Effect of Gender in ICT Literacy: A Case Study of Sri Lankan Trainee Teachers(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.; Weerasinghe, D.The exordium of information and communication technology (ICT) into the scholastic sector engendered incipient gregarious typecasts and gender divergences. Since the invention of a computer, ICT-cognate activities have been viewed as a male domain (Brosnan& Davidson, 1996) or something for boys Reinen&Plomp, 1996). As several research reviews and meta analyses summarized, boys were more fascinated with ICT than girls, they were heavier users of computers, had more positive postures about computers and consequently outperformed girls in their ICT literacy (Reinen&Plomp, 1996; Volman& Eck, 2001). However, a number of recent studies evidenced that ICT-cognate distinctions between females and males abated mainly in the access to ICT and rudimental computer skills (Busch, 1995; Rainer, Laosethakul, &Astone, 2003). Meanwhile, gender inequalities now emerged in incipient areas of ICT use (Rainer et al., 2003). In Sri Lankan Context this study is the first one.This study aims to get an insight into gender differences of aspiring edifiers. Gender differences in self-reported ICT experience and ICT literacy among trainee edifiers are investigated. Dynamic model of ICT literacy is employed. Three main components of aspiring teacher’s ICT literacy are covered: (1) present general quandary-solving and technical ICT capabilities; (2) circumstantial and longitudinal sustainability; and (3) transferability of ICT capabilities into future professional domain. The study was predicated on self-assessment research methodology. The questionnaire coalesced multiple quantification implements and included seven components. The participants were the first year students at one of the Colleges of Edification in Western Province of Sri Lanka. Two hundred and seventeen students were enrolled in the program: Male and Female occupation was 66 (30.4%) and 151 (69.6%) respectively.Findings denote that no consequential differences were found between females and males’ precedent experience with ICT. Male respondents on mediocre operated computers considerably more hours per week than females. Consequential distinctions between males and female’s technical ICT capabilities and circumstantial and longitudinal sustainability were observed. Male marks were greater. In the regression analysis, when the influence of the contextual and ICT experience variables was controlled, gender failed to be a consequential presager of the sustainability scores. However, it remained a consequential prognosticator of some trainee edifier’s scores, cognate to their technical ICT capabilities.Item Impact of Technology on the Customer Satisfaction - A Study with Reference to Sri Lankan Banking Sector(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.Developments in information technology, telecommunication and internet utilization has changed drastically the relationship focused activities into data oriented operations. Sri Lankan Bnaking sector is one such sector affected by this. To study the factors that influence the contentment, attention is fixated on factors directly cognate to the customer contentment. The desideratum for the study is to ascertain concrete factors and their influence on the posture of the customers. The present study tries to see strategies to understand the demeanor of customers and explore ways of their incorporation into a well-designed set of policies. As the main aim of the study is to ken the impact of technology on the contentment of customers, Survey and questionnaire were used with two components. Convenient sampling technique was employed in the cull of banks located in and around Kuliyapitiaya town of North Western Province of Sri Lanka and Personal interview method was adopted to gather the primary data. The present study finds that majority of customers are satisfied with the services they are receiving in the banks. There are some customers who are not satisfied with the services i.e.,procedure to apply for loan, interest on the loans, debit and credit cards, mobile banking and customer care. It is therefore suggested that this disstisfctioin ie removed. It is postulated that the procedures cognate to taking the imprest is causing dissatisfaction to some of the customers, hence bank ascendant entities are required to look into this factor and some of the intricate procedures which involved in the sanctioning of loan may be relaxed to certain extent. Similarly, the quandaries cognate to debit cards and credit cards must be taken earnestly as some of the customers are facing quandaries with these accommodations. Further, the banks should develop efficient complaint solving system with innovative modern advance technology as it enhances the gratification of the customers.Item Sri Lankan Undergraduates’ E- Learning Experiences on the Aspects of Technical, Social and Pedagogy(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.Educationalists argue that e-learning would shift towards a model of undergraduate-centered learning. The accentuation is on e-learning through an active gregarious process rather than a passive process of erudition acquisition. The present research tries to examine the experience of the Undergraduate students of sri Lanka towards e learning. Based on the experience in a government university, this was predicated on three aspects, namely technical, Social and pedagogy. The research uses explanatory methodology that comprised the assembly of quantitative and qualitative data. Both questionnaires and interviews were used for collect data. A total of 46 undergraduates who were in the second year of their respective courses were selected for this research using random sampling technique. The findings designated that undergraduates’ views were positive towards the technical aspects of e-learning predicated on technology and implements utilized in the e-learning environment, pedagogical aspects of collaborative learning approach involved, and their gregarious roles in the e-learning environment. This research has shown that e-learning can be efficacious in distributing positive outcomes for learning. The implements utilized in e-learning environment have particular constrictions and these must be considered in the design of e-cognition activities. The research additionally showed that e-learning can be efficacious in facilitating online collaboration. However, the e-learning activities goals must be premeditated to stand-in online collaborations and to promote learners’ online collaboration for learning. The research revealed positive outcomes for learning were cognate to learner’s participation transformation in e-learning in developing understandings and gaining expertise; in developing responsibility for their own and others’ learning; and in developing positive postures, confidence and gratification in the course.Item A Study of Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Anxiety Amongst Sri Lankan Undergraduates(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.It is important to study the emotional Intelligence level of individual and how this emotional Intelligence on play a paramount role to surmount high academic anxiety. A moderate level of academic anxiety in Undergraduates incentivizes them to work strenuously and provides them with its positive consequences But elevated academic anxiety can weaken learners’ performance in several ways. It affects their phrenic process that leads to breakdown in their cognition process. The present study. first of its kind in the country, was conducted to ascertain the Relationship between emotional Intelligence and academic anxiety amongst Sri Lankan Undergraduates. Descriptive survey method is used to ascertain the relationship between emotional Intelligence and academic anxiety In the present study, 200 final year Undergraduates (100 Males & 100 Females) from the western province of Sri Lanka were being taken through random Sampling Method. Descriptive survey method was used to find out the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Anxiety. Emotional Intelligence Inventory (Mangal, S.K. & Mangal, S.) and Academic Anxiety Scale for Children (Singh, A.K. & Gupta A.S.) were utilized as data collection tools of the present research. Mean, Standard Deviation, T-test and product moment correlation were utilized as statistical techniques. Results denote that there is no significant correlation between Emotional intelligence and Academic Anxiety of the Undergraduates as whole and also no significant difference exists between Emotional intelligence of male and female undergraduates. The findings will help psychologists, parents, college, guidance workers and counselors and also for educational administrators.