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Dr Jerotich Sirma

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LECTURER
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Job Category
Teaching
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Commerce
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ACCOUNTS FINANCE AND MGT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
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NCCC
SUMMARY

Dr. Jerotich Sirma is a Lecturer in the department of Accounting, Finance and Management Science, Faculty of Commerce. Dr. Sirma holds a PhD in Business Information Systems from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Bondo, a Masters of Business Administration, Howard University, Washington D.C., USA, and B.Sc. in Computer Information Systems from Southeastern University, Washington DC, USA. Dr. Sirma has enormous experience in Information Systems in academic and corporate sector.   She teaches several courses in Business Information Systems both Undergraduate and Postgraduate level and Business Research Methods at Undergraduate level.  Dr, Sirma has supervised Master’s students and published in several journal articles. She has developed four e-learning modules and participated in curriculum reviews.  She was the coordinator of short courses April 2011 to March 2020.  She was the Faculty Representative Board of Postgraduate Studies from 2021 to 2023. She is the Website Faculty Representative at the Faculty of Commerce. .

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • December 2020: PhD in Business Information Systems, School of Informatics and Innovative Systems, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Bondo Kenya
  • December 1991: Masters of Business Administration, School of Business, Howard University, Washington DC, USA
  • December 1989 B.Sc. in Computer Information Systems, Southeastern University, Washington DC, USA
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Computer Information Systems, Information Security/Cyber Security

WORK EXPERIENCE
  • September 2014 - Present Lecturer, Egerton University
  • April 2011 – September 2014 Assistant Lecturer, Egerton University
  • September 2009 - April 2011 Part-Time Lecturer, Egerton University
  • February 2000 - May 2009 Technical Project Manager, IBM Corporation, Atlanta, GA USA.
  • April 1998 - January 2000 Information Technology Architect, CDI Corporation, Atlanta, GA USA
  • January 1995 - March 1998 Software Engineer, Systems Integration Group., Lanham, MD, USA
  • June 1992 - December.1994 Programmer, Roy F. Weston, Inc., Washington DC, USA
  • December 1989 - May 1992 Database Administrator, Disclosure Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA
RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cyber/Information Security, Networks and Distributed Systems, Business Process Reengineering, Cloud Computing, Cross-Border E-Commerce

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

  1. Sirma, J. and Muiru, M. (2021). Impact of Information Security Policies on Security Breach Incidences in Kenyan Public Universities: An Observational Approach. Recent Advances in Mathematical Research and Computer Science 2(27) (pp.35-45) https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ramrcs/v2/5145F

  2. Sirma, J., Abeka, S. and Okelo, B. (2019). Assessing current information security breaches in SACCOS in Kenya, European Journal of Business and Management, 11(27): 83-92

  3. Sirma, J., Abeka, S. and Okelo, B. (2019). To Investigate the Strength of Existing Information Security Policies among SACCOS in Kenya, International Journal of Science and Research, 8(9): 1014-1023
  4. Kiyeng, P. C. and Sirma, J. (2016). Information Systems Investment and Value: Lessons from Kenyan Higher Education Institution.  Information and Knowledge Management, 6(1):19-28.
  5. Namodi, M. O., Nyaoga, R., Sirma, J., Obegi, F. and Moriasi, J. (2015). The Relationship between Teacher Characteristics and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Integration in Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru Town Sub-County, Kenya. European Journal of Business and Management 7(30): 200-216.
  6. Namodi, M. O., Nyaoga, R., Sirma, J., Obegi, F. and Moriasi, J. (2015). The Effect of Teacher Characteristics on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Integration in Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru Town Sub-County, Kenya. European Journal of Business and Management 7(29): 164-181.
  7. Sirma, J., Raburu, G. and Okelo, N. B. (2015). Security Breach Incidences of SACCOS with or without Security Policy with a Broad Scope: A Case of SACCOS in Kenya. Journal Of Computer Science Engineering, 2(3): 19
  8. Sirma, J., Raburu, G. and Okelo, N. B. (2015). Relationship Between Industry Best Practices and Information Security Breach Incidents of SACCOS in Kenya. Journal Of Computer Science Engineering, 2(3): 16
  9. Sirma, J., Raburu, G. and Okelo, N. B. (2015). Information Security Policy Updates and Information Security Breach Incidents of SACCOS in Kenya. Journal Of Computer Science Engineering, 2(3): 15
  10. Wachira, D. M., Muturi, P. N. and Sirma, J. (2014). An Evaluation of the Perceived Effect of ICT’s on the Performance of Sacco’s in Kenya (Case of Licensed Sacco’s Nairobi County), Information and Knowledge Management, 4(12): 14-32
  11. Sirma, J., Muiru, M. and Kipchillat, C. (2014). Impact of Information Security Policies on Computer Security Breach Incidences in Kenyan Public Universities. Information and Knowledge Management, 4(9): 42-49
  12. Sirma, J., Obegi, F. and Ngacho, C. (2014). An Analysis of Factors Influencing Implementation of Computer Based Information Systems in Public Universities in Kenya: A Case Study of Egerton University. Information and Knowledge Management, 4(8): 19-25
CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
  1. Jerotich Sirma (2019). Cross-Border E-Commerce in Kenya: What Does the Future Hold? Presented at the 2nd Cross-Border E-Commerce conference at Faisalabad University, Pakistan between November to December 2019
  2. Jerotich Sirma, Silvance Abeka, George Raburu and Benard Okelo (2019) Enhanced Information Security Model using an Integrated Approach. Presented at 5th SIMC 2019 on Data science and computational intelligence at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya between August 12-16, 2019.
  3. Jerotich Sirma (2018) E-Commerce in Kenya. Presented at the 1st International Cross-Border E-Commerce Forum at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China between November 26-29, 2018.
  4. Jerotich Sirma (2018) Cyber Security in Kenya. Presented at East Africa Cybersecurity Clinic, in Kampala, Uganda between May 30th to June 2nd, 2018
POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION
MASTERS LEVEL :

RESEARCH SUPERVISION TO COMPLETION (MASTERS)

  • 2015: Modestus Namodi Atandi, “The relationship between teacher characteristics and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Integration in public secondary schools in Nakuru Town sub-county.” An MBA Research Project, Egerton University
  • 2011: Felix Obegi, “An Analysis of Factors Influencing Implementation of Computer Based Information Systems in Public Universities in Kenya: A Case Study of Egerton University.” An MBA Research Project, Egerton University
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