Titus Tossy

Titus Tossy is a Lecturer of ICT at Mzumbe University Faculty of Science and Technology. Dr. Tossy has 14 years of teaching experiences in higher learning institutions in Africa and UK. Dr. Tossy’s main research interest is in understanding the uses of ICT for national Development as well as how people, span organizational, professional, and cultural and other boundaries in the process of building and using new technology. He uses qualitative and quantitative methods and a range of social and organizational theories in his work including classic grounded methodology. In 2007, he received a SPIDDER grant to establish national e-learning at the open university of Tanzania. In 2012, he was a founder of Tanzania Business School. Dr. Tossy received his Bsc (Hons) in Computer Science and Statistics from university of Dar es salaam and MBA in Information Technology Management from Coventry University. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems from University of Cape Town. Due to his future career ambition, Dr. Tossy now is doing Bachelor of Education (Policy and Management) at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT).

Publications

Information Technology Integration for Socio-Economic Development
Information Technology Integration for Socio-Economic Development
Titus Tossy. © 2017. 385 pages.
As the developed world continues to become more digitized, lesser developed areas are starting to see more technological advancements being integrated into their society. These...
Collaborating Partnerships: A Project-Based Legitimizing Strategy amongst East African E-Learning Providers
Collaborating Partnerships: A Project-Based Legitimizing Strategy amongst East African E-Learning Providers
Titus Tossy, Irwin T.J. Brown. © 2017. 20 pages.
This chapter examines the phenomenon of e-learning in East Africa. The classic grounded theory methodology was used to carry out the study. Through multiple encounters with 24...
A Set of Principles for Doing and Evaluating Classic Grounded Theory Research in Information Systems
A Set of Principles for Doing and Evaluating Classic Grounded Theory Research in Information Systems
Andy Lowe, Titus Tossy. © 2017. 23 pages.
Grounded Theory (GT) is a latent pattern recognition research method discovered by Glaser and Strauss (1967). Due to GTs power and transcendence many research papers across...
Profiling Collaborating Partners in E-Learning in Developing Countries
Profiling Collaborating Partners in E-Learning in Developing Countries
Titus Tossy, Wallace Chigona. © 2017. 10 pages.
When Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are rapidly revolutionizing, online learning is undergoing dramatic change as powerful new content types, technologies, and...
A Comparative Evaluation of E-Learning Adoption in Private and Public Higher Education Institutions: A Tanzania Survey
A Comparative Evaluation of E-Learning Adoption in Private and Public Higher Education Institutions: A Tanzania Survey
Mpe Paulo Mwamahusi, Titus Tossy. © 2017. 24 pages.
This paper examines e-learning adoption in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The paper examines whether there is a difference between the Private and public HEIs e-learning...
Cultivating Recognition: A Classic Grounded Theory of E-Learning Providers Working in East Africa
Cultivating Recognition: A Classic Grounded Theory of E-Learning Providers Working in East Africa
Titus Tossy, Irwin T.J. Brown. © 2017. 67 pages.
The E-learning provision in East Africa including Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda is rapid gaining its way. E-learning providers are all groups tasked with e-learning activities...
Doing Classic Grounded Theory Research in Information Systems: Trust in Emergence
Doing Classic Grounded Theory Research in Information Systems: Trust in Emergence
Titus Tossy, Irwin T.J. Brown, Andy Lowe. © 2017. 22 pages.
Grounded Theory (GT) is a latent pattern recognition research method that was developed by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss (1967). GT, which can use either quantitative or...
A Comparative Evaluation of E-Learning Adoption in Private and Public Higher Education Institutions: A Tanzania Survey
A Comparative Evaluation of E-Learning Adoption in Private and Public Higher Education Institutions: A Tanzania Survey
Mpe Paulo Mwamahusi, Titus Tossy. © 2017. 24 pages.
This paper examines e-learning adoption in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The paper examines whether there is a difference between the Private and public HEIs e-learning...