Mercy Mlay Komba(PhD)
Senior Lecturer
Dr. M. M Komba is currently working as a Senior Lecturer at Mzumbe University. She holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of South Africa. She supervises postgraduate students, and teaches e-business and e-commerce, e-government, e-learning, m-learning, information systems management, information technology and society, System analysis and design, software engineering to undergraduate and post graduate students at Mzumbe University. Dr. Komba has published in peer reviewed journals and one book chapter, and she has presented research papers in international conferences. Her area of research interests includes e-learning, e-business, m-learning and e-government.
| Full Name: | Mercy Mlay Komba |
| Date of Birth: | 29/8/1973 |
| Place of Birth: | Moshi |
| Country of Birth: | Tanzania. |
| Gender: | Female |
| Nationality: | Tanzanian |
| Country of Birth: | Tanzania. |
| Marital Status: | Married with three children. |
| Contact: | Mobile:+255 784 598758 || +255 767 598758 Email: mmkomba@mzumbe.ac.tz || mmkomba@gmail.com || mmkomba@yahoo.com |
| Address: | P. O. Box 87, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mzumbe University , Morogoro, Tanzania. |
| Physical Address: | Haile Sellasie Building,office No. |
| 2010-2014 |
University of South Africa Qualification: Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in Information Science |
| 2002 – 2003 |
University of Salford - Salford, United Kingdom Qualification: MSc. Business with Information Technology |
| 1998 – 2001 |
Institute of Finance Management (IFM) – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Qualification: Advanced Diploma in Information Technology (ADIT) |
| Date |
Organization |
Position |
| February 2018 – July 2018 |
Mzumbe University |
Ag. Director, Directorate of ICT |
| September 2017 To date |
Mzumbe University |
Senior Lecturer |
| January 2014 – January 2017 |
Mzumbe University |
Head of Department Computing Science Studies |
| February 2013-September 2017 |
Mzumbe University |
Lecturer |
| 2001 – 2006 |
Institute of Finance Management |
Assistant Lecturer |
- To carry out lectures, conduct tutorials, seminars, practicals, invigilation and assessment for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
- To mentor junior staff in research and publication
- To develop curricula
- To undertake research and publish/disseminate results
- To supervise field practicals, undergraduate special projects, masters and PhD dissertations/theses
- To organise and participate in workshops, conferences and symposia
- Member- Center for Information and Communication Technology Board (Sokoine University) (2016/2017)
- Member -Faculty Board- Mzumbe Faculty of Science and Technology (2014-2017)
- Member- Mzumbe University Academic Staff Association (MUASA). (2006-To date)
- Member- Mzumbe University Convocation (2006 To date)
- Komba, MM. 2016. Adoption of E-government Services Among Citizens in the Selected Districts of Tanzania. International Journal of Computer Science 7(3) 36-42
- Komba, MM, & Lwoga, ET. 2015. Government information seeking behaviour of citizens in selected districts of Tanzania. Journal of Library & Information Science, 5(4).
- Lwoga, E. T & Komba, M. 2015. Antecedents of continued usage intentions of web-based learning management system in Tanzania. Education+ Training,57(7), 738-756.
- Komba, MM & Ngulube, P. 2014. An empirical application of the DeLone and McLean model to examine factors for e-government adoption in the selected districts of Tanzania. Emerging Issues and Prospects in African E-Government, 118.
- Komba, MM & Ngulube P. 2014. Socioeconomic determinants of e-government adoption in selected districts of Tanzania. ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives 33(1): 45-56.
- Komba, MM & Ngulube P. 2012. Factors for e-government adoption: lessons from selected African countries. MOUSAION Journal: South African Journal of Information Studies 30(2): 17-24.
- Komba, MM & Ngulube P. 2011. E-government adoption in developing countries: trends in the use of models. ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives 30(1): 162-176.
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Komba MM & Lwoga ET, 2020. Systematic Review as a Research Method in Library and Information Science. - Handbook of Research on Connecting Research . IGL publishers
Google Scholar: tinyurl.com/MercyKomba
Research Gate: tinyurl.com/rgtMercy
- Komba, MM & Ngulube P. 2015. Factors That Influence E-government Adoption in Selected Districts of Tanzania. International Conference on eBusiness, eCommerce, eLearning and eGovernance
- Lwoga, E. T & Komba, M. 2014. Understanding University students’ behavioral continued intentions to use e-learning in Tanzania. Conference Proceedings 7th Ubuntu Alliance Annual conference (13-14 November)