Aim: Students’ academic performance is an important criterion that is considered for career opportunity in academia and industry as such the onus is on students to perform well academically in order to stand a chance of holding their own in a competitive and saturated labour market. The fact however is that a number of factors within and outside the classroom combine to determine how well students perform academically. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the impact of factors such as gender, study habits, faculty of study, extracurricular activities, boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, social media usage and type of secondary school attended on students’ academic performance in Bowen University. Study Design:  A survey research design was used which employed a questionnaire capable of gathering large amount of quantitative and qualitative data. Place and Duration of Study: Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria between March 2017 and May 2017. Methodology: A self-designed survey questionnaire was administered to a sample of 380 students (144 males, 236 females) drawn from a population of 3,819 students using multi-stage sampling technique. Data collected during the survey were processed and analyzed using various statistical techniques including frequencies, percentages, independent samples t-test, analysis of variance test and Chi-Square test for independence.  Results: Survey results indicated that gender, involvement in extracurricular activities, involvement in boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, study habit and social media usage significantly impact upon student’s academic performance while the type of secondary attended and the faculty of study were found not to significantly affect academic performance of the students. Conclusion: The survey results demonstrated that some of the considered factors significantly affect academic performance of students while some do not. As such, it is important for students to develop good study habits that will enable them spend more time studying while also cutting down on the number of hours spent daily on social media. In the same vein, students should be more involved in extracurricular activities that promote fitness, total wellness and team work. In addition, relationships should be well managed to ensure that they do not negatively impact on students’ academic performance.

Aim: The concept of research/project archiving revolves around access to and storage of past works. With the increase in technology, several universities have incorporated the use of electronic archive systems to store research works to provide easy access to such works and improve their research output. Bowen University, Nigeria however, currently runs a manual system of project archiving which is not in tune with the current trend in research archiving. This work was therefore aimed at designing an electronic project archive system for Bowen University that provides accessibility to securely managed past works to cater for the research needs of undergraduate students and enable them to contribute their quota to knowledge. Study Design:  An empirical research study design was employed. Place of Study: Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria. Methodology: A self-constructed questionnaire designed via Google Forms was administered to current students, past students and staff members of Bowen University to collect data on user requirements; data were analyzed and the results served as a platform to develop a user-centred system. The Bowen University Project Archive System (BUPAS) was built with a focus on the authenticity of the materials archived using HTML for the user interface design, PHP for the system logic to communicate with a carefully designed and structured database, and a local host server, WAMP providing back and forth communication. The usability test was also conducted for users.  Conclusion: The use of the agile methodology ensured the development of a fully functional system that provides a faster and easier platform for submitting and accessing project works with users attesting to the need for the system and commending the simplicity and easy navigation of the system. Also, a major strength any archive system should possess is its ability to ensure a secure way of depositing into it to guarantee the authenticity of materials that are being accessed. The Bowen University Project Archive System possesses this strength.