Even as academic institutions across the globe adapt their curricle to reflect the content development and use to new technology, many of them are still faced with the dilemma of coping with the rapidly-changing and often massive flow of information involved in the administration of these institutions undoubtedly, the management of information is set to play an increasingly dominant role in determining how successfully our academic institutions are being administered.

Administrators are therefore among those who will have to adapt to the new paradigm taking on new strategies and embracing new technologies. with limited resources and a budget that must be managed effectively in the face of conflicting priorities, administrators will need the tools that can help to enhance the management of the institution, while providing the greatest transparency and accountability.

The more successful administrators are almost certainly going to be those who will be able to raise the levels of efficiency and effectiveness of their management capabilities through the enlightened and creative use and deployment of information and communication technology. PEAK (Performance Evaluation for Acquiring Knowledge) assists in collating, coordinating, processing and managing the flow of in information in the administrative activities of academic institution, By facilitating real-time access to important administrative and management information, PEAK contributes significantly to institution administration.

Academic administration in perspective administration of academic institutions incorporates a wide range of tasks. It is therefore necessary at the outset to address the broad areas which effect the management of institutions. PEAK offers functionality for administrative planning, budgeting, financial control, book keeping personnel records, time-tabling, student records, filing systems, regulations and reporting.