Adequacy of Information and Communication Technology Resources for Office Technology and Management Programme In Delta State Polytechnics

Abstract

The study focused on the assessment of the adequacy of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources for Office Technology and Management (OTM) programme in Delta State polytechnics. Thirty-five OTM lecturers and three hundred National Diploma students comprised the population. The entire population was used as the sample for the study hence an intact population. The instrument used was a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while the null hypothesis was tested using t-test statistics. The findings revealed that available ICT resources such as e-mail are fairly adequate; computer, uninterrupted power supply, local area networking and ICT support personnel were somewhat adequate while other items listed as available such as projector, teleconferencing, cybercafé, among others, were rated inadequate. The findings also revealed that, there was no significant difference between the mean responses of lecturers and students on ICT resources available for OTM programme. It was recommended, among others, that ICT resources needed for OTM programme should be adequately provided to ensure effective implementation of OTM programme in the polytechnics.

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AMIAYA, ANITA OGHENEOVO (MRS.)