ICT QUALITY ASSURANCE SKILLS REQUIRED OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BUSINESS STUDIES GRADUATES IN IMO STATE
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The study examined the information and communication technology quality assurance skills required of senior secondary school business studies graduates. The study consisted of 60 business centre computer and IT engineers and teachers of computer science in secondary schools in Orlu Senatorial Zone. The questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. The 20-item questionnaire was trial-tested and yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.76. Factors were accepted at mean score of 3.00 and above. The null hypothesis were accepted when the critical Z-value exceeded the calculated Z-value and vice versa. The mean scores and Z-test statistical tools used indicated that computer operations skills, networking and media communications skills and knowledge were required of the senior secondary schools business studies graduates. It was recommended among other things that computer networking
and media communication skills be made part of information technology curriculum for quality assurance in training senior secondary school business studies graduates in Orlu senatorial zone of Imo State
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