OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM CONTENTS AND THE USE OF MODERN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES AMONG STUDENTS OF POLYTECHNICS IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Catherine Ese-Osa Okoli

Abstract


The study investigated Office Technology and Management (OTM) curriculum content and the use of modern information communication and technology (ICT) facilities among students of polytechnics in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. The population of the study was made up of all ND II and HND II students of Office Technology and Management in Nasarawa State Polytechnic and Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa. The total of these stood at 267. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting a sample of 122 respondents for the study. The instrument used for gathering data for the study was a researcher made questionnaire titled “Office Technology and Management Curriculum Content and the Use of Modern Information and Communication Technology Facilities Questionnaire (OTMCCUMICTFQ)”. The instrument was validated by three experts in Office Technology and Management. The questionnaire which comprised two parts: A and B had a reliability index of .78 using Chronbach Alpha reliability coefficient after it was pilot tested. The collected data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings revealed among others that there is no significant difference in the mean rating of Polytechnics OTM National Diploma and Higher National Diploma students on the integration of modern ICT facilities into theircurriculum for teaching and learning . I t was recommended that government and other stakeholders in education sector should call for an OTM inclusive curriculum review, take into consideration the modern ICT facilities that are prevalent in the present world of work and integrate same in the curriculum of OTM so that graduates of this program will be usable for themselves and the society.

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