CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN THE APPLICATION OF AI IN TEACHING BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN RIVERS STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is enhancing teaching process however, accompanied by numerous challenges but with available solutions. Therefore, this study determined challenges lecturers faced and solutions in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching business education courses in River’s state tertiary institutions. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. From a population of 62 lecturers, a census survey sampling was employed. A four-point response options questionnaire was used for data collection, and it was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach’s alpha which yielded coefficients of 0.82 and 0.83. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and measure the spread in respondents` opinions, while one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed high challenges and very high solutions to the challenges in the application of AI in teaching business education courses. The study further revealed that level of education and years of experience played vital roles in the application of AI. Based on the findings, it was concluded that if the challenges are curbed via the solutions, it will positively transform the programme and lead to AI employability skills development among the learners. Among other things, it was recommended that lecturers should be constantly trained on the challenges and solutions to the application of AI so that they will be able to transfer the skills to learners in River’s state tertiary institutions.
Keywords: Challenges lecturers faced in AI, artificial intelligence (AI), solutions to application of AI, teaching business education courses.
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