CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INTERNET TO THE ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY BUSINESS EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The need to ensure effective use of the internet by university students necessitated this study to determine the contributions of internet to the academic development of university business education undergraduates in Anambra State. One research question guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. Survey research design was used. Population was 647, university business education undergraduates in Anambra State of the 2015/2016 academic session. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 156 (63 male and 93 female students). Instrument for data collection was a 5 – point rating scale structured questionnaire which was duly validated by three experts and its reliability tested using Cronbach Alpha to check internal consistency of the items which yielded 0.69 coefficients. Data were analyzed using the arithmetic mean while z-test and ANOVA were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that internet contributes to academic development of university business education undergraduates. It was found also that gender and institution ownership did not significantly affect the respondents’ response. Therefore, the researcher concluded that the internet is of immense benefit to the overall development of students. Based on the findings and conclusion of the study it was recommended among others that Government, through curriculum planners should incorporate internet literacy into undergraduate programmes in order to educate students on the risks and benefits of Internet use.

 

Key words: Internet, Development, Academic Development, Business Education