Place Of Information And Communication Technology In The Teaching And Learning Of Secretarial Skills
In Auchi Polytechnic
Chapters: 1-5 | Type: Project
Abstract
This research is focused on the place of Information and Communication Technology in the teaching and learning of Secretarial skills in Auchi Polytechnic, Edo state. The main purpose of this research was to find out the teaching and learning of word processing skills, the teaching and learning of internet skills, the teaching and learning of Management information skills, the teaching and learning of data processing skills. Four research questions were formulated and questionnaires were used to obtain data from the population. However, from the data analysis the following findings were made: that ICT plays important role in the teaching and learning of word processing skills in polytechnics, that the role of ICT in the teaching and learning of internet skills include acquisition of new ideas, helps in training of students in distance areas, provide teachers with current teaching aids among others. That ICT helps in the teaching and learning creation of document, storage of document, retrieval of document, disposal of document and protection of document, all these are the roles of ICT in Information Management system. That the roles of ICT in the teaching and learning of data processing skills includes; the teaching and learning of calculation skills, sorting of data, classification of data, recording of data and the teaching and learning of storing of data.
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
The world is undergoing drastic changes every day due to technological innovations. The change in technology especially in information and communication technology (ICT) has a great impact on secretarial profession and in the performance of their duties as a secretary as well as their training. Information and communication technology of today has made the work of a secretary to be carried out with a lesser fatigue; it has also served as a motivating factor for secretaries. The application of information and communication technology tools in the teaching and learning of secretarial skills has made it very easy and less tasking in becoming a professional secretary. Today, there are pools of information resource site in the internet through the World Wide Web (www).Information and communication technology equipments used in the teaching and learning of secretarial skills in polytechnics have brought about great revolution in the secretarial field, secretaries can now transmit message, prepare itinerary for their boss no matter the distance within the shortest period of time through the use of internet. ICT has globalised the world. However, it has been observed that ICT has reduced the world to a global village turning all parts of the world to everybody"s neighbourhood. Thus, events in one part of the world are felt by the people and societies far away and vice- versa. The roles of secretaries have changed from the old-fashioned secretaries. Gone are those days where the job of secretaries depends only on the use of manual typewriters, computers have succeeded in taking the place of the manual typewriters with the present development in the field of management information system and information and communication technology. Teaching and learning of secretarial skills via ICT became imperative because of the wide spread of information and communication technology of our time which has virtually affected every area of man"s life. It is on the foregoing that this study examined the place of ICT in the teaching and learning of secretarial skills in Auchi Polytechnic.
Students in Nigeria cannot operate the information and communication technology gadgets effectively. Worst of it all, steady power supply is another vital problem. It was also observed that some ICT instructors lack the competence to enhance teaching and learning. Prior to the establishment of Polytechnics, there existed several independent post-secondary institutions. Most of those schools were attached to various ministries e.g. technical college, school of cooperative training centre, staff development centre, and college of advance studies.
1.2 Statement of the Problems
It has been observed that polytechnic costs of acquisition of this ICT equipment are slowing the pace of acquiring these secretarial skills.If the above problems are not adequately solved, they will hinder the students from acquiring the basic ICT secretarial skills that makes them to contribute their quota to the development of their organization
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The major purpose of this research work is to determine the place of information and communication technology in the teaching and learning of secretarial skills in Auchi Polytechnic. This study will specifically seek to:
To determine the place of ICT in the teaching and learning of word processing skills in Auchi Polytechnic
To determine the place of ICT in the teaching and learning of internet Skills in Auchi Polytechnic.
To determine the place of ICT in the teaching and learning of Management information system (MIS) skills in Auchi Polytechnic.
To determine the place of ICT in the teaching and learning of ICT in the teaching and learning of data processing skills in Auchi Polytechnic
1.4 Research Questions
What are the roles of ICT in the teaching and learning word processing skills in Auchi Polytechnic?
What are the roles of ICT in the teaching and learning of skills in Auchi Polytechnic?
What are the roles of ICT in the teaching and of Management information skills in Auchi Polytechnic?
What are the roles of ICT in the teaching and learning of data processing skills in Auchi Polytechnic?
1.5 Hypotheses
HO1: There is no significant role played by ICT in the teaching and learning of word processing skill in the polytechnic
HO2: The roles of ICT in the teaching and learning of internet skills in the polytechnics is very low
HO3: ICT does not play a significant role in the teaching and learning of Management Information skills in the polytechnics
HO4: ICT plays no significant role in the teaching and learning of data processing skills in the polytechnics.
1.6 Significance of the Study
The result of this research work will be of great benefit to students in polytechnics and other higher institutions of learning. The research work will also be important to the government, since it will educate them on the need to equip tertiary institutions with modern information and communication technology equipment. Lastly, it will also be of significance to the students as it provides afore-sight on their professional expectations in the modern business world and as a research material for further studies on relevant topic.
1.7 Definitions of Key Terms
ICT:
It stands for information communication and technology.
Gadget:
A small mechanical device or appliance.
Word Processing:
A composition of documents using a computer system to input, edit, store, and print them.
Internet:
The physical components of a computer infrastructure that is use to share available resources through networking.
Management Information:
An arrangement of equipment and procedures often computerized, that is designed to provide managers with information.
Data Processing:
A sequence of operations performed on data, esp. by a computer, in order to extract information, recorder files, etc.
Polytechnic:
A college, offering advanced full- and part-time courses, esp. vocational courses, in many fields at and below degree standard.
1.8 Organization of Study
The study comprises of 5 chapters. In chapter one, the concepts are introduced and the problem of the study is established with the research objectives and questions. Chapter two presents the literature review while chapter three presents the research methodology. The fourth chapter presents the results and discussion, and the last chapter presents the conclusion and recommendation.
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