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

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.

Internet, Development, Academic Development, Business Education,

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