COMPUTER SKILLS POSSESSED BY BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE IN AUTOMATED OFFICES.

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the computer skills possessed by Business Education students of Universities for effective performance in automated offices. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 745 made up of: 425  students of Business Education from Godfrey Okoye University Enugu. The sample of the study was 384 made up of 206 and 178 respondents. A structured questionnaire containing 63 items was used to elicit responses from respondents and generate data for the study. The instrument was face-validated by three experts in the Department of Vocational Education was used to collect data from the respondents. The study made use of Cronbach Alpha reliability method to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. The data collected for the study was analyzed using mean to answer the research questions and standard deviation to determine the closeness or otherwise of the responses from the mean, while t -test statistic was used to test the null hypothesis of no significant difference at the probability of 0.05 level of significance at relevant degree of freedom with the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings from the analysis showed that Business Education students of Godfrey Okoye University Enugu slightly possess creative skills, information and communication skills, marketing skills and accounting skills for effective performance in automated office. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended amongst others that Business Education students should mandated to learn how to operate the computer before graduation from school.