ABSTRACT
The study focused on the of the availability and utilization of Facilities in the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education. The study utilizes a survey research design.
Four research Questions were developed and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of and relevant degrees of .
The population comprised 300 research subjects made up of Unit directors, supervisors, secretaries and clerks of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education. The entire population was studied.
The instrument used in data collection was a structured questionnaire duly validated by three experts from the Department of Vocational Teacher , University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
The reliability Coefficient of the instrument for the study was 0.82 which was calculated using Cronbach Alpha Reliability Test. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviations while the hypotheses were tested using the t-test.
It was found that the Information Technology facilities available and utilized in the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education are the Desktop and Laptops Computers, Laser jet printers, Printers, photocopies, telephones, mobile phones and digital cameras.
It was found out that media computers, portable projector, electronic binders, power back up for VSAT and Server; microwave radio link were not available and consequently were not utilized.
It was also found out that there are some benefits in the utilization of Information Technology facilities, such as it creates job satisfaction, improves employee productivity, enhances speed and accuracy,
provided speedy communication and facilitates the storage and retrieval of information technology facilities. It was found out that there are adequate computers, inadequate information technology experts, poor maintenance; irregular power supply among others.
INTRODUCTION
The impact of current advancement in Information Technology (IT) on the environment is an issue that remains inexhaustible. Information technology has no doubt revolutionized business activities in today’s world.
It has brought speed, capacity, accuracy, reliability and ultimately the reduction of the world to a global business village (Brightman, 1986). In the past, information was undervalued, underestimated and underutilized.
Today, the accelerating pace of business activity demands greater need for timely and accurate information. Information is of vital importance to any industry be it education, manufacturing, etc, to achieve short- or long-term goals.
Given quality information, management can rely more on deductive and analytical methods than on guesses and intuitive judgment, which it is forced to employ when many of the relevant facts are missing.
Okolo (2006) asserted that modern technology is no doubt a major factor in increasing productivity, speed and accuracy of information and communication process well as improving the quality of work in offices, industries and education.
Information technology in office automation has some characteristics that are shaping not only how work is done, but also the work. With information technology, concrete wails or physical spaces no longer define offices but collaborating network.
Obviously, in a society that is in a state of technological flux such as in Nigeria, I is compelling to monitor from time to time, the services and skills that employers of labour want, so as to be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge.
The introduction of new information technology has given rise to new skills, new knowledge and new techniques of managing information.
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