ICT Skills of University Freshmen and their Projections for Improvement upon Graduation: A Case Study of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria.
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2021
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Library Philosophy and Practice
Abstract
The paper reported the outcomes of the assessment of the information and communication
technology (ICT) skills of freshmen in a Nigerian private university and the projection of the
students for improvement at graduation. It became necessary in this digital era, where it is
assumed the Millennial are digital natives, to know what computing capabilities fresh
university students are coming with from their earlier educational exposures and also to know
their expectations for ICT skills honing at higher educational level. The findings show that
although many of the students are proficient users of varying devices (desktop, laptop and
mobile devices), laptop is their preferred device for academic work. It also indicated that
laptop and smartphones are their best choice for a device combination. The students are more
skilful in E-mail (159%), web browsing (53%), online registration (57%), mobile apps use
(53%), e-banking (49%), e-commerce (44%). Whereas they show interest in learning other
skills, they indicated that the ICT unit is the arm of the university perceived to contribute the
most to their skills improvement during the study years. Recommendations were made based
on the findings.
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Staff Publication
Keywords
Information and communication technology skills,, ICT skills,, University freshmen,, Elizade University,, Nigeria,, Academic library