INFLUENCE OF ICT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH-WEST ZONE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study was conducted on influence of ICT on the Implementation of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in Universities in North- West Zone, Nigeria. The study has two objectives among which are; Find out the influence of simulation on the implementation of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in Universities in North- West Zone, Nigeria and to determine the influence of virtual reality (VR) on the implementation of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in Universities in North-West Zone, Nigeria. In line with these objectives, two research questions, two null hypotheses were formulated. Related literatures were reviewed. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study, a total of 306 respondents were sampled from the total population of 1285, through the use of research advisor (2006). A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected were presented in table and were analyzed using weighted mean to analyze the responses of the respondents to the research questions. The two hypotheses were tested using One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels of significance. Descriptive statistic was used to analyze the bio- data of the respondents. Findings of the study were; the use simulation has substantial influence on the implementation of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in Universities in North-West Zone, Nigeria and that the use virtual reality significantly influence the implementation of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in Universities in North-West Zone, Nigeria. .The following recommendations were made: Both students and lecturers should continue to exploit the use of simulation in the implementation of entrepreneurship education programmes in North West Zone Nigeria and Virtual reality should be effectively deployed in the implementation of entrepreneurship education programmes in North West Zone Nigeria. The study concluded that effective and wholistic use of simulation and virtual reality in the implementation of entrepreneurship education programmes will produce graduates that will suit the desired labour force requirement of our dear nation.