Factors Affecting Student Use of Information Technology: A Comparative Study of Federal University of Technology, Owerri and Niger Delta University, Amazoma

Authors

Joyce Chinyere Oyadonghan, Niger Delta UniversityFollow
Felix Mmanuoma Eke, Federal University of Technology, OwerriFollow

Date of this Version

2011

Abstract

A survey of two universities in Nigeria explored the use of information technology by students. Registered student users of FUTO and NDU library make adequate use of IT resources. However the return of duly completed questionnaire shows that 500 level students of FUTO and 400 level of students of NDU uses the IT in the library more than other levels as shown in table 1. The use of photocopying machine ranked highest amongst the student of both University. But a similar study on the use of internet and electronic resources by Dental science students at Baba Farid university of health science shows that the use of e-mail topped with 163(95.3%) out of 171 respondants, unlike the use of photocoping machine that ranked topmost in Nigeria.