THE PLACE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SECRETARIAL SKILLS IN POLYTECHNICS

THE PLACE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SECRETARIAL SKILLS IN POLYTECHNICS

ABSTRACT

This research is focused on the place of Information and Communication Technology in the teaching and learning of Secretarial skills. The main purpose of this research was to find out the teaching and learning of word processing skills, the teaching and learning of internet skills, the teaching and learning of Management information skills, the teaching and learning of data processing skills. Four research questions were formulated and questionnaires were used to obtain data from the population of 60. From the data analysis the following findings were made: that ICT plays important role in the teaching and learning of word processing skills in polytechnics, that the role of ICT in the teaching and learning of internet skills include acquisition of new ideas, helps in training of students in distance areas, provide teachers with current teaching aids among others. That ICT helps in the teaching and learning creation of document, storage of document, retrieval of document, disposal of document and protection of document, all these are the roles of ICT in Information Management system. That the roles of ICT in the teaching and learning of data processing skills includes; the teaching and learning of calculation skills, sorting of data, classification of data, recording of data and the teaching and learning of storing of data.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page    –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        i

Approval Page       –        –        –        –        –        –        –        ii

Dedication   –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        iii

Acknowledgement –        –        –        –        –        –        –        iv

Table of Contents  –        –        –        –        –        –        –        vi

List of Tables        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        vii

Abstract      –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        viil

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION          –        –        –        –        –        –        1

Background of the Study –        –        –        –        –        –        1

Statement of the Problem         –        –        –        –        –        –        2

Purpose of the Study      –        –        –        –        –        –        2

Significant of the Study   –        –        –        –        –        –        3

Research Question –        –        –        –        –        –        –        3

Scope of the Study         –        –        –        –        –        –        –        4

CHAPTER II

LITERATURE REVIEW –        –        –        –        –        5

Conceptual Frame Work          –        –        –        –        –        5

The role of ICT in the teaching and learning of word processing skill – 14

The role of ICT in the teaching and learning of internet skill – –  – – – –         16

THE PLACE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SECRETARIAL SKILLS IN POLYTECHNICS