Abstract
This study investigates the students‟ attitude on the introductory computer course at Bauchi Metropolitan University. Bauch State is one of the 36 States in Nigerialocated in the North East Region of the country with only Two Public Universities, ATBU and BASUG. Inboth universities it is mandatory for students to undertake introductory computer course in their first year entry to the university and this research was conductedwith the aim to find out the students attitude toward the computer course as part of the requirement to their studies. This study uses a sample of 300 undergraduate students (male=188, female=110) students. Primary data were utilized where questionnaire was employ as the tool of data collection. Computer attitude related questionnaire was developed and administered to the respondents and retrieved. Frequencies and Percentages was used to analyzed the respondents demographic information and questions asked while the chi-square X2 analysis was employ to test the stated hypothesis. The result of this study shows that students had positive attitude toward introductory computer course as the calculated chi-square X2c 0.253 which is less than the tabulated chi-square X2t of 3.841i.e. X2c < X2t therefore the study conclude that students had significant and positive attitude toward introductory computer course at Bauchi metropolitan university and we recommends that priority attention in terms of computer practical session should be given to students to increase their likeness of the computer and adequate arrangements should be made by universities to ensure students have access to computer and the internet whenever needed within the campus area and this will also mould a positive attitude for students.
Highlights
Intodaymodern worldit is becoming imperative for students to understand how computer works and assist in the area of everyday learning
The result of this study shows that students had positive attitude toward introductory computer course as the calculated chi-square X is 0.253 which is less than the tabulated chi-square X of 3.841i.e
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Summary
Intodaymodern worldit is becoming imperative for students to understand how computer works and assist in the area of everyday learning. Student‟s nowadays regardless of their course of study need to acquaint themselves with elementary computer knowledge especially those in the fields of general sciences, management, social sciences and languages etc It is essential and necessary for undergraduate‟s students to become computer literate because of the stringent requirements of some employers of labour as a precondition for successful employment ticket. Computers provide work speed, work efficiency, work power and removal of human error from work activities With this brief explanation we understand that human activities demands computer knowledge and skills in almost all endeavors. The introductory computer course in universities was mainly developed to introduce students to elementary concepts of computers such as history/evolution of computers, software and hardware, computer organogram, computer flowcharting, computer arithmetic and computer data capture, data validation and data transmission and the introduction to internet usage etc While computers make it easy for both learning and business activities to be conducted. Objectives of the Research This research paper intends to achieve the following objectives
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