Students’ IT Confidence and Skills

Abstract

This paper addresses the affects of Information Systems Approach on students’ IT confidence and their IT skills in comparison to a more Traditional Approach. The data was collected using questionnaires on IT skills, confidence and attitudes and analysed using Sign test and comparing the simple means of responses using pretest, posttest control group. design. The study found that the group following the Information Systems Approach were generally more confident and acquired more IT skills than the groups followed the Traditional Approach. The study suggest that the business students should be introduced IT following the Information Systems Approach in preference to the Traditional Approach.Keywordsbasic IT skillscompetencieshigher educationstudentsdatabases