Authors : Eze Blessing Ngozi, B.I. Onah and Ezenma Chimezie Benard
Abstract: The study is focused on determining the social networking skills needed by computer education graduates for enterprise management in Enugu state. The study adopted a survey research design. The population for the study was 75 respondents comprising 27 computer education lecturers, 25 enterprise managers and 23 computer education graduates randomly selected. Total population sampling was used. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. About 50 items multiple choice question with five options lettered was developed on social networking skills. The reliability index of 0.94 was established using Cronbach α for internal consistency of the social networking skills. The research assistance involved in administering the instruments was briefed by the researcher. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test the 5 null hypothesis formulated to guide the study at 0.05 level of significance with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 22. Data analyzed revealed that social networking skills are needed by computer education graduates for enterprise management. Furthermore, the findings on hypothesis tested revealed that there was no significance difference between the mean scores of computer education lecturers, enterprise manager and computer education graduate it was therefore, concluded that social networking skills is needed by computer education graduates for enterprise management. It is recommended that the government should involve in the provision of the equipment and facilities to give more opportunity to students to learn skills. They should also provide stable power supply to enable the teacher to teach with the facilities. There should be adequate efforts by the government and its relevant agencies to provide framework that will ensure timely and constant in-service training to computer lecturers and instructors in order to keep updating the required skills for instructional delivery.
Eze Blessing Ngozi, B.I. Onah and Ezenma Chimezie Benard, 2020. Businnes Owners Perception of Social Networking Skills Needed by Computer Education Graduates for Enterprise Management in Nigerian Organizations. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 15: 2907-2918.