Influence Of Online Resources On The Student Final Year Research Of Federal University Of Lokoja Kogi State

Influence Of Online Resources On The Student Final Year Research Of Federal University Of Lokoja Kogi State

Abstract

This study was carried out to examine influence of online resources on the student final year research of federal university Lokoja Kogi State. Specifically, the study aims to find out the level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja, examine if online resources influences student’s final year research, evaluate the benefits of online resources to final year students carrying out research and determine the challenges of final year students in assessing online resources for their research. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 141 responses were validated from the survey. From the responses obtained and analyzed, the findings revealed that the level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja is high. The study thereby recommends that library should arrange information literacy programs to give awareness about the available online information resources. If users are not well aware about the available resources than it becomes useless or may be less useful. So awareness about the available resources are very important and library authorities should arrange knowledge sessions, through this, the user may get information about the available resources.

Table of Content

Chapter One:

Introduction

• 1.1 Background of the Study
• 1.2 Statement of the Problem
• 1.3 Objective of the Study
• 1.4 Research Questions
• 1.5 Research Hypothesis
• 1.6 Significance of the Study
• 1.7 Scope of the Study
• 1.8 Limitation of the Study
• 1.9 Definition of Terms
• 1.0 Organisations of the Study

Chapter Two:

Review of Literature

• 2.1 Conceptual Framework
• 2.2 Theoretical Framework
• 2.3 Empirical Review

Chapter Three:

Research Methodology

• 3.1 Research Design
• 3.2 Population of the Study
• 3.3 Sample Size Determination
• 3.4 Sample Size Selection Technique and Procedure
• 3.5 Research Instrument and Administration
• 3.6 Method of Data Collection
• 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
• 3.8 Validity of the Study
• 3.9 Reliability of the Study
• 3.10 Ethical Consideration

Chapter Four:

Data Presentation and Analysis

• 4.1 Data Presentation
• 4.2 Analysis of Data
• 4.3 Answering Research Questions
• 4.4 Test of Hypotheses

Chapter Five:

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

• 5.1 Summary
• 5.2 Conclusion
• 5.3 Recommendation
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX

Chapter One

Introduction

1.1 Background to the Study

The Internet is a global network of computers linked together over large distances (Daramola, 2004). It was created by the American Military as a means of communication and has been in existence since the 1950’s. Up until the mid to late eighties commercial organizations and educational institutions mainly used the Internet. This was due to high costs. The rapid development of technology has seen improvement in communication links and a lowering of costs. The implication of this is that the Internet is now more widely available to more people.

Since the online resources is now available to a wide sector of the population in the western world many educational establishments have seized on its educational potential (Audu, 2006). The Internet is a valuable source of information for students looking for ideas for projects and assignments especially the final years students who must carry out a compulsory research work to meet the academic requirement/criteria for the award of various degrees in the higher institutions. With over 50 million web sites on the net the chances are any information however obscure can be found (Fatoki, 2004). The only tools required to find this information would be some patience and a decent search engine. It also serves as a useful tool for lecturers in helping to prepare lesson plans as there are a number of sites, especially in America, dedicated to providing educational material (Adegboji & Toyo, 2006). And also to ascertain the correctness of any information obtained during the course of research works.

It also serves as a forum to promote group discussion, which is time and distance independent. There are many forms this group discussion can take. These include video conferencing, where by the use of a small video camera and microphone members of the group can actually see and hear each other. Also group discussion can take the form of chat rooms where everyone comes together in a host area and communicates with each other via the keyboard (Daramola, 2004). This has particularly helped distant learners in communicating with their project supervisors to provide proper guidance during their research work. This is the platform distance education is based upon.Although there may be many advantages to be gained from using the Internet as an educational tool for final year research work but there are also many drawbacks. For first time users the Internet can be a very unfriendly environment but with frequent use users can get familiar with pretty quickly (Igun, 2006). The amount of information available on the net means that user tend to be side-tracked with a lot of unnecessary useless information. As the Internet is not owned by any one there are no checks or censorship of information available. The upside to this is that information is freely available to everyone without restriction but the downside to this is that information can be placed into the wrong hands. Also as there are no checks on the information on the net this may lead to inaccuracies and misleading information being published. Final year students can mistakenly make use of wrong information in their research work taking it to be right.

The Internet is heavily dependent on hardware which can be expensive especially as the Internet is constantly evolving. This therefore means to take full advantage of this evolving technology; upgrades in hardware and software are required. With the advent of the Internet education has definitely benefited in more ways than can be mentioned especially the final year students doing research works but it will not take over the traditional methods of education, it will continue to play a major part in research and development in the respective higher institution of learning.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

Nigerian university undergraduates are required to carry out research projects in their final year in the university. Project writing is a major pre-requisite for the award of degrees in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Every student considers project writing important to his or her academic success. Research project writing involves a student or group of students carrying out a study on a topic of interest. When the project is completed, it is evaluated by the quality of the work submitted within the stipulated time. It is used to indicate the student’s ability to select, research, and draw logical conclusions from findings. The quality of the research project is to a large extent dependent on the quality, quantity, and how recent the resources consulted and cited. The use of the online resources (if maximized) plays a major role in helping undergraduate researchers’ access large number of materials from different parts of the globe. Hence the need to look into influence of online resources on the student final year research of federal university Lokoja Kogi state

1.3 Objectives of the Study

The general objectives of the study is to look into influence of online resources on the student final year research of federal university Lokoja Kogi state. The following are the objectives of this study:

1. To Find out the level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja.
2. To examine if online resources influences student’s final year research.
3. To evaluate the benefits of online resources to final year students carrying out research.
4. To determine the challenges of final year students in assessing online resources for their research.

1.4 Research Questions

The following questions have been prepared for the study:

1. What is the level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja?
2. Does online resources influences student’s final year research?
3. What are the benefits of online resources to final year students carrying out research?
4. What are the challenges of final year students in assessing online resources for their research?

1.5 Research Hypothesis

H01: The level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja is low.

H02: Online resources does not influences student’s final year research

1.6 Significance of the Study

The following are the significance of this study:

The outcome of this study will educate students especially the final year students on the impact of internet on the final year research work.

This research will be a contribution to the body of literature in the area of the effect of personality trait on student’s academic performance, thereby constituting the empirical literature for future research in the subject area.

1.7 Scope of the Study

This study will Find out the level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja. The study will also examine if online resources influences student’s final year research. The study further evaluate the benefits of online resources to final year students carrying out research. Lastly, the study will determine the challenges of final year students in assessing online resources for their research. Hence the study is delimited to federal University Lokoja, Kogi State.

1.8 Limitation of the Study

Financial constraint

Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).

1.9 Definition of Terms

Online Resources:

Web pages and documents on the Internet that provide useful information.

Research:

The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Students:

A person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education.

1.10 Organization of the Studies

The study is categorized into five chapters. The first chapter presents the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions and hypothesis, the significance of the study, scope/limitations of the study, and definition of terms. The chapter two covers the review of literature with emphasis on conceptual framework, theoretical framework, and empirical review. Likewise, the chapter three which is the research methodology, specifically covers the research design, population of the study, sample size determination, sample size, and selection technique and procedure, research instrument and administration, method of data collection, method of data analysis, validity and reliability of the study, and ethical consideration. The second to last chapter being the chapter four presents the data presentation and analysis, while the last chapter(chapter five) contains the summary, conclusion and recommendation.

Chapter Five

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1 Summary

In this study, our focus was on the influence of online resources on the student final year research of federal university Lokoja Kogi state. The study specifically was aimed at highlighting the level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja, examine if online resources influences student’s final year research, evaluate the benefits of online resources to final year students carrying out research and determine the challenges of final year students in assessing online resources for their research. A total of 141 responses were validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent are drawn from final year student of federal University Lokoja.

5.2 Conclusion

Based on the finding of this study, the following conclusions were made:

1. The level of online resources use among final year students carrying out research in federal University Lokoja is high.
2. Online resources influences student’s final year research.
3. The benefits of online resources to final year students carrying out research is you don’t need to relocate, learn new technical skills and reduce stress.
4. The challenges of final year students in assessing online resources for their research is lack of browsing skills, low internet bandwidth and insufficient ICT infrastructure

5.3 Recommendation

Based on the responses obtained, the researcher proffers the following recommendations:

1. Library should arrange information literacy programs to give awareness about the available online information resources. If users are not well aware about the available resources than it becomes useless or may be less useful. So awareness about the available resources are very important and library authorities should arrange knowledge sessions, through this, the user may get information about the available resources.
2. Teachers, supervisors and mentors should know about the quality online information resources to guide their students and researchers. Research students are almost always dependent to their supervisors and teachers to select the appropriate information resources for their academics and research. So it is very important for all the teachers, supervisors and mentors to know about the quality of almost all the information resources in their respective areas.

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