INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENT ACCORDING TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS VOICES AT UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA, MEXICO CITY

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alma Rivera-Aguilera ◽  
María Concepción Herrera-Solís ◽  
Salvador Carrillo Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication

Twiga Hosting Ltd – providing affordable information and communication technologies services to small and medium enterprises

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Juma James Masele
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Medium Enterprises

TitleTwiga Hosting Ltd – providing affordable information and communication technologies services to small and medium enterprises.Subject areaThe case describes the launch of Twiga Hosting Ltd, a company providing information and communication technology (ICT) services to the underserved small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Tanzania and in a many countries in Africa.Study level/applicabilityThis case targets a range of audience from undergraduate students taking both Bachelor of Commerce and those taking Bachelor of Business Administration; and Postgraduate students taking business‐related courses. Nonetheless, the case may be used by all other learners of advanced studies in entrepreneurship and innovation management.Case overviewThe case addresses a number of issues including: Issues to be considered when starting an ICT enterprise. Strategic management. Business revenue models.Expected learning outcomes To impart/inculcate entrepreneurial insights in ICT and related areas. To make learners aware of the business growth opportunities in ICT ventures. The success factors for fruitful ICT ventures. To enable learners to identify challenges facing entrepreneurs in ICT ventures and the ways to overcome them.Supplementary materialsTeaching notes.

The Media Diet of University Students in Italy

2012 ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
Andrea Pozzali ◽  
Paolo Ferri
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

Developments in information and communication technologies have raised the issue of the intergenerational digital divide that can take place between “digital natives” and “digital immigrants”. Despite emphatic claims concerning how educational systems must take into account the specific characteristics of “digital natives”, sound empirical research on these topics is lacking, especially for Europe. This paper presents the results of research performed during the course of 2008, studying how university students in Italy use digital technologies. The research is based on a survey of 1086 undergraduate students at the University of Milan-Bicocca, complemented by focus groups and in-depth interviews. The results of our research show that, even if university students are familiar with digital technologies, the general possession of high level skills in accessing and using the Internet should not be taken for granted.

scholarly journals Information and Communication Technologies Usage among Agricultural Students of Tertiary Institutions in Southwest of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Oyedeji.T. Yekinni ◽  
Temitope. A. Ladigbolu ◽  
Rhoda. T. Adeniyi ◽  
Sola. J. Oluwasusi
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Agricultural Students

The study examined information and communication technologies usage among agricultural students of tertiary institution in Southwest of Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 300 agricultural students from tertiary institutions. Structured questionnaire was employed to elicit information on students’ socioeconomic characteristics, availability of ICTs, accessibility and purposes of ICTs usage. Data were subjected to percentage, chi-square, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the Analysis of variance at p=0.05. Findings revealed that the most available ICTs among students were internet and mobile phone (95.0%) respectivelywhile they had access to mobile phone (Weighted Mean (WM)=0.58) and radio (WM=0.51), they used ICTs for information (WM=0.77), academics (WM=0.70) and entertainment (WM=0.70) purposes; with high level of availability (71.0%), access (56.7%) and ICTs usage purpose (51.3%) respectively. There were significant relationships between respondents’ monthly stipend (r=0.200), state of institution (χ2=8.000), religion (χ2=222.660), marital status (χ2=211.680), category of students’ programme (χ2= 320.4608), type of institution (χ2=56.000) and their purposes for using ICTs but with a significant difference across the states (F=23.821; p=0.00). Students used ICTs for information, academic and entertainment purposes based on their age and type of their institutions. Since ICTs are used for beneficial purposes, it is recommended that ICTs should be adapted, applied and incorporated into tertiary institutions’ curricula across the nation. Keywords: ICTs usage, undergraduate students, entertainment purposes, mobile phone, tertiary institutions.

Developing Key Competences for Life-Long Learning through Virtual Collaboration

2016 ◽  
pp. 170-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Vinagre
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Collaboration ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Language Data ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Key Competences ◽  
The Impact

This study presents the findings from a group of forty-nine fourth year undergraduate students who were trained in a blended learning environment over two months in order to acquire base knowledge and hands-on experience about information and communication technologies (ICT) and their possible applications to the EFL classroom. The course was taught in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) and participants worked in a wiki designed specially to facilitate discussion and collaboration in the foreign language. Data were gathered from the participants' answers to an end-of-course questionnaire that featured eight five-point Likert-scale questions and five open-ended questions; quantitative and qualitative analyses were then performed upon the answers. Our findings and discussions elaborate on the impact the course had on the participants' perceptions regarding the acquisition of key competences for life-long learning.

scholarly journals Undergraduate information literacy self-efficacy: a cross-sectional study of Cambodian provincial universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheyvuth Seng ◽  
May Kristine Jonson Carlon ◽  
Jeffrey Cross ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
T Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Information And Communication

Introduction. This paper examines the information literacy self-efficacy of undergraduate students at provincial universities in Cambodia, and to determine whether there are significant differences in information literacy self-efficacy in terms of sex, academic year, faculty and university. Method. We adapted the information literacy self-efficacy skills survey by Kurbanoglu and administered to 1,009 undergraduate students at three public provincial universities to measure their confidence on information literacy. Analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics using independent sample t-test (t-test) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyse the responses. Results. The results indicated that the information literacy self-efficacy of provincial universities in Cambodia was low as the mean scores were lower than the midpoint value of the original scale. Significant differences were also observed across the faculties and universities. This study revealed no significant difference of information literacy self-efficacy between male and female students. However, significant difference was observed between universities due to the performance of infrastructures and supporting funds. Conclusions. The findings indicated that undergraduate students at the provincial universities in Cambodia exhibited low confidence in information literacy. Policy making on information and communication technologies should be well implemented to provide practical skills to students from first to fourth year.

scholarly journals Mapping an open digital university in Malawi: Implications for Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paxton Zozie ◽  
Winner Dominic Chawinga
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Steady Growth ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
African Context ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
Political Landscapes ◽  
Education Delivery

The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have considerably transformed the higher educational landscape and are now providing an increasing number of novel and dynamic pathways for education delivery. The steady growth of flexible and affordable ICTs is impacting upon the higher education domain resulting in a departure from traditional education systems to more technologically driven forms of pedagogy. The purpose of this study was to investigate how best to exploit the available ICT infrastructures to support the creation of an open digital university at Mzuzu University in Malawi and to investigate the implications on a wider African context. The data were collected from lecturers, campus-based undergraduate students, and open and distance learning undergraduate students. The main results reveal that students and lecturers at Mzuzu University are conversant with a plethora of ICTs that can be adopted and customised to create a digital university. In that regard, we conclude that a digital university is possible in Malawi. We further conclude that, considering that African universities operate in mostly similar economic, technological and political landscapes, African universities are ready to embrace the concept of a digital university. This is regardless of the prevailing challenges.

The psychometric properties of an information-ethics questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Nasser AL-Nuaimi ◽  
AbdelMajid Bouazza ◽  
Maher M. Abu-Hilal ◽  
Ali Al-Aufi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Information Ethics ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the development and validation of a self-report structured questionnaire based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The questionnaire was used to investigate university undergraduate students’ cognition, behavioural intent, and behaviour concerning the ethical use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Design/methodology/approach A quantitative correlational cross-sectional approach to data collection was used by administering a self-report questionnaire to a sample of 327 undergraduate students. To establish the construct validity of the questionnaire, internal consistency reliability and factorial analyses were performed. Findings Significant but different correlations between the constructs were under study. The behavioural intention had the greatest and most significant correlation with behaviour pertaining to information ethics. Overall, the scales, which constitute the instrument, showed acceptable indices of measurement validity. Practical implications The research implications of this paper shed light on the applicability of the TPB to the specific context in which this study was conducted. The results imply that the TPB framework can be extended and employed to understand better the influence of comprehending information-ethics concepts on the intentions and practices related to the ethical use of ICTs. Originality/value The paper has methodological value for researchers who seek to develop empirical instruments for measuring the factors that bear upon the attitudes and the behaviours related to information ethics. Furthermore, the paper has pedagogical value for students, teachers, and developers of information-ethics educational programmes at the tertiary level.

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING THE LEVELS OF SATISFACTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT THE USE OF ICTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
Ali Abbas ◽  
◽  
Sana Mehmood ◽  
Saadia Bibi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Information And Communication

The aim of this study was to understand the satisfaction levels of undergraduate students of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad about the usage of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for their academic purposes. The quantitative research approach was applied to collect data through a survey method from two hundred (200) sampled respondents from three faculties of QAU i.e., social science, natural science, and biological sciences. The convenient sampling technique was used for the selection of the respondents. A well-structured questionnaire was used for the survey purpose. Some of the questionnaires were self-administered while the rest were distributed among the respondents and collected later. The data were analyzed in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and both descriptive and inferential statistics were applied. The findings of the study showed that undergraduate students at QAU were using the internet, having sufficient knowledge of ICTs, and were using these ICTs for educational purposes, such as research work, class assignments, and communication with teachers. The Confidence Interval was [95% and MoR was 0.05). All the figures had less than 0.05 values which means the variables are correlating to each other. Some of the respondents stated that there is a lack of ICTs well-trained staff and limited space in the computer laboratories at the campus. The university administration should pay special attention to the provision of ICTs to the student so that they could get maximum benefits out of it. Moreover, the respondent’s knowledge about the usage of ICTs has a strong relationship with the students’ attitude towards the ICTs use. The respondent’s level of knowledge about the ICTs has a less likely effect on the major constraint in using ICTs. Keywords: Information and Communication Technologies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Cognitive Flexibility, Academic Activities, Internet, Pakistan

scholarly journals A competência em tecnologia para a sala de aula: quem aprende para ensinar?

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Lucia Dias ◽  
Maria Do Rocio Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Technological Environment ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Information And Communication

 Resumo: Este trabalho retoma um dos temas tratados em pesquisa de Doutorado, que buscou verificar o perfil de competência adquirida durante a formação de professores egressos dos cursos de Licenciatura em Biologia, Física e Química da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, no uso de Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação. São disciplinas que apresentam dificuldades aos alunos em função da sua complexidade. Assim, acredita-se que o professor que tiver a competência necessária no uso daquelas tecnologias poderá interagir com os alunos num ambiente tecnológico, que lhes é conhecido e familiar. Alguns resultados da pesquisa empírica realizada junto aos formandos são mostrados. As abordagens teóricas tratam da mudança necessária de paradigmas e atitudes no cenário de ensino e da aprendizagem no século XXI, para a era digital em que vivemos. Palavras-chave: Tecnologia na Educação. Formação de professores. Teorias educacionais aplicadas às Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação. THE COMPETENCE IN TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CLASSROOM: WHO LEARNS TO TEACH? Abstract: This work resumes one of the themes addressed in a PhD research, which sought to verify the proficiency profile acquired during the training of undergraduate students of the Biology, Physics and Chemistry degree courses of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in the use of Digital Information and Communication Technologies. These are disciplines that present difficulties to students due to their complexity. Thus, it is believed that the teacher who has the necessary competence in the use of those technologies can interact with the students in a technological environment, which is familiar and familiar to them. Some results of the empirical research done with the trainees are shown. The theoretical approaches deal with the necessary change of paradigms and attitudes in the scenario of teaching and learning in the 21st century for the digital age in which we live. Keywords: Technology in Education. Teacher Training. Educational Theories applied to Digital Technologies of Information and Communication.

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