Utilization of Cloud Computing Resources by Business Education Lecturers in Teaching Office and Management Education in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study determined the available cloud computing resources and the extent of utilization of those resources by business education lecturers in teaching of office education and management courses in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. Two public Universities and two public colleges of education were surveyed to attain the purpose of this study. The institutions include Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam, Federal College of Education Technical Umunze and Nwafor Orizu College of Education Nsugbe. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 36 business education lecturers drawn from two public universities and two public colleges of education in the study area. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. Data were collected by the researchers through personal contact using a 26-item structured questionnaire. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used in determining the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.70 signifying that the instrument was reliable for the study. Analysis was done using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found among others that most of the identified cloud computing resources were not adequately available and the extents of their utilization was still significantly low. The study recommended among others alternative strategies for the provision of teaching resources in tertiary institutions rather than total reliance on government. Again workshop should be organized for Business Educator to train them on how to use the available resources in teaching office and management education courses.