The Awareness of Information Technology Facilities among Secretaries in Private and Public Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

Information technology (IT) implies telecommunications involving a combination of computers, networks, satellites, telephones, radio, television and the like. Information technology resources involve both hardware (equipment) and software (programmes). Application of information technology to the secretarial profession involves many disciplines related to computers in handling, processing, management, automation and communication of information to the broader cultural and economic contexts of a society. The study, therefore, investigated the extent to which secretaries in private and public universities are aware of the new information technology facilities. The study adopted survey research design. Four hundred secretaries (male — 200; female - 200) were randomly drawn from Babcock University, Ilishan, Covenant University, Ota and Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. The data, which were analyzed by the researcher using mean, standard deviation and t-test, showed a significant difference in the awareness level of secretaries from both private and public universities. It was recommended that basic telecommunication facilities should be made available to the secretaries and even other clerical staff to bring greater mass of practitioners into the stream of information technology activities both by the public and private sectors.

Keywords: Information Technology, IT Facilities, Internet, Secretaries, Universities.