INFORMATION SYSTEM COMPETENCY IN DATA GATHERING AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION GRADUATES IN RIVERS STATE CIVIL SERVICE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v1i5.315Keywords:
Information System Competency, Data Gathering, Job Performance, Business Education Graduates and Rivers State Civil ServiceAbstract
The study investigated Information System Competency in data gathering and Job Performance of Business Education Graduates in Rivers State Civil Service. 3 objectives, 3 research questions, and 3 null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 2,290 business education graduates working as civil service staff in Rivers State which was drawn from Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State University, Rivers State Universal Basic Education, Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board and Rivers State Civil Service Commission (main stream), while the sample size consisted of 340 respondents. Data collection was through a researcher designed instrument titled Information System Competency and Job Performance of Business Education Graduates in Rivers State, Civil Service Questionnaire (ISCJPQ). To analyze the data, frequency, percentage and mean were used to answer the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to test the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance, with the aid of SPSS version 21. The result of the study among others revealed that there is a strong and significance relationship between data gathering and effective communication among business education graduates in Rivers State. Data gathering affects supervision of staff in terms of collecting relevant data for supervision purpose, data gathering affects task accomplishment by collecting relevant data to do jobs, data gathering affects effective communication by making important data available, and data gathering affect supervision in terms using important data to determine what should be done. There is a significant effect of data gathering on task accomplishment, supervision, and communication on Information System Competency and Job Performance among Business Education Graduates. The study concluded that it is high time tertiary institutions in Rivers State liaise with government to finance in-service training and retraining of lecturers/civil service staff in the area of technical-know-how of information communication technology (ICT) that will enhance graduates in Rivers State civil service to show competency in their job performance. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others, that business education graduates need to update their learning facilities endeavor to adhere to information system principles.
References
Nwokoke and Ezeabi (2017). Business education: A missing link in the primary school level of education in Nigeria. Paper presented at the Faculty of Education, University.
Gunnine, H. G. and Workley, U. P. (2019). The teacher and skills acquisition at business education: From the perspective of accounting skills. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 2(4), 25-36.
Ibelegbu, N.A. (2013). Information and communication skills needed by business studies teachers in junior secondary schools in Adamciwa State. A master’s thesis, University.
Ayedum, M. N. and Gelede, B. O., Daniel, K. F. and Oni, B. K. (2007). Assessment of accounting and management skills needed by business education graduates for effective job performance in Delta State, Nigeria. International Journal of Innovative Education Research, 1(1), 18-26.
Durodola, D. T. and Oni, B. K. (2007). Employability of business education graduates. Educational Research, 3(8), 645-651.
Jim, A. B. (2017). Factors that determine job performance. Studies and Scientific Researches: Economic Edition, 2(15), 365-372.
Kanini, A. S. (2008). Editors comment. MIS Quarterly, 25(1), iii-vii.
Nwosu, W. S. (2003). Factors affecting performance of employees at workplace in the higher education sector in China. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publication, 8(1), 219-223.
Ezenwa, D. O. and Onokpaunu, M. D. (2017). Business Education and its Relationship to students personal moral philosophies and attitudes towards profits: An empirical response to critics. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 8(1), 9-24.
Nworgu, E. C. (1991). Principles and methods of business and Computer education. Cheston Agency.
Nadi, D. S. and Adamu, I. T. (2014). Skills, competencies and employability through business education. ALMA Journal of Management and Research, 6(4), 1-13.
Wali, P.C. (2002). Evaluation of entrepreneurial skills and competencies expected of business education graduate workers in Rivers and Bayelsa States.
