Abstract: The study was carried out to assess the electronic records management skills required by Office Technology and Management students in the contemporary office. Two research questions guided the study. The design of the study was descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised of 203, HND 1 & HND11, ND11 students from Federal Polytechnic Bali and ND 1 and ND 11 from Taraba State Polytechnic Suntai respectively. There was no sampling techniques adopted since the population is of a manageable size. A structured questionnaire tagged ‘’Electronic Records Management Skills Required of Office Technology and Management Students Questionnaire’’ (ERMSROTMSQ) with 5-point scale and 20 constructs was used to elicit data from the respondents. The instrument was duly validated by three experts in the department of Office Technology and Management in Federal Polytechnic Bali. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha method and it yielded a coefficient index of 0.79. The 203 questionnaires were distributed by the researchers and with the aid of four research assistance. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions. The study revealed that word processing and database management skills were crucial for office technology and management students to have in the contemporary office. It was recommended among others that Office management and technology Students should pay more attention to the learning of word processing and database management skills required for contemporary office as this would help in proper record management.
Keywords: Electronic records management, Skill, Office Technology and Management, Contemporary, Office.
Title: ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT SKILLS REQUIRED OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT STUDENTS IN THE CONTEMPORARY OFFICE
Author: John, Celestina Dibbari, Lawrence Patience
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 11, Issue 3, July 2023 - September 2023
Page No: 119-125
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Published Date: 14-August-2023
