DIGITAL WORK ETHICS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN TAI SOLARIN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
Keywords:
Digital Work Ethics, Office Technology and Management, Professional Practice, Curriculum Integration, Digital Technology, Ethics EducationAbstract
This study examined the level of integration of digital work ethics into Office Technology and Management (OTM) Education curriculum in Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASFUED). Four research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive and correlational survey research designs was adopted to achieve the purpose of the study. The population were 1,302 respondents, consisting of 1,283 students and 19 lecturers. A sample of 306 respondents was selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, titled: Digital Work Ethics and Curriculum Integration Questionnaire (DWECIQ). The instrument was validated by experts, while a reliability was established using Cronbach’s Alpha, which yielded a coefficient value of 0.82. Data were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, and Chi-square statistics with the aid of SPSS. The findings revealed that digital work ethics are essential for OTM professional practice but are only moderately integrated into the OTM curriculum. The authors of the study recommended, among others, that there should be a periodic review of OTM curriculum.
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