Technological Resources Management and Lecturers’ Sustainable Academic Productivity in Rivers State University

Abstract

The study examined technological resources management and lecturers’ sustainable academic productivity in Rivers State University. Three research questions were posed and three hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. The research design 
adopted for the study is a correlational design. The population comprised all the 2152 lecturers in Rivers State University. The sample size consisted of 191 selected using Simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a 
questionnaire tagged “Technological Resources Management and Lecturers’ Sustainable Academic Productivity Questionnaire”. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha method. Reliability coefficients of 0.89 were obtained of the instrument which showed the instrument was reliable. The data collected for the study were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Research questions were answered based on the value and direction of the correlation coefficient while Hypotheses were tested for significance of relationship at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the findings, it was concluded that 
technological resources such as digital resources management, cyber security management and data analytics enhances lecturers’ productivity in Rivers State Universities. Based on the conclusion, the study recommend that management of universities should provide digital resources that is accessible to all lecturers and through this unit carry out periodic check on academic staff performance in teaching.