Enrichment of Office Technology and Management Curriculum through Desktop Publishing for Empowerment among Students in Tertiary Institutions in Lagos State

Abstract

The study examined the enrichment of the Office Technology and Management curriculum through Desktop Publishing for empowerment among students in tertiary institutions in Lagos State. Two (2) research questions were formulated to guide the study.  The research population comprised of 428 Office Technology Management students from three tertiary institutions in Lagos State, from which a sample size of 180 OTM students was selected using a simple random sampling technique.  A well-structured and validated instrument, titled” Enrichment of Office Technology and Management curriculum through Desktop Publishing for empowerment among students in tertiary institutions in Lagos State (EOTMCDPESQ), was used for data collection.  The collected data were analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation. The findings revealed that the inclusion of the Desktop Publishing course in Office Technology Management has geared towards integrating graduates of OTM into the evolution of Technology, equipped with ICT skills and knowledge that assist them to perform in any computerized organization and being self-reliance but there are issues of inadequate facilities and personnel available for the implementation of the programme. The study recommends the provision for adequate facilities and training equipment for effective service delivery and training and re-training of teachers in order to enhance their capability in skills and competence