TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER TITLE PAGE
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Certification – – – – – – –
Dedication – – – – – – –
Acknowledgements – – – – –
Table of Contents – – – – – –
List of Tables – – – – – –
List of Appendices – – – – –
Abstract – – – – – – –
1.0 INTRODUCTION – – – – –
- Background of the Study – – – – –
- Statement of the Problem – – – – –
- Objectives of the Study – – – – –
- Research Questions – – – – –
- Scope of the Study – – – – – –
- Significance of the Study – – – – –
- Limitations of the Study – – – – –
- Definition of Terms – – – – –
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE – –
2.1 Overview of the Internet – – – – –
2.2 Brief History of Internet – – – – –
2.3 Modern Uses of Internet – – – –
2.4 World Wide Web Services as a Research Tool – –
2.5 Educational Benefit of Internet – – – –
2.6 Data Transfer as a Tool for Academic Research – –
2.7 Impact of Internet on Education
2.8 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – –
2.9 Review of Study – – – – –
3.0 RESEARCH MOTHOLOGY – – – –
3.1 Research Design – – – – – –
3.2 Population of the Study – – – – –
3.3 Sample and Sampling Procedure – – –
3.4 Instrument for Data Collection – – – –
3.5 Validity and Reliability of Research Instrument –
3.6 Method of Data Presentation and Analysis – –
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS – – –
4.1 Data Presentation and Analysis – – –
4.2 Discussion of Findings – – – – –
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary – – – – – – –
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – –
5.3 Recommendations – – – – –
References
Appendix/Appendices
ABSTRACT
This study examined the impact of internet on students’ academic research; a study of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic. Among the objectives were; to find out the rationales behind the use of internet by Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic students, the extent the use of internet affects academic research among Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic students, survey research design was used in the study. The instrument used for the data collection was the questionnaire and the random sampling procedure was used to select 300 respondents, which 290 were found useful for data analysis. The results showed that the internet has serious positive academic effects on the students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic. The study recommends that orientation and training programmes should be conducted by tertiary institution regularly. There should be more cyber café within the campus.
