Undergraduate Students Perception Towards Entrepreneurship Education in College of ICT, Kwara State University, Malete

Abstract

This study investigated undergraduate students perception of Entrepreneurship Education teaching and learning for self-employment in college of Information and Communication Technology, Kwara State University, Malete. The study adopted a survey research design and a total population of 170 final year undergraduate students college of  Information and Communication Technology were used. The study adopted purposive sampling techniques from which a sample size of 122 final year undergraduate students were drawn using Research Advisor (2006) and backed up by recommendation of Borg, Gall and Gall (2007). The major instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. A total of 122 copies of questionnaires were sent out, from which 82 copies were returned and 80 copies were found to be valid and found fit for analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive frequency table with the aid of Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS). The study established among others, that entrepreneurship education helps students with the knowledge and willingness to seek investment opportunity, emphasis of theoretical knowledge and the use of traditional teaching methods affect the graduates’ entrepreneurial skills upon completion of their programmes. The study concluded that through the provision of effective and enabling environment for entrepreneurship education teaching and learning, every undergraduate student has the potential to be self-employed after graduation. The study however recommended that the teaching strategies adopted by lecturers should be changed to inculcate entrepreneurial skills in the students, funding the programme, start0up capital and planning and establishment of entrepreneurship entre among others should be looked into.