DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATIONSECURITY MANAGEMENT SKILLS POSSESSED BYOTM EDUCATORSIN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: A PREREQUISITE FOR ENHANCED JOB DELIVERY

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine the Database management and information
security Management skills possessed by OfficeInformationand Management Educators for
enhanced job delivery in Universitiesin South-South Nigeria. Two research questions were
raised and answered while two hypotheses were formulated and testedat 0.05 level of
significance.The study employed the descriptive survey design. The population for the study
consisted of 147 Office Information and Management Educators in Universities in South-South
Nigeria. There was no sampling as the population was of manageable size. A 56-item, 5-point
Likert rating scale questionnaire titled “Database management and information security
management skills possessed by Office Technology Management Educators for Enhanced Job
Delivery. Questionnaire in Universities in South-South Nigeria” (DCMCPOIMQ) was used to
obtain data from the respondents. The instrument was validated by two experts from Delta state
University of Science and Technology, Ozoro. To determine the validity of the instrument, alpha
statistic was applied and a reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained. Mean and Standard
Deviation were used to analyse all the research questions, while the hypotheses were tested with
t-test of independent samples. The findings of the study revealed that Office Information and
Management educators in Universities in South-South Nigeria possessed database Management
Skills for enhanced job delivery. The study found that there was a significant difference between
male and female Office Information and Management educators’ responses with regards to the
Database management and information security management Skills possessed by Office
Information and Management educators. The study also found that there was a significant
difference between the Database management and information security Management of
experienced and less experienced Office Information and Management educators in Universities
in South-South Nigeria. The study concluded that Office Information and Management
educators in Universities in South-South Nigeria have high competency levels in Database
management and low competency levels in information security. It was therefore recommended
among others that, Senate and School boards in various Universities should as a matter of
responsibility mobilise the Office Information and Management educators in their institutions
for skill development and update in ICT especially in the area of information security
management.