INTERNET SERVICES AND RESEARCH WORK QUALITY AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CROSS RIVER STATE, CALABAR

The study assessed the influence of internet services on research work quality among Business Education students in the University of Cross River State, Calabar. To achieve the purpose of the study, three hypotheses were formulated and tested. An extensive literature review was carried out based on the variables of the study. A survey research design was used. The population for this study consists of 198 year 4 students in the Business Education unit at the University of Cross River State, Calabar. participated in the study using purposive and census approach. A structured questionnaire was the instrument for data collection validated by three experts: two business educators and one measurement and evaluation expert. To determine the reliability of the instrument, it was administered on 15 Business Education students who were not part of the study and data collected was subjected to Cronbach Alpha to obtain an overall reliability index of 0.70. Data collected was analyzed using simple linear statistical technique and the findings revealed that use of online libraries, search engines, and cloud storage solutions significantly influence research work quality among Business Education students in the University of Cross River State, Calabar. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that students are encouraged to use academic search engines like Google Scholar, Research Gate, and other specialized databases to find high-quality and relevant research materials