UTILISATION OF MODERN OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION OBJECTIVES IN UNIVERSITIES IN CROSS RIVER STATE

This study aimed to investigate how modern office equipment and the achieving business education objectives in universities Cross River State, Nigeria. Four research questions and four hypothesis guided the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted, with a sample size comprising 58 Business Educators from the University of Calabar and the University of Cross River State. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire titled “Utilization of Modern Office Equipment and Achievement of Business Education Objectives Questionnaire (UMOEABEOQ)." The instrument was validated by three expert one in measurement and evaluation and two from business education Cronbach Alpha reliability was obtained, yielding a reliability coefficient between 0.70 and 0.86. Research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while hypotheses were tested using simple linear regression at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that the utilization of interactive whiteboards (34%), projectors (35%), computers (35%), and public address systems (30%) all significantly influenced the achievement of business education objectives. Based on these results, recommendations included increased investment in modern office equipment, continuous teacher training on technology integration, and improved access to computers and public address systems.