TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Assessment of the ICT Component of Mass Communication Training in Nigeria’s
Polytechnics
AU - John Folayan, Bolu AU - Ajibolu Balofin, Taiwo AU - Dipo-Adedoyin, Olubunmi AU - O. Babalola, Akinola AU - Ajibade, Olubunmi 
JO  - Asian Journal of Information Technology
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
SP  - 112
EP  - 120
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1682-3915
DO  - ajit.2021.112.120
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2021.112.120
KW  - training
KW  -polytechnics
KW  -ICT
KW  -Mass communication
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Technology has shaped the training of mass
communication students in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions
both positively and negatively over the years. Impact on
trainees, on the positive side are the ease of practice after
graduation, efficient use of resources as employees and
increasing numbers of self-employed mass
communication graduates. Shortcomings from inadequate
application of contemporary technology in training mass
communication graduates could be seen in increased
incidences of fake news and poor on-the-job performance
which have been attributed to improper or inadequate
application of Information Communication Technology
(ICT) as mass communication training component. This
study investigates the extent to which mass
communication departments of five notable polytechnics
are imparting knowledge to their students via. Information
and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Findings reveal
that all the institutions studied operate below the
benchmarks for proper training set by the National Board
for Technical Education (NBTE), the country’s
supervisory body for ICT-driven institutions.
ER  -