Presenter Status

School Officer, Babcock University

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Session

Communication

Location

Buller Hall Room 108

Start Date

5-5-2016 10:25 AM

End Date

5-5-2016 10:45 AM

Presentation Abstract

There is a school of thought that suggests that tertiary institutions cannot and should not be the only source of training for future journalists; proponents argued that there is a need for the gown to reach out to town in terms of curriculum development and delivery so that both the philosophy and theory taught in the classroom might conform to the expectations and needs of the society. The study therefore examined the influence of industrial training on mass communication students of Babcock University. The study adopts the survey research method with questionnaire as the research instrument which was administered on 154 students. Data gathered showed that students believe that industrial training compliment classroom teaching and thus improve their academic performance. Based on this, the study suggested that effective monitoring should be placed on students' industrial training to ensure that they are actually taking part in the field learning process.

Also, the study provides empirical facts and at the same time provides immense benefits to academic curriculum review committees in various universities so as to improve the educational system and curriculum of Mass Communication in Universities and the national university commission as well as other tertiary institutions. The study apparently recommends that academic institutions should extend the duration of internships and put in place motivating factors that will massively encourage their students, especially those in the professional fields like mass communication, to embark on internship programs since it will in turn enable students to attain academic success and also enhance job performance.

Biographical Sketch

Ifeoma Helen Ayeni is a recent graduate of (MSc) Mass Communication. She is a senior Administrative officer in Babcock University Nigeria. She has published a peer reviewed journal article and also presented at an international conference on "Protecting women and Children from violence and insecurity in Nigeria, the role of the Media."

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May 5th, 10:25 AM May 5th, 10:45 AM

Influence of Students’ Industrial Training on the Academic Performance of Mass Communication Students in Babcock University Ogun State, Nigeria

Buller Hall Room 108

There is a school of thought that suggests that tertiary institutions cannot and should not be the only source of training for future journalists; proponents argued that there is a need for the gown to reach out to town in terms of curriculum development and delivery so that both the philosophy and theory taught in the classroom might conform to the expectations and needs of the society. The study therefore examined the influence of industrial training on mass communication students of Babcock University. The study adopts the survey research method with questionnaire as the research instrument which was administered on 154 students. Data gathered showed that students believe that industrial training compliment classroom teaching and thus improve their academic performance. Based on this, the study suggested that effective monitoring should be placed on students' industrial training to ensure that they are actually taking part in the field learning process.

Also, the study provides empirical facts and at the same time provides immense benefits to academic curriculum review committees in various universities so as to improve the educational system and curriculum of Mass Communication in Universities and the national university commission as well as other tertiary institutions. The study apparently recommends that academic institutions should extend the duration of internships and put in place motivating factors that will massively encourage their students, especially those in the professional fields like mass communication, to embark on internship programs since it will in turn enable students to attain academic success and also enhance job performance.