Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Implementation of Business Education Curriculum in Tertiary Institutions in Delta State

Abstract

The study was executed to investigate the integration of AI-driven tools in the implementation of the curriculum of business education in higher institutions in Delta State. In order to attain the objectives of the study, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study.  The descriptive survey research design was adopted by the study. The population of the study comprised of sixty-three (63) business education lecturers (made up of 21 males and 42 females) in three selected higher institutions in Delta State. There was no sample for the study as the entire population of the study was small and manageable.  A structured questionnaire titled: Integration of Artificial Intelligence in the Implementation of Business Education Curriculum in Tertiary Institutions (TEBACIIQ) was used for data collection. The research instrument was validated by an expert in the Department of Business Education, University of Delta, Agbor. The Cronbach Alpha statistic reliability technique was used to determine the reliability of the research instrument which yielded a co-efficient of 0.81. The descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were adopted to analyze the research questions raised in the study while the Pearson r statistic was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.  The findings of the study revealed that business education lecturers were knowledgeable about AI-driven tools, the degree of availability of AI-driven technologies were abysmally low at higher institutions and the degree of the use of AI-driven tools in the implementation of the curriculum of Business Education. Additionally, the obstacles bedeviling the use of AI-technologies in the implementation of the curriculum of business education were: exorbitant prices of AI-technologies, erratic digital development in Nigeria, insufficiency of AI-driven proficiency among lecturers, insufficient training and development of lecturers on AI-driven tools, resistant to change and negative perception among lecturers about AI.  Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that there is need for adequate training and development of lecturers on the integration of AI in Business Education instructional activities in tertiary institutions in Delta State for global competiveness.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Education, Implementation, Curriculum and      Tertiary Institutions

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