Term Paper On Internet And Communication

Statement of the Problem The study determined the competence and attitude of the nursing students in information and communications technology, Aklan State University. Findings served as bases for a proposed enhancement plan. Specifically, it answered the following problems:

1. What was the competence of the nursing students in performing tasks associated with information and communications technology in terms of:

1.1. Technology Operations and Concepts;

1.2. Office and Productivity Tools;

1.3. Internet and Network Applications;

1.4. Information and Data Management Skills; and,

1.5. Social and Ethical?

2. What was s the attitude of the nursing students towards ICT use?

3. Was there a significant relationship between ICT competence and attitude

Attitudes referred to the indicators on the approach and manner of the nursing student when he operates the computer.

Challenges encountered referred to the trials faced by the teachers in teaching technology in the nursing informatics subject.

Competencein Information and Communications Technology referred to the enhanced knowledge and skills of the nursing students associated in learning information and communications technology. The following were the areas of competence measured based on the nursing informatics:

a. Information and Data Management Skills referred to the effective use of search engines, storing and retrieving information and the distribution and publishing information from the web.

b. Internet and Network Applications referred to the use of the internet browser in terms of uploading and downloading rich multimedia content and connecting the user from the internet.

c. Office and Productivity Tools referred to the use of office applications particularly on Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

d. Social and Ethical referred to the concepts of intellectual property rights, plagiarism, copyright laws and the ethics on the use of these