UTILISATION PATTERN OF ICT (INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) AMONG UNDERGRADUATE VETERINARY STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN STATES OF INDIA
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2020-07
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A study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the utilisation pattern of ICT
(Information Communication Technology) among undergraduate veterinary students in
southern states of India. Data were collected from 248 final year undergraduate students of
12 veterinary colleges in five southern states of India viz. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through pretested questionnaire. The findings of the
study revealed that majority of the students studied had 3-4 years of experience in using
internet and accessed internet through mobile phone (61.29%). One-third (33.06%) of the
students used internet 2-3 days in a week for academic activity while, 30.65% used internet
every day for personal activity. The study revealed that students used internet mainly for
the preparation of assignments (97.58%). The major problems faced by the students in
using ICT tools were slow speed of internet (77.82%) and inadequate number of computers
(75.81%) in the institutions. It could be concluded that veterinary students had accessed
substantial information technology resources and had knowledge towards computer and
internet. Provision of structured information technology training for veterinary students
would help them to acquire necessary skills to maximise the utilisation of online veterinary
resources.
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TNV_IJVASR_2020_49(4)10-18
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Veterinary Science