Abstract:
The use of ICT in research has become significant among postgraduate students.
However, available literature shows that there
is little research on the perception and
adoption of this technology in developing countries. This problem has created gap in
the existing literature. This, therefore, make it necessary to find out more about the
perceptions of postgraduate students on th
e use of ICT in research. The paper intents
to discuss these. The paper adopted the survey methodology by using the stratified
and convenience sampling techniques to select 346 postgraduate students from
University of Ghana and University of Cape Coast to
participate in the study.
Incorporating the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM3), this study revealed the
following: Most postgraduate students perceive the use of ICT applications in research
as very important. Again, majority of them intimated that ICT f
acilities that their
institutions provided met their research needs. The findings further indicated that
students accessed ICT applications for quick access to information, convenience of
access to information, time saving, and currency of information acce
ssed. This paper
strongly recommends that public universities in Ghana should maintain the already
existing ICT facilities. However, they should ensure that all ICT facilities are monitored
and maintained.
