Exploring the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Improving the Teaching of Business Education Courses in Government Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly improving the teaching and learning process globally. Therefore, this study determined exploring the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for improving the teaching of business education courses in government tertiary institutions in Rivers State. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. From a population of 99 lecturers, a census survey sampling was employed. A four-point response options questionnaire was used for data collection, and it was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach’s alpha which yielded coefficients of 0.79 and 0.78. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the two research questions and measure the spread in respondents` opinions, while oneway analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the two null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that all the types of AI listed were highly needed to be explored, and were very highly powerful for improving the teaching of business education courses. From the findings, it was concluded that if AI is included in the teaching of business education courses, it will transform the programme positively, lead to AI skills development and enable the learners to acquire the needed AI employability skills for the global workplace. Therefore, among other things, it was recommended that AI should be included in the business education curriculum through yearly internal curriculum review by lecturers in collaboration with their institutions and a five-year national review by all levels of government.