INFLUENCE OF INTERNET ON GRADUATING STUDENT’S PROJECT REPORT WRITING: THE SOUTH-EAST PROJECT SUPERVISORS EXPERIENCE (2014-2024).

Abstract

This study on the influence of the internet on graduating students' project report
writing aimed to assess the emerging trend of graduating students in Nigerian higher institutions
relying on internet content when writing their project reports. The study sampled student project
supervisors’ opinions in South East universities and polytechnics for a period of ten years (2014-
2024). The researchers employed a combined research approach: content analysis and surveys, with
questionnaires and interview instruments as the primary data collection instruments. Results
revealed that on average, over 60% of graduating students downloaded their project reports from
the internet, especially with the help of an artificial intelligence site. In conclusion, the study
submitted that the level of students’ dependence on the internet for their academic work is alarming.
It recommended sensitisation workshops and seminars for students to alert them to the risks of
mortgaging their natural intelligence to artificial intelligence, even though the internet is helpful.