INFLUENCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ON CURRICULUM DESIGN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AT DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY ABRAKA.

Abstract

This study examined the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on curriculum design in entrepreneurship education at Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka. Specifically, the study determined the extent to which AI is integrated into the entrepreneurship education curriculum, examined the influence of AI integration on teaching and learning processes in Business Education, and determined the contribution of AI in curriculum design to students' creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial readiness. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 227 respondents, consisting of 205 Business Education undergraduate students and 22 lecturers at Delta State University, Abraka. Owing to the manageable population size, a census sampling technique was employed, making the entire population the sample for the study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire titled Artificial Intelligence and Curriculum Design in Entrepreneurship Education Questionnaire (AICDEQ). The instrument was validated by three experts, while its reliability was established using the Cronbach Alpha method, yielding a reliability coefficient of 0.84. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while the Independent Samples t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that Artificial Intelligence has been integrated into the entrepreneurship education curriculum to a considerable extent. The study further established that AI integration positively influences teaching and learning processes by enhancing personalized learning, classroom engagement, instructional delivery, and digital competence. In addition, AI was found to contribute significantly to students' creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial readiness through improved problem-solving, business decision-making, and practical entrepreneurial experiences. The hypotheses tested indicated no significant difference between the mean responses of lecturers and students on all the variables investigated. The study concluded that Artificial Intelligence is an essential tool for improving curriculum design and entrepreneurship education in higher institutions. It was therefore recommended that universities strengthen AI integration into entrepreneurship curricula, provide regular AI capacity-building programmes for lecturers, and promote the use of AI-powered instructional tools to enhance students' entrepreneurial competencies and readiness for the digital economy.