Assessment of the factors influencing the self-efficacy of final year students of computer science in Southwest Nigeria

This study investigates the influence of gender, previous computing knowledge, institution type and interpersonal skills on the self-efficacy of final year students of Computer Science in Southwest, Nigeria. Leveraging on survey data collected from 408 final year students of Computer Science across 9 universities, the research provides empirical evidence into the influence of some factors associated with the self-efficacy of undergraduate students. The findings revealed that interpersonal skills and previous computing knowledge influences the self-efficacy of the final year undergraduate students while the self-efficacy of the students does not differ across gender and school type. Implications for both curriculum developers and students were discussed, and the need to enhance the self-efficacy of the students for workplace competitiveness was underscored.