Knowledge Sharing Behaviour among Undergraduates in the Faculty of Law: a case study of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Law Students

Abstract

Knowledge sharing is a process by which an individual imparts his or her expertise, insight, or understanding to another individual so that the recipient may potentially acquire and use the knowledge to perform his or her task(s). This study was therefore undertaken to find out the knowledge sharing behavior among undergraduates in the faculty of law: an experience of Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDU) law students. The study adopted a descriptive survey design using stratified random sampling based on the population of 296 respondents. Data was collected using a selfconstructed questionnaire. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents have positive attitude towards knowledge sharing. On the attitude of the respondents towards knowledge sharing, findings from this study shows that majority of the respondents agreed that they are always ready and willing to share their knowledge with course mates. Also, this study show that a large amount of the respondents agreed that they do share knowledge for improved performance in academic assignment, test or exams. It was recommended that Faculty of Law, UDU should sensitize the students on the benefits of knowledge sharing among others.