...Impact of Social…. Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 5 No. 2 Shahzad Khan 56 Impact of Social Networking Websites on Students Shahzad Khan1 Abstract The purpose of this research study is to explore the impact of social networking websites on students. A research questionnaire was designed to determine the factors of social networking websites that have impact on students. Variables identified are age, gender, education, social influence and academic performance. 168 respondents that were only students were randomly selected. The study concluded that students whose age range from 15 to 25 mostly use social networking websites for entertainment. 60% of male students commonly used social networking websites for knowledge. Graduation students generally prefer social networking websites for entertainment. From this research study it was also found that people can use social networking websites due to social influence. This study determines that most of students use social networking websites due to their friends and its total average is 67.3% of total sample. Students having 3.0 to 3.5 GPA (Grade Point Average) mostly use social networking websites for entertainment. Key words: Social Networking Websites, Entertainment, Students and KPK Pakistan. 1Shahzad Khan, Lecturer City University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar Pakistan. Internet is a very important element of life which cannot be ignored. Internet is used for educational purpose by a large...
Words: 3155 - Pages: 13
...University Attarkhel, Jorpati Effects of social networking sites among Higher Secondary School students in Kathmandu Declaration sheet Acknowledgement Table of contents List of abbreviations CHAPTER I Abstract Introduction: Social networking sites (SNSs) have created a new social dimension where in youths are highly attracted toward it. It has become the most important communication tools among students. The growth and popularity of the social networks has a high impact on the development of the students in the field of personality, attitudes, knowledge and on its whole academic performance in classroom. Objective: The aim of the research is to study the effect of SNSs usage on academic performance and social life among higher secondary level students. Materials and methods: This will be the descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study. Self administered questionnaires will be distributed to students. Respondents will be selected using simple random sampling technique. Key words: social networking, higher secondary, impact of social media Background Social network sites is web-based services that allow individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system.[1] According to online Cambridge dictionary a social networking sites is a website that is designed to help people communicate...
Words: 776 - Pages: 4
...Background of the Study: The research investigates the impacts of social networking websites on undergraduate students’ performance at Technology College Sarawak. The variables identified are age, gender, education, social influence and academic performance. Questionnaire will be design based on the requirement to determine the reasons and factors that affect the students’ performance and will be distributed to 30 correspondents, which consist of students in Technology College Sarawak. Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision, if one’s will. Although social networking is possible in person, especially in the workplace, universities, and high schools, it is most popular online. An online social networking is a place where people build social relations by sharing information’s, interests, activities, or their real lives connections too. It allows users to communicate with each other without limits and boundaries. When it comes to online social networking, websites are commonly used. These websites are known as social sites. Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users. Depending on the website in question, many of these online community members share common interests in hobbies, religion, politics and alternative lifestyles. Once the user is granted access to a social networking website they can begin to socialize. This socialization may include...
Words: 6596 - Pages: 27
...Introduction Social media had been a massive part in every household. Technology had given us a great deal and helped us with our tasks and made everything easy. We know that social media sites like (Google+, Twitter, Facebook and Yahoo) had introduced us in many methods that can connect people easier. Social media sites had been a popular means to connect with other people over the Internet. During the 1980's home computers were becoming more common in every household and social media sites were becoming more refined. According to Hendricks, (2013) The Internet relay chats, or IRCs, were first used in 1988 and were popularized into the '90s. The first popular social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. The site enabled its users to upload a profile and make friends with the other users. By 2006, Facebook and Twitter both became available to users throughout the world. These sites still remain as the most popular social network on the Internet. After the success of these social media sites, other sites like Tumbler, Spotify, Foursquare and Pinterest began appearing to fill specific social network niches. Furthermore, Hendricks (2013) emphasized that, "there are a tremendous variety of social networking sites, and many of them can be linked to allow cross posting. This creates an environment where users can reach the maximum number of people without sacrificing the intimacy of person-to-person communication. We can only speculate about what the future of social networking may...
Words: 5031 - Pages: 21
...how you manage of using it. These advantages or disadvantages occur on the actions we done. As internet surfing crosses the lives of many people, we teenagers usually become addicted to it. Most of them spend time on internet. The addiction leads to destruction to the academic performance of a person. In result, that person fails to comply the requirements given with him. This kind of access on the internet that we have makes our life easier. It makes our life easier (especially to students who needs information) and saves a lot of time. It also enables us to know and be updated on what is the current happening of the world. Internet is more efficient and quick. It is also a way of communicating another people. The internet has brought a lot of people closer together. There are many benefits associated with internet use such us access to need information, worldwide access to news and events and interpersonal communication through email. To assist or impair human capital attainment by the students, youths may employ the internet in educational matters such as writing papers, searches for answers to questions and communicating with classmates on homework. However time spent in activities where surfing...
Words: 2832 - Pages: 12
...Facebook can impact study habits Tuesday, April 03, 2012 Studies show students are spending between six and 10 hours per week on Facebook. Is the social networking site now the biggest-ever threat to study habits? There's battle going on in Irish homes and schools around the country as parents and teachers take on a time vampire with tools that will never work. Like rain through a leaky extension Facebook is getting in through the phone, the iPad, the desktop and the Wii. Increasing use of iPads in classrooms means that students can update their Facebook status while they’re supposed to be reading textbooks. Then they go home and spend an hour or more social networking or worse; checking-in compulsively all through a study period, and never staying on task for more than a few minutes at a time. Parents and teachers have a right to be worried: a UPC survey conducted last year found that students were spending between six and 10 hours on the site each week. One mother described physically padlocking the broadband router to stop her daughter going online while she was supposed to be studying. The notion that parents will solve the Facebook problem is fanciful: students alone must take control. And they are. Richard Whelan had serious problems staying off Facebook when he did his Leaving Cert. When he got to college he realised just how many students around him were having the same trouble. As part of his undergraduate commerce degree, he conducted research among 1,000 secondary...
Words: 839 - Pages: 4
...Literature Impact of Social Networking Websites on Students Author: Shahzad Khan Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 5 No. 2 http://aupc.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/V5I2-5.pdf According to Charlene Li et al (2007) student activity on social networking sites focuses on communicating with each other. The most popular activities done by students and users on social networking sites revolve around looking at profiles of one another, searching for someone here and there, or updating one’s own profile, eavesdropping (sensing others activities on social networking websites and analyzing their posts). Media and content related activities like looking for an event, watching online videos, or listening to music and news. The ratios of these common activities which are almost practiced by almost every social networking websites user are calculated. Greenhow & Robelia (2009), Madge et al (2009) & Selwyn (2009) point of view social networking websites best serve educational goal and objectives by connecting students through such informal methods as it allows student through the process of collaborative sense making. Some of social networking websites are specifically specified for educational environment including linkedin.com which is fully featured for education purpose and let user to updates his educational credential and make a professional connections. In addition to the above statement Ellision et al (2007) & Lampe et al (2008) also stated that social networking...
Words: 2747 - Pages: 11
...CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION Social networking websites are a must for the Internet community to stay in touch with each other Social networking web sites help people keep in touch with old friends, make new friends, distribute new data or product, and many more aspects of our everyday lives. We define social network sites as web-based services that allow individuals to: (1) Construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system. (2) Articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) View and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. The nature and nomenclature of these connections may vary from site to site. HOW DOES ‘SNS’ WORK While SNSs have implemented a wide variety of technical features, their backbone consists of visible profiles that display an articulated list of Friends who are also users of the system. Profiles are unique pages where one can type oneself into being. After joining an SNS, an individual is asked to fill out forms containing a series of questions. The profile is generated using the answers to these questions, which typically include descriptors such as age, location, interests, and an "about me" section. Most sites also encourage users to upload a profile photo. Some sites allow users to enhance their profiles by adding multimedia content or modifying their profile's look and feel. Others, such as Facebook, allow users to add modules (Applications) that enhance...
Words: 2396 - Pages: 10
...ISSN 2224-896X (Online) Vol.3, No.5, 2013 www.iiste.org Online Social Networking and the Academic Achievement of University Students – The experience of selected Nigerian Universities Onasanya Samuel Adenubi1* Yahya, Saheed Olalekan1 Akingbemisilu Abiola Afolabi2 and Ayelaagbe, Sina Opeoluwa3 1. Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education University of Ilorin, P. M. B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria 2. Department of Science and Technical Education, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria 3. Department of Educational Technology Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. Ondo State, Nigeria *E-mail of the corresponding author: bonasanya2003@yahoo.com Abstract The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between online social networking and the academic achievement of students in universities in Kwara State. The study also investigated the number of social networking sites students subscribe to, the number of social networking sites students use, the number of hours the students spend daily on social networking sites, the relationship between frequency of use of social networking sites and the students’ academic achievement, the relationship between gender and the students’ use of Social networking sites, the relationship of students’ use of social networking sites and their academic achievement from university to university. According to Cecconi (2007), Social Networking is all activities carried out within specific online services that...
Words: 4638 - Pages: 19
...Computers: Communication and Education Catalyst or Inhibitor? The introduction of computers to the educational system of present day launched a new era of both education and communication for high school students. What was once thought of as the future has been made today’s normality. However, with this new influx of technology and freedom of the net comes a change in the way that our brains process information in both education and communication. Computers are utilized as a tool for teaching high school students and the students in turn use this tool for communication on a world-wide base. At the core of this technological, educational, and communicational juggernaut is the realization that isolated facts and data that computers provide do not create meaning by themselves; as a result the education and communication skills of today’s high school students are suffering. High school students of today are utilizing computers today more than ever; this new fascination with a cyber spaced form of contact is leading to a lack of face-to-face communication skills through the effect of a shorter attention span. According to Greenblatt, “human beings have always found it hard to sit alone and remain focused,” and the internet has made this problem exponentially worse for many. He says that it is becoming a common occurrence for people to state that they are no longer able to concentrate on one thing for a significant amount of time. In a 2003 San Jose State University study, it...
Words: 1394 - Pages: 6
...financial values of a social network (Facebook). The researcher hereby tends to observe the previous financial statements of the facebook, apparently compare it with the current values and accordingly give a value to the facebook. The paper is mainly based on the personal opinions as per the requirement by the professor. The study follows a typical research paper format with five main chapters: Introduction, secondary reviews, findings, discussions and conclusion. The secondary information, as discussed in the following sections, came from a review of reliable resources such as scholarly articles and journals. The study then reviews the results and relates them to the literature and attempt to make sense of the analysis. Furthermore, Similar to other studies, the conclusion is drawn from the analysis extend beyond the secondary data. Keywords: Facebook, Financial values, Earning per share What is social software? Social software includes communication tools and interactive tools often based on the Internet. Communication tools typically handle the capturing, storing and presentation of communication, usually written but increasingly including audio and video as well. The term "social software" refers to a wide range of web-based programs, services and tools. A key part of these new technologies is their collaborative aspects-- social software allows users to contribute create and customize in ways that earlier models of software do not. Social software includes user-created...
Words: 1993 - Pages: 8
...Effects of Social Media in Cross Cultural Marketing Studying the Case of Cross-Cultural Management Shaima Alwardi Table of Contents 1. Title ........................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Background ............................................................................................................................ 4 3. Presentation and Critical Review of the Literature and Theories used .................................... 6 4. Project Proposal and Objectives ...........................................................................................11 5. Research Plan and Methodology ..........................................................................................13 6. Empirical Facts and Finding ..................................................................................................17 7. Analysis and Discussion........................................................................................................18 8. Overall Conclusion ................................................................................................................21 Reference .................................................................................................................................23 Appendix ...................................................................................................................................25 Effects of Social Medua...
Words: 5798 - Pages: 24
...Executive Summary Campaign Definition * “Bridgepointe to Success” campaign is aimed to build partnerships with local higher education institutions, to offer students life skills training and college preparation advice. Research * Research into life skills training and college preparatory institutions revealed that Bridgepointe is unique in its mission to bridge cultural gaps through education. Kick-off Event * The campaign kick-off will take place at the Open House event on February 1, 2013. Event Participants * Four universities and colleges will be present at the event to introduce Bridgepointe students to their programs. Program Details * Participating programs will cover architecture design, arts, business, engineering, and nursing fields. * Personnel from the admissions offices of the respective colleges will be involved in this initiative and offer advice and information packets at the event. Program Enrollment * The life skills training program will be offered to a limited number of students at first. * After the evaluation of the success of this training program, the life skills classes can be offered to all interested children participating in Bridgepointe programs. Vision for the Future * Our vision for the future is that Bridgepointe will build additional partnerships with other local universities and colleges to expand this program further. Table of Contents MARKETING PUBLIC RELATIONS PLAN...
Words: 8387 - Pages: 34
...International Journal of Arts and Commerce Vol. 2 No. 1 January 2013 The Effects of Social Networking Sites on the Academic Performance of Students in College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Oman. Saba Mehmood Faculty, Department of Communication Studies, Nizwa College of Applied Sciences, Ministry of Higher Education, P.O.Box: 699 --Nizwa PC: 611, Sultanate of Oman. Tarang Taswir Faculty, Depsartment of Communication Studies, Nizwa College of Applied Sciences, Ministry of Higher Education, P.O.Box: 699 --Nizwa PC: 611, Sultanate of Oman. Abstract The research investigates pedagogical impacts of social networking sites on undergraduate students at the College of Applied Sciences (CAS), Nizwa, Oman. Blogs, wikis, tweets, RSS feeds, discussion boards, podcasts are educational nodes in a huge network. The study tabulates the usage of these web2.0 applications and their impact on linguistic and social behaviors of young learners. The demographic segmentation constructs a framework to evaluate social tools and e-learning technologies popular amongst learners. The results of empirical evidence explore classroom and social software as paradigms that build young knowledgeable societies. It studies variables that examine the effectiveness of these social tools in knowledge sharing and general awareness of student communities. Keywords: Social networking, E-learning, Communication, Academic performance, Oman. 1. Introduction: The Oman government's decision to increase...
Words: 5300 - Pages: 22
...Abstract The Power of Social Networking Sites in the context of Online Recruitment A thesis submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the award of BA Honours Management Author: Adeel Qurashi Mr Bill Sutherland 17th of April 2009 Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Business School Garthdee Road Aberdeen AB10 7QE Tel: + 44 1224 262000 Web: www.rgu.ac.uk Supervisor: Date: The Power of Social Networking Sites in the context of Online Recruitment II Abstract Abstract Social Networking Sites are experiencing a rapid growth; there seems to be no limit to their size. Many Social Networking Sites boast with millions of members using their networks on regular basis to communicate, share, create, and collaborate with others. Popular examples of these Social Networking Sites are Facebook, LinkedIn and Bebo. Although most of these sites lack decent business models, they are valued at millions of pounds. Google paid 1.5 billion dollar for YouTube when it wasn’t even earning a single penny. The reason successful Social Networking Sites have become so valuable is due to the amount of people that are using it; and people are exactly what organisations are after. This report aims to find out whether Social Networking Sites have the same value in the context of recruitment. Academic literature extensively discusses online recruitment, however not much is said about recruitment on Social Networking Sites: ‘Sociocruitment’. Research revealed that professionals...
Words: 26147 - Pages: 105
