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DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PREFER TO LIVE IN BOARDING PLACES?

COMMUNICATION SKILLS - Group 19

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

TERMINOLOGY

OBJECTIVES

LIMITATIONS

PAST RESEARCH

LITERATURE REVIEW

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION

ANALYSED RESULTS

CONCLUSION

RECOMMENDATION

CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY

REFERENCES

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INTRODUCTION

Our project is to identify whether the university students prefer to stay in a boarding or not.

The data was taken in three different ways.

By the results of the research we can come up with an conclusion.

Finally from the conclusion we recommended a solution.

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TERMINOLOGY

HOSTEL : an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travelers.

METHODOLOGY : a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.

DORMITORY : is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students.

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OBJECTIVES To find out the problems in hostel life

Why some students prefer and why some do not prefer hostels?

Are the students satisfied with the facilities provided?

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LIMITATIONS The research is limited to certain area to be analyzed (University of

Colombo and SLIIT - Malabe).

so only a few range of hostels and boarding places are available for research.

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PAST RESEARCH

Apart from questionnaires, interviews, surveys etc., students have undertaken detailed analysis under the Qualitative and Quantitative data.

Since this research was not done in a wide scale, a solid reference could not be gained, but , some minor sites containing information about personal thought were obtained.

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LITERATURE REVIEW

 There are multi factors that affect their study habit in boardings. Such factors can be due to:

1.Their environment

2.The type of boardings they live in;

3.The people around them

4. The level of support they get. In this research we studied about the advantages and

disadvantages of living in a dormitory or in a boarding house.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

These are the two methods through which the data is indented to be collected

Distributing POLLS /Statistical analysis (Quantitative method)

Questionnaires /Structured interview questions (Qualitative methods)

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METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

NetworkPolls

• Facebook votings

Interviews • Feedback papers

Over the phone

• Contacting friends

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HOW THE QUESTIONNAIRES WAS DONE

In SLIIT premises

At hostels

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ANALYSIS Two separate survey’s were done

One with sample size of 42 Other with sample size 92

One online poll was done as an extra data collection method

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DETAILED INFORMATION ON ANALYSIS

Survey 1 (sample size 42): the analysis of the first survey are as below

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Survey 2 (sample size 92): analysis form survey 2 are as below

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Boy’s preference (from survey 2) :

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girl’s preference (from survey 2) :

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Total Analysis :

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CONCLUSION

The students who are living at boarding places preferred to stay at boarding places.

Majority of boys living at boarding places also preferred to live at boarding places.

Majority of Girls living at boarding places DO NOT PREFER to live at boarding places.

The final conclusion according the analysis is that the student prefer boarding places more than homes.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Hostels that allow visitors,

Hostels without limitations such as electricity and water supply,

Hostels with proper maintenances,

Hostels with calm and clean environments,

Hostels closer to campus.

Hostels with proper maintenances,

Hostels with calm and clean environments,

Hostels closer to campus.

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY THROUGH THIS PROJECT

CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY THROUGH THIS PROJECT

• Can provide students unknown information about boarding's.

• Able to provide information to parents about what students like about hostels and dislike.

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REFERENCES Anon., n.d. do-children-benefit-from-attending-boarding-school.

[Online] Available at: http://www.debate.org/opinions/do-children-benefit-from-attending-boarding-school

Anon., n.d. how-to-structure-the-research-limitations-section-of-your-dissertation. [Online] Available at: http://dissertation.laerd.com/how-to-structure-the-research-limitations-section-of-your-dissertation.php

Anon., n.d. qualitative-quantitative-research. [Online] Available at :http://www.snapsurveys.com/qualitative-quantitative-research/

Anon., n.d. Undergraduate_Students_Satisfaction_with_Hostel_and_Sense_of_Attachment_to_Place_Case_Study_of_University_Sains_Malaysia. [Online] Available at: http://www.academia.edu/488208/Undergraduate_Students_Satisfaction_with_Hostel_and_Sense_of_Attachment_to_Place_Case_Study_of_University_Sains_Malaysia

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Thank You

Group 19 :P. Kogulraam -

EN14528842 Sarujan k - EN14084928Gunathilaka H.L.M.P. - EN14080586M.B.Mohanraj - EN14543210Janith Wijesinghe - EN14544996