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1.0 Introduction

This section will discuss the background of the study, the statement of the problems, the

purpose of the study, objectives of the study, the questions of the study, methods used and

the limitations of the study.

1.1 Background Of Study

Our research, The effect of social network on students from private and public

universities, is conducted to observe the factor that contributes to the effects of

social networking on student from private university and public university and

also to find comparison between private university and public university. We use

three journals to support our research objectives.

The definition of social media is the relationships that eist between network of

people! "Walter # $iviera, %&&'(. )n the last ten years, the online world has

changed dramatically. Thanks to the invention of social media, young men and

women now echange ideas, feelings, personal information, pictures and videos at

a truly astonishing rate. *eventy+three percent of wired merican teens now use

social media websites "Oberst, %&-&(. *chill "%&--( states that the social media

sites encourage negative behaviours for teen students such as procrastination

"catching up with friends(. owever, every day, many students are spending

countless hours immersed in social media, such as /acebook, )nstagram, and

Tweeter. )n our research we would like to investigate the factor that contributes

the effects of social network on students from private and public universities by

the questionnaire that we distribute.

t first glance this may seem like a waste of time0 however it also helps

students to develop important knowledge and social skills, and be active citi1enswho create and share content. t present, whether social media is favourable or

unfavourable, many students utili1e these sites on a daily basis. s social media

sites continue to grow in popularity it is our belief that technology is a vital part of

today2s student success equation. 3any researchers have been diving into a

considerable amount of research on how social media influences student retention


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at colleges. 3any parents are worried that their college students are spending too

much time on /acebook and other social media sites and not enough time

studying, )n our research, we would like to observe the comparison between

private university and public university on social networking.

1.2 Statement of the problem

To address the issue of the effectiveness of using social networking, the first question

raised in this study is4 for what purpose is the student utili1ing social networking5

$esearch on this topic will start to reveal social networking sites are simply part of how

students interact with each other with no apparent impact on grades.

1.3 Purpose

To investigate the effect of social network on students from private and public

universities

1. !esearch Ob"ecti#es

-.'.-6 To identify factor that contributes to the effects of social networking on

student from private university and public university-.'.% To compare usage of social network between private university and public

university.

1.$ !esearch %uestions

-.7.- What are the factor that contributes to the effects of social networking on

student from private university and public university5

-.7.% ow find comparison between private university and public university5

1.& 'ethodology

Researchers will use quantitative method. This method is more suitable, more

accurate and easy to interpret.


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Researchers used questionnaire to achieved our report objective. The

questionnaire is divide to 3 section which is section A, section b and section C.

Section A is about respondent back round, aims to !nd comparison usae o"

social network between private university and public university. #hile question in

Section b and Section C is to identi"y "actor that contributes to the e$ects o"

social networkin on student "rom private university and public university.

Researchers also prepared one question "or qualitative method which is open

question to et respondent opinion in order to tests theories and objective

1.( )imitations

-.7.- Time constraint

One of the limitations in completing this research is time constraints.

$esearchers have to find suitable time to distribute the questionnaires to

the respondents. )t takes time for researchers to complete this research

because some of the respondents take a long time to return the

questionnaires.

-.8.% $espondent constraint

The researchers have chosen respondents from public university and

private university. *ome of the respondents refuse to answer the

questionnaire. 9onstraints that the researchers face are that it is difficult to

find a respondent who are willing to answer the questionnaire since it is

done during office lunch hour.

-.8.: ;ack of cooperation


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The researchers found that some of the students are not willing to

cooperate. They give reasons such as busy in order to refuse to answer the

questionnaires. /urthermore, the constraint that researchers face is that the

respondents do not fully answered the questionnaires, especially in *ection

9, where they have to give comments and opinions.

*indings


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To eplore the effect of social media on students from private and public university, -&

questionnaire was distribute to public university and and another -& to private university. total

of %& students took the survey. Of these students, -% were female, and = were male that give a

response. Thus, of those who provide response, '&> were male and ?&> were female. These

result can be found inPie Chart 1.


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The respondent were asked how many hours they spent on social network on ever week basis.

9olumn ' above show the summary of the findings . Totally they spent more than 7 hours.

vailable evidence suggests that most internet users probably visit social network sites daily or

at least every other day "Ofcom, %&&=(, and young people lead the pack.

Car 9hart 7 +"em!er of roup on Social #etworkin


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$efer to column 7, mostly private and public university students has been joined communities or group

members in social networking -- to %& groups, and follow by - to -& groups and lastly %- to 7& groups.

Aormally students will be joined into group Whatsapp, Wechat and /acebook to communicate in group

and easy to get info.

Car 9hart ? + Social network fre$uently use

Social Network No of UserPercentage

%

%acebook &' (''

Twitter () *'

+nstaram ( -'

#hatsapp &' (''

Skype & ('

outube &' (''


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/thers 3 (0

/rom a sample of %& students we found that all students use more than one social networking

site. $efer to column ?, -&&> students using /acebook, 8&> using Twitter, -?> by )nstagram,

-&&> use social network by Whatsapp. nother that -&> students use *kype, -&&> by Doutube

for entertainment and lastly -7> others such as Wechat, Clogspot, Tumblr and ;ine.

Car 9hart% & 'ay to access social network

ItemsNo. of

Answers

Percentage

%

1aptop (0 *0

Smartphone &' (''

Tablet &&.0


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bove 9olumn 8 shows students from private and public university access their social networks.

*tudents will give option to choose laptop, smartphone or tablet, and students also can choose

more than once. 87> access social network using laptop, -&&> access by *martphone and lastly

%%.7> using tablet. "*ocial Times, Eon *otsky( The growing use of smartphones to access

and share information holds tremendous opportunities for news organizations and

other content creators to develop new, mobile-friendly ways of capturing audience

attention and getting people the information they need.

2ie Chart8 - Post or respond to social network


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The respondents giving a respond or post to they social network. =&> respond or post during free time,

-7> while students public and private university completing homework or assignment. nother that

student will respond or post during their class hour.


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Car 9hart F +Purpose of usin social networkin

PurposeNo. of

AnswersPercentage%

Completin Assinment (* -0

ake a new "riend 0 &0

4ntertainment &' (''

2art Time +ncome * 30

/nline Shoppin ) &'

To et opinions (0 *0

To play ames 0 &0

To keep in touch with "amily and

"riends(( 00

*tudents were asked to choose one or more than one option.=7> students use *ocial Aetworks

*ite to completing assignment,%7> to make a new friend,-&&> for their entertainment,:7> to

gain part time income.,%&> to online shopping,87> to get other opinions,%7> to play games,

and 77> to keep in touch with family and friends. 9olumn F below further displays the graphical

distribution of the percentages above.


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Car 9hart -& & (re$uently )iked or *efriended

Frequently No of UserPercentage

%

( ( 0

& 3 (0

3 & ('

) - )'

0 3'

Total &' (''

To know frequently students befriended and liked on social networks. )n this we find 7> only -

frequently, -7> only % frequently, -&> under : frequently, '&> only ' frequently and lastly is :&>

which is only 7 frequently. 9olumn : below show more detail percentage how frequent students befriend

and liked.


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Car 9hart --& Usin Social #etworkin for learnin

/pinion 2ercentae 5

Stronly Aree 3.0

Aree .0

6isaree '

Sronly 6isaree '

Total (''

To obtain opinion using social networking technology for learning in colleges. /rom this bar chart we

find :.7 percentage students strongly agree by using social network technology and ?.7 percentage is

gree to use social network technology for learning in colleges.


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9olumn -: +Participate on Social #etwork

Cased on survey obtain from students, -&& pecentage students would feel missing if they not participate

on social network.

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