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BEL 422 – REPORT WRITING
‘SOCIAL NETWORKING’
PRESENT BY :
ARIFAH ANIS SALIMI2008401172ATIFAH ABDUL ZALI2008401174FARAH WAHIDAH PATHIA SAKTI MANURUNG2008401176NURUL NAJIHA ABDUL MUTALIB2008401182
INTRODUCTION
Background of study
•A social structure made of nodes
•Types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, financial
•Exchange, dislike, social relationships, or relationships of beliefs,
knowledge or prestige.
• A social network is a map of all of the relevant ties between
the nodes being studied.
• The network can also be used to determine the social capital
of individual actors.
Statement of the Problem
• Social networking has advantages and
disadvantages.
• Social networking become popular in 2000 until now.
• More students become heavily dependent on its
functions without knowing or realizing the possible
effects or dangerous that it could bring to them.
Purpose of Study
• The advantages and disadvantages of using social
networking
• Causes and effects of using social networking
• To inform the percentages of people using the social
networking
• To find out the types of social networking using by them.
Objectives of the Study
•To identify the advantages and disadvantages of social
networking.
•To identify causes effects of social networking.
•To identify the percentage of students and staff using social
networking.
•To identify the types of social networking used by students
and staff.
Research Questions
- To find out the type of social networking used by students
and staffs.
- To explore the advantages and disadvantages of social
networking.
- To find out the places, times and benefits of using social
networking.
- To find out the causes effects of social networking.
Significance of the Study
To find out the type of social networking, to explore the purpose of using
social networking, to indicate the place, times, and benefit of using social
networking, and to find out bad experience of social networking.
Scope of Study
- To fulfill the report requirement
- The respondents, who were from Faculty of Architecture, Planning
and Surveying, UITM Shah Alam
- The data collected via questionnaire were distributed from August
2009.
- The respondents include the students and staff of FSPU
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
Introduction
The main purpose of the research is to establish the reasons
respondent using social networking among students and staff
in FSPU, UITM Shah Alam. Data for the research was
collected through questionnaire and observation.
Research Instrument - Quantitative research methodology
Qualitative research methodology
Observation.
- Obtaining the frequency in using social networking
- Purpose for using social networking among selected
respondents.
Respondents of Study
- Students and staffs in FSPU, UITM Shah Alam.
- In August 2009, a total of 30 questionnaires were
distributed to students at different faculties of the university.
- A total of 25 students from FSPU students, 5 students
from FSPU staffs.
Research Procedure
25 students were involved in the pilot study chosen at
random at various places of the university.
The questionnaires were distributed.
Initial questionnaire was given to them.
Observe the respondents’ use of social networking.
Data Analysis
Data were entered into the computer using software.
Presented through frequency counts and other descriptive statistics.
The observation were transcribed, analysed and tabulated in tables.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
Question 3 – registered users of social networking sites
- 100 percent were registered users which is the students and
staffs
- They taught that communicating through social networking
sites is more efficient in exchanging information among the
social networking community
Question 4 – the type of social networking sites
Question 5-10 - The Importance of Social Networking
Question 11 –The usual places respondents go online
Question 12 – the times do respondents online per day
Question 13 – the suitable time to be online
Question 15 – bad experience using social networking
• The present findings seem to be consistent with other
research that users of social networking adopt different tactic
in managing trust and identity while communicating with
other users in the same social networking sites
Question 16 – the type of bad experience
Question 17 – chances of being cheated
• Most of the social networking users do not being through
revealing their personal details
• Users only know the username not the real name
• Users are advised to not reveal any personal information
related to password or pin number to others no matter in
what condition
Question 18-19 – respondents’ opinions on social networking usage
CONCLUSION• Female users were higher than male users.
• Yahoo Messenger was the top ranking of social networking
sites.
• They use social networking for :
- To communicate among their friends
- Exchange opinion, information, studies and assignments thru social
networking
- Promote internet base business to gain extra income
- To kill time
- Promote or introduce themselves to the community
RECOMMENDATION • Other service provider (social networking sites) need to
provide good services and improve their promotional strategy
if they want to compete with Yahoo Messenger.
• Students should beware of the community of social
networking sites and not to trust easily.
• Service provider should promote new minor services that
would be of interest to student to attract more customers.