SOCIAL IMPACT ON INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY FOR

UNIVERSITY STUDENT

04/01/2012

Mohit Prodhan

SOCIAL IMPACT ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Submitted to:MOHIT PRODHANFaculty,School of Liberal Arts & Science (UITS)Course Code: HUM381Fall 2011Date:January 4,2012

Submitted By:Md. Mahedi Hasan 10310058

Md. Quiyumur Rahman Sajib 10310430

Kazi Mohidul Islam 10310059

Sonnet Bhowmik 10310165

Mu. Juel Sikdar 10310163 Tapajit Ghosh 10310194

Course Instructor, Introduction to sociology

Faculty School of Liberal Arts & Science, University of Information Technology & Sciences

Subject: Submission of the report for Social Impact on information technology for university student.

Dear Sir,

We have a great pleasure to submit this report on “Social Impact on information technology for

university student”, which has been prepared by us and submitted in part-fulfillment for the

requirements of the Mid-term & Final Examination Introduction to sociology. We are highly honored to

have the opportunity to work on this subject matter which is helping us a great deal in gaining practical

examples relevant to the course.

Finally, we are truly grateful to you for giving us this opportunity to work on this report, which we have

considered as a great chance for us to develop our different organizations. The entire group contribution

has led to the successful completion of this report. We also have tried our best, certain mistakes and

inconvenience may reside and for this we seek pardon and hope you will accept our apologies.

Yours Sincerely

Group- RADIANT

Md. Quiyumur Rahman Sajib Md. Mahedi Hasan

Sonnet Bhowmik Kazi Mohidul Islam

Tapajit ghosh Mu. Juel Sikdar

Acknowledgement

At first we desire to express our deepest sense of gratitude of almighty God.

With profound regard we gratefully acknowledge our respected course teacher Mohit Prodhan Lecturer, Introduction to sociology, and Faculty School of Liberal Arts & Science for her generous help and day to day suggestion during the survey.

We like to give thanks especially to our friends and many individuals, for their enthusiastic encouragements and helps during the preparation of this report us by sharing ideas regarding this subject and for their assistance in typing and proof reading this manuscript.

What is information technology

Information technology (IT) is concerned with technology to treat information. The acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications are its main fields.[1] The term in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the Harvard Business Review, in which authors Leavitt and Whisler commented that "the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it information technology (IT).". Some of the modern and emerging fields of Information technology are next generation web technologies, bioinformatics, cloud computing, global information systems, large scale knowledgebases, etc. Advancements are mainly driven in the field of computer science.

Information

The English word was apparently derived from the Latin stem (information-) of the nominative (informatio): this noun is in its turn derived from the verb "informare" (to inform) in the sense of "to give form to the mind", "to discipline", "instruct", "teach".

Raw data is given structure and then is called information. Understanding this information is then called knowledge, which leads to an information ladder.

Technology

IT is the area of managing technology and spans wide variety of areas.

IT professionals perform a variety of functions (IT Disciplines/Competencies) that ranges from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as management and administration of entire systems. Information technology is starting to spread further than the conventional personal computer and network technologies, and more into integrations of other technologies such as the use of cell phones, televisions, automobiles, and more, which is increasing the demand for such jobs.

In the recent past, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and the Association for Computing Machinery have collaborated to form accreditation and curriculum standards for degrees in Information Technology as a distinct field of study as compared to Computer Science and Information Systems today.

IntroductionBangladesh is now sailing before a strong, favourable wind into the century of the information

society. Governments and politicians need to realize that it is timely to formulate a vision of thefuture of this journey.This article has two key words: guidance and vigilance. Guidance refers to the Government's(policy makers) role in guiding information technology along a path and facilitating its headwayinto as many fields as possible for the benefit of Bangladesh. Vigilance refers to the furthernecessity of the Government's standing guard over cultural and ethical values, such asBangladesh’s people's identity and the protection of sensitive, personal information, which somefear will be swept away in the flood of change.Although at first glance it may seem that these two key words would be antithetical, they in factturn around the same axis. This axis concerns the chief objective of the vision of the future thatBangladesh be in the forefront of the nations of the world in utilising information technology inthe service of improved living conditions and prosperityThe challenge Bangladesh faces is how to become a learning society and to ensure that its citizens are equipped with the knowledge, skills and qualifications on information and technology (IT) they will need in the next century. IT revolution imposes particular challenges on education systems in Bangladesh. These challenges reduce to three broad areas. The first has to do with participation in the information society, the second considers how IT impacts on access, cost effectiveness and quality of education, while the third is to do with the way that IT changes the education process. However, IT is contributing to ever-increasing inequalities in Bangladesh through the so-called “digital divide” that splits the Bangladesh between those who are “IT-literate” and the majority who are not and most of the women have no access to a computer and the Internet. A series of factors, including literacy and education, language, time, cost, geographical location of facilities, social and cultural norms, and women's computer and information search and dissemination skills constrain women's access to information technology. Dhaka Ahsania Mission is playing a vital role to provide computer and Internet facility in the rural areas shorten “digital divide” and create opportunities for addressing and eliminating poverty and hunger through education and technological intervention. According to this mission and vision, Dhaka Ahsania Mission has established Ahsanullah Institute of Information and Communication Technology (AIICT), Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST), Institute of Literacy and Adult Education (ILAE), Non-Formal Basic Education, Continuing Education Program, IT Ganokendra (a community learning center that has access to the computer and internet) etc. Dhaka Ahsania Mission is trying to establish a relationship between Ganokendra and Bangladesh Open University (a governmental institution for distance education) so that poor rural people get distance and adult education. However, it needs to be realised that information and communication technologies by itself cannot be an answer and elixir to all problems facing Bangladesh but it does bring new information resources and can open new communication channels for the rural communities. It offers new approaches for bridging the information gaps through interaction and dialogue, building new alliances, inter-personal networks, and cross-sectoral links between organizations. The benefits include increased efficiency in allocation of resources for development work, less

duplication of activities, reduced communication costs and global access to information and human resources.

Main objectivesThe chief objective of our vision of the future is: Bangladesh shall be in the forefront of theworld's nations in the utilization of information technology in the service of improved humanexistence and increased prosperity.In following up this chief objective, five main objectives can be identified as a foundation for avision of the future:1. Bangladeshi shall have easy access to the information society. Its advantages will beutilised to strengthen democracy and increase the quality of life for the benefit of the publicand the Bangladesh economy. Information technology will be employed in all fields, whetherfor innovation, public health, science, the arts or other fields of daily life.2. Complete equality shall be ensured between the public and private sectors in the field ofinformation technology and the information industry. The Government, with the help ofinformation technology, will facilitate access to governmental information and services tolevel the status of individuals and companies without regard to residence and economicresources.3. Information and telecommunications technologies shall be mobilized to improve thecompetitiveness of the Bangladesh economy, increase productivity and proliferate thepossibilities of exporting Bangladeshi inventiveness.4. The educational system shall adapt to change social dynamics and focus generaleducation and continuing education upon the advantages of the information societywhile, at the same time, keeping watch over our language and culture.5. Legislation, rules and working methods shall be re-examined with respect to informationtechnology to stimulate technological progress and to protect the rights of individuals andcompanies.

Education, Research, Culture

The educational system should adapt to the changed dynamics of society and prepare students forjobs that will continuously demand the gathering of new knowledge. Also the advantages ofinformation technology should be utilized to reinforce and maintain language and culture.Research and development in the field of information technology and the information industryshould be supported at the same time as the technology itself is used to stimulate research anddevelopment in other fields.Educational institutions have the important mission of preparing students for life and work in thesociety of the future. Education is, in fact, the foundation upon which development and progressrest. In the information society education will not be contingent upon residence and time asbefore. By utilizing the advantages of technology, access can be assured for all countrymen toinformation and knowledge. One of the roles of educational and cultural institutions is workingtoward making this a reality.Changing Mode of EducationEducation will change greatly in the next years, with many aspects of it changingsimultaneously. Specialized education will become obsolete sooner and educational requirementswill increase. The current emphasis on schooling being tied to a certain time of life will decrease.Continual education will acquire the same value as a traditional academic curriculum. "Reading"pictures, or the knowledge of the "grammar of graphics", which is the backbone ofcommunicating information with pictures, must therefore become a part of education.In addition, information technology creates new dimensions in Bangladeshi cultural life andmultiplies the ways that the arts are communicated. It can be utilised to bolster the presentationof cultural activities and the creation of art greatly and to facilitate coming into contact with thevalues provided us by our cultural life.

Some Ways of Implementing• All Bangladeshis should have access to primary and secondary education as well as continualeducation and training in applying information technology for their own benefit in life andwork.• In re-examining curricula at all levels of schooling, emphasis should be placed on thedevelopment of all subjects in accordance with the possibilities offered by informationtechnology. An important aspect in this process is good knowledge of the mother tongue andother languages. In the international arena, a thorough knowledge of English is especiallyimportant.• The importance of the country's schools' having adequate computer equipment should bestressed, as well as support services, so that students and employees can utilize the potentialof information technology in studies, teaching, research, management and domestic and

international communications. Means for handicapped people to utilize informationtechnology for participation in regular schooling should be specially considered.• The operations of the Educational Network must be robust. Among other things, there shouldbe information about Bangladesh educational institutions, data banks and educationalprojects, distance learning, continual education and other offerings linked to education in thiscountry. Access to the Internet and other comparable networks for schooling should beavailable in all the country's educational institutions.• Stress should be placed on continual education and self-instruction, which make it possibleand normal for all to renew and adapt their knowledge to new circumstances, move betweenjobs or create new ones. Facilities, information and educational materials must be obtainedfor those involved in continual education and self-instruction; and data banks should be setup to service distance learning and electronic communications.• Educational institutions for teachers on all levels of the school system should organize andconduct multifaceted and carefully crafted basic and continuing education courses on theutilization of information technology in various subjects for teachers, school managers andother employees.• It should be possible to take diverse, special courses in the field of information technology atthe secondary and university levels. University-level institutions should be encouraged tocontinue to prepare and offer such special courses.• It is important to support and strengthen research on the use of information technology inschooling and its impact on education. Purposeful attempts should be made to useinformation technology at all levels of schooling.• Research and development in the field of information technology and information affairsshould be intensified.• The community of science, that is, the community of those doing scientific work, shouldutilize information technology in the most efficient manner to strengthen their work.• Information technology should be utilized to preserve cultural values as well as to teach andpresent Bangladeshi culture, artists' activities and works in this country and abroad.

Undergraduate and post-graduate levels At the moment Bangladesh has more than 8 public and 50 private universities, 4 BITs and some national university-affiliated post-graduate institutes and colleges, which are offering courses related to computer science and information technology. Bangladesh Open University is the only university in Bangladesh that is offering Distance Education. Established in 1992 by an act of Parliament, it has opened up new vistas in distance education in the country. Situated at a picturesque site of Gazipur, 30 km north of Dhaka, BOU has a printing and production division and a modern media centre. Construction of these organisational structures is almost complete, with financial assistance from ADB and the government of Bangladesh. BOU`s programmes are aimed at everyone, particularly working people and women and those socially disadvantaged. Bangladesh Open University relies heavily on print materials, electronic media like radio-television and audio-video cassettes, tutorial services, computer networking and the internet. The use of these techniques helps BOU to take its academic programs to the doorsteps of people far and wide. It makes room for in-house education. Some other institutions have also initiated research programmes in IT-related fields. These include machine learning, pattern recognition, speech recognition, automatic translation, computational algorithm, VLSI and 3-D vision. Considerable research work has been done in the use of Bengali in computers. Unfortunately, like R&D in other fields of science and technology, there is very little interaction between academia and industry.

Social network

Facebook,twitter,google+

A social network is a social structure made up of individuals (or organizations) called "nodes", which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.

Social network analysis (SNA) views social relationships in terms of network theory consisting of nodes and ties (also called edges, links, or connections). Nodes are the individual actors within the networks, and ties are the relationships between the actors. The resulting graph-based structures are often very complex. There can be many kinds of ties between the nodes. Research in a number of academic fields has shown that social networks operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations, and play a critical role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the degree to which individuals succeed in achieving their goals.

In its simplest form, a social network is a map of specifiedties, such as friendship, between the nodes being studied. The nodes to which an individual is thus connected are the social contacts of that individual. The network can also be used to measure social capital – the value that an individual gets from the social network. These concepts are often displayed in a social network diagram, where nodes are the points and ties are the lines.

Positive & negative impact of social network for university student

Positive impact

Facebook and Twitter are used to great benefit — sometimes Students welcome online engagement and resources

around 75% of student respondents said they’d like to do some online collaboration for class

Social media-using students were twice as likely as other students to feel well-liked by their peers and to participate in extracurricular activities

20% more of Facebook-using students (as compared to students who didn’t use Facebook) said they felt connected to their university and community.

Bangladesh prospective it is a large spare for student to learn something by foreign culture , foreign student & foreign language.

It is helpful to improve our International language(english)

Negative impact

Not only do grades and finances suffer, but students might actually end up feeling more depressed or lonely

To spent lot of time on social network as a result it is hamper his/her study.

Useually in varsity student they doing a part time job after class. So it is create provlem.

Social network always connected with each other.so it is kill our valuable time.

Sometimes it create a bad impression in our personal life.

And sometime we are involve such illegal and viollence work.

E-learning

E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process. The term will still most likely be utilized to reference out-of-classroom and in-classroom educational experiences via technology, even as advances continue in regard to devices and curriculum.

E-learning is essentially the computer and network-enabled transfer of skills and knowledge. E-learning applications and processes include Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual education opportunities and digital collaboration. Content is delivered via the Internet, intranet/extranet, audio or video tape, satellite TV, and CD-ROM. It can be self-paced or instructor-led and includes media in the form of text, image, animation, streaming video and audio.

Abbreviations like CBT (Computer-Based Training), IBT (Internet-Based Training) or WBT (Web-Based Training) have been used as synonyms to e-learning. Today one can still find these terms being used, along with variations of e-learning such as elearning, Elearning, and eLearning. The terms will be utilized throughout this article to indicate their validity under the broader terminology of E-learning.

Positive & negative impact of E-learning for university student

Positive impact

E-learning save our time. It is improve our IT base knowledge. E-learning develope our practical knowledge Studies show that eLearning can help increase student motivation,engagement and

attendence. Effective eLearning can also improve performance on core subjects and foster. Using technology teacher can access, tools that enable them to deliver customized

assessments and gain immediate feedback.

Negative impact

Most of the student are unknown about E-learning system In Bangladesh university (public&private) E-learning system is not develope E-learning system is online process so network is not available in every place Student of rural area are not aware about E-learning

It is costly for student Most f the university can’t start E-learning system for high cost

Web search engine

A web search engine is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results often referred to as SERPS, or "search engine results pages". The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories. Unlike web directories, which are maintained only by human editors, search engines also maintain real-time information by running an algorithm on a web crawler.

GOOGLE, YAHOO, BING ,AOL and many more.

Positive & negative impact of web search engine for university student

Positive impact

To search a topic and collect information easily There is no barier to search anything We gather information by search It is very helpful for varsity student to complete their task To complete term paper,assaignment we useally search

Negative impact

Though it is helpful but we are depond on it We are not follow our study book Student are calups by this And we are not use our knowledge

Summary of the Social Impact on information technology for university student

The objective of the study is to clean possible strategic and tactical concepts and practices that could apply to Bangladesh and its goal to increase its capacity.

Major Findings

The Bangladeshe consistently lags behind its Asian neighbors in development, with long-running problems such as overpopulation, political instability and natural disasters. In recent years, however, due to major reforms in its the Information Technology and IT-Enabled Services sectors of the economy have demonstrated noticeable growth.

conclution

overall IT sector is blessing of modern science.And this time it need to improve our skill.Modern technology are helpful to doing this thing.It is save our time.To compete with developed

country we have to know about E-learning,social network etc.But sometimes student are involve in illegal way such as hacking,porn video.So Goverment and BTRC also take measure step.