usage of internet among kmc students(report writing in group)
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KEDAH MATRICULATION COLLEGE
USAGE OF THE INTERNET AMONG
KEDAH MATRICULATION COLLEGES STUDENTS
To be submitted to:
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Group members names and Matriculation numbers:
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3. ................................................................. ........................................
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Tuturial Group:......................
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to express the deepest appreciation to people who helped and supported us
during the completion of this report.
First of all, we want to thank to our English lecturer, ...........................................................
for her comment, advice and guidance from time to time during the making this project.
We would not forget to our most dedicated and cooperative respondents. We feel very
grateful to all Kedah Matriculation Colleges students who are willingly giving their times to
answer the questions from our questionnaire and also give us priceless information.
There were many hardships and challenges we faced during the process of finishing the
report. However, we succeed in overcome those problems in the end process with the help of the
others.
Lastly, we would sincerely give our gratitude to our parents, family members and friends
for their ideas, finance support and encouragement.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
No. Items Pages
1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATION 34. CHAPTER 1.0 INTRODUCTION 4-7
5. CHAPTER 2.0 METHODOLOGY 8
6. CHAPTER 3.0 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 9-11
7. CHAPTER 4.0 CONCLUSION
4.1 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
12
13
8. REFERENCES / BIBLIOGRAPHY 14
9. APPENDIX 15-21
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATION
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CHAPTER 1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
Internet, the globally recognized innovation is the one of the greatest advancement in the
world of information technology and has become a vital instrument that has constructed the
virtual link around the globe. The Internet is widely used for many purposes by the people
nowadays, including the college students.
A handful of researches regarding on the patterns of usage of Internet by the students
have been published in recent years. Previously, Scherer (1997) investigated the pattern of
Internet usage among 531 students using questionnaires at the University of Texas, a large public
university. Students were classified into dependent or nondependent Internet users. The author
found that 73% of the students accessed the Internet at least once a week,14% of them accessed
the Internet more than once a week while 13% of them which reported that they believed their
Internet usage to be excessive and significantly interfered with their personal functioning.
Next, Davis et al. (1999) used a questionnaire to compare the Internet usage at private
liberal arts university and a public state university. The private liberal arts university group
consisted of 184 undergraduate students while 349 undergraduate students participated at the
public state university. The outcomes indicated that while 91% of students on both campuses had
Internet access, students were reported for extensive use (defined as greater than 25 hours per
week) at the public institution. Students who abused the Internet admitted that it interfered their
work, school and interpersonal relationships. The authors concluded that it is possible that small,
private liberal arts universities stress learning and educational experiences more than larger
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public universities, thereby making it less likely for students to spend time engaged in other
activities, especially to surf the Internet.
Keith J. Anderson (2001) studied 1302 college students from seven colleges in the
northeastern U.S. and one in Ireland using a 69-questions survey. 224 respondents indicate that
they did not use the Internet and so were not used in the analyses. The results indicated that on
average, students spent about 100 minutes per day using the Internet, mostly for checking the
e-mail. The results also showed that 9.8% of the students were Internet dependents, which spent
significantly more time online each day (averaging 229 minutes per day as compared to 73
minutes per day for nondependent).
Kedah Matriculation College, which situated at the developing Changlun town, Kedah
has provided the Internet access for more than 2000 Malaysian students. The students are
allowed to bring their own gadgets to use the free WIFI facilities provided by the college. Thus,
Internet usage can also influence the life of the students as the other Internet users in the world.
1.2 DEFINITION
Based on the Merriam-Webster (2012), Internet is an electronic communications network
that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world. It
provides an environment in which millions of people participate and engage in the creation and
exchange of information. (Rose & Fernlund, 1997)
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Usage of Internet among Kedah Matriculation Colleges students can be described as the
ways on how the Kedah Matriculation Colleges students benefit the Internet facility for their
academic and daily routine.
1.3 RATIONAL / PURPOSE
There has been an impact or influence of the Internet among the students of Kedah
Matriculation College. The usage of Internet is very wide and it is impeccable to see these
students without the Internet.
The research on the usage of Internet among Kedah Matriculation Colleges students can
be the benchmark identify whether the students are couped in the mainstream of latest
knowledge of modern invention or technology, like Internet. It is very vital for us to study the
benefits and also the side effect of the Internet. Moreover, this research can give an awareness
of the student about the appropriate usage of Internet and also reflect their satisfaction about the
WIFI services provided by the college.
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1.4 OBJECTIVE
1. To determine the pros and cons of the Internet usage among the Kedah Matriculation
Colleges students.
The students would share their opinion on the benefits and negative consequence
of Internet.
2. To analyse about the popularity of various kind of websites visited by the students.
The types of websites which are preferable by the students can be determined.
3. To investigate how the students use Internet for studies.
We can track how the students benefit the use of Internet in order to achieve
better academic performance.
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CHAPTER 2.0 METHODOLOGY
2.1 SUBJECTS
The questionnaires were distributed to 50 Kedah Matriculation Colleges students which
age among 19-20 years old, both female and male, from various races and all of the module
provided in Kedah Matriculation College, which are Module 1, Module 2, Module 3 and
Accountancy Module.
2.2 INSTRUMENT
The questionnaire consists of 10 questions and it is divided into Part A and Part B. Part A
is mainly about demographic background such as gender, module, and PSPM 1 result. While in
Part B, the respondents are required to answer 10 questions regarding to the objectives of this
research. The data collected is then analysed.
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CHAPTER 3.0 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
Part 1
Figure 1 shows that the number of respondents by module. 60%(30) respondents were
from Module 1, 10%(5) respondents were from Module 2, 14%(7) respondents were from
Module 3 and 16%(8) respondents were from Accountancy Module. (Refer to Appendix 2)
Figure 2 shows the number of respondents by gender. 60%(30) respondent were male
whereas the other 40%(20) were female. (Refer to Appendix 3)
Figure 3 shows the number of respondents based on their PSPM 1 result. 20%(10)
respondents obtained pointer below 3.0, 34%(17) got the pointer of 3.0 until 3.5 while 46%(23)
got the pointer above 3.5 (Refer to Appendix 4).
Part 2
Figure 4 depicts whether the respondents like to surf the Internet or not. 96%(48) or
majority of the respondents like to surf Internet but the remaining 4%(2) respondents did not like
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it. This may be due to the variety of Internet facilities provided in the college and easy access of
Internet such as WIFI or broadband. (Refer to Appendix 5)
Figure 4 clarifies the respondent`s satisfaction on the WIFI condition provided by Kedah
Matriculation College. 16%(8) respondents did satisfied with the WIFI condition but the
84%(42) respondents did not. This outcome is possibly due to the lack or low quality of security,
privacy and speed of Internet connection of the WIFI. (Refer to Appendix 5)
Figure 4 illustrate whether the respondents feel that the Internet can boost their academic
performance. 78%(39) respondents agreed that Internet help to increase their academic
performance although the other 22%(11) disagreed with the statement. This may be caused by
the unlimited learning material and interactive learning method provided by Internet. (Refer to
Appendix 5)
Figure 4 depicts whether the respondents feel that the Internet can make the
communication easier. 92%(46) respondents agreed with that while 8%(4) respondents
disagreed. This may possibly due to the abundance of social network websites that offer
unlimited access to communicate with everybody even in far distances. (Refer to Appendix 5)
Figure 4 shows whether the respondents feel that students should get freedom to surf the
Internet without Kedah Matriculation College interval. 90%(45) respondents agreed with the
statement while the remaining 10%(5) disagreed. This may be due to limited contents that can be
browsed by the students. (Refer to Appendix 5)
Figure 5 traces the devices used by the respondents for Internet surfing. 22%(14)
respondents used computer, 40%(26) of them used notebook, 5%(3) used tablet and another
33%(21) used mobile phone or smartphone. The high usage of notebook to browse Internet
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indicates that they are capable to possess the electronic gadgets at affordable prices. (Refer to
Appendix 6)
Figure 6 shows the time spent by respondents to surf Internet per day. 38%(19) of them
spent less than 3 hour per day to surf Internet whereas 62%(31) of them spent more than 3 hour
per day. This may be due to the addictive of Internet among students. (Refer to Appendix 7)
Figure 7 shows the type of website frequently visited by the respondents. 31%(41)
respondents visited social network sites, 8%(10) visited sport sites, 11%(15) visited education
sites, 14%(18) visited media streaming sites,11%(15) visited file sharing sites, 3 %(4) visited
shopping sites, 20%(26) visited entertainment sites and 2%(3) visited others. The most frequent
visit to social network sites may be due to the interactive applications of the social network sites
and easier to keep in touch with friends. (Refer to Appendix 8)
Figure 8 shows the way of the respondents benefit the Internet for academic purpose.
54%(36) respondents used Internet for finding online references, 6%(4) respondents joined
online tutor or tuition while 40%(27) searched for answer of questions about certain subject. This
may be due to the variety of online references that can be obtained from all over the world by
Internet. (Refer to Appendix 9)
Figure 9 indicates the most preferable website chosen by respondents. 36%(18)
respondents preferred Facebook, 30%(15) preferred YouTube, 2%(1) preferred iTunes, 20%(10)
preferred Wikipedia, 4%(2) preferred Instagram and 8%(4) preferred others. This may be due to
their habits to keep interact with friends even not in face-to-face. (Refer to Appendix 10)
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CHAPTER 4.0 CONCLUSION
4.1 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
From our research, it can be concluded that:
1) majority of the students prefer to use the Internet to do various of tasks.
2) most students feel unsatisfied with the poor condition of the WIFI provided by the college
which is less secure, less privacy and slow to connect to the Internet server.
3) most students think that Internet helps to boost their academic performance and ease their
communication since the Internet provides the numerous resources for knowledge and creates
virtual link around the world.
4) most students want to get wider choice of browsing the web without interfered by the college.
5) most students are capable to possess the affordable notebook and also mobile phone to surf the
Internet.
6) most students spend time on social network websites, like Facebook, Twitter and Myspace to
chat and share their story with friends.
7) most students use Internet to find additional references of certain subject.
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4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
From our research, it is recommended that :
1) the Kedah Matriculation College can upgrade the quality of the WIFI so that the students can
use the facilities with ease.
2) the students are given the opportunity to surf internet without being blocked by Kedah
Matriculation College so that the students can have wider variety of webpage to browse.
3) the Kedah Matriculation College provides an Internet centre that allows all students,
especially to those who do not possess any gadget for Internet surfing to get the opportunity to
surf Internet.
4) the students is given the guideline to spend their time wisely between academics and
entertainment when on the Internet.
5) the students are given a special education about the online etiquette so that the students will
use the Internet correctly and be aware of online threat.
6) the college can provide a special online access for the students to get in touch with the other
students or lecturers for educational purpose.
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REFERENCES / BIBLIOGRAPHY
1) Ahmad, B. (2010)Before Email, IM and Facebook: 3 Communication Technologies the
Internet is Displacing. Accessed 19th February 2013 from
http://www.techmaish.com/before-email-im-and-facebook-3-communication-
technologies-the-internet-is-displacing.
2) Anderson, Keith J.(2000) Internet Use Among College Students: An Exploratory Study
article from Journal Of American College Health, Vol 50, No. 1
3) Davis et al. (1999)Internet Use at Private Institution and Public Institution
4) Hiltz, S.R. and Turoff, M.(1994). The network nation: human communication via
computer. Massachusetts: MIT Press
5) http://www.merriam-webster.com/internet
6) Nayab. N. (2010) Exploring how technology has change communication. Accessed 19th
February 2013 from http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-
management/articles/79052.aspx
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7) Teck, S.H. and Lai, Y. L. (2011)An Empirical Analysis of Pre-university Students ICT
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THE USAGE OF INTERNET AMONG KMCS STUDENTS
Please tick () in the boxes distributed with the questions.
Module: 1 2 3 Accountancy
Gender: Male Female
PSPM 1 result: < 3.0 3.0 - 3.5 > 3.5
1. Do you like to surf Internet? Yes No
2. Are you satisfied with the condition (privacy, safety, speed, etc)
of WIFI in KMC? Yes No
3. Do you think that Internet can increase your academic performance? Yes No
4. Do you think that Internet can make the communication easier? Yes No
5. Student should be given freedom to surf Internet without being
blocked by KMC. Do you agree? Yes No
6. What device(s) did you use to surf Internet?
Computer Notebook Tablet Mobile phone/Smartphone
PART A
PART B
APPENDIX 1
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7. How long do you surfing the Internet in 1 day?
< 3 hours > 3 hours
8. Which kind of website(s) do you always visited?
Social network Sport Education Media streaming
File sharing Shopping Entertainment (Gaming, Humour, etc)
Other:_____________________
9. How do you use internet for study?
Find reference Online tutor/tuition Find answers for questions
10. What is your MOST preferable website?
Facebook YouTube iTunes Wikipedia
Instagram Other:__________________
APPENDIX 2
Figure 1 : Module of respondents
APPENDIX 3
Module:
(30)
(5)
(7)
(8)
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Figure 2 : Gender of respondents
APPENDIX 4
Figure 3 : PSPM 1 results of respondents
(30)
(20)
Gender:
(10)
(23)
PSPM 1 result:
(17)
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APPENDIX 5
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Figure 4 : Option of respondents
APPENDIX 6
Option:
(48) (2)
(5)(45)
(4)(46)
(8)
(39) (11)
(42)
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Figure 5 : Device used by the respondents to surf Internet
APPENDIX 7
Figure 6 : Time spent by respondents to surf Internet per day
APPENDIX 8
Device:
(26)
(3)
(21)(14)
(31)
(19)
Duration:
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Figure 7 : Types of websites visited by respondents
APPENDIX 9
Figure 8 : Usage of Internet for academic purpose by respondents
APPENDIX 10
Types of websites:
(10)
(41)
Purpose:
(36)
(4)
(27)
(15)(18)
(15)
(4)
(26)
(3)
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Figure 9 : Preferable websites chosen by respondents
(10)
(1)
(18)
(15)
(2)
(4)
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