Influence of Social Networks amongst Undergraduates in Higher Educational Institutions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61841/04e5ba50Keywords:
WhatsApp, security, social networking, higher education, Facebook.Abstract
These days society is being mesmerized of the words “Social networks” and “socially networked individuals” respectively. The same is applicable to the university community specially undergraduates.More number of undergraduates are almost addicted to the social network tools such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn in despite of original purpose of the tools. In fact, the undergraduates have started to utilize the social networks for networking, entertainment, learning and etc. Ongoing study shows that roughly 95% of the undergraduates have been using the social networks during the academic hours or off academic hours. End user privacy is under alarming level in despite of plat forms, devices and accessibility to the internet when the social network tools are being used. Learning environment, confidentiality, privacy, motivation, ease of use, availability, effect on health, satisfaction, file sharing and storage are the major challenging factors in contemporary social networking tools and social network users, especially undergraduates must be knowing on all those characteristics for proper use of social network and to protect themselves from unwanted issues. This research work analyses the most interesting issues among popular Social Networks media and direct undergraduates to focus on their education in a proper way. Facebook is a prominent social networking tool among undergraduates though it partially contributes to the academic activities. Most students desire to use WhatsApp due to the security and user friendliness (convenient functions) comparing with other social networks. This study answers, better social network tools for educational activities in its own capacity.
Downloads
References
[1] A.-V. Anttiroiko, “Innovation in Democratic E-Governance,” Int. J. Electron. Gov. Res., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 18–36, 2010.
[2] S. N. Samsudeen and M.I.M. Kaleel, Impact of social media marketing elements on consumer-brand engagement, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems. 12(2). pp. 2263-2275, 2020.
[3] M. Szewczyk, W. Dembek, and A. Kamocki, “Response of riparian vegetation to the decrease of flooding: Narwia≈Ñski National Park, Poland,” Ecohydrol. Hydrobiol., vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 79–86, 2005.
[4] C. Greenhow, B. Robelia, and J. E. Hughes, “Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship in a Digital Age: Web
2.0 and Classroom Research: What Path Should We Take Now?,” Educ. Res., vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 246–259, 2009.
[5] M. K. Kabilan, N. Ahmad, and M. J. Z. Abidin, “Facebook: An online environment for learning of English in institutions of higher education?,” Internet High. Educ., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 179–187, 2010.
[6] M. S. S. Razeeth, R. Kariapper, P. Pirapuraj, A. C. M. Nafrees, U. M. Rishan, and S. N. Ali, “E- LEARNING AT HOME VS TRADITIONAL LEARNING AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS: A SURVEY BASED ANALYSIS,” in TRInCo 2019, 4th ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE- 2019, 2019.
[7] M. . AlJeraisy, H. Mohammad, A. Fayyoumi, and W. AlRashideh, “Web 2.0 in instruction: The effect of exchange board on understudy execution and fulfillment,” Turkish Online J. Educ. Technol., vol. 14(2), 247, 2015.
[8] A. M. Helou, “the Influence of Social Networking Sites on Students‟ Academic Performance in Malaysia,”
Int. J. Electron. Commer. Stud., vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 247–254, 2014.
[9] V. Anand, “A Study of Time Management: The Correlation between Video Game Usage and Academic Performance Markers,” CyberPsychology Behav., vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 552–559, 2007.
[10] M. R. Vanden Boogart, “Uncovering the social impacts of Facebook on a college campus,” Couns. Educ. Psychol., vol. Master of, p. 131, 2006.
[11] S.N. Samsudeen and M.M. Kaldeen, Adoption of social media marketing by tourism product suppliers: a study in eastern province of Sri Lanka, European Journal of Business and Management, 7(7). Pp. 448- 455, 2015.
[12] W. C. Jacobsen and R. Forste, “The Wired Generation: Academic and Social Outcomes of Electronic Media Use Among University Students,” Cyberpsychology, Behav. Soc. Netw., vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 275– 280, 2011.
[13] Abrahim, “Security for Mobile Agents and Platforms: Securing the Code and Protecting its Integrity,” J Inf. Tech Softw Eng, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 2175–78661, 2018.
[14] I. Claros, R. Cobos, and C. A. Collazos, “An Approach Based on Social Network Analysis Applied to a Collaborative Learning Experience,” IEEE Trans. Learn. Technol., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 190–195, 2016.
[15] C. Dwyer and S. R. Hiltz, “Trust and privacy concern within social networking sites,” Proc. Thirteen. Am. Conf. Inf. Syst., 2007.
[16] A. J. Y. Zaidieh, “The Use of Social Networking in Education: Challenges and Opportunities,” World Comput. Sci. Inf. Technol. J., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 18–21, 2012.
[17] A. M. Elkaseh, K. W. Wong, and C. C. Fung, “Perceived Ease of Use and Perceived Usefulness of Social Media for e-Learning in Libyan Higher Education: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis,” Int. J. Inf. Educ. Technol., vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 192–199, 2016.
[18] A. G. van der Vyver, B. Williams, and M. A. Marais, “Using Social Media as a Managerial Platform for an Educational Development Project: Cofimvaba,” Int. J. Inf. Educ. Technol., vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 910–913, 2015.
[19] M. R. Lavi, The Impact of IFRS on Industry, vol. 6, no. July. 2016.
[20] A. M. F. Roshan, A. C. M. Nafrees, U. L. M. Rija, and R. Kariapper, “WhatsApp usage among the
selected schools students in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka,” KALAM – Int. Res. J., vol. 12, no. 1, p. 2019, 2019.
[21] M. M. Hamad, “Using WhatsApp to Enhance Students‟ Learning of English Language „Experience to Share,‟” High. Educ. Stud., vol. 7, no. 4, p. 74, 2017.
[22] J. D. & A. Hovav, “T He I Mpact of G Lobalisation on,” Risk Manag. Insur. Rev., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 97– 121, 2003.
[23] U. Ibtehal Mahmoud Aburezeq and Fawzi Fayez Ishtaiwa Al Ain University of Science and Technology, “The Impact of WhatsApps on Interaction in an Arabic Language Teaching Course.,” Int. J. Arts Sci., vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 165–180, 2013.
[24] D. Sun et al., “Novel Silver-Containing Supramolecular Frameworks Constructed by Combination of Coordination Bonds and Supramolecular Interactions,” Inorg. Chem., vol. 42, no. 23, pp. 7512–7518, 2003.
[25] D. Nitza and Y. Roman, “WhatsApp Messaging: Achievements and Success in Academia,” Int. J. High. Educ., vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 255–261, 2016.
[26] K. Church and R. De Oliveira, “What‟s up with WhatsApp? Comparing mobile instant messaging behaviors with traditional SMS,” in MobileHCI 2013 - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, 2013, pp. 352–361.
[27] M. de Oliveira Nunes and V. F. Mayer, “Mobile technology, games and nature areas: The tourist perspective,” Tour. Manag. Stud., vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 53–58, 2014.
[28] S. Manca and M. Ranieri, “Facebook and the others. Potentials and obstacles of Social Media for teaching in higher education,” Comput. Educ., vol. 95, pp. 216–230, 2016.
[29] C. Battistella and F. Nonino, “Open innovation web-based platforms: The impact of different forms of motivation on collaboration,” Innov. Manag. Policy Pract., vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 557–575, 2012.
[30] L. Aspden and L. Thorpe, “„Where do you learn?‟ tweeting to inform learning space development,” Educ. Q., vol. 32, no. 1, 2009.
[31] H. Rheingold, “Attention, and Other 21st-Century Social Media Literacies,” Educ. Rev., vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 14–24, 2010.
[32] V. Stevens, “Trial by Twitter: The rise and slide of the year‟s most viral microblogging platform,” TESL- EJ, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1–14, 2008.
[33] E. Kassens-Noor, “Twitter as a teaching practice to enhance active and informal learning in higher education: The case of sustainable tweets,” Act. Learn. High. Educ., vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 9–21, 2012.
[34] A. Java, X. Song, T. Finin, and B. Tseng, “Why we twitter,” Proc. 9th WebKDD 1st SNA-KDD 2007 Work. Web Min. Soc. Netw. Anal. - WebKDD/SNA-KDD ’07, pp. 56–65, 2007.
[35] T. Jones and K. Cuthrell, “YouTube: Educational potentials and pitfalls,” Comput. Sch., 2011.
[36] waleda Haddady, “Social networks: from communication to the risk of social isolation,” Stud. - Alger.,
pp. 31–51, 2015.
[37] B. K. B. Fleck, L. M. Beckman, J. L. Sterns, and H. D. Hussey, “YouTube in the Classroom : Helpful Tips and Student Perceptions,” vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 21–37, 2014.
[38] R. A. Ghoneim, “YouTube in reference to production of scientific and academic citation: an exploratory study analytical,” Int. J. Libr. Inf. Sci., vol. 2(3), 2015.
[39] I. Jung and Y. Lee, “Innovations in Education and Teaching International YouTube acceptance by university educators and students : a cross- cultural perspective,” no. May 2015, pp. 37–41.
[40] F. A. Othman, “YouTube as Engagement and Learning Tool in Higher Education Society,” J. Fundam. Appl. Sci., vol. 10, pp. 137–142, 2018.
[41] Blackwell and Tom, “"As media coverage of suicides becomes more common, debate rages over whether that is a positive change,” Natl. Post., 2014.
[42] P. de Bérail, M. Guillon, and C. Bungener, “The relations between YouTube addiction, social anxiety and parasocial relationships with YouTubers: A moderated-mediation model based on a cognitive-behavioral framework,” Comput. Human Behav., vol. 99, pp. 190–204, Oct. 2019.
[43] N. Rastogi and J. Hendler, “WhatsApp security and role of metadata in preserving privacy,” in
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, ICCWS 2017, 2017.
[44] Metz and Cade, “„Forget Apple vs. the FBI: WhatsApp Just Switched on Encryption for a Billion People‟. Wired. Condé Nast,” 2016.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
