The Effect of Social Networking Sites on Students' Academic Performance in Girne American University, North Cyprus By NAPOLEON, EGEDEGBE Abstract: Social network is a platform for people share their ideals, to meet new friends and to reconnect with old friends. Social networking sites offer people new and varied ways to communicate via the internet, whether through their PC or their mobile phone. Examples include MySpace, Facebook, Skype etec. They allow people to easily and simply create
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THE SOCIAL EFFECTS OF FACEBOOK ON FEMALES OF ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA A CASE STUDY OF MAIN CAMPUS, MBALE BY ANGAIKA SYMPATHY 113-023051-09596 A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A BACHELORS DEGREE IN MASS COMMUNICATION OF ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA JULY 2016 GLOSSARY Acquaintances - A
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An Investigation of SNS Usage and Its Impact on Studying Habits and Academic Performance of University Students Ishfaq Ahmed Corresponding author Lecturer, Hailey College of Commerce University of the Punjab, Lahore E-mail: ishfakahmed@gmail.com Muhammad Amir Lecturer, Hailey College of Commerce University of the Punjab, Lahore Tehmina Fiaz Qazi Research Scholar (M.Com), Hailey College of Commerce University of the Punjab, Lahore Shaista Jabeen Research Scholar (M.Com), Hailey College
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emerging before our eyes and undeniably, it takes a vital part to people’s lives of today. One evidence on this is the development of social media. Social media can be defined as the relationships that exist between network of people. Over the last few years, the online population grows exponentially with the easy access to the internet. With the evolution of social media, it changes the way one communicates and how one finds and shares personal information, exchanges ideas, feelings, photos and videos
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Frequency of Tardiness and Academic Performance On Grade Nine Students In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In Science, Math and English IV Submitted by: Dagala, Aaron Christian C. Elizaga, Maria Isabel A. Ibag, Bernadine E. Roslinda, Karl Angelo J. Soriano, Czashka Rheyshyl Submitted to: Mr. Rogelio D. Rasay III MAT-MATH Ms. Hasmin M. Macatabang MA-Ed Mr. Arcel Joseph C. Amoguis CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION “Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces
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Marketing – Digital Economy module, 2010, Level 5 |Keywords:Social Network Sites, Facebook, Student Usage, Implications | Introduction This paper focuses upon the use of social network sites by students, and the affect they have on education and the personal life of users. The majority of the study will be focusing on the use of Facebook, as it is the most popular and well known social network site available, however other
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Journal of Education and Practice ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol.5, No.6, 2014 www.iiste.org The Impact of Whatsapp Messenger Usage on Students Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana Johnson Yeboah (Lecturer)*,George Dominic Ewur (Lecturer) School of Business, Marketing Department, Takoradi Polytechnic, P.O box 256, Takoradi, Ghana Email:gastybg@yahoo.com Abstract The perceived high level of usage of social networking applications amongst students of tertiary institutions
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diverse world of people from different cultures around the globe and would never have met in a lifetime. The proliferation of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter has enabled children and youth to express themselves and make new beneficial connections quickly. It seem appropriate therefore to mention in few lines about how I personally feel about social media and what it has done for me. I definitely love being in my own space most of the time, within my own space, and alone
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people share their ideals, to meet new friends and to reconnect with old friends. Social networking sites offer people new and varied ways to communicate via the internet, whether through their PC or their mobile phone. Examples include MySpace, Facebook, Skype etec. They allow people to easily and simply create their own online page or profile and to construct and display an online network of contacts, often called ‘friends’. Users of these sites can communicate via their profile both with their
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spending a lot of their time in social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and other social networking services while spending less time on their studies. This occurring incident aroused us to look into social networking sites and how they affect the student’s academic performance. In this study, the researchers will review how social networking sites might affect the productivity of students. Social Network is one of the reasons affecting the student’s productivity in school. Because
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