edu. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ CONSUMPTION PATTERNS A thesis submitted to The Graduate College of Marshall University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Communication Studies by Whitney Sue Thoene Approved by Stephen D. Cooper, Ph.D., Committee Chairperson Barbara J. Tarter, Ph.D. Cynthia B. Torppa, Ph.D. Marshall University May 2012 Dedication This thesis is dedicated to my beloved family. To my parents, Dale
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EFFECTS OF FACEBOOK ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS In partial fulfilment of the requirements in Social Studies 4117 Research in Social Studies Cydrick B. Andaya (BSEd-IV) Researcher Ms. Celia Gatacilo Research Adviser CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Facebook, otherwise known as FB, is the largest online social networking site in the world with 1.15 billion users all over the world, 757 million of which checks their Facebook account daily
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outlines the background of this study that offers an insight on the Facebook phenomenon and how they are used by brands as one of their main marketing channel especially by food and beverage companies. It also describes on how it changes the way we communicate with one another and how it can have an impact on brands. The chapter further presents the problem statement of the study, research objectives, research questions and the significance of study. 1.2 Background of study As the world is moving in
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(IJERA) ISSN: 2248-9622 www.ijera.com Vol. 2, Issue 4, July-August 2012, pp.788-797 A survey on Facebook and Academic Performance in Nigeria Universities. Dr P.M. Ogedebe, J.A.Emmanuel, Y.Musa Dept. of Computer Science Bingham University, Nigeria Abstract This paper test students’ facebook usage and their academic performance. The paper was also intended to find how pervasive the use of facebook by University students plays a role in their academic success. A 20 question questionnaire was designed
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Effects of Facebook to Student's Academic Performance In: People Effects of Facebook to Student's Academic Performance Calamba City Science High School Chipeco Avenue, Brgy. 3, Calamba City EFFECTS OF FACEBOOK TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Ana Beatrice S. Del Rosario Hans Alfred B. Alib Allaina Marie A. Narvacan Ivan Kelly Gajes Jebril Czar Macanas Jhelsey Joyce E. Pareja Feb.14, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ------------------------------------------------------1 Introduction
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Thailand and will highlight whether Socio Demographic factors such as age, gender, level of education and marital status influence Social media addiction. The respondents for the study will be chosen through non probability – convenience sampling and the research will focus on only quantitative approach. Lastly, the research study will also attempt to illustrate whether there is a relationship between Social media addiction and Human interaction and Mental health. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Thesis would
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CHAPTER I RATIONALE OF THE STUDY Introduction Social Network is the most common network used by people having an internet connection. This is also the most widely used networking site in internet. This networking site is used for informing others and recreation. In this generation students can prove that social networking is the reason why high percentage rate of people can be identified. One of the social networking sites is Facebook. It has a lot of aspects and features that can help people
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UMass Boston Honors Thesis Program in the College of Management College of Management 12-1-2011 Facebook Addiction: Factors Influencing an Individual's Addiction Erica Sherman University of Massachusetts Boston Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/management_hontheses Part of the Marketing Commons Recommended Citation Sherman, Erica, "Facebook Addiction: Factors Influencing an Individual's Addiction" (2011). Honors Thesis Program in the College of
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#1 Dissecting a Research Article Name: Jonathan Sykes Homework 1: The components of sociological research and the empirical research report. Article: Zhao, Shanyang, Sherri Grasmuck and Jason Martin. 2008. “Identity Construction on Facebook: Digital Empowerment in Anchored Relationships.” Computers in Human Behavior 24: 1816-1836. The main objective of this assignment is to familiarize you with the format of scholarly, empirical research papers. The format that the authors’ followed
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Chapter 1-The problems and its background 1.1Introduction 1.2Background of the study 1.3 Significance of the study CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND 1.1 Introduction Social media affects every individual especially for teenagers, whether it might be good or bad. But what does social media mean? It is internet-based software and interfaces that allow individuals to interact with one another, exchanging details about their lives such as biographical data, professional information, personal
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