BEL 422 – REPORT WRITING

‘SOCIAL NETWORKING’

PRESENT BY :

ARIFAH ANIS SALIMI2008401172ATIFAH ABDUL ZALI2008401174FARAH WAHIDAH PATHIA SAKTI MANURUNG2008401176NURUL NAJIHA ABDUL MUTALIB2008401182

INTRODUCTION

Background of study

•A social structure made of nodes

•Types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, financial

•Exchange, dislike, social relationships, or relationships of beliefs,

knowledge or prestige.

• A social network is a map of all of the relevant ties between

the nodes being studied.

• The network can also be used to determine the social capital

of individual actors.

Statement of the Problem

• Social networking has advantages and

disadvantages.

• Social networking become popular in 2000 until now.

• More students become heavily dependent on its

functions without knowing or realizing the possible

effects or dangerous that it could bring to them.

Purpose of Study

• The advantages and disadvantages of using social

networking

• Causes and effects of using social networking

• To inform the percentages of people using the social

networking

• To find out the types of social networking using by them.

Objectives of the Study

•To identify the advantages and disadvantages of social

networking.

•To identify causes effects of social networking.

•To identify the percentage of students and staff using social

networking.

•To identify the types of social networking used by students

and staff.

Research Questions

- To find out the type of social networking used by students

and staffs.

- To explore the advantages and disadvantages of social

networking.

- To find out the places, times and benefits of using social

networking.

- To find out the causes effects of social networking.

Significance of the Study

To find out the type of social networking, to explore the purpose of using

social networking, to indicate the place, times, and benefit of using social

networking, and to find out bad experience of social networking.

Scope of Study

- To fulfill the report requirement

- The respondents, who were from Faculty of Architecture, Planning

and Surveying, UITM Shah Alam

- The data collected via questionnaire were distributed from August

2009.

- The respondents include the students and staff of FSPU

RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY

Introduction

The main purpose of the research is to establish the reasons

respondent using social networking among students and staff

in FSPU, UITM Shah Alam. Data for the research was

collected through questionnaire and observation.

Research Instrument - Quantitative research methodology

Qualitative research methodology

Observation.

- Obtaining the frequency in using social networking

- Purpose for using social networking among selected

respondents.

Respondents of Study

- Students and staffs in FSPU, UITM Shah Alam.

- In August 2009, a total of 30 questionnaires were

distributed to students at different faculties of the university.

- A total of 25 students from FSPU students, 5 students

from FSPU staffs.

Research Procedure

25 students were involved in the pilot study chosen at

random at various places of the university.

The questionnaires were distributed.

Initial questionnaire was given to them.

Observe the respondents’ use of social networking.

Data Analysis

Data were entered into the computer using software.

Presented through frequency counts and other descriptive statistics.

The observation were transcribed, analysed and tabulated in tables.

FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

Question 3 – registered users of social networking sites

- 100 percent were registered users which is the students and

staffs

- They taught that communicating through social networking

sites is more efficient in exchanging information among the

social networking community

Question 4 – the type of social networking sites

Question 5-10 - The Importance of Social Networking

Question 11 –The usual places respondents go online

Question 12 – the times do respondents online per day

Question 13 – the suitable time to be online

Question 15 – bad experience using social networking

• The present findings seem to be consistent with other

research that users of social networking adopt different tactic

in managing trust and identity while communicating with

other users in the same social networking sites

Question 16 – the type of bad experience

Question 17 – chances of being cheated

• Most of the social networking users do not being through

revealing their personal details

• Users only know the username not the real name

• Users are advised to not reveal any personal information

related to password or pin number to others no matter in

what condition

Question 18-19 – respondents’ opinions on social networking usage

CONCLUSION• Female users were higher than male users.

• Yahoo Messenger was the top ranking of social networking

sites.

• They use social networking for :

- To communicate among their friends

- Exchange opinion, information, studies and assignments thru social

networking

- Promote internet base business to gain extra income

- To kill time

- Promote or introduce themselves to the community

RECOMMENDATION • Other service provider (social networking sites) need to

provide good services and improve their promotional strategy

if they want to compete with Yahoo Messenger.

• Students should beware of the community of social

networking sites and not to trust easily.

• Service provider should promote new minor services that

would be of interest to student to attract more customers.