Research ReportOn

“Students’ Attitudes towards usage

of Internet: A study on Stamford

University Bangladesh”

Prepared by

Talha Ibne Reza

ID No. JRN 043 05326

Department of Journalism & Media Studies

Stamford University Banglades

Prepared for

Nandita Tabassum

Senior Lecturer

Department of Journalism & Media Studies

Stamford University Bangladesh

Date of Submission: 04.08.2013

Letter of Transmittal

August 04, 2013

Mrs. Nandita Tabassum

Senior Lecturer

Department of Journalism & Media Studies

Stamford University Bangladesh

Subject: To Approve the Research on “Students’ Attitudes

towards usage of Internet: A study on Stamford University

Bangladesh”

Dear Madam,

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity of

doing the research on “Students’ Attitudes towards usage of

Internet: A study on Stamford University Bangladesh” and to

prepare the Report on the topic. This task has been given me

the opportunity to explore one of the most important aspect

of the adult generation in today’s world. The report

contains a comprehensive study on the field of internet

usage, addiction and major resolution. It was a great

pleasure for me to have the opportunity to work on the

above-mentioned subject. I will be committed to do my best

come-out with a good proposal.

Would you please approve my proposal of preparing research

report and oblige me thereby.

Thank you,

Sincerely yours,

Talha Ibne Reza

ID No. JRN 043 05326

Department of Journalism & Media Studies

Stamford University Bangladesh

Acknowledgement

I am heartily thankful and like to acknowledge my

teacher, Mrs. Nandita Tabassum, (Senior Lecturer, Department

of Journalism & Media Studies) whose encouragement, guidance

and support from the initial to the final level enabled me

to develop an awe-inspiring research report on “Students’

Attitudes towards usage of Internet: A study on Stamford

University Bangladesh”.

I also like to recognize Mr. Mosharraf Hossain,

(Associate Professor) and Mr. Zahedur Rahman Arman,

(Lecturer) who provide me information to inclusive my

report.

Lastly, I offer my regards and blessings to all of those who

supported me providing data and participating in the

research in any respect during the completion of the report.

Summery of the Study

This study has been done for indicating the

student’s tendency of internet browsing at Stamford

University Bangladesh. Study operates with some specific

objectivity. Mode of internet browsing, reason of browsing &

duration of browsing are the most important matter of those

objectives. Method of this study is questionier survey

system. For sampling we select 30 students from journalism

department, who browse internet on the basis of Simple

Random Sampling.

After completing the research we can say, all the

students are browsing internet continuously, they spent

minimum one hour to more than five hours daily. We found in

the study, maximum students use internet at night.

Some important matter comes out from the study,

those are: the main reason of internet browsing of students

is Facebooking. The second reason is data collecting as well

as newspaper reading. Beside this, they also browse internet

for chatting, gaming, shopping purposes. Mid night is the

common choice for students.

We also found that, most of the students are using internet

in their homes and they basically use broadband internet for

it’s little bit low tariff than other services.

Table of Contents

Page no.

Letter of Transmittal………………………………………………………… 01

Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………… 02

Summery of the Study………………………………………………………. 03

Chapter 01:

1.1- Introduction……………………………………………………………... 06

1.2- Background of the study………………………………………………… 06

1.3- Operational Definition…………………………………………………… 07

1.4- Purposes of the Study……………………………………………………. 09

1.5- Importance of the Study…………………………………………………. 09

Chapter 02:

Review of Literature…………………………………………………………. 11

Chapter 03:

3.1- Research Methodology…………………………………………………... 18

3.2- Population Research & Sampling………………………………………..

18

3.3- Data Analysis & Presentation……………………………………………. 19

3.4- Research Questions………………………………………………………. 19

3.5- Area of Research………………………………………………………… 19

3.6- Duration of the Study……………………………………………………. 19

Chapter 04:

Data Presentation & Result Analysis………………………………………….

20

Discussion on findings & Recommendations…………………………………

26

Chapter 05:

Problems & Limitations of the Study………………………………………….

27

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………….. 27

Questionnaire…………………………………………………………………. 28

Bibliography………………………………………………………………….. 30

Chapter 01:

1.1- Introduction

1.2- Background of the study

1.3- Operational Definition

1.4- Purposes of the Study

1.5- Importance of the Study

Chapter 01:

1.1- Introduction:

In the drive in higher education to promote the

use of information & communications technologies (ICT), the

rolke of the internet can not be over emphasized. The

internet provides scientists, lecturers and students, access

to non-traditional sources of information. It is becoming

more and more convenient to access the internet even thogh

the history of the internet is not that old even in

developed countries. The people of Bangladesh had to remain

in the dark about it for a long time because of the non-

availability of the service in this part of the globe.

The main obstacle to start the service was to

have data circuits to a suitable overseas location. However

in this condition a few young talents started dial-up email

service and made it commercially available for public use.

In late 1995 the govt. of Bangladesh invited applications to

subscribe the VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) data

circuits. On June 4, 1996, the VSAT base data circuit was

commissioned for the first time in the country. Upon VSAT

commissioning, internet connectivity was established and

it’s services were made available to the public.

After internet was launched, the June, 1996

National polls results were made available to the citizens

of the world using Worl Wide Web (WWW). This was the first

ever usage event of its kind in Bangladesh. The effort was

appreciated in many corners especially among the

Bangladeshis living abroad. (1)

Internet has changed the methods for acssesing

and using information and research activities. It has

introduced new concepts of the teaching process and is

recasting the roles played by the participants of the

educational process. Therefore, it is important to realize

the perspectives of students about internet and this study

aims at generating information on use of the internet by

students of Stamford University Bangladesh.

1.2- Background of the study

The Internet has become universal to our way of

life; it’s everywhere, and so common that we only notice it

when it’s not available. But what is this puzzling Internet,

and what are its pros and cons? Some of the Internet’s

strengths are also its greatest weaknesses. The biggest

Internet benefit touted by proponents is that it’s available

to anyone. Even if you don’t have Internet access yourself,

you can go to most public libraries and log on there. Of

course, since anyone can take a trip into cyberspace, people

who have less-than-pure intentions are out on the World Wide

Web along with the rest of us.

Yet information and communication are two of

the Internet’s biggest advantages, and those advantages are

distinctive. Information can be shared across computers,

localities, time zones, and countries. Communication can

happen via e-mail, Instant Messaging, or file sharing. Even

telephone calls can now travel via the Internet, in a

process known as VOIP. Dating and online gambling, including

blackjack and poker, are two very popular diversions on the

Internet. However, the Internet has a dark side. It can be

anonymous, or almost so, if you know how to cover your cyber

address. This anonymity tempts people to do things they

normally wouldn’t do in real life. Pornography sites have

sprung up, some disguised as legitimate websites. There are

also threats to your computer and your personal information

out in cyberspace. But with proper precautions, your

Internet experience can be very enriching, and you’ll soon

discover that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

And my research’s goal is to find the collision or impact of

internet on adults and how they using the net and getting

benefited or indulging.

1.3- Operational Definition:

“Students’ Attitudes towards usage of Internet: A study on

Stamford University Bangladesh”

This study was designed to examine students’

attitudes towards Internet and to realize their tendencies

based on gender, education level of their mothers and

fathers, having computer at their homes, having internet

connection at home and student’s educational status.

Independent and dependent variables in this study were used

as follows:

Student’s means –

The student of Stamford University Bangladesh. Where 100

students will come from three different (BBA, Journalism &

English) departments of this university to help my research.

Student’s attitude means –

Student’s opinion about the usage of internet like

following:

1- Internet provides easy life.

2- Internet is a fastest way to reach knowledge.

3- Internet is a digital place that creates close

relationship among societies.

4- Internet provides endless freedom to people.

5- Having friends in internet is temporary.

6- Internet causes to be far away from real life.

7- Internet includes unnecessary, non-useful knowledge.

8- Internet causes destroyed times & societies.

9- Internet creates addiction.

10- Internet creates cultural dilemma.

Internet means –

The Internet is a global system of

interconnected computer networks that use the

standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several

billion users worldwide. It is a network of networks that

consists of millions of private, public, academic, business,

and government networks, of local to global scope, that are

linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical

networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive

range of information resources and services, such as the

inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW)

and the infrastructure to support email. (2)

Stamford University of Bangladesh means –

Stamford University Bangladesh is a private

university in Bangladesh. It was established in 1994 by the

Private University Act. Previously it was known as a

Stamford college group, later it was upgraded as private

university of Bangladesh in 2002 and appeared as Stamford

University Bangladesh. It is also having the highest number

of students (around 26000) among the private universities in

Bangladesh. The university belongs to Stamford University &

College Group, which has 160 campuses in Asia,

Europe, Africa, Australia and America. Stamford University

is the first ISO certified university in Bangladesh. The

slogan of this university is “we bring out the best”. (3)

1.4- Purposes of the Study

This research aims to find –

□ Reason of internet browsing

□ Frequency of using internet according to their age level.

□ How much adults being productive and interactive using

internet.

□ How much they are getting addicted belongs to the net.

□ How much they are being benefited using internet.

□ Duration of their internet browsing

1.5- Importance of the Study

To find out the whole attitudes towards internet and its

services.

Chapter 02:

Review of Literature

Chapter 02:

Review of Literature

Since 1996, many studies have examined on the

use of Internet and its impact exploring the relationships

among heavy Internet use, social-psychological factors, and

computer related factors. The use of the Internet in home,

cyber-café and university campuses has increased

dramatically in recent years. Whereas the academic use of

the Internet is primarily intended for learning and

research, the Internet has also become a foremost part of

student life.

Research indicates that maladaptive patterns of Internet use

constitute behavioral addiction. Researchers mainly studied

on-

01. Achievement on study.

02. Interaction with friends and teachers.

03. Relationships.

04. Self-actualization and the performance of self.

05. Sexuality.

06. Internet addiction and attitudes toward computers.

07. Related problems of Internet users.

08. Gender differences in Internet.

09. Using internet and social-psychological factors.

10. Using internet for learning.

Studies on Internet addiction originated in

the United States by Dr. Kimberly Young, who presented the

first research on Internet in 1996-2001. At the American

Psychological Association’s annual conference held in

Toronto in her paper “Internet Addiction: The Emergence of a

New Disorder”. Since then, studies have documented Internet

addiction in a growing number of countries such as Italy,

Pakistan, Iran, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Reports

also indicate that Internet addiction has become a serious

public health concern in China, Korea, and Taiwan. Treatment

centers have emerged across the US and abroad. Another thing

like, British scientists from Leeds University recently

completed a study that indicated there is a bond between

excessive internet use and depression. They found "striking"

evidence that people using a crap load of the internet often

"replace real-life social interaction with online chat rooms

and social networking sites." Her research was on the

addiction of internet and how a person can be addicted by

internet. She mentioned it as a mental disorder and gave a

solution; she also invented “Internet Addiction Test” mainly

for the young generation and adults. (4)

Another study on Internet disorder by Dr. Ivan

Goldberg shows the symptoms of Internet addiction. From his

research we may know that what the symptoms of internet

addiction are and how adults get habituated with the

internet. In the boffins’ study (held 2001) was apparently the

major on such a large scale, analyzing over 1,300 people

from ages 16 to 51 to escalate how despondent in the dumps

they were simultaneous to their practice of the internet.

1.2% was deemed "internet addicted," (twice the rate of

gambling addiction in the UK) and spent way more time

looking at porn, playing videogames online, and visiting

online communities than the rest. They also had a higher

incidence of moderate to severe depression than normal

users. They are not using their efforts in the productive

terms. The Internet Penetration by World region that in

North America internet is looks huge, about 69% and lowest

position is Africa, only 4%, but the average rate is

approximately 18%. (5)

Another interesting study of Chou et al. (1999)

observed that in one residence hall at their university;

four roommates were busy, quietly working on their

computers. They logged onto the Internet to chat with other

people, whom were no other than their roommates! Some

college students remain connected to the Internet as long as

they are awake. They also watch porn websites and violence

on-line. Teachers may notice that fewer and fewer students

are willing to take early morning classes, and some of those

who do register for morning classes regularly come in late

and they do not share any course material with the teacher

or any other students. It was also being founded that they

were getting poor grades. (6)

On the other hand, if we see the advancing

side of Internet, It is a technology that is no need to be

introduced. Via internet, students can search for

information. It can be use for studies, research or

entertainment. Today, it help a lot of students to do their

job and homework. The internet help student to find

information easily and fast. The word multimedia itself

means multiple media that can be including such as video,

audio, picture, and animation. This combination can be use

in education. Information can be understood easily.

According to a latest study from the Pew

Internet & American Life Project-College, (Link: The study of

Pew Internet & American Life Project-College and boffins study) 86% of

college students using the Internet, compared with 59% of

the overall U.S. population. They also use the Web and e-

mail to get assignments from professors, form virtual study

groups, plan term projects, discuss their grades with their

teachers, and even to see if the materials they want at the

college library are available. (7)

The study of Pew Internet & American Life

Project-College says 60% of college students deliberate the

internet has improved their relationships through teachers

and classmates; their 56% believe that internet has enhanced

their interaction with professors; and 46% say e-mail

enables them to express ideas to a professor that they would

not have expressed in class. The internet also helps the

teacher a lot. Using the website or blog, the teacher can

publish the homework or lesson on their blog and students

can take advantage. Another study was taken placed by Pew

Research Centre, Internet & American Life Project on the American adults,

learning showed 85% of them use cell-phones internet 59% use

desktop computers, 52% of Use notebooks and 4% use tablet

pc. They are regularly use computer and Internet heading for

downloading and Uploading the educational tasks and Get

connected with their teachers to share ideas and

information.

Dr. Atiqul Haque Majumder describes in his

research on Internet Addiction Disorder, Internet addiction

appears to be a common disorder that, share the following

four components: 1) excessive use, often associated with a

loss of sense of time or a neglect of basic drives, 2)

withdrawal, including feelings of anger, tension, and/or

depression when the computer is inaccessible, 3) tolerance,

including the need for better computer equipment, more

software, or more hours of use, and 4) negative

repercussions, including arguments, lying, poor achievement,

social isolation, and fatigue. (8)

Some of the most interesting research on Internet

addiction has been published in South Korea. After a series

of 10 cardiopulmonary-related deaths in Internet cafés and a

game-related murder South Korea considers Internet addiction

one of its most serious public health issues. 210,000 South

Korean children (2.1%; ages 6–19) are afflicted and require

treatment. About 80% of those needing treatment may need

psychotropic medications, and perhaps 20% to 24% require

hospitalization. Since the average South Korean high school

student spends about 23 hours each week gaming, another 1.2

million are believed to be at risk for addiction and to

require basic counseling. In particular, therapists worry

about the increasing number of individuals dropping out from

school or work to spend time on computers. (9)

As of June 2007, South Korea has trained 1,043

counselors in the treatment of Internet addiction and

enlisted over 190 hospitals and treatment centers.

Preventive measures are now being introduced into schools.

13.7% of Chinese adolescent Internet users meet Internet

addiction diagnostic criteria—about 10 million teenagers. As

a result, in 2007 China began restricting computer game use;

current laws now discourage more than 3 hours of daily game

use. (10)

According to the Stanford University School

of Medicine Study, 1 out of 8 Americans suffer from Internet

Addiction, 14% of respondents found it hard to abstain from

Internet use for several days; 5.9% said excessive Internet

use affected their relationships; 8.2% said the Internet was

a means of escape from the real world. (11)

According to the Chinese Government, approximately

13 % of Chinese teenagers suffer from Internet addiction and

they have banned the opening of Internet cafes for the year

2007. (12)

Based on a multi-national survey of Internet

use, and by use, Boase et al. found that recreational use is

more common among younger users. The authors do not offer

definitions of instrumental and recreational, but examples

of instrumental use are sending and receiving e-mail, using

online libraries and other sources of information, taking

online courses, doing business, and various administrative

activities. Examples of recreational use include chatting,

collective role-playing, and playing online multi-user

games. These authors additionally and keeping in touch with

relatives and friends. (13)

Internet access and use among business

students of a private university of Bangladesh : A survey by

SK Mamun Mostofa, he found that, the largest group of

respondents (32.8%) had 1-2 years of internet experience.

the largest group of respondents (46.0%) reported that they

accessed the internet from the university, the most popular

method of acquiring the necessary internet skills is

guidance from friends (51.8%), google is the major search

engine used by 85.4 percent of the respondents, a large

number of respondents used the internet for conference

proceedings (38.7%), 56.2 percent of the respondents used

the internet for educational purposes, most 82.5 percent of

the student responded that internet can play a significant

role in the field of education, more than 70 percent of the

students said that internet is very important in their life,

43.8 percent of the respondents are not satisfied regarding

the services provided by their universities. (14)

A Snapshot survey of Cyber café users in Dhaka

City, Bangladesh by Shariful Islam, he describes that, the

great majority 129 (74.14 %) of café users were male and

only 45(25.46%) percent of respondents were female. It

confirms the findings of similar studies in other countries

that male users are leading in Internet cafés. most of the

cyber cafe users were students 83 (47.7%), followed by

engineer 29 (16.67%) and private service 26 (14.94%).

IT/Computer related 19 (10.91%) and rest 17(9.78%) are

teachers. a large proportion of respondents 101 (58.04%) had

no computer at home while only 73 (41.96%) respondents have

been using computers at their home. The respondents were

asked to indicate their experience of using internet. The

results indicate that the largest group of 60(55.17%)

respondents had less than1 years of Internet experience,

while 54 (31.04%) students had 1-2 years of experience of

internet use. The analysis clearly indicates that the

majority of the respondents had less than 1 year of

experience in using the internet. the maximum number of

respondents 68.96% had no training while rest of the

respondents had the training of using internet café. More

than 58% of the respondents used the cyber cafe as they have

no computer and net connection at home, 13.22% for privacy,

20% for power backup, 7.48% Use internet very little, so

prefer cyber cafe, 4.60% for expensive at home, 2.87% for

Printing. More than forty four percent of the respondents

visit the cyber café 2-3 times in a week, with nearly 72

percent visiting a cafe regular, while 7.47% and 6.32% visit

the café 4-6 times in a month and few times in a month. The

results revealed that 31.04% percent felt it convenient to

use cafés in terms of their location, 24.13 percent

appreciated the Ac and power back up, while 21.83% visited

cafés because of the cheap rate. 37.93% of the respondents

used the cyber café for downloading, 22.41 for reading

newspapers, 15.52% for research purposes, while 13.79% and

10.35% of the respondents indicated that they also used the

Internet for Browsing /surfing and Academic purpose. More

than 4% reported that they had difficulties to bear the cost

associated with accessing Internet, 20.67% said against the

hardware problems, 17.24.% found difficulties while it takes

a lot of their slot time to download the relevant

information, and rest of the respondents faced lack of

technical assistance i.e. 18(10.35%) and environmental

problem i.e.6.90%. (15)

Students’ Attitudes towards Internet: A study on

Private Universities of Bangladesh by Md. Abdullah Al

Mahmud. In this study he found that, 65.9% of the

respondents were male and 34.1% of were female. Similarly,

12.2% of the respondents’ mothers’ education level were

primary school, 33% were secondary school, 32.7% were high

school, 14.4% were graduate, and 7.7% were postgraduate.

About 6.5% of the respondents’ fathers’ education level were

primary school, 12.6% were secondary school, 31.8% were high

school, 27.7% were graduate, and 21.4% were postgraduate.

Similarly, 91.7% of the respondents have a computer and 8.3%

of them don’t have a computer at home. About 80.9% of the

respondents have an Internet connection at home and 19.1% do

not have Internet connection at home. About 88.2% were

graduates and 11.8% were postgraduate students. (16)

In a study on “Internet access, its growth,

usage, impacts, barriers, and position in Bangladesh. Azad

and Islam (1997) give an overview of Internet access

including the status of telecommunications in Bangladesh,

launching of online Internet, current rates for online

Internet access, providers' views, major Internet users,

impacts and barriers, etc. They explore high service charges

by the providers, poor telecommunication system, government

policy, and low buying power of potential clients as major

barriers to Internet access in Bangladesh. (17)

Chapter 03:

3.1- Research Methodology

3.2- Population Research &

Sampling

3.3- Data Analysis &

Presentation

3.4- Research Questions

3.5- Area of Research

3.6- Duration of the Study

Chapter 03:

3.1- Research Methodology

I have used “Survey research method” for collecting

data in this research project.

There are two types of survey method, Descriptive &

Analytics. Here I’ll use analytical survey method.

Survey method operates with some research questions.

I think questions based survey method is appropriate for my

research. Because the main object of this study is to find

out the tendency or attitudes. So, why students browse

internet, in which time they use internet, how much time

they elapsed for internet etc. these types of data

collection with questions based survey method. To specify

respondents tendency towards internet, this method made

easier. To give answers respondents were gotten enough time,

so I think chances of getting right information has been

increased. (16)

Communication specialist C. Nachmias and D.

Nachmias divided questionnaire into four categories:

a. Open ended question (where some space will open under the

question)

b. Close ended question (where researchers give some options

to choose an answer)

c. Contingence question (the question, that depends on other

questions)

d. Matrix question (when some question’s answer are same)

3.2- Population Research & Sampling

The population in this study is all the student of

Stamford University, which is clearly an unlimited

population.

In my research proposal, I said, “Sample will be

selected both of the method of probability & non probability

in order to fulfill a great job. Here 100 (one hundred)

graduate and postgraduate level students will give their

opinion about usage of internet from three departments

( BBA, Journalism & English) of this university”.

But at the time of data collection I was able to collect

data only from 30 (thirty) students from journalism

department.

I try to work with random sample. Because random sample is a

probability sample, where each subject or unit in the

population has an equal chance of being selected. John Wiley

& Sons said, the only reliable way that we can get a sample

representative of population is through probability

sampling. (17)

On the basis of described matters lastly I can say, in order

to being sampling representative and to get a right &

appropriate result, I used both of the probability & non

probability method.

3.3- Data Analysis & Presentation

Received data has been analyzed on male & female

student categories. Beside this, the total number of

students & their tendencies towards internet has been

produced with percentage rate.

3.4- Research Questions

Technology provides us to know and follow allissues with the help of the basic item, which is Internet.Internet is a wide range of supporter by providing allcontacts requirements and all types of information,searching facilities with its various digital tools. Thisstudy aimed to answer the following questions:What were the students' attitudes toward using theinformation technologies, in particular, the Internet intheir learning tasks?Whether students attitude towards internet vary ongender;Is there any variation in the attitude of studentsbetween the students who have computer and internetconnection and who have not?This study also targeted to define the awareness ofstudents about negatives aspects of Internet and how theyrespond by emerging their backgrounds consideration.

3.5- Area of Research

The place I were selected for data collection

is, Keyari Plaza (15 no. Bus stand), Sat Masjid road,

Dhanmondi, Dhaka. (Campus of Journalism department of

Stamford University Bangladesh)

3.6- Duration of the Study

For completing this research project (from

data collection till printing & publishing) I elapsed about

3 (three) months (May’13-July’13).

Chapter 04:

Data Presentation & Result Analysis

Table-01: Tendency of browsing internet

Tendency

Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

Yes 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

No - - - - - -

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: In my population, 25 were male

students and 5 were female students. 25 male students

replied “yes” & all female students replied also “yes”. That

means all the students (100%) use internet.

Table-02: Mode of internet use

Mode Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

Continuously

22 88% 3 60% 25 83.25%

Occasionally

2 8% 1 20% 3 9.99%

When get 1 4% 1 20% 2 6.66%

times

Suddenly- - - - - -

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: This table shows that a large

proportion of respondents (83.25%) used internet

continuously. Occasionally is in the second position

(9.99%), 6.66 percent of the respondents used internet when

get times. But nobody was fond that they used internet

suddenly.

Table-03: Duration of your internet browsing

Duration

Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

Lessthan 1

hr

2 8% 1 20% 3 9.9%

Morethan 1

hr

3 12% - - 3 9.9%

About 2hrs

2 8% 2 40% 4 13.32%

Morethan 2

hr

1 4% - - 1 3.33%

About 3hrs

3 12% 1 20% 4 13.32%

About 4hrs

1 4% - - 1 3.33%

About 5 4 16% - - 4 13.32%

hrsMore

than 5hrs

9 36% 1 20% 10 33.3%

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: Table 03 exhibits that 33.3

percent of the respondents used the internet more than 5

hours. That is obviously an excessive rate. 13.32% students

used internet about 2, about 3 & about 5 hours. 9.9% of the

respondents used the internet less & more than 1 hour, 3.33%

students used internet more than 2 hour & about 4 hours.

Table-04: Specific time for internet browsing

Time Male students Female students TotalNo. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

6.00AM-9.00

6 24% 2 40% 8 26.66%

AM9.00AM-

12.00PM

3 12% - - 3 9.99%

12.00PM-3.00

PM

- - - - - -

3.00PM-6.00

PM

1 4% - - 1 3.33%

6.00PM-9.00

PM

1 4% - - 1 3.33%

9.00PM-

12.00AM

3 12% 2 - 5 16.65%

12.00AM- 6.00

AM

11 44% 1 20% 12 39.96%

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: This table shows that 39.96 of the

respondents used the internet at mid night basis (12.00 AM-

6.00 AM), 26.66% of the students used the internet at 6.00

AM-9.00 AM, 16.65% of the students used the internet at 9.00

PM-12.00 PM, 9.99% of the students used the internet at 9.00

AM-12.00 PM and a lower rate of students used internet at

3.00 PM-6.00 PM as well as 6.00 PM-9.00 PM (3.33%).

Table-05: Reason of internet browsing

Reason Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

Newspaperreading

3 12% - - 3 9.99%

Datacollectin

g

2 8% - - 2 6.66%

Entertainment

1 4% - - 1 3.33%

Facebook 14 56% 3 60% 17 56.61%

Othersocial

networking

- - - - - -

Chatting 1 1% - - 1 3.33%

Onlinegaming

2 8% - - 2 6.66%

Habit - - - - - -

Time - - - - - -

spendingOnlineshopping

1 4% 2 40% 3 9.99%

Sexualbrowsing

1 4% - - 1 3.33%

Others - - - - - -

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: This table shows that 56.61% of the

respondents used the internet mainly for social networking,

19.98% of the respondents used the internet for newspaper

reading & online shopping, 13.32% of the respondents used

the internet for data collecting & online gaming, 9.99% of

the respondents used the internet for entertainment,

chatting & pornography purposes.

Table-06: Place of browsing internet

Place Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

Home 16 64% 5 100% 21 69.93%

University

4 16% - - 4 13.32%

Cybercafé

5 20% - - 5 16.65%

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: This table shows that 69.93% of the

respondents used the internet at their own home, 13.32% of

the respondents used the internet at university laboratories

and 16.65% of the respondents used the internet at cyber

café.

Table-07: System of internet services

System Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

Broadband

14 56% 1 20% 15 49.95%

Mobile 5 20% 1 20% 6 19.98%wimax 4 16% 3 60% 7 23.31%Wifi 2 8% - - 2 6.66%Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: This table shows that 49.95% of the

respondents used broadband internet, 19.98% of the

respondents used mobile internet, 23.31% of the respondents

used wimax internet and only 6.66% of the respondents used

wifi internet.

Table-08: Service facilities

Service Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

Limited 12 48% 4 80% 16 53.28%

Unlimited

13 52% 1 20% 14 46.62%

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: This table shows that 53.28% of the

respondents get limited internet facilities, where as 46.62%

of the respondents get unlimited internet facilities.

Table-09: Deceiving history

Mode Male students Female students Total

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulation

Percentage

No. ofpopulat

ion

Percentage

Friendship

making

4 16% 1 20% 5 16.65%

Onlinemoneyearning

11 44% - - 11 36.63

Online shopping

3 12% 1 20% 4 13.32%

Never been deceived

7 28% 3 60% 10 33.3%

Total 25 100% 5 100% 30 100%

Findings: This table shows that 16.65% of the

respondents were deceived on friendship making, 36.63% of

the respondents were deceived on online money earning,

13.32% of the respondents were deceived on online shopping

and 33.3% of the respondents were never been deceived.

Discussions on Findings and Recommendations

This study is based on a survey of user’s

attitudes towards internet in Stamford University

Bangladesh. After a long discussion on findings we can say

that, all of the students used the internet. A large number

of students used internet more than 5 hours at mid night,

which is concerning matter. It may cause many problems.

Social networking, reading news papers, online shopping are

the most well-liked activities for the internet users. But

the rate for educational purposes is very low. The majority

of internet users get limited internet facilities from

mobile operators & wimax companies. Some students went to

the cyber café because they have no computer and net

connection at home.

The students are more conscious about

internet. They have been using internet for studying and

learning frequently and very frequently. The analysis shows

that there is no variation of attitude towards internet

among students based on gender. There is a consensus that

internet provides huge alternatives with its advantages but

also it includes different dimensions as a shortcoming. In

addition to this, research results represent that high

percentages concentrated on positive and consciousness about

internet.

As the usage rate of internet increases day by

day, so the students should eliminate the negative attitude

towards internet. Besides the rate of social networking &

entertainment is comparatively higher than the download rate

of lecture notes and books. In this regard the student

should more emphasis on download study materials rather than

downloading other things. As a student of university, the

student should more concern about universe knowledge. On

line discussion is one of the important arena, where

students get knowledge about various topics. For this the

student should participates online discussion more

frequently.

Chapter 05

Problems & Limitations of the Study

It’s not an easy work, doing a research

project. Even it’s not possible, doing a research from home.

Beside this, limitation of knowledge, lack of time, problem

of money, rarity of research materials, lack of cooperation

are common as well as major obstacle in the project.

Students, especially females, didn’t want to open their

personal information regarding internet use. Nevertheless,

we try to complete this study heart n soul.

Conclusion

The Internet is not the opponent just

because people become dependent on it. It has many important

and necessary benefits. It is fast, ecologically sound,

convenient, and informative. In many ways it makes our lives

much simpler. In many ways it makes our lives more complex.

The Internet provides an escape from reality and everyday

problems just like alcohol or drugs. Some argue that the

interaction with other people on the Internet fills a social

void. People can assume new identities; others interact with

that identity and the person may assume these on-line

relationships are the same as the real thing. It becomes a

problem when people become so engrossed and enmeshed in on-

line activities, and their “other” lives to the point of

neglecting their health, relationships, jobs, and other

responsibilities. As with many of life’s pleasures,

moderation is the key.

Questions for the research project titled“Students’ Attitudes towards usage of Internet: A study on

Stamford University Bangladesh”(In the Department of Journalism and Media Studies ofStamford University Bangladesh, under the course Mass MediaResearch. Provided information to here are only use for theacademic purpose of research and all the information will bereserved. We hope, by giving the answer of these questionyou will help us cordially to complete this project.)

Name: Age:Department: Cell/E mail:

Question no.1: Do you use internet?a) Yesb) NoYour answer:

Question no.2: What the mode of your internet browsing?a) Continuously b) Occasionally c) When get timesd) SuddenlyYour answer:

Question no.3: Duration of your internet browsing (elapsed time)?a) About one hourb) More than one hourc) About two hoursd) More than two hourse) About three hoursf) About four hoursg) About five hoursh) More than five hoursYour answer:

Question no.4: Time schidule of your internet browsing?a) 6.00 AM-9.00 AMb) 9.00 AM-12.00 PMc) 12.00 PM-3.00 PMd) 3.00 PM-6.00 PMe) 6.00 PM-9.00 PMf) 9.00 PM-12.00 AMg) 12.00AM- 6.00 AMYour answer:

Question no.5: Why does you use internet?a) For newspaper readingb) Data collectingc) Entertainmentd) Facebooke) Other social networkingf) Chattingg) Online gamingh) Habiti) Time spendingj) Online shoppingk) Sexual browsingl) Others (please write down here)Your answer:

Question no.6: Where do you browse internet?a) Homeb) University Laboratoryc) Cyber caféYour answer:

Question no.7: System of your internet connection?a) Broadbandb) Mobile operators (GP/banglalink/robi/citycell/airtel/teletalk)c) Wimax (banglalion/qubee/ollo)d) wifiYour answer:

Question no.8: Your service provider gives you-a) Limited internet browsing facilityb) Unlimited internet browsing facilityYour answer:

Question no.9: Have you ever been deceived (পপপপপপপপ)in the virtual world? like-a) Friendship makingb) Online money earning (Freelancing/Outsourcing)c) Online shopping

d) OthersYour answer:

Question no.10: Please write some advantages & disadvantagesof browsing internet.Your answer: ……………………………………………………………………………...........................................................................................................................................……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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