AN ASSESSMENT OF USES OF THE INTERNET BY FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA BY

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dc.contributor.authorAMINU, MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-16T08:15:15Z
dc.date.available2015-03-16T08:15:15Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTER DEGREE (M.SC) IN MASS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA. AUGUST, 2014en_US
dc.description.abstractAn assessment of uses of the Internet by female undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is a survey that is meant to determine the behaviour of female undergraduates of A.B.U Zaria towards the Internet and the purpose for which they use it. The study has five specific objectives among which include: to find out the behaviour of the female undergraduates of A.B.U. towards the Internet; to identify the purpose for which the Internet is used by the female undergraduates of A.B.U. and to determine the frequency of surfing the Internet by the respondents. Data was gathered using 1,200 questionnaires in the twelve faculties of the University. A systematic random sampling method was used to select the respondents from the faculties. The questionnaire was administered on the female undergraduates at each of the faculties and the results were collated and analysed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The major findings of the study revealed that 74.1% of the female undergraduates of the university have interest, good perception and positive attitudes towards the uses of the Internet; 84.2% identified internet as an integral part of education; 81.7% said it is easier to use than the library and 56.7% said it is more informative than their lecturers. Also, 62.5% used it for educational purposes, 71.6% for communication, news and information; 69.1% used it for entertainment; 29% revealed daily use of the internet; 88.5% complained of slow and irregular internet connectivity and 65.1% lack adequate knowledge of websites related to their course of study. However, 91.9% of the respondents revealed that they had never uploaded any materials to the Internet. The study therefore recommended that the university should improve the quality of its Internet services; give proper orientation on the importance of good uses of the Internet; make current and relevant websites available to the students and upload course materials online especially in friendly websites and social networks that are frequently patronized by the students as this will facilitate on-line academic exchange.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6200
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectASSESSMENT,en_US
dc.subjectINTERNET,en_US
dc.subjectFEMALE,en_US
dc.subjectUNDERGRADUATES,en_US
dc.subjectAHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,en_US
dc.subjectZARIA.en_US
dc.titleAN ASSESSMENT OF USES OF THE INTERNET BY FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA BYen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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