Digital and Knowledge Economy Courseowrk Assignment
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Digital and Knowledge Economy Courseowrk Assignment
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DIGITAL AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY COURSEOWRK - 1F21DE FEBRUARY 22, 2021 MOHAMMED SAAD H00362214
Problem Statement Addiction is a concept which is used for many actions we conduct in daily life and has multiple meanings depending on the situation [1]. It can be boiled down to a desire for an object, person, or an action. The continuation of this desire despite the negative effects it strikes on a person’s physical or mental health is an indicator of addiction [2]. This research will focus on the side effects of internet addiction on students.Most educational platforms such as Coursera, Udemy, Skillshare, etc. offer students a platform in which they can expand their existing skill-set but students still suffer from the issue of getting distracted and start multitasking with things that do not relate to their academics [3]. There are many sociological and psychological reasons as to why students deviate from their lectures. If a student was provided an incentive which helps them keep their mind off distractions, focus on education is more prominent [4].The purpose of this proposal is to target the problems that affect a student’s daily lives with regard to internet addiction. Studies conducted have shown that internet addiction among students are accompanied by major problems including drop in academics, reduced curriculum study, reduced interpersonal relationships, weight gain/loss, and anxiety [5]. Studies confirmed that increasing the internet use, internet addiction increases. This provides a market gap that can assist students and provide an incentive to fight addiction with the help of digital solutions.Executive Summary The company will be named StudentHub, which literally means what it says. A hub/educational platform that assists students who are going through their internet addiction phase and combat their struggles. StudentHub will be an application available on iOS/Play Store/Windows/MacOS and gives students an incentive to focus on their lectures, studies, and other activities that get inhibited by technology. The application will feature a ‘lock’ button that locks the user’s phone once selected. When a user locks their phone, they start earning ‘points’. These points can be used for everyday savings; offering deals from hundreds of brands including retail, shopping, entertainment, and scholarships all over the UAE. Examples of offers include ‘50% off on movie ticket’, ‘Buy 1 Get 1 Free’, etc. According to Edvisors, 76 percent of students that polled said they had gone penniless at some time during their college career, which has gotten significantly worse over the COVID-19 situation [6]. StudentHub assists here, by allowing
students to lock their phone while studying, and then use the points earned for their favourite daily-life purposes. The app will be run on all mobile platforms, and through browser extensions. It’s target audience will be students of all ages.Literature Survey Internet Addiction and its consequences:Despite the beneficial aspects of Internet usage, addiction has been on the rise and has been associated with reduced physical activity and causes psychological and sociological consequences among adolescents. Internet addiction manifests among adolescents in several ways that enclose various aspects of Internet usage [7]. These include information overload, which is increased online surfing leading to reduced work productivity [7].Psychology reports have stated that whenever internet addicts feel stressed, lonely, overwhelmed, or anxious, they turn to the Internet to seek comfort. Reports from University of Iowa claimed that internet addiction is quite common among males who are suffering from depression [8]. In fact, the prevalence of Internet addiction and depression was found to be 6% and 21.5% respectively [9]. Among this, Chatting was found to be the main purpose for Internet usage. With statistical analysis, it was proved that individuals who were depressed and had a score of < 60% were more likely to have Internet addiction [9] Compulsions that concern interactive activities online such as trading stocks, online auctions, gambling, and online shopping tend to have an impact on a person’s financial stability and disrupt their duties. Losing excessive amounts of money causes stress in relationships. It is very easy for individuals who are susceptible to gambling to get hooked online [10]. Combatting Internet AddictionMajority of researchers (e.g., Jang & Ji, 2012; Lan & Lee, 2013) concluded that preventive interventions should focus on adolescents. This is due to the fact that children are in their formative years which is when they are highly influenced by the internet which causes increased rates of addiction. Due to this, prevention programs have been set up in school environments to counter this issue [11]. Internet based technologies possess the capacity to prevent substance use disorders [12] such as drug addiction, AI therapists, etc. But prevention
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