The Use of Social Media by Higher Education Students

RESEARCH SKILLS AND
USING INFORMATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 Background to the problem
 Summary of the literature
 Evaluation of the reliability and
relevance of the literature
sources
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 The topic chosen i.e., “The use of social media by higher education (HE)
students – which platforms and for what purposes” is useful nowadays as
most of the people and especially the HE students are totally depended on
the social networking platforms so that they can share and complete their
task also.
 The research on this topic was chosen as this is used by most of the people
and its demand will increase by day.

BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM
 Social media is playing a meaningful role in the higher education which is
increasing day by day. Social media can help in enhancing the journey of
student’s learning along with making the connection of students and
educators easier.
 The use of social media is increasing nowadays because through these
platforms of social media the teachers can easily connect with the students
and also if social media is embedded in the lessons also, then the learning
can become more relatable, interesting and engaging.