Survey Design and Analysis assignment

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Survey Design and Analysis

Table of ContentsOVERVIEW OF PROJECT............................................................................................................4METHODS......................................................................................................................................5Item Generation...........................................................................................................................5Sample.........................................................................................................................................5Measures......................................................................................................................................6Procedure.....................................................................................................................................7RESULTS........................................................................................................................................7DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................18REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20Books and Journals....................................................................................................................20

AbstractSocial networking sites are enjoying high level of popularity due to having high level ofusage. Moreover, now each individual has smart phone which in turn enables them to accessinternet at any time. For this research study or investigation Griffith University has beenselection which has attained leading position in Australia. In this, report has presented themanner or frequency in which students of concerned University has used social networking sites.For the present investigation, 784 respondents have been selected in which 419 (females) and365 were males. From investigation it has been found that students place high level of emphasison sharing their views with others rather than searching concepts. It has been identified thatcheerfulness aspect and social networking usage moderately correlated with each other.Moreover, social networking sites enable people to make new friends and share their views andideas with others

To analyze the academic engagement, SNS dependency and emotional stability of GriffithUniversity of Australia. OVERVIEW OF PROJECT In the recent, use of social networking sites among every group of people increasedsignificantly. From students to young as well as old people each segment lays emphasis on usingsocial networking sites. The main reasons behind the increasing use of social sites are that noweach individual has smart phones (Appel, Gerlach & Crusius, 2016). Along with this, socialnetworking sites enable people to share their views, ideas and suggestions with the large group ofpeople. On social sites, students can fulfill their needs in relation to both educational and non-educational aspects (Best, Manktelow & Taylor, 2014). The present report is based on GriffithUniversity which has 5000 students pertaining to the five campuses. It is one of the top orleading University of Australia. In this, report will describe the extent to which use of socialnetworking sites have an impact on social life and mental being of students. By makingassessment of such issue researcher would become able to assess the mindset of students andtheir attitude towards social sites. According to the views of BlomfieldNeira & Barber (2014) now students do internetsurfing with the motive to assess relevant study material. The rationale behind this, internetcontains huge data or information which in turn assist students in presenting the suitable or fairview of issue. Besides this, Dunlap & et.al., (2016) depicted that social sites more informationregarding academic assignmemnts which make vital contribuion in the learning and growthaspect. Further, Flick (2015) found in their study that level of emotional stability of students arehighly based on the use of social networking sites. Now, people share their views andsuggestions on social sites with the motive to become emotional stable. However, on the criticalnote, Junco (2012) stated that social sites are only the medium through which individuals canshare their feelings. Nevertheless, it does not provide high level of emotional and mentalsatisfaction. Moreover, sometimes individuals do negative comments on social sites. Lup, Trub& Rosenthal (2015) depicted in their study that now dependency level of individuals on socialnetworking sites increased signifiacntly. Moreover, individuals share their memories with other

by uploading the images and status on social sites. Students make use of social sites morefrequently now a days. METHODS Item Generation In the present study, scale has been developed by the researcher with the motive toanalyze the academic enagagement, SNS dependency and emotional stability. For thedevelopment of scale researcher must have understanding regarding secondary data findings.Hence, with the motive to determine suitable solution of research issue scholar has includedquestions regarding the level of academic engagement, SNS dependency and emotional stability(Mackey and Gass, 2015). Hence, to get suitable information from respondents short and simplequestions have been included by the researcher in plan. Hence, to avoid confusuion from themind of respondents questiionnaire has been designed by the researcher in an easiest format.Hence, to evaluate the use of social networking sites and its impact on psychological well-beingseveral themes have been prepared by the researcher (Woods & Scott, 2016). By considering thebrief thesis prepared from literature review section statement for evaluation has been devised. Sample Researcher is required to select suitable sample for doing primary data investigationmore effectively and efficiently. Moreover, limited time frame and monetary resources are themain constraints due to which it is not possible for the scholar to conduct study on wholepopulation. Hence, mainly two types of sampling techniques are available to the researchernamely probabilistic and non-probabilistic (Mackey and Gass, 2015). Thus, with the motive toconduct investigation in the best possible way simple random sampling technique has beenemployed by the researcher. Hence, by using such technique researcher has selected 784 studentsof Griffith University, Australia. Out of such 784 students, 419 were female and remaining(365) were mal who have presented their views regarding the aspects of academic enagement,dependency on social networking sites and level of emotional stability.

Measures Academic Engagement. Schaufeli and Bakker’s (2003) 9-item Utrecht WorkEngagement Scale-Student version (UWES-S) assessed academic engagement.Responses were required on a 7-pont scale ranging from 0 = never to 6 = always/everyday. Additional evidence of the sound psychometric properties of the scale are given inSchaufeli, Bakker, and Salanova (2006). Responses to all items are averaged, with highscores indicating higher levels of engagement.Social networking sites depndency: In order to assess the dependency levbel ofindividuals on social networking sites 6 items have been included in the questionnaire.Further, 5 point scale has been used to determine the level of dependency on socialnetworking sites. Such scale includes the range between not at all to a great deal or manytimes daily (Pittman & Reich, 2016). Thus, all the selected five elements were ratedwithin the range of 1 to 5 in the following way:Not at all: 1Hardly at all / every 2-4 weeks: 2 A little/ about weekly: 3 Quite a lot: 4A great deal: 5On the basis of the above mentioned aspects 5 denotes high level dependency on socialsites whereas 1 is recognized as lesser. Emotional stability: The Big-Five personality traits were measured using the Ten ItemPersonality Inventory (TIPI: Gosling, Rentfrow, & Swann, 2003). This brief scalecontains two items measuring each of extroversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness,agreeableness, and openness to experience. Responses were on a 7-point Likert scale.

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