An Analysis of Smartphone Usage by Students at Dubai Men's College

This report presents the findings of a survey conducted by a student at Dubai Men's College (DMC) to investigate smartphone usage among its students. The research employed a mixed-methods approach, utilizing a questionnaire with demographic questions, Likert scale statements, and open-ended questions. The survey gathered responses from 30 students, primarily male, and explored aspects such as daily smartphone usage hours, the perceived impact of smartphones on learning, and their potential to replace laptops. The results revealed that smartphones are widely used by DMC students, often for several hours daily, and are perceived as beneficial for completing work and accessing educational resources. However, the survey also highlighted concerns about potential negative impacts on eyesight and the misuse of smartphones. The report concludes with a discussion of the findings, challenges encountered, and references used in the study.

Submitted by:
Saeed Mohammad Khalfan
H00280432
CRN: LSS-2533
Smartphone used by students
Questionnaire
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Dr. Christine Coombe
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Contents
Introduction 3
Research Questions 3
Main question 3
Sub-Questions 3
Definition of Terms 4
Smartphone 4
Pie Chart 4
Method 4
Mixed Methods 4
Research Instrument 5
Major Findings 23
Challenges 23
References 24
Appendix A 25
Appendix B 26

Introduction
Smart phone became one of the essential needs for everyone nowadays as technology rises day by day,
therefore a smart phone is necessary to do their work on the go and interact with people around the
globes. It came into my interest to conduct a survey on smartphones used by college students specifically
in Dubai Men’s College. The reason behind choosing this topic students are too attached to their phones
in a positive and negative way.
Research Questions
Main question
How much do DMC students know about smartphone usage?
Sub-Questions
 How much does smartphones support knowledge obtain for DMC students?
 Does smartphone give negative influence on DMC students?
 What educational uses do smartphones present for teaching and learning?
 Will smartphones eventually replace laptops in educational environments within the UAE?

Definition of Terms
Smartphone
“A smartphone is a mobile phone with highly advanced features. A typical smartphone has a high-
resolution touch screen display, WiFi connectivity, Web browsing capabilities, and the ability to accept
sophisticated applications. The majority of these devices run on any of these popular mobile operating
systems: Android, Symbian, iOS, BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile. (“What is a Smartphone?”,n.d)
Pie Chart
“A pie chart displays data, information, and statistics in an easy-to-read 'pie-slice' format with varying
slice sizes telling you how much of one data element exists. The bigger the slice, the more of that data
was gathered.” (Alcocer, p. 1)
Method
Mixed Methods
“Mixed methods research is a methodology for conducting research that involves collecting,
analysing and integrating quantitative (e.g., experiments, surveys) and qualitative (e.g., focus
groups, interviews) research. This approach to research is used when this integration provides a
better understanding of the research problem than either of each alone.” Ltd, W. O. (n.d.).

FoodRisc Resource Centre.” Retrieved from http://resourcecentre.foodrisc.org/mixed-methods-
research_185.html
Research Instrument
The data collection acquired by using questionnaire on Google forms that is divided into three sections.3
demographic questions, 10 Likert scale questions and 2 open-ended questions.
Data collection Procedure
The data collection acquired by using questionnaire on Google forms that is divided into three sections.3
demographic questions, 10 Likert scale questions and 2 open-ended questions. I have received total of 30
responds on the survey which was sent on 3rd-Octorber-2018. I have sent it using WhatsApp and Snapchat
to my specific Dubai Men’s College students’ groups.

Demographic
“Demographics are characteristics of a population. Characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, age,
education, profession, occupation, income level, and marital status, are all typical examples of
demographics that are used in surveys.” (DeFranzo, 2012, p. 1)
Research
Results
The 1st demographic question Firstly, 96.7% (29 respondent) were male, secondly 3.3% (1 respondent)
were females.

As for the second question “What’s your age”? 53.3% (16 respondent) were aged between 18-24 years
old, furthermore 43.3% (13 respondent) were aged between 25-34 years old, and only 3.3% (1
respondent) were aged between 45-54. Lastly none between the age 35-44 were selected.
The third question was about “How man hours per day do you spend on your phone?” whereabout 53.3%
(16 respondents) spends 4-6 hours, while 26.7% (8 respondents) spends 7-10 hours, 16.7% (5
respondents) spends 1-3 hours, and only 3.3% (1 respondents) spends 20 hours.

Likert scale
“A Likert Scale is a scale used to measure the attitude wherein the respondents are asked to indicate the
level of agreement or disagreement with the statements related to the stimulus objects.” ("Business
Jargo", 2016)

This is 1st Likert scale statement, where 40% (12) of the respondents strongly agree, and 33.3%(10
respondents) agree, moreover 16.7%(5 respondent) are Neutral, where 10%( 3 respondent) disagree.

As for 2nd Likert scale statement, 26.7% (8 respondents) strongly agree, and 50% (15 respondent) agree,
where 16.7% (5 respondent) are neutral, moreover 6.7% (2 respondent) disagree. As for strongly disagree
there was none.

As for the 3rd Likert scale statement, 6.7% (2 respondents) strongly agree, and 13.3% (4 respondent)
agree, where 20% (6 respondent) are neutral, moreover 36.7% (11 respondent) disagree, and lastly 23.3%
(7 respondent) strongly disagree.

As for 4th Likert scale statement, 3.3% (1 respondents) strongly agree, and 20% (6 respondent) agree,
where 30% (9 respondent) are neutral, moreover 23.3% (7 respondent) disagree, and lastly 23.3% (7
respondent) strongly disagree.