Impact of Social Media on Higher Education Students: A Research Report

This report delves into the impact of social media on higher education students, focusing on its role in research skills and online learning. It explores various social media platforms and their purposes within the context of academic life, highlighting the convenience and accessibility of information for students. The report discusses how social media facilitates communication between students and professors, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and examines the reliability and relevance of the literature and data. The report summarizes the views of various authors on the value of social media in education, emphasizing its potential to enhance student engagement and facilitate new learnings, ultimately contributing to the overall quality of higher education. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of social media in higher education, offering insights into how universities can use it to improve their services and the student experience.

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Table of Contents
Contents
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................11
MAIN BODY ................................................................................................................................11
Introduction to the use of social media by higher education (HE) students :...........................11
Description of the literature and data ......................................................................................12
Process used to select the literature and data including a discussion on how to ensure
references are reputable and reliable.........................................................................................13
Summary of the literature and data. Summarise the literature and explain why the data is
important to the readers of the report or your sector:................................................................13
Evaluation of the relevance and reliability of the literature sources.........................................15
Reflections about the topic :......................................................................................................15
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
What the subject of the question and who will going to ask that question are relatively having
the importance in doing any research. In the context of student life social media plays an
important role by which an student will maintain their career growth value by continuously
engaging with the process of learning from the online platform which will having the source of
social media applications by this process student will effectively present themselves in career
growth. The below presentation is based on the topic the use of social media by the higher
education student what are there platform and purposes to choose.
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In the context of student life , academics or education through social media sites will generates
the effective communication between the students and the professors by engaging in the
activities of online classes and any queries related to their stream and universities related
information will be gathered through the process of social media application like Facebook, you
tube and particular universities websites.
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The summarisation of the author Sharuna segran defines how valuable is the social media in the
life of student which concerns with the daily activities of online classes, taking information
regarding the universities initiatives and activities of education terms that will be comes under
the social media websites of the universities, this summarisation shows the relationship between
the students and professor through interaction between them with proper channel of online
classes.
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Due to the situation of Covid -19 pandemic its necessary to adopt the approach of social media
platform by the student as well as their universities the source which involves in proving the
student with education is that online classes by you tube and will be uploaded by the professor
for their repeat understanding .
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The value of reliability are having the importance as this social media approach by the
universities will go for the longer period of time, because this platform will be the need for the
professor and student in the future by saving the time and through improving the interaction
level of the student and the professor which will not possible without the approach of social
media.
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INTRODUCTION
Research skills relates with the sources like report writing, data collection , analysis of
information from different sources through the use of online research , relates with the planning
and scheduling of the research information, interviewing and critical analysis by using the
gathered information(Greenhough, and Roe, 2019). Research skill is basically based on the
number of factor which includes with the questions like where does the interview take place
relates with the physical and cultural surroundings , what will be the subject of the questions and
who will going to ask that questions are clearly mentioned in any research based information,
this should be the main skills which are present by the researcher. In the context of student life
research skills play an important role by using the sources of social media platform by reaching
to their relevant information with appropriate websites adding the value to their research based
project, social media are becoming the necessary approach whether its relates with the business
or eduction system, by suing the social media sites peoples feel more approachable in their
concerns activities because of the Covid pandemic situation. The below report is based on the
topic the use of social media by higher education students their platform and purposes.
MAIN BODY
Introduction to the use of social media by higher education (HE) students :
Social media plays an important role in the life of students by assisting them in finding
their relevant information regarding their assignment and higher education which relates with the
research information. Social media is convenient and easier to access information through
providing information and communicating with the help of social media websites(Missingham,
Shah and Sabir, 2018). The main aspect of using the social media is that through that process
the connection between students with professors will effectively grow by working on their
education system through online classes in today scenario that will be considered as the main
approach by education department to enhance the system of education by communicating
through online classes. A new platform of serving the students through the process of social
media increasing in the context of popularity day by day that is focused on building the
relationship outside the classroom through maintaining the value which relates with handling the
social media platform in educational platform. In every college and universities all the work
related admission, campus activities, alumni relations and in the classroom social media is being
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integrated in all aspects. The social media platform assist the higher education student by easily
connect with their professor more comfortably than that of their classroom this process ease the
lifestyle of both the professor and students in connect each other.
Description of the literature and data
In today scenario the social media platform plays an important role in making the work
which will be either relates businesses and educational aspects, this approach in any of the
activities will be more effective in providing the options in gathering more quality in any kind of
activities which relates with this source, In the context of student life relates with the higher
education are more dependent on social media sites just because of the situation of Covid -19
pandemic due to that almost every activities which relates with the education are on prioritized
by colleges and universities in communicating with their students through the process of online
meeting and particular websites of the universities this process are enhancing day by day with
the aim to create the value of making them as a permanent approach here are some of the author
related description on this topic is that:
According to the author Sharuna segaren , when it comes to social media and education , some
parents and professor of universities and colleges views these as a distraction in the activities
with education are concerned, but due to the pandemic situation it becomes the regular activities
sin the life of student by making this social media approach as important aspect , this social
media plays an meaningful role in higher education system, when use it right by the student,
social sites are the great tool when it comes to interacting with the students its something that is
more easy to use and quite familiar for them to use these approaches in their education
system(Mills and Gay, 2019).
 According to the katie sehl, social media in higher education works as an essential
chapter in almost every institution playbook, according to the research related with the
education almost 98% of university are using the social media across the campus with the
means of generating the id's on the basis of students courses this process enhance the new
recruit enrolments, students do not need to go to universities they just apply by the source
of online.
 According to Priyanka Gupta, Social media platform like Facebook , LinkedIn and twitter
is commonly used by peoples these days, social media relates with collaborating, networking ,
generating new knowledge and content and all these approaches are assisting in the life of
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student in higher education. Professors are expanding their social media usage to host live
lectures, offers the students with proving them knowledge apart from their classes by responding
through social application.
Process used to select the literature and data including a discussion on how to ensure references
are reputable and reliable.
As from the above collected literature review it is analysed that all of data and
information is being more reputable and reliable. In this better outcome is achieved through
which sustained information is collected about social media and its importance within higher
education, the reliability of the topic is based on the importance of the education which relates
with the source of social media by taking into consideration of gathering the information from
article, journals and book which are the sources that contains the values that defines the
reputation of the particular topic in relation to built the relation of social media with the
academic approach of social media sites are more reliable in the future aspect because of their
nature of easy understanding and reliable in learning from online platform, reputation of this
topic information are more depend upon the approach which are initiated by the universities as
this approach are relies in the formation of generating the knowledge and learning will going to
be more effective in future because of their usage and priorities concerns. All the information
regarding this topic are specific and exact which depicts about the social media having
importance to the higher education student in many ways by learning aspects(Halperin and
Heath, 2020).
Summary of the literature and data. Summarise the literature and explain why the data is
important to the readers of the report or your sector:
Social media platform are relatively most important aspect which deals with new
knowledge and contents which will be important in developing the sources related to the data of
particular topic, the summary of uses of social media for higher education student are relatively
comprises with the approach of the students regarding their academics is that universities are
continuously shifting toward the social media approach which deals with online classes
meetings, discussions on the topic through taking the live sessions in expand manner through
involving the student sin large . Here the student are making an efforts in taking the advantages
of these classes this will generates the effectiveness in their learning by contributing their efforts
to give suggestions on how the universities and professors attains the value in providing the
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education services by means of different approaches in social media , this process includes with
the pages on social media application is that Facebook, Instagram and YouTube they are the
sources by which a students will attain or gather their education by means of online classes and
courses related video through upload it on pages which will having the importance of reaching to
their students any time by just one click on that particular applications(Sari, Wulan, and Solihat,
2019).The summarisation of the author sharuna segaren defines the importance of the social
media in the life student, which relates with the relationship of students with their professor
through improving the communication or interaction via online processes that depends upon the
approaches of the universities or colleges in providing the importance of education through
learnings about the particular courses or with having their stream , social media plays a role of
making the classes and learning more interesting through making the lessons more relatable and
engaging. This process summarise that social media applications are the great tool which makes
the life of student more effective by the way of new learnings and clear and specific interactions
with their professor on the particular topics of the student that will enhance the quality of both
the students and universities. Here another author katie sehl said that almost every section of the
institutions adapting the approach of social media in today scenario of Covid-19 situation due to
that universities are having more of their emphasis on reaching the students by giving the
importance to social media platform in which students are necessary to complete that approach
of the universities by making appropriate schedule by the students in the context of online
classes they will reach the essential growth in the formulation of their learnings. The last author
is that Priyanka Gupta shares the importance which is relatable with the academic approach in
which social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn will be the major application which
tells about how this application tools will going to be generates benefits in the life of student
through emerging the value by adopting this aspects.
The data is important to the readers because the reader will get to know about how these
social media sites will provide the strength to the student in making their higher education more
effective by attending the interactive sessions with their particular courses professor without
having any problem of going anywhere else this aspect basically depicts the value which relates
with the efforts of both the university and the students in making the connection more stable
which is not possible while doing studies related activities in classes, here the importance of this
topic is relatable to that of readers because of the common approach which is normally applied in
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all the universities.
Evaluation of the relevance and reliability of the literature sources
The topic is use of social media by the higher education students and related to their
platform and and for which objectives, according to the different authors in this importance of
social media in the life of higher education student this will leads to the formation of new
approaches by the universities by implementing these values of social media sites on regular and
as permanent basis taking care of the situation fact these academic approach by the universities
will provide growth to the student by making them more reliable for their career growth, by
evaluating this value of social media usage by the higher education students will be relatable
with the academic approach by the universities which will assist the student in their long run
deals with opting the value of taking the advantages of their particular courses learning through
professor aspects in it by adding eh value of reliability as this social media approach will go for
the long run because of the Covid -19 situation universities are taking more emphasis on the
online platform rather than opening the colleges(Bharucha, , 2018).
Reflections about the topic :
As per this topic which relates with the use of social media by the higher education students
relies within the importance of it which shows how much effectiveness are generating from the
sources of social media in providing the knowledge and new learning without any hindrance in
the Covid-19 pandemic this process of adapting the social media are generally having the
importance of providing with the assistance in form of daily regular online classes which will
shows the implementation of this academic approach with the medium in more effective way so
here are some of the reflection;
 By this topic is that use of social media by the student of higher education, I have learnt
that this aspect should be the most important part of today scenario cause both the student
and universities are needed this approach to continue their education statement.
 New learning and knowledge will be quite easy and relatable to their topic this will leads
to the better understanding of the students by their professors
 I have learnt the value of social media in the life of student is that after adapting these
approach of studying from online platform will leads to the formation of better
connection of students by their professor which will not possible in direct universities.
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CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above topic is that social media sites and using the social
application will going to work effectively in formulation of any activities whether businesses and
education aspects, social media works as an effective communicating and search tools for the
students in relation to interact with their professor about their queries so basically this approach
are having the great value for the students of higher eduction this will leads to the formation of
better online platform activities in the context of universities and colleges .
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