A PPLIED B IOSTATISTICS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WEEKLY DURATION OF INTERNET BROWSING WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA (KL BRANCH) BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE STUDENTS YEAR SESSION 2008/2009 P ROPOSAL PRESENTATION

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I NTRODUCTION Internet is a global network of computers linked together over large distances. Internet is a valuable source of information for students looking for ideas for projects and assignments. It allows students to broaden their academic experience, access important information and communicate to other within academic community.

Internet is also widely used by students for entertainment, communication and other purposes. Watching streaming video, online chatting, online gaming, reading latest news, checking and etc. Students experience significant academic problems as they misuse internet. Students have difficulty completing homework assignments, having enough sleep, studying for exam, or less exercise.

RESEARCH JUSTIFICATION Supporters of educational technology believe that internet will make a difference in academic achievement (Foltos,2002). There has been indication that some on-line users are becoming addicted to the internet which may result in academic failure (Brady,1996). Reports from University of Botswana Library state that students are not using the internet for academic purposes. Thus, our research can reveal the effect of internet on the academic performances of biomedical sciences students.

Assessing the positive impact - ‘An evaluation of the impact of Internet browsing on students’ academic performance at the tertiary level of education in Nigeria’ by O. Osunade (2003) To evaluate the Internet as a knowledge acquisition tool and its impact on academic performance of students The implication of internet toward academic performance in this study is positive-posttest results for the test group after internet access was significantly better than that of the control group. LITERATURE REVIEW

Robert W. Kubey et. al(2001) -“Internet Use and Collegiate Academic Performance Decreasements”. Survey was administered to 576 students at Rutgers University. 14 % of the total sample hurt occasionally, frequently, or very frequently due to Internet use. Academically impaired sub group (N = 80), 40% - Internet use had kept them stay up late at night frequently or very frequently 42.5% -sometimes felt tired the next day due to their Internet use; 20% -occasionally, frequently, or very frequently missed class because of their Internet use. This result indicates that academic performance might be impaired by heavier use of the Internet thus more to the negative impact.

Respondents’ habits o Duration & frequency o Network server o Places o Time of preference Respondents’ habits o Duration & frequency o Network server o Places o Time of preference Demographic factors o Gender o Race o Year o Resident Demographic factors o Gender o Race o Year o Resident Preferences Self- Evaluation Time spend for studying Internet Browsing Academic achievement (CGPA) for undergraduate biomed 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd years CGPA increase or decrease MIND MAPPING

GENERAL OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between weekly duration of internet browsing with the academic achievement of first, second and third year Biomedical students session 2008/2009.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE To compare weekly duration of internet browsing based on demography factors. To find association between weekly duration of internet browsing and CGPA. To find association between duration of internet browsing and hours spend on studies weekly. To compare weekly duration of internet browsing based on demography factors. To find association between weekly duration of internet browsing and CGPA. To find association between duration of internet browsing and hours spend on studies weekly.

RESEACRH QUESTION & HYPOTHESIS Question Is there any relationship between weekly duration of internet browsing with academic performance of Biomedical Science students year session 2008/2009? Question Is there any relationship between weekly duration of internet browsing with academic performance of Biomedical Science students year session 2008/2009?

N ULL HYPOTHESIS H O : 1. There is no difference between weekly duration of internet browsing and demography factors. 2. There is no difference between weekly duration of internet browsing and CGPA. 3. There is no difference between duration of internet browsing and hours spend on studies weekly.

A LTERNATIVE H YPOTHESIS H A : 1. There are differences between weekly duration of internet browsing and demography factors. 2. There is difference between weekly duration of internet browsing and CGPA. 3. There is difference between duration of internet browsing and hours spend on studies weekly.

METHODOLOGY

BACKGROUND Research conducted in UKM KKL branch involving FSKB Respondents involved are first, second and third year undergraduate students from Biomedical Sciences Department. Our group consist of 15 Biomedical Sciences third year students. Research conducted in UKM KKL branch involving FSKB Respondents involved are first, second and third year undergraduate students from Biomedical Sciences Department. Our group consist of 15 Biomedical Sciences third year students. RESEARCH DESIGN Research design that involved is cross sectional study. Our group use questionnaire for survey research.

SAMPLING METHODS Target Population Undergraduate students of 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd years from Biomedical Science Department. Sampel Population Sampling method = Stratified random sampling. Undergraduate student in the sampling frame are divided into stratum according to the years. In each stratum, systematic random sampling is used. The total number of the students would be 285. Target Population Undergraduate students of 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd years from Biomedical Science Department. Sampel Population Sampling method = Stratified random sampling. Undergraduate student in the sampling frame are divided into stratum according to the years. In each stratum, systematic random sampling is used. The total number of the students would be 285.

Sample size Sample size for the target population is calculated according to the formula below: n = X 2 NP (1-P) ∆ 2 (N-1)+X 2 (1-P) n = 3.84 (285) 0.5 (1-0.5) (285-1)+3.84(0.5)(1-0.5) = ≈ 164 subjects Add 10% of sample size in case there are respondents dropped out = 16 subjects Therefore, Sample size = 180 students, where 60 students are chosen from each stratum. Sample size Sample size for the target population is calculated according to the formula below: n = X 2 NP (1-P) ∆ 2 (N-1)+X 2 (1-P) n = 3.84 (285) 0.5 (1-0.5) (285-1)+3.84(0.5)(1-0.5) = ≈ 164 subjects Add 10% of sample size in case there are respondents dropped out = 16 subjects Therefore, Sample size = 180 students, where 60 students are chosen from each stratum.

MATERIALS AND METHODS USED Questionnaire is used. There are 4 parts in the questionnaire, which are Part A: Demographic factors Part B: Purposes Part C: Respondents’ habits Part D: Self-evaluation Questionnaire is used. There are 4 parts in the questionnaire, which are Part A: Demographic factors Part B: Purposes Part C: Respondents’ habits Part D: Self-evaluation

S TATISTICAL ANALYSIS The research will be analyzed by using SPSS 14.0 The value for p is 0.05 corresponding to 95% of confidence interval The test that will be conducted are : a) Independent Mann-Whitney test b) One-way Kruskal-Wallis test c) Pearson Spearman Correlation

S TATISTICAL ANALYSIS Objective Dependent variables Independent variables Nature of independent variables Test(s) To compare between weekly duration of internet browsing and demographic factors. Weekly duration of internet browsing (Numerical) *Race -Malay -Chinese -Indian -Others NominalOne-way Kruskal-Wallis test *Year -1st -2nd -3rd Nominal One-way Kruskal-Wallis test *Sex - Male -Female NominalIndependent Mann- Whitney test

To find association between weekly duration of internet browsing and CGPA.. CGPA (Numerical) Weekly duration of internet browsing NumericalPearson Spearman Correlation To find association between weekly duration of internet browsing and hours spend on studies weekly. Weekly duration of internet browsing (Numerical) Number of hours spend for study Numerical Pearson Spearman Correlation Objective Dependent variables Independent variables Nature of independent variables Test(s)

ETHICAL ISSUES Researcher: o Information are private and confidential. o Permission letter is given to respondent before the questionnaires is given. o Respondents are given enough time to do the questionnaires ( around five to ten minutes). o Brief the information about the introduction and the objective of the research to the respondents. Respondent: o Responsible o Honest Researcher: o Information are private and confidential. o Permission letter is given to respondent before the questionnaires is given. o Respondents are given enough time to do the questionnaires ( around five to ten minutes). o Brief the information about the introduction and the objective of the research to the respondents. Respondent: o Responsible o Honest

D EFINE VARIABLES Dependent variable in this research is academic performance which is CGPA. Academic performance refers to how students deal with their studies and how they cope with or accomplish different tasks given to them by their teachers. (Source:wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_meant_by_academic_perf ormance - 45k -) Dependent variable in this research is academic performance which is CGPA. Academic performance refers to how students deal with their studies and how they cope with or accomplish different tasks given to them by their teachers. (Source:wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_meant_by_academic_perf ormance - 45k -)

I NDEPENDENT VARIABLES Independent variables in this research are Demographic factor refer to the characteristic of human population such as year, gender, race and residence (Source: demographics) Hours spend on internet browsing weekly Hours spend on studies weekly.

INCLUSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE CRITERIA Inclusive criteria Biomedical science students ( 1st, 2nd and 3rd year) from National University of Malaysia who browse internet. Exclusive criteria Biomedical science students ( 1st, 2nd and 3rd year) from National University of Malaysia who do not browse internet.

DUMMY TABLE FOR THE RESEARCH

G ANNT CHART Week Activities Searching for group members Topic & objective Method & sampling Questionnaire discussion Proposal presentation Searching for respondents Distributing questionnaires Collecting questionnaires Analyze all the data Research presentation

Q UESTIONNAIRE Part 1 Demographic factors 1. Year: 2. Gender: 3. Race: 4. Residence: Hostel / Home / Other places 5. CGPA:

P ART 2 P REFERENCES 6. Preferences in browsing internet PreferencesNeverSeldomOftenDaily Entertainment General knowledge Academic E-commerce Please tick where appropriate

P ART 3 R ESPONDENTS ’ HABITS 7. Duration browsing internet 11. Network Server __ hours per day (a) Dial Up (Jaring) (b) Broadband (Streamyx,WiFi) (c) Others 8. Frequency browsing internet 12. Duration of study ___ days per week ___ hours per day 9. Time surfing internet 13. What type of electronic device is (a) Morning used to access internet? (b) Afternoon (a) Hand phone (c) Night (b) Laptop (d) Midnight (c) Desktop (d) Others 10. Places to browse internet (a) Room / home (b) Cyber cafe (c) Others:

P ART 4 S ELF - EVALUATION 14. How does internet influence your studies? (a) Distract your concentration (b) Refreshed and motivated (c) No effect at all 15. Do you consider yourself addicted to internet? Yes / No

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