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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

How South African University Information Systems Students Are Using Social Media

Authors : Yazeed Seedat, Sumarie Roodt, Samwel Dick Mwapwele

Published in: Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Social media is a term used to combine social networking, media sharing and microblogging systems. Social media assists students to improve their academic studies, allows collaboration and sharing of information with each other, and affords students to know what is happening in the world, acquire pictures and videos in support of such information. Information Systems (IS) students are the next generation of technology experts and their exposure to using social media as an alternative source of information and for collaboration might affect features included in systems.
This research was conducted following a positivist approach which used a quantitative method to investigate the usage of social media in higher education. An online questionnaire was distributed to undergraduate Information Systems students via email with a link to the questions provided. Statistical inference was performed to test the usage of social media in higher education through the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT).
As a result, students viewed social media as a learning tool since it allowed them to enhance their academic performance and ability to explore knowledge. Social media also allowed students to communicate, share and collaborate. Research model confirmed that there’s a positive relationship between social media and the behaviours of undergraduate students and regarded social media as a learning tool.

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Metadata
Title
How South African University Information Systems Students Are Using Social Media
Authors
Yazeed Seedat
Sumarie Roodt
Samwel Dick Mwapwele
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-18399-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-18400-1

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_31

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