Factors Explaining Participation and Motivating Issues Affecting Studentsâ€™ usage of WhatsApp at Adi Chunachangiri University (ACU), Karnataka, India
Shivakumaraswmay, K.N., Yuvaraj, B.K.
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2023.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6025/ijis/2023/15/4/119-128
Link: https://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v15n4/ijisv15n4_3.pdf
Abstract:
This study focused on WhatsApp usage among Adi Chunachangiri University (ACU) students in Karnataka,India. The objective was to determine the level of WhatsApp usage among the students. Investigation questions aredrawn up to guide the study. Three thousand five hundred registered students followed the study investigation design inthe Adi Chunachangiri University (ACU) Library. The sample size of 400 was nominated through a random samplingtechnique. A more significant number of the users reflected on the positive effects of â€˜It keeps my interaction private andpersonalâ€™, and the maximum number of users said â€˜strongly agreeâ€™, scoring 204(51%). Necessary statistical techniquesand methods will be used to analyze the research data. After completion of the analysis, the findings will be drawn and presented as a report.