SEGI College Penang Business Research "The Research on the Importance of Using Mobile Phone among Diploma Students

in SEGi College Penang."

Guided by: Ms. Devi

Prepared By Chew Yi Xuan SC-PNG-0000011112

Acknowledgements The Business Research Report regarding the research on The Importance of Using Mobile Phone among Diploma Students in SEGi College Penang was impossible and hard to complete without the help and cooperation from the SEGi College Penang lectures(Ms.Devi) and students. I get the approval from Ms.Devi to conduct the research in the research in the college and get the resource needed such Proposal and entire the Business Research sample report from Ms.Devi too. Besides, the lecture also help us to distribute the questionnaire to the students as well as help us in writing report by some suggestion and comments to make my report interesting and readable. I also thanks to my group member because of without the cooperation of them can't distribute the questionnaire and conduct the data analysis. Also want thanks to other group of member because they are guide us and together complete the data analysis and questionnaire and the business research report. Without their help, this research would not conduct effectively. Thus, I would like to thanks and appreciated to all the lecturers and students and friends who draw out thier time to help conduct and complete the entire assignment and coursework.

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Table of Content Content Acknowledgement Table of Content List of Figures List of Tables Executive Summary Chapter 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Mobile Phone 1.2 Importance of Mobile Phone 1.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Phone 1.4 Research Objectives 1.5 Research Questions Chapter 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Definition of Mobile Phone 2.2 Brief History of Mobile Phone 2.3 Importance of Mobile Phone 2.4 Advantages of Mobile Phone 2.5 Disadvantages of Mobile Phone 2.6 Effect of mobile phone on people health 2.7 Limitation of Mobile Phone 2.8 Mobile For Youngsters or Children Chapter 3.0 Methodology 3.1 Population 3.2 Sample 3.3 Sampling Method 3.4 Research Method 3.4.1 Construction of Questionnaire 3.4.2 Distribution of Questionnaire 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 8-7 8-9 9-10 10-11 11 11-12 12 13 13 13 14-15 15 16 17-18 Page ii iii-v

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Chapter 4.0 Results and Discussion 4.1 Result and Analysis 4.1.1 Respondent age 4.1.2 Gender 4.1.3 Positive Effect of Using Mobile Phone 4.1.3.1 Positive Effect of Using Mobile Phone for Student 4.1.3.2 Positive Effect of Using Mobile Phone for Parent 4.1.3.3 Positive Effect of Using Mobile Phone for Business 4.1.4 Importance of Mobile Phone 4.1.4.1 Proportion of Respondent of using mobile phone discuss work with friends 4.1.4.2 Proportion of Respondent of using mobile phone to search for the information that the lecture given 4.1.4.3 Proportion of Respondent of saving notes in mobile phone for review before exam 4.1.5 Type Favor of Mobile Phone 4.1.5.1 Number of Respondent to identify price of cell phone at the time of buying among college student 4.1.5.2 Number of Respondent to identify the brand of cell phone previously own among college student 4.1.5.3 Number of Respondent to identify the functionality prefer to have on cell phone among college student 4.1.6 Solutions for negative effects of mobile phone 4.1.6.1 Proportion of respondent to identify the mobile phone users must use phone not more than 2 hours so that is the best way to reduce radiation effect or other health problem 4.1.6.2 Proportion of respondent to identify the lecturer must not allow students bring phone into exam so that is a best way to prevent cheating in exam 4.1.6.3 Proportion of respondent to identify using mobile phone is

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more easily to received unwanted text or spam than using laptop or personal computer 4.1.7 The usage of mobile phone 4.1.7.1 Number of Respondent to identify when using mobile phone 4.1.7.2 Number of Respondent to identify the time spent on mobile phone on a average in a day 4.1.7.3 Number of Respondent to identify the social network application use to communication with colleagues about assignment 4.1.8 The purpose of using mobile phone 4.1.8.1 Proportion of Respondents to identify the rate of using mobile phone for entertainment 4.1.8.2 Proportion of Respondents to identify the rate of using mobile phone for sports 4.1.8.3 Proportion of Respondents to identify the rate of using mobile phone for news 4.1.9 Negative Effect of Using Mobile Phone 4.1.9.1 Number of Respondent to identify the negative effect of using mobile phone for health 4.1.9.2 Number of Respondent to identify the negative effect of using mobile phone for children 4.1.9.3 Number of Respondent to identify the negative effect of using mobile phone for society Chapter 5.0 Conclusion List of References Appendices Appendix 1 - Sample Clean Questionnaire Appendix 2 - Collected Data from questionnaire survey Appendix 3 - Photo During Distribution of Questionnaire 42 43-44 45 45-53 54-58 59-61 41 40 39 39 38 37 36 36 35 33 33 34

List of Figure Figure Figure 4.1 Positive Effect of Using Mobile Phone for Student Figure 4.2 Positive Effect of Using Mobile Phone for Parent Figure 4.3 Positive Effect of Using Mobile Phone for Business Figure 4.4 Proportion of Respondent of using mobile phone discuss work with friends Figure 4.5 Proportion of Respondent of using mobile phone to search for the information that the lecturer given Figure 4.6 Proportion of Respondent of saving notes in mobile phone for review before exam Figure 4.7 Number of Respondent to identify price of cell phone at the time of buying among college student Figure 4.8 Number of Respondent to identify the brand of cell phone previously own among college student to identify the negative effect of using mobile phone for society Figure 4.9 Number of Respondent to identify the functionality prefer to have on cell phone among college student Figure 4.10 Proportion of respondent to identify the mobile phone users must use phone not more than 2 hours so that is the best way to reduce radiation effect or other health problem Figure 4.11 Proportion of respondent to identify the lecturer must not allow students bring phone into exam so that is a best way to prevent cheating in exam Figure 4.12 Proportion of respondent to identify using mobile phone is more easily to received unwanted text or spam than using laptop or personal computer Figure 4.13 Number of Respondent to identify when using mobile phone Figure 4.14 Number of Respondent to identify the time spent on mobile phone average in a day Figure 4.15 Number of Respondent to identify the social network application use to communication with colleagues about assignment
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Figure 4.16 Proportion of Respondents to identify the rate of using mobile phone for entertainment Figure 4.17 Proportion of Respondents to identify the rate of using mobile phone for sports Figure 4.18 Proportion of Respondents to identify the rate of using mobile phone for news Figure 4.19 Number of Respondent to identify the negative effect of using mobile phone for health Figure 4.20 Number of Respondent to identify the negative effect of using mobile phone for children Figure 4.21 Number of Respondent to identify the negative effect of using mobile phone for society

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List of Table Table Table 3.1 Sample Size Select from Each Class Table 4.1 Response of the Questionnaire Table 4.2 Respondent Age Table 4.3 Respondent Gender Page 15 19 20 20

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Executive Summary This research recognize the importance of using mobile phone among Diploma students in SEGi College Penang as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phone. The respondents are selected form Diploma In Information Technology(DIIT), Diploma In Business Administration(DIBA), Diploma In

Accounting(DIA), Diploma In Hospitality and Tourism Management. This research is investigated through conducting a research by distributing questionnaire to the students(respondents) who selected as a samples. The sample are selected using quota sampling which means the samples are selected from the population. The total of population are 106 students, we select the research 10 sample students from 45 students in Diploma In Business Administration(DIBA), 20 sample students from 21 students on Diploma In Information Technology(DIIT), 10 sample students from 25 students in Diploma In Accounting(DIA) and 10 sample students from 15 students in Diploma In Hospitality and Tourism Management(DHTM). The population of each course are We select 95% of sample students from DIIT, and 22% of sample students from DIBA, 40% of sample students from DIA and 66% sample students from DHTM. We can found that the importance among Diploma students among SEGi College Penang. Some of the students use the mobile phone to searching for the information that the lecturer given, save notes in mobile phone for review before exam, discuss work with friends and so on In addition , mobile phones also have some advantages among college students. Students can use the phone calculator for math question and phone dictionary to check word meaning as well as use phone to store lecture note. Mobile phone also allow parent keep in touch with their children during school. On the other hand, mobile phones also have disadvantages. With heavily use of mobile phone can cause insomnia and radiation effect even more serious is cancer. Due to usage of mobile phone, students can cheating in exam and addict in playing mobile games as well as cannot concentrate in class.
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