Factors Explaining Participation and Motivating Issues Affecting Studentsâ€™ usage of WhatsApp at Adi Chunachangiri University (ACU), Karnataka, India

Shivakumaraswmay, K.N; Yuvaraj, B.K.

Shivakumaraswmay, K.N Department of Library and Information Science BGS Institute of Technology, Adi Chunachangiri University BG Nagara, Nagamangala (Tq), Mandya (Dist) ï€571448
Yuvaraj, B.K. Department of Library and Information Science BGS Institute of Technology, Adi Chunachangiri University BG Nagara, Nagamangala (Tq), Mandya (Dist) ï€571448

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 are drawn up to guide the study. Three thousand five hundred registered students followed the study investigation design in the Adi Chunachangiri University (ACU) Library. The sample size of 400 was nominated through a random sampling technique. A more significant number of the users reflected on the positive effects of â€˜It keeps my interaction private and personalâ€™, and the maximum number of users said â€˜strongly agreeâ€™, scoring 204(51%). Necessary statistical techniques and methods will be used to analyze the research data. After completion of the analysis, the findings will be drawn and presented as a report.

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