2. Presented By-
• Devang N. Shah (12BBT0006)
• Monika Sharma (12BBT0095)
• Ira Shukla (12BBT0039)
• Harini Sampath (12BBT0193)
• Siddharth Singh (12BCL0068)
• Dhruv Suri (12??)
3. Acknowledgements
There are many people we have to thank for
their advice, help and encouragement during
the making
of this project. We thank Dr. Anitha Devi, for
guiding us and helping us at every step. To VIT
University for providing us the facilities which
helped us to complete this project above all the
students of VIT university for their immense
cooperation.
4. Abstract
This study aims to investigate the attitudes of students at the
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore towards Internet. A
structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The
findings showed that their attitude towards the Internet was a
balanced one. They used online databases, dictionaries,
encyclopedias and online courses, as well as social networking
sites. They were also well aware about the demerits of using it
and the expansion of fraudulent websites world wide. The
respondents were also dissatisfied with the Internet service
provision, slow speed of the Internet connection.
5. INTRODUCTION
The Internet is an educational tool with numerous potentials. It may
be used to replace the traditional classroom lectures or supplement
traditional instructional methods. The Internet enables students to
communicate with other students abroad and thus share each other’s
ideas, knowledge, experiences, and cultures. The Internet enhances
skills and capabilities of students, which assist them in studies and in
professional life. Students with high CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point
Average) use the Internet more for their studies and gain more
knowledge and information across the world (Awais, Bilal, Usman,
Waqas, & Sehrish, n.d). University students should be encouraged to
use academic and reliable resources in their term project and
homework for successful investigation. They should use e-journals, e-
libraries, e-books, and online databases as academic resources for
their related courses (Shahin, Balta & Ercan, 2010).
6. How many hours do you spend on Internet ?
01-02 hrs
02-04 hrs
04-08 hrs
above 8 hrs
7. For how many tasks do you use the internet?
Social Networking Sites
Online Shopping
Video conferencing
Online banking
8. How much percentage of that time do you spend on social
networking sites like facebook and twitter?
0-25
25-50
50-75
>75
9. Which medium of study do you prefer?
e-books/slides
Hardcopies
10. How do you collect information for your project?
Internet
Library
11. Do you think that the 3 GB internet access quota is sufficient?
YES
MAYBE
NO
NOT AT ALL
12. Do you think that is misused more?
Yes
No
Can't say
13. Internet has made distant people close and close people
distant!
Completely agree
Partially agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
