The Study of Students Perceptions of On-campus ... - Research Bank
The Study of Students Perceptions of On-campus ... - Research Bank
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3. Methodology<br />
3.1 Purpose <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Research</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> this research is to identify the issues arising from the use <strong>of</strong><br />
wireless local area networks (WLANs) on <strong>campus</strong>, and to analyse<br />
opportunities for education sectors to advance the current wireless<br />
networks they have. <strong>The</strong> analysis results and recommendation also could<br />
be used by those educational institutions which are planning on adopting<br />
WLANs. All the participants <strong>of</strong> this research were students who use the<br />
WLANs at either Mt. Albert Campus or Waitakere Campus <strong>of</strong> UNITEC<br />
New Zealand. <strong>The</strong> participants were selected randomly in order to avoid<br />
bias from groups <strong>of</strong> users.<br />
This research was focused on the following main research question: “How<br />
has the availability <strong>of</strong> Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) on<br />
<strong>campus</strong> affected students?” Based on the purpose <strong>of</strong> the research, there<br />
are many questions related to this research topic, such as:<br />
� What kind <strong>of</strong> students are the users <strong>of</strong> on-<strong>campus</strong> WLANs?<br />
� What do students use on-<strong>campus</strong> WLANs for?<br />
� What are the behaviours <strong>of</strong> students who use on-<strong>campus</strong> WLANs?<br />
� What are the current challenges that students perceive with<br />
WLANs?<br />
� Are there any impacts on students from the use <strong>of</strong> on-<strong>campus</strong><br />
WLANs?<br />
� What opportunities are available for educational institutions to<br />
provide the convenience <strong>of</strong> WLANs for students?<br />
� Are there any technical issues concerning WLANs relevant to<br />
educational institutions that arise from user requirements?<br />
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