Utilization of Mobile Phone and the Ethical Implications on University and Government Services
| Autor: | Daniel Muthee Wambiri, Johnson Mulongo Masinde |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Government
Dishonesty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Information sharing 05 social sciences Internet privacy 02 engineering and technology Mobile phone 020204 information systems 0502 economics and business ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Post graduate 050211 marketing Mobile technology Business media_common |
| Zdroj: | ICEGOV |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3326365.3326407 |
| Popis: | This study investigated access and usage of mobile phones by postgraduate students. Mobile phone technology has greatly contributed to the quick access and sharing of information in the contemporary world. However, the issue of integrity in the usage of mobile phone remains a paradox. The data was collected using a questionnaire that was administered to 165 post graduate students in the Schools of Education and Business. The respondents were purposely selected because the researchers were interested in post graduate students working in government institutions and departments. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 18. The results indicated that mobile phone usage for information sharing and research is very high. All the students sampled used mobile phones to access, share, and search information since all of them had smart phones. It was noted that the University lacked a policy on use of mobile phones to access and read educational materials. Interestingly, it was noted that mobile phone is a handy technology for most examination malpractices and dishonesty. The study highly recommends policy issues on usage of mobile technology by students particularly in enhancing learning and information sharing as well as maintaining sanctity of examinations and individual student integrity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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