Effects of the Social Media on Relationship Trends of University Students

NAME OF PROJECT:
THE EFFECTS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA ON RELATIONSHIP TRENDS

BY:
SARAI WANJIKU NJENGA

I.D # : 621920

A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE JOURNALISM PROGRAM IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE JRN 3024 COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

USIU JOURNALISM PROGRAM

2011

DECLARATION
I hereby declare that this is my original work. It has not been presented to any other institution for any other purpose.

Name : Sarai Wanjiku Njenga

Signature : ____________________

Date : ____________________

Submitted to : James C.O. Oranga

Signature : ____________________

Date : ____________________

Dedication
I dedicate this research project to my mother, Mary Njenga who has been an inspiration and biggest supporter of my Journalism career. I also decicate this to my fellow classmates who have been with me throughout the semester.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to thank the USIU School of Journalism, the USIU students who took the time to give me all the information I needed to conduct this research and also to the course lecturer, Mr. James C.O. Oranga.

List of Tables and Charts
TABLE 1
List of respondents by program (Undergraduate)
School | Number of Students |                   % |
Chandaria School of Business | 2379 | 55.4 |
School of Humanities & Social Sciences | 1175 | 27.3 |
School of Science & Technology | 707 | 16.5 |
Undecided | 36 | 0.8 |
Total Number of Undergraduate Students | 4297 | 100 |

TABLE 2
List of respondents by program (Graduate)
School | Number of Students |                     %     |
Chandaria School of Business | 661 | 86.9 |
School of Humanities & Social Sciences | 100 | 13.1 |
Undecided | 0 | 0 |
Total Number of Graduate Students | 761 | 100 |

TABLE 3
List of respondents by gender
School | Number of Students |                     % |
Female | 2743 | 54 |
Male | 2315 | 46 |
Total | 5058 | 100 |

TABLE 4
List of respondents by frequency of... [continues]

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