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    Social Media Technologies, Knowledge and Utilization among Undergraduates of Nigerian Universities: A Study of Enugu State University of Science and Technology
    (Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-09-24) Eze, Uchenna Hyginus; Adamu, Abdullahi; Ogbodo, Daluchukwu
    In this study, he researchers set out to work on four specific research objectives. These include: determining the nexus between the undergraduate’s social networking knowledge level and technological utilization ability; Identifying the major factors that prompted the use of social networking sites among undergraduate’s; Examining the relationship between social networking sites usage and academic input of the undergraduates and investigating the impact of the social networking sites on the learning behaviour of undergraduates. The study used questionnaire to collect the primary data, while the secondary data were sourced from textbooks, journals, magazine, and the Internet etc. A sample of 400 people was drawn from the undergraduates of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUST. The emanating data were analyzed using simple percentages, tables and charts. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested with Chi-square dependency test and correlation. The study found that the knowledge of social media technological is high among undergraduates. Also, it further discovered that knowledge not found in the classroom is a major factor contributing to the use of social media among undergraduates among other findings. It, therefore, recommended thus; that access to new media should be made available to all Nigerian Universities through provision of free Wi-Fi; those new media gadgets such as iPad, Laptops and Palmtop should be given to students at the point of registration and payable through deduction from school fees. That Nigerian Universities should incorporate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) modes of teaching and learning into the tertiary education system so as to enhance students’ skills, which will enable them meet the global standard of learning