Online Information Behavior of Medical Students: How and Why They Use Social Networking Sites to Facilitate Their Professional Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinara Saparova ◽  
Jayne A. Williams ◽  
Christopher K. Inabnit ◽  
Michelle Fiesta
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Information Behavior ◽  
Online Information

Medical students’ and residents’ use of online social networking tools: Implications for teaching professionalism in medical education

First Monday ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E Ferdig ◽  
Kara Dawson ◽  
Erik W Black ◽  
Nicole M. Paradise Black ◽  
Lindsay A. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Social Networking Tools

This study sought to determine if and how 501 medical students and 312 residents are using Facebook at a large university in the Southeastern United States. Results reveal that medical students and residents are using Facebook and about two-thirds of users maintain public profiles. While there is variation in the types of information provide within profiles, many medical students seem unaware of or unconcerned with the possible ramifications of sharing personal information in publicly-available online profiles even though such information could impact their professional lives. Thus, this study provides data based evidence that online tools such as social networking sites should become a part of the dialogue related to preparing future physicians to meet the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGE) professionalism competency.

Defining a Mismatch: Differences in Usage of Social Networking Sites Between Medical Students and the Faculty Who Teach Them

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory E. Brisson ◽  
Matthew J. Fisher ◽  
Mark W. LaBelle ◽  
Sarah E. Kozmic
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites

scholarly journals Measuring individuals’ concerns over collective privacy on social networking sites

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Jia ◽  
Heng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Starting Point

With the rise of social networking sites (SNSs), individuals not only disclose personal information but also share private information concerning others online. While shared information is co-constructed by self and others, personal and collective privacy boundaries become blurred. Thus there is an increasing concern over information privacy beyond the individual perspective. However, limited research has empirically examined if individuals are concerned about privacy loss not only of their own but their social ties’; nor is there an established instrument for measuring the collective aspect of individuals’ privacy concerns. In order to address this gap in existing literature, we propose a conceptual framework of individuals’ collective privacy concerns in the context of SNSs. Drawing on the Communication Privacy Management (CPM) theory (Petronio, 2002), we suggest three dimensions of collective privacy concerns, namely, collective information access, control and diffusion. This is followed by the development and empirical validation of a preliminary scale of SNS collective privacy concerns (SNSCPC). Structural model analyses confirm the three-dimensional conceptualization of SNSCPC and reveal antecedents of SNS users’ concerns over violations of the collective privacy boundaries. This paper serves as a starting point for theorizing privacy as a collective notion and for understanding online information disclosure as a result of social interaction and group influence.

scholarly journals Politician2.0 on Facebook: Information Behavior and Dissemination on Social Networking Sites – Gaps and Best-Practice. Evaluation Results of a novel eParticipation toolbox to let politicians engage with citizens online.

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Wandhoefer ◽  
Mark Thamm ◽  
Somya Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Information Behavior ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Network Usage ◽  
The Web ◽  
The Eu

This article covers our findings on information behavior and dissemination of parliamentary decision-makers in terms of using Social Networking Sites like Facebook. The article investigates why politicians use those technologies and integrate them more and more in their everyday workflow. In addition to the purpose of social network usage, the focus of our paper is also on best practices and how to deal with challenges like authenticity of politicians’ online profiles. The results presented within the remit of this paper are the outcome of 16 semi-structured interviews that took place as part of an evaluation effort within the EU research project WeGov [1]. The overall aim of the project is to develop a toolbox that enriches the dialogue between citizens and politicians on the web.

scholarly journals Impact and Perception of Social Networking Sites on Academic Performance of Medical Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Hari Prasad Upadhyay ◽  
Prativa Sedain
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Structure Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
The Impact

Background: A social networking site is an online platform that allows users to create a public profile and interact with other users on the website. The emergence of Social Networking Sites has broadened the base of contact, interaction and communication among people living round the globe via internet. Millions of students are logging in to these social networking sites, everyday. That’s why many students have been blaming various social networking sites for their steady decrease in grade point averages and has affected their study time, poor grammar and wrong spellings when socializing on social media as well as diverting their attention from their studies. The objective of this research is to find the impact and perception of social networking sites on academic performance of medical students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design conducted among 230 Medical students of MBBS, BPH, Pharmacy and BN Nursing’s students. A well-structured questionnaire was prepared and which were distributed among students using probability sampling technique (random number table). Results: The response of 230 students was collected by using well structure questionnaire. The mean±SD of students age was 21.87±2.16 years. Majority of the students were in the age group 20-25 years. Majority of them were female by gender and Hindu by religion. They most commonly used social networking site was face book/messenger (48.7%) followed by YouTube (41.3%). The main aim of using these sites is to update with their family, friends and for entertainment. Nearly 60% students told that there are negative effects of using social networking sites. And only 15.6% students used these sites only for academic purpose. Conclusions: This study revealed that majority of the students used mobile phone as a device and Wi-Fi in their place of residence. The overall perception of students towards social networking sites is positive. Excessive use of these sites decreases their academic performance which conclude that there is Negative relationship between the use of social networking sites and academic performance which in turn negatively affect their academic results.

scholarly journals The Impact of Online Information Chaos on the Credibility of Social Networks: A field Study on a Sample of the public of Social Network: تأثير فوضى المعلومات الإلكترونية على مصداقية شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي - دراسة ميدانية على عينة من جمهور شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي-

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira Ahmed Suleiman
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Online Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
The Impact

The study seeks to study the chaos of information on social networks, their impact on the credibility of these networks, the identification of forms of information chaos in the social networks, the degree of public confidence in the information they deal with, their sense of information chaos, Through social networking sites. The study was conducted on (378) individual subscribers of different social networks, "Facebook and LinkedIn and Twitter."  Results: One of the most important findings of the study is that more than half of the sample of the study feel the chaos of information on social networks, due to the large number of accounts on the networks and the increase of anonymous information, as well as the lack of control over the information published on those networks. There are also many forms of information chaos on social networks: anonymous information, privacy violations, infringement of intellectual property rights and rights of publishers, the proliferation of counterfeit and contradictory information, the manufacture and dissemination of viruses, breaches and disruption of devices, and multiple personal or institutional accounts. The researcher recommends the need to pay attention to the enactment of media legislation and laws related to the new media environment for social networking sites to reduce the chaos of information and privacy protection, and to raise awareness of the importance of social networking sites and the Publishing Standards through courses and workshops to reduce the chaos.

Comparing the extent and pattern of educational use of social networking sites by medical and non-medical students: a multi-center study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Yousuf Guraya ◽  
Mona Faisal Al-Qahtani ◽  
B. Bilal ◽  
Shaista Salman Guraya ◽  
Hamdi Almaramhy
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Multi Center Study ◽  
Beijing Institute

BACKGROUND Although the use of social networking sites (SNSs) for fun is increasing, educational use of SNSs by students is low. Additionally, there is limited data about SNSs use by students from different faculties. OBJECTIVE This study compared patterns of SNSs use among medical and non-medical university students. METHODS It is a single-stage cross-sectional study conducted at university students (n=2350) from Saudi Arabia and China. A 21-statement questionnaire was administered to medical students of Taibah and Imam Abdulrahman AlFaisal University, Saudi Arabia, and non-medical students of the Beijing Institute of Technology and the University of International Business and Economics, China. The data about nature of SNSs use and strategies for sharing knowledge were analyzed. RESULTS Comparative data regarding use of SNSs between medical and non-medical students were obtained. Of 2350 respondents; 92% students did and 8% did not use SNSs for any reason. Overall, 624 (26.6%) students used SNSs for education and found these sites to be useful (p=0.00). Usage of SNSs for education was significantly higher in medical than in non-medical students (p=0.00). Non-medical students found SNSs to be more useful for networking than medical students. The use of WhatsApp was significantly greater in medical students, while WeChat was more popular in non-medical students (p=0.00). CONCLUSIONS We report low use of SNSs for education by university students. For sharing knowledge, WhatsApp was more popular among medical students, and WeChat was more popular among non-medical students. This research suggests incorporation of SNSs into educational curricula across disciplines.

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