ASSOSA UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF COMMUTING AND INFORMATICS

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

AWARENESS AND USE OF WI-FI INFRASTRUCTURE IN STUDENT’S COMMUNITY: IN

CASE ASSOSA UNIVERSITY
BY:
1. YIHUNIE AYALEW………………..ETR/0218/08 E.C
2. BAHRNESH YEMANE…………….ETR/0036/08 E.C
3. DEJEN BERIHUN ………………….ETR/0057/08 E.C

ADVISOR: DOCTORBIRIHANU D. (PHD)

DEC, 201 1 ASSOSA, ETHIOPIA
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Table of Contents page

Abstract.......................................................................................................................................................3
1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3
2 Statement of the problem.....................................................................................................................4
3 Research objectives.............................................................................................................................4
4 Research questions..............................................................................................................................4
5 Hypotheses/Theses..............................................................................................................................5
6 Literature review.................................................................................................................................5
7 Rationale and significance...................................................................................................................5
8 Delimitations and limitations...............................................................................................................5
9 Limitation of the study........................................................................................................................6
10 Research design and methods..........................................................................................................7
11 Availability of resources..................................................................................................................8
12 Work schedule.................................................................................................................................8
13 Proposed contents............................................................................................................................8
References...................................................................................................................................................8
Bibliography................................................................................................................................................8
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Abstract
This paper discusses the uses of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology in higher education in the
Assosa University. It includes Wi-Fi standards, security, the adoption of the technology,
challenges for implementation, Benefits for teachers and learners. This paper’s main aim is the
case study of status and importance of Wi-Fi technology for different disciplines’ research works
at Assosa University. Although Wi-Fi technology has a great promise to research scholars in
higher education; educational institutions and universities are still at the beginning stage of
adoption. There is a vital need to make strategies to develop Wi-Fi technology support to
improve the research, teaching and learning.

1 Introduction
Wi-Fi is the wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide high-speed internet
and network connection. Wi-Fi network has no physical wired connection between sender and
receiver. Wi-Fi is used for different purposes such as data transmission, wireless communication.
Wi-Fi connection ensures faster, more reliable internet access and it is cheaper. This network
allows any connection without using cards; we can take our laptops wherever we want with the
option of having a wireless connection with the help of routers and adapters.

2 Statement of the problem

The Assosa University WI_FI has a lot of problems related to usability, awareness, accessibility,
availability, portability of WI_FI to students the students have not get WI_FI access in dorm,
library, hostel and class rooms and also students have not any knowledge about the WIFI and
their purpose. Assosa University wish to begin E. Learning, E. library, SRS and digital library’s
but there is not enough Wi-Fi access point is installed and the student is not use this technology
and have not any idea about related works all most all students use uses Wi-Fi as political issue
this is not good. The student wants to view their grad using Wi-Fi but it is not available at time.

Research objectives
1. Find out the student community awareness on availability of Wi-Fi connectivity.
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2. Better understand the student purpose of using Wi-Fi.

3. Understand the minute problem face by the student community.
4. Study the level of ICT know how of Pondicherry assosa university students.
5. To know the minute difficulty face by student while using Wi-Fi.
6. To Study the level of ICT knowledge of Assosa Campus Student.
7. To know the speed of the Internet.
8. To study the preference of places.
9. To know the preferred place for access of Wi-Fi facility
10. To know the frequency and time spent in usage of Wi-Fi facility in the university campus.
11. To identify the purpose and frequency of use of Wi-Fi services by the researchers for
different information requirement.
12. To find out the satisfaction level of use of Wi-Fi
13. To trace the problems if any, faced by the

3 Research questions
 How to crack Wi-Fi network, if you are using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Password
with backtrack?
 Differentiate between Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure topology and also explain with their
advantages and disadvantages?
 How do you secure a wireless network?
 What are your preferred tools for War Driving?
 How can you configure Wi-Fi network and what are Wi-Fi Protocols?
 How is UWB (ultra-wideband) different from Bluetooth, FireWire and Wi-Fi?
 Who are the providers and what are the assets available for wireless?
 Wireless networking, or Wi-Fi, can be used to connect computers in a home, and many
cities are using technologies to offer free or low cost internet access to residents, what is
another name for Wi-Fi?
 Can I mix wireless equipments from different vendors, elaborate on it?
 If my computer is connected to wireless LAN, can it communicate with computer on
wired LAN as well?
 Is it true that Wireless networking is only good for laptop computer?
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 What is Wi-Fi technology and over which frequency band it operates?

 What are the different Wi-Fi generations and also explain any one?

4 Hypotheses/Theses
1. Reliability has no significant relationship with student loyalty
2. Responsiveness has no significant relationship with student loyalty
3. Student satisfaction does not significantly mediate the relationship between the respective
independent and the dependent variable
4. E. learning is direct relation to the wireless network
5. Distribution of Wi-Fi is hilly advent to student.

5 Literature review
The overarching research question guiding the literature review is: how does the literature on Wi-
Fi use suggest as the appropriate frameworks and concept for describing and analyzing academic
perusal. Today, teachers expect students to deliver papers written on computers, expecting them
to be able to use spell-check, count words, etc. Students are expected to use the digital resources
of university libraries, read e-mails, get information about schedules and upload their
assignments online. And there has been an increase in the usage of consortia within the campus
as the usage increases the cost benefit of electronic resources in the given institution will prove
to be effective.

6 Rationale and significance

A wireless technology recently has become our life saver in the communication process and also
in sharing of information. Private and public institutions, individuals, businesses, non-profit
organizations, government agencies and other corporate have already invested heavily and grown
the wireless technology operations. Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), is the common term in the process
of connection local area network (LAN) with high frequency wireless. Wi-Fi allows electronic
devices to connect to LAN and enables Internet access to devices such as the laptops,
smartphone and tablets. Institutions in developing countries already make it possible to connect
the LAN and also enable the Wi-Fi to allow the individual to connect their personal devices.
However, the better Wi-Fi speed of upload and download provided by the institution, also
increase opportunities to achieve their teaching and learning objectives, while the poor
infrastructure of Wi-Fi limits the opportunities of achieving learning objectives.

7 Delimitations and limitations

The present study is limited to the use of Wi-Fi service in Assosa University
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8 Limitation of the study

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Although the study threw a few lights to the Wi-Fi facility in Assosa University there is always a
room for improvement. An approach to Users awareness study is in itself a diverse area and
therefore the study is limited to a given sample users. With limited time frame, coverage on the
users view and cost benefit analysis was not incorporated. User’s perception on familiarities and
the technical aspect of the facility were avoided and was confine to awareness and the student
usage of campus Wi-Fi. The demographic characteristics of year of study and college enrollment
for the sample were similar to those of both university student enrolment to the hostel and the
university student population. However, the small sample sizes were subject to variance equality
problems when analyzing results based upon groups. Male participants significantly
outnumbered female participants. While general conclusions could be drawn regarding results as
applied to the residential student body, the sample does not reflect the attitudes of non residential
students, which may be different, compared to those of residential students despite similar
demographic variables. Documenting the disparity between commuter and residential students is
an area for future research.

9 Research design and methods

The data was collected using a paper-based questionnaire. The aim of the questionnaire was to
examine the extent of Wi-Fi technology use amongst this target group. The paper questionnaire
was handed out at the end of a selected number students present at the university campus.
Questionnaires were given randomly, based on student residing in the university campus. The
survey was available for 1weeks and 50 members (N= 50) out of 8500 students in the University
responded to the invitation by completing the survey. All responses were anonymous and no
personal details such as email or IP addresses were collected thereby ensuring privacy. The
survey comprised of closed ended questionnaire organized around four topics. These were: (1)
educational background, (2) facilities of Wi-Fi (3) purpose of usage, and (4) ICT literacy. For
purposes of clarity, the discussion and results will be presented organized around these four
topics with the results.

The data was collected based on the questionnaire. The aim of the questionnaire was to examine
the extent of Wi-Fi technology usage among the target group of all disciplines of research
scholars of Assosa University. 13 printed questionnaires were administered to all the users of the
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3 departments of the selected disciplines within the campus. The survey comprised of closed-
ended questions organized in three sections.

Table 1 distributed of questionnaires and response pattern

no Disciplines Questionnaires Response Percentage

distributed received
1 Computer 6 5
science
2 Biology 3 1
3 Management 4 3
total 13 10

10 Work schedule
Oct No Dec Jan Feb Mar April
v
Identify research area
Formulate research strategy research design
and select method
Write research proposal
Data collection
Write first draft

Conclusion
The Wi-Fi facility enabled research scholars can access Wi-Fi in classrooms, research laboratory,
library, hostel rooms and campus, 24 X 7 free of cost. Moreover, the Wi-Fi enabled campus
would help in providing free and affordable high quality e-content to all the students and
research scholars of the Assosa University. The University should encourage these ideas for the
improvement of quality based research in the country
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References
[1]. Lundin, Johan et.al (2010). “Integrating students’ mobile technology in higher education”.
Int. J. Mobile Learning and Organisation, Vol. 4.

[2]. Barak, M., Lipson, A., and Lerman, S (2006). “Wireless laptops as means for promoting
Active learning in large lecture halls”. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(3),
245-263.

[3]. Beasley, W., Dobda, K.W., & Wang, L.C. (2005).” Reflections on teaching in a wireless
laptop lab”. International Journal of Instructional Media, 32(4), 343-352.

[4]. Bina, M. & Giaglis, G.M. (2005). “Emerging issues in researching community-based
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[6]. Campus Computing Project (2002). “The 2002 National Survey of Information Technology in
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Bibliography

The most important part of the literature in this study is to look at studies that have been
conducted before on the Wi-Fi usage of Wi-Fi in assosa universities and purpose of Wi-Fi in
institutions (education) to understand the topic better. The literature also seeks to understand how
student’s benefits from it, disadvantages and the changes it brought to universities in general.
Student’s benefits from it, it disadvantages and the changes it brought to universities in general.
Usage of Wi-Fi in a universities as earlier noted that education institutions in assosa have
adopted Wi-Fi technology. This project was aimed to provide wireless communication all over
the building to both the students and staff members. The university managed to install one access
points around the campuses. As a result of the installations, there was no need for the institutions
to build lots of computer labs that can cost millions of birr just to provide Internet services to
students and lecturers that the use of handhold devices can become a distraction to students
during lectures, where by students use these devices to access Internet and do other
academic unrelated activities. Although, in the University of assosa, students started using Wi-
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Fi to neglect their studies by being busy on the Internet during class time doing their personal
activities.

Purpose of Wi-Fi in institutions (education)

Access to information is very significant for studying purposes. Currently there is a lot of
information that is released every day and most of it is available on the Internet. Also, it is not
easy that an institution can have all the recent books and the old ones in the library. With the
Internet becomes a better way that anyone can get information that is both old and current. The
impact of Wi-Fi and Internet on academic performance of the student has shown a positive
reaction because now students are able to access more information in short period of time. Also,
students are able do their Assignments and even submit on time because there is no longer a need
for them to print and submit their work. They just use their smartphone to connect and submit on
time online, however as they get used to the technology others start to use it for non-academic
purposes. Not all of this only produce positive impact on the academic performance of students,
but there are also negative impacts that Wi-Fi and all the wireless devices bring to the table
Advantages and disadvantage of Wi-Fi technology
The use of wireless and Wi-Fi technology goes with advantages and disadvantages which impact
on university student’s academic performance.
Advantages
 Wireless technology is cheap and easy to install and to maintain.
 Wi-Fi it saves students money to buy mobile data.
 Wi-Fi enables students to access information and shares it in real time.
 Wi-Fi doesn’t require physical connections.
Disadvantages.
 The speed is not as fast as wired.
 Wireless infrastructure is complicated to install.
 Wireless transmission uses radio signal which can easily experience interference.
 Wireless connection makes it easy for hackers to access people’s information on
the air and
 Misuse it
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