Ong Lee Wah Pang Kah Sing Soo Ann Nie Teo Wee Huang Background of Study Money, houses, lands, physical appearance, and even citizenship serve as the factors to be taken into consideration to start a relationship in this 21st -century society. Dating in collegiate environment is known as a norm nowadays Dating has both advantages and disadvantages on students.
Objectives of the Study To investigate the Reasons for students to go out on a date. To determine the Effects of dating on the students. To recommend Ways to overcome the problem with dating.
Research Questions What are the reasons for students to go out on a date? What are the effects of dating towards students in FC? What are the recommendations to solve the problems faced by students who are dating?
Significance of the Study From this research ,we will be able to : identify the advantages and disadvantages of dating among students. provide certain suggestion if there are any problems related to dating.
Scope of the Study We are surveying the pros and cons of dating among students of FC , UTM.
x50 50 respondents were randomly selected from this faculty. The questionnaires were distributed to 50 undergraduate students from FC in UTM. Research Methodology The four purposes of this chapter are to : describe the research instrument describe the respondents of the study describe the research procedure describe data analysis.
Research Instruments The questionnaire comprised of 24 questions and was divided into 4 sections. The 4 sections are : (1) profile of respondents (2) reasons for dating (3) effects of dating (4) opinion on student dating trend The different question-types in the questionnaire were listing/choice, open-ended and scales.
Respondents of the Study The questionnaire was distributed to 50 randomly selected undergraduate students from FC , UTM. Each of our group member was put in-charged in distributing 10 questionnaires to the respondents.
Research Procedure Before the actual data collection, a pilot study was conducted on 10 students to assess the validity of the questionnaires. The comments from the pilot group were taken into account for improvement. The respondents were approached with an initial question of whether they have or had been in a date before the questionnaire was given to them.
Data Analysis Data were entered into the questionnaire form on Google Docs. The data from the questionnaires were analysed and tabulated in tables. Results were presented in the forms of bar charts, and descriptive statistics.
62% 38% Gender Female Male 32% 68% Age Group 18-21 22-25 18% 80% 2% 0% 0% Relationship Status Single In a Relationship Married Engaged Widowed
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Result has improved Good time management between dating and studying Agree Disagree
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Become more mature Become happier Feel more secure Dating partner treats sincerely Gain support from friends (without feeling envious) Gain support from parents (without objection) Agree Disagree
45 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Do not contract sexually transmitted diseases through dating Agree Disagree self-protection and protective measures
29 32 21 18 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Do encounter financial problem Do often have to pay for food and entertainment Agree Disagree pay for food and entertainment
pay for their dating partners
High living cost of todays transportation fee
travel together
wise financial planning Ways to improves relationship 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Honesty and Trust Proper Planning Travel Together Communication Exercise Together Emotional Maturity Others effective communication : good listener taking consideration of partners feelings traveling together : Trejos travel together have better relationship honesty and trust : basis for trust building sense of security planning before a date : nice place surprises exercising together : emotional bond - nonverbal matching or mimicry emotionally maturity : take charge of ones own emotions - optimistic positive thinking The purpose of this research is to investigate the Reasons why students from FC, UTM go out on a date the Pros and Cons of dating to make Recommendations to improve dating relationship Purpose Main Reason for students to go out on a date Seek for Companionship
PROS & CONS happiness imprudent sexual behaviour sexually-transmitted diseases
scarcity in financial field better academic performance Recommendations to improve dating relationship Effective Communication These findings are only valid for students from the Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia are not applicable to students from other faculty and university. CHAPTER 6 RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation based on findings Finances Take turn in paying Financial planning Recommendation based on findings Time Management Spend more time on studying together Manage time well Recommendation based on findings Support Give advice and support Recommendations for Future Research UTM FAB FM FKM FP FKK FGH T FPRE E FBM E FKA FKKK SA FS FTI FoC Accuracy of primary data 1. A larger sample size Recommendations for Future Research 2. Collection techniques: Interview Observation Questionnair e Recommendations for Future Research Respondent s Student s Lecturer s Recommendations for Future Research more research shall be done on this topic.