Thesis

THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER ADDICTION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATIONS

(COMM1) SUBJECT

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A Thesis

Presented to the Faculty of

Lyceum of Subic Bay

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In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering

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by

Alvin N. Valencia

April 2013

CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Nowadays, computer technology is at its heights, providing the needs of the people in information, entertainment and social interaction through the four corners of the cyber world – indeed we are in the Information Age, increasing the technology to the highest level providing all the convenience we are wanting. We are demanding in the aid of the computers to obtain our relief in stressful lifestyles, demanding instant and convenient way of dealing with the things we want to do or have. Especially, we are connecting to the other people through the so called “Social Networking”, the new way of interacting with others through cyber space in just simple click in our PCs or laptops. In addition, computer technology provided us the interactive gaming – the Local Area Network and Online games that simulates imaginary character role playing and tactics that may applied in real life. The expanding computer technology also offer us the tools that will aid us to research and to study, it is also our “pal” in educating ourselves outside the school.

There are many benefits of the emerging computer technology in our lives. Thus, some of us stick already in the computers, and seldom participating in the normal activities like going to school, helping in household chores, and some other important tasks. Being computers as their daily routine, computer addiction comes in their way. Just like smoking or liquor addiction, some can’t easily escape in computer addiction; it...