Presented by:

Lim Wei Sze

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
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FPRE
E
FBM
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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.