The use of technology is now an indispensable part of everyday life. The technological changes of recent years have  also brought major change to higher education.  From reviewing literature to conducting data analysis, technology now shapes the lives of postgraduate students in major ways. This project concerns how students engage with technology to progress with their research study.  We are interested in how technology contributes to effective communication with other members of the academic  community; how  students perceive both the beneficial and non-beneficial uses of technology, how these relate to their own patterns of technology use and what activities differentiate productive from unproductive work.   

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Our Research Questions  

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1. How does technology shape students’ study?

2. What perceptions do students have about the benefits and negative effects of technology on their study tasks?

3. Are there any patterns of technology use that differentiate those who feel productive from those who do not?

4. What activities/forms of engagement do students associate with feeling productive/unproductive…?

5. To what extent does technology facilitates/hinders effective communication with others (students/teachers/supervisors) here and at other academic institution). (e.g., do students prefer face to face feedback or mediated through technology?

6. Does technology use differ according to student characteristics (e.g., Nationality, gender, personality)? 

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