An analysis of the usage patterns of the ‘Cape Town emergency medicine' closed facebook group

dc.contributor.advisorOosthuizen, Almeroen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Swasthien_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-21T08:41:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-11T10:23:50Z
dc.date.available2017-09-21T08:41:10Z
dc.date.available2017-12-11T10:23:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.descriptionThesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY: Social media is a term that has come into use to describe “software that supports group interaction”. The first incorporation of social media into a Social Network Site existed as early as 1997 in the form of SixDegrees. Since then there has been an exponential growth in social media and Networking sites, with Facebook, Twitter, Flicker etc. becoming household names in many countries. This surge in the incorporation of social media into daily life has transformed large parts of society into an Internet based, interactive global community, transcending geographic and cultural boundaries. The transformation from the original Web 1.0, in which content generation was the repository of the skilled few, to the community based Web technologies where content is generated by many and shared by all, has been dubbed “Web 2.0” Web 2.0 refers to an emerging group of web-based services that allow users to publish, communicate, and engage in social networking anywhere, anytime and, often, on any connected device. This constant digital communication maps a new landscape of easily accessible, ever-expanding knowledge in which learners find themselves today. This new digital reality is being incorporated into medical education at a rapid pace. This creates opportunities for greater educational expansion and innovation, but also raises concerns such as quality assurance. As the Division of Emergency Medicine of the Western Cape continues to expand and evolve, it is important that it remains current and informed of new and potentially useful trends and innovations.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extent71 pages : illustrations, includes annexures
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102548
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectComputer networks -- Social aspects -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectOnline social networks -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectDigital communication -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectDigital media -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleAn analysis of the usage patterns of the ‘Cape Town emergency medicine' closed facebook groupen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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