INTRODUCTION

Wi-Fi is the name of a popular wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide

wireless high-speed internet and networking connections.Wi-Fi simply stands for “Wireless

Fidelity”.It allows local area networks (LAN’s) to be set up with cabling.The Wi-Fi can reduce

associated costs of network connections and expansions.Place where cables cannot be run,such as

outdoor areas and historical buildings can use wireless LAN’s.Thus,Wi-Fi has a great thing to do

upon the daily intervention of human beings as modernization arises in our developing country

(Marry Bellis).

Wi-Fi was invented and was first released for consumers in 1997,when a committee called

802.11 was created.This lead to the creation of IEEE802.11,which refers to a set of standards that

define communication for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN’s) (Becki Wood).

Soon after that, CSIRO began boasting to the Australian press that Wi-Fi was a homegrown

invention. By suing it over its patients,it anticipated another “lazy billion” out of technological

products sold in the United States. Ultimately,this didn’t quite happen -- but CSIRO is about

halfway there. This frequency bands are the same ones used by equipment such as microwave

ovens and are the subject to interference(Marry Bellis)

In 1991,NCR Corporation with AT&T Corporation invented the precursor to 802.11,intended

for the use in the cashier systems.The first Wireeless procucts were under the name WaveLAN.
 The router is the key piece of equipment in a wireless network.Only the router is physically

connected to the internet by an ethernet cable.The router then broadcasts the high-frequency radio

signl which carries data to and from the internet.The adapter in whichever device you are using

both picks up and reads the signal from the router and also sends data back to your router and onto

the internet (Becki Wood).

As of the modern time,Wi-Fi plays an important role on every individuals lives

everyday.With the use of it,we can accessnsites which can help our work faster and somehow gain

information for the latter idea.No wonder,even kids has been influenced this kind of addiction on

technologies with the help of Wi-Fi(Faraz Qureshi,2013)

The Wi-Fi is also important especially to students.Knowing that Wi-Fi provides internet
connection,it helps the students provide internet services for free and was able to search for the
sites they wanted to seek for information.Lots of Online classes were launched in the internet
having a great advantage to students who are not able to go to school.Students also had a chance
to do online courses and the Global English Programs in the University itself by the use of net
available through the use of Wi-Fi(Faraz Qureshi.2013).

Objective
This research aims to identify the advantages of having a free WiFi in AMACC Bacolod

Scope And Limitation

This study covers the amount of effective users of free WiFi in T1A students of AMACC Bacolod.
The researcher will utilize 2-3 students from the said section to be involved in this interview
process.

Significance Of The Study

This study will greatly benefit to the following
Students. This study will help the students to gain more knowledge through WiFi.
Researchers. This study will enhance the typing skills of the researchers in the group.
Future researchers. This study will provide the knowledge or give suggestion especially to
students . Knowing that WiFi provides internet connection it helps the students provide internet
services for free and was able to search for the sites thet wanted to seek for information.

CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Foreign Literature

As the modernization of technologies embraces our world, the term of being “high-tech” are

very much alluring on every individual.

The launching of various technologies-related gadgets like cellphone, tablets and laptops are

way to skillful and handly for someone who really needs it whether they work or spend their day

at school. We cannot deny the fact that having this kind of gadgets is really a big help.Imagine

things without those? Would we still have a wrote a letter far-away from us if we could have use

our phone as an instrument to lively see them on monitor? However, cellphone alone won’t make

use of video chat, so there with the advancement of technology, we optional to use Wi-Fi in order

to make things easier, Wi-Fi certainly access internet connection to which an overflowing

informations are stuck on the internet (also known as the “the net”),(Lauren Moffett, April

03,2013)
 By providing free Wi-Fi to students and to the academic staff, educational institutions

can leverage wireless education to improve their digital studies’ curriculum. Examples of

effective implementation of free Wi-Fi in schools are New Taipei City, Taiwan, which in 2015

introduced tablets and computers in 300 schools, and the LSD Lisbon School of Design, Portugal,

which, thanks to the Tanaza Wi-Fi, has been providing students and staff with a seamless and

reliable Wi-Fi network since 2015. In this way, student and teachers can effectively use wifi-

enabled devices for educational purposes and, at the same time, the institution can develop

innovative teaching techniques based on collaborative and interactive learning (Monica Ferrari).

Both students and teachers will benefit from having Wi-Fi in schools. On one hand, students

see it as a tool that helps save time. Aside from being able to access tools and references in an

instant, they can submit their requirements as soon as they finish them. On the other hand, teachers

will be able to monitor the progress of their students and send out learning materials and

requirements at any time they want.

A number school administrations are still skeptical towards the idea of providing Wi-Fi access

in schools, with some saying that wired connections are still the better option for internet access.

However, the fast development of technology has given birth to a new generation of devices, like

tablets and smartphones, which can no longer be catered to by wired connections(Maria

Dublin,March 7, 2016).

Local Literature

Philippines is dub As the “ICT Hub of Asia” because of the huge growth of ICT related jobs,

one of which is Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).Despite of its good profile, Philippines is

known as the Asia’s outlier for internet slot for having a slow internet connection. Having a slow
connection are worthy for nothing paying high, probably paying the most expensive internet

connection in Asia. According to the latest Household Index by internet broadband testing

company Ookla,the Philippines tends to be the second slowest download speed in Asia at 3.64

megabit per second (mbps)

from which of the last row is Afghanistan with 2.52 megabit per second (mbps) knowing that the

average broadband speed is 23.3 megabit per second (mbps).

Regarding to this apprehending conception, the House of representatives, informally known

as Congressmen and Congresswomen has finalized its reading providing a free Wi-Fi connection

in all public spaces in the country.

In a consideration of a proposed legislation under consideration by legislative, the House Bill

5791 entitled “ An Act providing free public wireless internet access in public buildings, terminals,

parks and plazas throughout the country “ was approved by 211 legislators that are present on the

last reading.

The Bill’s main proponent, Kabataan Representative Terry Ridon, et.al., founded this bill

and aims to move the government one step forward in building democratic access to the internet.

The Bill seeks to provide free internet connectivity in buildings of all national government

offices including its regional and satellite offices, in Municipal halls and in Provincial Capitols,

StateUuniversities and Colleges, in Public parks, and plazas, in Public hospitals and even in public

transportation terminals such as Airports and public bus stations.

In accordance to the said Bill the internet must have not set into restriction unless necessary

to avoid security risks. The free internet connection strictly implements the right to privacy in

collecting personal information from the public. The Information and Communication
Technology Office of the Department of Science and Technology are the one whose responsible

upon providing the internet connectivity as stated in the bill. If the DOST in unable to provide the

wireless internet connection, the commercial internet service provider would be notify to provide

free services

As soon as the implementation of the bill is approved into law, the installation of wireless

internet connection is expected within two years.

REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES

Foreign studies

Wireless local area networks have unique advantages in many places. Firstly, wireless local

area networks are more flexible and mobile than the wired ones and they will not be limited by

cables. Users may have access to or receive information at any network coverages in real time.

Secondly, WLANs have good scalability. Users can add more APs to effectively expand the

network so as to meet the needs of specific applications and installations. Thirdly, WLANs no

longer require a lot of wires and cables, which will reduce the workload of network cabling.

Finally, it is easier to set up a WLAN than a wired one and it cannot be easily affected by the

natural environment or disasters

With the speedy social and economic development networks have been progressing rapidly.

But the current local area network couldn’t meet users’ demands to certain extent especially on

campus. The aim of the study was to get full knowledge of WLANs and the basic processes of

designing a campus WLAN. This paper introduced the theoretical part of WLANs, including

advantages and limitations of WLANs, protocol standards of WLANs, components of WLANs,

different topologies of WLANs and also the security of WLANs. The contents also included the
basic process of planning a campus WLAN, designing a topology by using VISIO and planning

APs by using HiveManager NG and Floorplanner tools, and also list hardware and the budgets

with the selected components. In the end, the thesis is good for studying the basic idea about

WLAN design but not enough for the real environment. With the complexity of the wireless

network, IT groups should spend more time and consider more aspects about the WLAN design

process. (Mengdi Ji, May 2017).

 CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

This chapter will tackle about the research design, research locale, conversation partner,

gatekeeper, data gathering instrument, data gathering procedure, trustworthiness and data analysis

procedure of the study.

Research Design

The research design is qualitative research design using case study approach. A research

design is the set of methods and procedures used in collecting and analyzing measures of the

variables specified in the research problem. The design of a study defines the study type

(descriptive, correlation, semi- experimental, experimental, review, meta-analytic) and sub-type

(e.g., descriptive-longitudinal case study, research problem, hypotheses independent and

dependent variables, Design of experimental design, and, if applicable, data collection methods

and a statistical analysis plan. Research design is the framework that has been created to find

answers to research questions (Creswell, J.W.2012).

Research Locale

This research will be conducted at AMACC Bacolod Campus since the chosen respondents

are the students of the campus.

Conversation Partner

The conversation partner of this study are the students of T1A section of AMACC Bacolod

Campus, That are taking up an ICT strand under the kto12 curriculum.
Gatekeeper

The gatekeeper of this study is the Senior High School Coordinator of AMACC Bacolod

Campus. Gate keeper is a term used in social analysis to refer to persons who are able to arbitrate

access to a social role, field setting or structure (Harver, L, 2012).

Data Gathering Instrument

Accurate and systematic data collection is critical to conducting scientific research data

collection allows them to collect information that they want to collect about their study objects

Depending on research type, methods of data collection include documents review,

observation, questioning, measuring or a combination of different methods (Karim Abawi

Geneva,2014).

The researchers will use a questionnaire, there are 10 items of questions on the questionnaire.

The researchers will use a voice recorder. According to Isaac (January 19,2017): Recording

research interviews is a great way to capture qualitative data in thesis or dissertation research and

ensures descriptive validity. While taking notes and writing down your observations is important,

it’s likely you’re going to miss out on some details. An audio recording of an interview also allows

you to refer back to the interview and take a fresh look at the interview data, these are some of the

advantages of recording interviews in qualitative research. While recording an interview can be as

easy as placing your iPhone on the table and tapping record, researchers tend to underestimate the

challenges of getting an interview recording with good audio quality. This, coupled with the fact

that the descriptive validity of qualitative data is directly related to the quality of the recording,

means that researcher need to pay closer attention to how they record their research interviews.
 The researcher will use a journal notebook or any notebook to record the data.

Data Gathering Procedure

A letter will be sent to the respondent, upon approval by the respondent, the researchers will

set a schedule. After that, the interview will be process. According to Pharm(2014). This is the

most common format of data collection in qualitative research. According to Oakley, qualitative

interview is a type of framework in which the practices and standards be not only recorded, but

also achieved, challenged and as well as reinforced. As no research interview lacks structure most

of the qualitative research interviews are either semi-structured, lightly structured or in-depth.

Unstructured interviews are generally suggested in conducting long-term field work and allow

respondents to let them express in their own ways and pace, with minimal hold on respondents’

responses.

All recorded data will be analyzed according to research objectives.

The credibility criteria involves establishing that the results of qualitative research are

credible or believable from the perspective of the participant in the research. Since from this

perspective, the purpose of qualitative research is to describe or understand the phenomena of

interest from the participant's eyes, the participants are the only ones who can legitimately judge

the credibility of the results. Transferability Transferability refers to the degree to which the

results of qualitative research can be generalized or transferred to other contexts or settings.

From a qualitative perspective transferability is primarily the responsibility of the one doing the

generalizing. The qualitative researcher can enhance transferability by doing a thorough job of

describing the research context and the assumptions that were central to the research. The person
who wishes to "transfer" the results to a different context is then responsible for making the

judgment of how sensible the transfer is. (socialresearchmethods.2013)

The trustworthiness of results is the bedrock of high quality qualitative research. Member

checking, also known as participant or respondent validation, is a technique for exploring the

credibility of results. Data or results are returned to participants to check for accuracy and

resonance with their experiences. Member checking is often mentioned as one in a list of

validation techniques. This simplistic reporting might not acknowledge the value of using the

method, nor its juxtaposition with the interpretative stance of qualitative research. In this

commentary, we critique how member checking has been used in published research, before

describing and evaluating an innovative in-depth member checking technique, Synthesized

Member Checking. The method was used in a study with patients diagnosed with melanoma.

Synthesized Member Checking addresses the co-constructed nature of knowledge by providing

participants with the opportunity to engage with, and add to, interview and interpreted data,

several months after their semi-structured interview. Linda Birt, Suzanne Scott, Debbie Cavers,

(Christine Campbell, Fiona Walter june 22 2016).

Recording research interviews is a great way to capture qualitative data in thesis or

dissertation research and ensures descriptive validity. While taking notes and writing down your

observations is important, it’s likely you’re going to miss out on some details. An audio

recording of an interview also allows you to refer back to the interview and take a fresh look at

the interview data, these are some of the advantages of recording interviews in qualitative

research (Isaac jan2017).

 Data coding is the process of driving codes from the observed data. In qualitative research

the data is either obtained from observations, interviews or from questionnaires. The purpose of

data coding is to bring out the essence and meaning of the data that respondents have provided.

The data coder extract preliminary codes from the observed data, the preliminary codes are

further filtered and refined to obtain more accurate precise and concise codes. Later, in the

evaluation of data the researcher assigns values, percentages or other numerical quantities to

these codes to draw inferences. It should be kept in mind that the purpose of data coding is not to

just to eliminate excessive data but to summarize it meaningfully. The data coder should

ascertain that none of the important points of the data have been lost in data coding

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