Student Number
32026324
Surname
Oh
Given name
Sabrina
Email sabrina.oh@hotmail.com Unit Code
MCC315
Unit name
New Media Technologies
Enrolment mode
Internal / external
Date
8th July 2013
Assignment number
B (2)
Assignment name
Fieldwork Assignment 2
Tutor
Piya Chee
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Research Question
How has the use of mobile phones influenced users’ social interaction in public places?
Introduction
Groggin stated that mobile phones which are better known as smart phones are an “adaption of the telephone”
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