Papers by Amr Assad
Studies in Media and Communication, 2024
The main objective of this research is to perform an in-depth analysis of current online behavior... more The main objective of this research is to perform an in-depth analysis of current online behaviors and desired netiquette rules among students and teachers in higher education institutions. The pervasive integration of technology into education, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has necessitated a shift from traditional face-to-face learning to online platforms. This transition highlights the importance of netiquette-a set of guidelines for etiquette on the internet. The systematic literature review design was performed to critically and analytically explore the findings of the previously published studies on the topic. A total of 8 peer-reviewed articles passed the inclusion criteria and were reviewed to extract data for the analysis. A PRISMA model was used to conduct the systematic literature review process. The review conducted in this study examines the extent to which these norms are understood and adhered to within higher education, particularly focusing on communication between students and professors. The research encapsulates the evolution of online communication practices and identifies the challenges and opportunities arising from the reliance on digital platforms in academic settings. By synthesizing existing literature, the study reveals gaps in knowledge and practice regarding netiquette, underscoring the necessity for more targeted research to develop effective strategies for fostering positive and productive online interactions. Ultimately, this research aims to contribute to the enhancement of communication practices in digital learning environments, thereby improving the overall quality of education delivered online.
Mesopotamian Journal of Quran Studies, 2024
This analysis focuses on the study of the Quran, from 1880 to 2023 using data obtained from Scopu... more This analysis focuses on the study of the Quran, from 1880 to 2023 using data obtained from Scopus. Made accessible through a BibTeX file on GitHub. The examination covers aspects of research trends including the number of citations per year the influence of sources notable authors and their affiliations the countries of corresponding authors the production trends in different countries over time and a network illustrating how key concepts are interconnected. By conducting an analysis several significant findings were discovered. The data demonstrated an increase in citations per year indicating a growing importance and scholarly interest in Quranic Studies. Noteworthy authors such as Rippin A and Reynolds GS as prominent affiliations like the University of Malaya and International Islamic University Malaysia made substantial contributions to this field. The distribution of corresponding authors countries highlighted Malaysias, Indonesias and Irans roles. Furthermore when examining production trends over time for countries it became evident that contributions from the United Kingdom, USA,Malaysia,Iran and Indonesia had seen growth. Additionally the interconnectedness between concepts such as natural language processing systems, computational linguistics,semantics and information retrieval were emphasized in the cooccurrence network, within Quranic Studies. This, in depth analysis provides insights into the development significant contributors and intersections of themes in the study of the Quran. It establishes a foundation for research endeavors, in this area.
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 2024
The research study examines the usage of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based language ... more The research study examines the usage of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based language model, among media students in Egypt, focusing on the opportunities and challenges it presents. Through a survey, undergraduate media students shared their familiarity with ChatGPT, frequency of usage, and the media tasks performed using the tool. The study investigates the perceptions and experiences of undergraduate media students in Egypt about the benefits, challenges and implications of using ChatGPT for various aspects of media projects in their academic curriculum. It also examines the experiences of media students about content quality, creativity, organization of content, efficiency of expression, ethical concerns, and potential effects on authenticity and originality in media projects. The study adopted a mixed methods approach with a survey questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The participants were media students belonging to three institutions in Egypt. Findings revealed ChatGPT's utility as a valuable tool in various media tasks while highlighting its limitations and ethical considerations. The research offers media educators and professionals insights into using ChatGPT for media projects. It also raises specific issues that can benefit AI tool developers to meet academic rigor and transparency requirements.
Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 2023
In recent years, TikTok, a video-based application, has become immensely popular, especially amon... more In recent years, TikTok, a video-based application, has become immensely popular, especially among young social media users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, TikTok also proved to be useful in remote learning. The present study examines the use of TikTok videos among university students in Egypt, with a specific focus on how these videos enhance student online engagement in virtual classrooms. We also evaluate the moderating effect of gender, age, and academic major on the relationship between the adoption and educational use of TikTok and student online engagement. The results of a survey conducted among a total of 250 students at Cairo University from different age groups, gender, and majors revealed statistically significant and positive correlations between the adoption of TikTok (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and social influence), educational use of TikTok (via facilitating access to information and sharing material), and online student engagement. The results also showed two significant moderations based on gender and age. First, we found that access to information via TikTok contributed more to the online engagement of male students as compared to their female counterparts. Second, with increasing age, sharing information and materials with the help of TikTok was found to have a greater effect on online student engagement. While it remains to be established whether these findings can be generalized to other universities and educational institutes in Egypt, the adoption and educational use of TikTok can be considered to be a promising way to facilitate online education.
الكَلِم AL KALIM, 2021
This study aimed at investigating the attitudes of the Egyptian university students towards the ... more This study aimed at investigating the attitudes of the Egyptian university students towards the uses of distance online learning applications during the Coronavirus pandemic using the analytical research method. A survey was conducted on a sample of 200 male and female Egyptian university students, to measure their attitudes towards the uses of distance online learning applications. The study found that the attitudes of Egyptian university students towards the use of distance online learning applications were positive. Additionally, the study revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between the attitudes of the Egyptian university students towards the uses of distance online learning applications, and the difference is attributed to the following variables: gender, academic major, and university ownership. The study concluded that Microsoft teams is the best online learning application used by Egyptian university students during the pandemic. The study recommends that social consciousness should be developed among university students about the significance of using distance online learning applications in the course syllabus, additionally, curricula and teaching methods should be updated to cope with the needs of the new learning model, and finally, workshops should be organized for students and faculty on the efficient use of distance online learning applications.
Journal of Alsalam University, 2023
The society is living massive shifts in the field of Media and Communication which led to signifi... more The society is living massive shifts in the field of Media and Communication which led to significant changes in the methods of producing distributing and receiving information in recent years. As a modern communication techniques and methods has appeared and through them a new communication characteristics and tasks have spread the most important of them are the transformation from the mass communication with one way and homogenized content to the interactive communication techniques with two ways and the multiple Implications and then the term of the new media or digital media has appeared for expressing these new phenomenon. This research seeks to detect new media attributes in terms of the evolution of the concept and functions under these rapid developments.
Arab Media & Society, 2022
This paper examines the impact of social media in developing Arab women's interest in sports. A s... more This paper examines the impact of social media in developing Arab women's interest in sports. A survey questionnaire based on the uses and gratification theory was distributed to 411 Arab women from different age groups, education levels, and employment statuses. In analyzing the results to explore the participants' motivation in their use of social media for sports, the study indicates that entertainment and information-seeking were the main motivations for women consuming sports on social media. The overall findings also suggest that social media plays a pivotal role in driving Arab females' interests in sports.
المجلة العربية لبحوث الاعلام والاتصال, 2013
Amity Journal of Media & Communication Studies , 2015
Social media applications enable academic institutions to get connected with their students, by p... more Social media applications enable academic institutions to get connected with their students, by posting and sharing college events and activities in their official pages. 483 posted extra curricular activities items in the college's group on Facebook were analyzed from Fall 2011 till Summer 2015.
The results found that the college's page focused on different extracurricular activities, mainly on those related to patriotic events in the United Arab Emirates. However, students did not get much involved with the online content in the group. The study indicates that more research is needed to deeply explore the impact of Arab Universities' use of social media on students' motives to get positively engaged with the college extracurricular activities.
Information Sciences Letters, 2022
This study explores the practice of utilizing emoticons on Facebook and the different levels of v... more This study explores the practice of utilizing emoticons on Facebook and the different levels of virtual engagement according to gender among the expatriates in United Arab Emirates. The primary responses from 236 expatriates were collected using survey questionnaire. The data collected included demographic variables that constitute gender, age and nationality, frequency, social engagement level and motives of use of emoticons. The variables were analyzed using frequencies, correlations and t-tests. The results of the analysis show that both males and females used emoticons on Facebook; however, emoticons were used more frequently in personal communication than on official chats. It was further found that the main motives for the utilization of emoticons were to express emotions and to enhance the meaning of chat.
Journal of Media Critiques
Terrorism is a major global threat to free societies. Thus, many TV news channels have competed a... more Terrorism is a major global threat to free societies. Thus, many TV news channels have competed against each other to report terrorist attacks that occur in different parts of the world. The researchers applied the secondary data analysis technique to assess studies that cover the terrorism phenomenon in both Arab and Western TV news channels from 2011 to 2016. Results indicated that terrorism was one of the most prominent topics in both Arab and Western TV news channels; however, the news treatment of terrorism incidents differed across Arab and Western TV channels.
Conference Presentations by Amr Assad
This study looks into the nuanced interaction between AI-driven autonomy and animator control wit... more This study looks into the nuanced interaction between AI-driven autonomy and animator control within digital animation, a domain witnessing rapid technological advancements. Focusing on the AI-rendering techniques demonstrated in the works of Mick Mahler, with his explicit permission, we explore the balance of creative expression and automated efficiency in producing high-quality animations. The research critically evaluates the effectiveness and artistic fidelity of AI-assisted processes in animation, using Mahler's innovative methods as a case study. It proposes a novel framework for incorporating AI in animation workflows, emphasizing enhancement of the animator's creative agency. The methodology includes a qualitative analysis of animations rendered with AI, a quantitative comparison to traditional methods, and experimental application of the proposed framework in animation projects. By bridging the gap between the technical prowess of AI and the creative vision of animators, this study seeks to enrich the toolkit of digital animators, fostering a collaborative relationship between advanced technology and artistic creativity.
The article used the secondary data analysis to reanalyze the studies that focused on the implica... more The article used the secondary data analysis to reanalyze the studies that focused on the implications of using popular social networking sites in formal learning. It has been concluded that instructors used social networking sites efficiently in their courses as a result of the rich interactive applications that help students to learn easily. However scholars pointed out the challenges that face educators in adopting social media services as pedagogical tools due to different technical, personal, and psychological factors. The study suggested that social networking sites shifted the learning style into a new learning paradigm that is based on student's increased levels of interactivity in the learning process.
Conference Proceedings Book
Social media applications like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc. have become an integra... more Social media applications like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc. have become an integral part in people’s lives, especially young people who consume them heavily for different purposes. Scholars have pointed out the pivotal role of social media in learning due to the fact that these dynamic sites contain rich and varied communication tools that motivate learners to actively use different types of online educational resources, and to interact academically with their teachers and peers. The researchers will use the secondary data analysis to qualitatively to analyze the studies that examined the uses of social media in higher education from 2004 since the introduction of Web2.0 that allowed users to be key contributors in the virtual world till 2018. This paper aims at exploring the uses of social media among college students in learning. This includes watching demos and tutorials, using varied online learning resources, forming online learning groups with other colleagues for the purpose of completing group assignments and practical projects, seeking academic support and advice from their instructors remotely, etc. The findings of this research will suggest recommendations for higher educational institutions to effectively use and adopt social media applications in learning which will reflect positively on the quality of academic learning in colleges and universities.
Books by Amr Assad
كتاب دولي جماعي أكاديمي محكم: آداب وأخلاقيات الصحافة والإعلام. الأصول النظرية والتجارب المهنية, 2018
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Papers by Amr Assad
The results found that the college's page focused on different extracurricular activities, mainly on those related to patriotic events in the United Arab Emirates. However, students did not get much involved with the online content in the group. The study indicates that more research is needed to deeply explore the impact of Arab Universities' use of social media on students' motives to get positively engaged with the college extracurricular activities.
Conference Presentations by Amr Assad
Books by Amr Assad