03558    a2200361   450000500170000000800410001704000190005804100080007704300130008505000110009810000340010924501680014326401290031130000450044033600210048533700250050633700230053133800230055433800320057734700260060950000370063550001420067250200690081450400560088352019420093965000550288165000460293665000230298265500230300570000340302871000760306285600580313820251008095930.0220817s2021    my a   f    m 000 0 eng d  aUIAMbengerda  aeng  aa-my---	00aZA30751 aBangoura, Sekau Oumareauthor  aFactors influencing students' information seeking habits from the university management communication platforms during covid-19 pandemic /cby Sekau Oumar Bangoura 1aKuala Lumpur :bKulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,c2021  axi, 92 leaves :billustrations ;c30 cm.  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  acomputer2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aonline resource2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rdaft  aAbstracts in English and Arabic.  a"A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Human Sciences in Communication." --On title page.  aThesis (MHSCM)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2021.  aIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 75-86).  aThe COVID-19 pandemic has extended its influence across the globe affecting in an unprecedented manner many facets of human life including education. In response to the Malaysian government’s directive on strict adherence to protocols such as Movement Control Order (MCO) and social distancing among others, the International Islamic University employed online learning system to replace face-to-face (physical) classes. Social media platforms are very common in modern education system everywhere, especially in Malaysia universities. The main objective of this study was to examine the factors influencing students’ information seeking habits from the university management communication platforms during COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objectives of the study include:  (1) to identify the types of communication platforms students preferred for information seeking from the university management during COVID-19 pandemic; (2) to determine students’ preference and utilization of communication platforms for information seeking from the university management during COVID-19 pandemic; (3) to examine the effect of student’s attitude on information seeking habits from the university management during COVID-19 pandemic; and (4) to determine factors influencing students information seeking habits from the university management during COVID-19 pandemic. This study used a quantitative research design with survey method. A total of 200 students from undergraduate and postgraduate programmes were randomly selected for the study. The research found that students preferred using WhatsApp, Facebook and Email to seek information from the university management. Students have positive attitude on information seeking habits from the university management. Information seeking habits are significantly influence by preference, utilization, attitude and source of the message. The findings support the information seeking theory.  0aInformation behaviorxEducation (Higher)zMalaysia 0aInformation retrievalxEducation (Higher) 0aCOVID-19 (Disease)  aTheses, IIUM local0 aSaodah Wokedegree supervisor2 aInternational Islamic University Malaysia.bDepartment of Communication4 uhttp://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/11099