Perception of Engineering and Science Students on Smartwatch Gadget Usage

Abstract

Smartwatches are the foremost well-known wearable gadget and progressively subject to experimental inquire about. In later a long time, the center has moved from uncovering determinants of smartwatch selection to understanding components that cause long-term utilization. The smartwatch usage is especially gaining much importance in the college going students due to the associated attractive inbuilt beneficial features. Based on this background, the present study was emphasized on understanding the perceptions of college going students in terms of assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) on the utilization of smartwatches in day to day life. The investigation was conducted in the two main streams of engineering and sciences with the sample size of 60 members each and thus had the total sample size of 120 students. Structured questionnaire was employed to evaluate the levels of KAP as low, moderate and high and accordingly data was interpreted. The findings clearly revealed that the levels of KAP found to be better in engineering students than science students but the differences calculated were not differed significantly. The overall mean scores calculated from the students of both streams had expressed with moderate levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices components. Efforts on raising the awareness among the students might be helpful to understand the various features in depth and extend the utilization of benefits to the maximum extent.