Solutions to cyberbullying among students of 63 Advanced Education

Program, National Economic University.

1. Background of the research

In the current days, bullying is undeniably one of the most critical social
phenomena in society. Bullying is essentially unwanted, aggressive harassment
between individuals that can occur in several forms. The topic of bullying has been
an ongoing problem across the globe for years that have brought about unforeseen
consequences to people of all ages. In general, it has been thought that the signs of
bullying cease to exist after high school or middle, while it is partly true, there is
no doubt that bullying is still a rampant issue, thus making college students
common victims of bullying.
To comprehend clearly what cyberbullying is and how it affects college
students, this research is created with a view to providing readers with objective
information about cyberbullying. 

2. Rationale 

Bullying has always remained an immense concern for college students

around the world. The need for studying school bullying had escalated further in
recent years along with the rise of cyberculture, leading to cases of bullying
happening on countless occasions in various methods. Being a victim of bullying
can lead to dreadful consequences including physical and mental harm.
Throughout this research, the main motivation would be to analyze and evaluate
this phenomenon in a closer view with the hope of resolving the situation.

3. Purpose of the research

This research is based on three fundamental purposes. The first purpose is to

identify the various forms of cyberbullying in recent years and their negative
impacts on students 63 Advanced Education Program, National Economic
University. Secondly, this research will provide statistics about the proportion of
victims suffering from cyberbullying. Lastly, some solutions to cyberbullying will
be proposed in order to help students avoid and overcome cyberbullying.

4. Scope of the research

 The target participants in this research are about 25% students of the 63
Advanced Education Program which is around 450 students. This project will be
conducted within 15 weeks, from October 2021 to January 2022.

5. Research questions

1. What forms of cyberbullying do 63 Advanced Education Program students

often have to suffer from ?
2. What suggestions for 63 Advanced Education Program students to avoid and
overcome cyberbullying ?     

6. Research method:

Oftentimes we tend to use data collected by renowned institutes and

organizations around the world which can be found on the Internet. Moreover,
since data from different sources needed to be compared to each other to gauge the
relative trend as precisely as possible, an excel table can be very helpful in most
situations. Besides, some surveys to collect data from NEU students will be taken
as well.

The survey will be conducted within student intake 63 of the Advanced

Education Program of National Economics University in the form of an online
survey due to the epidemic situation. It will be designed as a multiple-choice
question list to help the interviewees to answer their attitudes, viewpoint, and
behavior. Their experiences of cyberbullying or related incidents will also be listed
for this study.

7. Tentative report outline:

This research paper will be included in 5 chapters. The first chapter is the
introduction which consists of 7 parts. The first part is the Background of the
research. This section will provide background information about the
research paper. Part 2 is Rationale which shows the reasons for doing the
research, followed up by the Purposes of the research and research questions.
These two sections will outline the goals of the research and the questions
behind it. Part 5 is the Scope of the research, this part will present
information about survey respondents and the time of research. Finally,
Research methods and Structure of the research. Chapter II is a literature
review. Although this chapter does not have a specific structure, it will
achieve some basic requirements such as providing an overview of key
 terms; analyzing/evaluating the other research related to the topic, or
highlighting the significance of the research. Chapter III is the Research
methodology. This section will include specific information such as Research
participants, Research instruments, and Research procedure. Chapter IV is
Findings and discussions. This chapter includes the results of the research
paper and the information that has been collected after conducting the
research. This information is analyzed and discussed by the group
participants in the group. The final chapter is the Conclusion. This must
include information about Acknowledgment, References, and Appendix.

Tentative schedule:

  Time                         Tasks Name participants

Week 1:                     Research title Nguyễn Phương Anh
Nguyễn Lê Bách
Vũ Thị Linh Chi
Week 2-3  Write a research proposal Nguyễn Phương Anh
 Checking research proposal Nguyễn Lê Bách
Vũ Thị Linh Chi

Week 4-6               Literature review Nguyễn Phương Anh

Nguyễn Lê Bách
Vũ Thị Linh Chi
Week 7-9  Questionnaires/ interview questions Nguyễn Phương Anh
 Students deliver questionnaires/ Nguyễn Lê Bách
conduct interviews Vũ Thị Linh Chi
 Students collect data

Week 10-12  Data analysis Nguyễn Phương Anh

 Findings and discussions  Nguyễn Lê Bách
 Conclusion Vũ Thị Linh Chi
 Draft report
Week 13 Nguyễn Phương Anh
  Submit hard copy and slide Nguyễn Lê Bách
Vũ Thị Linh Chi

Week 14           Group presentation Nguyễn Phương Anh

Nguyễn Lê Bách
Vũ Thị Linh Chi