Introduction 5.2 Conclusion Limitation of the Research 5.4 Discussion Background of study

4.5 Testing Hypothesis Study with Simple Linear Regression 4.5.1 Objective 1 4.5.2 Hypothesis 1 4.5.3 Objective 2 4.5.4 Hypothesis 2 4.5.5 Objective 3 4.5.6 Hypothesis 3 4.6 Summary 57 57 59 59 61 61 64 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Introduction 5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Limitation of the Research 5.4 Discussion

5.4.1 Research Objective 1 5.4.2 Research Objective 2

5.4.3 Research Objective 3 5.5 Recommendation for the Future Research 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 REFERENCES 73 APPENDICES 77 LIST OF TABLES TABLE NAME OF TABLES PAGE 3.1 Reliability Statistics 35 3.2 Validity Test 38 4.1 Descriptive Statistics 43 4.2 Gender 44 4.3 Age 46 4.4 Education Level 47 4.5 Often purchased 49 4.6 Product purchased online 50 4.7 Validity Test 52 4.8 Reliability Statistics 53 4.9 Rules of thumb about Correlation Coefficient 54 4.10 Correlations 55 4.11 Regression for product quality 58 4.12 Regression for brand 60 4.13 Regression for Shopping Experience 62 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NAME PAGE 2.1 Kano model 13 2.2 Online Shopping Acceptance Model OSAM 18 3.1 Research Model 21 3.2 Gant Chart PSM 1 39 3.3 Gant Chart PSM 2 40 4.1 Gender 45 4.2 Age 46 4.3 Education level 48 4.4 Often purchased 49 4.5 Product purchased online 51 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDICES NAME PAGE 1.0 Research questionnaire 77 2.1 Gantt Chart PSM 1 80 2.2 Gantt Chart PSM 2 80 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of study

Nowadays, the internet is not only a networking media, but also as transaction medium for consumers at a global market in the world. The internet also has become a dominant retailer in the future. Internet usage has grown rapidly over the past several years and it has become common means for delivering and trading information, services and goods Norazah Norbayah, S, 2013. The use of the Internet has increased exponentially over the past years and it has become a mainstream tool in delivering and trading information, services and goods Albarq, 2006. As such, the university student still has various reservations of purchasing through the Internet except those who use it as informative, entertainment and communication tools. In Malaysia, Internet shopping is still new and customers are less familiar and often more sceptical towards online shopping. Furthermore, the online shopping in Malaysia has begun to grow since the development of Internet shopping expected to be accelerated because it has a lot of incentives such as effortlessness, broader selections, competitive pricing, greater access to information, product quality, and time to receive product Haque and Khatibi, 2007. 2 According to Malaysia B2c E-Commerce Market 2014, nearly 20 million people are connected to the Internet in Malaysia, and another five million are expected to go online next year. A high double digit percentage of Internet users in Malaysia shopping online are motivated by price advantages, product range and availability of reviews. Malaysian shoppers look for free shipping, convenience and exclusive online deals offered by online stores. Moreover, online shopping is encouraged by new E-Commerce regulations adopted in 2013, aimed at protecting consumer rights and preventing online fraud. Malaysia internet shoppers are relatively young, highly educated, having higher social status and command a more favourable financial position. Considering that Internet shopping, is still at the early stage of development, little is known about consumers’ attitudes towards adopting this new shopping channel and factors that influence their attitude toward Haque, Sadeghzadeh, Khatibi 2006. According to Jariah, Husniyah, Laily and Britt 2004, with the expansion of educational services in Malaysia, university students become one of the most important market segments for two reasons; First, this group has money and shopping interests. Second, this is the segment of the population that has the potential of earning a greater income than other segments of the population. 3

1.2 Problem Statement