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Item The Internet as an accessible source of knowledge with special reference to undergraduates of the University of Kelaniya(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) de Zoysa, H.N.The invention and development of the internet were the biggest discovery by mankind in the 20th century. Today, the internet is used by more than 50% of the world population. Its applications are found in every field, be it communication, knowledge, news, shopping, marketing, entertainment, education, etc. With the advancement of the use of the internet, it has become essential for undergraduates to utilize technology in a variety of ways. But the problem is, are they using the internet in their education successfully? The main objective of this research is to determine the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet in education. Fifty students were randomly taken as the sample of this study. Both primary and secondary data capturing and fact finding methods such as questionnaires were referred to as primary data and books, journals, and relevant online resources were used as secondary data. Data analysis has been done by using the descriptive method. The findings reveal that today, many students are using the internet to do research and complete their assignments. Since the internet is full of information, most students use both correct and incorrect data in their education. In fact, there are now even online programs and courses available, which students can easily access to study. This will help them to make their education successfully. But it is important to avid the incorrect data and use only correct information.Item Gender based stress management of top managerial personnel: A study based on selected leading organizations in the Colombo district(University of Kelaniya, 2015) de Zoysa, H.N.‘Stress’ is body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. Stress can have positive as well as negative results. Due to fierce competition in today’s business, managers in many organizations have to contend with stress when dealing with customers and employees. Therefore, the concept of Stress Management has become important in today’s world, especially in the commercial industry. Top managerial personnel are bound with organizational goals while leading their subordinates towards the same goal. Time boundaries and targets are the extra burdens born by the top level personnel. Based on gender this burden is different. The way one reacts to stress and it is managed are different based on gender. The objective of this research is to examine the management of stress of the people in the top managerial level posts, based on gender. Fifty managers were randomly taken as the sample of this study. Methods such as interviews, questionnaires were used to collect primary data and magazines, books, journals and websites were used as secondary data. Data analysis was done both quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings of this research proved that both men and women are stressed at work, but males manage stress better than females. The main reason identified was that males use varied ways to release stress and as females are bound by responsibilities towards both family and work that they tend to react more emotionally to stress than males. This acts as a vicious cycle placing further stress on females.