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Comparative Analysis of National University Ranking System in Kurdistan-Region and Other National University Rankings: An Emphasis on Criteria and Methodologies
Get PDFThe interest towards university rankings has increased tremendously recently which has led to establishment of several international and national university rankings depending on reputable surveys or accessible databases available to facilitate the determination of the ranking of universities. The aim of this research is to compare and analyze the performance criteria of National University ranking (NUR) of Kurdistan Region (NUR-KRG) with the other selected national university rankings in which the ranking system is managed or authorized by their respective government. The methodology taken for the research is qualitative by reviewing and using comparative analysis method. The results indicate that there are potential differences and similarities among the criteria adopted by national ranking of Kurdistan region and selected national university rankings, limitations of the ranking are discussed and recommendations are given
Analyzing Project Management in Housing Construction in Erbil
Get PDFThe main purpose of this study is to analyze project management of housing construction in Erbil. This research used secondary and primary data to find out the number of housing projects in Erbil between 2006 and 2015. The primary findings are based on the collection of data through conducting a survey which consists of six dimensions of project management such as project efficiency, impact on the customer, impact on the team, business and direct organization success, preparing for the future and overall success. The data collected was analyzed by using SPSS-23 statistical software. The data was collected by using a questionnaire which was distributed among managers and engineers of housing projects in Erbil. Housing projects in Erbil were 81 projects between 2006 and 2015. These projects consisted of 15% of finished projects and 85% of unfinished housing projects. It was found that managers and engineers have used unfinished projects’ budgets for new projects. The researcher found that the mean of project efficiency is equal to 3.3, which shows that most of the respondents’ answers were neutral. This also means that the housing projects do not analyze the efficiency of the projects properly. It was also found that the demand for projects were not adequate, based on the mean of the impact on the customer which was equal to 3.7. This means that the customers have impacts on project demands
An Evaluation of GSM Sector Parameters in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Get PDFThis study aimed to analyse the effect of service quality and price to corporate, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of mobile telecommunications services in the city of Sulaymaniyah. The aim of this study is to determine and analyse the perception of the people about the GSM operators. Research conducted on peoples living in the city by setting a sample of 515 respondents. Data were analysed using covariance and correlation analysis and also regression analysis. The results show us that the loyalty of a customer to a GSM operator significantly depends on the trust, corporate image, and satisfaction of the customers
Challenges in Islamic Finance
Get PDFThe growth of Islamic finance has been observed for the last decades. However Islamic finance is still 1 percent of the whole financial system. It has to overcome some challenges as it grows since it is not growing only in Muslim countries; some questions rise around Islamic finance. Given that the market of Islamic finance is new and fast-growing it is important to understand the differences between conventional and Islamic finance. Are they complements? Are they competing forms of contracts? Will they shape the future (conventional) industry of finance and how? These questions require an integrated understanding of Islamic finance and in particular its relation to conventional products. This paper studies challenges that Islamic finance has to overcome
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Decisions over Purchasing Second-Hand Products
Get PDFSecond hand products are gaining more prominence in the present era of the world because there is an improvement in technology on a daily basis. This means that the products produced today will be outdated tomorrow and in order to go for an advanced version, there is a need to sell used products. The selling of second hand products makes today’s buyer to become a seller tomorrow, which are both profitable for the two parties. In this respects, there are certain factors influencing the purchase of these products considering the fact that they have been used before. These factors include; price, risk, market place and brand. Sometimes, we cannot say price is the only reason for purchasing these products since both rich and poor are now going for it. But definitely, price constitutes one of the main reasons because it is reasonable to buy a second hand product in good condition to perform the same task with the new product at a cheaper rate. Other influencing factors such as risk play a pivotal role as well because these products have been used before and they might be sold due to some faults, which could eventually make them useless for new buyers. The different roles played by these influencing factors have been well explained in this project using both primary and secondary data
Analytic Hierarchy Process to Evaluate Corporate Image, Trust, and Switching Cost of GSM Operators: A Case of Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Get PDFAim of the research is to select best GSM service provider in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. For this purpose, 515 data from GSM service users have been collected via a survey questionnaire, which contains trust, corporate image, and switching cost impacts on customers’ satisfaction. The results were evaluated initially by AMOS 23 and according to these results, the importance of each dimension have been determined. Secondly, the importance levels of the dimensions were evaluated through analytic hierarchy process to understand the best brand in the market. Finally, the managerial impacts of the study were defined for the market
Learning to Learn: Strategopedia
Get PDFThe majority of the people use English now is non-native speakers. The reason for that is English internationally plays a significant role in many areas such that international relations and diplomacy, science, engineering, the entertainment industry, education, banking, medicine and so on. Also, it acts as a bridge that binds the cultures, traditions and new ideas. In this respect, language teachers have always been in search of the new techniques, strategies, approaches, methodologies and so forth. One of the key themes anticipated by the researchers is Strategopedia which is defined as ‘Learning to Learn’; in other words, teaching language learning strategies to the learners so as to make them independent learners. Since some of the students do not recognize these strategies, they may not facilitate their own learning process, or they apply to inappropriate strategies that do not match with their learning style. This study aims to find out the most or the least used language learning strategies by the English Language Teaching Department third-year students at a private university and reveal a needs analysis of language learning strategy teaching. Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) Version 7.0 (ESL/EFL) which has been used in many academic studies was distributed to the students. Then, the data were evaluated in the SPSS software program. The results will pilot the teachers in terms of designing the courses, material selection or strategy teaching guidance
A Comparison of Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Approaches in Educational Settings
Get PDFStudent-centered instruction in the classroom has recently challenged teacher-centeredness for allowing students to construct their understandings using their experiences and actions. Student-centered pedagogy is based on constructivist and democratic principles. That students make sense of what they learn in a classroom environment in which they are stimulated to develop their reflective and critical thinking and sense of responsibility come to the fore in student-centered pedagogy. Teacher-centered instruction on the other hand relied heavily on the behaviorist theory which was based on the idea that behavior changes are caused by external stimuli. Compared with student-centered classroom, students in teacher-centered classroom are passive and respond to environmental stimuli. Teacher has the ultimate authority and is in charge of learning for that reason students do not have adequate opportunities to develop their critical thinking and problem solving skills. This article endeavors to compare student-centered and teacher-centered approaches and documents their general features in the classroom
An Analysis of the Relationship between Organizational Justice Dimensions with Employee Performance Dimensions: A Case Study of Universities in Kurdistan Region
Get PDFAn Analysis of the Relationship between Organizational Justice Dimensions with Employee Performance Dimensions: A Case Study of Universities in Kurdistan Regio
The Turkish Banking Sector: The Periods of 2002-2007, 2007-2011, and After 2011
Get PDFFinancial structure of the banking sector in Turkey has maintained its importance due to the high share in the financial sector for many years. The potential of banking sector that can have a huge a positive or negative impact on the economy makes it one of the most element of stability and growth of an economy. This study briefly compares the periods prior to 2002 and different periods after 2002. It is seen that banking sectors showed improvements during 2002 and 2007 due to the political stability, right financial policies, and right banking regulations. Since these positive effects on economy continued on the next period till 2011, banking sector could achieve targets. The effects of global financial crisis that started in 2008 were limited in Turkey and financial sector played an important role to overcome the negative effects of global financial crisis. However the banking sector could not outperform in terms of US dollar after 2011