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CITY AS AN URBAN SOCIAL DIVERSITY: A CASE STUDY OF RUKUN TETANGGA IN KUALA LUMPUR AND SELANGOR
No full textThe purpose of this research is to examine the level of knowledge, perception and acceptance among the public towards programs organized by Rukun Tetangga (RT The programs organized include social. This study looks at the correlation analysis between demographic variables of the respondent with the level of knowledge, perceptions and public acceptance towards the program. In brief, this research tries to answer the question of how far is the effectiveness of RT in organizing activities to promote unity among our community. It is considered as beneficial development in order to identify the RT's direction in the future. The research is done in a few districts in Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The selected areas are chosen due to the existence of diversified characteristics of the community that is relevant to the research needs. The characteristics include the aspect of different races and the distribution of location as they are thought to be a threat towards the solidarity among the main races. Moreover, the location is identified because it is the highest in population in the country. The research shows that the knowledge level, perception and public acceptance toward the programs organized by RT are generally high. This result can be used as an indicator that RT is a success entity in all situations. It has also increased harmony and contributed to national integration among Malaysians. Keywords: social diversity, Rukun Tetangga, communities in Kuala Lumpur and Selango
ORAL COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE WITH ELECTRICALENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES IN UTeM
No full textThis study attempted to determine if communication apprehension existed among electrical engineering students, their perceived communication competence, their general performance in the oral presentation skills and more specifically the possible correlations that existed between these elements. The instruments that were used for data collection in the study are the Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale (SPCC), Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-12) and a Presentation Evaluation Rubric. The findings revealed that the students fall under the modest group of speakers and they do have a moderate amount of communication anxiety but that does not affect their grades. The higher the students' perception of their communicative competence, there is less communication anxiety. The findings also indicate that there's no linear correlation between their levels of apprehension and lecturer evaluation but there does exist a linear relationship between their Self-Perceived Communication Competence and lecturer's evaluation meaning twhen they had more confidence on their competence, their tance in the presentation perform is better. Keywords: oral communication apprehension, communicative competence, oral presentation, electrical engineering undergraduates, confidence, performanc
UTILIZING THE FINDINGS OFINTERCULTURAL ADAPTION RESEARCH IN THE COUNSELING OF MALAYSIAN STUDENTS IN JAPAN
No full textAdaptation supports the performance and functioning of international students. Failure to adapt to the changes in the new environment would tax on well-being, exhaust the students and strain their academic performance. Counselling is one of the sources to seek assistance. Orientation and intervention programs are suitable dispensation means for information on coping mechanism and healthy adaptation. Generalization and stereotyping in dealing with adaptation problems would reduce the accomplishment of the intervention programs and the counseling (Slodzinski, 1994). Evidence also shows that the effectiveness of counseling can be affected by a client's level or degree of acculturation into the dominant society (Cuellar, Harris & Jasso, 1980). The programs and counseling should be addressed consideration to different cultural sensitivity and needs. The significance of this paper is to point out the importance of understanding the intercultural adaptation issues in the counseling of Malaysian students in Japan by putting forward the conflicting findings from various socio-cultural adaptation studies. The main objective of this paper is to highlight the dire need for counselors to inculate the findings of specific study on international adaptation into their counseling services. The paper is aimed to extend the understanding on intercultural adaptation among Malaysian students abroad, exclusively in Japan by highlighting the conflicting findings in the to western and the Japan research scenario in terms of time factor, cultural distance factor and host language proficiency factor. Generalization and stereotyping of western cases in dealing with adaptation problems among Malaysian students in Japan to reduce the accomplishment of the intervention programs and the counseling. Keywords: counseling, intercultural adaptation, Malaysian student
EXPLORING ENGINEERING EMPLOYABILITY COMPETENCY
No full textThe objectives of this study are to assess whether the suggested lack of interpersonal and enterprise skills competencies cause unemployment amongst engineering graduates in Malaysia, critically appraise if engineering undergraduates have received a quality work placement (appropriate to their learning, knowledge and employability skills and to enhance interpersonal and enterprise skills competencies awareness amongst engineering undergraduates in Malaysia. This sudy employed mix-method survey and open-ended questionnaire. The survey result was analysed using the SPSS software package. The open ended data was interpreted. The qualitative result revealed that the students industrial training was valuable session to help them to be employed and they had received the appropriate task during the training. Keywords: exploring, engineering, employability, competenc
Web-based Dairy Cattle’s Feeding Allocation System
Full text linkDairy farming industry plays an important role in agriculture structures adjustment in Malaysia due to the growing demand for livestock and dairy products. In the cattle farm management, cattle feeding are the most important task in dairy farming. However, there exist several problems specifically in determining the quantity and proportion of feeding concentrates to sustain the cattle needs. Therefore, decision making system is required to assist the farmers. Thus, this paper proposed the dairy cattle’s feeding allocation system to determine the sufficient amount of dietary nutrients and feeding concentrates in cattle feeding. The prototype of this system is constructed using software prototyping methodology as well as structured method for data modeling. The prototype is expected to decrease workload and reduce redundancy for making decisions in cattle feeding. It is not only support dairy farmers to make a right decision for allocating feeding concentrates in cattle feeding but potentially become one of information centre and learning resources to help farmers to develop their own expertise