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FACTORS AFFECTING ONLINE PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR AMONG GENERATION Y IN MELAKA
Full text linkAbstract. The growth of the internet and information technology has immensely contributed to online shopping popularity. Generation Y or also known as Gen Y is the age cohort that comprises most online shoppers of many developed and developing countries. Thus, this study aims to analyze Gen Y's online purchase behaviour in Melaka and identify the drivers of behaviour. The survey was participated by 384 Gen Y respondents. Findings from the study reveal that majority of the respondents spend 3-4 hours browsing online daily, indicating that they are a heavy user of the internet and more receptive to the adoption of technological innovation. Of the four factors that we proposed in the model, only perceived ease of use, subjective norms, and attitude have a significant positive relationship with online purchase intention among Gen Y. The other independent variable which is perceived pricing have no significant relationship with online shopping behaviour. Therefore, retailers need to ensure that the online shopping process in their e-commerce platforms is designed to be as simple, convenient and easy as possible for Gen Y to shop online. Keywords: Generation Y, online purchase, attitudes, theory of planned behaviour
PEMULIHAN DIRI REMAJA HAMIL LUAR NIKAH MENERUSI PENDEKATAN PSIKOSPIRITUAL ISLAM DI PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK NEGERI SELANGOR (Self -Rehabilitation of Teenagers’ Premarital Pregnancy Through Islamic Psychospiritual Approach At Selangor State Moral Rehabilita
Full text linkAbstrak. Isu keterlibatan remaja dalam kes kehamilan luar nikah didapati meningkat dari tahun ke tahun. Statistik jenis kesalahan di pemulihan akhlak remaja di Negeri Selangor mengemukakan sebanyak 27.1% remaja terlibat dengan keganasan, 48.6% terlibat dengan salah laku seks, 7.1% terlibat dengan salah guna dadah serta 17.1% terlibat dengan lain-lain masalah sosial. Data ini menunjukkan bahawa kategori kesalahan remaja dalam kes salah laku seks adalah yang tertinggi berbanding kes-kes kesalahan yang lain. Jumlah ini menjadi indikator bahawa isu penglibatan golongan remaja dalam kehamilan luar nikah ini perlu diberi perhatian serius khususnya dari aspek pemulihan. Kaedah pemulihan diri remaja menerusi pendekatan psikospiritual Islam didapati berupaya memulih sekaligus membentengi remaja daripada cenderung terjebak kembali melibatkan diri dalam gejala tersebut. Artikel ini bertujuan mengemukakan dapatan kajian berkaitan pemulihan diri remaja hamil luar nikah menerusi pendekatan psikospiritual Islam yang diaplikasi di pusat pemulihan akhlak Negeri Selangor. Kajian ini berbentuk kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes. Data kajian diperolehi menerusi kaedah temubual separa struktur terhadap seorang pentadbir, seorang warden, seorang pegawai am di pusat pemulihan akhlak di Negeri Selangor serta tiga orang remaja hamil luar nikah. Kesemua informen kajian dipilih melalui kaedah persampelan bertujuan. Transkripsi temubual dianalisis untuk pembentukan tema dan sub tema. Dapatan kajian mengemukakan kaedah pemulihan diri menerusi pendekatan psikospiritual Islam yang dilaksanakan terhadap remaja hamil luar nikah di pusat pemilihan akhlak Negeri Selangor adalah penyuburan aspek akal, aspek kerohanian dan aspek emosi. Adalah diharapkan dapatan ini dapat dimanfaatkan oleh pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam usaha pemulihan akhlak remaja hamil luar nikah mendepani kehidupan hari ini. Kata kunci: Pendekatan Psikospiritual; Pemulihan Diri; Remaja Hamil Luar Nikah; Pusat Pemulihan Akhlak Negeri Selangor. Abstract.The issue of teenagers’ involvement in extramarital pregnancies cases was found to increase from year to year. Statistics on the types of offenses in teenagers’ moral rehabilitation in the State of Selangor shows that 27.1% of them involved in violence, 48.6% are involved in sexual misconduct, 7.1% involved with drug abuse and 17.1% in other social problems. These data indicate that the juvenile offense category in sexual misconduct is the highest compared to other offenses. This alarming number is an indicator that the issue of premarital pregnancy needs serious attention, especially from the aspect of rehabilitation. The method of self -rehabilitation for teenagers’ through the Islamic psychospiritual approach found to be effective for them to recover from the crisis as well as fortify teenagers’ from tending to be trapped again to engage in the symptoms. This article aims to present the findings of a study related to the self-rehabilitation of teenagers’ premarital pregnancy through the Islamic psychospiritual approach applied at the Selangor State moral rehabilitation center. This study is qualitative in nature with a case study design. Study data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with an administrator, warden and general officer at moral rehabilitation center in the State of Selangor and three teenagers’ premarital pregnancy. All study informants were selected through purposive sampling method. Interview transcripts were analyzed for theme and sub -theme formation. The finding of self-rehabilitation through Islamic psychospiritual approach applied on teenagers’ premarital pregnancy at the Selangor State Moral Rehabilitation Center proposes the nurturing of mental aspects, spiritual aspects and emotional aspects for their self-recovery. It is hoped that these findings can be utilized by the relevant parties that involved in the related effort, to restore the morals of teenagers’ premarital pregnancy to continue and face their future life meaningfully. Keywords: Psychospiritual Approach; Self Rehabilitation; Teenagers’ Premarital Pregnancy; Selangor State Moral Rehabilitation Center
HUBUNGAN ANTARA AMALAN DENGAN FAKTOR KITAR SEMULA DALAM KALANGAN PENJAWAT AWAM DI MELAKA
Full text linkABSTRAK Matlamat kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti lima aspek perhubungan iaitu hubungan antara amalan kitar semula dan pengetahuan program kitar semula, hubungan antara amalan kitar semula dan pemeliharaan alam sekitar, hubungan antara amalan kitar semula dan kempen kitar semula, hubungan antara amalan kitar semula dan penjanaan pendapatan dan perhubungan antara amalan kitar semula dan larangan menggunakan polistirena. Sejumlah 417 borang soal selidik yang lengkap telah menghasilkan 80% daripada kadar tindak balas. Reka bentuk kajian ini adalah bentuk deskriptif kuantitatif menggunakan soal selidik sebagai instrumen. Keputusan menunjukkan terdapat hubungan positif yang signifikan antara amalan kitar semula dan pemeliharaan alam sekitar (r = 0.80, p <= 0.05). Keputusan juga menunjukkan bahawa terdapat hubungan antara amalan kitar semula dan kempen kitar semula (r = 0.565, p <0.05). Hasilnya juga menunjukkan bahawa terdapat hubungan antara amalan kitar semula dan larangan menggunakan polistirena (r = 0.106 p <0.05). Kata Kunci: Kempen, Pemuliharaan Alam Sekitar, Penjanaan Pendapatan, Amalan Kitar Semula ABSTRACTThe aims of this study ware to identify the five aspects of the relationship which are (1) the relationship between recycling practices and knowledge of recycling programs, (2) the relationship between recycling practices and environmental preservation, (3) the relationship between recycling practices and recycling campaigns, (4) the relationship between recycling practices and income generation and (5) the relationship between recycling practices and the use of polystyrene. A total of 417 completed questionnaires has produced 80% of the response rate. This study employed a quantitative descriptive design by using a questionnaire as instrument. From the findings, it was found that that there was a significant positive relationship between recycling practices and environmental preservation (r= 0.80, p <= 0.05). The results also indicated that there was a relationship between recycling practices and recycling campaigns (r= 0.565, p <0.05). In addition, the results also showed that there was a relationship between recycling practices and prohibition on polystyrene (r= 0.106 p <0.05).Keywords: Campaign, Environmental Conservation, Renue Generation, Recycling Practice
Development of a Fall Detection System Based on Neural Network Featuring IoT-Technology
Full text linkAccidental falls are considered a major cause of accidents that could lead to serious injuries, paralysis, psychological damage, and even deaths, especially for the elderly. Therefore in this project, a neural network-based fall detection system that could automatically detect a fall event is proposed. The system is enhanced with Internet-of-Things (IoT) features that could reduce the response time and efficiently improve the prognosis of fall victims. A 10 Degree of Freedom (DOF) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) module is connected to an Intel Edison with Mini Breakout board and mounted on a wearable waist-worn device to continuously record body movements. A backpropagation neural network algorithm has been developed to accurately distinguish falls from different postural transitions during activities of daily living (ADL). A body temperature and heart-pulse monitoring device were developed for this system to provide the medical personnel additional information on the body condition of the fall victim. Using the latest IoT-technology, the system can be connected to the internet and provides a continuous and real-time monitoring capability. Once a fall accident happens, the system will be automatically triggered. This will activate an Android App through the Wi-Fi network that will then send an emergency SMS with the actual location and body conditions of the victim to a recipient. A series of falls and ADL simulations were performed by a group of subjects to test and validate the performance of the system. The experiment results showed that the proposed system could obtain a sensitivity of 95.5%, specificity of 96.4%, and accuracy of 96.3%
Design and Development of Low Cost Bending Machine
Full text linkBending process has been a core step in fabricating and manufacturing products nowadays. As the industries are rapidly growth, the demand in machineries is also growing including the bending machine. However, for personal and light use, commercial bending machine are rather expensive and heavy. Thus, this study intended to design, fabricate, and analyze a low-cost manually operated bending machine for light use. The bending machine was design based on the intended function and the ergonomics to users particularly Malaysian. The bending machine was first designed and then fabricated using mild steel as its main materials due to its high hardness and easy to be welded. Then, the bending machine was tested to pressed two different size and two different thickness of aluminum sheet. Then, Finite Element Analysis was conducted on the bending machine’s component which are bender plate and bending base to find the allowable maximum stress and deformation. The findings shows that the bending machine are able to bend both large and small aluminum plate thickness 1.0 mm and below without facing any part deformation or failures
PENYAMPAIAN MAKLUM BALAS PRESTASI DALAM PELAKSANAAN AMALAN MEMBERIKAN MAKLUM BALAS PRESTASI KERJA (Performance Feedback Delivery in the Implementation of Job Performance Feedback)
Full text linkAbstrak: Kajian kualitatif ini mengkaji tentang aspek penyampaian maklum balas prestasi semasa pelaksanaan amalan memberikan maklum balas prestasi kerja berdasarkan perspektif pegawai penilai (PP) dan pegawai yang dinilai (PYD) yang berkhidmat di sekolah menengah (SM). Seramai 12 orang peserta yang dipilih secara persampelan bertujuan telah ditemu bual dengan menggunakan teknik temu bual separa berstruktur. Semua peserta adalah mereka yang terlibat secara langsung dengan pelaksanaan amalan memberikan maklum balas prestasi dan dipercayai dapat memberikan maklumat yang telus serta komprehensif. Data kajian yang telah dianalisis dengan menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan menunjukkan bahawa kualiti aspek penyampaian maklum balas prestasi semasa memberikan maklum balas prestasi kerja masih perlu ditambah baik. Dapatan kajian ini adalah sangat berguna kepada pengurus pendidikan dan pengamal sumber manusia bagi meningkatkan keberkesanan amalan memberikan maklum balas prestasi dalam organisasi. Kata Kunci. Amalan maklum balas prestasi; pengurusan penilaian prestasi; pengurusan sumber manusia; penyampaian maklum balas. Abstract. This qualitative study examines the aspects of performance feedback delivery during the implementation of providing job performance feedback based on the perspective of raters and rates serving in secondary schools. A total of 12 participants selected by purposeful sampling were interviewed using semi-structured interview techniques. All participants are those who are directly involved with the implementation of providing job performance feedback and are believed to be able to provide transparent and comprehensive information. The study data that has been analyzed using content analysis method shows that the quality of the performance feedback delivery aspect while providing job performance feedback still needs to be improved. The findings of this study are very useful to education managers and human resource practitioners to increase the effectiveness of the practice of providing performance feedback in organizations. Keywords: Performance feedback practice; performance appraisal management; human resource management; delivery of feedback
Enhancing the Arabic Writing Competency Utilizing Innovative Web-Based Program
Full text linkStudents learning Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) find it difficult to transfer and convert linguistic writing abilities into Arabic, implying that they need to get acquainted with the Arabic language to place words in phrases that suit the communication styles. Additionally, Arabic language teachers always complain that teaching Arabic as a foreign language suffers from an acute shortage of educational materials dealing with Arabic writing and Arabic sentence characteristics. In this case, the non-Arabic speaking learners at the intermediate level need a framework to improve their Arabic language competency. The research aims to develop a web-based program (WBP) designed to help learners produce Arabic writing assignments, and essays. With this program, students are able to incorporate structures into their writing and revise them based on the suggested paragraphs, phrases, and Arabic patterns. To develop the framework of the program, different types of vocabulary errors, semantic and rhetorical difficulties among the lower performance of students in Arabic writing tasks will be examined. Both quantitative and qualitative mixed methods, comprising a survey and interview procedures will be adopted in the study. An experiment involving 150-200 pre-university students will also be conducted to demonstrate the different performance between the pretest and the post-test. A comparison in writing activities between the traditional and web-based program approaches will be carried out to test the effectiveness of the program. It is expected that the students using web-based writing program are expected to outperform the regular writing group in most factors, particularly in content, development, and organization. The new innovative writing web-based program is expected to improve students writing skills in Arabic language and a valuable teaching tool for teachers. It is also useful for tourism publications, industrial product translation services and contributes to the new digital media dimensions for societal environment and lifestyle
Tire Model Verification and Comparison Performance using Double Lane Change Test
No full textThree tire models, namely Dugoff, Calspan and Magic Formula are used in this paper. The models are developed based on their equations in Matlab/Simulink and verified using CarSim software through standard double lane change (DLC) test. The comparison of their performances are carried out on three different vehicles and at three different speeds. Further analyses are performed on the performance of vehicles at different speeds on DLC test. It can be observed that, the DLC test is best carried out at low speed and with less heavy vehicle. The tire models can be used for the future analysis on vehicle lateral and longitudinal controls
Kecerdasan Emosi dan Kesannya Terhadap Prestasi Kerja: Satu Tinjauan di Sebuah Universiti Awam Malaysia (Emotional Intelligence and Its Effect on Job Performance: A Survey At One Public University in Malaysia)
Full text linkAbstrak. Kecerdasan emosi sering dikaitkan dengan peningkatan prestasi kerja pekerja dalam organisasi. Sehubungan dengan itu, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji kesan kecerdasan emosi terhadap prestasi kerja dalam kalangan pekerja kumpulan sokongan di sebuah universiti awam Malaysia. Seramai 110 orang pekerja telah terlibat sebagai responden kajian. Alat-alat pengukuran yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data merangkumi Soal Selidik Kecerdasan Emosi Ringkas (TEIQue SF) dan Instrumen Prestasi Kerja oleh Rabindra dan Lalatendu (2017). Data kajian dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan inferensi. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat kesan yang lemah dan signifikan antara kecerdasan emosi dengan prestasi kerja dalam kalangan responden kajian. Akhirnya, beberapa perkara telah dicadangkan untuk organisasi dan untuk pengkaji-pengkaji akan datang. Kata Kunci: Kecerdasan Emosi, Prestasi Kerja, Universiti Awam. Abstract. Emotional intelligence is always associated with the improvement of employees’ job performance in organizations. As a matter of fact, this research aims to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence on job performance among support staff at one public university in Malaysia. A total of 110 employees were involved as the respondents of the study. The measurement tools undertaken in data collection include the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (TEIQue SF) and the Job Performance Instrument by Rabindra dan Lalatendu (2017). The data of the study were analysed using descriptive and inferential analysis. The findings of the study reveal that there was a weak and significant effect of emotional intelligence on job performance among the studied respondents. Lastly, recommendations were also given for the studied organization and future research.Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Job Performance, Public University
The Determinants of Happiness Among Urban Poor Households
Full text linkAbstract: The main purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that have contributed to the incidence of urban poverty in Kedah. The study is based on the primary data. The survey was conducted in six districts involving 204 poor households. The unit of analysis is the poor households with income below the level of the poverty line income. For urban poor households the poverty line income is RM 840. There are seven dimensions and 26 indicators used to determine the happiness among poor households by using logit regression analysis. The results of logit regression analysis showed that there were nine indicators that affect the poor households; there are gender, income, expenditure, saving, healthy life, rest, safety, community and government. As a result, this study focuses more comprehensively, including happiness aspect that are more subjective to identify the factors that have contributed to the incidence of urban poverty in Kedah. To achieve the eradication of poverty effectively, a comprehensive approach that is appropriate and should be done, so that the solution to the issue of poverty can be made as needed. Indirectly, this study also is to realize the aspirations of the government through its strategy to improve the people’s happiness. Keywords: Poverty, Kedah, Malaysia, Happiness, GNH, Logit, Urba