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Applying a competency-based human resource management system to administrative staff at Birzeit University
No full textThis Study is a descriptive and exploratory study as it seeks to evaluate and identify the
weaknesses of current HRM system in Birzeit University and to identify the main core
competencies needed to serve as a base for a competency-based HR management system,
including all Birzeit University HRD functions. In order to reach these objectives, focus group,
semi structured interviews and survey. Focus group was moderated by a professional and neutral
moderator, whereas interviews were carried out personally in order to clarify some points and
validate results from focus groups.
The findings of this study indicates that Birzeit University suffers from deficiencies in the four
main HR functions, and this due to the absence of integrity between these functions and using a
job description-based HRM system. There is a gap between what is mentioned in HRD’s mission
and its vision statements and what actually is provided to employees which causes frustration
from the current system. I’ve concluded that current system doesn’t support the University's
vision, mission and culture; BZU also has no strategic plan since 2008. HRD is not included in
the top level decision-making nor plays a strategic role.
This study tried to find solutions for earlier mentioned deficiencies and to develop and adopt a
system which can support the integration of the main four human resource functions, improve
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job satisfaction and employee retention, change the role of the HR to a new role as a strategic
business unit. This study identified the main core competencies needed to adopt this system,
practical implications of the competency-based system, and recommendations which serve as a
road map for implementing a competency-based HR management system in BZUFaced with the challenge of having a huge number of freshman students
who need remedial English courses every year, Birzeit University had to
follow the footsteps of many educational institutions around the world and
opt for using technology in teaching in order to meet the need for teaching all
those students, and cut expenses by reducing the number of teachers needed
for those courses to almost the third. This study will closely examine and
evaluate the experience of applying blended learning to the remedial courses
of English Communication 101 and 102 at Birzeit University. These two
courses were merged in one blended learning course that uses both face-toface
material as well as an online component. The course aims to develop and
enhance students’ communication skills in English language and foster their
skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This study will examine
students’ attitudes towards using blended learning in this particular course.
In addition, it will evaluate their readiness, cooperation, enthusiasm, and
seriousness towards the new trend. Finally, it will evaluate the experiment as
a whole and provide some recommendations and suggestions for the futur
Barriers to female labour market participation and entrepreneurship in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
No full textتحضير ، تشخيص و دراسة الفعالية الحيوية لمركبات تحتوي أيون الزنك الثنائي الشحنة و حامض الأيبوبروفين مع بعض القواعد النيتروجينية
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تطوير إستراتيجية لاستخدام المياه الناتجة عن تكاثف الهواء داخل المكيفات الهوائية في فلسطين
No full textArab Spring: Weather forecast for Palestibne
No full textPolitical Science and International Relation
جدلية الأممي والوطني : هل تفرض التحولات الإقليمية إعادة تعريف هوية القضية الفلسطينية ؟
No full textPolitical Science and International Relationsيمكن رؤية غياب القضية الفلسطيني والشعار القومي، إلي حد كبير، عن الشارع العربي الثائر. إلا أنه وفي الوقت ذاته، لابد من ملاحظة انتقال الثورات من بلد لآخر، علي نحو أشبه بسقوط أحجار الدومينو، وهو مؤشر علي رابط ما بين الشعوب والدول العربية. أي أنه بينما غابت مقولات الوحدة العربية، والقضايا المشتركة، مثل فلسطين، عن الحركات العربية، فإن انتقال "العدوي" من دولة لأخرى يدل علي رابطة ما خاصة
Molecular cloning and characterization of Polygalacturonase-Inhibiting Protein and Cinnamoyl-Coa
No full textBlueberry is a widely grown and easily perishable fruit crop. An efficient post-harvest
handling is critical, and for that purpose gene technology methods have been part of ongoing programmes
to improve crops with high food values such as blueberry. Here we report the isolation,
cloning, characterization and differential expression levels of two cDNAs encoding Polygalacturonase-Inhibitor
Protein (PGIP) and Cinnamoyl-Coa Reductase (CCR) from blueberry fruits in relation
to various storage conditions. The open reading frame of PGIP and CCR encodes a
polypeptide of 329 and 347 amino acids, respectively. To assess changes in the expression of blueberry
PGIP and CCR after harvest, a storage trial was initiated. The northern blots hybridization
showed a clear differential expression level of PGIP and CCR between freshly harvested and stored
fruits as well as between fruits stored under various storage conditions. Although the prospects of
exploiting such a strategy for crop improvement are limited, the results provide further insight into
the control of the quality over the storage period at the molecular lev
Optimum feature selection in software product lines: let your model and values guide your search
No full textIn Search-Based Software Engineering, well-known metaheuristic search algorithms are utilized to find solutions to common software engineering problems. The algorithms are usually taken “off the shelf” and applied with trust, i.e. software engineers are not concerned with the inner workings of algorithms, only with the results. While this may be sufficient is some domains, we argue against this approach, particularly where the complexity of the models and the variety of user preferences pose greater challenges to the metaheuristic search algorithms. We build on our previous investigation which uncovered the power of Indicator-Based Evolutionary Algorithm (IBEA) over traditionally-used algorithms (such as NSGA-II), and in this work we scrutinize the time behavior of user objectives subject to optimization. This analysis brings out the business perspective, previously veiled under Pareto-collective
gauges such as Hypervolume and Spread. In addition, we show how slowing down the rates of crossover and mutation can help IBEA converge faster, as opposed to following the higher rates
used in many other studies as “rules of thumb