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Competitive intelligence for private higher education : a case study of new established college (TOC, Abstract, chapter 1 and Reference only)
Get PDFThe increasing number of higher education institution (HEI) approved by Ministry of
Education is the evidence that shows the nation is in towards as an education hub in
Asian region. This move attracts local and international investor to invest in education
industry. Either corporate body or current higher institution in public and private do
not want to miss out taking advantage out of these opportunities. The objective of this
study is to investigate the ’X’ Key Intelligence Topics and polish competitive image
of the research site. The result from this study contributes to the establishment of
Competitive Intelligence model that can be adapted to the institution in finding the
right strategies for executing execution. (ABSTRACT BY AUTHOR)
Peningkatan kelulusan penubuhan institusi pengajian tinggi oleh Kementerian
Pendidikan Malaysia adalah bukti menunjukkan bahawa Negara sedang menuju ke
arah hub pendidikan di rantau Asia.Tindakan ini menarik pelabur dari dalam dan luar
Negara untuk melabur di dalam industry pendidikan samada dari badan korporat atau
institusi pengajian tinggi awam dan swasta yang sedia ada. Objektif kertas ini adalah
bagi mengkaji Kunci ‘X’ Topik Perisikan dan menggilap imej persaingan bagi tapak
kajian. Penemuan kepada kajian ini menyumbang kepada penubuhan model perisikan
daya saing yang boleh diguna pakai oleh institusi untuk merancang strategi
perlaksanaan yang berkesan.(ABSTRACT BY AUTHOR
Keberkesanan penggunaan applikasi multimedia sebagai bahan bantu mengajar bagi tajuk solat berjemaah mata pelajaran Pendidikan Islam Tahun Lima
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Ownership Of Technology-enhanced Learning- An Argument
Get PDFThis paper argues for learners now have ownership of
technology-enhanced learning (TEL) as supported by literature.
The literature reviewed gives arguments in favour of ownership
of technology enhanced learning (TEL) now are the responsibility
of learners. The paper also draws some important implications
for practitioners in the teaching and learning context. Insights
gathered support the implications in the context of teaching and
learning in an ODL environment. (Abstract by author
Development of secure web base press release site (TOC, Abstract, Chapter 1 and Reference only)
Get PDFThe purpose of the study is to develop a secure web based press release site. To develop
any system the most important part is get the functional requirement right in the first
place, because the cost of fixing a wrong functional requirement is much more costly
than fixing normal programming error. Unified Modeling Language (UML) use case
diagram is used to model the system and entity relationship diagram is used to design the
database. Security is very paramount for any web based application that is continuously
being threatened with types of security risks. Therefore, the system will be developed by
considering the threat of security risk such as SQL injection risk, XSS flaws and cross
site request forgery. The system to be hosted at live site and it shall be accessible for
anyone to post the press release. (ABSTRACT BY AUTHOR
Perceptions Of Clinical Placement Experience Among Diploma Nursing Students
No full textClinical practice is an essential component of the nursing student's training. The practice allows nursing students the opportunity to relate theory into practice during nursing care to the patients. The aim of this project was to determine perceptions of clinical placement experience with respect to clinical practice, enhancement of learning and hindrance among nursing students. A total 254 participants undergoing training at Nursing College Kubang Kerian participated in this project. They were selected using the Raosoft sample size calculator. Survey questionnaires were distributed to 80 participants from first year, 88 from second year and 86 participants from third year. The questionnaire consisting of 25 items with 5-point Likert Scale responses was used to measure nursing students' perceptions towards nurses during their clinical placement experience. In addition, demographic factors such as age groups, ethnicity, educational levels and years of training were examined. The items were pilot-tested and the Cronbach Alpha values obtained for clinical practice, enhancement of learning and hindrance consisting of 0.80, 0.80 and 0.83 respectively. The final data was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Non-parametric Kruskal Wallis was used to make comparisons where sub samples were imbalanced. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The results indicate that nursing students perceived their clinical placement positively. Perceptions towards clinical practice were significantly different between nurses based on their residential areas and years of training. The results of this study revealed that there were challenges for the nursing educators, clinical instructors and other health providers in achieving a supportive clinical environment for the nursing students. (Abstract by authors
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENTION AMONG OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (OUM) LEARNERS
Get PDFEntrepreneurship plays an important role in
contributing to the nation economic growth and creates job
opportunities to the country. Ministry of education in
Malaysia has even included entrepreneurship as part of the
syllabus in higher learning education in order to foster
local entrepreneurs among learners.
Entrepreneurship education has become an
important curriculum in the higher education institutions in
Malaysia (Ismail et al., 2009) and a core subject for most
programmes in Malaysia. A subject by itself,
entrepreneurship, has been embedded into the programmes
and entrepreneurship is offered as a programme even in
several public and private higher education providers,
Open University Malaysia (OUM) too has a course under
the university compulsory category in the academic for all
offered programme in the curriculum called
Entrepreneurship with code OUMM2103. This course has
become popular and receptive by the undergraduates in
OUM. Entrepreneurship education has now become an
essential component to cultivate the potential entrepreneurs
in the higher learning institutions. According to Ismail et
al., (2009), entrepreneurship education is the most effective
way to promote the transition of graduates toward the selfemployment.
This study aims to investigate the factors which will
influence the entrepreneurship intention among OUM
learners using structural equation modeling (SEM). The
results of the finding shows there are a significant
influence of attitude and perceive behavioural control to
entrepreneurship intention. However, subjective norms do
not significantly influence the entrepreneurship intention
among OUM learners. The overall findings of this research
have limitations in terms to generalise the results. The
results of this study will be able to provide an insight to the
educators to help all learners to develop their abilities and
skills to produce a higher rate of entrepreneurs in the
nation. (Abstract by author
Maklumbalas pelajar terhadap prasiswazah Fakulti Sains Gunaan (FASS)
Get PDFSatu kajian telah dilakukan oleh Fakulti Sains Sosial Gunaan (Faculty of Applied Social Sciences – FASS) untuk mendapat
maklum balas pelajar terhadap program ijazah pertama yang telah ditawarkan oleh fakulti. Soalselidik telah digunakan
dalam kajian tersebut yang telah diedarkan kepada semua pelajar FASS melalui Pusat Pembelajaran OUM di seluruh
negara. (Abstract by author