196,142 research outputs found
The Role of Faculty Validation in Influencing Online Students' Intent to Persist
No full textIn higher education, students who withdrawal from college before graduating face and trigger a number of undesirable consequences, such as difficulty finding professional employment, risking default on student loans, causing loss of potential revenue to academic institutions, and yielding a negative return on society’s expenditures for college tuition programs. The purpose of this correlational quantitative study was to examine the role of faculty validations, from the perception of online students, in influencing students’ sense of academic integration and their intent to persist in online programs. The aim of the study was to incorporate its findings into the design and creation of faculty development programs. Data about online students’ perception of faculty validation, sense of academic integration, and intent to persist were collected from online students at a college in the Midwest, using an online survey. The study found a strong positive correlation between faculty validation and sense of academic integration, between faculty validation and students’ intent to persist, and between students’ sense of academic integration and intent to persist. Furthermore, faculty validation was found to be a moderate predictor of students’ sense of academic integration and a modest predictor of students’ intent to persist, while students’ sense of academic integration was found to be a moderate predictor of students’ intent to persist. Faculty interactions that show faculty interest in students’ learning and success has the biggest potential in influencing students’ intent to persist, followed by interactions that lead to students feeling encouraged, and interactions that appertain mentoring. Leaders in higher education must provide a supportive environment wherein faculty can engage in student validation and thus potentially improve student persistence. A research that includes students from various institutions may offer better generalization.|Keywords: student persistence, online programs, faculty validation, student retention, faculty interaction, academic integration, online studentsProQuest Traditional Publishing Optio
Applying ecological concepts for mobile commerce : A case study for Celcom (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd / Arfah Jamian
No full textThe rapid growth in mobile data communications and the needs of business people
exploring new channels and methods of supporting their customer bases and increase
competitive market and add value to their customers has led to the emergence of
Mobile Commerce (m-commerce). A study in Celcom (M) Berhad is perform, looking
at the information environment factors put up by Celom to propel the success in mcommerce
initiatives.
The studies on ecosystem in mobile commerce using the idea specified by Davenport
are appropriate to observe the factors prosper in wireless commerce today. The
component inside the model will be discussed to see for interrelated aspect and issues
in the area studies. Each viewpoint that comes from different background and is
intended for different audience with various significance, but the basic concept of
information ecology is a vision of recognizing the extricable relationships between
people and technology.
Adopting Davenport's Ecological model, this report shall discuss the finding of the
study according to the 6 components of the information Ecology namely. Information
Strategy, Information Architecture, Information Process, Information Staff,
Information Politics, Information Culture and Behaviora
SISTEM BOARDING SCHOOL DALAM PEMBINAAN AKHLAK SISWA DI SMA NEGERI 13 PANGKEP KAB. PANGKEP
No full textABSTRAKNama Penulis: IrwansyahNomor Induk Mahasiswa: 0002.03.37.2015Judul Tesis: Sistem Boarding School dalam Pembinaan Akhlak Siswa di SMA Negeri 13 Pangkep Kab. Pangkep Nama Pembimbing: 1. Dr. H. M. Arfah Shiddiq, MA. 2. Dr. H. M. Ishaq Shamad, MA.Tesis ini meneliti tentang sistem Boarding school dalam pembinaan akhlak siswa di SMA Negeri 13 Pangkep Kab Pangkep. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran program boarding school dalm Pembina akhlak siswa dan upaya yang dilakukan pihak sekolah dalam pembinaan akhak siswa di SMA Negeri 13 Pangkep.Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif karena data yang dipergunakan sifatnya data kualitatif yaitu menyangkut tentang pelaksanaan pembinaan akhlak siswa yang dilaksanakan oleh pihak sekolah di SMA Negeri 13 Pangkep kab. Pangkep. pengumpulan data dan informasi dilakukan dengan cara field research (Penelitian lapangan) dengan teknik interview/wawancara, dan dokumentasi.Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa program pembinaan akhlak di SMA Negeri 13 Pangkep Kab. Pangkep terdapat dua bentuk program pembinaan akhlak yaitu melalui program kurikuler dan ekstrakurikuler. Adapun program kurikuler memberi pengetahuan dan kecerdasan siswa dalam bentuk pengetahuan materi-materi. Sedangkan program ekstrakuikuler beriorientasi pembentukan kecakapan siswa sesuai dengan bakat dan minatnya.Dalam melaksanakan pembinaan akhlak yang memegang peranan sentral adalah Pembina asrama atau pengasuh sekolah untuk memonitoring setiap aktivitas siswa 24 jam, begitu pula guru dengan rutin memantau perkembangan siswa, sehingga dalam upaya pembinaan akhlak dapat berjalan sesuai yang diharapkan
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Isolasi, Pemurnian dan Karakterisasi Enzim ??-amilase dari Bakteri Termofil Sumber Air Panas Lejja Sulawesi Selatan dan Aplikasi dalam Hidrolisis Pati Sagu menjadi Maltodekstrin
No full text-RUGAIYAH A. ARFAH. Isolasi, Pemurnian dan Karakterisasi Enzim ??-amilase dari Bakteri Termofil Sumber Air Panas Lejja Sulawesi Selatan dan Aplikasi dalam Hidrolisis Pati Sagu menjadi Maltodekstrin (dibimbing oleh Abd. Rauf Patong, Ahyar Ahmad, M. Natsir Djide dan Seniwati Dali). \ud
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) menentukan spesies bakteri termofil dari sumber air panas Lejja yang potensi penghasil ??-amilase (2) menentukan kondisi optimum produksi ??-amilase dari bakteri termofil terpilih (3) memurnikan ??-amilase melalui kromatografi interaksi hidrofobik dan filtrasi gel dan mengkrakterisasi sifat biokimianya, dan (4) mengkarakterisasi maltodekstrin yang dihasilkan. \ud
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Tahap-tahap penelitian meliputi: pengisolasian, pengidentifikasian bakteri termofil, pengoptimalisasian produksi ??-amilase melalui berbagai konsentrasi pati, konsentrasi CaCl2 dan waktu fermentasi. Pemurnian enzim melalui fraksinasi dengan amonium sulfat, dialisis, kromatografi interaksi hidrofobik, dan kromatografi filtrasi Gel, serta analisis elektroforesis SDA-PAGE. Enzim ??-amilase murni dikarakterisasi sifat biokimiannya dan diaplikasikan dalam hidrolisis pati sagu menjadi maltodekstrin. \ud
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Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bakteri termofil terpilih adalah isolat RSAII1B berpotensi untuk menghasilkan ??-amilase termostabil dan diidentifikasi sebagai Bacillus stearothermophillus. Kondisi optimum memproduksi ??-amilase adalah waktu fermentasi 33 jam, konsentrasi pati 1,5%, dan konsentrasi CaCl2 0,08%. Tingkat kemurnian enzim 35,2 kali dari enzim ekstrak kasar dengan karakteristik pH optimum 5,0, suhu optimum adalah 55-60oC, konsentrasi substrat optimum 2,0%, serta bobot molekulnya 47,32 KDa. Enzim ??-amilase aktif dan stabil selama 3 jam dengan penambahan CaCl2 10 mM. Produk maltodeksrin yang memiliki karakteristik pH 4,93, kadar air 10,77%, kelarutan 179,8 (g/L), Total plate count (TPC) 380 koloni/g, serbuk warna putih kekuning-kuningan, densitas 0,3 g/mL), dan nilai Dekstrosa Ekuivalen (DE) 12,91%, kandungan glukosa 4,30% dan maltosa 5,15%
PERAN KOMITE MADRASAH DALAM MENDUKUNG PENINGKATAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DI MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI PANGKEP
No full textABSTRAKNama : Sudirman Nim : 0008. 03. 28. 2011Program Studi : Magister Pengkajian IslamKonsentrasi : Pendidikan IslamJudul Tesis : Peran Komite Madrasah Dalam Mendukung Peningkatan Mutu Pendidikan di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri PangkepKomisi Pembimbing : DR. H. M. Arfah Shiddiq, MA (ketua), dan DR. H. M. Ishaq Shamad, MA (anggota)Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan peristiwa yang terjadi di lapangan mengenai peran komite madrasah dibentuk sebagai wadah masyarakat yang peduli terhadap pendidikan yang pada akhirnya dapat mendukung peningkatan mutu pendidikan sesuai dengan harapan lokal maupun glonal. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan mengambil latar di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Pangkep. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan tehnik wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipasi, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data meliputi reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan, pengcekan keabsahan temuan dilakukan dengan jalan keikutsertaan peneliti, dengan menggunakan bantuan berbagai sumber, teori, dan metode; dan ketekunan pengamatan. Informan peneliti adalah komite madrasah, kepala madrasah, dan peserta didik.Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Mutu pendidikan di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Pangkep dapat dikatakan cukup baik, hal ini dapat dilhat dari segi input, proses dan outputnya. (1) Komite Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Pangkep telah dibentuk sejak tahun 2003-2004. Proses pemilihannya bersifat demokratis maksudnya tidak ada intervensi darimanapun termasuk pihak madrasah. Kepengurusan komite madrasah terdiri dari 13 orang praktisi pendidikan dan dinilai cukup refresentatif karena sudah memasukkan pemerhati pendidikan, tokoh agama dan tokoh masyarakat, kalangan dunia usaha, alumni dan pihak madrasah dan masyarakt secara umum. (2) komite Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Pangkep telah berperan dalam pengembangan madrasah. Hal ini terbukti dari ide-ide komite madrasah antara lain: (a) menangani bantuan pembangunan aula (b) mengusulkan pelatihan karya tulis dan makalah bagi guru, (c) memberikan pertimbangan terhadap kebijakan pendidikan Madrasah Aliyah Pangkep agar sesuai dengan kondisi siswa, orang tua dan masyarakat. (e) menjadi mediator antara pihak madrasah dan pihak luar seperti pengusaha dan praktisi pendidikan agar mau menajdi bapak asuh, dan mudah mendapatkan dana untuk membantu peserta didik yang tidak mampu dengan subsidi silang Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa peran komite Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Pangkep telah banyak berperan dalam mendukung peningkatan mutu pendidikan baik berupa finansial maupun tenaga sebagai mediator antara madrasah dan masyarakat serta dapat mendorong tumbuhnya perhatian dan komitmen masyarakat terhadap penyelenggaraan pendidikan yang bermutu
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