306 research outputs found
Rekonstruksi Kepemimpinan Pendidikan Umar bin Abdul Aziz: Aktualisasi Politik Pengembangan Pendidikan
No full textThe article aims to explore the politics of education at Umar bin Abdul Aziz's time and then reconstruct it with the realities of contemporary education. In examining this, the author uses qualitative methods with the type of research library. The search results show that Umar bin Abdul Aziz developed an educational aspect focusing on three areas, namely 1) family education, 2) formal education, and 3) community education. These three development fields are still very relevant if reconstructed and contextualized with current education development
Abdul Aziz Said: Peace Educator, Cathedral Builder, Soul Dancer - 1930-2021 - A Tribute and Retrospective
No full textThe life, thought, and spirituality of political scientist and peace educator, Abdul Aziz Said (1930-2021), are explored through: a) first-hand accounts from five decades of professional and personal collaboration between Said and the author; b) themes in his writings, especially in Concepts of International Politics in Global Perspective, Fourth Edition and Bridges, Not Barriers: The American Dream and the Global Community; and c) his conviction that love is a relevant and significant force in international relations and peace building and needs to be strengthened if peace is to be sustained (a conviction shared by Martin Luther King Jr, Sigmund Freud, Greek philosophers, and many luminaries in history). A list of his published works is appended
Report on Saif Al-Islam bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz
No full textتقريرإيمان رافع حول ندوة في معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب وقيام عدد من المثقفين بمنافشه كتاب السعودي سيف الاسلام بن سعود بن عبد العزيز الذي يحمل عنوان "تنهيدة العربي الاخيرة" .A report by Iman Rafi about a symposium at the Cairo International Book Fair, and the discussion of a number of intellectuals with the Saudi author Saif al-Islam bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz's book, which is titled "The Last Arab Sigh"
Computer analysis of transient effect on pipe system - using method of characteristics
No full textTransient or unsteady phenomenon in a flow system may occur as a result of closing or opening of valves, stoppage of pumps, etc. This phenomenon has to be taken into consideration during design stage. At present, the use of digital computer is so widely used for two basic reasons, achieving more accuracy and saving time. In this dissertation, the transient effects are analysed using the Method of Characteristics. Besides being able to visualise the actual physical conditions of the flow, the method also caters for all boundary conditions existing in the system. A computer program that is capable of predicting any transient phenomenon in the piping system is produced. A few case studies are identified for analysis, ie, single pipe, series pipe and simple pipe network. The scope of the investigation is limited to transients as a result of valve closure at the downstream end. Two flow parameters, ie, discharge, Q and piezometric head, H are considered. In addition, two types of closure are investigated, namely, rapid and slow closure. In general, results indicate that the transient phenomenon has performed effect around the source (valve). As the distance of propagation increases upstream, this effect slowly deminishes and is finally dissipated. Rapid closure achieves peak pressure time at or before 2L/a, whereas for slow closure, some resonance pressure arises that result in a damping at the end of the time interval
Instilling environmentsl sustainability among first year engineering students using cooperative problem-based learning approach
No full textEnvironmental sustainability is an issue that is not new but is rather complex to define. Quality teaching has been identified as the most effective lever to transform engineering education into delivering the related outcomes for students, who would be engineers of the future. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Cooperative Problem-based Learning (CPBL) in instilling students’ knowledge and promoting behaviour changes associated with environmental sustainability. This study consists of two phases. In phase one, a quantitative study was conducted to investigate the level of students’ prior knowledge and practice on pro-environmental behaviour among 316 first year students from three engineering faculties, prior to admission to the university. These were measured using a set of questionnaire which was adapted from several environmental attitude inventories after it was statistically tested. In phase two, a mixed method research was carried out to investigate the implementation of CPBL towards students’ knowledge and behaviour changes associated with environmental sustainability, as featured in the syllabus of the first-year ‘Introduction to Engineering’ course at one of engineering faculties at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 63 first year chemical engineering students participated in this phase. In the quantitative study, the questionnaire in phase one was administrated before and upon completion of the course. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software. The statistical results showed that most of the engineering students had low to moderate level of knowledge and effort to practice sustainable lifestyles before the course and increased the level at the end of the course. Furthermore, a qualitative study was also performed to investigate how the use of problem and learning environment in CPBL enhanced students’ knowledge and behaviour using thematic analysis. The results showed the convergence of the four domains of knowledge (declarative, procedural, effectiveness and social) among the students. Supports from the CPBL learning environment had significantly changed students’ perceptions associated with environmental sustainability on knowledge, skills, responsibility and readiness to be engineers in the future. Finally, a framework for teaching environmental sustainability through formal education in engineering which is able to instil students’ knowledge and promote behaviour associated with environmental sustainability was recommended for educators
Developing a structural model to assess students’ knowledge- attitudes towards sustainability
No full textThis paper presents results of a study in developing a structural model of assessing engineering students’ knowledge-attitude towards sustainability. A model of knowledge-attitude with the smallest number of parameters that adequately describes the observed covariance structure was developed using the structural equation model (SEM). Results showed the structural model was reliable and in agreement to identify the influence of knowledge on attitude towards sustainability among engineering students. It was found that the basic knowledge on sustainable development have a strong correlation to develop and improve students’ attitude. It is proposed the model can be used as a tool for lecturers to identify important elements on sustainable development they need to address in preparing lecture materials
An absorbing markov chain analysis of the enrollment of flow processes at the King Adbul Aziz University, 2016
No full textThe objective of the study is to apply Markov chain analysis to analyze student flow through King Abdul Aziz University (KAU) in Saudi Arabia, and to predict important metrics such as graduation and dropout rates. This objective arises from examination of the policies of KAU University. We begin with background information detailing the subject of study, then move into a general outline of stochastic processes. We then use these methods to construct a specific matrix of transition probabilities with data from the university student population. Finally, we discuss the calculation of the possibilities of transition between each level of study and the average time a student takes to complete each stage. The study uses Markov chains with these outcomes to analyze student retention data from the Department of Mathematics at KAU. From this analysis, the study will provide university policy recommendations that can be generalized to examine other universities
An investigation of the radiative boundary conditions during the development of the southwest monsoon Saudi Arabian heat low
No full textJuly 1981.Progress report no. 1 on the cooperative research project between the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University and the Faculty of Meteorology and Environmental Science at King Abdul-Aziz University in accordance with the CID-ARME TED Project of the University of Arizona. Period covered February 15 to August 15, 1981
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