Information systems failure: A business-led knowledge requirements framework for modelling business requirements

This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Our work will be mainly concerned with improving the crucial first stage (the requirements stage) of any system development methodology in order to improve requirements. A framework has been developed, called "knowledge requirements framework (KRF)" to help customers and system developers bridge the knowledge and understanding gaps at the initial requirements stage of the Information Technology System (ITS) development process. Unclear business requirements, mismatch of knowledge and understanding are among the major factors that contributes to some ITS failures worldwide. The aim is to capture functional requirements at the initial stage of the system development process and to integrate systems and people use them in the development process. Multi-surveys are conducted, capture and highlight the criteria of initial requirements exactness and executability. Knowledge and understanding gaps, which occur in the development process, are described. These gaps constitute the problem at the invisible architecture in the initial requirements stage, as they expose mismatch of both knowledge and understanding problems (Requirements/Specifications). A notation to describe this framework is elaborated, novel techniques and tools for the construction and application of customer requirements in systems development are developed and used in KRF to facilitate bridging these gaps. The resulting prototype KRF is developed and used against some example problems in retail organisations, and so shown to be sufficient in principle of handling all the negotiation problems at the initial requirements stage, singly and in combination. Also, it is shown how KRF sub-process can be combined and used to elicit information and knowledge mining between both the customer and the system developer using human communication and interaction capture as an example. Systems these days are living systems, changeable, in business and the human factor in developing them cannot be excluded. It is further shown how these techniques and tools can be augmented with established methodologies rather than inventing new ones and to enable management to react as quickly as possible to global changing market conditions. This proposed framework is also evaluated and tested against the original criteria of initial requirements, exactness and executability

The Role of Human Resource Information System on staff retention management

It is important to retain Quality employees in the organization, and there is limited empirical research regarding the application of Quality Human Resource Information Systems in staff retention management. This paper covers the application of quality HRIS (e.g. Recruitment Information, and Personnel Information) in staff retention management in the hospitality industry by adoption of institutional theory and job characteristics theory. The focus of this research is on the activities of the organization at the early stage of recruitment and selection levels. Adoption of institutional theory provides a perspective to internal and external staff turnover factors (e.g. remuneration, training quality, and lack of growth opportunities) prior to recruiting an employee to the organization. This research will be conducted at a well-known company in the hospitality industry

Identifikasi Pteridophyta (Tumbuhan Paku) Terestrial pada Berbagai Ketinggian di Kawasan Air Terjun Jumog Ngargoyoso Karanganyar Jawa Tengah

Terrestrial Pteridophytes is a type of fern that live above ground in a humid environment. Jumog waterfall area has a high moisture levels, thus enabling the discovery Pteridophytes diverse terrestrial species. The purpose of this research was to determine the types of terrestrial Pteridophytes at various altitude in the waterfall area Jumog Ngargoyoso Karanganyar, Central Java. This study using purposive sampling method in determining the location of the research plots. The plot consisted of 11 plots were divided into two stations, station I (870-990 m asl) and station II (1030-1100 m asl). The research found 18 species of terrestrial Pteridophytes consisting of 3 familia, namely Cyatheaceae, Selaginellaceae, and Polypodiaceae. Type Pteridophytes terrestrial highest importance value index (IVI) is Adiantum hispidulum 34,08% and the lowest species is Pteris ensiformis 3,09%. IVI value differences due to the presence of terrestrial Pteridophytes uneven in an area. Keywords: Identification, Terrestrial Pteridophytes, Various Altitude, Jumo

AKURASI ARAH KIBLAT MASJID JAMI’ DI KECAMATAN BEBER PERSPEKTIF ILMU FALAK DAN ULAMA BEBER

Rifki Al Wafi. NIM: 1908201117. “AKURASI ARAH KIBLAT MASJID JAMI’ DI KECAMATAN BEBER PERSPEKTIF ILMU FALAK DAN ULAMA BEBER, 2023. Masjid mempunyai peranan penting sebagai pusat sarana ibadah umat muslim. Hasil pengamatan dan observasi penulis, bahwa masjid yang ada di Kecamatan Beber khususnya, belum dihitung kembali akurasi arah kiblatnya sejak dibangun masjid tersebut. Seperti dalam salah satu masjid yang dijadikan sampel pra-penelitian, yakni Masjid Al-Ma’mur Desa Ciawigajah, bahwa dari arah kiblat yang semestinya berada di angka 294° 55’, justru arah kiblat masjid saat ini berada pada angkat yang berbeda yakni 285°24’. Tentunya, hal tersebut menjadikan adanya selisih arah kiblat sebesar 9° 31’ 0”. Di mana, semestinya arah kiblat masjid saat ini harus digeser ke kanan menuju arah Barat Laut. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, maka mengetahui akurasi arah kiblat masjid-masjid jami’ di Kecamatan Beber semakin perlu ditinjau tingkat ketepatannya dalam menghadap kiblat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang menjadi perumusan masalah, “Bagaimana akurasi arah kiblat masjid-masjid jami’ yang berada di Kecamatan Beber?” dan “Bagaimana respon ulama dan perspektif ilmu falak terhadap akurasi arah kiblat msjid-masjid jami’ yang berada di Kecamatan Beber. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif, adapun jenis penelitiannya yaitu penelitian lapangan (research field). Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan (MQF) Mizwala Qibla Finder sebagai alat untuk menguji tingkat akurasi arah kiblat. Sumber data primer diperoleh dari observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, dan data sekunder seperti yang diperoleh dari buku-buku dan tulisan�tulisan yang berhubungan dengan tema. Data yang terkumpul kselanjutnya di analisis dengan analisis deskriptif verifikatif. Dari sepuluh masjid yang dijadikan objek penelitian, terdapat tiga masjid yang mengalami kemelencengan arah kiblat. Masjid-masjid tersebut ialah Masjid Al-Ma’mur Ciawigajah, Masjid Baiturrosyidin Patapan, dan Masjid Nurul Mubin Sindanghayu. Kemudian untuk masjid yang akurat menghadap kiblat yakni ada masjid Baiturrohmah Kondangsari, Masjid Darussalam Cipinang, Masjid Al�Falah Sindangkasih, Masjid Nurul Bayan Wanayasa, Masjid Quwwatul Islam Cikancas, Masjid Al-Rohmah Halimpu, dan Masjid Nurul Huda Beber.KH. Ahmad, mengungkapkan bahwa permasalah arah kiblat memang harus diseriusi keberadaannya. Sebab kemelencengan yang terjadi pada satu masjid tentu akan berpengaruh terhadap menghadapnya seseorang dalam salat. Lalu, KH. Muhtadi mengungkapkan bahwa agar tidak terlalu mempermasalahkan hal-hal teknis seperti arah kiblat. Menurutnya, hal itu masuk dalam kategori furu’ bukan dalam hal ushul. Ia pun mengungkapkan mengenai arah kiblat masjid yang diteliti, itu dikembalikan lagi kepada para pengurus masjid, dan soal hukum salat yang menghadap tidak tepat searah 294° semuanya tetap sah. Kata Kunci : Arah Kiblat, Akurasi, Masjdi Jami’ Kecamatan Beber

Improving Behavior of Castellated Beam by Adding Spacer Plat and Steel Rings

 العتبات الفولاذية القلعوية هي تلك الاعضاء الانشائية التي تصنع من مقاطع فولاذي قياسية بعد قطع جذع المقطع بشكل متعرج ثم تزحيف الجزئيين وربطهما بواسطة اللحام لتشكيل عتبة قلعوية ذات فتحات سداسية مما يؤدي لزيادة عمق مقطع العتبة الفولاذية. بصورة عامة ان الفتحات المتكونة في جذع العتبة القلعوية تكون بشكل سداسي مع ذلك يمكن الحصول على فتحة ثمانية الشكل باضافة صفيحة من الفولاذ بين الجزئين (Spacer Plate) لزيادة عمق العتبة. اصبح استخدام العتبات القلعوية في انشاء الابنية منتشر بشكل واسع بسبب العديد من الايجابيات مثل سهولة مد الخدمات و المقاومة العالية والكلفة المنخفضة بالمقارنة بالمقطع الام. هذه الدراسة تركز على تحسين سلوك العتبات القلعوية ذات الفتحات السداسية الشكل و الفتحات ثمانية الشكل والمجهزة صفيحة فولاذية لزيادة العمق. التحمل الاقصى للعتبة الام تزداد مع زيادة عمق العتبة. لكن الزيادة بعمق العتبة القلعوية يؤدي لحدوث فشل الانبعاج في الجذع مع انواع اخرى من الفشل عند تسليط الاحمال الخارجية. اثبتت نتائج التحليل ان استخدام حلقة فولاذية كتقوية حول الفتحة الثمانية تساهم بتقوية جذع العتبة و تقليل هكذى انوع من الفشل.  بالاضافة لذلك ان استخدام الحلقة الفولاذ يقلل من تركز الاجهادات حول حافة الفتحات ويحسن من سلوك هذه العتبات من خلال زيادة التحمل الاقصى وتقليل انفعال التشوه. تم استخدام طريقة العناصر المحددة لتحليل العتبات القلعوية ذات الفتحات السداسية والثمانية الشكل التي تم صناعتها من مقطع فولاذي نوع (IPN140). من خلال دراسة النتائج العددية التي حصلنا عليه بواسطة استخدام برنامج ANSYS 14  , لوحظ ان التحمل الاقصى للعتبات القلعوية يمكن تحسينها باضافة صفائح فولاذية و حلقة فولاذية كتقوية حول الفتحات. اذ لوحظ  ان التحمل الاقصى للعتبات القلعوية ذات الفتحات ثمانية الشكل يمكن ان تزداد لحد (53%) اكثر من التحمل الاقصى للعتبة الام (IPN140) مع اضافة فولاذ( صفائح مع حلقة فولاذية) بنسبة (13%) من الوزن الكلي للعتبة الام.Castellated steel beams are those members which are made from hot rolled steel I-section firstly by cutting the web in zigzag pattern and rejoining the two halves by welding together to form a hexagonal castellated beam such that the depth of section will be increased. Generally, the openings made in the web are with hexagonal shape; however, octagonal shape of web openings is typically obtained by providing spacer plate which is utilized to increase the depth of beam. Nowadays, using castellated beams in building construction becomes very popular because of their useful functions such as ease of service provision, strength and low cost. This study focuses on improving the behavior of hexagonal and octagonal castellated beam with spacer plate. The ultimate strength of the original (parent) I- section beam increases due to the increasing its depth. The increment of castellated beam depth; however, leads to post buckling in its web and to many other modes of failure when these beams are subjected for loading. Hexagonal and octagonal castellated beams which are fabricated using parent I-section (IPN140) are analyzed using finite element model (FEM).The analysis results revealed that using ring stiffeners around edge of holes contributes effectively in strengthening the web. It was found that using ring steel stiffeners can reduce the stress concentration around the edge of holes and improve the behavior of these beams by increasing the ultimate strength and minimizing the deflection. From the numerical (FEM) results obtained by using ANSYS14, it is concluded that ultimate strength of castellated beam can be improved by providing spacer plate and ring stiffeners around the web hole. Also, the results showed that ultimate strength of octagonal castellated steel beam can be increased up to (53%) more than the parent beam (IPN140) with providing only (13.0%) weight of steel (spacer plate plus ring steel stiffeners)

PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK YANG DIRASAKAN, HARGA RELATIF DAN RISIKO TERHADAP NILAI PELANGGAN DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP KEMAUAN UNTUK MEMBELI PADA PELANGGAN PRIVATE LABEL INDOMARET KOTA BANDA ACEH

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur pengaruh kualitas produk yang dirasakan, harga relatif dan risiko terhadap nilai pelanggan dan dampaknya terhadap kemauan untuk membeli pada pelanggan private label Indomaret kota Banda Aceh. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah orang yang pernah membeli pada Swalayan Indomaret berusia antara 21 sampai 60 tahun yang berjumlah 120 responden. Peralatan pengumpulan data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah kuesioner. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling. Hierarchical Linear Modelling (HLM) digunakan sebagai metode analisis untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari semua variabel-variabel yang terlibat. Berdasarkan hasil analisis HLM, mengindikasikan bahwa nilai produk yang dirasakan berpengaruh terhadap kemauan untuk membeli, nilai produk yang dirasakan memediasi secara parsial pengaruh kualitas produk yang dirasakan, harga relatif yang dirasakan, dan resiko yang dirasakan terhadap kemauan untuk membeli, harga relatif yang dirasakan, kualitas produk yang dirasakan, dan resiko yang dirasakan mempengaruhi nilai produk yang dirasakan, harga relatif yang dirasakan mempengaruhi kualitas produk yang dirasakan, kualitas produk yang dirasakan tidak memediasi pengaruh harga relatif yang dirasakan terhadap nilai produk yang dirasakan, kualitas produk yang dirasakan mempengaruhi resiko yang dirasakan, dan juga resiko yang dirasakan memediasi pengaruh kualitas produk yang dirasa terhadap nilai produk yang dirasakan.Kata Kunci:Kualitas Produk Yang Dirasakan, Harga Relatif Yang Dirasakan, Resiko Yang Dirasakan, Nilai Produk Yang Dirasakan, Kemauan Untuk Membeli, Hierarchical Linear Modelling?ABSTRACTThis study aims to measure the effect of perceived product quality, relative prices and risks on customer value and its impact on the willingness to buy at Indomaret private label customers in Banda Aceh. The sample used in this study were people who had bought at Indomaret Supermarkets aged between 21 and 60 years, totaling 120 respondents. Data collection equipment used in this study is a questionnaire. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) is used as an analytical method to determine the effect of all variables involved. Based on the results of HLM analysis, indicates that the perceived value of the product affects the willingness to buy, perceived product value mediates partially the effect of perceived product quality, perceived relative price, and perceived risk of willingness to buy, perceived relative prices, perceived product quality, and perceived risks affect perceived product value, the relative prices that are felt affect the perceived product quality, product quality that does not mediate the effect of prices relative to perceived product value, perceived product quality affects perceived risk, and also the perceived risk mediates the effect of perceived product quality on perceived product valueKeywords:Perceived Product Quality, Relative Price, Risk, Perceived Value, Willingnes to Buy, Hierarchical Linear Modelling

PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB DI YAYASAN KAMPUNG BAHASA ARAB "BISA" BOGOR (Studi Etnografi tentang Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab untuk Penutur Asing)

ABSTRAK ABDULLAH AL WAFI, Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab di Yayasan Kampung Bahasa Arab "BISA" Bogor (Studi Etnografi tentang Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab untuk Penutur Asing). Skripsi. Jakarta: Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Arab Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni Universitas Negeri Jakarta, januari 2020. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi lapangan, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Yayasan Kampung Bahasa Arab “BISA”di bogor yang ber alamat di jalan Desa Gunung Sari Kecamatan Pamijahan Kabupaten Bogor. Yayasan Kampung Bahasa Arab "BISA" terdiri dari 5 kegiatan, yaitu: proses pendidikan di kelas, kuliah umum dengan penutur bahasa Arab, kegiatan dalam populasi berpendidikan dan kegiatan di hari-hari liburan. Materi pembelajaran yang digunakan yayasan ini terdiri dari buku “Al Mumtaz” yaitu buku yang di terbitkan Yayasan Kampung Bahasa Arab “BISA”, buku ini digunakan untuk mustawa tamhidi sampai mustawa akhir, dan buku “Nahwu dan Sharf untuk pemula” buku ini adalah buku karangan ketua yayasan dan istrinya yaitu abu razin dan ummu razin. Buku ini merupakan buku yang digunakan dalam program belajar intensif. Dan buku al arabiyah bayna yadaik, buku ini di gunakan untuk melatih keterampilan berbicara untuk peserta. Metode yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran yaitu metode gramatikal terjemah, metode langsung, metode membaca, metode audio lingual. Media pembelajaran yang digunakan berupa media visual seperti papan tulis, buku paket. Sedangkan evaluasi pembelajaran bahasa Arab yang dilakukan pengajar Yayasan Kampung Bahasa Arab “BISA”di bogor berbentuk latihan lisan, latihan tertulis, Deskripsi pembelajaran bahasa Arab yang dihasilkan melalui pengamatan kegiatan belajar Peserta di dalam kelas terdiri dari kegiata awal (pembukaan), kegiatan inti, dan penutup. Setiap pembelajaran setiap materi yang diajarkan berdurasi selama 2 jam, dan jadwal pembelajaran dimulai di hari senin sampai hari jum’at sedangkan untuk waktu libur yaitu pada hari sabtu dan minggu. Hasil pembelajaran peserta sesuai dengan hasil wawancara guru, bahwa rata-rata hasil nilai belajar yang didapatkan peserta mencapai standar nilai kelulusan yang ada dan terdapat peningkatan kemampuan bahasa Arab Peserta. Dan menurut hasil wawancara peserta, mengatakan merasa puas dengan mengikuti program belajar yang ada di Yayasan Kampung Bahasa Arab “BISA”di bogor karena mereka belajar dengan para ahli bahasa arab, dan mereka di ajarkan dengan metode yang menarik dan menyenangkan untuk membantu Peserta untuk mencapai tujuan dalam mempelajari bahasa Arab.   ABSTRACT ABDULLAH AL WAFI, Learning Arabic in Arabic Village Foundation “BISA” Bogor (Ethnographic Study of Learning Arabic Education For Non Native Speakers). Essay. Jakarta: Arabic Language Education Program Faculty of Languages and Arts State University of Jakarta, January 2020. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with data collection techniques through field observations, interviews, and documentation. This research was conducted in the Village of Arabic Language Village Foundation” BISA” in Bogor which addresses the road in Gunung Sari Village, Pamijahan District, Bogor Regency. The Arabic Language Village Foundation “BISA” consists of 5 activities, namely: the educational process in the classroom, the public lecture with Arabic speakers, the activities in the educated population and activities in the days of vacation . The purpose of learning Arabic in the Arabic Language Village Foundation” BISA” in Bogor is to make students able to speak Arabic actively or passively, students are able to translate Arabic texts into Indonesian and vice versa, The learning material used by the foundation consists of the book "Al Mumtaz" which is a book published by the Arabic village foundation BISA, this book is used for mustawa tamhidi until the final mustawa, and the book "Nahwu and Sharf for beginners" this book is a book written by the chairman of the foundation and his wife namely abu razin and ummu razin. This book is a book used in intensive learning programs. And the book Al Arabiyah Bayna Yadaik, this book is used to practice speaking skills for participants. The methods used in learning are translation grammatical methods, direct methods, reading methods, audio lingual methods. Learning media used in the form of visual media such as blackboards, textbooks. Whereas the evaluation of Arabic learning conducted by Village Teachers of Arabic Language Village Foundation” BISA” in Bogor takes the form of oral exercises, written exercises, Description of Arabic learning that is produced through observing student learning activities in the classroom consists of initial activities (opening), core activities, and closing. Each lesson every material taught is 2 hours long, and the learning schedule starts on Monday until Friday while for holiday time that is on Saturdays and Sundays. The learning outcomes of the participants are in accordance with the results of the teacher's interview, that the average learning value obtained by the participants reaches the graduation grade standards available and there is an increase in students' Arabic language skills. And according to the results of participant interviews, said they were satisfied with participating in the learning program in the Arabic Language Village Foundation” BISA” in Bogor because they studied with Arabic linguists, and they were taught with interesting and fun methods to help students achieve their goals in learning Arabic

Historical Land use/Land cover classification and its change detection mapping using Different Remotely Sensed Data from LANDSAT (MSS, TM and ETM+) and Terra (ASTER) sensors: a case study of the Euphrates River Basin in Syria with focus on agricultural irrigation projects

This thesis deals spatially and regionally with the natural boundaries of the Euphrates River Basin (ERB) in Syria. Scientifically, the research covers the application of remote sensing science (optical remote sensing: LANDSAT-MSS, TM, and ETM+; and TERRA: ASTER); and methodologically, in Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) classification and mapping, automatically and/or semi-automatically; in LULC-change detection; and finally in the mapping of historical irrigation and agricultural projects for the extraction of differing crop types and the estimation of their areas. With regard to time, the work is based on the years 1975, 1987, 2005 and 2007. Initially, preprocessing of the satellite data (geometric- and radiometric- processing, image enhancement, best bands composite selection, transformation, mosaicing and finally subsetting) was carried out. Then, the Land Use/Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was chosen. The following steps were followed in LULC- classification and change detection mapping: visual interpretation in addition to digital image processing techniques; pixel-based classification methods; unsupervised classification: ISODATA-method; and supervised classification and multistage supervised approaches using the algorithms: Maximum Likelihood Classifier (MLC), Neural Network classifier (NN) and Support Vector Machines (SVM). These were trialed on a test area to determine the optimized classification approach/algorithm for application on the whole study area (ERB) based on the available imagery. Pre- and post- classification change detection methods (comparison approaches) were used to detect changes in land use/land cover-classes (for the years 1975, 1987 and 2007) in the study area. The remote sensing methods show a high potential in mapping historical and present land use/land cover classes and its changes over time. Significant results are also possible for agricultural crop classification in relatively large regional areas (the ERB in Syria is almost 50,335 km²). Change trends in the study area and period was characterized by land-intensive agricultural expansion. The rapid, more labor- and capital- intensive growth in the agricultural sector was enabled by the introduction of fertilizer, improved access to rural roads and markets, and the expansion of the government irrigation projects. Irrigated areas increased 148 % in the past 32 years from 249,681 ha in 1975 to 596,612 ha in 2007