E-business in Indonesia: It still has a prospect?

This study is aimed to investigate the current state of e-business in Indonesia and to discuss its prospect. An Internet research method is adopted to search and collect various data from online sources and to analyze e-business websites. The framework of investigation covers three parties: Internet users, government supports, and e-business firms. The findings reveal the mixed pictures. The number of Internet users is quite big but the national average penetration is still low. In terms of government supports in providing ICT infrastructure and regulation, Indonesia is still behind of many countries. However, there is a promising progress recently in this industry such as the emerging payment gateway companies to support electronic transactions, the investment of big global e-commerce firms, and the establishment of e-commerce association. Academics could use the finding as a preliminary outlook to more focused research topics. Investors could use it also as a preliminary thought to invest in this industry

THE ABSENCE OF IMPORTANT CAREWORDS AMONG UNIVERSITY WEBSITES: A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON WEB USABILITY

Most universities have a website with one of prevalent basic purpose is to provide an information to current and prospective students. The university web developers quite often neglect the process to incorporate customers’ voice during the development process, as suggested by the web usability, an area within humancomputer interaction (HCI) research. As many web users rely on a search engine to seek information, the inclusion of words that are most likely used by them (called carewords), in a web site are very critical. This paper aims to present a preliminary investigation of usability aspects in university websites, by focusing on the web content. This study applies Internet research methods. A simulation of a hypothetical case in which a prospective university student intends to study in Surabaya is performed. Search-words “kuliah di Surabaya”, “universitas di Surabaya”, and “kuliah teknik industri” are applied in Yahoo and Google search engines. The top 20 links obtained from each searching task are analyzed. Secondary data from EPSBED website was supplied to support the analysis. Furthermore, a content analysis using was conducted to selected websites of universities located in Surabaya. Overall, the findings emphasize that mismatch between the terms used by audiences and those presented in the web content could reduce the visibility of the website. Finally, this study suggests the university web developers to be more intensive applying usability principles to make their websites visible and accessible to potential students, as well as usable to other intended stakeholders

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF TEORI MESIN BUBUT BERBASIS MACROMEDIA FLASH PROFESSIONAL 8 PADA SISWA KELAS XI DI SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 1 BANTUL

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengembangkan media pembelajaran interaktif dengan menggunakan media pembelajaran berbasis Macromedia Flash Profesional 8, (2) mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran interaktif teori mesin bubut berbasis Macromedia Flash Professional 8. Metode penelitian dengan menggunakan gabungan antara metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Pengembangan media ini terdiri dari enam tahap, yaitu: concept, design, material collecting, assembly, testing, dan distribution. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan kuisioner/ angket. Responden adalah siswa kelas XI Kompetensi Keahlian Teknik Pemesinan, SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Bantul. Proses pembuatan media pembelajaran ini adalah: Studi Lapangan dan Literatur, Identifikasi Kebutuhan, Perumusan Tujuan, Perancangan Produk, Validasi Ahli Materi dan Media, Revisi 1, Tanggapan Terbatas, Revisi II, Tanggapan Luas, Revisi III. Hasilnya berupa media pembelajaran dengan enam (6) menu utama, yaitu: Pendahuluan, Cekam dan Alat Bantu, Hitung Teknis, Fungsi Mesin Bubut, Latihan Soal, dan Tentang Kami. Media dipublikasikan dalam CD dengan file sebesar 210 MB dan dikemas dalam hard case yang bertuliskan Nama Media, Sasaran Pengguna, Isi Media, System Requirements dan Petunjuk Instalasi. Hasil penilaian kelayakan media pembelajaran berdasarkan skor penilaian kualitas produk ditinjau dari aspek pembelajaran termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik dengan rerata 3,35; aspek substansi materi termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik dengan rerata 3,49; aspek tampilan termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik dengan rerata 3,28, aspek pemrograman dan komunikasi visual termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik dengan rerata 3,30; Motivasi belajar termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik dengan rerata 3,45. Secara keseluruhan prosentase penilaian kelayakan media tanggapan luas dibandingkan dengan skor ideal adalah 84,36% dan termasuk termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik

Government support on industrial cluster development: some lessons

In the global market, competition among countries is likely between industrial cluster rather than individual firms. Developed and less developed countries strive to create global competitive and sustainable cluster which can attract investment and develop regional economy. Understanding best practices from the successful cluster development is valuable. This paper presents some lessons from an exploratory study investigating the industrial cluser development in Australia. The Australian government programs on cluster development is presented, and some lessons covering the cluster approach policy, cluster manager appointment, cluster sustainability, networking events, and use of ICT are discussed

Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan, Harga, Dan Kelengkapan Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Pada Toko Material Ari Di Palembang

The research was purposed to find out there were any significant increasing or not for consumer purchasing decisions by using service quality, price and rance of product. The samples in this study were 100 buyer making purchase at Ari Shop who selected by purposive sampling. Population of this research were all of buyer making purchase at Ari Shop. Methods of data collection by questionnaire. Data analysis using multiple regression analysis. The result showed that of three variables that service quality, price and rance of product had influence on customer purchasing decision. F test show that F value =58.018> FTable. In addtion Adjusted R square value (0.633) which service quality, price and rance of producthad effect on process buying decion for 63,3

The Diversity of Fisheries Based Livelihoods in the Berau Delta, East Kalimantan

Fisheries based livelihoods in the Berau Delta are diverse. The everyday life of small-scale fishers shows that gear diversification, changing fishing gear over a lifetime and practical knowledge to access good fishing grounds in the rich coastal waters are the main livelihood strategies developed by fishers. Fishing practices in the coastal frontier of Berau are influenced by the Bugis habitus of patronage networks between the punggawa and the dependent fishers. An essential element in the decision making of fishers is their embeddedness in political-economic patronage networks as the result of values, interests and knowledge contestations. Livelihood trajectories of different fishers from various classes confirm that as social actors, whether rich or poor, they have the agency to search for better livelihoods

Model-based 3D gait biometrics

There have as yet been few gait biometrics approaches which use temporal 3D data. Clearly, 3D gait data conveys more information than 2D data and it is also the natural representation of human gait perceived by human. In this paper we explore the potential of using model-based methods in a 3D volumetric (voxel) gait dataset. We use a structural model including articulated cylinders with 3D Degrees of Freedom (DoF) at each joint to model the human lower legs. We develop a simple yet effective model-fitting algorithm using this gait model, correlation filter and a dynamic programming approach. Human gait kinematics trajectories are then extracted by fitting the gait model into the gait data. At each frame we generate a correlation energy map between the gait model and the data. Dynamic programming is used to extract the gait kinematics trajectories by selecting the most likely path in the whole sequence. We are successfully able to extract both gait structural and dynamics features. Some of the features extracted here are inherently unique to 3D data. Analysis on a database of 46 subjects each with 4 sample sequences, shows an encouraging correct classification rate and suggests that 3D features can contribute even more

The Diversity of Fisheries Based Livelihoods in the Berau Delta, East Kalimantan

Fisheries based livelihoods in the Berau Delta are diverse. The everyday life of small-scale fishers shows that gear diversification, changing fishing gear over a lifetime and practical knowledge to access good fishing grounds in the rich coastal waters are the main livelihood strategies developed by fishers. Fishing practices in the coastal frontier of Berau are influenced by the Bugis habitus of patronage networks between the punggawa and the dependent fishers. An essential element in the decision making of fishers is their embeddedness in political-economic patronage networks as the result of values, interests and knowledge contestations. Livelihood trajectories of different fishers from various classes confirm that as social actors, whether rich or poor, they have the agency to search for better livelihoods

An Instruction Idea Connecting Integral Concepts In Senior High School With Irregular Area Measurement In Elementary School

The topic integral has been taught in Senior High School (SMA) as an anti differentiation only. This makes the learning process merely consists of symbol manipulation. This makes the students focus merely on developing their rote skills for solving repetitive exercises. This implies the student do not understand the integral whole idea. This research has a goal to design mathematics learning on integral idea. In addition the proposed alternative learning activity must grow the students’ intrinsic motivation to learn and improve their mathematics skills. The proposed learning plan is naturally connected to the measurement of irregular regions in elementary school math activities. Keyword: Idea Learning, Integral, Area