Managing Knowledge in FIT Academic Environment : A Proposed Knowledge Sharing Framework

In this knowledge-based era, the successful of an organization, espescially in academic field, is not completely depending on technical supports and budgets but also the sytematic flow of managing the knowledge and sharing this assets among the staff. As knowledge management includes knowledge distribution and sharing, this study focused on how academic staff in Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) can capture, increase and share their knowledge towards enhancement in teaching and research activities. Based on the mixture of Socialization, Externalization, Combinaton and Internalization (SECI) process, studies from other universities and interviews among FIT lecturers, this study proposed a knowledge sharing framework; Tacit and Explicit Approaches Framework (TEA Framework), to enhance current knowledge sharing activities in this academic environment. It is hoped that this framework will assist in developing an effectiveness knowledge management system (KMS), in future

When Inexpressible Becomes Expressible: The Duality Of Narrative In Graphic Memoirs Of Growing Up And Trauma

This thesis examines two graphic memoirs: Lynda Barry’s One Hundred Demons (2002), and David Small’s Stitches (2009) to elucidate the connections between the duality of narrative in graphic memoirs and the subject of childhood trauma. I begin by observing how the inexpressible memories of childhood trauma become expressible through the platform of graphic narrative that allows the authors to illustrate rather than verbalize the memories. Following this analysis, I examine the aspects of embodiment and materiality in the two memoirs demonstrating how the form of graphic narrative enables the authors to effectively bring back their memories and become the witnesses of their own traumas. Finally, I explore the conventions of sequential art explaining how the traumatic memories of the past get fragmented and fictionalized and connecting it to the ethics of life narrative

Otherhood: Tracing Childhood in Korean American Literature for Youth

In this dissertation, I explore the ways in which childhood is represented in three Korean American narratives for youths: An Na’s the Fold, Lyla Lee I’ll Be the One, and Tae Keller’s When You Trap a Tiger to theorize the concept of Otherhood, that is, a childhood in which the experience of being Othered is fundamental to a young person’s evolving identity formation and sense of power. I analyze how one’s identity makes a profound impact on their process of growth while their ontological awareness, sense of community, and heritage contribute to their empowerment as an Other. Following this analysis, I apply my understanding of Otherhood to teaching and examine the ways in which diverse literature for youth has mediated my teaching practices and theorize a pedagogical framework to build a safer and more equitable learning environment where students can learn about social justice issues and work toward creating a change in our culture

Compared between the Measured Seepage Losses and Estimation and Evaluated the Conveyance Efficiency for Part of the Hilla Main Canal and Three Distributary Canals (HC 4R, HC 5R and HC 6R) of Hilla-Kifil Irrigation Project

Hilla-Kifil irrigation project in Babylon in Iraq consists of three sections: north, middle, and south. The constructed sections currently are: north, middle, and a small part of the southern section. This study was conducted on part of the Hilla main canal between two Kilometers (13.037 km) and (16.492 km) and three distributary canals are (HC 4R, HC 5R and HC 6R) in addition to the watercourses that branched thereof, these canals are lined, the aim of this study was to measured seepage losses from lined canals and checked the water conveyance efficiency. Seepage losses for lined canals that entered in this study were measured by inflow-outflow method and compared the results with the estimated losses by two empirical equations (Moritz and Davis-Wilson), using the reaches on the canals. The average seepage losses that was measured on Hilla main canal was (57.98 m3/s/106m2), (39.52 m3/s/106m2) for the three distributary canals (HC 4R, HC 5R and HC 6R). The standard deviation of the Hilla main canal was 22.98, (27.96) for three distributary canals. The results showed that were above the standards. The water conveyance efficiency for Hilla main canal and three Distributary canals (HC 4R, HC 5R and HC 6R) was checked. The results were (95.21, 83.68%, 81.20% and 90.33%) respectively, and when were compared with the design values ​​were less of them. Keywords: distributary canals and watercourses, Seepage losses, conveyance efficiency, Moritz, Davis-Wilson, inflow and outflow method

Opinion Poll on Use of ICT in Commerce Education: A Reality Check

Ratnagiri is a coastal district belonging to Konkan region of Maharashtra state, situated on the western coast of India. The district comprises of 9 tehsils viz., Mandangad, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar, Lanja, Rajapur, Ratnagiri, Guhagar & Dapoli. Ratnagiri district has few colleges delivering higher education in Commerce which fall under Mumbai University, one of the oldest and pioneering universities in India. Commerce education here is not yet ICT driven. But UG students here are interested in ICT based Commerce education as it is an urgent need of the present day. To satisfy this requirement it is necessary to attract, nurture and develop faculty members accordingly. There is an urgent need to change the mindset of all those involved in Commerce education system to make this revolution a dream come true. There are many business opportunities in Ratnagiri district but they remain unexplored due to old and traditional business practices and methodologies. These units can be transformed into modern era high tech based performing units but the potential i.e. Commerce students need to be well-equipped for the same. This paper highlights the opinions of Commerce students with reference to integration of ICT and skills necessary in Commerce education

Improved pain and quality of life outcomes after percutaneous vertebroplasty for thoraco-lumbar non-osteoprotic compression fractures

Introduction: Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive technique in which percutaneous injection of bone cement under fluoroscopic guidance Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has been widely and successfully accepted in the treatment of osteoporotic and neoplastic vertebral compression fractures to control pain refractory to medical treatment. However, using of vertebroplasty as primary line treatment for traumatic, non-osteoporotic compression fractures still not widely accepted and considered a debatable issue. Patients and methods: This prospective comparative study was conducted at Neurosurgery department, Mansoura university hospital and Mansoura emergency hospital through the period between January 2015 and March 2016. 20 patients complaining of back pain due to single level thoracolumbar vertebral compression non-osteoprotic fractures were admitted to the study. Patients were divided into two groups 10 patients each, PVP group and conservative group. Outcome were assessed as regard pain improvement using Visual analogue scale VAS and quality of life using short form 36 scale (SF36). Results: Ten patients in the PVP group received Vertebroplasty, eight males (80%) and two females (20%) the age ranged from 29 to 62 years with mean age of 44.2+8.3 (mean+SD) years. The conservative group included ten patients seven males (70%) and three females (30%) the age ranged from 31 to 64 years with mean age of 45.1+9.2 (mean+SD) years. The level of injury ranged from D6 to L4. VAS and SF36 results showed significant improvement in post injection results compared to preinjection and to the conservative group Conclusion: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is safe and effective procedure to improve pain and quality of life in non osteoprotic patients complaining of traumatic compression fractures of thoraco-lumar region it decreases pain, and provide early ambulation of patients which improve their quality of life without significant morbidity

Analisis Keperluan Fungsi e-WLOAD

Isu beban tugas berlebihan di kalangan pendidik telah menghasilkan penciptaan e-WLOAD, sistem pengagihan beban tugas pensyarah (pengajaran dan pengurusan) bagi mengatasi masalah ketidak-seimbangan beban tugas dan kepakaran dalam organisasi. Walaupun terdapat pelbagai sistem dan aplikasi bagi proses pengagihan tugas di pasaran, namun ianya tidak mengkhususkan kepada bidang pendidikan yang melibatkan pelbagai sumber pengetahuan dan proses yang kompleks. Pembentangan ini memfokuskan kepada kejuruteraan keperluan bagi penghasilan keperluan fungsian sistem. Proses yang terlibat adalah elisitasi dan analisis keperluan menggunakan teknik penilaian dokumen dan temubual, membina spesifikasi keperluan dan validasi spesifikasi. Dapatan akhir proses berupaya menggariskan secara terperinci keperluan fungsian sistem dari perspektif proses dan data yang terlibat. Sistem e-WLOAD mampu mencadangkan pensyarah yang bersesuaian bagi kursus berdasarkan kriteria bidang kepakaran dan kelayakan, skor kekerapan dan beban kredit pengajaran seterusnya mampu menjana jadual beban tugas pengajaran jabatan yang menitik beratkan keseimbangan beban kredit antara pensyarah dan sela masa semester pengajaran. Sistem juga mampu mencadangkan pensyarah bagi tugas pengurusan sesuai dengan kelayakan, kepakaran dan beban semasa.   Needs Analysis for E-WLOAD The issue of excessive workload among educators has resulted in the creation of e-WLOAD, a lecturer's workload distribution system (teaching and management) to overcome the problem of workload imbalance and expertise in the organization. Although there are various systems and applications for the task distribution process in the market, but it does not specialize in the field of education which involves various sources of knowledge and complex processes. This presentation focuses on engineering requirements for the production of system functional requirements. The process involved is elicitation and needs analysis using document evaluation and interview techniques, constructing specification requirements and validation of specifications. The final findings of the process are able to outline in detail the functional requirements of the system from the perspective of the process and the data involved. The e-WLOAD system is able to recommend suitable lecturers for the course based on criteria of expertise and qualifications, frequency scores and teaching credit load which in turn is able to generate a departmental teaching workload schedule that emphasizes the balance of credit load between lecturers and teaching semester intervals. The system is also able to recommend lecturers for management tasks in accordance with current qualifications, expertise and load

Multimedia Game : Dam Ular for kindergarten / Hanee Norelny Jemain

Last ten years we have seen explosive growth of computer technology used for learning in schools, universities, business industries and professions. Consequently, the quantity of educational software has increased dramatically. The multimedia capabilities today's are advanced as a platform to give a better performance in learning especially learning in mathematics." Dam Ular" multimedia game was introduced to kindergarten on learning mathematics in different dimension which is focus on additional and subtraction, hi developing the courseware, methodology that used is ADDIE Model which is consists of analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation. The data is collected through doing a research on existing journal and similar courseware. "Dam Ular" game is developing in an interactive form that allows the children to participate in the learning process. The children can learn mathematics by answering the questions provided besides having full of fun

Properties of cement board made from various sizes of oil palm trunk strands / Nurnabilah Hanee Che Ab Rahim

Wood cement board (WCB) is a combination of organic and inorganic material, wood with cement. For this experiment WCB use oil palm strands as organic material and Portland cement as the inorganic material. The aims of this experiment were to determine the physical and mechanical properties of the cement board of different densities using oil palm strands with different size. For this experiment the WCB dimension was 450mm x 450mm x 12mm. The additive component used in WCB was aluminum sulphate (1.5%) and sodium silicate (3%). The tests done were bending strength (modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR», water absorption, thickness swelling and screw withdrawal. The results showed that the WCB with density of 1300kg/m3 have higher mechanical strength than 1100kg/m3 and 900kg/m3 boards. As for the study of water absorption (WA) board with a density of 900kg/m3 with size of 30mm have highest absorption compared to others. The best mechanical strength was for density 1300kg/m3 with 50mm strand size with MOE 1315.6 MPa and MOR 4.6 MPa

A study of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices towards employees’ awareness in Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka (PKNM) / Hanee Nazyah Ahmad Moghni

This research is about a study of total quality management (TQM) practices towards employees’ awareness In Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka (PKNM). The factors of TQM practices such as leadership, employees’ awareness and training have been identified to investigate whether or not these factors influence the awareness of the employees. The survey was conducted in PKNM. The sample size of this study was 30 respondents who are the employees of the organization. Data was obtained using primary data. Respondents were required to answer the questionnaires that included the statements of each variable. Once the necessary data was collected, the data was analyzed and summarized in a readable and easily interpret form. The Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 16 was used to summarize the data. The results are in form of reliability testing, descriptive statistic, T-test and correlation. Based on this research, the result indicates that all the factors of the TQM practices are correlated where it refer that there are significant relationship between independent variables (leadership and training) and dependent variables (employees’ awareness). However, there is no significant relationship between employees’ empowerment and employees’ awareness. The conclusion of the study is the outcome of the survey analysis and findings. Finally, on the findings, some recommendations have been suggested in order to improve the understanding on how the employees can enhance the TQM practices in PKNM