Student perception towards in-class simulation games: A case of hospitality investment simulation / Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah and Mohd Raziff Jamaluddin

This research note emphasis on the adoption of simulation games in financial classes. This research reports the perception of Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management (FPHP) students attending the Hospitality Financial Management for Hospitality Management subjects. Previous studies claimed that classroom games and simulation increase students’ knowledge and interest level. However, only a few researchers focus on whether students’ performance was improved after attending such simulation games. A structured questionnaire was distributed to 191 final‐year FPHP undergraduates. The survey assessed students’ perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude and enjoyment with HIS and their examination result. This research found student performance correlate with their perception towards the investment simulation games

Cadangan merekabentuk dalaman Pusat Tamiya untuk Stargek Malaysia di alamat No. 34, Jalan Robson Court, 50460, Kuala Lumpur / Abdul Hafiz Jamaluddin

Kajian akhir ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk merekabentuk dan mewujudkan sebuah pusat rekreasi permainan jenama Tamiya. Di masa kini, kemahiran teknologi amatlah diharapkan oleh dunia dan ini adalah selari dengan kehendak dunia. Dengan wujudnya Tamiya Centre ini, mampu untuk mendidik dan melatih para belia dan remaja untuk memahirkan serta mengasah bakat mereka di dalam bidang teknologi. Disamping itu, dengan adanya pusat ini mampu untuk meningkatkan daya kreativiti para belia untuk mencipta sesuatu yang berunsurkan kepada teknologi dan mampu menjana pendapatan negara. Dengan menggunakan konsep ‘Exuberant’, diharapkan pusat ini mampu menjadi salah satu daya tarikan negara untuk menarik minat warganegara asing untuk datang ke Malaysia. Berimejkan ‘Deconstruction’ serta penggunaan wama yang menarik dapat mewujudkan suasana yang boleh menaikkan minat dan semangat masyarakat untuk mendapatkan perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan. Tambahan pula, mengikut kajian yan telah dijalankan, dengan adanya Tamiya Centre ini mampu untuk mencapai hasrat kerajaan untuk mewujudkan suasana masyarakat majmuk yang harmoni. Antara kajian yang dijalankan termasuklah analisa tapak dan bangunan cadangan, kajian kes serta pengumpulan data. Kajian ini dijalankan bertujuan untuk mengkaji keperluan yang perlu ada di dalam sesebuah pusat serta rekabentuk yang menggunakan teknologi-teknologi terkini. Hasil daripada pengumpulan maklumat ini akan diterapkan dalam proses rekabentuk agar dapat menghasilkan sebuah pusat yang menarik serta mempunyai konsep dan imej yang tersendiri. Dengan mengaplikasikan komponen produk bermotor Tamiya ke dalam rekabentuk mampu mewujudkan ruang Tamiya Centre yang bertenaga serta mempunyai kelainan daripada pusat-pusat lain serta kedai Tamiya yang sedia ada. Selain itu, penggunaan pengcahayaan dan pengudaraan yang bertambah maju turut menyumbangkan kepada kesan dan impak ruang Tamiya Centre ini dengan sendirinya disamping perabot-perabot yang direka khas untuk pusat ini

Local Community Attitude and Support towards Tourism Development in Tioman Island, Malaysia

AbstractTourism development is a double-edged sword for local communities and attitude directly affects the current and future tourism industry development. Community positive attitudes will encourage tourists’ satisfaction levels and contributes to the word-of-mouth promotion among them. Therefore, the involvement and the participation of the host community are pertinent towards the success of the tourism development plan. The findings of the study indicated that the Tioman Island community supported future tourism development based on the personal benefit they received. It is a clear statement that the role of the residence is necessary to support tourism development and maintain its robust growth

Responsible Tourism Practices and Quality of Life: Perspective of Langkawi Island communities

AbstractResponsible tourism practice (RTP) has become the most popular concept and principle for modern tourism development. RTP promotes the protection and conservation of the natural environment, local cultures and contributes towards a better quality of life (QoL). This paper endeavors to discover the Langkawi Island communities’ perceptions of RTP and its impacts on their quality of life. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the Langkawi Islands’ community using a quota sampling method. The research conjunctures were tested by using Baron and Kenny's four-step analysis with RTP as the moderating variables

Factors Influencing TVET Teacher’s TPACK Competencies

Developing competent teachers is one of the main focuses of national TVET's transformation. The teaching profession demands that teachers constantly strive to improve the quality of their professionalism to become competent and quality teachers. In addition, TVET teachers must be prepared to withstand the technological boom in the industrial revolution 4.0 digital era to keep them in line with 21st-century learning. Thus, the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework is designed to meet the competencies that TVET teachers need. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the factors that influence the TPACK competency of TVET Teachers. Furthermore, to determine the relationship between mentoring role, school environment, and TVET teacher’s competencies. A total of 400 TVET teachers from two categories of TVET-related institutions under the Malaysian Education TVET division were selected as the study’s sample: vocational education upper secondary stream (PVMA) from National Secondary School (SS) and Vocational College (VC). Data were analyzed using a t-test, correlation, and multiple linear regression.  The findings revealed significant differences in the level of technological knowledge competency between the two school categories. The role of mentoring and the school environment is also significantly related to the TPACK competency of TVET teachers. Meanwhile, the school environment predicts a change in the TPACK teachers' competency for TVET teachers in Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, the study discovers the role of the mentoring role and the school environment in determining new factors influencing TVET teachers’ TPACK competency. For further research, it is recommended to study the mentoring role in mediating the relationship between the school environment and TVET teachers’ TPACK competency

Wake modifications in confined flows due to the presence of a downstream cylinder in staggered arrangement

In the present study, confined flows around two square cylinders in staggered arrangement were numerically investigated. Cross-flow and streamwise center-to-center spacings of one- and three-cylinder diameters, respectively, were considered. Simulations were carried out at Reynolds numbers Re = 50,100,150 and 180, where the resulting wakes are laminar and periodic. Results indicate that the presence of the downstream cylinder tends to reduce the Strouhal number, amplitude and the time-averaged lift coefficient of the upstream cylinder relative to the single cylinder cases. Furthermore, the time variations of upstream cylinder’s lift coefficient behave similar to that of a single cylinder

Malaysian tourists’ motivation towards outbound tourism / Mohd Hafiz Mohd Hanafiah, Zulhan Othman...[et al]

The Malaysian outbound tourism market is recognized as one of emerging consumer demand based on the amount of expenditure reported. Despite this, research relating to the motivations for Malaysian outbound tourism, especially the push and pull factors are scarce. Therefore, it is necessary to understand why people travel and choose a specific international destination, and in line with this, this paper conceptually examines the influence of culture, demographic variables and tourists’ motivations in destination selection

Preliminary characterization of corn cob ash as an alternative material for ceramic hollow fiber membrane (CHFM/CCA)

Currently, exchanging trends in the expensive usage of ceramic materials such as alumina, zirconia etc. into economical ceramic raw sources have been extensively studied over the last decade for various technological applications. Despite the fact that this ceramic compound or elements offer a great performance and stability, especially at high temperature, the basic commercial price and higher sintering temperature of this compound which is a little bit higher have hindered the used of these materials. Thus interest in fabricating of bio-ceramic membrane using corn cob ash (CCA), an agricultural by product not only offered the development of new low cost materials but also able to enhance better properties and performance. The suitability of corn cob ash as an alternative material for ceramic hollow fiber membrane fabrication (CHFM/CCA) as a main substrate was investigated via combined phase inversion and sintering technique based on several controlled operating parameters. The effects of selected bore fluid (5, 10, 15 and 20 mL/min) and different sintering temperature (800 °C, 900 °C, 1000 °C, 1100 °C) towards membrane structure and properties were observed and studied. Interestingly, characterization analysis of the SEM morphology showed that the potential of the main constituents of corn cob ash which highly consisted of silica, alumina and calcium oxide are able to improve the properties of CHFM/CCA by lowering sintering temperature (1000 °C) as compared to the standard CHFM bodies which normally has sintering temperature higher than 1200 °C. Thus, the use of corn cob ash not only able to enhance ceramic properties but also able to reduce sintering temperature. Reduction in energy consumption with slightly reduced sintering temperature also will offer a better sustainable process through recycling abundant waste materials as well as emphasis on the green resources. With that respect, the bio-material of corn cob ash is capable to replace the commercial ceramic membrane materials for membrane applications by considering the availability of this agro waste product as the main crops in most countries in the world

A review on adequacy of the Employment Act 1955 in protecting Indonesian maids in Malaysia / Wan Nurul Hidayah Wan Anuaruddin ... [et al.]

This research looks into the Malaysian laws especially on Employment Act 1955 which govern the protections and rights of workers in Malaysia in particular on the issue of protection of Indonesian maid in Malaysia. Therefore, this research analyses the laws provided in order to protect the Indonesian maids' right in Malaysia in order to expose its incomprehensiveness in protecting them since most of Malaysian did employ them as their domestic helper. This research aims to find the possibility of reforming the laws of Malaysia concerning the protection of Indonesian maid. By using the doctrinal and empirical research method, this research looks into the possibilities of loopholes in Malaysian laws and guidelines used by our government in order to protect Indonesian maids that work in Malaysia and compare the steps taken between our government and others government to solve the cases of maid abuses faced by them. In the absence of comprehensive laws in protecting the rights for Indonesian maids working in Malaysia, this research is to fill in the gap. This research is also looking at the possibilities of amending the existing law for the protection of local or foreign maid for that matter