The Effect of Computer Crimes on the Application of Information System in Banks in Jordanian Firms

This study aims to identify the effect of computer crimes on the application of information system in bank sector in Jordan. The study relied on both data resources; the primary and the secondary data were collected from a previous studies related to the subject matter, where as the primary data attained through distributing the questionnaire on the study sample. The researchers conducted a statistical analysis for approximately 300 questionnaires  , which were distributed on a sample of Jordan commercial banks, then the responses of the study sample were emptied into the computer, the data analysis was conducted by using statistical analysis system(SPSS), the result showed: There is a relation that has a moral effect between the dangers of viruses and efficiency of the information systems. There is a relation that has a moral effect between the dangers of penetration/violation and the efficiency of information systems. There is a relation that has a moral effect between losing and smuggling of information and the efficiency of information systems. In light of the previous results, the researchers suggest a group of recommendations: The researchers recommend the increase of research related to computer crimes, since it is clear from this study that there is a big gap in studies related to this approach. To publish statistics linked to the internet crimes and its misuse by concerned parties to identify the size of the problem. To form specialized committees of experienced figures to set special laws regarding the computer and the internet crimes in a detailed fashion of laws and regulations in an efficient way in Jordanian judicial authorities. Keywords: Computer Crimes, Viruses, Penetration/Violation, Administrative Information System

The Alignment Between Business Objectives Clarity and Software Objectives

This paper aims to highlight a very important concept and plays a key role in the success of software development, which is the alignment between business objectives and software objectives. In this research we refer to most of the literature that dealt with this subject. The researcher designed a questionnaire and conducted field interviews with software project managers. This study concluded with a set of recommendations and found that the alignment between business objectives and software goals plays a prominent role in software development and has a positive impact on the success of the software. Keywords: business objective, software objective, software development, alignment DOI: 10.7176/CEIS/10-2-04 Publication date:March 31st 201

Cultural factors: The Key Factors in software Development

This paper examines the role of cultural factors in software development, such as management of communications, distribution of project information, behaviors and attitudes. The study population consists of all Jordanian institutions (n = 96) operating in the field of software development. From previous studies that have been reviewed and applied study conducted by researchers at the Jordanian companies show us the importance of cultural factors. It is therefore important for the project team to deal with these factors in a serious and careful. Should the project manager and his team  they have a good knowledge in how to deal with these factors. It should be the project manager and his team have their efficiency in the process of comparison between the benefits of the proposed system do not exist in the old system for each of the groups and individuals in the organization, and convince them of the benefits gained from the proposed system better and more for individuals and groups in the organization of the current system the old one. Keywords: software development, cultural factors, information distribution, behaviors attitudes, communication managemen

A consumer perspective e-commerce websites evaluation model

Existing website evaluation methods have some weaknesses such as neglecting consumer criteria in their evaluation, being unable to deal with qualitative criteria, and involving complex weight and score calculations. This research aims to develop a hybrid consumer-oriented e-commerce website evaluation model based on the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and the Hardmard Method (HM). Four phases were involved in developing the model: requirements identification, empirical study, model construction, and model confirmation. Requirements identification and empirical study were to identify critical web-design criteria and gather online consumers' preferences. Data, collected from 152 Malaysian consumers using online questionnaires, were used to identify critical e-commerce website features and scale of importance. The new evaluation model comprised of three components. First, the consumer evaluation criteria that consist of the important principles considered by consumers; second, the evaluation mechanisms that integrate FAHP and HM consisting of mathematical expressions that handle subjective judgments, new formulas to calculate the weight and score for each criterion; and third, the evaluation procedures consisting of activities that comprise of goal establishment, document preparation, and identification of website performance. The model was examined by six experts and applied to four case studies. The results show that the new model is practical, and appropriate to evaluate e-commerce websites from consumers' perspectives, and is able to calculate weights and scores for qualitative criteria in a simple way. In addition, it is able to assist decision-makers to make decisions in a measured objective way. The model also contributes new knowledge to the software evaluation fiel

The Effectiveness of Educational Games on Scientific Concepts Acquisition in First Grade Students in Science

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of educational games on scientific concepts acquisition by the first grade students. The sample of the study consisted of (53) male and female students distributed into two groups: experimental group (n=26) which taught by educational games, and control group (n=27) which taught by traditional method. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher developed a teaching guide included eight educational games, and a test to measure scientific concepts acquisition. Results showed that there were statistically significant differences in students’ scientific concepts acquisition due to the method of teaching in favor of the experimental group. Also, there were no statistically significant differences in students’ scientific concepts acquisition due to the gender or the interaction between method of teaching and gender. The study recommended using educational games in teaching science in primary education. Keywords: Educational Games, Scientific Concepts, Science

Foreword

This file includes eight articles stemming from contributions presented during a workshop organized in July 2011 within the framework of a cooperation established between the French Institute of the Near East and the Al-Hussein Bin Talal University in Jordan. The collaboration comes within the scope of a scientific program codirected by W. Abu-Azizeh and M. B. Tarawneh, combining the study of two desert areas (the sector of Al-Thulaythuwat to the south of Al-Jafr Basin and the Eastern Wadi Ba..

Subsistence of Early Pastoral Nomadism in the Southern Levant: New Data from Eastern Bayir

À partir du Néolithique récent-début du Chalcolithique, le pastoralisme nomade spécialisé s’est imposé comme le mode de subsistence privilégié dans les régions désertiques du Levant Sud, bien qu’il semble peu représenté dans le nord-est de la Jordanie et le sud-est de la Syrie. Une des raisons permettant d’expliquer ces disparités tient à la nature des territoires concernés. Les périphéries désertiques du centre-est et du sud-est jordanien constituent en effet un environnement favorable au développement du mode de subsistance pastoral. La demande accrue pour les matières premières et les biens produits dans le désert, en particulier les racloirs tabulaires, a participé au développement de ces régions. La fabrication des racloirs tabulaires s’est intégrée dans un réseau d’échanges et dans les itinéraires de transhumance saisonniers couvrant le sud du Levant et le nord de l’Arabie. Les nouvelles recherches entreprises dans la région orientale du Wadi Bayir, aussi désignée sous le nom de Ardh as-Suwwan (le territoire du silex), ont permis de démontrer, grâce aux datations radiocarbone, une augmentation significative du nombre d’établissements de pasteurs nomades au cours du Néolithique récent/début du Chalcolithique. L’étude de cette ccupation pastorale nomade soulève la question de l’interaction avec les populations des régions voisines et en particulier avec les sociétés agricoles pratiquant d’autres formes d’élevage à proximité des agglomérations sédentaires. Un nomadisme pastoral enclavé est aussi possible dans les zones proches des villages agricoles, mais très peu de villages ont été trouvés dans le Levant Sud.By the Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic period, specialized pastoral-nomadism became the dominant way of life in the desert regions of the southern Levant, but it was almost absent from north-eastern Jordan and south-eastern Syria. This shift from the north-eastern steppe to the central-eastern and south-eastern steppe/desert may be because the marginal landscapes of Jordan were more suitable for a predominantly pastoral lifestyle, and that the increasing demand for raw materials and goods produced in the desert, particularly tabular scarpers, made exploiting these areas viable. The production of tabular scrapers became an integral part of pastoral nomads' trade networks and seasonal movements between different regions in the southern Levant and northern Arabia. New investigations in the eastern Bayir region, also called Ardh-as-Suwwan (land of the flint), has proved, through carbon dating, that there are an increasing number of Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic sites in this area which were occupied by pastoral nomads. Studying the pastoral nomads raises the question of what kind of relationships they had with other regions, particularly with farmers who were also practicing herding near their villages. Dependant pastoral nomadism is also possible in the areas close to the farming villages, but very few villages sites were found in the southern Levant.اصبحت البداوة الخالصة منذ نهاية العصر الحجري الحديث وبداية العصر الحجري النحاسي هي النمط السائد في منطقة جنوبشرق بلاد الشام بينما لم يعثر على أدلة على وجود هذا النمط في المنطقة الشمالية الشرقية من الأردن وجنوب شرق سوريا. هذا التحول من المنطقة الشمالية الشرقية الى المنطقة الوسطى والجنوبية الشرقية ربما يعود الى الاختلاف البيئي بين المنطقتين حيث تعتبر المنطقة الجنوبية اكثر ملائمة لهذا النمط المعيشي وكذلك توفر المواد الخام لصناعة السلع المهمة في منطقة البادية خاصة المكاشط المسطحة. ويبدوا أن تصنيع المكشاط المسطحة قد لعب دورا كبيراً في حياة البدو وكذلك طرق التجارة والتنقل الموسمي بين المناطق المختلفة في جنوب بلاد الشام وشمال الجزيرة العربية. وتشير نتائج تحليل الكربون المشع من منطقة باير (ارض الصوان) الى الإستيطان البدوي منذ الفترة المتأخرة من العصر الحجري الحديث وبداية العصر الحجري النحاسي. وتثير دراسة البداوة خلال هذا الفترة السؤال عن طبيعة العلاقة بين البدو الرحل وسكان المناطق الأخرى خاصة الفلاحين الذين مارسوا الرعي ايضا بالقرب من قراهم. ومن المحتمل أنه كان هناك تخييم للبدو الرحل بالقرب من قرى الفلاحين الزراعية, لكن عدد هذه القرى قليل جدا في منطقة جنوب بلاد الشام

DETERMINANTS OF CURRENCY CRISIS IN JORDAN A MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL

In this paper, an early warning system will be developed to explain any potential currency crisis and identify a number of leading indicators that can help the understanding of the crises, using Jordanian data. The methodology of this paper includes utilizing the Multinomial Logit analysis. The paper has found evidence that number of key indicators including real exchange rate (RER), money supply-reserves ratio (M2R), growth rate of domestic credit (ΔDC) and Central Bank foreign assets to liabilities ratio (AL), play significant roles in explain the currency crises. While their marginal effect varies, they are consistent with theory in terms of signs

دور استراتيجيات التحول الرقمي للحوكمة في تعزيز الريادة الرقمية في جامعة الشرق األوسط من وجهة نظر أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية

هدف المقال التعرف إلى دور إستراتيجيات التحول الرقمي للحوكمة في تعزيز الريادة الرقمية في جامعة الشرق األوسط، من وجهة نظر أعضاء هيئة التدريس،واتبعت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، حيث إستهدفت جميع أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية والبالغ عددهم )204( عضواً تدريسيا واستخدمت العينة العشوائية البسيطة وحجمها ،ً )154( عضوا، ا ُعتمدت اإلستبانة كأداة لجمع البيانات وتحليلها بإستخدام التحليل العاملي اإلستكشافي، واألوساط الحسابية واإلنحرافات المعيارية، واختبار ) T ) واألساليب اإلحصائية المناسبة لتحقيق أهداف الدراسة والتوصل لنتائجها . كانت أهم نتائج الدراسة أن درجة تطبيق استراتيجيات التحول الرقمي للحوكمة في جامعة الشرق األوسط جاءت بمرتبة عالية من التقدير، ومستوى تعزيزالريادة الرقمية جاء بدرجة عالية، وتبين وجود أثر ذو داللة إحصائية إلستراتيجيات التحول الرقمي في تعزيز الريادة الرقمية من وجهة نظر أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية في جامعة الشرق األوسط، وقدمت الدراسة العديد من التوصيات أهمها: ضرورة تطوير استراتيجيات التحول الرقمي للحوكمة وتعزيزها على مستوى الجامعة، واصدار دليل شمولي يؤسس لقواعد التحول الرقمي للحوكمة وتعميمة على مختلف الجامعات لنشر ثقافة الحوكمة الرقمية

Toward Site Selection of Permanent Geological Disposal for High-Level Nuclear Waste in Jordan

A preliminary investigation of geological conditions carried out to locate potential sites for repositories for high- and medium- level radioactive wastes. These sites should have potentially being able to provide satisfactory conditions for radioactive waste disposal. Therefore, large effort has been done to review and study the foreign experience in this field. To characterise the properties of the host rock, extensive laboratory investigations have been performed using various geological, petrographycal, mineralogical, physical and mechanical tests. Three recommended areas have been selected, the basalt in northeast Jordan, 30 Km north of Safawi city. The second area is the limestone from Ma’an area, and the third area is the granite from Aqaba area. Detailed geological, petrographyical, mineralogical, and physico-mechanical tests have been carried out for each rock from the selected areas. All results are discussed in this study. Keywords: Nuclear waste, Geological disposal, Thermal properties