Semangat Patriotisme generasi muda melalaui program latihan khidmat negara (PLKN)

/su tentang patriotisme adalah amat penting di dalam kepekaan seluruh masyarakat menghayati nilai-nilai mumi da/am membentuk keperibadian yang unggu/. Tajuk yang dipilih ini akan membincangkan kepentingan Program Latihan Khidmat Negara ke arah semangat jatidiri yang cintakan tanahair. Sa/ah satu objektif PLKN ialah untuk melahirkan generasi muda yang cergas, cerdas serta penuh keyakinan diri dan membentuk perwatakan positif menerusi penerapan nilai-nilai mumi, penghargaan kendiri, personaliti, kepimpinan. Semangat inilah yang perlu ada pada semua peringkat generasi di dalam mempertahankan kedaulatan negara, maruah, martabat, kemerdekaan dan bangsa Malaysia.Pembinaan generasi muda yang bertamadun dan berperibadi mulia memang tidak dapat dinafikan perlu bermula daripada memahami tentang sejarah bangsa dan tanah aimya. lni bermakna bahawa kemajuan sesuatu masyarakat, bangsa dan negara adalah sangat perlu untuk memahami dengan mendalam akan sejarah perkembangan negaranya dalam berbagai-bagai aspek sama ada politik, ekonomi atau pun sosial

The Perspectives Of Four Muslim Scholars On Islamisation Of Science

Islamization of science has become a debatable issue among Muslim scholars since 1970's. This debate emerged due to the crisis of modern Western science that views a dichotomy between science and religion. To date, there have been many prominent Muslim scholars from the West and the East who discuss this dichotomy based on their understanding and expertise. This paper aims to report a study that analyzes the discourse of Islamization of knowledge from the perspective of four Malaysian Muslim scholars, namely Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, Osman Bakar, Shaharir Mohamad Zain and Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud. The selection of scholars are in line with their scholarship and contribution to the discourse of science both nationally and internationally. Based on interviews and analysis of documents written by the four scholars, four terminologies that structure the discourse of Islamization of knowledge have been identified. The four terminologies the paradigm of Tawheed, indigenization of science and technology, philosophy of Islam and issues of securalism. It is found that that the core philosophy and responses of these scholars in Islamization of science are very relevant in all domains of knowledge. The paper also highlights that their contributions to the discourse of Islamization of science have significant impact not only in Malaysia, but also in a variety of disciplines across the Muslim world

LEARNING ORGANIZATION PRACTICES AS HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE AT UTeM

Effective management of human resource development in an organizationcan facilitate the achievement of its goals. In response to the challenges and expectations of the 21st century, institutions of higher education (IHEs) particularly, need to embrace transformational change in order to survive and maintain its excellence. This paper reports part of a research project that explored the perceived common practices of learning organization practices (LOPs) that have driven transformational change in a particular IHE, namely the University Technical Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). A survey questionnaire adapted from Learning Organisation Practices Profile (O’Brien, 1994), consisting of twelve LOPs was utilized to explore how far the LOPs have become common practices at the university. A probability stratified sampling was adopted and guided by Krejcie and Morgan’s sample size estimation, a total of 306 samples comprising of executives, management staff, academics and support staff have been collected from a population of 1521. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 17 for Windows was used to analyze the samples. Based on the analysis of the mean scores of the twelve LOPs, it was found that the LOPs practices were beginning to become common practices at UTeM, although they have yet to be institutionalized. The common LOPs were the flow of information, collaborative and cooperative work environment and individual and team development through work experience. However, staff development particularly the rewards and recognition was perceived as the least common practice. These findings highlighted the significance of developing human resource by cultivating the culture of learning organization. Keywords: human resource development, learning organization practices, transformational change, institutions of higher educatio

Learning organization as drivers of human resources 4.0 at the technical University of Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)

The borderless and dynamic globalization environment has forced universities to operate in a more complex and competitive higher education landscape. Hence, it is important for universities to function as learning organizations to ensure their survival, be resilient and achieve sustainable growth especially in the era of Industry 4.0. This study, which used the case study method involving Malaysian public universities, intended to investigate the implementation of learning organization practices as main drivers. Data were collected by conducting interviews involving eight respondents from each university and were analysed qualitatively. The study sample comprised three categories of human resource personnel, namely executives, management staff and academic staff. Findings show that the universities had managed their three subsystems, namely leadership, work system and structure, as well as resilient performance and staff development, at different levels. Among the three subsystems, work system and structure were identified to be at the highest level, followed by leadership and finally, resilient performance and staff development. The seven learning organization practices which were information flow, organizational climate, individual/group development, individual/group practices, vision and mission staff achievement and feedback found to be main drivers among the human resources personnel. Conversely, five practices that were yet to become common learning organization practices were executive practices, work systems and organizations, training and education, management practices, as well as reward and recognition. Universities that function as learning organizations assume learning to be a catalyst for the development of resilient human resources. Therefore, the university is able to survive and sustain its dynamics in a competitive environment in a higher education system, especially in the era of Industry 4.0. This paper may have some direct implications towards the industrial 4.0 (IR4.0) movements in Human Resources in Malaysia which able to provide new insight into the exploration of the idea through the practice of learning organization

KOMPETENSI KEPIMPINAN STRATEGIK DALAM KALANGAN PENTADBIR PROFESIONAL UNIVERSITI MENGURUSKAN VUCA DI ERA PASCA PANDEMIK: SATU TINJAUAN

(Strategic Leadership Competence among Professional University Administrators in Managing VUCA in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Review)ABSTRAK Pandemik Covid-19 telah mencipta persekitaran yang tidak stabil, tidak pasti, kompleks dan kabur (VUCA) serta memberikan impak yang signifikan kepada perkembangan sektor pendidikan tinggi di Malaysia. Sebagai tindak balas, pentadbir professional universiti perlu memiliki kompetensi dalam kepimpinan strategik untuk mengendalikan dengan jayanya bagi tempoh mencabar. Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti kompetensi kepimpinan strategik yang diperlukan oleh pentadbir profesional universiti di Malaysia menguruskan VUCA di era pasca pandemik. Oleh itu, penulisan ini akan menganalisis dapatan kajian lepas yang berkaitan dengan definisi VUCA, cabarannya di universiti dan apakah kompetensi kepimpinan strategik yang diperlukan oleh pentadbir profesional di universiti seperti di UTeM bagi mengurus persekitaran VUCA pasca pandemik. Dapatan penulisan daripada sorotan kajian lepas ini juga akan membantu dalam penyusunan pandangan yang lebih sistematik dan signifikan untuk kajian yang akan datang. Kata Kunci: Kepimpinan strategik, pentadbir profesional, VUCA, pasca pandemik ABSTRACT  The Covid-19 pandemic has created an environment that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA), and has significantly impacted the development of the higher education sector in Malaysia. In response, professional university administrators need to possess competencies in strategic leadership to effectively navigate through this challenging period. This paper aims to identify the strategic leadership competencies required by professional university administrators in Malaysia to manage VUCA in the post-pandemic era. Therefore, this paper will analyze past research findings related to the definition of VUCA, its challenges in universities, and the strategic leadership competencies needed by professional administrators in universities such as UTeM to manage the post-pandemic VUCA environment. The findings from this review of past research will also contribute to the development of a more systematic and significant framework for future studies. Keywords: Strategic leadership, professional administrators, VUCA, post-                  pandemic

ACADEMIC CAREER IN THE MALAYSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION: BECOMING A PROFESSOR

The promotion to a full professor is the ultimate achievement in the career development of an academic. However, little has been written about the promotion process to a full professor.It has become a common understanding that the criteria for promotion in academic career centres primarily on teaching, research and service. However, due to the changing landscape of higher education shaped by the ease of mobility, internationalisation and emphasis on knowledge society, the promotion criteria has become more diversedand complex.This paper aims to explore the academic career, particularly the profile of a professor within the context of Malaysian higher education.Further, recognising that the higher education policy has an impact on the academic career, the discussion takes into consideration the strategic plan of the national higher education transformation and the guidelines for the tenure and promotion of two categories of professor: the professor and distinguished professor. This discussion is timely, as it will provide guidance for young academics to strategise their career planning in achieving the highest position in their career.KEYWORDS: academic career, professor,distinguished professor, promotion guidelines, Malaysian higher educatio

THE INSTRUMENT USED IN MEASURING EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE: A REVIEW

Social media has become a necessity among organization in order to enhance the productivity or job performance among employees. It has been claimed as the effective communication channel among employee to corporate toward collaboration, knowledge sharing, etc. Nevertheless, as the social media become the most priority among individual and organization, it has also become one of the factors that contribute to the disruption of work productivity. Thus, this review paper aimed to conduct comparison analysis in the methodology used and the instrument adopted or developed by researchers in measuring the social media usage and employee productivity. There are 32 studies being selected and the majority of the study has been conducting quantitative approaches through an online survey in identifying the frequency of social media usage. From 32 studies only 5 studies have been applicable in measuring work productivity based on the impact of social media usage. The findings presented in this review paper will provide a deep understanding in designing new instrument in measuring the productivity of employee based on the social media usage rather than any negative factors that contribute to the lowest productivity at workplaces. Keywords: comparison analysis, social media usage, instrument, employee productivit

The Instruments Used In Measuring Internet Addiction: A Review

The growing attention of internet addiction problem has urged the researchers worldwide to develop an instrument to measure internet addiction level among worldwide population. Many of them have develop and adapt the diagnostic and test scale to identify the level of internet addiction among population. Thus, this study are going to conduct comparison analysis of the instruments used based on different platforms, the number of study used and different aspects included to other study .The assessment used in 28 studies will be discussed based on three type of analysis. Based on this review, IAT instrument was found to be the higher assessment used by the number of studies in order to evaluate internet addiction level which comprise of three dimensions. Most of these studies are mainly drawn from the field of psychology. This review will provide deep understanding on instrument construct to future study in developing new instrument based on internet addiction phenomeno

Factors Influencing Internet Addiction Among University Students: A Review

The widespread usage of Internet worldwide has resulted in a tremendous change in people’s lifestyle, particularly the young generation, which is recognized as the digital natives. However, there is an increased concern in the use of Internet among university students as they can become addicted to Internet due to its excessive usage. In this respect, it is vital to investigate the pattern of Internet usage of the users as the ways in which they use Internet may result in the Internet addiction. Considering that Internet addiction can disrupt the productivity of a nation, extensive studies of Internet addiction have been conducted, and most of these studies were conducted in countries that have advanced technology of Internet. This paper presents a review of the existing studies of the factors contributing to Internet addiction among university students. Based on the review, these factors can be categorized into four factors, namely, the psychological factors, demographic factors, socioeconomic factors and usage pattern. Drawn from this review, a conceptual framework consisting of eight factors influencing Internet addiction has been formulated. This conceptual framework serves as a research design to investigate the factors that influence Internet addiction among university students