Bridging Web 4.0 and Education 4.0 For Next Generation User Training in ERP Adoption

This study addresses the critical issue of user comprehension and application within the sphere of cloudbased Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, a recurrent challenge exacerbated by the intricate nature of these systems. To bridge the existing gaps in training methodologies, a novel paradigm that synergizes Web 4.0 and Education 4.0 modules with traditional ERP systems is proposed. This innovative framework ushers in a paradigm shift in ERP adoption strategies, promising a marked enhancement in user interaction and efficiency. Rigorous qualitative evaluations, conducted with expert panels and potential end-users, provided robust validation of the framework's transformative potential in the realm of user training for ERP systems. This pioneering approach not only makes a substantial academic contribution by reframing the perception of ERP systems but also holds a significant practical value in ameliorating the user experience with cloud-based ERP systems. In essence, the adoption of a Web 4.0-oriented approach in user training heralds a revolutionary shift in ERP adoption strategies, setting a solid foundation for future explorations in this domain

Investigation of the role of individual's gender in the design of graphical user interface for mobile learning device

Nowadays, the mobile phones are making life easier which can do almost anything. Although the concept of mobile learning is not new, there are still studies undergoing about improvement so that users can study using their mobile phones. This project was a study of Graphical User Interface of m-learning applications. The study aimed to investigate whether different genders have different User Interface preferences when came to learn on mobile phones. This project conducted surveys to understand the patterns of User Interface that the users preferred for mobile learning application. The responses had pointed in develop an application based on the survey results which was a unified User Interface design preferred by both males and females. After the application development have been completed, another survey was conducted to evaluate whether the preferred User Interface designs on the application was satisfying them or not. The reviews were mostly positive and thus, a concept or theory of User Interface customization was derived from this project

Users' verification of information system curriculum design model

Users’ Involvement is very crucial in any model or system development in the domain of information systems. In a preliminary study conducted earlier, the findings shown that users faced difficulties during curriculum design process. Consequently, a model namely Information System Curriculum Design Model is proposed. The purpose of this paper is to perform users’ verification to ensure the proposed model meet requirements of users who are also called curriculum designers. Survey is conducted to gather responses from 90 curriculum designers in 20 Institution of Higher Learning (IHL). The survey findings indicate that each component of the proposed model is perceived important. Once the proposed model is verified, it is converted to a prototype for further testing in the future

Educators' perception towards automation of curriculum design process for institution of higher learning in Malaysia

Curriculum design is an important phase in curriculum development process. Curriculum design precedes its submission to national regulatory body for approval. Curriculum design process plays an important role in helping educators to produce curriculum that is incompliance with the program standards and guidelines set by national regulatory body. The traditional approach requires much cumbersome manual iteration, making the process longer and error-prone. It is believed that automating the design process by utilizing advanced IT/ICT technologies helps to increase effectiveness and efficiency. Hence, a preliminary study is conducted to determine the perception of needs relative to automation of curriculum design process and current obstacles or issues during the design process. Five experienced educators from both private and public Institutions of Higher Learning in Malaysia who are involved in curriculum design are interviewed. The design process may vary from one university to another, as well as from one faculty to another. The purpose of this study serves as a preliminary study. This preliminary study has been conducted based on the authors' prior work. This study creates an awareness of the extent of needs for design process automation supported by IT/ICT. These needs may be reflected in the planning of future research

Information system curriculum design model for institutions of higher learning

The Information System (IS) is important to Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) especially in the domain of curriculum design. Without the support of IS, curriculum designers in IHL faced difficulties during the curriculum design process. The difficulties include mapping of course learning outcome (CLO) to appropriate learning domains, aligning CLO to teaching and learning activities, aligning CLO to assessment tasks and meeting accreditation requirements such as student learning time. These tasks are time-consuming, error-prone and tedious. This is further confirmed by preliminary study conducted among 17 IHL in Malaysia. The findings of preliminary study show that there is a need to have an IS for curriculum design which provides step-by-step guidance in addressing issues faced by curriculum designers during the design process. The literature concludes that there are numerous Curriculum Design Information Systems, but lack of step-by-step guidance to curriculum designers. Through the review of literature, it is also discovered that agent technology has not been adopted by IS for curriculum design despite its benefits such as it helps to automate repetitive tasks, as a result reducing time, error and effort of curriculum designers during curriculum design process. The curriculum design process possesses many activities such as CLO mapping and alignment. However, research on IS model for curriculum design that provides guidance to accomplishing the tedious tasks is scarce. Therefore, the availability of an IS model that can guide and assist curriculum designers both novices and experienced ones during the design process might help in reducing time, error and effort in their design. The main goal of this research is to introduce a model namely IS Curriculum Design (ISCD) Model that provides guidance to guide and assist curriculum designers during design process. ISCD Model has the component of agent technology that is able to capture error and provide services in terms of notification and suggestions to curriculum designers so that they are guided during the design process. For this purpose, a literature study is first conducted to identify the relevant Curriculum Design Information Systems and analyze their strengths and limitations. The structure of ISCD Model is based on three basic IS activities of input-process-output (IPO). The components and subcomponents of each activity are: Input consists of internal and external input; process consists of curriculum database, curriculum design module which subscribes the services of notification agent and curriculum design process which consists of step-by-step design process; output includes alignment matrix and reports. The appropriateness and importance of these components of the model are then verified through expert review on curriculum design process in terms of its content and sequence; and survey is conducted among ninety curriculum designers in IHL on the proposed model. The results of expert review show the content and sequence of curriculum design process component are appropriate and systematic; and the findings of the survey show that all components and its subcomponents are agreed by respondents to be important and all mean scores are above 3.0. Subsequently, the ISCD Model is validated by being applied in the prototype. Then, a prototype namely Chloe’s Curriculum Design Information System (C2DIS) is developed and a survey is conducted to evaluate the usability and acceptance of the prototype. Eighty curriculum designers in IHL who have knowledge and experience on curriculum design participated in this survey. The results of the survey show that the model is useful in terms of reducing time, error and effort of curriculum designers. It is also demonstrated that ISCD Model can be beneficial to curriculum designers in guiding and assisting them throughout the curriculum design process. A technology acceptance test using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is conducted to explore the impact of curriculum designers’ perceptions pertaining to usefulness, ease of use, attitude towards and intention to use the system. The findings indicate that C2DIS is an easy, effective and useful system to help curriculum designers in designing curriculum. This brings about the positive frame of mind towards using the system. This leads to the conclusion that ISCD Model can be used by curriculum designers in performing their work in a systematic manner with step-by-step guide during the design process

Application of curriculum design maturity model at private institution of higher learning in Malaysia: a case study

Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is applied as a process improvement model not only in software industry but also in education sector. This study proposes a maturity model, which constructed based on CMM, in guiding curriculum designers in Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) in Malaysia to design quality curriculum. The proposed maturity model possesses process and product elements; and it contains a set of key process areas and best practices. A case study is carried out in a private IHL in Malaysia to perform a pilot test on the proposed maturity model. The results may also help the institution to be informed of current as well as future improvement process, finally aid in producing quality curriculum for IHL in Malaysia

User evaluation on curriculum design information system

In Information System development, users play an important role in providing input in the development process. This includes both user requirement gathering and evaluation phases. This paper presents the later which is the perception of curriculum designers who have tested the curriculum design information system during the evaluation phase and provide their feedback to further enhance the system. The work is conducted based on authors’ prior work. This paper focuses on user evaluation on the usefulness and ease of use of the curriculum design information system which is developed for curriculum designers in institution of higher learning

An ontology for software engineering education

Software agents communicate using ontology. It is important to build an ontology for specific domain such as Software Engineering Education. Building an ontology from scratch is not only hard, but also incur much time and cost. This study aims to propose an ontology through adaptation of the existing ontology which is originally built based on a qualification framework

Requirement analysis of information system model for curriculum design

Over recent years, there has been development of various information systems (IS) for curriculum design in Institution of Higher Learning (IHL). It has been recognized that IS can increase work efficiency in terms of reducing time, error and effort of curriculum designers. However, based on literature study it is found that there is a shortage of information system model in curriculum design. This study is conducted to propose an IS model by performing requirements analysis through the study of varoius IS in the domain of curriculum design. Strengths and limitations of these IS are identified and analyzed. Furthermore, a survey is conducted among 90 curriculum designers in 20 IHLs to perform verification on components of the model which identified though literature review. The findings show that these components are important components for the proposed IS model