A Study of User's Performance and Satisfaction on the Web Based Photo Annotation with Speech Interaction

This paper reports on empirical evaluation study of users' performance and satisfaction with prototype of Web Based speech photo annotation with speech interaction. Participants involved consist of Johor Bahru citizens from various background. They have completed two parts of annotation task; part A involving PhotoASys; photo annotation system with proposed speech interaction and part B involving Microsoft Microsoft Vista Speech Interaction style. They have completed eight tasks for each part including system login and selection of album and photos. Users' performance was recorded using computer screen recording software. Data were captured on the task completion time and subjective satisfaction. Participants need to complete a questionnaire on the subjective satisfaction when the task was completed. The performance data show the comparison between proposed speech interaction and Microsoft Vista Speech interaction applied in photo annotation system, PhotoASys. On average, the reduction in annotation performance time due to using proposed speech interaction style was 64.72% rather than using speech interaction Microsoft Vista style. Data analysis were showed in different statistical significant in annotation performance and subjective satisfaction for both styles of interaction. These results could be used for the next design in related software which involves personal belonging management.Comment: IEEE Publication Format, https://sites.google.com/site/journalofcomputing

Flexible photo retrieval (FlexPhoReS) : a prototype for multimodel personal digital photo retrieval

Digital photo technology is developing rapidly and is motivating more people to have large personal collections of digital photos. However, effective and fast retrieval of digital photos is not always easy, especially when the collections grow into thousands. World Wide Web (WWW) is one of the platforms that allows digital photo users to publish a collection of photos in a centralised and organised way. Users typically find their photos by searching or browsing uSing a keyboard and mouse. Also in development at the moment are alternative user interfaces such as graphical user interfaces with speech (S/GUI) and other multimodal user interfaces which offer more flexibility to users. The aim of this research was to design and evaluate a flexible user interface for a web based personal digital photo retrieval system. A model of a flexible photo retrieval system (FlexPhoReS) was developed based on a review of the literature and a small-scale user study. A prototype, based on the model, was built using MATLAB and WWW technology. FlexPhoReS is a web based personal digital photo retrieval prototype that enables digital photo users to . accomplish photo retrieval tasks (browsing, keyword and visual example searching (CBI)) using either mouse and keyboard input modalities or mouse and speech input modalities. An evaluation with 20 digital photo users was conducted using usability testing methods. The result showed that there was a significant difference in search performance between using mouse and keyboard input modalities and using mouse and speech input modalities. On average, the reduction in search performance time due to using mouse and speech input modalities was 37.31%. Participants were also significantly more satisfied with mouse and speech input modalities than with mouse and keyboard input modalities although they felt that both were complementary. This research demonstrated that the prototype was successful in providing a flexible model of the photo retrieval process by offering alternative input modalities through a multimodal user interface in the World Wide Web environment.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Relationship between Managers’ Support and Training Application with Motivation to Learn as Mediator

This study aims to assess the association between managers' support, motivation to learn, and training application. The survey method utilizes to collect data from employees at Central Government Agencies in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The SmartPLS was employed to evaluate the quality of survey questionnaire data and test the research hypotheses. SmartPLS path analysis model's findings displayed that managers' support affects training application by the mediation with motivation to learn. This finding provides essential recommendations that practitioners may use to understand different motivations to learn and formulate a training master plan that may inspire employees to maintain and accomplish their organizations' strategies and goals in times of global competition and economic uncertainty.JEL Classification: M53, M54How to Cite:Mohamad, N. I., Ismail, A., & Nor, A. M. (2021). Relationship Between Managers’ Support and Training Application with Motivation to Learn as Mediator. Etikonomi, 20(1), 119 – 136. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i1.15231.

Empowering to improve submission of claim process in local shipyard, in Malaysia

This paper study about struggle faces by subcontractor in submitting their work claim due to tedious processes of verification and compilation supporting document for payment process. In order to resolve this problem, the qualitative action research study method was conducted in the shipyard to propose the best solution to overcome this issue. Subcontractor need to play active roles in getting their documentation ready while Shipyard must ensure the claim is valid for payment. Empowerment as one of Business Process Reengineering(BPR) enabler together with IT-based system being chose to overcome this issue while Action Research(AR) as a method being deploy to engage the subcontractor and shipyard staff intervention to come out with more effective solution for this problem

A Study on Potential of Integrating Multimodal Interaction into Musical Conducting Education

With the rapid development of computer technology, computer music has begun to appear in the laboratory. Many potential utility of computer music is gradually increasing. The purpose of this paper is attempted to analyze the possibility of integrating multimodal interaction such as vision-based hand gesture and speech interaction into musical conducting education. To achieve this purpose, this paper is focus on discuss some related research and the traditional musical conducting education. To do so, six musical conductors had been interviewed to share their musical conducting learning/ teaching experience. These interviews had been analyzed in this paper to show the syllabus and the focus of musical conducting education for beginners.Comment: http://www.journalofcomputing.or

TRAINING MANAGEMENT AS AN ANTECEDENT OF TRAINING TRANSFER

Present literature related to human resource development highlights that training management is a strategic human resource management policy. This issue has been viewed as a remarkable phenomenon in dynamic organizations. Recent studies mostly published in the 21st century  proved that the ability of management to plan and implement training programs may produce a noteworthy effect on work related attitudes, particularly in training transfer. This study incorporates a cross-sectional design as it delivers flexibility to the researchers in incorporating the training management literature, a self-administered questionnaires and semi-structured interview to gather data from participants at a military medical corps using a purposive sampling method. They are the administrators, medical doctors, nurses and supporting staff who work in different divisions within the organization. The SmartPLS path model analysis was utilized to analyze the validity and reliability of the instrument, and thus testing the research hypotheses. The results of SmartPLS path model analysis revealed that the implementation of communication and assignment in managing training programs had led to higher employees’ motivation to transfer, while  implementation of support in managing training programs had not led to higher employees’ motivation to transfer in the organizational sample. Therefore, this study further suggests that communication and assignment should be considered as a critical success factor for the training management domain, as well as external and internal obstacles should be comprehensively evaluated to maintain and achieve the training goals in an era of knowledge-based organization.  Keywords: Assignment, communication, support, training management, training transfer. Cite as: Ismail, A., Foboy, N. A., Mohamad Nor, A., Abdullah, A. A., & Ismail, Y. (2019).  Training management as an antecedent of training transfer. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 4(1), 136-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss1pp136-15

Pengaruh Mononatrium Glutamat pada Pertumbuhan, Tanah, dan Hasil Bayam Hijau (Amaranthus gangeticus)

This study aims to influence the use of monosodium glutamate (MSG) on soil chemical properties and the growth and yield of green spinach (Amaranthus gangeticus) on Silabukan soil. Spinach is grown in polybags with six types of MSG treatment: without MSG (control), with 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 g, with three repetitions. This study used a Complete Randomized Design, and the differences between treatments were analyzed using the least significant difference and Duncan methods. Observations were made under the auspices of rain at the Faculty of Agriculture Lestari, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, for four weeks. The parameters recorded are the components of plant growth, namely the circumference of the trunk, the number of leaves, the height of the tree, as well as the yield components in the form of wet weights and dry weights. The parameters of soil properties selected are soil pH, electrical conductivity, salinity, cation exchange rate, available-phosphorus, carbon content, hydrogen content, and aluminum exchange, taken before and after planting. Based on the analysis, the use of MSG negatively affects the growth and yield of green spinach. On the other hand, the control treatment showed very high growth and yield. Therefore, using MSG is not recommended to increase the growth and yield of green spinach grown in Silabukan soil. However, MSG increases the soil's pH, electrical conductivity, and salinity.   Keywords: Amaranthus gangeticus, agricultural soil, green spinach, soil fertility, soil p

Mentoring communication practices and their relationship with study performance

According to the recent literature connecting to institutions of higher learning, mentoring communication practices have two important features: interpersonal communication and communication openness. These communication practices may lead to an improved mentees’ study performance. Although many studies have been done, the role of mentoring communication practices as an essential determinant has been left unexplained in the institutions of higher learning research literature. Therefore, this study was undertaken to examine the effect of mentoring communication practices on study performance. A survey method was employed to collect selfadministered questionnaires from undergraduate accounting, economics and management students at a public research university in Malaysia. The results of SmartPLS path model analysis demonstrate that interpersonal communication does not act as an essential determinant of mentees’ study performance, while communication openness does act as an essential determinant of mentees’ study performance in the organizational sample. Additionally, this study offers discussion, implications and conclusion

Pengaruh sokongan penyelia dalam perhubungan antara tekanan kerja dan konflik kerja-keluarga

Tekanan kerja dapat mempengaruhi kesejahteraan dan prestasi organisasi. Kajian terbaharu mendedahkan bahawa tahap tekanan kerja mempunyai tiga elemen yang sangat penting, iaitu kesamaran tanggungjawab, pertelingkahan tanggungjawab dan beban tanggungjawab. Tahap tekanan yang tinggi tidak meningkatkan konflik kerja-keluarga apabila kesanggupan penyelia menghulurkan sokongan kepada pekerja dalam organisasi. Sungguhpun perhubungan ini dikaji secara meluas, namun peranan sokongan penyelia sebagai pemboleh ubah penyederhanaan yang efektif kurang dibincangkan secara terperinci dalam literatur penyelidikan tingkah laku organisasi. Kajian ini dilaksanakan untuk menilai perhubungan antara tekanan kerja, sokongan penyelia dan konflik kerja-keluarga. Borang soal selidik tadbir sendiri telah digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data daripada staf yang berkhidmat di berbagai bahagian dalam sebuah agensi pusat kerajaan persekutuan Malaysia. Keputusan analisis model SmartPLS menunjukkan bahawa tahap tekanan kerja (tahap kesamaran tanggungjawab, pertelingkahan tanggungjawab dan beban tanggungjawab) yang tinggi tidak berupaya meningkatkan konflik kerja-keluarga apabila penyelia sanggup menghulurkan sokongan yang berkesan dalam melaksanakan operasi kerja harian. Oleh itu, dapatan kajian ini boleh digunakan sebagai perakuan-perakuan penting bagi membantu pihak pengurusan dalam memahami konsep sokongan penyelia yang bersifat multidimensi dan merangka program sokongan pekerja bagi mencapai dan mengekalkan misi dan wawasan organisasi dalam zaman globalisasi dan ekonomi yang sukar diramalkan