The new blueprint : Moving towards university knowledge city

All knowledge is a form of tradition, whether ingrained in its structure, content, or the value that people attribute to it. Civilized societies have great traditions of knowledge, and the post modern era which discovered print and digitalization gives leverage to the value of those traditions not only in transforming them into intellectual assets but also the means by which they can systematically improve the way society live, work and continue to change in creative and dynamic ways. Cities-their infrastructure, economies and culture are all being transformed by knowledge. The university is a micro knowledge city, and it needs to develop a larger blue print to sustain its growth as a knowledge city. The university must be aware of the importance to capture knowledge assets within the micro-culture and practice of its academic, professional, pastoral, social and cultural services; the sharing of those knowledge assets; and the transformation of those knowledge assets to leverage life experiences of citizens in the campus knowledge-city, and beyond

Keberkesanan carta pembelajaran Omygram terhadap tahap pencapaian pelajar PVMA dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggeris bagi topik plurals

Pembinaan bahan bantu belajar untuk tujuan PdPC sememangnya digalakkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia bagi meningkatkan kualiti pendidikan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangun dan mengenalpasti keberkesanan carta pembelajaran Omygram terhadap tahap pencapaian pelajar PVMA dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggeris bagi topik plurals. Kajian ini adalah kuasi-eksperimen yang melibatkan dua buah sekolah menengah harian di daerah Batu Pahat. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan ialah soalan ujian pra dan pasca, soal selidik dan senarai semak. Dapatan kajian telah dianalisis menggunakan perisian Statistic Package For The Social Science Version 22.0 (SPSS). Analisis deskriptif dalam bentuk frekuensi, peratus, min dan sisihan piawai digunakan semasa penganalisaan data. Ujian-t pula digunakan untuk melihat perbezaan pencapaian antara ujian pra dengan ujian pasca bagi kumpulan rawatan dan kumpulan kawalan. Kumpulan rawatan diberi set soal selidik tentang motivasi pelajar selepas menggunakan carta pembelajaran Omygram dalam PdPC. Hasil dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa, terdapat perbezaan pencapaian yang signifikan antara skor ujian pra dengan skor ujian pasca bagi kumpulan rawatan. Motivasi pelajar selepas menggunakan carta pembelajaran Omygram juga berada pada tahap tinggi

A review of the literature on the issues and roles of E-Learning in UAE higher education

E-Learning is becoming a popular delivery method across various universities and colleges in UAE as the region is experiencing a rapid growth of e-Learning in higher education. Adequate infrastructure, changes in demographic profile, globalization, government initiatives, outsourcing and increasing demand for IT knowledge-based jobs are the major factors responsible for e-Learning growth in higher education in UAE. However, e-Learning has many problems such as inadequate equipment, improper guidance on using e- Learning gadgets, inadequate infrastructure, changes in demographic profile, globalization, inadequate government initiatives are the major problems of e-Learning growth in higher education in UAE. Based on this review, e-Learners have shown indeed a very high level of understanding concerning the potential and value of e-Learning. It is anticipated that the findings of this study will offer opportunities to improve policy and practice of e-Learning in higher education in the UAE so as to solidify its position as an e-learning hub in the gulf region

Analisis Materi Islam di Nusantara Pada Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI) dan Bimbingan Konseling

islam Nusantara  is basically a religious teaching contained in the qur’an and hadist which was practiced by the prophet Muhammad, followed by the inhabitants of the arcipelago (indonesia), or the people who live in it. By analyzing the material on Islam Nusantara in the PAI subject, the auther conckudes that there are deficiencies in yhe student that there  are deficiencies in the student textbooks, including the invalidity of the history of the entry of islam in madura,  the lack of theory on the entery of islam into the archipelago, namely the Turkkish theory, and the converging of terms in Arabic theory into Meccan theory

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Parit Raja sebagai destinasi pelancongan : satu kajian terhadap pengalaman pertama dan maklumat sedia ada pelajar sarjana pendidikan teknik dan vokasional

Kajian ini dijaiankan untuk mengetahui pandangan peiajar-pelajar Sarjana PTV terhadap potensi Pekan Parit Raja sebagai sebuah Destinasi Peiancongan menerusi pengaiaman pertama dan makiumat yang pemah mereka terima. Data yang dikumpul meiaiui borang soal selidik, dianalisis dengan menggunakan Statiscal Package for Science Series (SPSS) versi 10.0 secara kuantitatif bagi mendapatkan nilai peratusan dan skor min. Dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa, Pekan Parit Raja mempunyai potensi untuk menjadi sebuah destinasi peiancongan. Satu bentuk panduan periu dihasiikan bagi tujuan menyampaikan makiumat yang tepat mengenai Pekan Parit Raja. Cadangan produk yang dihasiikan diharapkan dapat membantu penyelidik seterusnya untuk membangunkan produk ini dengan lebih baik Iagi. Melaiui pembangunan produk yang sederhana tetapi menarik, dapat membantu mempromosikan Pekan Parit Raja sebagai destinasi peiancongan

Parit Raja sebagai destinasi pelancongan : satu kajian terhadap pengalaman pertama dan maklumat sedia ada di kalangan Pelajar Sarjana Pendidikan Teknik Dan Vokasional

Kajian ini dijaiankan untuk mengetahui pandangan peiajar-pelajar Sarjana PTV terhadap potensi Pekan Parit Raja sebagai sebuah Destinasi Peiancongan menerusi pengaiaman pertama dan makiumat yang pemah mereka terima. Data yang dikumpul meiaiui borang soal selidik, dianalisis dengan menggunakan Statiscal Package for Science Series (SPSS) versi 10.0 secara kuantitatif bagi mendapatkan nilai peratusan dan skor min. Dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa, Pekan Parit Raja mempunyai potensi untuk menjadi sebuah destinasi peiancongan. Satu bentuk panduan periu dihasiikan bagi tujuan menyampaikan makiumat yang tepat mengenai Pekan Parit Raja. Cadangan produk yang dihasiikan diharapkan dapat membantu penyelidik seterusnya untuk membangunkan produk ini dengan lebih baik Iagi. Melaiui pembangunan produk yang sederhana tetapi menarik, dapat membantu mempromosikan Pekan Parit Raja sebagai destinasi peiancongan

Konsep dan teori teori tentang kepemimpinan

Konsep kepemimpinan dicirikan oleh seorang individu yang mempengaruhi kinerja orang lain untuk tujuan tertentu. Pemimpin dapat mengalami perilaku para bawahan dalam kekuasaan. Ada empat jenis kekuasaan yang mungkin terjadi: (1) expert power (kekuasaan keahlian); (2) legitimate power (kekuasaan referensi); (3) reward power (kekuasaan penghargaan); dan (5) coercive power (kekuasaan paksaan). Berbeda dengan kekuasaan, kepemimpinan juga memiliki korelasi yang kuat dengan karakter. Berbagai teknik riset digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik yang konsisten dengan kepemimpinan. Untuk memahami karakter kepemimpinan, upaya riset yang dilakukan menemui jalan buntu. Disebutkan juga bahwa banyak individu yang terlibat dalam proses mengidentifikasi karakteristik yang berbeda yang menjadi ciri khas pemimpin dan pengikut, serta mereka yang tidak efektif dan tidak efektif di antara keduanya, hasil yang paling konsisten yang dapat diamati adalah penelitian yang tujuan utamanya adalah untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik yang secara konsisten dapat dihubungkan dengan pengaruh

Thin Coated Adsorbent Layer On Fin System For Methylene Blue Dye Removal

An innovative cost effective thin coated adsorbent layer (PaintosorpTM) has been designed for removing cationic dye from industrial wastewater by using fin system as a new adsorption application technique. The current treatment using activated carbon requires high budget allocation for installation unit of carbon column and high cost for regeneration. Thus, fin system has ability to replace expensive conventional adsorption treatment units that mostly used in industries. The aims of this study are to find the suitable material to be coated with PaintosorpTM and to develop simple mathematical equations for fin’s system using bentonite as a supported adsorbent. These simple mathematical equations can be easily applied to enumerate coating requirement in treating textile effluent. By installing coated fins inside tank, the concentration of dye can be easily reduced up to 90%. The PaintosorpTM is found resistant to temperature and water and easily coated on many surfaces. The physico-chemical parameter such as effect of dye concentration (Methylene Blue), adsorbent thickness, surface area, fin spacing, and mixing rate has been studied for the optimum adsorption of dye on the PaintosorpTM. The best adsorbent thickness and surface area for the optimal adsorption of dye (277.8 mg g-1) on PaintosorpTM was found as 87 μm and 112 cm2, respectively. The equilibrium adsorption data was best fitted by the Langmuir isotherm, indicating the adsorption is homogeneous surface and in monolayer state. The mathematical formula derived from isotherm model of adsorption was revealed to be used in large scale application since the percentage error between calculation and experimental value was less than 18 %

Tax incentives and Malaysian SMEs performance: a mixed method approach / Nadiah Abd Hamid

Governments around the world have implemented several tax policies to strengthen the competitiveness and investment capacities of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specifically, those in the manufacturing sector. In Malaysia, the importance of SMEs in industrialization and economy has led the government to extend tax incentives to eligible SMEs. Successful utilization of tax incentives willenable SMEs to reduce the cost of doing business through deductible tax exemptions. Unfortunately, not many SMEs have been successful in utilizing the granted tax incentives. Hence, the goal of this study is to investigate the performance of Malaysia“s SMEs in manufacturing sector which have been granted tax incentives. Specifically, this study identifies the factors leading to the successful utilization of tax incentives from the SMEs owners“/managers“ perspectives, analyses the financial characteristics differences between successful and unsuccessful SMEs“ utilization of tax incentives and determines the relationship between the financial characteristics, age of the company and tax incentives on SMEs performance. Two methodological approaches for data collection were employed; questionnaire survey and financial statements analysis. For the survey, factor analysis was applied to analyze the key factors leading to successful utilization of tax incentives and the analysis was further extended using Logistic Regression. Discriminant analysis was used to differentiate the financial characteristics between successful and unsuccessful SMEs where the tax exempt income account reported in the financial statements stands as proxy in differentiating both categories of SMEs