Nilai kepimpinan Mahathir Mohamad dari perspektif mahasiswa Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)

Mahathir Mohamad merupakan pemimpin negara yang berjaya membawa Malaysia ke arah pembangunan sosioekonomi yang pesat. Walau bagaimanapun, pada pemerintahannya sebagai Perdana Menteri kali kedua, berlaku ketidakstabilan politik, cabaran ekonomi dan kelemahan dalam perlaksanaan dasar-dasar yang dijanjikan. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur nilai kepimpinan Mahathir Mohamad dari perspektif mahasiswa Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) dalam dua tempoh pemerintahan beliau sebagai Perdana Menteri Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif menerusi instrumen soal selidik yang diedarkan secara rawak kepada seramai 377 orang mahasiswa UPSI. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa gelaran Bapa Pemodenan sesuai dengan nilai kepimpinan Mahathir Mohamad yang banyak menyumbang kepada pembangunan sosioekonomi negara dan masyarakat. Walaupun kebanyakan mahasiswa UPSI meragui pemilihan Mahathir Mohamad sebagai Perdana Menteri yang ke-7, namun mereka tidak menafikan bahawa ketokohan beliau menentukan kemenangan Pakatan Harapan (PH) pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14. Hasil analisis juga menunjukkan ilmu dan pengalaman luas menjadikan Mahathir Mohamad seorang pemimpin yang terkenal di seluruh dunia. Secara keseluruhannya, kajian ini menyimpulkan bahawa terdapat perubahan pada penerimaan mahasiswa UPSI terhadap nilai kepimpinan Mahathir Mohamad. Penerimaan mahasiswa UPSI adalah tinggi sewaktu pemerintahan beliau sebagai Perdana Menteri ke-4. Namun, penerimaan mahasiswa berada pada tahap sederhana apabila beliau menjadi Perdana Menteri ke-7. Perubahan ini berlaku kesan daripada kematangan masyarakat dalam menilai politik nasional, di samping kelemahan pentadbiran beliau semasa menjadi Perdana Menteri ke-7. Implikasi kajian memberikan gambaran jelas mengenai perubahan dalam persepsi politik masyarakat terhadap kepimpinan Mahathir, dan keperluan menyusun strategi yang lebih baik untuk masa depan negara

Modelling Referencing Competency and Individual Performance

Competency is the ability to perform a task efficiently and effectively.  One of the necessary skills students need is writing, understanding, and formatting the references section of their work. However, knowledge of this competency is non-existent or unknown in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between referencing competencies and individual’s performance in the context of undergraduate students. A quantitative method was adopted; 292 respondents were involved, selected from undergraduate students at one of the Malaysian local universities. Descriptive analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. On the other hand, inferential analysis was performed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling using SmartPLS version 3.2.8. Findings show that knowledge, skills, and ability positively and significantly affect individual performance.https://dorl.net/dor/ 20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.1.23.

The Effectiveness of Electronic Risk Management System (ERMS): A Study in Malaysian Higher Learning Institution

The risk management process has been identified as a mechanism to help organizations proactively manage and monitor the risk associated with the organization’s strategic objectives. Nevertheless, implementation of the risk management process in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, has become an issue as it has been highlighted that there is ineffective communication among all parties involved in the process. The finding shows that the existing risk management system causes a delay in action, it is tedious, costly, and leads to less monitoring. The purposes of this study are to identify problems in the risk management process practiced by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malaysia and to compare the effectiveness of two systems. A new electronic risk management system was implemented after identifying problems in the current system. In order to make a comparison, data were collected from 95 respondents, consisting of risk management coordinators, and unit heads of faculties or departments. The results showed that the problems of the existing system are that it is not user-friendly, it is complicated to use, and time-consuming for actions to be taken. A paired-sample T-test was used for the data analysis. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the current system and the new proposed system in terms of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust, personal initiatives and characteristics, context, and system effectiveness

Self-efficacy and user behavioral intention to use online consultation management system

A consultation is an act of discussing a certain issue between two or more parties. Consultation is considered very important especially in the context of higher education. The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has shifted the education paradigm into digital dependency, including consultation management between students and academicians. However, a lack of studies has been conducted on the roles of self-efficacy towards user behavioral intention to use online consultation management systems in the aftermath of a pandemic. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and user behavioral intention to use an online consultation management system. In terms of respondents, 270 students were selected based on convenience sampling. Findings were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 26 and SmartPLS version 3.2.8. Hence, this research revealed that proposed hypotheses were all supported. Self-efficacy has a positive and significant relationship with perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. On the other hand, both perceived usefulness and ease of use were found positively influence attitude towards using online consultation management system

Paradigma tauhid dalam pelaksanaan tanggungjawab sosial korporat (CSR) / Norajila Che Man, Muhammad Rahimi Osman and Mohd Faizal P.Rameli

Tanggungjawab sosial korporat (CSR) memainkan peranan yang signifikan dalam perkembangan sektor perniagaan dan korporat di seluruh dunia. Perbahasan dan perbincangan mengenai konsep ini telah melalui satu proses yang panjang bermula seawal 1930-an sehingga sekarang melibatkan ruang lingkup yang berbagai seperti hubungan CSR dengan prestasi syarikat, bentuk pelaksanaan CSR yang berkesan, manfaat yang diperoleh dari program CSR dan sebagainya. Konsep tanggungjawab sosial korporat ini bukan merupakan perkara yang asing dalam ajaran Islam kerana pada asasnya elemen-elemen kebajikan dan keprihatinan kepada sesama manusia telah diterapkan dalam Islam. Elemen-elemen seperti keadilan sosial, persaudaraan, tanggungjawab individu, kedermawanan dan sebagainya telah berakar umbi dalam Islam sebagai mana dinyatakan dalam al-Quran dan al-Sunnah. Kertas kerja ini akan membincangkan mengenai konsep dan teori CSR menurut Barat dan elemen-elemen asas ICSR serta menilai peranan tauhid yang menjadi asas kewujudan konsep ICSR. Kertas kerja ini akan menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan daripada sumber primer dan sekunder bagi mendapatkan maklumat berkaitan CSR dan ICSR. Dapatan awal kajian mendapati elemen tauhid merupakan asas utama pembentukan konsep ICSR kerana penyaksian dan kepercayaan kepada Allah SWT akan membentuk individu bertakwa yang memelihara hubungannya dengan Allah SWT, sesama manusia dan makhluk yang lain

Designing and Simulation for Vertical Moving Control of UAV System using PID, LQR and Fuzzy logic

This paper presents the designing and simulation for vertical moving controlof Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) system using Proportional IntegralDerivative (PID) control method, Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) controlmethod and fuzzy logic control technique.The UAV system pose a challengercontrol problem that in it precise model of system is non-linear. Theconventional PID controller, the LQR controller, Fuzzy Logic Controller(FLC) and Self-Tuning Fuzzy PID controller are designned based on thedynamic modeling of the system is derived from a suitable mathematicalmodel to describe the vertical motion of a UAV. Simulation results in Matlaband Simulink show that by using self-tuning Fuzzy PID, the performance ofvertical moving control system is improved significantly compared to Othercontrollers.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v3i5.344

Hubungan Antara Efikasi Kendiri Guru dengan Prestasi Kerja dalam kalangan Guru-Guru Kawasan Pedalaman, Sabah

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji efikasi kendiri guru dan prestasi kerja dalam kalangan guru-guru di sekolah menengah kawasan pedalaman, Sabah. Kajian yang melibatkan seramai 375 orang responden yang dipilih menerusi persampelan bertujuan dan rawak mudah adalah terdiri daripada guru-guru yang terlatih. Kajian ini berbentuk deskriptif statistik yang menggunakan soal selidik berkaitan dengan efikasi kendiri guru dan prestasi kerja. Kajian ini dianalisis dengan menggunakan Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Statistik deskriptif seperti frekuensi, peratusan dan min serta sisihan piawai digunakan dalam kajian ini untuk melihat tahap kedua-dua pemboleh ubah. Selain itu, analisis korelasi pearson juga digunakan bagi menguji hipotesis kajian. Dapatan mendedahkan skor min bagi tahap keseluruhan efikasi kendiri guru dan prestasi kerja yang dikaji berada pada tahap yang tinggi. Di samping itu, kajian juga mendedahkan adanya hubungan positif yang signifikan antara efikasi kendiri guru dengan prestasi kerja. Keputusan ini secara langsungnya menolak hipotesis nol yang telah dibina

Effectiveness of Government Protective Policies on Rice Production in Iran

To evaluate the government intervention effects on growth of rice production in Iran, the nominal protective rate was calculated and a Nerlove supply model was applied to a time series of 1983-1998. The results showed that in the majority of these years, producers has not been supported and therefore, redirecting the rice market is recommended. In order to get more efficient approach than the government intervention, diminishing the share of the government in the market and strengthening the private sector may be listed on the top of a list that could be regarded as a plan for making rice production profitable.nominal protection rate, rice, Iran, Agricultural and Food Policy,