Teaching object-oriented systems analysis to non-IT students: A practical experience

Teaching software development course is not easy even to people with computer science qualification, let alone to those without such background. However, the author personal experience has proven that this is not impossible. This paper aims at sharing the method adopted in teaching object-oriented systems analysis to postgraduate students without academic qualification or experience in information technology or computer science. Most of them are merely end-users to a number of ubiquitous applications software such as word processors. For the said course, three aspects were given special emphasis: concepts and theories familiarization, application of the theories, and familiarization of technical contents. In view of their background, with respect to the aspects addressed, the author would suggest that the method applied in the teaching of systems analysis is considerably successful for they manage to produce the deliverables required with acceptable quality

Cross-border entrepreneurship collaboration model for socio-economic sustainability

The South East Asia (SEA) region is a melting pot of diverse culture and arts.This region is rich with local products which possess potentials to be marketed to a wider market.However, local entrepreneurs have limited access to financial aids and know-how to achieve this.In this paper, a model which fosters collaboration among local entrepreneurs within this region is proposed.This model is built upon three thrusts namely marketing, continuous knowledge sharing and technology transfer.Focusing on unique local products, this model can add to the value chain, improve the socio-economic activities thus resulting in a better quality of life

Indonesia telecommunication universal service access fund

This paper is looking on the issue of Universal Service Access Fund in Indonesia particularly on the performance of the telecommunication company to contribute based on the Act No. 36 of 1999 on Telecommunication.The material presented is this paper is only based on literature available.Toward the ends, this paper will help to establish the surrounding scenario on the overall performance of USAF in Indonesia

Teaching object-oriented system analysis to non-IT students: A practical experience

Teaching software development course is not easy even to people with computer science qualification, let alone to those without such background.However, the author personal experience has proven that this is not impossible. This paper aims at sharing the method adopted in teaching object-oriented system analysis to postgraduate students without academic qualification or experience in information technology or computer science.Most of them are merely end-user to a number of ubiquitous applications software such as word processors.For the said course, three aspects were given special emphasis: concepts and theories familiarization, application of the theories, and familiarization of technical contents.In view of their background, with respect to the aspects addressed, the author would suggest that the method applied in the teaching of systems analysis is considerably successful for they manage to produce the deliverables required with acceptable quality

Conceptual Model of Smart Tailor Architecture for Garment Industry

Smart Tailor is an architecture that integrates various stakeholders such as tailors, designers, and customers in a garment industry. The architecture provides the ability to promote, manage and fulfill supply and demands of their product via electronic ways. Currently, the implementation of the related transaction processes is done manually which may cause time consuming and inefficiency in fulfilling the supply and demands of the garment products. Therefore, this paper aims to construct a conceptual model of Smart Tailor Architecture. This study adopted the first phase of the Rational Unified Process approach, Inception, by identifying the goal of the conceptual model and the verified requirements of the Smart Tailor architecture. Then, the verified requirements were transformed into the Smart Tailor components using the Unified Modeling Language approach. Finally, the verified components by experts become a conceptual model of the Smart Tailor Architecture. The model may contribute to the garment industry stakeholders as well as researchers, decision makers, and software developers

Moderating effect of personal characteristics on telecentre adoption for value creation in Malaysia

This paper examines the influence of personal characteristics of community within the vicinity of rural telecentres on the relationship between adoption of ICT and value creation. The aim was to identify characteristics of members of the community that have positive or negative influence on the adoption of the telecentre in order to gain socio-economic impact.A survey was conducted among the community within the vicinity of the telecentres where data was gathered on respondents’ demography, their perceptions on availability of ICT facilities at the telecentre, and the benefits gained from using the ICT facilities.The Diffusion of Innovation theory was used to guide the research and moderating analysis was used as data analysis. Results show that age, gender, marital status and PC ownership as significant moderators that affect the relationship between telecentre adoption and value creation

Incorporating innovations in online product descriptions to reduce product uncertainty in agribazaar portal

Previous researches indicate that online product description and other product information signals can mitigate product uncertainty and therefore build trust for buyer to buy product online.This paper discusses factors that contribute to mitigation of product uncertainty, specifically for agriculture product.An agribusiness portal in Malaysia is chosen for this study, in which a variety of agro based products are marketed.The relationships between product uncertainty on buying and selling activity, and also the role of product information signals on product uncertainty have been explored.Constructs were employed from literature review and existing research models.It has been discovered that product description together with value, facilitation of buying process, communication, third party product certification and seller description have different influencing power to reduce product uncertainty in agriculture product.By incorporating innovation in online product description, sellers’ integrity will be raised, thus increasing online trust for purchasing agricultural products

A construct on fostering unity through virtual community cohesion

This paper presents a research outcome that examines the construct that explains the cohesiveness of members of the social media in fostering unity.As the proliferation of the new media becomes rampant with the prevalence of the Internet, society tends to become individualistic and spends more time with their digital devices rather than interacting with family members, neighbors and colleagues.This phenomenon if left unchecked may contribute to disunity within the society. Hence, the objective of the study presented in this paper was to come up with a construct that can explain virtual community cohesion in fostering unity.The research approach includes consulting relevant materials on social cohesion and identifying dimensions that make up the social cohesion construct. These were then subjected to reviews by experts in the field of community cohesion. Meanwhile operational definitions of virtual community were examined and mapped against the traditional social cohesion. This results in a construct comprising of 8 components with 46 items for measuring unity through virtual community cohesion

Current practices of virtual community and their influence of social cohesion

This paper aims to determine whether social cohesion can be informed by current practices of virtual community members represented by four research variables namely experiences in using the social media, the types and preference of social media used, and their involvement in certain categories of virtual community.These four research variables were tested against the virtual community cohesion constructs to determine significant relationships and to predict their influence on social cohesion in the virtual community environment.Results of this study show that Experience, Types of Social Media and Virtual Community Involvement are current practices in the virtual community that can influence social cohesion.Social Media Preference was however not found to be significant in influencing social cohesion