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Letter of Welcome
Dear Participants,
Welcome to the 7th Asian Undergraduate Research Symposium (AURS). Now in its seventh year,
AURS has become an exciting addition to IAFOR annual schedule. We are very excited to welcome
you all to AURS.
We are looking forward to meeting you all online and hearing about your research studies. During
the two days we will be discussing with you the benefits and challenges of presenting at aninternational conference. We will also be providing workshops to assist you in presentation skills
and techniques for how to answer the questions that you may be asked.
During our time together, you will have plenty of time for discussion with us, with each other, andwith other professors who will come to see your presentations. We hope that you can make many
new friends from around the globe and network with those in similar fields.
Kind regards,
Yvonne Masters, José McClanahan, Joseph Haldane, Grant Black, Christian Klinke
AURS Facilitators

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Yvonne Masters
Yvonne Masters is an independent researcher in Australia. She
has been involved with IAFOR for several years as a memberof The Asian Conference for Education Organising Committee,
as co-facilitator of The Asian Undergraduate Research
Symposium, and as a member of the International Academic
Advisory Board. Yvonne is the current Editor-in-Chief of the
IAFOR Journal of Education, a Scopus-indexed, open accessjournal on education.
Yvonne was a teacher and teacher educator for over 40 years
and is still passionate about education. She was a senior lecturer in Professional Classroom
Practice in the School of Education, University of New England (UNE), Australia, a position that
she accepted after five years as Director of Professional Experience in the same school. Prior to
taking up her position at UNE, she had 30 years’ experience in secondary schools including in theroles of Curriculum Coordinator, Deputy Principal and Principal. Her teaching experience spans
three Australian states. Her research interests centre on undergraduate research, academic
publication, teacher education and policy, professional experience, teacher identity, online
learning and virtual worlds. Yvonne was awarded her PhD, focused on school principalship,from Deakin University.
Yvonne serves as a reviewer for several education journals and is a senior reviewer for IAFOR
conferences. She presents on a variety of education topics including publishing as an academic,teacher education policy, undergraduate research, and online teaching at a range of conferences,both Australian and international.

José McClanahan
Joseph (José) McClanahan, PhD, is Chair of the Department ofModern Languages and Literatures and an Associate Professorof Spanish at Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska. There,
he teaches at all levels of the curriculum, including language,
literature and culture. He has taught in Spain, Latin America
and Japan. Recently, his research interests have focused on
the area of teaching courses related to Languages for Special
Purposes, in particular courses related to teaching Spanish to
future healthcare professionals. He also has a strong interestin curricular development and design from a language perspective and also focuses on newstudents entering the university. He has had several summer research grants to work with
undergraduate students who are doing research in the Humanities. He has also led student
educational trips to every continent on the globe.

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AURS Facilitators
Joseph Haldane
Joseph Haldane is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of IAFOR.
He is responsible for devising strategy, setting policies,
forging institutional partnerships, implementing projects,
and overseeing the organisation’s international business andacademic operations, including research, publications andevents.
Dr Haldane is a founding Co-Director of the IAFOR ResearchCentre, an interdisciplinary think tank situated at The Osaka
School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University,where since 2015 he has also been a Guest Professor, teaching on the postgraduate Global
Governance Course.
A Member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network for Global Governance, Professor
Haldane’s research and teaching is on history, politics, international affairs and international
education, as well as governance and decision making.
In 2020 Dr Haldane was appointed Honorary Professor of UCL (University College London),through the Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management. He also holds Visiting
Professorships in the Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade, and at the School ofBusiness at Doshisha University in Kyoto, where he teaches Ethics and Governance on the
MBA programme. He is a Member of the International Advisory Council of the Department of
Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Dr Haldane holds a PhD from the University of London in 19th-century French Studies, andhas had full-time faculty positions at the University of Paris XII Paris-Est Créteil, Sciences Po
Paris, and Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, as well as visiting positions at the
French Press Institute in the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, The School of Journalism at
Sciences Po Paris, and the School of Journalism at Moscow State University (Russia).
Dr Haldane has given invited lectures and presentations to universities and conferences aroundthe world, including at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and advised universities,
NGOs and governments on issues relating to international education policy, public-private
partnerships, and multi-stakeholder forums. He was the project lead on the 2019 Kansai
Resilience Forum, held by the Japanese Government through the Prime Minister’s Office and the
Cabinet Office in collaboration with IAFOR.
From 2012-2014, Dr Haldane served as Treasurer of the American Chamber of Commerce inJapan (Chubu), and since 2015 he has been a Trustee of the HOPE International Development
Agency (Japan). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2012, and the Royal
Society of Arts in 2015.

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Grant BlackDr Grant Black is an Associate Professor in the Faculty ofCommerce at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, where he hastaught Global Skills and Global Issues since 2013. Grant isengaged in diverse roles as a global manager, systems builder,
executive leader and university professor. His research andteaching areas include global management skills, intercultural
intelligence (CQ) and organisational management. He also hastaught Japanese Management Theory at J. F. Oberlin University(Japan), and a continuing education course in the Foundationsof Japanese Zen Buddhism at Temple University Japan.
Previously, he was Chair of the English Section at the Center for Education of Global Communication
at the University of Tsukuba where he served in a six-year post in the Faculty of Humanities andSocial Sciences. He holds a BA Honors in Religious Studies from the University of California,
Santa Barbara; an MA in Japanese Buddhist Studies from the University of California, Los
Angeles; and a Doctor of Social Science (DSocSci) from the Department of Management in the
School of Business at the University of Leicester. Dr Black is a Chartered Manager (CMgr), thehighest status that can be achieved in the management profession in the UK. In 2018, he waselected a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI) and Fellow of the Royal Societyof Arts (FRSA). Grant is President of Black Inc. Consulting (Japan), a business & university global
strategic management firm based in Tokyo which helps individuals and organisations achieve
their global targets. He is the director of the newly formed Nippon Academic Management
Institute (NAMI) and the author of the forthcoming Education Reform Policy at a Japanese Super
Global University: Policy Translation, Migration and Mutation (Routledge, 2022). He serves as aVice-President for The International Academic Forum (IAFOR).
Dr Grant Black is a Vice-President (at large) of IAFOR. He is a member of the Business &Economics section of the International Academic Advisory Board.

Christian Klinke
Christian earned a Masters’ in history, politics, and philosophy
at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, and an MBA
degree in education and knowledge management, specialisingin organisational development in higher education from Carlvon-Ossietzky-University of Oldenburg, Germany.
In the past, Christian worked in different branches in theprivate industry f.ex. as a project manager for the ministry ofeducation of his state and ran his own start-up company in the
education sector.

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Symposium
Guide
Symposium Schedule
General Information

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | Online from Tokyo

Shaping and Presenting Ideas
15:00-15:10

Welcome Announcements and Introduction

15:10-15:25
Student Introductions
			Ice-breaker activities that make use of Zoom’s breakout rooms
			to encourage students to get to know each other and share their			stories.
15:25-15:50
						

Professional Development/Capacity Building Session 1
This session is aimed at students considering further study 		and a possible career in academia.

15:50-16:00		

Break

16:00-16:30
Professional Development/Capacity Building Session 2
			In this session, students have the chance to bring their own 					questions in small groups and discuss their own feelings about
			future career paths.
16:30-16:40

Break

16:40-17:10
			
			
			
			

Professional Development/Capacity Building Session 3
Students learn how to conduct themselves at conferences, duringsolo presentations, panels, and roundtables. How to ask and 		answer questions, deal with difficult situations and disagreements
will also be covered.

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Shaping and Presenting Ideas
17:10-17:40
Professional Development/Capacity Building Session 4
			Roundtable Sessions
			
Students with research in similar fields engage in discussions
			based on themes decided by a session chair with knowledge
			of the relevant field.
17:40-17:50		

Break

17:50-18:25
Professional Development/Capacity Building Session 5			This session will focus on the skills involved in communicating			ideas publicly. Students will need to know how to effectively 					
communicate their ideas in one-on-one scenarios and in small
			groups.
18:25-18:30		

Closing Session

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | Online from Tokyo

Poster Presentation
15:00-15:10

Welcome Announcements and Introduction

15:10-15:25
			
			
			
			
			
			

Professional Development/Capacity Building Session 6
How to Present at an Academic Conference: Poster Power!
This session will follow on from the previous session by focusing
on the skills involved in communicating ideas publicly in the 		
academic context, outlining the types of presentation one 		can engage in at conferences or academia, and looking at their
particular features and functions.

15:45-16:00		

Break

16:00-17:00
						

Parallel Poster Presentations
Students present five-minute summaries of their research to 		each other, and seasoned academics.

17:00-17:10

Break

17:10-18:10
			
			
			

Parallel Poster Presentations Feedback and Q and A
Students present five-minute summaries of their research to eachother. Following each presentation is a short Q&A session and 		
feedback from field-specific experts.

18:10-18:20

Break

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Poster Presentation
18:20-18:50
			
			
			
			
			

Professional Development/Capacity Building Session 7
Students are given an opportunity to engage with one another andnetwork. The networking chair will provide problems, discussion
topics and activities in order to encourage students to work with
one another and develop connections that will endure beyond theclosing of the conference.

18:50-19:00		

Closing Session

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Parallel Poster
Presentations
Watch pre-recorded Virtual Poster Presentations on the following webpages:

vimeo.com/channels/aurs7
Abstracts appear as originally submitted by the author. Any spelling, grammatical, or
typographical errors are those of the author.

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AURS7 Virtual Presentations (Poster)
63418

An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility, Leader Image, and Innovation on Consumer Purchasing
Decision: A Study on Amazon
Brigita Krista Angelica, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Rosdiana Sijabat, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia

The e-commerce industry has become increasingly prosperous due to international business, significant consumer demand, andresourceful corporations. Amazon.com, Inc. is the most significant player in the industry; thus, it is responsible for consumer demand.
Consequently, the rising number of factors influencing consumer purchasing decisions becomes highly important. Several studies havereported many factors that influence purchasing decisions; however, few have shown the influence of corporate social responsibility(CSR), leader image, and innovation on consumer purchasing decisions at large multinational corporations. Few studies have been
done, especially on leader image in international business. This study provides a new perspective on consumer purchasing decisions byexamining how Amazon’s CSR, leader image, and innovation are perceived by consumers. This study uses a quantitative method, with
non-probability purposive sampling to select samples due to the enormity of the population. The sampling criteria are consumers whoare 15 years old and above, live in the Greater Jakarta area, and have purchased items on Amazon. One hundred respondents completed
the survey questionnaire. The data is analyzed using multiple regression analysis, with three independent variables and one dependent
variable. Contrary to what has often been assumed, the results show that CSR and leader image have no impact on consumer purchasing
decision. Meanwhile, innovation has a significant impact on consumer purchasing decision. These findings are relevant for corporations’strategic resource allocation to increase consumer demand and enhance their competitive advantages amidst the highly competitive
e-commerce industry.
63571

A Corpus-assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of News Reports on the Meng Wanzhou Case from People’s
Daily and Voice of America
Manru Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

This paper presents a corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reports on the Meng Wanzhou case, the arrest of a Chinese
tech giant's Chief Financial Officer. It aims to examine how the Chinese and American mainstream media describe this event linguistically,
what hidden messages they convey behind words, and how they manipulate their readers implicitly. Two corpora were created from news
texts of People's Daily (English-version) and Voice of America, from 2018 when Meng was arrested to 2021 when she was released. This
analysis reveals that while the official Chinese press draws upon linguistic strategies such as transitivity, vagueness and lexical choice
to emphasize Meng's innocence and evoke people's patriotism and sympathy towards Meng, the American press employs language byusing passive voice, nominalization and referential choice to construct Meng as an upper-class professional who was accused of crimes
but faced no serious punishment. Based on the findings, this paper uncovers different ideological positions upheld by China and America,
and the antagonistic relationship between these two countries.
63572

Distribution of Covid-19 Cases in Saudi Arabia Compered to Educational Level
Abdulrhman Alhasni, King Fahd University for Petroluem & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has spread globally including Saudi Arabia. The number of infections has rapidly increased sinceApril 2020. As a result, closing the boundaries between regions has been considered as a tool to minimize the rate of infection. However,there were increasing cases inside each region even after the lockdown. Therefore, this paper investigates the variables of cause andeffect including the variable of educational level compared to the number of confirmed cases in each administrative region in Saudi
Arabia. This was done utilizing the geographic information system (GIS) and other statistical tools. Finally, the results are expected to aid
the decision-makers in dealing with any similar epidemic in future, and to open the door for a further research in this regard.

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AURS7 Virtual Presentations (Poster)
63544

Rethinking the Vibrant Past of the Shitalakshya Waterfront, Narayanganj
Asifur Rahman, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh

Early human history shows coastal regions attracted self-contained settlements with ritual, economic and defensive values, which havebecome heritage according to the timeline. Improvised urbanization & modern mode of transportation have driven back and degraded thevibrant past of the riverfront area. Because of land-use zoning, transportation problem, and inconsistent intrusion, the existing land use
pattern hampers connectivity, which turns the river edge, the neglected fringe of the city. Of let, increasing commercial and tourism sector,
the cities of urban settlements are envisaging challenges in creating connectivity with adjacent river and river-edge heritages, which
initiated an opportunity to rethink the waterfront. This thesis is considered the Shitalakshya River, Bangladesh, as a case study. To retrieve
the relationship amongst heritage structures, city fabric, and river edge, initially, the study peruses connectivity, based on empirical data
through field survey, land-use pattern map analysis through GIS map study, and photographic documentation. Later the design decision
is taken in terms of urban accessibility, visibility, amenities, user group, and blue-green areas in the proposed masterplan, which consistsof various urban amenities associated with the site and public demand analysis. Hence, the proposed masterplan integrates between
river and inhabitants with the rich archeological heritage and existing morphology of the area, combining required civic functions andamenities. Thus, the project concludes how the city fabric and waterscape, incorporating history, could create a tool to retrieve the vibrantpast of the water edge of the city.
63369

Demystifying the Structures of Multiple Partners: Exploring the Relationship Dynamics of Polyamory in thePhilippines
Robert Owen Ganado, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines
Charmaine Goto, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines
Ma. Camille Turalba, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines
Russel Ivan Bautista, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines

Consensual Non-Monogamy relationships, the practice of non-monogamous sexual relations that is distinguished from infidelity by theknowledge and consent of those involved, are deviations from the Philippine status quo, in which monogamy is the norm. These typesof relationships take on many forms, of which polyamory relationships are one of the most prevalent. In these setups, multiple people
engage in romantic and sexual relationships with each other. With the intention of shedding light to, thus filling the research gap of, therarely explored reality of polyamory in the Philippines, this qualitative study, by way of semi-structured interviews, gathered data from
10 Filipino respondents currently engaged in a polyamorous relationship. Given the free-flowing nature of a semi-structured interview,the researchers formed 15 guide questions with which to investigate the dynamics within, and the misconceptions about, polyamorous
relationships. After employing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis as the main tool of analysis, the research results provided
eight themes: agreement on the start of a polyamorous relationship, foundations of polyamorous relationships, challenges of being ina polyamorous relationship, needed for handling multiple relationships, basis for decision-making, misconceptions about polyamory,
perception on polyamory, and perception on monogamy. Predictably, the research results suggest that Filipino polyamorous individuals
suffer from sundry misconceptions and discrimination, negatively affecting their emotional and psychological state in the process. By
way of concluding, the study provided recommendations that promote an environment that thrives on openness, in which emotional andpsychological support are within reach even for those who have been historically mislabeled as taboo.

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