Judul: Pengujian Usabilitas pada Aplikasi IPB Connect menggunakan Metode Five Act Interview
Abstrak: Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) berdiri pada tanggal 1 September 1963 hingga tahun 2016 tercatat telah meluluskan 133.788 mahasiswa. Setelah lulus, komunikasi antar-alumni semakin lama semakin renggang. Maka dari itu, beberapa alumni IPB telah membentuk Himpunan Alumni Institut Pertanian Bogor (HA-IPB). HA-IPB telah mewadahi terjadinya komunikasi multiarah untuk saling mengenal dan menguatkan, dan diskusi terbuka yang cerdas dan mencerdaskan. Saat hubungan antar alumni sudah berjalan dengan baik, maka akan banyak manfaat. Maka dari itu, peneliti sebelumnya membangun aplikasi IPB Connect yang mewadahi alumni IPB di mana pun mereka berada. Penelitian ini berfokus pada modul alumni dan mahasiswa untuk pengujian usabilitas menggunakan metode Five Act Interview pada front end mobile web yang sudah dikembangkan oleh penelitian sebelumnya. Terdapat 13 responden telah melakukan uji usabilitas pada aplikasi IPB Connect untuk mengetahui apa saja kebutuhan yang dibutuhkan dan kesulitan yang ditemukan oleh pengguna.
Keyword: five act interview, modul mahasiswa dan alumni, pengujian usabilitas

Judul: Pengembangan Front End Aplikasi IPB Connect pada modul CDA dan himpunan alumni
Abstrak: Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) merupakan salah satu perguruan tinggi tertua di Indonesia. Setiap tahun IPB sudah meluluskan banyak alumni dan tercatat telah meluluskan 133.788 lulusan. Untuk menjalin dan menguatkan silaturahmi antar alumni IPB lalu dibentuklah Himpunan alumni IPB. Selain himpunan Alumni, organisasi yang menangani alumni yaitu Career Development and Alumni (CDA). Saat ini IPB perlu aplikasi yang dapat mengatur hubungan antar alumni tersebut oleh karena itu dibuatlah aplikasi IPB Connect. Pengembangan ini berfokus pada perancangan front end aplikasi IPB Connect pada modul CDA dan himpunan alumni menggunakan metode Prototyping. Metode prototyping yang dikenalkan oleh Pressman (2010) memiliki lima tahapan, communication, quick plan, modeling quick design, construction of prototype, dan deployment, delivery, and feedback. Pembuatan prototipe menggunakan bahasa pemrograman yang HTML, CSS, dan Javascript. Stakeholder dalam pengembangan adalah Himpunan Alumni. Aplikasi IPB Connect modul CDA dan himpunan alumni sudah berhasil diimplementasikan. Aplikasi ini memiliki enam buah fitur yaitu keanggotaan, lowongan kerja, event, memories, fakultas dan program studi
Keyword: Alumni Community, IPB Connect, prototyping

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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