Judul: Evaluasi Program Pembauran Etnis Sebagai Upaya Tercapainya Efektivitas Komunikasi Antar Etnis
Abstrak: Penelitian evaluasi ini dilakukan dengan desain evaluasi kelompok non ekuivalen yakni membandingkan hasil output antara kelompok eksperimen (yang mengikuti pelatihan ) dengan kelompok kontrol (yang tidak mengikuti pelatihan). Desain ini dipilih dengan tujuan untuk melihat perbedaan nilai yang didapat antara kedua kelompok tersebut sehingga dapat dilihat dan dinilai sejauh mana keberhasilan program ini dalam hal pencapaian outputnya. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 50 orang yang diambil dari santri yang mengikuti program (kelompok eksperimen) dan 50 santri yang tidak mengikuti program (kelompok kontrol). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan Program Budi Pekerti dan Bahasa Mandarin dilihat dari faktor keluaran (output) yang terdiri dari tingkat pengetahuan dan tingkat keterampilan menunjukan hasil yang tergolong tinggi. Untuk tingkat pengetahuan menunjukan persentase sebesar 66 persen, dan 50 persen untuk tingkat keterampilan. Hasil uji pada faktor manfaat (outcomes) yakni pada faktor tingkat penerimaan dan tingkat prasangka juga mengalami perubahan nilai. Pada tingkat penerimaan santri menunjukan persentase sebesar 54 persen, sedangkan pada tingkat prasangka menunjukan nilai 90 persen santri masuk kedalam tingkat prasangka rendah. Keberhasilan Program Pelatihan Budi Pekerti dan Bahasa Mandarin di Pesantren Nurul Iman dapat dilihat melalui hasil uji-T pada masing-masing faktor keluaran (output) dan manfaat (outcomes) pelatihan. Melalui uji beda yang dilakukan dengan kelompok kontrol juga didapatkan hasil yang menunjukan perbedaan yang signifikan pada faktor keluaran dan manfaat yakni pada tingkat pengetahuan, tingkat keterampilan dan tingkat prasangka dengan nilai hasil uji 0,000. Berdasarkan data ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa program pembauran etnis berhasil menciptakan suatu komunikasi yang efektif antar etnisnya.
Keyword: Inter-cultural communication, Evaluation program

Judul: Efektivitas Komunikasi Antar Etnis. Kasus: Etnis Arab Dan Etnis Sunda Di Kelurahan Empang, Bogor Selatan
Abstrak: This study is focused on the effectiveness of communication between two different ethnics: Arabic and Sundanese. The objective of the study was to determine 1) to what extent is the correlation between the communication motivation and its effectiveness in inter-ethnic communication, 2) to what extent is the correlation between communication knowledge and its effectiveness in inter-ethnic communication, and 3) to what extent is the correlation between communication skill and its effectiveness in inter-ethnic communication. The research showed that the communication motivation was related to the effectiveness of communication between the Arabic and Sundanese ethnics. The higher the motivation, the lower was the feeling of being offended and awkward during interaction. Of the four dimensions, need to avoid diffuse anxiety obtained the highest value. Both ethnics can avoid offended and awkward feeling because they feel save when communicating each others. The knowledge of communication was also correlated to the effectiveness of communication. The higher the knowledge of communication, the lower was the feeling of being offended and awkward as indicated during interaction. Of the four dimensions, the knowledge to collect or get information obtained the highest value. Both ethnics have a good knowledge of the other speakers ways of communication by looking at and interacting directly. Communication skill was also correlated to the effectiveness of communication between the ethnic groups. The higher the communication skill, the lower was the feeling of being offended and awkward as indicated during interaction. The skill to adapt behavior got the highest value. The adapted skill was seen as the Arabic and Sundanese favored to use understandable forms of language to avoid offense and awkwardness during interaction.
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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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