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Analytical Studies on Levels of Thermal Comfort in Typical Low-Income Houses Design
Authors: Ibrahim, S.H. , Baharun A. , Mohd Nawi M.N. , Junaidi E.
Published: March 2019

This paper investigates the present situation of thermal comfort in typical low-income houses located in Betong and Saratok, Sarawak, Malaysia. Investigations were carried out by measuring airflow rate, temperature, relative humidity and mean radiant temperature at specific points in one chosen house of each district. Different low-income housing estates were chosen for comparisons due to the different location and position of each house. Although both of these low- income houses have similarity in design but differs in layout arrangement. Results are presented and analyzed using Corrected Effective Temperature (CET) index in two different window and door opening configurations. The results show that the modern low-income house is thermally uncomfortable under certain conditions. High internal air temperatures occurred when doors and windows were closed combined with low air velocity contributes to thermally uncomfortable environment. Once all doors and windows were opened, allowing the air movement to increase, thermal comfort was achieved although air temperatures remained high.
Predicting Hydraulic Conductivity (k) of Tropical Soils by using Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
Authors: D.K.H Lim , P.K. Kolay
Published: March 2019

Hydraulic conductivity of tropical soils is very complex. Several hydraulic conductivity prediction methods have focused on laboratory and field tests, such as the Constant Head Test, Falling Head Test, Ring Infiltrometer, Instantaneous profile method and Test Basins. In the present study, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) has been used as a tool for predicting the hydraulic conductivity (k) of some tropical soils. ANN is potentially useful in situations where the underlying physical process relationships are not fully understood and well-suited in modeling dynamic systems on a real-time basis. The hydraulic conductivity of tropical soil can be predicted by using ANN, if the physical properties of the soil e.g., moisture content, specific gravity, void ratio etc. are known. This study demonstrates the comparison between the conventional estimation of k by using Shepard's equation for approximating k and the predicted k from ANN. A programme was written by using MATLAB 6.5.1 and eight different training algorithms, namely Resilient Backpropagation (rp), Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm (lm), Conjugate Gradient Polak-Ribiere algorithm (cgp), Scale Conjugate Gradient (scg), BFGS Quasi-Newton (bfg), Conjugate Gradient with Powell/Beale Restarts (cgb), Fletcher-Powell Conjugate Gradient (cgf), and One-step Secant (oss) have been compared to produce the best prediction of k. The result shows that the network trained with Resilient Backpropagation (rp) consistently produces the most accurate results with a value of R = 0.8493 and E2 = 0.7209.
Rainfall Runoff Modeling using Radial Basis Function Neural Network for Sungai Tinjar Catchment, Miri, Sarawak
Authors: S. Suhaimi , A. Bustami Rosmina
Published: March 2019

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a very useful data modelling tool that is able to capture and represent complex input and output relationships. The advantage of ANN lies in its ability to represent both linear and non-linear relationships and in its ability to learn these relationships directly from the data being modelled. Modeling of rainfall runoff relationship is important in view of the many uses of water resources such as hydropower generation, irrigation, water supply and flood control.This study is to purposefully develop a rainfall runoff model for Sg. Tinjar with outlet at Long Jegan using Radial Basis Function (RBF) Neural Network. Training and simulation was done using Matlab 6.5.1 software with varying parameters to obtain the optimum result. Further, the results were compared to simulation done with Multilayer Percepteron model. The RBF network developed in this study has successfully modelled rainfall runoff relationship in Sungai Tinjar Catchment in Miri, Sarawak with an accuracy of about 98.3%.
Time Provisions in Standard Forms of Local and International Construction Contract
Authors: Zhe Huei Ling , Sim Nee Ting
Published: March 2019

In any construction contract, the use terms and conditions in construction contract clauses has a great impact on the project performance, which in turn affects the achievement of the project completion date. Clauses within a contract should fit together to form a reasonably allocated risk among project parties and relevant to the complexity of projects. The General Condition clauses, which were looked at in this study, consist of the ones that relate to the time performance of the contract as well as that deal with action required at specific points in time within a contract. As we know, a clear and more complete General Condition documentation should end up with win-win situations for parties involved. If there are much unclear and even unknown information within the General Condition, the parties contracting will encounter uncertainties with relations to time that during the project execution. For the parties contracting, it is always to their advantage if more complete and comprehensive documentation used as it means fewer disputes, less conflicts, and time and energy saving during construction instead of claiming and debating over the provisions. The paper is to present an analysis on the time related clauses and provisions in the current local (used in Malaysia) and international construction contracts.
Laboratory Study of Water Absorption of Modified Mortar
Authors: M.M. Borhan , N. Mohamed Sutan
Published: March 2019

This study investigates the effects of polymer additives namely polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) on water absorption and compressive strength of mortar. Twelve mortar mixtures were investigated for water absorption test and compressive strength test. Results showed that water absorption were inversely proportional to the percentage of PVAc addition. Final analysis showed that addition of PVAc had significant effects on water absorption. Samples with 1%, 3% and 5% addition of PVAc showed an increase of water absorption capacity in comparison to control mortar.
A Study on Factors Influencing the Determination of Moisture Content of Fibrous Peat
Authors: Tau Shien Pui , H.N. Seneviratne , Awg Ismail Dygku Salma
Published: March 2019

Fibrous peat is an undrained peat that usually possesses very high moisture content. However, not all experimental procedures are applicable for determination of moisture content of fibrous peat. This research is aimed at examining the determination of insitu moisture content of fibrous peat using field measurements. The peat soil samples were collected at shallow depths from Asajaya at Kota Samarahan and Taman Kopodims at Matang , Kuching Sarawak by using peat auger. The laboratory tests such as determination of moisture content, fiber content, particle density and ash content were conducted on the collected samples in order to establish relationships between the parameters. Undisturbed peat samples from Matang were subjected to falling head permeability test to determine the saturated permeability. The saturated sample were then allowed to drain freely to simulate the moisture loss possible during sampling when samples were brought out of boreholes. The test results showed that moisture content varies according to the drying temperature and position of the soil sample (top, middle and bottom) during sampling. Comparing samples from both locations, peat soil from Kota Samarahan possessed higher moisture content. The saturated permeability of peat sample was in the range of 2.62 – 3.05 cm/s. The free draining trial showed that moisture loss during sampling significantly influence the moisture content measurement. The variation in value of moisture content for fibrous peat may occurs due to several factors such as existing ground water table, sampling method by boring, existing standard test procedure which is not suitable for peat soils requirement and also because of the physical properties which varied according to depth of soil.
Development of Temporal Rainfall Pattern for Southern Region of Sarawak
Authors: A. Bustami Rosmina , Rosli Nor Azalina , Adam Jethro Henry , Pei Li Kuan
Published: March 2019

In the process of a design rainfall, information on rainfall duration, average rainfall intensity and temporal rainfall pattern is important. This study focuses on developing a temporal rainfall pattern for the Southern region of Sarawak since temporal pattern for Sarawak is yet to be available in the Malaysian Urban Storm Water Management Manual (MSMA), which publishes temporal pattern for design storms only for Peninsular Malaysia. The recommended technique by the Australian Rainfall and Runoff (AR&R) known as the ‘Average Variability Method’ and method in Hydrological Procedure No.1-1982 are used to derive design rainfall temporal pattern for the study. Rainfall data of 5 minutes interval from year 1998 to year 2006 for 7 selected rainfall stations in the selected region is obtained from Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID). The temporal rainfall patterns developed are for 10 minutes,15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 180 minutes and 360 minutes duration. The results show that Southern region of Sarawak has an exclusive rainfall pattern, which is different from the pattern developed for Peninsular Malaysia.
Willingness to Communicate in English among ESL Undergraduates in Malaysia
Authors: KHO-YAR Ai Siok , RAFIK-GALEA Shameem , Hwee KHO Elise Ai
Published: March 2019

Students’ unwillingness in communicating (WTC) English has many factors especially insecond language acquisition. This study investigates the willingness to communicate(WTC) in English among ESL undergraduates in Malaysia. A hypothesised model that integratesWTC in English, motivation, self-efficacy, mindset, and performance was tested usingstructural equation modelling (SEM). The results show that the personality of learnersare directly affecting motivation and WTC in English. Further, the results also demonstratethat both motivation and academic achievement influences WTC in English indirectlythrough self-efficacy. The final model correlates well with the data, thereby indicating thepotential of academic achievement can contribute to ESL communication.

Keywords: Willingness to communicate; low proficiency; second language acquisition;speaking
Use of Adolescent Problems and Risk Behaviours Inventory (IPERI) to Predict the Influence of Personal Problems on Risky Behaviour among Adolescent in Sarawak, Malaysia
Authors: M. R. Othman , A.R. Mohammad Roose, , S. Abdullah , N. N. Abdul Majid, , I. S. Mohd Razali , W.N.I. Wan Husin
Published: March 2019

This study explores the use of Adolescent Problems and Risk Behaviours Inventory (IPERI)to predict the relationship of personal problems on risky behaviour among adolescence aged14 to 17. The objective of this research is to analyse the influence of personal problems suchas study problems, family support, financial problems, career indecision, peer influence,spiritual management and health condition on the development of risky behaviours amongadolescents. The risky behaviours comprise of eight (8) behaviours which include disciplineproblems, physical bulling, suicidal thoughts, free sex, tobacco consumption, alcohol abuse,drug abuse and media influence. A survey using Adolescent Problems and Risk BehavioursInventory (IPERI) is administered to three hundred and seventy-nine (379) respondents, agebetween 14 to 17. The analysis of Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Standard MultipleRegression showed the existence of significance between all the problem variables, studyproblems (r = .316), family support (r = .256), financial problems (r = .240), health condition(r = .134), peer influence (r = .189), career indecision (r = .185) and spiritual management(r = .242), with the risky behaviour variables. This research contributes to the profilingof adolescents’ risky behaviours which can guide the development of interventions in tacklingadolescent’s risky behaviours.

Keywords: Personal problem; risky behavior; adolescent; spiritual; sexual
Challenges for a Safe Workplace and Cope Up Strategy: A Case Study for Construction Industry in Sarawak, Malaysia
Authors: Hossain Chowdhury Mohammad Fazley
Published: March 2019

Like many other parts of the globe, in Malaysia, construction industry has a vital support to the national economy, even though statistics indicates that, at the same time, it is an extremely risky profession due to high accident rate.  In addition, current evidences suggest that, in general, safety in Sarawak construction industries lack attention. As, human behavior is regarded as the principal component that contributes to accidents in this industry, this study intends to explore existing barriers in development and maintaining safety performance behavior as well as possible coping strategies. A qualitative analysis of in-depth interview (N=4) among different levels of professions within industries in Kuching, Sarawak reveals that, price sensitive subcontracting, short-term projects, irregular cash flow, dependency on larger companies, less managerial and supervisory engagement, and priority on progress alone create obstacles for safety behavior. On the other hand, possibly, the challenges can be managed through integration of safety into contracts as compliance, associated disbursement, and introducing incentives.

 Keywords: Construction industry in Sarawak; safety performance behavior
Relationship between Selected Leadership Style and Employee Stress Level at Workplace
Authors: Mui Fong Choi , Michael Mulok Florianna Lendai , Sumilan Helmi
Published: March 2019

There has been only limited research focused on the assumption of leader stress and affective well-being. Hence, this study aims to determine the relationship between leadership style and employee stress level at workplace. This study primarily took a quantitative approach for data collection and analysis. Questionnaires were distributed at three branches of banks located in Kuching, Sarawak and to their employees. The findings show that there is a relationship between autocratic leadership style and employee stress level at workplace. The strength of the relationship is weak due to r = .461, p = .002. The findings also show that democratic leadership and transformational leadership have no relationship with the employee stress level at workplace.Keywords: leadership style; employee stress
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) among Counselling Students: A Preliminary Study
Authors: Madihie Amalia , Said Mohd Saizam
Published: March 2019

This research aimed to determine the correlation between level of depression, anxiety and stress among counselling students at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. This research adopted a correlational study with a quantitative approach in order to observe the correlation between the variables. Eighty six (86) respondents participated in this study. The study was conducted using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) instrument. The result showed that there was a significant relationship between the level of depression, anxiety and stress among counselling students at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. This research also provides awareness towards the counselling students on their level of depression, anxiety and stress. For future research, it is suggested that personality test and scoring test be conducted for level of depression, anxiety and stress in order to see the correlations between variables.Keywords: DASS-21; depression; anxiety; stress; counselling student; Malaysia
Negative Life Events and Coping Style among the Young Adults in a Highly Collective Community of Borneo
Authors: Subramaniam Komalavani , Ishak Mai Sumiyati
Published: March 2019

This qualitative study explored the differences in the interpretation of “negative life events” and the coping style among male and female young adults aged 21-25 in a highly collective community of Borneo. In-depth interviews were deployed, and pattern saturated at 5 males and 5 females. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Finding shows that both gender, males and females, were most affected by self-image and identity crisis, implicating sensitivity for social acceptance/rejection, academic bullying, and friendship, family and and financial issues. Females were significantly affected by friendship problems and tended to deal with it using emotional-focused coping, such as, emotional release, whereas males reported rejection/one-sided love problems and tended to cope using action-focused coping style, such as, confronting, as well as action-focused release, such as, playing games. While the findings support the universal findings in the male-female differences in coping with negative events, this study found a unique difference in the coping style of the males to those of the lesser cohesive community - males in this community were found to be celebrating sharing of problems and emotional discomfort with close friends and family, as much as the females. This study suggests that careful considerations need to be given when generalizing the theory of emotional and social disconnectedness, in males in crisis in the highly cohesive community. Future research using mixed methodology can further explain the nature and generalizability of in-crisis males’ emotional and social connectedness in cohesive community, using a larger sample. Findings from this research would be useful to understand how our male and female youngsters in highly collective communities perceive life issues, and the pattern they choose in coping, and further assist in designing effective youth assistance and development programs.Keywords: negative life events; coping styles; gender; young adults; collective community
Students’ Perception on the Relative Fairness of Selected Educational Accommodations
Authors: Boen Randall , D. Upton Thomas , Knickmeyer Nicole , Anuar Azzahrah
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this study is to assess the relative fairness of selected educational accommodations provided to peers who have disabilities. This study utilized two scales developed by Upton (2000) which quantifies the relative fairness that students perceive towards the provision of selected educational accommodations. The findings of this study yielded evidence to support that level of education at a university level might have an influence on the students’ perceptions about educational accommodations offered to the students with disabilities. These surveys were distributed to around 409 students at a mid-size southern public university in the United States. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are provided.Keywords: students with disabilities; educational accommodations
The Relationship between Boundary Work Tactics and Work-Family Conflict among Working Women
Authors: Bandar Nur Fatihah Abdullah , Tay Mila , Ibrahim Dayang Kartini Abg , Hassan Zaiton
Published: March 2019

This study aims to identify the relationship between boundary work tactics (behavioral, temporal, physical and communicative) and work-family conflict among working women. A survey methodology was used in this study. This research involves the utilisation of questionnaire which was administered among one-hundred and three (103) working women currently working in a selected organisation. This study was conducted in a selected private organisation in Kuching, Sarawak. The relationship between boundary work tactics and work-family conflicts was analyzed using the Pearson’s correlation analysis test. The results of this study revealed that there is a significant relationship between behavioral tactics, temporal tactics, and communicative tactics with work-family conflict. Hence, from this study, the organisation can implement more strategic tactics to reduce work-family conflicts when the working women are challenged to balance responsibilities between their work and family.
Issues Occurrence of Career Success Among Female Engineers
Authors: Madihie Amalia , Siman Rose Amira
Published: March 2019

This research aims to identify the issues among female engineers in the perspective of their career success. The issues that were identified are work-life balance, gender stereotyping and slow progression on the career success. The research design is a qualitative approach by in-depth interview. The research design which consisted of ten items aimed to explore female engineers’ satisfaction of working in the construction industry, unequal employment in the workplace, persistent problems in managing work-life balance, the role of gender in developing career success and also factors that positively and negatively affect the retention of female engineers in the construction industry. Five participants were recruited from various construction companies in Malaysia. Four of them were interviewed via phone calls and one via electronic mail. The findings from this research show that work-life balance issue is the main issue. Other issues include gender stereotype, nature of work and the competition among male and female engineers. From these findings, one recommendation is that the top management of an organization can provide full support to the employees so that they can be more productive in the workplace and are able to balance their work and non-work responsibilities.
Influence of Supervisory Relationship and Satisfaction among Trainee Counselors in Practicum Process
Authors: M Ghazali N , M Taha , M Wan Jaafar W , A Anuar , F Yahya , A.R Roose M
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of supervisory relationship on supervision satisfaction among trainee counselors. The Supervisory Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ) is to measure the supervisory relationship and Supervisory Satisfaction Questionnaire (SSQ) is used to measure supervision satisfaction. The finding shows that supervisory relationship and its subscales (Safe Base, Structure, Commitment, Reflective Education, Role Model and Formative Feedback) have a positively significant relationship with supervision satisfaction among trainee counselors (safe base: r = 0.73, p < 0.05, structure: r = 0.65, p < 0.05, commitment: r = 0.69, p < .05, reflective education: r = 0.70, p < 0.05, role model: r = 0.51, p < 0.05, formative feedback: r = 0.71, p < 0.05 and supervisory relationship: r = 0.79, p < 0.05). The findings of this research also found that supervisory relationship, safe base and role model variables have significant influence on supervision satisfaction among trainee counselors with F (1, 98) = 169.59, p < 0.05, Adjusted R2 = 0.63 for supervisory relationship variable, F (3, 96) = 68.68, p < 0.05, Adjusted R2 = 67 for safe base variable and F (2, 97) = 96.47, p < 0.05, Adjusted R2 = 0.65 for role model variable. Supervisory relationship variable has the greatest influence (β = .79) while role model variable has the least influence (β = - 0.28) on supervision satisfaction. As for the theoretical implication, the finding of this research has proven Marina Palomo’s theoretical framework in ‘Bi-directional Model of the Supervisory Relationship’. Meanwhile in practical implication, this research has raised awareness on the importance of supervisory relationship on supervision satisfaction in counseling supervision.
A Research Review: How Technology Helps to Improve the Learning Process of Learners with Dyslexia
Authors: Jing Chai Ting , Chen Chwen Jen
Published: March 2019

Dyslexia is a language disorder that leads to difficulty with words and it is the most common type of learning disability. This article presents a systematic review on the current state of assistive technologies used in improving the learning process of learners with dyslexia. A total of 25 journals articles and international conference papers published between 2000 and 2014 were included in the review. The research articles were collected from 12 databases and analyzed based on the qualitative cyclical process. A majority of the studies focused on children and adolescents. Four main themes on the types of technologies used in aiding the learning process of learners with dyslexia are derived and discussed. These include text-to-speech, eye-tracking, virtual learning environments, and games. The text-to-speech technology is the most common type of technology used by learners with dyslexia. In terms of the roles played by the assistive technologies, another four emerging themes are identified, which cover the roles of aiding reading, writing, memory, and mathematics. The review also discovers that a majority of these studies focus on the use of technologies for improving the reading ability of learners with dyslexia. Keywords: Assistive technology; Dyslexia; Research review; Learning
Exploring Learners Contribution and Experience in Web-Based Collaborative Report Writing
Authors: Aqiera Nur Syafiqa , Ghani Kartini Abd
Published: March 2019

Web 2.0 has given opportunities in letting students learn through active collaboration with and from their peers. The purpose of this study is to explore interactions that happens between learners, types of contributions made and learners’ experience when collaborating in a Web-based context. The finding shows that the learners contribute in terms of adding, editing and deleting content and structure of their report. The learners’ pattern of interaction shows that the learners with higher level of English proficiency are more dominant towards learners with lower level of proficiency. Students feedback shows that they are accepting the idea of writing collaboratively. Overall, the learners gave positive response towards the use of Google Docs in collaboratively completing their report writing project. Keywords: Collaborative learning; English language learning
Mediating Effects of Coping Strategies on the Relationship between Organizational Support and Work-Family Conflict
Authors: Keoboualapheth Soulideth , Sabil Surena , Wah Tan Kock
Published: March 2019

This study aims to determine the mediating effects of coping strategies on the relationships between organizational support (supervisor and coworker support) and work-family conflict. A questionnaire survey approach was conducted with the purposive sampling. This study was contributed to 342 married employees from different organizations in the Luangprabang province, Laos. The gathered data was analyzed by employing the Structural Equation Modeling using SPSS Amos 21.0 software. The findings showed that organizational support (supervisor support and coworker support) was not significantly related to work-family conflict. Problemfocused coping was not significantly related to work-family conflict, whereas emotion-focused coping was significantly related to work-family conflict. This is one of the first studies to provide empirical evidence in terms of the mediating effects regarding coping strategies among married employees in Laos. The organizations should consider the coping strategies and the support from supervisors and colleagues in formulating strategies to minimize work-family conflict. Additionally, problem-focused coping is a more meaningful predictor of work-family conflict than emotion-focused coping. Providing the training of the comprehensive coping program to the employees could help them to be sensitive in coping work-family conflict. This study could serve as an important guideline to develop planning strategies in managing work and family role and promoting work-life balance among the employees. Keywords: Work-family conflict; organizational support; problem-focused coping; emotion-focused coping
Trait Emotional Intelligence and Mathematics Achivements among Undergraduates in Higher Learning Instituition of Sarawak
Authors: WEN GOH YI , WAH TAN KOCK
Published: March 2019

Emotional Intelligence appears to be a significant influencing factor in academic achievements. This study aims to identify the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and mathematics achievements (a relatively sparse research areas of academic achievements) among undergraduates in higher learning institution of Sarawak. 100 respondents from a higher-level institution of Sarawak participated in this study. Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) is used to measure the trait emotional intelligence of the undergraduates. The result was analysed using descriptive analysis and inferential analysis, namely two-way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation. Two-way ANOVA was used to test if there is significant difference in demographic attributes (gender and place of residence) towards maths achievements and trait emotional intelligence of the undergraduates. Pearson Correlation was used to test the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and mathematics achievements of the undergraduates. Generally, this study found that there is no significant difference for factors related to demographic attributes (gender and place of residence) against maths achievements and trait emotional intelligence of the undergraduates. Meanwhile, a relationship was found between trait emotional intelligence and mathematics achievements among undergraduates in higher learning institution in Sarawak. The outcome of the study appears to suggest that trait emotional intelligence can help undergraduates to understand themselves more and to control and manage their emotions and feelings and have better relationship with their surroundings. And this could positively impact on their maths achievements.Keywords: trait emotional intelligence, mathematics achivements, undergraduates
Integration Level of Social Environmental Disclosure (SED) Between The Global Reporting Initiative(GRI)- Sustainability Reporting and The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Reporting Among European Companies
Authors: Yusof Suzila Mohamed , Aris Nazaria Md , Zaidi Nurul Syuhada
Published: March 2019

This critical approach study examines the social and environmental disclosure (SED) between Sustainability Reporting (SR) and Integrated Reporting (IR) among European companies. The research question is to examine the integration level of SED within SR and IR. Applying the critical text analysis method, the GRI G3 guidelines were used to examine a sample of ten European companies. The reports for the selected companies must incorporate fully applied IR without producing any more SR in order to analyse the validity of the data. This study has discovered that there is less integration of SED in IR than SR. It is apparent that the IR approach is more towards the primary groups (investors) rather than other stakeholders, society and the environment as a whole. Hence, IR is only a mirror of sustainability for business strategy. Therefore, IR needs to engage reports with other stakeholders to sustain long-term growth.
PRACTICING FRS AND AUDIT QUALITY SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Sim Chia Hua , Hla Daw Tin , Md.Isa Abu Hassan
Published: March 2019

Prior research findings on the effect of financial reporting and audit quality on firm performance were mixed. The current study therefore, sought to examine the impact of audit quality and FRS practices of firms on their financial success. Samples firms listed on Malaysian stock market were selected from the construction sector for the period of 2010 to 2013. Data was collected from the published annual reports and notes to the financial statements. To assess the level of compliance with the regulations and provisions of the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) in Malaysia, content analysis was carried out. Firm’s engagement with established audit firm is used as a proxy for audit quality, and return on assets is used as a measure of firm performance. Panel data analysis was employed in analysing the data and testing the stated hypotheses. The use of panel data reveals that practices of FRS by firms is significantly and positively related to their financial performance. The results also indicate that audit quality has a significant positive impact on business financial success. The study therefore recommends that the management of listed construction firms improve their practices of FRS and employ the service of established audit firms in support of financial success. Regular training may be organised to provide construction companies with practical guide for better compliance with the FRS in Malaysia.
SISTEM PENCATATAN POIN PELANGGARAN SISWA PADA SMA NEGERI 1 PURWOSARI
Authors: Setyawan Dwi , Astuti Ely Setyo , Ekojono Ekojono
Published: March 2019

Tingkat pelanggaran siswa pada SMA Negeri 1 Purwosari dari tahun ke tahun terus bertambah dengan berbagai  macam  pelanggaran  yang  dilakukan.  Selama  ini  pencatatan  poin  pelanggaran yang dilakukan oleh guru BK (Bimbingan Konseling) menggunakan buku tatib yang dimiliki oleh sekolah. Pengendalian pada pelanggaran yang dilakukan masih belum dapat dilakukan secara optimal karena guru  BK  (Bimbingan  Konseling)  tidak  dapat  dengan  mudah  menentukan  tingkat  tertinggi  pelanggaran yang dilakukan  oleh  siswa.  Karena  itulah sebuah  sistem  pencatatan  poin  pelanggaran siswa pada sekolah sangat diperlukan untuk mengetahui tingkat ketidak disiplinan para siswa dalam lingkungan sekolah. Sistem informasi tersebut juga dapat menghasilkan informasi tersebut secara efektif dan efisien. Sistem pencatatan pelangaran ini menggunakan metode penjumlahan dari tiap komponen pelanggaran yaitu  komponen  sikap  dan  perilaku,  komponen  kerajinan  dan  komponen  kerapian, sehingga nanti didapatkan jumlah point dari tiap siswa beserta sanksi yang didapat dan jumlah statistik pelanggaran yang dilakukan oleh siswa. Dengan demikian sistem pencatatan poin pelanggaran ini dapat menjadi pendukung keputusan bagi guru BK yang memberi penilaian terhadap pelanggaran siswa di lingkungan sekolah.
ANALISIS DAN PERANCANGAN SISTEM PAKAR PENENTUAN PENYAKIT KUCING MENGGUNAKAN METODE FORWARD CHAINING BERBASIS WEB
Authors: Cecilia Sintia Dardanela , Astiningrum Mungki , Ariyanto Yuri
Published: March 2019

Kucing  menjadi  hewan  favorit  untuk  pecinta  hewan  yang  ingin  memelihara  hewan.  Apabila  kucing sakit  biasanya  dilakukan  oleh  pakar/ahli  penyakit  hewan,  namun  sebenarnya  pemelihara kucing juga bisa melakukan diagnose apabila kucing mengalami suatu gejala penyakit. Sistem pakar merupakan sebuah sistem yang digunakan untuk memecahkan masalah yang bisa diselesaikan oleh orang awam atau selain pakar. Sistem pakar penentuan penyakit kucing menggunakan metode forward  chaining yang dimulai dengan mencari fakta terlebih dahulu dan metode certainty factor (CF) untuk proses perhitungan tingkat kepercayaan di setiap rulenya. Sistem memberikan nilai keputusan berdasarkan gejala yang dialami, dan nilai keyakinan CF terhadap gejala. Pengujian fungsionalitas terhadap 14 penyakit dalam aliran data dengan metode black-box testing menunjukkan bahwa sistem pakar untuk mendiagnosa penyakit kucing telah memenuhi kebutuhan yang dijabarkan pada tahap analisis  kebutuhan.  Berdasarkan  penilaian  pakar  terhadap ketepatan output sistem diperoleh akurasi sebesar 86,33%.  Keseluruhan  hasil  pengujian ini menunjukkan bahwa sistem  pakar  penentuan  penyakit  kucing  dapat membantu pakar maupun orang awam untuk mendeteksi penyakit yang diderita kucing.
OPTIMASI PENJADWALAN SIDANG SKRIPSI JURUSAN TEKNIK ELEKTRO PROGRAM STUDI TEKNIK INFORMATIKA POLITEKNIK NEGERI MALANG
Authors: Cahyo Alfian Dwi , R Imam Fahrur , Rudy Ariyanto
Published: March 2019

Pada  saat  ini  pembuatan  jadwal  sidang  skripsi  di  Jurusan  Elektro  Program  Studi  Teknik  Informatika masih  dibuat  secara  manual oleh  koordinator  skripsi.  Pembuatan  jadwal  tersebut  membutuhkan  waktu  yang banyak dalam pemilihan dosen penguji  agar  tidak  bentrok.  Dengan  memiliki  suatu  aplikasi berupa optimasi penjadwalan sidang tentu saja sangat bermanfaat dan memberikan keuntungan-keuntungan pada koordinator sidang..  Maka  dari  itu  perlu  dibuat  sebuah  aplikasi  untuk  membantu  koordinator  skripsi  dalam  pembuatan jadwal tersebut. Pembuatan optimasi penjadwalan sidang skripsi ini mengadopsi aturan yang telah dibuat oleh koordinator sidang skripsi kemudian dimasukkan ke dalam dalam bahasa php. Pada proses penjadwalan tersebut pembagian ruang, waktu, mahasiswa dan dosen dilakukan secara otomatis oleh sistem. Jadi dosen pembimbing tidak boleh menguji mahsiswa  yang  dibimbingnya,  salah  satu  dosen  pembimbing  harus  hadir pada saat mahasiswa yang dibimbingnya tersebut melakukan sidang. Dosen penguji sidang tersebut tidak boleh menguji di ruang yang lain pada sesi yang sama. Pemilihan ruang, waktu, mahasiswa serta dosen penguji diacak oleh sistem  denga. Hasil  pengujian  menunjukkan  bahwa  sistem  ini  berhasil  membuat  penjadwalan sidang skripsi secara  otomatis  dan  hasil  penjadwalan  sidang  tersebut  telah  memenuhi  peraturan  yang  telah  dibuat  oleh koordinator sidang skripsi. Sehingga optimasi penjadwalan sidang skripsi yang telah dibuat sudah optimal
SISTEM PAKAR DIAGNOSA PENYAKIT PADA BURUNG KENARI DENGAN METODE CERTAINTY FACTOR
Authors: Ari Rahmawati  , Dwi Puspitasari  , Hendra Pradibta
Published: March 2019

Burung kenari banyak diminati, maka dalam pemeliharaannya diperlukan informasi yang tepat. Salah satu informasi yang diperlukan adalah solusi penanganan terhadap penyakit burung kenari. Saat ini solusi penanganan penyakit hanya didapatkan dari dokter hewan sehingga untuk mempermudah pemilik burung kenari mendapatkan informasi diagnosa penyakit dan solusi penyakit pada burung kenari.Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut maka diperlukan sebuah sistem pakar diagnosa penyakit pada burung kenari dengan metode Certainty Factor(CF) agar didapatkan keakuratan atau ketepatan perhitungan dalam mendiagnosis gejala penyakit pada burung kenari. Sistem ini dikembangkan dengan menganalisis gejala-gejala penyakit yang diinputkan kemudian diolah dan diperhitungkan dengan CF. Hasil diagnosa sistem menampilkan penyakit yang diderita burung kenari dan memberikan solusi pada penyakit dengan nilai prosentase certainty factor terbesar.
APLIKASI PENDETEKSI KEMIRIPAN PADA DOKUMEN MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA RABIN KARP
Authors: Inta Widiastuti  , Cahya Rahmad  , Yuri Ariyanto
Published: March 2019

Kemiripan dokumen merupakan salah satu alternatif yang dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui penjiplakan  dalam  dokumen.  penjiplakan  adalah   mencuri  hasil  karya  orang  lain  dan  mengakuinya sebagai karya sendiri, tanpa menyertakan referensi ke sumber aslinya. Praktik penjiplakan ini sering terjadi mengingat menyalin dokumen orang lain dapat dilakukan dengan mudah dengan proses yang bernama copy-paste. Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut dibutuhkan suatu hal yang dapat digunakan untuk membantu  mendeteksi  kemiripan  dokumen  dengan  membandingkan  pattern  (pola)  yang  ada  pada dokumen  teks.  Salah  satu  metode  yang  dapat  digunakan  adalah  Algoritma  Rabin  Karp.  Algoritma Rabin Karp dapat mendeteksi similarity (kemiripan) di dalam dokumen. Algoritma ini menggunakan hashing  untuk  menemukan  substring(suatu  bagian  dari  string)  dalam  sebuah  teks  dengan menggunakan  K-gram.  Fungsi  hashing  adalah  untuk  mengubah  suatu  jenis  data  menjadi  beberapa bilangan bulat  sederhana.  Jumlah  Karakter  yang  digunakan  sebagai  pattern  dalam  hashing disebut sebagai K-gram. Bilangan bulat hasil dari tersebut akan menjadi tolok ukur untuk mengetahui berapa similarity  yang  ada  pada  dokumen  tersebut.  Hasil  dari  penelitian  ini  adalah  penggunaan  aplikasi pendeteksi  kemiripan  dengan  membandingkan  2  dokumen.  Penelitian  ini  memperlihatkan  bahwa algoritma  ini  dapat  berkerja  dengan  baik  dalam  mendeteksi  kemiripan  dokumen  dengan memperlihatkan prosentase similarity yang ada pada dokumen tersebut.
PENENTUAN LOKASI KLINIK LAYANAN HIV/AIDS DI KABUPATEN MALANG DENGAN AHP DAN VISUALISASI GIS
Authors: Maulana Adithya Gilang , Irawati Dyah Ayu , Harijanto Budi
Published: March 2019

Penentuan  lokasi  klinik  untuk  pemeriksaan  Infeksi  Menular  Seksual  (IMS)  merupakan  suatu  kebutuhan terutama  di  Kabupaten  Malang  yang  menempati  urutan  ketiga  dalam  peringkat  HIV/AIDS  di  Jawa  Timur setelah Surabaya dan Kota Malang. Penanggulangan IMS merupakan salah satu langkah awal menanggulangi HIV/AIDS, mengingat tingkat prevalensi seseorang yang terkena IMS adalah mencapai 2-10 kali lipat beresiko terhadap  HIV/AIDS.  Kabupaten  Malang  memiliki  karakteristik  tersendiri  yang  rawan  terhadap  keadaan  ini seperti banyaknya lokalisasi dan sebagai daerah dengan tingkat pengiriman TKI/TKW terbesar di Jawa Timur. Maka  langkah  awal  membendung  penyebaran  HIV/AIDS  adalah  dengan  membuka  layanan  klinik  IMS  di beberapa tempat di Kabupaten Malang. Permasalahannya, tidak semua kecamatan menyediakan layanan klinik ini.  Maka  dengan  kriteria  yang  telah  ditetapkan,  seperti  jumlah  lokalisasi,  ketersediaan  fasilitas  laboratorium puskesmas,  jumlah  TKI/TKW,  dan  jumlah  pengguna  narkoba  suntik  pada  masing-masing  kecamatan  di Kabupaten  Malang,  penentuan  layanan  klinik   IMS  ini  dilakukan  dengan  perhitungan  metode  AHP  atau Analytical  Hierarchy  Process sebagai  pendukung  keputusan.  Nilai  kriteria  diperoleh  dari  inputan user untuk menentukan tingkat kepentingan masing-masing kriteria, sedangkan nilai alternatif diperoleh dari data masingmasing  kecamatan  terhadap  kriteria.  Perhitungan  dilakukan  dengan  melakukan  normalisasi  di  tingkat  kriteria dan  tingkat  alternatif.  Prioritas  global  diperoleh  dengan  menjumlahkan  hasil  perkaliannya.  Hasil rekomendasinya  akan  divisualisasikan  ke  dalam  peta  Sistem  Informasi  Geografi  atau  GIS  sehingga  dapat diketahui profil masing-masing kecamatan terhadap kasus ini.
PEMBANGUNAN SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PENILAIAN KELAYAKAN KREDIT DI KBPR AMANAH, KEPANJEN
Authors: A. Shabrina Afrah  , Cahya Rahmad  , Ariadi Retno Tri
Published: March 2019

KBPR  Amanah  adalah  sebuah  BPR  (Bank  Perkreditan  Rakyat)  yang  terletak  di  Kecamatan  Kepanjen, Kabupaten Malang yang menyediakan layanan kredit, tabungan, dan deposito. Selama ini penilaian kelayakan pengajuan  kredit  masih  dilakukan  dengan  cara  manual.KBPR  Amanah  Kepanjen  merekrut  Account  Officer sebagai surveyor lapangan untuk melihat kondisi riil dari calon debitur. Kemudian data hasil survei diberikan kepada bagian kredit untuk diperiksa.Kepala Bagian Kredit memiliki kewenangan untuk memutuskan diterima atau tidaknya pengajuan kredit.Banyaknya calon debitur yang mengajukan permohonan kredit dengan kondisi yang  berbeda-beda  menyebabkan  pengambilan keputusan  penilaian  kelayakan  pengajuan  kredit  menjadi  lebih sulit  dan  membutuhkan  kejelian  yang  tinggi  dari  pengambil  keputusan.Kekurangan pada metode penilaian kelayakan kredit konvensional ini adalah adanya human error yang membuat pengambilan keputusan menjadi kurang akurat.Hal inidapat meningkatkan resiko kredit macet akibat pengambilan keputusan yang kurang tepat mengenai  penilaian  kelayakan  kredit.Maka,  dibuat  sebuah  Aplikasi  Sistem  Pendukung  Keputusan untuk menyelesaikan  permasalahan  tersebut.  Aplikasi  ini  menggunakan  metode  TOPSIS  (Technique  for  Order Performance  by  Similarity  to  Ideal  Solution)  karena  konsepnya  mudah  dimengerti,  komputasinya  efisien,  dan memiliki kemampuan untuk mengukur kinerja relatif dari alternatif-alternatif keputusan dalam bentuk matematis yang sederhana. Sistem ini tidak menggantikan peran Bagian Kredit sebagai pengambil keputusan, melainkan dapat  menjadi  pendamping  pengambilan  keputusan  mengenai  kelayakan  pengajuan  kredit  di  KBPR Amanah.Dengan  adanya  aplikasi  ini,  pengambilan  keputusan  menjadi  lebih  efektif,  serta  menghasilkan keputusan yang terbaik bagi pihak debitur maupun pihak KBPR Amanah.Aplikasi Sistem Pendukung Keputusan ini  telah  diuji  dengan  membandingkan  hasil  keputusan  manual  dengan  kaputusan  yang  dihasilkan  sistem. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian tersebut, tingkat keakuratan SPK dalam penelitian ini mencapai 97,78%
SISTEM PAKAR DIAGNOSA PENYAKIT PARU-PARU DENGAN METODE FORWARD CHAINING
Authors: Amrullah Anugerah Jaya Aziz , Ekojono Ekojono
Published: March 2019

Paru–paru  adalah  organ  yang  berfungsi  untuk  menukar  oksigen  dengan  karbondioksida  di  dalam  darah  yang prosesnya ini disebut respirasi atau pernafasan. Menurut kemenkes dr. Supriyantoro, Sp.P, MAR pada tahun 2013 ditemukan jumlah kasus penyakit paru-paru sebanyak 196.310 kasus, menurun bila dibandingkan kasus penyakit paru-paru yang ditemukan tahun 2012 yang sebesar 202.301 kasus. Penyakit paru-paru merupakan penyakit yang tidak mudah untuk di sembuhkan, dapat menjadi buruk apabila tidak segera ditangani dengan serius. Keterbatasan jumlah pakar atau ahli paru-paru tidak dapat mengatasi permasalahan para penderita penyakit paru-paru, maka dari itu diperlukan sebuah sistem yang mana sistem tersebut dapat membantu kerja seorang pakar. Pada sistem pakar diagnosa  penyakit  paru-paru  ini  menggunakan  metode forward  chaining untuk  pencarian  fakta  dan  metode certainty  factor untuk perhitungan tingkat  kepercayaannya. Sistem  pakar  ini  diimplementasikan  dalam  bentuk website, yang bertujuan untuk memudahkan para pengguna mencari informasi atau mendiagnosa penyakit paruparunya. Proses pengujian sistem pakar diagnosa penyakit paru-paru adalah dengan membandingkan perhitungan manual,  perhitungan  sistem,  dan  dari  seorang  pakar  yang  nantinya  akan  menghasilkan  keakuratan  sistem. Penelitian ini menghasilkan keakuratan diagnosa penyakit sebesar 86,66 % dan error sebesar 13,34 % dari 15x pengujian.
SISTEM INFORMASI PERAMALAN STOK BARANG DI CV. ANNORA ASIA MENGGUNAKAN METODE DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING
Authors: Mansyur Mansyur , Rohadi Erfan
Published: March 2019

Dalam dunia bisnis, dibutuhkan sebuah prediksi atau perkiraan dari suatu tindakan yang akan diproses untuk menindak lanjuti hasil yang akan diharapkan pada beberapa periode selanjutnya. Keberlangsungan proses produksi   dalam  suatu   bisnis   ditunjang   oleh   pengendalian   persediaan    stok  barang yang baik. Peramalan   merupakan   satu   komponen   pendukung   dalam   aktivitas   perencanaan   dalam membuat  suatu prediksi  bisnis  untuk  mendapatkan  keuntungan  yang  maksimal.  Metode   peramalan  merupakan bentuk pengendalian persediaan kuantitatif berdasarkan data historis (runtut waktu).Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah meramalkan  jumlah  Stok  barang  di  CV.Annora  Asia  dengan   menggunakan   metode   double   exponential smoothing. Dengan metode ini, perhitungan dapat dilakukan untuk mencari nilai optimal yang paling baik dengan   tingkat  kesalahan  yang  paling  terkecil. Dan  hasil  pengujian  perhitungan  MAPE  (Mean  Absolute Percentage Error) menunjukan hasil hasil yang sangat bagus karna di temukan nilai sebesar 4,82866%.
APLIKASI KEAMANAN DATA MENGGUNAKAN METODE MMB DAN LSB
Authors: Fajar Dewandaru  , Cahya Rahmad
Published: March 2019

Teknologi  informasi  dapat  membantu  pekerjaan  manusia  khususnya  yang  berhubungan  dengan  pemrosesan ataupun  pendistribusian  informasi.  Namun,  seiring  dengan  berkembangnya  hal  tersebut  berkembang  pula pelangaran atau penyalahgunaan dalam keamanan pesan yang dikirim seperti dengan cara merusak, menyadap, merubah  pesan  tersebut  untuk  kepentingan  pribadi.  Untuk  itu  diperlukan  suatu  sistem  keamanan  yang  dapat melindungi  suatu  informasi  menggunakan  ilmu  untuk  menyembunyikan  atau  mengamankan  suatu  pesan  atau informasi ke dalam pesan lain yaitu dengan teknik steganografi serta proses penyandian suatu informasi atau data rahasia  yang  berbentuk  teks  menjadi  bentuk  lain  yang  tidak  dapat  dipahami  yaitu  teknik  kriptografi.  Dengan penggabungan dari kedua metode ini maka pesan atau informasi yang disembunyikan akan sulit untuk dipecahkan atau dibobol, karena memiliki dua tingkat keamanan.