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Rural Community-Based Tourism Development in Bangladesh: The Conceptual Issues
Authors: Afjal Hossain Md , . Uchinlayen
Published: July 2018

The concept of rural tourism can revitalize the conventional concepts of tourism, and bring socio-economic and environmental well-being of the rural community ensuring sustainable development of a particular country. The aim of this paper is to identify the prospects and problems of rural community-based tourism development in Bangladesh. Rural tourism is one of the most promising tourism sectors in Bangladesh. It can bring economic, social and environmental benefits to the community people. Development of the rural tourism will have a significant impact on the GDP and employment opportunities for them who are involved in its development process. This paper finds out some barriers of rural community-based tourism development and provides some suggestions to overcome those challenges. For the development of this promising sector, it needs proper policy formation, infrastructure development, human resource development, enough investment for services and facilities in the destination areas, readiness of rural people to arrange tourism in their areas, public private partnership, sustainable tourism development guidelines, etc. Finally, this paper also looks into at how rural community people of Bangladesh can be involved in the development of tourism activities in their own areas.)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Assessing the Participant Perception Towards the Implementation of Sciencexplorer Programme
Authors: Muhamad Aida , Aryanie Bahrudin Ida , Faezah Adan Nor , Ezree Abdullah Mohd , Sufi Bin Roslan Muhammad , Mohd Adnan Raudah , Md Amin Zulkarnain
Published: July 2018

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects have always been complex subjects for school children as many experienced difficulty and complexity in grasping the basic conceptual knowledge. Therefore, Centre for Diploma Studies (CeDS) of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) is moving forward to achieve sustainable development for society by pursuing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through National Blue Ocean Strategy 4 (NBOS 4) initiatives. As a member of the society, CeDS try to ensure that the society will acquire the benefit of CeDS business activities as a whole.. ScienceXplorer programme had been implemented to attract primary school students in learning science. ScienceXplorer is a programme that basically implementing the concept of learning by doing. This study was performed to assess participant perception towards the implementation of ScienceXplorer. A self-completion questionnaire had been designed with a series of Likert scale questions that organized to gather participants’ perceptions of participating ScienceXplorer. The questionnaire had been designed using Kirk Patrick Evaluation Model. There were 148 participants from three primary schools took part in this study. In this scope of study, ScienceXplorer participants rated very high in terms of reflection, knowledge and skill, changes in behaviour and aspiration.
Relationship Between Distributive Justice, Ethical Leadership, and Turnover Intention with the Mediating Effects of Ethical Climate
Authors: Mehmood Nasir , Ungku Norulkamar Dr , Sobia Irum Dr
Published: July 2018

Leaders form an organization’s ethical climate and influence employees’ perceptions and intentions. Employees’ intentions become positive when leader’s personal ethics and ethical climate are congruent. The current study focused on the relationships among ethical leadership, distributive justice and ethical climate in the formation of employee’s turnover intention. The purpose of the study is (1) to examine whether leader’s ethics significantly impact over turnover intention, (2) to what extent distributive justice effects turnover intention, and (3) to determine the indirect impact of ethical leadership on turnover intention through ethical climate. The valid sample data was randomly collected through structured questionnaire distributed among 265 employees from 9 different banks located in Northern Punjab region of Pakistan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for data analysis using AMOS 22.0. Results revealed that distributive justice is significantly related to turnover intentions and ethical climate mediated between ethical leadership and turnover intention. This study contributes to the existing literature by considering both, distributive justice and ethical leadership in predicting turnover intention. When enacting policies and procedures, leaders should set ethical and justice tone that can be helpful to facilitate ethical behavior and also minimize turnover intentions among employee
Feed Composition Analysis and Reproductive Status of Dairy Cows Raised in Yogyakart
Authors: Firdaus Hudaya Mohammad , Tri Widayati Diah , Prasetyo Widyobroto Budi , Tri Noviandi Cuk
Published: July 2018

The objective of this study was to determine the content of the feed given and reproductive status of each animal and its effect on reproduction performance in early lactation dairy cows. Seven early lactation of Friesian Holstein cows were used from local farmer. The observed variable were feedstuff from local farmer and reproductive status (post partum estrous and service per conception). The results of proximat and van soest analysis from feedstuff consist of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and concentrate feed from feed mill. The elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) was contained of dry matter (DM) 86.27%, Ash 18.63%, extract eter (EE) 3.84%, crude fiber (CF) 30.62%, crude protein (CP) 13.05%, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) 73.73% and acid detergent fiber (ADF) 45.31%. Concentrates feed was contained of dry matter (DM) 89.24%, Ash 15.36%, extract eter (EE) 5.37%, crude fiber (CF) 17.11%, crude protein (CP) 12.76%, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) 58.23% and acid detergent fiber (ADF) 19.20%. The results of reproductive parameters for post partum estrous (PPE) 121.43±16.672 days and service per conception (S/C) was 2.14±0.690. In conclusion the feedstuff were given less meet the requirement, and affecting the performance of reproduction.
The Discovery of Physical Properties of Food Waste in Composting Process
Authors: Rahman Muhammad Firdaus Abdul , Armi Abu Samah Mohd , Bariyah Abd Hamid Khairul , Jalal Khan Chowdhury Ahmed
Published: July 2018

Composting as a method of solid waste management should be given attention. It gives means of producing a valuable end product, by treating of organic wastes in an environmentally friendly method which does not release any hazardous chemical which can affect human health without causing a major disruption to the surrounding ecosystem. Nevertheless, the issue of time-consuming arises and this correspond to the sink of market demand. The optimized pre-composting process was done through drying, grinding and controlled aeration resulted in the fast-compost formation and cost-effective. This study aimed to discover the physical properties of food waste in composting process. The controlled parameter of the composting which is aeration time where pre-composting processes applied was drying and grinding. The manipulated parameter of composting process happened within two durations: rotation and rest. Each container has been rotated for 15 minutes yet different resting time was applied which are 15, 25, 50, 150 minutes namely A, B, C and D. The data collection has been done in hourly basis for the total of 72 hours. Based on the statistical analysis, results show that mass reduction of samples (A=38.6%, B=32.6%, C=24.6%, D=22.6%). The compost temperature ranged between (23°C - 39°C) while the compost pH was (5.12 – 5.85). Peak level of surrounding temperature was (35.7°C) while surrounding relative humidity (53%) in normal condition. Among the highest moisture content was (52.63%) while the lowest discovered in sample D (24.81%) respectively. Results show that with the longer the aeration time, the better physical properties of compost formed. The obtained data will provide evidence on its significances application to the agencies, the public and the industrial player to cope up with this major environmental threat. This study found a significant relationship between physical factors and compost formation which contribute to better analysis, especially to food waste management.
Unani methods of cure in the Indian subcontinent : an analytical study
Authors: Islam Arshad
Published: July 2018

The history of medicine is bound with the history of civilization, representing the complex interactions of human communities, geography and the environment over time. South Asia has always been a vibrant melting pot of interactions between different peoples. Unani (‘Greek’) medicine is based on ancient Hellenic thought (via its interactions with Babylonian, Egyptian, Indian and Persian knowledge). Tibb-i-Unani is Arabic for ‘Greek medicine’, which became Unani as practiced in the Indian Subcontinent, where it was developed and refined through systematic experimentation by renowned scholars. Islamic physicians tested Indian traditional medicines using clinical trials, as a result of which they incorporated a number of indigenous medicines in their own system, advancing and enriching its treasures. The basic Unani framework is timeless, based on human action and intrinsic causes. This paper highlights the subtler and perhaps more important aspects of classical Indian Unani medicine that contributed to the development of the entire body of scientific knowledge. Through an analysis of socio-cultural and historical context, the paper concludes that the contribution of Unani medicine in India lies in: (a) preserving the ancient Greek tradition of medicine; and (b) safeguarding and advancing utilitarian medical science and treatment into the early modern period.
The Social and Cultural Capital Exploration Keeping Personal Hygiene in Children
Authors: . Marniati , . Yarmaliza
Published: July 2018

Knowledge of parents is very important in the formation of the underlying behaviors that support or do not support the child's oral hygiene. The number of children aged 9 to 12 years with impaired oral around Puskesmas SUAK Ribee are as many as 230 people in 2014 and 183 in 2015 from January to September 18, 2015. The purpose of research is to determine the effect of knowledge and the mother's attitude to Dentistry and Oral on elementary School Students 19 SUAK Ribee West Aceh District. This research is an analytic with cross-sectional design. The research was conducted in SD Negeri 19 SUAK Ribee West Aceh district on 11 to 21 November 2015 with a population sample of 178 respondents and 64 people, with univariate and bivariate analysis using chi-square test. The results showed that the mother's knowledge and attitudes significantly affect children's personal hygiene (P.Value <0.05).
Communication Style and Communication Competence Of President Jokowi
Authors: Intyaswati Drina , Juned Mansur , Zakki Abdullah Ahmad
Published: July 2018

This research would like to see the communication style of president jokowi in connection with the disharmony of his ministers in communicating in public. The problem in this research is; (1) How is President Jokowi's communication style in policy making? (2) How is the communication competency of President Jokowi?. The method used in this research is qualitative by using structural discourse analysis. Data were taken from online news especially detik.com and kompas.com, which is the most popular data provider. The results show that the most widely used communication style of president jokowi is controlling style and also others communication style according to an existing situation. Based on the communication made by the president jokowi, he has communication competence that includes the aspects of commitment and confidence, flexibility, empathy, the sensitivity of consequences, and skills obtained from adaptation
Corporate Social Responsibility Collaborative Strategies for Local Communities
Authors: M S Sarmila , R Zaimah , Lyndon Novel
Published: July 2018

The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been identified as an early concept that provides a platform for corporations and community relationship. It is also being discussed that through CSR initiatives corporations would be able to assist in community development efforts. However, to achieve this objective, CSR strategies were required to be implemented according to the needs for community development. This paper will discuss how corporate and community relations through CSR strategies are being implemented for this purpose. The research was conducted on a qualitative case study on a CSR contract farming project by a multinational corporation towards the local farmers' community in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Malaysia. A total of 45 farmers who were involved in the project were interviewed. Verbatim data were analyzed to develop themes that could help to provide an understanding of the implementation strategy based on the perspective of the farmers as the recipients of the project. This study has identified the roles played by each of the parties involved based on 38 basic themes emerged from the analysis. These basic themes have been clustered into seven main themes (MT), namely MT1 - Strong Farmers Relationships, MT2 - Support by LFA, MT3 - Positive Attitude of Farmers, MT4 - Farmers Initiative, MT5 - Guaranteed Markets by Corporations, MT6 - Leadership of LFA and MT7 - Learning Process. These themes indicated that the implementation of the CSR project by the corporations was executed in collaboration with the relevant development agency that is the Local Farmers Association (LFA) with the farmer's active involvement. This project is seen to be executed as Public-Private Partnership approach and has assisted the local farmers' community to develop components of community development through the development of skills, attitudes and opportunities for the larger market.
Readiness of Organisation and Employees in the Malaysian Public Organisation Towards Change Management
Authors: Hafis Ahmad Mohd , Ismail Syuhaida , Latif Saleh Abd.
Published: July 2018

Organisational change refers to the transformation of an organisation from its present condition to some intended conditions in the future in minimising refusal from employees and expenditure of running the organisation while simultaneously boosting the productiveness of the change attempt. This paper aims to appraise the change administration of organisations in Malaysia since limited research have been done to examine whether the employees are ready to accept change in the organisation. This research is materialising its objectives of (1) identifying the attributes of change management in the Malaysian public organisation; (2) investigating the current practice of organisation and employees in the Malaysian public organisation towards change management and (3) assessing the factors influencing readiness of organisation and employees in the Malaysian public organisation towards change management. It is found that change management is an organised way to make sure that changes are completely implemented without any problems to make transitions from the aspects of individuals, groups, and organisations to an intended circumstances in the coming days by focusing on the wider impacts of change, particularly on people, where change takes place thoroughly in the entire organisation. Furthermore, it is found that current practice of organisation and employees in the organisation towards change management involved in three main factors, namely trust in management, communication and organisational commitment; with the positive vision for the future perceived by management team as the factor of trust in management, meanwhile for communication, it is found that there is good communication between supervisors and employees about the organisation’s policy toward the changes. The factor found in organisational commitment is employees enjoy discussing their organisation with outsiders. The findings of this paper provide a positive impact on change management planning, which ultimately help in ensuring more effective change programme implementation in the public organisation in Malaysia.
Company’s Pride Storytelling (Fantasy Theme Analysis of Psychology Approach Study to Community Communication of Pt Telkom Indonesia Retiree)
Authors: Christin Maylanny , Suganda Dadang , Suryana Asep , Ratna Suminar Jenny
Published: July 2018

There are several factors influencing neglect dwindling loyalty such as the commitment of the company towards its employees, and the impact on employee loyalty. This research focused on aspects which influenced the pride of being the employees of PT Telkom so that the employee work optimally, concentrate, expressed thoughts, ideas, spent effort and time in accordance with the company objectives expected to end his tenure. This research used Ernest1 Fantasy Theme Analysis method through storytelling among PT Telkom Indonesia's retiree community. This research emphasized the main rule of communication become the primary medium in the internalization of the values that make the retirees proud of their company. The data collection was engineered by: Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Focus Group Interviews (FGI). The purposes of this researched were to investigate: (1) what makes employees feel proud of their organization. (2) what sort of communication activities that organization do so that the employees become loyal. The results of this research showed that pride at organization located on two aspects: there was (a) Employees pride towards the company: (1) Feeling proud because the company has standard in recruiting employees. (2) Feeling proud because they were awarded in the form of pension funds. (3) Feeling proud of because the company has a clean governance and transparent (4) Feeling proud because company has contributed towards the development of Indonesia. (b) the communication activities conducted by the company: the unification of diversity of background activities employees performed with the events 'Bintal’ (Mental instilling Program) the more similar socio-cultural background of each individual then their communication will be more effective. (2) the naming of building in University Telkom by using the name of the most outer islands that have been explored by retired member of Telkom. (3) Give special time for employees retired to give the story its experience and advice for the aspiring leader at Telkom. This research contributes to the development of the science of social psychology and communication studies that strengthened the connection between pride in the company with loyalty at the company. Originality in this study lies in the use of methods Fantasy The (Fantasy Theme Analysis, Symbolic Cue, Fantasy Type, Saga) with the technique of storytelling by employees retired member of Telkom Indonesia.
Gender Differences in Workplace Humor Among Lecturers: Study on Whatsapp Group(S)
Authors: Mirawati Ira , Suryana Asep , Hidayat Mien , Agustin Herlina
Published: July 2018

Humor is an important part of workplace communication. Among lecturers, an online chatting group, such as WhatsApp group, is a scene of humor. As well as real-world humor, gender relations also shape humor in this virtual world. This study investigated gender differences in workplace humor among lecturers on WhatsApp group(s), including the topics, the message forms, and the participants’ feelings. The subjects were 15 male and 15 female lecturers from three Universities in West Java, Indonesia. The findings of this phenomenology research revealed that humor topic is the first difference. Almost all topics are applicable for male lecturers, and the most frequent ones are their colleague weaknesses, either physical or nonphysical, and sexual content. Female lecturers scarcely initiate humor talk, but they can join it. Being the topic of humor, 73% of female lecturers feel victimized, but only 60% of male lecturers feel the same way. There are 40% male lecturers who feel proud to be the object of humor, because it increases their personal attractiveness and relations as well as their popularity. Female lecturers can freely laugh at her male colleagues’ weaknesses, but not vice versa.
Modelling Team Effectiveness and its Determinants Among Multidisciplinary Engineering Students: A Case of Malaysian Public University
Authors: Mohammed Hussein Shawqi , Mohd Daud Salwani , Mantoro Teddy , Azmeela Shariff Sya , Hasan Mahmudul
Published: July 2018

Team effectiveness depends on the performance of each team member. Success or failure of a team highly relies on the interaction level of all members. Effective teamwork is a critical learning outcome for engineering students and it is one of the most desired skill required by employers. All engineering graduates must have the ability to function in multidisciplinary teams. Prior studies had also found that, many Malaysian employers agreed that the lack of team working skill among the Malaysian graduates would risk the survival of an organisation and in result developing low-level interpersonal skills which is equally necessary for working effectively in a team. However, in the engineering education literature most of the previous studies have focused on the area of professional environments. A very few studies were conducted in the context of educational environments to identify the factors that affect the team effectiveness in higher education. Moreover several internal and external factors also inﬂuence the outcomes of student teamwork and not every group is effective in their objectives and numerous groups fail. Therefore, this study is designed to identify the underlying factors that help students to develop their teamwork skill, thus improving team effectiveness. Hence, upon analysing the articles found in this study, nine (factors were identified to have more impacts towards team effectiveness, which were (1) team communication, (2) trust, (3) team cohesion, (4) team leadership, (5) team coordination and cooperation, (6) team commitment, (7) team performance, (8) team satisfaction, and (9) task interdependence. In addition, after comparing several models and theories, a conceptual model that demonstrates relationships among the identified factors was proposed. It asserted team performance and team satisfaction as the predictors of team effectiveness.
Assessment of Consumers’ Religiosity Consciousness of Malaysian Green Personal Care Products
Authors: Bt Mohammad Noorita , B. Baharun Rohaizat
Published: July 2018

Local green products are still very new for Malaysian businesses; therefore, there are only few studies that focus on consumer’ purchase intention of green products. Green products are made from extracts of herbs as the main ingredient, and as such Muslim consumers have a high tendency to buy them because of their green content. Although studies have recognized religiosity consciousness as an important factor that affects the Muslims’ behaviour, there is less information about its effect on the consumers’ decision in buying green products. The objective of this study is to investigate the relative importance of religiosity consciousness on purchase intention of green products as religiosity consciousness has not yet been extensively investigated in explaining the consumers’ intention and behaviour towards buying green products. A self-administered survey was conducted in the form of a mall intercept with 250 female consumers. This study contributes to the improvement of our understanding of consumers’ green decision making and the relevant marketing strategy for the local companies in the market. Surprisingly, the results shows insignificant relationships. The finding provides evidence that consumers’ buying decision of green products is not influenced by religiosity consciousness. This article also includes discussion of theoretical and management implications.
“She is a Spinster”: a Descriptive Study on Perception Toward Single Women
Authors: . Nanik , M.W. Taira Mareyke , Hendriani Wiwin
Published: July 2018

The aim of this research was to explore perception toward single women, according to respondents from 4 different subject groups. Exploration on topic was intriguing to be further researched, considering that the percentage of single women had been increasing in numerous countries, but the discussion was lacking, especially in Indonesia. Respondents in this study were Indonesian single or married men and women aged 25-70 years. Respondents were gathered through purposive incidental sampling (N = 128) and consisted of 41 single women, 49 married women, 13 single men, and 25 married men. An open-ended questionnaires constructed by the first author was used as measurement tools. Respondents were tasked to mention perceived positive and negative impression toward single women. Data gathered underwent two analysis stages. The first part was a descriptive content analysis and the second stage was a descriptive statistical analysis comparing means from one-way ANOVA. Statistical analysis showed significant result (average p < .05) when comparing means of positive and negative perception based on demographic statistics. Results showed significant negative perception and strong labeling toward single women although there were also significant positive perceptions. Negative and positive perceptions of single women tend to be universal from several generations of adults.
The Relationship Established Between Indonesian Political and Bureaucratic Official
Authors: . Azhari
Published: July 2018

The overlapping responsibility between the political and bureaucratic officials seems not to be avoidable due to the weaknesses of personnel management system. This condition, of course, leads to a clutter in some aspects such as recruitments, promotions, and political structures. This research aims to investigate the relationship between the political and bureaucratic officials in terms of authority which is applied by the officials and the factors that caused the overlapping authority. To do so, a descriptive qualitative analysis was applied in this research since the researcher would like to report the result in what looked like. The saturated data was collected by conducting an in-depth interview and documentations and it was analyzed qualitatively. The findings of the current research showed two models of relationship namely executive assendency and model of Party State Bureaucracy begun from the New-Era to Post New-era. Neither New-Era nor Post New-era are appropriate to be applied in the Southeast Sulawesi. Therefore this research suggested a more appropriate model of bureaucratic management, especially regional governance in Southeast Sulawesi namely the External Model of Executive Assendency or Personal Excecutive Assendency.
Hospital Building Maintenance Management Model
Authors: Olanrewaju Abdullateef , Wai Fang Wong , Yeow Tan Seong
Published: July 2018

Wellness of the patients correlated with the hospital building performance. For building to achieve it design objectives and provide value added services to owners, users and other stakeholders, maintenance functions are strategic. As a result, management of the maintenance of hospital buildings is a delicate and expensive task to perform. Despite the fact that there is a lack of representative data on the maintenance of hospital buildings in Malaysia, there is a growing concern surrounding the subject. Fire outbreaks and decay in hospital buildings suggest a need to conduct critical research to investigate the maintenance management practices of hospital buildings. This paper reports part of an ongoing research that aims to develop a maintenance model for hospital buildings. Hence, this current research reports the results of literature reviews and observations on hospital buildings in Malaysia and their maintenance practices. Upon reviewing the literature, a conceptual framework of maintenance model for hospital buildings was proposed. The research found that the current approaches to maintenance management in the hospital buildings were corrective, fragmented, cost-driven and expensive. The procurement of maintenance services was mainly outsourcings. All these call into question, the decision making processes of the hospital maintenance organisations. Collectively, the above considerations have led to the formulation of the main research question- what are the critical success factors [CSFs] for the maintenance of hospital buildings? The current study also discussed a proposed research methodology for the main research. Furthermore, issues pertaining to the research design, ontology and epistemology were briefly discussed. It was established that to enrich the findings of the main research, it was imperative to collect primary data using both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms.
The Crossing Effect of Dragon Fruit Plant Caltivars [Hylocereus Sp.] on Yield
Authors: Subandi Muhammad , Mustari Eri , Setian Arie
Published: July 2018

Type of dragon fruit that is cultivated commercially is the red dragon fruit. There is no optimal production, because the flower of plant is incompatible. One way of improving production [fruiting] of dragon fruit is through manual crossing. This research aim was to study the crossing suitabilityof the red dragon fruit on fruiting. The research was conducted in dragon fruit plantation, West Java. Experimental design used was Randomized Block Design with four treatments and six replications. Treatments were: Natural Pollination [control];Crossing in one flower;Crossing between flowers; Crossing between varieties. Dimension of fruit measured were:diameter, length, fresh weight, and sugar content of fruit. Analysis of variance was applied with Duncan test at 5% significance level. Preparation of flower pollination was done by selecting the probable flower to bloom at night to come. The blooming flower can be predicted in the afternoon and the crossing was done at midnight.The result showed that the crossing between varieties was the best [improved fruiting]production.  This report was suplemented with literature study on betalain showing that betalain is great beneficial for human health, and may be the next subject to study once the bulk production of fruit is done.
Implication of Industrialised Building System (IBS) : The Case of Trade Contractors in Malaysia
Authors: Theong Maychuan , Abd Rashid Rosli , Chai Changsaar
Published: July 2018

To further enhance the efficiency, capacity and capability of the Malaysian construction industry, the government has been aggressively championing the use of Industrialised Building System (IBS). However, several studies have pointed out that the trade contractors are very concern with the increasing use of IBS in the country because it will reduce their business opportunities.  Therefore, the research is dedicated to address issues faced by the trade contractors with the adoption of IBS. The objectives of this paper are to uncover the impact of IBS to the trade contractors and to suggest solutions to address issues faced by the trade contractors with the implementation of IBS. A fundamental of the methodology is to adopt multiple case studies approach. These projects adopted both conventional and IBS construction method. A number of 8 projects were selected. Interview sessions are conducted with trade and main contractors. Collected data is then modelled by using the combination of fuzzy theory set and simple multi-attribute rating technique. Main contractors’ input on several success factors that lead to the penetration of trade contractors in IBS is evaluated. Some degree of involvement of trade contractors in IBS projects is recommended. It is significant for the trade contractors to obtain skills for IBS approach besides their existing crafts. Furthermore, the trade contractors are suggested to register themselves as IBS components installer as this does not involve high investment capital or they can join the other companies to increase their technical and financial capacity. These findings will inform on numerous policy initiatives to manage the business sustainability of the domestic trade contractors, to improve construction methods, then to modernise and upgrade the construction industry within the country.
Requirements Elicitation in Software Engineering
Authors: Ali Ramdhani Muhammad , Sa’adillah Maylawati Dian , Syakur Amin Abdusy , Aulawi Hilmi
Published: July 2018

Software Engineering (SE) is a discipline, concept, method that focus on all aspects related to software production. SE must adapt organized system and approach in building software. The objective of this article is to discuss needs elicitation in SE, so that the design can be done through utilizing appropriate tools and techniques based on the problem to be solved, restrictions and need that must be met, as well as resource availability. The method used in this article is literature review as a major source of problem analysis. In the next phase, the main topic of the article is clarified, validated, and verified by the model of the Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The respondents of FGD are lecturers of Informatics Department at UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. Requirements elicitation is in-dept and comprehensive process of finding information from all stakeholders in relation to the built software. The result of requirements elicitation is the explanation from every stakeholder with natural language related to the will and interest of the built software. The mechanism of finding information can be done through observation, questionnaire, interview, and documentary study, which are then tested with data validation and verification in FGD. The product of requirements elicitation is the User Requirement Document (URD) that can be used as an early artifact in software development process. Furthermore, URD is used as a reference in tracking the suitability between the function of software and the needs of stakeholder. This article formulated analysis approach of SE need, so that it is easily modified, adaptive to growing software complexity, and connected with the analysis of hardware.
The Designing Criteria and Sub-Criteria of University Balance Scorecard Using Analytical Hierarchy Process Method
Authors: Abadi Satria , Widyarto Setyawan
Published: July 2018

Universities have an important role in determining the progress and prosperity of a nation. In connection with this progress, the social demand for accountability of higher education also emerged broadly, therefore, the college should be able to compete to improve the quality of all aspect's college business strategy both internally and externally. A university accountability can be seen from the performance measurement of the college, the aim of this study is to design sub-criteria and of performance measurement of a university to improve the quality of higher education in the district Pringsewu Lampung. The design will use the Balanced Scorecard and Analytical Hierarchy Process. Balance Scorecard method is a method that has the ability to analyse leading indicators and lagging indicators. Lagging indicators consist of a financial perspective while Leading indicators consist of the internal business process, learning and growth, customer. While Analytical Hierarchy process is a method that determines the best alternative amongst the chosen criteria and sub-criteria will be ranked, started from the highest score, thus, it will become benchmark percentage to determine the value range from the highest to the lowest. The criteria and sub-criteria of this study are the four main criteria taken the perspective of balance scorecard, Internal Business, Customer, financial, Learning and Growth, whereas, the 9 sub-criteria used to measure the performance are taken from higher education in the region Pringsewu.
Sediment Transport and Characteristics in Perak River and Kurau River
Authors: Saleh A , Abustan I , Remy Rozainy  M. A. Z. Mohd , Sabtu N
Published: July 2018

Particle size is the most important parameter to deal in sediment transport processes. This parameter is important to determine the class of sediment transport in river. It is also important for the selection of site for sand mining operation through the determination of the size of sediment, sediment capacity and sediment replenishment rate. Data were obtained through observations made from two rivers namely Sungai Perak and Sungai Kurau in Malaysia. The rivers were categorized as wide river for Sungai Perak and small river for Sungai Kurau. For Sungai Perak, the width of river ranges from 248.18 to 338.53 meter whilst the width of Sungai Kurau ranges from 9 to 11 meter. Data covers flow discharges from 130.988 m3/s to 435.915 m3/s for Sungai Perak and from 2.52 m3/s to 4.723 m3/s for Sungai Kurau. Based on the results, the bed load of two rivers are found to be mostly uniform mixture. The results indicate that these two Malaysian rivers mostly have uniform bed load The bed material for the two rivers are poorly graded mixture and the median size of bed loads mostly ranges from 0.62 to 2.94 mm.
Perceptions Passengers on Service Quality: Public Transport in Kuala Lumpur
Authors: Imhimmed Mohamed Irtema Hamza , Ismail Amiruddin , Nazri Borhan Muhamad , M Abdelsalam Hassan. , B.Z Alshetwi Abdurauf. , Ismael Albrka Shaban , Milad Abdalrhman , Mohashhash Buseif , Y. Y. Alfakhri Aboubaker , Muhammad Das Amsori , A.M. Yahia Hussin , Musbah Al Allam Allam
Published: July 2018

The quality of service is a measurement of the level of service provided against the expectations of customers. This research examines the behaviour of passengers using public transport with respect to the service quality of public transit. A questionnaire was answered by 412 passengers at one of the main railway stations, Kuala Lumpur Sentral. Empirical data were extracted based on the information collected from the survey. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the measurement model. The findings of the study reveal that public transport passengers are significantly influenced by service attributes, for example, vehicle safety, cleanliness of the facility, and management of complaints. These findings identify the important service attributes that public transportation services in Kuala Lumpur need to prioritise. This study will help ascertain whether service quality meets or exceeds the expectations of the passengers.
Innovative Procurement Adoption for Industrialised Building System (IBS) Projects
Authors: Liyana Binti Tajul Ariffin Hamizah , Yeo Hooi Lynn Brenda , Binti Mohamad Shukery Nurshikin , Binti Abdul Rahiman Nafisah , Hendra Bin Mahmud Syamsul , Binti Mohd Raslim Faraziera
Published: July 2018

Industrialised Building System [IBS] is a new method that used prefabrication components in building construction as an alternative towards enhancing construction performance.  The Construction Industry Development Board [CIDB] embraced the IBS method to enhance productivity and building quality, reduce wastage on site, increase occupational safety and health, and reduce overall cost of construction.  Currently, most of the IBS project developments in Malaysia are still adopting traditional procurement system.  However, traditional procurement system has been criticised for its fragmented procedure to project delivery in terms of integration and collaboration of the project team.  As a result of that problem, a number of issues have recently arisen such as reworks, time delay, rising costs, lack of communication and coordination, and wastages.  The purpose of this research is to identify challenges of the current procurement system and to investigate the possibilities of implementing innovative type of procurement method for IBS implementation.  A deductive research approach was adopted.  Reviewing relevant literature before embarking into any academic research project is one way of exploring a known theory in a holistic manner.  It also appears to be one of an essential feature to create a firm foundation for the research.  Based on extensive literature reviews; this paper describes what are initiatives that have been taken from developed nations which are known as earlier IBS adopters and through the findings these experiences may shed some light on the type of procurement that have been adopted.  This study was conducted among Grade 7 IBS contractors in Malaysia to gain further clarification on the immensity of the issues as well as assessing the research instrument.  The findings from this study reveal that financial matters, lack of early involvement, lack of integration and coordination, knowledge and understanding, role and responsibility, risk liability, communication and information, attitude and relationship matters are challenges embedded in the existing procurement approach in adopting IBS.  Suggestion on how innovative type of procurement method such as Separation of IBS from Main Contract, Partnering and Integrated Project Delivery [IPD] will be able to minimise the fragmentation gaps will be concluded.
Strength and Interface Adhesion Properties of in-Plane Shear Loaded Thick Adhesive Joint
Authors: Muhamad Azlan Hafizah , Francis Lannie , Ahmad Zakiah
Published: July 2018

This paper addresses the quality of the interface bonded joints in layers of timber elements. The shear performance was studied to assess the suitability of adhesive to bond timber with different thickness of glueline and timber densities. Since there is absolute test method in establishing  the shear strength of the surface bonds between layers timber elements, two test methods were used namely Thick Adherend Shear Test [TAST] and Lap Shear Test. The adhesived used is Sikadur-30 and timber used are Sesendok, Bintangor and Kempas with average densities 400-600kg/m3, 600-800kg/m3 and 800-1000kg/m3 respectively. Obtained results suggest that the interface stress distribution are related to the thicknesses of adhesive and densities of timber.
Combining the Methodologies of Ethnography and Grounded Theory Approach in Understanding the Characteristics of Traditional Knowledge Related to Medicinal Plants of the Batek in Kuala Koh,Gua Musang, Kelantan
Authors: Alias Amran , Salleh Hood , Mohamad Ismail Shaharuddin , Aziz Abdul Ghani Aziz Sarah , Suhaidi Salleh Mohd , Aaznuar Kamri Khairol , Mat Bakri , Brahim Sopian
Published: July 2018

Traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the indigenous people is a valuable asset to the community and could potentially bring economic returns to them if it is utilized appropriately. While much of the existing researches have been focused on documenting the knowledge, not much however, has been made known on the ‘holistic’ practice of the knowledge at the community level particularly in the Malaysian context. This is an important aspect as documenting the knowledge alone would not bring any meaning if the knowledge itself is not sustainably practiced by the communities who hold the knowledge. However, it is not an easy task to understand the management aspect of the knowledge especially if the researcher comes from a ‘different world view’ that the indigenous people themselves. This study is an attempt to combine two methodologies namely ethnographic approach as data gathering method and the principles of grounded theory approach as data analysis in understanding how the traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants is being protected by the indigenous people. Using the Orang Asli Batek in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan as a case study, this research involved multiple prolonged stays with the community (2013-2016) and employed ethnographic techniques of individual and group interviews, observation and participant observation as well as document analysis to gather the data. The collected data was analysed using the principles of grounded theory where all responses that were recorded in verbatim was organised and analysed in stages of coding such as ‘initial coding’, ‘selective coding’ and ‘theme’ which upon further analysis, had enabled the description of the characteristics of the traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the Bateks. The result of this study found that the combination of the two methodologies are indeed useful and in fact are complementary with each other in understanding the characteristics of the traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the Bateks of Kuala Koh as part of the indigenous community in the country. In particular, employing the two methods has enabled the study to identify the characteristics (forms) of the TK that can be found in an indigenous community such as the Bateks of Kuala Koh. This research has provided a greater understanding on the existing state of protecting the TK being practiced by the Bateks. The study also provides useful contribution to the body of knowledge as the methodological approach used could be employed by future researches in understanding similar approach in understanding similar phenomena.
Traditional Knowledge Management and Usage of Medicinal Plants as Daily Medication in Healing Rituals Among the Batek of Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan :an Exploratory Evidence
Authors: Alias Amran , Salleh Hood , Mohamad Ismail Shaharuddin , Aziz Abdul Ghani Aziz Sarah , Suhaidi Salleh Mohd , Anuar Kamri Khairol , Noor Saarani Asmawi , Daud Druis Mohamad
Published: July 2018

Traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the indigenous people are indeed a useful asset for the community. The knowledge that had been traditionally inherited from their ancestors is an integral part of their survival as they live symbiotically with the forests. While many researches and literatures are focusing on documenting and recording these knowledge, not much has been researched in understanding the holistic process of the knowledge management particularly at the indigenous community level. This paper provides an attempt to reveal empirical findings about the management and use of medicinal plants in ailment healing rituals. In order to enable a holistic view of the management of knowledge at the study site, the main question asked was what happened during the four processes of knowledge management namely knowledge generation, knowledge codification, knowledge utilization and knowledge transfer. Using the Batek community of Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, in the state of Kelantan as a case study, ethnographic methods of individual and group interviews, observations and participants observations as well as document analysis, were employed to gather the data from the study site and the grounded theory approach was used for data analysis to enable the emergence of the themes to understand the phenomena at the study site. The study, conducted from 2014-2016, involved prolonged stays with the community. The findings revealed that there was an ‘undocumented means of knowledge generation with potential loss of traditional knowledge’, while there was a non-codified knowledge being practiced in the community and widespread inability of basic reading and writing skills among younger generation. In addition, there was a high level of traditional knowledge utilisation in the community but some procedures such as ritual practices have been simplified while there was a complete absence of documentation of traditional knowledge by members of the community that might weaken knowledge transfer.