Is information technology education industry-relevant and gender-inclusive? Perspectives from Andhra Pradesh, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 095042222097253
Author(s):  
Sundar Balakrishna
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Gainful Employment ◽  
Information Technology Education ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data

Industry reports show that fresh engineering and non-engineering graduates from Indian universities are not readily employable. The Government-owned Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Academy (APITA) seeks to equip graduates from the state’s degree and engineering colleges with industry-relevant skill sets for gainful employment. This study describes the activities of APITA and empirically examines two questions: (1) Do students from colleges affiliated to APITA command higher salaries as compared to students from colleges not affiliated to APITA? (2) Do women graduates receive starting salaries that are lower than those of their male counterparts? Using data from placements conducted by APITA for the state’s students in the year 2017–18, the study finds that the job market signals the higher quality of APITA-trained students by offering them higher salaries than are offered to students from colleges that are not APITA affiliates. The study also shows that there is a wage premium attributable to the female gender insofar as entry level salary levels are concerned. The study highlights the constraints faced by APITA, and its future role in addressing the deficiencies, along with managerial implications.

scholarly journals A Proposed Model for Predicting Employee Turnover of Information Technology Specialists Using Data Mining Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hosny Ghazi ◽  
Samir Ismail Elsayed ◽  
Ayman Elsayed Khedr
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Employee Characteristics ◽  
Turn Over

This article proposes a data mining framework to predict the significant explanations of employee turn-over problems. Using Support vector machine, decision tree, deep learning, random forest, and other classification algorithms, the authors propose features prediction framework to determine the influencing factors of employee turn-over problem. The proposed framework categorizes a set of historical behavior such as years at company, over time, performance rating, years since last promotion, and total working years. The proposed framework also classifies demographics features such as Age, Monthly Income, and Distance from Home, Marital Status, Education, and Gender. It also uses attitudinal employee characteristics to determine the reasons for employee turnover in the information technology sector. It has been found that the monthly rate, overtime, and employee age are the most significant factors which cause employee turnover.

scholarly journals Determinants of School Participation in Riau Province in 2019

Media Trend ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-181
Author(s):  
Abdul Aliem Siddique ◽  
Unggul Heriqbaldi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
School Participation ◽  
Enrollment Rates ◽  
Economic Survey ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data

Education has an important role in economic development, not only in driving economic growth but also in breaking intergenerational poverty. For this reason, the Government of Indonesia has implemented a 12-year compulsory education  program in the last decade. Through this program, it is hoped that school enrollment  rates will increase and economic development will be of higher quality. However, the implementation of this program was not without obstacles. This study aims to analyze the determinants of school participation in Riau Province in 2019 using data from the National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS). The results of this study indicate that the education of the head of the household, the level of welfare and gender have a significant effect on school participation of children aged 7-18 years.

scholarly journals Gender Related Differences in Reported Respiratory Symptoms.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Altin Habazaj ◽  
Holta Tafa ◽  
Donika Bardhi ◽  
Hasan Hafizi
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Cough ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Airway Disease ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data

Background: Physiological research on dyspnea has provided some information on how sex differences in lung and airway size can influence the experience of dyspnea during exercise; however, there is still a knowledge gap with regard to sex-related differences in other respiratory symptoms, including cough and sputum production. Objective: The objective of this analysis was to assess sex related differences in reported objective symptoms using data from the population-based Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study in Albania. Method: Males and females with impaired lung function may experience the same symptoms but per-ceive and/or report them differently. In this analysis were included 997 responders who had completed the core questionnaire, which included data on respiratory symptoms using the following questions: “Do you usually cough when you don’t have a cold?” and “Do you usually bring up phlegm from your chest, or do you usually have phlegm in your chest that is difficult to bring up when you don’t have a cold. Chronic was defined as three months or more per year. Data used were drawn from the final report for Albania provided by BOLD team. Results: Overall, male gender was associated with increased odds for reported chronic cough at any group age [Total: 14.7 (2.3) vs. 6.6 (0.9)]. This difference is very much reduced in the group age 70+ years old [25.8 (8.2) vs. 21.3 (6.8)]. In the contrary when we used the estimated population preva-lence of chronic cough by pack-years and gender, female gender was associated with increased odds for reported chronic cough especially in the 10+ pack-years groups [50.4 (11.0) vs. 12.2 (8.3) in 10-20 pack-years and 29.0 (5.5) vs. 26.0 (3.3) 20+ pack-years] indicating a increased smoking susceptibility of female gender. In contrast, female gender was associated with decreased odds for reported phlegm. Even for the same pack-years of smoking, female gender is associated with decreased odds for report-ed chronic phlegm [0 vs. 7.1 (8.6) in 10-20 pack-years group; 0 vs. 15.4 (3.0) in 20+ pack-years group]. Conclusions: Physicians need to recognize that although a female may not report chronic sputum or phlegm production and a male may not report chronic cough, a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease should still be considered as symptoms often are the first step to a diagnosis of under-lying airway disease.

scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Drugs Use among Preoperative Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersilia Lucenteforte ◽  
Eugenia Gallo ◽  
Alessandra Pugi ◽  
Federica Giommoni ◽  
Angelica Paoletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Alternative Drugs ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and alternative drugs (CADs) are widely used in preoperative patients and may lead to potential interactions and adverse reactions. The aim of our study is to evaluate the prevalence and the predictors of CADs use among preoperative patients using data from an Italian survey. This cross-sectional study, which enrolled 478 patients (response rate: 83.5%), was carried out in three Tuscany hospitals (Italy). The prevalence of CADs use was 49.8%: 233 out of 238 participants used herbal products and/or dietary supplements.Valeriana officinaliswas the most reported product (19.4%). According to univariate analysis, users were commonly identified among middle-aged or older patients; unadjusted ORs were 2.1 (95% CI: 1.3–3.3) for patients aged 48–69 years, and 3.0 (95% CI: 1.9–4.7) for those of 70–95 years, when compared with individuals aged 18–47 years. Except for education and gender, adjusted estimates showed consistent results with univariate analyses: direct association was observed with higher education, and—although not significantly—with female gender. The high prevalence of CAD use in preoperative period could be suggestive of a certain risk of adverse effects due to CADs interactions. A careful medical history of CADs consumption should be ascertained before surgery.

Study on Efficiency Evaluation of Shanghai Shipping Industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 869-870 ◽  
pp. 315-321
Author(s):  
Kang Juan Lv ◽  
Bing Jie Fan ◽  
Wu Ming Li
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Resources Allocation ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Efficiency Evaluation ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
Container Handling ◽  
The Government ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Fresh Impetus

In 2009, the state offered relevant resolutions to build Shanghai into an international shipping center with global shipping resources allocation capacity, which gave fresh impetus to the development of Shanghai shipping center and have helped Shanghai rank the 2010 world 1st in container handling capacity. This paper will estimate the efficiency of Shanghai shipping industry from 2000 to 2010 using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and then evaluate Shanghai shipping center construction objectively and comprehensively through against cross-evaluation analysis and super-efficiency analysis. The results show that they are all technologically effective except the years of 2007 and 2008. Among technically effective years, the article concludes that the year 2009 was the optimal one through against cross-evaluation analysis whose experience is worth popularizing. The conclusion reveals that in future development of Shanghai shipping center, the government-led center development system should be transformed while paying more attention to promote the development of shipping information technology, high-end shipping services and shipping-related talent.

Motivations and attitudes toward domestic tourism in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
Mourad Mansour ◽  
Alhassan G Mumuni
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Domestic Environment ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Tourism Information ◽  
The Government ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Tourism Organization ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

AbstractBeginning with the establishment of a Supreme Commission for Tourism and Antiquities’ (SCTA) in 2000, there have been official attempts by the government of Saudi Arabia to encourage domestic tourism in order to tap into the huge amounts that Saudis spend annually on vacations. This paper examines the motivations and attitudes of consumers toward tourism destinations and activities within the country (domestic tourism). Using data collected through a structured self-administered questionnaire, the study finds that familiarity and trust of the local environment, perceptions of the safer domestic environment, and limitations imposed by respondents’ vacation timing are the primary motives for choosing to spend their vacations locally, while lack of quality domestic tourist sites and services (including entertainment facilities), lack of tourism information, insufficient tourism organization services, and the harsh local environmental conditions during summer are factors that ‘push’ people from spending the vacations locally. Attitudes toward domestic tourism are generally negative, although there are significant differences in attitudes between respondents who prefer domestic destinations and those who prefer to travel out of Kingdom. Implications of the findings are outlined and discussed.

KAJIAN LITERATUR MODEL KONSEPTUAL KEBERHASILAN E-GOVERNMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadus Gunawan Sudarsono ◽  
Sri Poedji Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Management Ethics ◽  
The Government

The use of internet technology in the government environment is known as electronic government or e-government. In simple terms, e-government or digital government is an activity carried out by the government by using information technology support in providing services to the community. In line with the spirit of bureaucratic reform in Indonesia, e-government has a role in improving the quality of public services and helping the process of delivering information more effectively to the public. Over time, the application of e-Government has turned out to have mixed results. In developed countries, the application of e-Government systems in the scope of government has produced various benefits ranging from the efficiency of administrative processes and various innovations in the field of public services. But on the contrary in the case of developing countries including Indonesia, the results are more alarming where many government institutions face obstacles and even fail to achieve significant improvements in the quality of public services despite having adequate information and communication technology. The paradigm of bureaucrats who wrongly considers that the success of e-Government is mainly determined by technology. Even though there are many factors outside of technology that are more dominant as causes of failure such as organizational management, ethics and work culture. This study aims to develop a model of success in the application of e-Government from several best practice models in the field of information technology that have been widely used so far using literature studies as research methods. The results of the study show that the conceptual model of the success of the implementation of e-Government developed consists of 17 determinants of success..Keywords: Model, Factor, Success, System, e-Government

IMPLEMENTASI ALGORITMA K-Modes UNTUK MENENTUKAN STRATEGI MARKETING STMIK BUDI DARMA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewin Karman Nduru ◽  
Efori Buulolo ◽  
Pristiwanto Pristiwanto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Mining ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Process Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
The North ◽  
The Government ◽  
Using Data ◽  
North Sumatra

Universities or institutions that operate in North Sumatra are very many, therefore, of course, competition in accepting new students is very tight, universities or institutions do certain ways or steps to be able to compete with other campuses in gaining interest from community or high school students who will continue their studies to a higher level. STMIK BUDI DARMA Medan (College of Information and Computer Management), is the first computer high school in Medan which was established on March 1, 1996 and received approval from the government through the Minister of Education and Culture, on July 23, 1996 with operating license number 48 / D / O / 1996, in promoting the campus, the team usually formed a promotion team to various regions in the North Sumatra Region to provide information to the community. Students who have learned in this campus are quite a lot who come from various regions in North Sumatra, from this point the need to process data from students who are active in college to be processed using data mining to achieve a target, one method that can be used in data mining, namely the ¬K-Modes clustering (grouping) algorithm. This method is a grouping of student data that will be a help to campus students in promoting, using the K-Modes algorithm is expected to help and become a reference for marketing in determining the marketing strategy STMIK Budi Darma MedanKeywords: STMIK Budi Darma, Marketing Strategy, K-Modes Algorithm.

The influence of Country of Origin Image on HCMC consumer attitudes towards Vietnamese garments

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Nam Khanh Giao
Keyword(s):  
Strong Influence ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Country Of Origin Image ◽  
Relationship Of

The study analyses the factors of Country of Origin Image influencing Vietnamese consumer attitudes towards Vietnamese garments by surveying 366 customers. Cronbach's Alpha analysis and EFA analysis together with multiple regression analysis were used with SPSS. The results show that only two components having a strong influence are "Country of Origin Image" and "Country of Origin Image of Product"; only "Country of Origin Image of Product" affects consumer’s perceived cost of garments; finally, there is a positive relationship of perceived benefits and a negative one of perceived cost of attitudes towards Vietnamese garments. There is no difference in terms of "income", "age" and "gender" for consumer attitudes towards Vietnamese garments. The study also suggests a number of managerial implications for the garment companies to have better competitive advantages.

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