scholarly journals Engineering students’ perception towards Malaysian nationhood course

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.9) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Khairunesa Isa ◽  
Wan Hanim Nadrah Wan Muda ◽  
Abd. Rahman Ahmad ◽  
Rosman Md. Yusoff ◽  
Zulida Abd Kadir
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
National Development ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
University Courses

University students are among those who are responsible in setting the goals of national development. Therefore, they should possess good values in which portraying their personal identities, thus reflects the multiracial culture of Malaysia. However, a number of incidents such as the issue of National Anthem (Negaraku), AUKU conflicts, campus political extremes, gangsters’, conflict of identity and so on do ruin their images as the ones who are intellectuals. This condition leads to the question of students’ nationalism, particularly engineering students, where they are more concentrating on their technical courses compared to university requirement courses. This research was a survey designed research. The objectives of the research were (i) to determine the engineering students’ level of appreciation towards Malaysian Nationhood course, (ii) to determine students’ perception towards Malaysian Nationhood course, and (iii) to identify the students’ preferences on university courses. A total of 200 students were randomly selected as the respondents of the research. The frequencies and percentages were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Findings showed that the engineering students’ level of appreciation towards the Malaysian Nationhood course was at moderate level as they perceived the attendance to the course was mandatory. Almost students agreed that they would not enroll in the course if they were given the choice. Overall, it showed that the students attended the class as it was a compulsory course set by the ministry. The findings portrayed the students’ nationalism.  Based on these findings, it is suggested that a more comprehensive modules and approaches which fulfill the needs of students should be prepared in order to emphasize the importance of nationalism among the students.   

scholarly journals The Effect of Humour in Minimizing Stress among Engineering Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5971-5975
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
University Students ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
The Self ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Dry Mouth ◽  
The University

The world’s economic development has demanded a university to produce more skilful and competitive students. Therefore, the university has played a significant role in designing the best curriculum which is in line with the market need. Fulfilling those demands and needs, students must meet all the requirements stipulated by the curriculum but somehow, some of the students are experiencing stress due to their inability to meet the university's curriculum requirements. Although the students are under pressure they are still able to control it by using humour. Based on a study conducted on 200 university students, the results showed that the level of stress among students was a moderate level with symptoms such as dry mouth and hands shaking. In addition, the findings indicated that academic factor has a strong influence on students’ stress rather than financial and family factors. However, the results also indicated that students are able to control their stress levels based on their own attitude of humour namely; the affiliative humour and the self-enhancing humour.

Relationship between satisfaction with learning outcomes and mental health among medical and engineering students

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
O. Bukhanovskaya ◽  
N. Demcheva
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Clinical Forms ◽  
Complete Survey ◽  
Medical University

Method of calculating the index of crisis of gratification has been developed on the basis of the complete survey of 995 students of medical university and 804 students of engineering university, determination of clinical and social parameters and factors related to the process of education in the specialized university. It included: a scale for the assessment of the degree of intellectual intensity, academic performance, stress situations related to the peculiarities of education. Reliable differences in values between groups of healthy students, students with preclinical and clinical forms of mental disorders are revealed as a result of calculation of the index of gratification. The authors conclude that satisfaction with the results of education has a significant impact on the mental health of university students.

What Matters to University Students when Looking for a Rental House?

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 275-286
Author(s):  
Nor Adila Kedin ◽  
Izni Syamsina Saari ◽  
Hamidah Muhd Irpan ◽  
Ainon Syazana Ab Hamid ◽  
Noor Ibtisam Abdul Karim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Important Criterion ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Rental Unit

The rapid growth of higher education institutions in Malaysia is parallel with the growing demand of its population pursuing tertiary education. For such reason, universities and other tertiary education providers are constantly challenged in providing sufficient in-campus accommodation to help students living comfortably. Regardless of their continuous effort in improving their facilities, the issue of shortage of students’ accommodation persists; thus, boosting the demand for rental properties surrounding campus location. This opens the opportunity for homeowners who own rental units within proximity to a campus location to target students as their potential tenants. Therefore, it is worth the effort for homeowners to understand students’ preferences when searching for a rental unit. In line with the stipulated issue, this study aims to investigate university students’ perceived perception of five relevant criteria when searching for a rental house. This study employed a quantitative research design with a total of 150 respondents were successfully gathered via an online questionnaire. These respondents are off-campus students studying at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Melaka campus. The result of the descriptive analysis revealed that many of the respondentsplaced rental agreement as to the utmost important criterion when deciding to rent a property. It was followed by the location of the property, the surrounding security, rental price, and finally utilities and amenities. From this study, it was suggested that the homeowner should emphasize all the mentioned criteria as it was relatively perceived as significant by potential tenants. It is recommended for future researchers to expand this study at other geographic locations in addition to examine other criteria focused on by tenants when searching for a rental house.

scholarly journals The Critical Minimum Effort for Energy Poverty Challenge in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 305-313
Author(s):  
P. Mohammed Shameem
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
National Development ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Set Up

The Socio-Economic and Caste Census of 2011 shows the extent of deprivations of rural India. Around 73.4 % of families are residing in rural India, where over 77 million households depend on kerosene for lighting; 1 million use wood and as many as 1.2 million households in India remain completely in the dark. Improvement in - Access, Availability, Adequacy, and Quality of energy can contribute to poverty reduction from various aspects. From a policy-making perspective increasing access to modern energy services require, first, the integration of energy access into national development strategies, and then strong and sustainable financial, institutional, and technology frameworks must be set up. The restatement of the theory of critical minimum effort is to make a plan for the effort that needs to break the environment of inertia of energy poverty. This paper discusses the minimum effort necessary to achieve a steady secular supply of basic energy requirements for people in need. It is alarming fact that today billions of people lack access to the most basic energy services, electricity, and clean cooking facilities, and, worse, this situation is set to change very little over the next 20 years. This paper explains how to set the needed change in the orientation and execution for the service delivery mechanism of energy. Aims: The restatement of the theory of critical minimum effort as a plan to achieve a steady secular supply of basic energy requirements for people in need. Study Design: Descriptive analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Macro-level analysis on India based on Socio-Economic and caste census of 2011. Methodology: Review-driven theoretical analysis. Conclusion: Restates those large-scale actions are needed to take people out of the vicious circle of energy poverty.

scholarly journals Using Rhetorical Approach of Ethos, Pathos and Logos by Malaysian Engineering Students in Persuasive Email Writings

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
Krishnan Isai Amutan Isai ◽  
Teoh Mel Lin ◽  
Hee Sio Ching ◽  
Ramalingam Selvajothi ◽  
Elanttamil Maruthai
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
University Students ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Rhetorical Theory ◽  
Logical Fallacies

It seems that many English language learners have deficiency to write persuasively. This portent has been observed among university students, particularly those from technical fields. Therefore, the present study examines the use of ethos, pathos and logos in persuasive email writing and determines if these features were used appropriately. The participants involved in this research were 43 third-year Malaysian engineering students. The task evaluated was persuasive email writing, and the data was obtained from an official university website forum. The data was analysed qualitatively by using Aristotelian rhetorical theory. The results show that there were some persuasive techniques used by the students in their email writing. It appears that the appeal to pathos was preferred highly in directly connecting with the emotions of the instructors. This was followed by appeals to ethos, where the students used their own ethicality and credibility to persuade the instructor into giving them an extension deadline of their classwork. The findings further revealed that appeal to logos were not used in a very persuasive manner, which could also due to avoiding logical fallacies. Therefore, the present study shows the engineering students prefer to link with emotions in their email writing in achieving their goals.   

scholarly journals الجانب النظري في تصميم منهج لتعليم العربية للجامعيين غير المتخصصين فيها / The theoretical aspect in designing syllabus for teaching Arabic for non-specialist university students in Arabic

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
الرشيد يوسف عباس
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Conversation Skills ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Main Ideas

مخلص البحث:يسعى هذا المقترح إلى تصميم منهج لتعليم اللغة العربية للجامعيين غير المتخصصين فيها، خاصة طلاب المعهد البترولي ب:)أبو ظبي(، وهم طلاب منخرطون في مجال الدراسات الهندسية نسبة لطبيعة المؤسسة التعليمية التي ينتمون إليها ولقد - -قررت اللغة العربية لهؤلاء الطلبة بوصفها متطلباً جامعياً يسعى إلى ربط الطالب الجامعي باللغة العربية قراءة، وكتابة، وتحدثًً.ويهدف هذا المقترح إلى تمكين الطالب الجامعي من القراءة السليمة الخالية من الأخطاء، وتحديد الأفكار الرئيسة للنص،فضلاًعن إقامة الححج وإبداء وجهات النظر، وكتابة مقالات متماسكة تعكس رؤيةً واضحةً، وقدرةً على عرض الموضوع،وتوظيف المعرفة اللغوية بأساليبها التركيبية والبلاغية في إنتاج نصوص مكتوبة، وتطبيق المعرفة اللغوية في تحليل وعرض كتاباتالآخرين بأسلوب يتسم بالسلامة اللغوية، والمهارة الفنية.الكلمات المفتاحية: الدارسون - حاجات الدارسي - تخطيط المنهج - المهارات الأنشطة. -Abstract:This paper tries to propose a syllabus design for teaching Arabic to university students who are not specializing in the language with special reference to the students of Petroleum College of Abu Dhabi. They are engineering students who have to fulfill the college requirement subject of Arabic that covers the reading, writing and conversation skills. The syllabus aims to enable the students to read correctly, identify the main ideas of the text, argue and state opinions, write a cohesive text that clearly reflects the idea, be able to present the topic, use linguistic knowledge with the structural and rhetorical styles in producing written text, apply linguistic knowledge in analyzing the writing of others with correct use of language and styles. The study discovered the need to set up such syllabus to teach Arabic specifically to non-specialist students in Arabic; the need analysis had also helped the students to give input on their own expectations; non-specialist students are in a more need to the Arabic language skills comparing to the others; they  need more practical use of the language then the knowledge about the language and the material content need to made relevant with the reality of the student life.Keywords: Students - Students’ Needs - Language planning – Skills – Activities.Abstrak:Kajian ini cuba untuk memberikan satu cadangan rekabentuk silibus untuk pengajaran bahasa Arab kepada para pelajar university yang dalam pengkhususan bukan bahasa Arab di Kolej Petrolium Abu Dhabi. Mereka terdiri daripada pelajar jurusan kejuruteraan yang perlu untk mengambil matapelajaran tersebut sebagai salah satu matapelajaran wajib universiti. Matapelajaran Bahasa Arab tersebut meliputi kemahiran membaca, menulis dan bertutur. Silibus yang dibuat menyasarkan para pelajar untuk mampu membaca dengan betul, mengenali isi utama sesuatu teks, berhujah dan mengemukakan pendapat, menulis satu teks yang kohesif dan jelas isinya, mampu untuk membentangkan tajuk tersebut, menggunakan pengetahuan bahasa dengan stail retorik dan struktur dalam menulis teks, menggunakan dalam menganialisa pendapat teks orang lain dengan menggunakan bahasa dan stail yang betul. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa terdapat keperluan untuk membuat silibus pengajaran bahasa Arab terutamanya kepada yang bukan pengkhususan. Kajian analisa keperluan juga membolehkan para pelajar mengemukakan jangkaan mereka terhadap silibus yang dibuat; pelajar bukan pengkhususan lebih memerlukan pendedahan aspek-aspek tertentu berbanding kepada pelajar lain, mereka juga memerlukan aspek praktikal bahasa lebih daripada aspek pengetahuan tentang ilmu bahasa dan kandungan silibus perlulah lebih relevan kepada realiti kehidupan pelajar.Katakunci: Pelajar -ٌ keperluan pelajar -ٌٌ perancangan bahasa -ٌٌ kemahiran -ٌ akitiviti.

scholarly journals Developing L2 prosodic competence online: Implications of the emergency remote teaching

XLinguae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Tatiana Aleksandrovna Polushkina ◽  
Elena Genrikhovna Tareva
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Experimental Teaching ◽  
Teaching Goals ◽  
Computer Based

This paper addresses the issue of transferring L2 prosody teaching to online settings due to the lockdown. The reasons are provided to account for the vulnerable status of pronunciation teaching and related risks. We report the results of the research project carried out in Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with forty Russianspeaking engineering students. In this study a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods was used. The study first provided a critique of preexisting computer-based pronunciation training (CAPT) options ensuring learning continuity. These options were then analyzed against global educational policies related to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on this understanding, a methodological framework was designed to bridge the gap between prosody teaching goals and digital tools. At the next stage, experimental teaching was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of this framework. Once data from the interviews, rating scales and participant observation were collected, a descriptive analysis of the results was given. The findings showed that the suggested training had an important effect on L2 prosody acquisition by engineering students

scholarly journals Assessing Gender Gaps in Educational Provision, Research and Employment Opportunities in the Transport Sector at the European Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Pirra ◽  
Angela Carboni ◽  
Marco Diana
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
European Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Gender Gaps ◽  
Educational Provision ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
University Courses ◽  
Participation Of Women

Serious gaps are found when evaluating the recognition and inclusion of gender aspects in transport strategies, research and innovation. Similar issues can be spotted in the transport labor market, where only 22% of workers are women at the European level. The roots of these limitations are in the low participation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) studies and, therefore, in the traditionally male-dominated transport field occupations. Stemming from the European project TInnGO, the current paper proposes a descriptive analysis to evaluate the gender gaps in educational provision and research in ten European countries. Specific indicators, such as percentages in the gender composition or the presence of university courses dealing with mobility and transport, have been defined and their availability in different countries is verified. In addition, a desktop review of practices for encouraging and supporting women in STEM studies is operated, underling characteristics such as the kind of initiative, the methods and tools used, the target group or the type of promoter. The results of this activity show that a wide network of associations and mentoring operates in various European nations, mostly targeting secondary school students, trying to make females aware of their potentialities in a deeply gender-biased field like the STEM one.

Comparison of Figure Cognition, Satisfaction and Dressing Desire between China and South Korea Female College Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 332-334 ◽  
pp. 1567-1571
Author(s):  
Hai Yan Wang ◽  
Yong Lim Choi ◽  
Yun Jia Nam
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Statistical Software ◽  
Female College

This document he 20-25 years old female university students from Jiangsu province in China and Seoul in South Korea were chosen as the subjects. The method of simple random sampling and analyzing questionnaires was employed and the questionnaire content are following: 50 questions referring body cognition and figure satisfaction and 11 questions investigating subjects’ acceptence of various clothing styles. Responses data were collected and processed by the SPSS (17.0 for Windows) statistical software and statistical methods of Descriptive analysis, Crosstabs, Mean multiple comparison (Duncan) was employed. This study focused on female college students’ self-figure cognition, self-figure satisfaction and dressing desire and would offer reference and advice about developing China’s and South Korea’s apparel trade.

Avoiding the Issue: University Students’ Reponses to NFL Players’ National Anthem Protests

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Sean Chaplin ◽  
Jeffrey Montez de Oca
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
National Anthem
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