scholarly journals Theses Originality: An Initial Effort to Examine Students’ Final Projects

AL-TA LIM ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Teuku Zulfikar ◽  
Elismawati Elismawati ◽  
Yuhardi Yuhardi

Thesis is a prerequisite for graduation in all academic institutions. Higher Education institutions, such as Imam Bonjol Islamic State Institute requires its students to write a thesis in order to graduate. Students write their theses and they were examined before the board of examiners. However, students found it difficult to write ‘good’ theses that show academic honesty and high level of originality. This is a big issue in our institution, this article, therefore examines factors that reduce originality of students’ theses. Having analysed over 10 theses using content analysis method, the authors found that almost all theses contain issues that reduces the originality of the theses. Students frequently commit structural plagiarism, in which they tend to follow the structure of their colleagues’ theses, and only made minor changes. Other finding showed that in stating their research problem, students make a claim without appropriate justification. Issues of referencing and paraphrasing are two important issues that reduce qualities of students’ theses.

Author(s):  
Kirsi Korkealehto ◽  
Vera Leier

This project was conducted in a five credit course in English as a Foreign Language, which was a compulsory module in first year business administration studies. The data includes students’ learning diaries and a post-course online questionnaire (N=21). The data were analysed using a content analysis method. The results indicate that the students perceived the multimodal task design as enjoyable and students’ engagement was fostered by course design, teacher’s activity, student’s activity, and collaboration.


Author(s):  
Ayoub Loutfi

 This article purports to examine how the expectations of the educational reforms in Moroccan higher education have impacted the teaching and testing of tertiary level grammar. In particular, the hypothesis we defend here is that teaching and testing tertiary level grammar remain constant; therefore, the impact of the various reforms on tertiary level testing is of little consequence. In pursuance of this aim, this paper uses a qualitative approach and content analysis method of the course descriptions of the grammar courses that were suggested across the various reforms. The course descriptions we attempt to analyze are adopted in the English Studies tracks of four major departments in Moroccan universities. The main dimensions that we look at and examine here as the measures for our comparative evaluation are; course objectives, time allotted, the syllabi they contain, teaching methodology, and evaluation modes. The findings confirm that the various reforms, have had little impact on the teaching and testing of grammar in higher education. The paper concludes by suggesting a few pedagogical recommendations vis-à-vis the teaching and testing of grammar in Moroccan Departments of English studies.


Rural households are found to depend on diverse portfolio of activities and income sources. This study sought to explore the diverse livelihood activities of rural households in Awra Amba Community. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used to collect data. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data. The results of the study revealed that almost all members (94%) of Awra Amba community are depending on non-farm activities because of the scarcity of land. As a result, they are dominantly weavers (86%) and the rest are traders. The results of the study indicated that weaving is their major source of livelihood and a backbone for their survival.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Ja'far Ja'far

<p><strong>Abstrak: </strong>Studi ini mengkaji perkembangan terkini karya-karya tafsir di Indonesia dan Iran. Kedua negara ini memiliki perbedaan dari aspek dasar negara dan paham keagamaan penduduknya. Indonesia bukan negara Islam, berasaskan Pancasila, dan mayoritas penduduknya menganut Islam Sunni. Adapun Iran adalah sebuah Republik Islam dan mayoritas penduduknya menganut Islam Syiah. Studi ini merupakan kajian kepustakaan dan data yang diperoleh melalui telaah dokumen akan dianalisis dengan metode analisis isi. Studi ini diharapkan dapat memberikan gambaran tentang perkembangan studi tafsir di dunia Sunni dan Syiah di era kontemporer. Studi ini mengajukan temuan bahwa ulama kedua negara sama-sama mengembangkan kajian tafsir, dan telah menghasilkan sejumlah kitab tafsir. Karya tafsir di Iran bercorak Syiah, sedangkan kitab tafsir di Indonesia bercorak Sunni. Tetapi, dalam konteks kontemporer, ulama Iran telah menghasilkan banyak karya tafsir dimana para <em>marja‘ taqlid</em> memainkan peran penting dalam pengkajian tafsir, sedangkan ulama Indonesia saat ini kurang banyak menulis kitab tafsir.<br /><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abstract</strong>: <strong>Perkembangan Kontemporer Studi Tafsir Alquran di Indonesia dan Iran</strong>. This study examines the latest developments in Qur’anic exegesis in Indonesia and Iran. These two countries differ in their forms of state and the affiliation of its people. Indonesia is not an Islamic State—albeit based on Pancasila that stresses monotheism—and the majority of its people adhere to Sunni Islam.  Iran, on the other hand, is a declared Islamic Republic and the majority of its population adheres to Shiite Islam. This study is a literary review and the obtained data was analyzed using content analysis method. This study found that scholars in the two countries have developed interpretation studies, and have produced a number of Qur’anic exegesis. Naturally, Qur’anic exegesis works in Iran are Shiah in style, while those of Indonesia are Sunni in genres. Apparently, in contemporary context, Iranian scholars have been more productive than their Indonesian counterparts. <em>Marja‘ taqlid</em> plays a very important role in this scholarly enterprise.</p><p><br /><strong>Kata Kunci: </strong>Indonesia, Iran, Sunni, Syiah, Alquran, tafsir<br /><br /></p>


Author(s):  
Endang Susilawati

This research is conducted for two main objectives, (1) to identify whether the sociolinguistic contexts have been included in the presentation of interpersonal and transactional text materials in the selected textbook; (2) to analyze the variables of contexts that might have been included.  The text book being analysed is an English textbook for Grade VII, “The title is Bahasa Inggris When English Rings a Bell, SMP/MTs Kelas VII, which is written by Siti Wachidah, Asep Gunawan, Diyantari, Yuli Rulani Khatimah. It is reviewed and edited by Rd. Safrina Noorman and Lestari Manggong and published in 2017 by Pusat Kurikulum dan Perbukuan, Balitbang, Kemendikbud. This research is an evaluation research by applying content analysis method. The analysis is started by (1) identifying or codifying the text materials which belong to both interactional and transactional conversation; (2) categorizing the types of conversations (interactional or transactional); (3) analyzing the inclusion of sociolinguistic contexts in each of the conversations based on the four out of five variables of sociolinguistic contexts proposed by Harmer (2001). The variables include setting, participant, channel, and topic; the last (4)interpreting the result of analysis. The findings show that almost all the topics of the dialog texts have been designed concurrently with the English syllabus for SMP/MTs Kelas VII. Yet, there are only few variables of setting, participant, and channel which are identifiable. To conclude, the variables of sociolinguistic contexts have not been entirely included in the text materials.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soleiman Ahmady ◽  
nasrin Khajeali ◽  
Masomeh Kalantarion ◽  
Mitra Amini

Abstract Objectives: Problem students is one of the important issues in medical education. This qualitative study aimed to identify the problem students and the ways for managing these students from the educational experts view. Purposive sampling was used, and data collection continued until data saturation was achieved. The participants were 12 higher education experts and policymakers. Data analysis was performed by the content analysis method based on the Heidegger approach.Results: After data analysis, five main themes and 28 categories, and 164 codes were extracted. The reasons for changing a student to a problem students was: student self-regulation skills, multilayer interactions, curriculumfailure, identification policy and supportive solutions. The results indicated that despite revision in the curriculum, there were shortcomings in identification and management of problem students. This study emphasized that we could identify and manage this type of students with the best approach by faculty development, reviewing the faculty member recruitment, strengthening counseling centers, improving the exams, and screening the students on arrival.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
Nur Syazana Adam ◽  
Syed Hadzrullathfi Syed Omar

Fana’ is term for annihilation of the self-appreciation, a concept highlighted in Sufism represents the vanishing of the human wicked attributes that is embellished by various demands of evil desires. On the other hands, Fanā’ is also refers to the only concentration of the memory in appreciation of the perfection and the glory of Allah SWT. This is because fana' is a high level stage of consciousness and a precise focus attentions only on Allah SWT to the stage that other things to be blunt as if lost from seeker’s memory. Nevertheless, in the discourse of Islamic thoughts, many misunderstandings and misappropriation are correlated to the concept of fana’ that occurs in Sufis path. Therefore, this article efforts to high spot the concept of fana’ conferring to Sheikh Daud al-Fatani (d.1847) through his work to scrutinize the extent to which the concept of fana’ posed by him in line with other well-known Nusantara Sufi figures. This study uses the content analysis method by referring to the work of Sheikh Daud al-Fatani sufi entitled "al-Manhal al-Ṣāfī fī Bayan al-Ramz al-Sufi". The study found that the term of fana' presented by Sheikh Daud al-Fatani was in line with the meaning of fana' which was emphasized by the previous Nusantara Sufi figures such as Sayyid Abdul Rahman (d.1917), Sheikh Abdul Samad al-Falimbani (d.1788) and other ancient Sufis figures. However, the use of the term is somewhat different in explaining the fana's meaning since Sheikh Daud al-Fatani in his work emphases more on the aspect of the existence stage which he labeled as the seventh stages (Martabat Tujuh). The study concludes that the concept of fana' posed by the figure was an essential bridge in understanding the concept of fanā' adopted by the practitioners of Sufis path among society nowadays.   Keywords: Fana’, Syeikh Daud al-Fatani, Nusantara Sufi, Martabat Tujuh, al-Manhal al-Ṣāfī fī Bayan al-Ramz al-Ṣūfī.       Fana‟ menurut disiplin Ilmu Tasawuf ialah lenyap sifat manusiawi yang terbelenggu dengan pelbagai tuntutan syahwat dan hawa nafsu, hal keadaan tumpuan ingatan hati hanya tenggelam dalam menghayati sifat kesempurnaan dan keagungan Allah SWT. Hal demikian adalah kerana fana‟ merupakan kesedaran aras tinggi dan tumpuan ingatan yang jitu yang hanya terumpu kepada Allah SWT hingga ingatan dan perasaan terhadap perkara lain menjadi tumpul seolah-olah lenyap daripada ingatan. Walaupun begitu, dalam wacana pemikiran akidah, banyak ditimbulkan isu-isu yang berkait dengan kesilapfahaman dan penyelewengan terhadap institusi tarekat khususnya yang berkait dengan konsep fana‟. Oleh yang demikian, artikel ini cuba mengetengahkan konsep fana‟ menurut Sheikh Daud al-Fatani (w. 1847M) menerusi karya beliau untuk meneliti sejauh mana konsep fana yang telah dikemukakan oleh beliau selaras dengan tokoh sufi Nusantara yang lain dan tokoh- tokoh sufi silam lain yang muktabar. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan dengan merujuk karya sufi Sheikh Daud al-Fatani yang berjudul “al-Manhal al-Safi fiBayan al-Ramz al-Sufi”. Kajian mendapati bahawa istilah fana‟ yang dikemukakan oleh Sheikh Daud al-Fatani selaras dengan makna fana‟ yang telah diketengahkan oleh tokoh sufi Nusantara seperti Sayyid Abdul Rahman (w. 1917M), Sheikh Abdul Samad al-Falimbani (w. 1788M) dan tokoh sufi silam yang muktabar. Walau bagaimanapun, penggunaan istilahnya agak berbeza dalam memberi penjelasan tentang pengertian fana‟. Di samping itu, Sheikh Daud al-Fatani dalam karya beliau lebih banyak menumpukan perbincangan terhadap aspek peringkat kewujudan yang diistilahkan oleh beliau sebagai martabat tujuh. Kajian menyimpulkan bahawa konsep fana‟ yang dikemukakan beliau merupakan suatu jambatan asas yang penting dalam memahami konsep fanā‟ yang digunapakai oleh pengamal tarekat kesufian dalam kalangan masyarakat kini.   Kata kunci: Fana‟, Syeikh Daud al-Fatani, Sufi Nusantara, Martabat Tujuh, al-Manhal al-Safi Bayan al-Ramz al-Sufi.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Isma Dwi Fiani ◽  
Nila Kusuma Windrati ◽  
Melisa Arisanty ◽  
Danar Kristiana Dewi

This article explains the typology of instructional video styles in Universitas Terbuka TV (UT TV) as a learning medium in open and distance higher education. Instructional video styles are an essential aspect of learning media because they relate to student involvement in the learning process. This research used a descriptive content analysis method to obtain and determine the style of communication in each video studied. The result indicates that the instructional video style on UT TV tends to be consistent across subjects and disciplines. The style used by most instructional videos on UT TV is slide style, both as the main style and as a secondary style. The slide style is identical to the presentation format in conventional lectures, where slides are positioned as teaching aids so learning material can easily be understood. Artikel ini berusaha memaparkan tipologi gaya video instruksional di Universitas Terbuka TV (UT TV) sebagai media pembelajaran di Pendidikan Tinggi Terbuka dan Jarak Jauh (PTTJJ). Gaya video instruksional merupakan aspek penting dalam media pembelajaran sebab berkaitan dengan tingkat keterlibatan mahasiswa dalam proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis isi deskriptif untuk mengidentifikasi gaya komunikasi pada setiap video yang diteliti. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa video instruksional di UT TV memiliki gaya komunikasi yang cenderung seragam di seluruh mata pelajaran dan disiplin ilmu. Gaya yang digunakan di sebagian besar video instruksional di UT TV adalah gaya slide, baik sebagai gaya utama maupun gaya pendukung. Gaya slide sangat identik dengan format presentasi pada perkuliahan konvensional, di mana slide diposisikan sebagai alat bantu pengajar saat menyampaikan materi agar mudah dipahami oleh mahasiswa.


HUMANIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Ni Luh Radnyani ◽  
I Nyoman Tri Ediwan ◽  
I Gusti Agung Istri Aryani

Prefix is a bound morpheme which is added to the initial of the base word. This study is concerned with the types, meanings and functions of the English Prefixes found in a scientific book entitled “Agricultural Development in a Frontier Region of Java: Besuki, 1870 – Early 1990s” by Nawiyanto. This study applied two theories in order to analyze the data. The first is the theory of type and meaning of the English prefixes proposed by Quirk (1973). The second is the theory of functions of the English prefixes proposed by Bauer (1983). The data of this study were taken directly from the scientific book itself. The data were collected using the content-analysis method and note-taking technique. The collected data were analyzed using the descriptive and qualitative method. Then, all of the analyses were presented using both formal and informal methods. The analyses show that almost all types of the English prefixes found in the book. However, most of them belong to the class-maintaining English prefixes and the attachment of those prefixes give a new meaning to the base words after its attachment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-193
Author(s):  
Norafifah Ab Hamid ◽  
Mohd Faizal P Rameli ◽  
Nor Azlina Abd Wahab ◽  
Norajila Che Man ◽  
Siti Nurul Izza Hashim

The 4.0 Industrial Revolution is a challenge that needs to be faced by Malaysian society nowadays. The more advanced and rapid development of technology in the revolution has led to the transformation of education. The same goes to the context of Islamic Studies at Institute of Higher Learning especially at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) where the majority of the students are Malay and Muslim. Hence, the study aims to identify the historical development and implementation of Islamic Studies in UiTM specifically at the Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS). Besides, this study also to identify the forms of Islamic Studies programmes implemented by UiTM Melaka Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS) in this 4.0 Industrial Revolution. The qualitative research uses the content analysis method for data collection obtained through the process of documentation and interviews. This study concludes that there has been a transformation in teaching approach of Islamic Studies under the ACIS of Melaka with regard to the development of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution. The findings found that the implementation of several activities such as EREV 2018, I-Prova, ISnT and iCviST. The findings of this study were seen as important in order to encourage the implementation of Islamic Studies in the era of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution especially in the context of higher education.


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