scholarly journals Evaluating Students’ Cyber Ethics Awareness in a Gender-Segregated Environment Under the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

TEM Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1248-1256
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Abou Naaj ◽  
Mirna Nachouki
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
University Undergraduates ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cyber Ethics

Cyber ethics are essential components of information technology. The COVID-19 situation has brought unprecedented challenges to traditional higher education institutions, especially for students using their electronic devices in all their learning activities. This study focused on cyber ethics perceptions among university undergraduates’ students during COVID-19 conditions. It aims to analyze the extent to which distinct attributes, such as gender, education level, grades, or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), and major are related to cyber ethics awareness. An online survey was conducted on a sample of 322 undergraduates studying Information Technology majors and other majors to assess university students' cyber ethics awareness levels at a University in the UAE. The results show that, in general, respondents were aware of cyber ethics. In particular, gender and education level were found to directly affect cyber ethics awareness, while major and grades have no statistically significant effect.

Unsuccessful Dietetic Internship Applicants: A Descriptive Survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. e248-e252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brady ◽  
Annie Hoang ◽  
Roula Tzianetas ◽  
Jennifer Buccino ◽  
Kayla Glynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
First Language ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Community Nutrition ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Dietetic Internship ◽  
Internship Programs ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Training Opportunities

Purpose: We examined the demographic characteristics of applicants who applied and were unsuccessful in securing an internship position, what these applicants did afterward in their efforts to obtain an internship position, and which career paths they pursued. We also searched for any differences in eligibility between applicants who had not obtained an internship position and those who eventually were successful. Methods: A 68-item online survey was administered. Results: The study sample (n=84) was relatively homogeneous: female (99%), heterosexual (98%), Caucasian (70%), Canadian-born (75%), having English as a first language (73%), multilingual (40%), and having completed a previous degree (29%). Mean self-reported cumulative grade point average (3.35) exceeded the minimum (3.0) required by most Ontario internship programs. Over 25% eventually secured an internship position. Applicants who rated their packages strong in community nutrition were less successful in attaining an internship. Little difference in qualification was found between those who were eventually successful and not-yet-successful applicants. Conclusions: Unsuccessful applicants met academic and other requirements for admission to dietetic internship programs in Ontario. Insufficient training opportunities, costs associated with internship, and competition may be contributing to a loss of human potential in dietetics.

Using demographic variables to predict graduating university students' critical thinking disposition

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ahmet Karahan ◽  
Gökhan İskifoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
University Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Thinking Disposition

We explored the extent to which 7 dimensions (truth-seeking, openmindedness, analyticity, systematicity, inquisitiveness, criticalthinking, self-confidence, and maturity of judgment) of the critical thinking disposition of graduating university students can be explained by their reading habits, age, university entrance examination grade, cumulative grade point average, family socioeconomic level, mother's education level, and father's education level. Participants comprised 1,164 students who were graduating from various universities in Turkey. We used descriptive and inferential approaches to data analysis. Results indicate that reading habits was the most significant first-order factor predicting a strong critical thinking disposition, followed by mother's education level, cumulative grade point average, and university entrance examination grade. Age and father's education level explained the smallest amount of variance in critical thinking disposition. Implications of the results are discussed.

Anger and fear: effects of negative emotions on hotel employees' information technology adoption

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Zheng ◽  
Nathalie Montargot
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Appraisal Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
It Innovation ◽  
Reservation System ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe use of information technology (IT) in the hospitality industry is driven by the need to improve and refine customer service. However, it is unlikely that new IT will be successfully implemented if employees' roles and emotions are overlooked. The purpose of this study is to examine the interplay of negative emotions (anger and fear), coping strategies (venting anger and psychological distancing), perceptions of an IT innovation and intention toward adopting it.Design/methodology/approachA research model is developed based on the cognitive appraisal theory of emotion, coping theory and innovation diffusion theory. An online survey was conducted among employees working for hotels that had deployed a new reservation system, and 234 responses were collected.FindingsThe results indicate that employees' negative emotions (anger and fear) have negative and significant effects on their perceptions of adopting a new reservation system through coping strategies (i.e. venting anger and psychological distancing). Furthermore, employees' perceptions of adopting an innovative reservation system have a positive effect on their adoption intention toward the system.Originality/valueTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first research to address the impact of distinct emotions on IT innovation adoption, as well as explaining the relation between affective and cognitive effects. The findings demonstrate the importance of examining negative emotions in IT innovation adoption. In addition, the model developed in this study confirms that an appraisal tendency approach better specifies the conditions under which different emotions are triggered to predict and explain how emotions relate to IT use through adaptation behaviors when compared with a valence-based approach.

scholarly journals Do Students Really Want to Know? Investigating the Relationship between Learning Analytics Dashboards and Student Motivation

10.28945/4352 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Technology Students ◽  
Ranking Information ◽  
The Impact

Aim/Purpose: The aim of this project was to explore the perceptions of information technology students about student-facing learning analytics dashboards that display ranking information, and whether they perceive that their motivation to study would be influenced by the use of dashboards that display their performance relative to other students. Background: While there has been a focus on the use of learning analytics dashboards by academics to inform their teaching, there has not been as much exploration of the use of student-facing dashboards, nor on the effect that students believe these dashboards will have on their motivation to study. Methodology: The research surveyed students enrolled in Information Technology courses at an Australian university. Data about students’ academic motivation was gathered using a short, online survey. Contribution: The paper adds to knowledge of the impact on students of student-facing learning analytics dashboards. Findings: A majority of students (63%) would like to see their cohort-ranking via a dashboard, though a large majority (91%) preferred that their ranking not be made available to other students. Students who were highly motivated to study were more likely to wish to have their ranking made available via dashboards. Those students who viewed a dashboard showing them as highly ranked relative to the unit average for an assignment were significantly more likely to be more motivated to study in this unit than those who were shown to be ranked well below the average. Recommendations for Practitioners: Although students were generally in favor of their cohort ranking being made available using dashboards, universities should proceed with caution when implementing these student-facing dashboards because of the potential for demotivating students. Recommendations for Researchers: Further investigation of the reasons why students do not wish to have their rankings made available via dashboards is needed. Impact on Society: This research contributes to the body of knowledge regarding student motivation and its relationship with student-facing learning analytics dashboards. Future Research Given the complexity of the issues investigated, more research is needed in this area.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 Psychological Distress on Students' Academic Challenges in University

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Kate Shostak ◽  
Allyson Hadwin ◽  
Paweena Sukhawathanakul
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Emotional Challenges ◽  
Academic Challenges ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant disruptions in the learning environment for many post-secondary students with many shifting entirely to remote online learning, which can compound existing academic challenges. While emerging evidence has suggested that COVID-19 impacts students’ well-being and stress, little is known about how the pandemic has affected students academically. This study investigates how different types of academic challenges mediate the relationship between students’ COVID-19 psychological distress and their academic performance. Participants (n=496) completed an online survey that measured COVID-19 psychological distress, self-reported grade point average (GPA), and academic challenges. Mediational analyses estimating indirect pathways were conducted using structural equation modelling on Mplus. Our results showed that all challenges increased along with COVID-19 distress, but specific challenges had a significant relationship with the expected GPA. We found that out of the five academic challenge areas, metacognitive, motivational, and social and emotional challenges emerged as the salient challenge areas that fully mediated the relationship between COVID-19 distress and GPA. Contrary to our prediction, while more significant COVID-19 distress predicted more social and emotional challenges, these challenges were associated to higher GPA. Future research is invited to help students manage and cope with their academic challenges.

scholarly journals Success factors for introducing industrial human-robot interaction in practice: an empirically driven framework

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Kopp ◽  
Marco Baumgartner ◽  
Steffen Kinkel
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
The Impact

AbstractHuman-robot interaction (HRI) promises to be a means whereby manufacturing companies will be able to address current challenges like a higher demand for customization. However, despite comparably low costs, there are only few applications in practice. To date, it remains unclear which factors facilitate or hinder the successful introduction of industrial collaborative robots (cobots). In a three-step approach, we first developed a comprehensive two-dimensional framework covering three separate phases and four essential components for human-robot working systems. Secondly, we reviewed related literature to identify relevant success factors. Thirdly, in an online survey we asked leading representatives of German manufacturing companies (n = 81) to assess the importance of these factors from a practical point of view. The results reveal that besides technology-related factors like occupational safety and appropriate cobot configuration, employee-centered factors like the fear of job loss and ensuring an appropriate level of trust in the robot are considered important. However, company representatives seem to underestimate the impact of subtle measures to increase employee acceptance which could be incorporated into internal communication strategies prior to and during the introduction of cobots. Comparative analysis based on three distinct application scenarios suggests that most success factors’ practical importance is independent of the motivation for implementing HRI. Furthermore, answers from practitioners in free-text fields reveal that success factors which intuitively come to their mind such as financial factors are not necessarily perceived most important. Finally, we argue for more application-oriented research that focuses on practically relevant factors to guide HRI research, inform cobot development, and support companies in overcoming apparent barriers.

Root Cause Analysis: Using Theory of Constraints Application to Measure the Impact of Employee Demographics on the Adoption of Information Technology Equipment

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irikefe Urhuogo ◽  
Victor Williams ◽  
David W. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Theory Of Constraints ◽  
Cause Analysis ◽  
Brigham Young University ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Race And Education ◽  
The Impact

This paper uses Theory of Constraints (TOC) improvement questions to measure how employees' demographics influence their adoption of various Information Technology Equipments (ITEs) in organisations. Survey questions in the form of a Likert scale are prepared to address these possible effects. The number of total participants was 216 and they were from two universities: Argosy University, Atlanta campus; and Brigham Young University, Provo campus. The research question for this study asked how the factors of age, gender, race, and education level positively or negatively influence employees' attitudes toward ITE adoption at their place of employment. A Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was computed to assess the relationships and the Kruskal–Wallis and the Mann–Whitney U tests were used to compare the independent groups. The results suggested that there was a correlation among age, race and education level and indicated that age negatively correlates with employees' level of comfort with ITE use. There was a statistically significant difference at the 0.01 level between White and Black participants.

scholarly journals Saying “I Do” in College: Examining Marital Status and Academic Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Selena M. Beard ◽  
Michael R. Langlais
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Relationship Communication

Marriage as an undergraduate student is not the norm, as only 7% of undergraduate students are married. Therefore, marital status may have negative consequences for college students’ academic performance, as they navigate marital roles simultaneously with other roles, such as that of student. However, relationship quality may predict how well undergraduates perform academically, with individuals in higher quality marriages performing better than those in lower quality marriages. Thus, the goal of this study is to examine how marital status predicts academic performance and whether or not relationship quality moderates this association. Data for this study comes from an online survey of undergraduate students from a university in the Midwestern United States (N = 111, 81.1% female, 87.4% White/Caucasian, 21.2% married). Results revealed that marital status is negatively associated with cumulative grade point average (GPA) and perception of GPA. There were no significant effects of relationship satisfaction, relationship communication, or the interaction of relationship quality and marital status for academic performance. Implications for academic performance and young adult development will be discussed.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK PERSONAL TERHADAP PERILAKU MENYIMPANG PELAKSANAAN AUDIT

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182
Author(s):  
Petrus Ridaryanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Job Experience ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to analysis the impact of personal characteristic toward dysfunctional audit behaviour. The characteristic personal as independent variabel consist of gender, education level and job experience.Sample in this research is auditors who work in Public Accounting Office in Jakarta. Data is collected by quetioner and the result survey is 130 auditors.Data analysis used Statistical Package for the Social Sciences versi 24.The result of this study show that education and job experience have effected toward dysfunctional audit behavior, while gender has not effected toward dysfunctional audit behavior.

scholarly journals The Association between the Types of Exercise Motivation and Social Presence about Gerontechnology

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 932-933
Author(s):  
Si Young Song ◽  
Inhye Jung ◽  
Miseon Kang ◽  
Kwang Joon Kim ◽  
DaeEun Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Exercise Motivation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Care Field

Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify the types of exercise motivation and examine the association between the types of exercise motivation and social presence about exercise-related gerontechnology among Korean young-olds. In this study, social presence about gerontechnology implies the degree of perception of a robot that helps exercise functions as human-like socially interacting entities (Heerink, 2010). Online survey data collected from the Korean older adults over the age of 65 in February 2021 was used, and the subjects of this study were 154 young-olds aged 65 to 74 who exercise regularly. Latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted to classify the types of exercise motivation, followed by multiple regression analysis. As a result of LCA, the types of exercise motivation was classified with two groups. These groups were named ‘for pleasure and leisure (PL, 77.2%)’ and ‘for maintenance of health (MH, 22.8%)’, respectively. The result of multiple regression showed that compared to the second group (MH), the social presence about gerontechnology was high for the first group (PL) after controlling age, gender, education level, marital status, household income and chronic disease. These results indicate the Korean young-olds’ exercise motivation may vary and expectations for social presence toward exercise-related gerontechnology differ depending on the exercise motivation. To date, the importance of social presence in gerontechnology has tended to be emphasized mainly in the care field. This study suggests that exercise-related gerontechnology devices also need to consider the aspect of social presence especially for young-olds who exercise for pleasure and leisure.

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