scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ DECISION MAKING TO ENROLL AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION AS AN EXTERNAL FACTOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Farid Shamsudin ◽  
Aeshah Mohd Ali ◽  
Rosni Ab Wahid ◽  
Zulkifli Saidun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
External Factor ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose:  This study conducted to classify factors of fixed Higher Education Institution (HEI) characteristics influenced students' decision making to enroll at private HEI and social media application as an external factor exclusively in Malaysia phenomena. The main focus of this research was to determine the relationship between independent variables (academic programs, tuition fees, location, institution rankings, institution facilities, employment opportunities, social media application) influence dependent variable (decision making); and to determine the major factor that influence students' decision making to enroll at private HEI. Methodology: The underpinning theory applied in this study was Theory Reason Action (TRA) for social media application, while Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) applied for academic programs, tuition fees, location, institution rankings, institution facilities, and employment opportunities. Five hundred (500) questionnaires distributed at selected private HEI around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Respondent was an undergraduate student semester one the year 2018 only. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Results: Findings indicated result for direct effect revealed decision making were significant in the relationship between tuition fees, location, institution ranking, institution facilities, employment opportunities, and social media application thus hypothesis H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, and H7 accepted. Implications: Therefore, the only academic program was insignificant with decision making thus hypothesis H1 rejected. While the major factor that influences students' decision making to enroll at Private HEI in rank number one was employment opportunities H6 (β = .301; p = .000 < .05). Thus, Results of direct effects indicated there is a relationship between employment opportunities and students’ decision making to enroll at private HEI.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAM, TUITION FEES AND LOCATION ON STUDENTS’ DECISIONS TO ENROLL AT UNIVERSITI: A STUDY OF KUALA LUMPUR BUSINESS SCHOOL CAMPUS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-112
Author(s):  
Mohd Farid Shamsudin ◽  
Aeshah Mohd Ali ◽  
Firdaus Hilmi Nadzri ◽  
Rosni Ab Wahid
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Business School ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Variable Theory ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses

Purpose of Study:  This research focuses on three factors influence students’ decisions making to enroll at private Higher Education Institution (HEI) namely as academic program, tuition fees and location as independent variable and students’ decision making as dependent variable. Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) applied for this study. Methodology: The survey consists of questionnaire responded by 100 undergraduate students in Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Business School Campus. Data were analyzed by employing exploratory factor analyses and reliability analyses. SPSS version 24 applied. Main Findings: The result revealed for factor loading all items above 0.5, academic program remarks the highest Kaiser Meyer-Olkin (KMO) with .804 and for Cronbach’s alpha tuition fees was the highest one with .819. Implications/Applications: The present study helps in investigating the factors which influence students’ decisions making to enroll at HEI.

The Benefits of Involving Undergraduate University Students in Creative Practice-led Research Projects

2021 ◽  
pp. 105678792110648
Author(s):  
Sohail Dahdal
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
High Level

This paper examines the involvement of sixteen undergraduate students across four disciplines in a practice-led research project to create the “Once Upon a Time in Palestine” XR documentary by exploring how they performed when given complex challenges, to create this novel and complex practice-led research project. The students were trained and mentored but also were trusted to work under minimal supervision. This created a high level of engagement with the expectation of high-quality output and presented the students with opportunities not afforded to them within the rigid structure of their academic programs. This paper examines the engagement of the students, and their willingness to learn new technologies and apply this learning to produce high quality output under tight deadlines with minimal supervision and the value of interdisciplinary collaboration across multiple fields of study. The paper concludes that while there was a steep learning curve, the students were able to achieve high-level engagement and produce professional results within the specified deadlines, using the latest technological advances in the field, while learning new skills outside their academic program and also enhancing the outcome of the successful project.

Career Exploration and Career Decision-Making Difficulties

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Storme ◽  
Pinar Celik
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
Career Options ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Environmental Exploration

This article investigated the moderating role of creative self-efficacy (CSE) on the relationship between career exploration and career decision-making difficulties among French undergraduate students ( N = 415). Drawing a parallel between the career decision-making process and the notion of creative problem-solving, we reasoned that career exploration without CSE—that is, the confidence in one’s own ability to solve original and complex problems—can be associated with career decision-making difficulties. Our study shows that among students who have low levels of CSE, environmental exploration, and self-exploration regarding career options are respectively associated with dysfunctional beliefs regarding one’s career path and general indecisiveness. We discuss the implications of the results.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Grades and Academic Program Satisfaction Over Four Years of Study

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
J. Paul Grayson
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
University Education ◽  
Program Satisfaction ◽  
Commuter University ◽  
Conventional Models ◽  
The Relationship

It is frequently assumed that the student experience, and, by implication, student program satisfaction, improves over the course of a university education. A four-year panel study of students at a large commuter university indicates some improvements in assessments of professor performance and GPA between first and fourth year; however, satisfaction with academic programs remains more or less the same across all four years of study. Structural equation modelling was employed to estimate the relationships among professor performance, GPA, and program satisfaction within, and between, each of the four years of study. Contrary to expectations based on some conventional models, it was found that students' assessments of professors were not affected by GPA; conversely, professor performance had little impact on GPA. By contrast, student satisfaction was related to both GPA and professor performance. The greatest predictor of students' program satisfaction, however, was neither GPA nor professor performance, but program satisfaction in the previous year. This finding suggests that underlying personality characteristics likely are more responsible for expressions of program satisfaction than either GPA or professor performance.

scholarly journals Information Sharing and Decision-Making: Attempts by Ghanaian Return Migrants to Enter through Libya

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-234
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Koomson-Yalley
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Return Migrants ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines the relationship between irregular migration, access to information and migration decisions. Using semi-structured interviews of thirty irregular return migrants who failed to reach their European destinations through Libya, I show that irregular return migrants from Ghana rely predominantly on interpersonal sources, including colleagues, neighbors, friends and relatives, for information on migration. Return migrants seek information from those who have relevant experience with that kind of migration. Existing research focuses on information from ‘formal’ sources such as traditional print media, social media, library or workshops. Here I argue that this focus on access to information conceals the activities and practices of irregular return migrants who perceive European destinations as ‘greener pastures’ and seek information to travel through dangerous routes. Most irregular return migrants interviewed in this study indicated they had access to information from ‘informal’ sources often shared as ‘jokes.’ Although irregular return migrants perceive the information they gather through their everyday activities as reliable, their interactions involve complex and unstructured social processes.

HUBUNGAN ANTARA INTENSITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL INSTAGRAM DENGAN HARGA DIRI

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Firda Dalila ◽  
Asri Mutiara Putri ◽  
Prida Harkina
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Spearman's Rho ◽  
Spearman’S Rho ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTENSITY OF INSTAGRAM SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE WITH SELF ESTEEM  Self-esteem is formed by interactions with other people. At present, social interaction can not only be done in the real world but can also be done in the virtual world, through social media such as Instagram. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the intensity of Instagram social media usage and self-esteem. This research is a quantitative study with a correlational design. The sample in this study were 205 undergraduate students of Malahayati University, aged between 17 to 25 years. The data in this study were obtained using an Instagram social media intensity usage questionnaire and a self-esteem scale. The results of data analysis using Spearman's rho show that there is a significant positive relationship between intensity of Instagram social media usage and self-esteem. Keywords: Intensity of Social Media Usage, Instagram, Self Esteem Harga diri terbentuk dari interaksi dengan orang lain. Saat ini untuk melakukan interaksi sosial tidak hanya dapat dilakukan didunia nyata namun juga dapat dilakukan didunia maya, melalui media sosial seperti instagram. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara intensitas penggunaan media sosial instagram dengan harga diri. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain korelasional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 205 mahasiswa S1 Universitas Malahayati, berusia antara 17 sampai 25 tahun. Data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh menggunakan kuesioner intensitas penggunaan media sosial instagram dan skala harga diri. Hasil analisis data menggunakan Spearman’s rho menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang signifikan antara intensitas penggunaan media sosial instagram dengan harga diri. Kata Kunci: Intensitas Penggunaan Media Sosial, Instagram, Harga Diri

Do Religious Reminders Help You With Your Financial Decisions?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-53
Author(s):  
Orhan Erdem ◽  
Amy Martin
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Time Preferences ◽  
Prosocial Behaviors ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
Financial Decision Making ◽  
Present Bias ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Financial Decision ◽  
The Relationship

Although religion is shown to be associated with several prosocial behaviors, not much work has been done on the relationship with economic or financial decision-making. This study aims to fill this gap. Surveying 87 undergraduate students under controlled laboratory conditions, the authors analyzed the effect of subtle reminders of religious concepts on time preferences in relation to finances. The results of the experiments showed that reminding participants of religious themes decreased the percentage of present bias by 10.4%.

The Relationship Between ADHD Symptomology and Decision Making

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Schepman ◽  
Lisa Weyandt ◽  
Sarah Diane Schlect ◽  
Anthony Swentosky
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: To explore the relationship between the symptoms of ADHD, the extent to which college students seek to maximize their decisions, and the degree to which students feel regret for their decisions. Method: Undergraduate students ( N = 275) completed four questionnaires measuring ADHD symptomology, internal restlessness, maximization tendencies, and regret. It was hypothesized that (a) participants who reported more behaviors associated with ADHD and internal restlessness would report more maximizing tendencies, (b) participants reporting greater ADHD symptoms and internal restlessness symptoms would be more likely to report feelings of regret, (c) men would report more symptoms of ADHD and internal restlessness than women, and (d) men would be more likely to report maximization tendencies than women. Results: Findings supported the hypotheses and interaction were found. Conclusions: Findings provided new information concerning relationships between ADHD symptomology, internal restlessness, maximization tendencies, and regret.

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