The Influence of Students' Characteristics on Mobile Device Security Measures

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winfred Yaokumah
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Mobile Device Security ◽  
Security Practices ◽  
And Gender

This study aimed at investigating the influence of students' characteristics (majors, maturity, and gender) on mobile device security practices in the context of a developing country. Focusing on graduate and undergraduate students from both public and private universities, participants' characteristics were measured against three approaches of mobile devices security practices (user-behavior and activities, device settings, and disaster recovery). The sample consisted of 375 students from two public universities and three private university colleges. The results found that Technology and Engineering students differ statistically from Business and Arts students in terms of mobile device settings and disaster recovery practices. The undergraduate students were less engaged in risky activities with their devices compared with the graduate students. Moreover, the younger students were more cautious than the older students regarding user-behavior and device settings. Finally, female students were more negligent when it comes to setting the devices to militate against security threats.

scholarly journals On Mobile Device Security Practices and Training Efficacy: An Empirical Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amita GOYAL CHIN ◽  
Ugochukwu ETUDO ◽  
Mark A. HARRIS
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Mobile Device Security ◽  
Security Practices ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals The Core of Resistance: Recognising Intersectional Struggle in the Kurdish Women’s Movement

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-500
Author(s):  
Bruna Ferreira ◽  
Vinícius Santiago
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Core ◽  
Political Project ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Modern Imaginary ◽  
Modern Nation State

Abstract The paper addresses the women’s movement in the Northern Syrian region known by Kurds as Rojava, a movement whose central role in building an autonomous political project has its roots in the Kurdish nationalist struggle, specifically that organised by the Kurdish Worker’s Party, also known as the PKK, in Turkey. This study brings to the fore reflections on the power relations that cross the struggle carried out by these women, who, for their part, are crossed by the intersection of gender, ethnicity and class, which feeds and composes the critical praxis of this organised struggle. The Kurdish women’s political path is approached through the contradictions and ambiguities they encounter when they face the challenge of becoming aware of their own place in a political project, which at first had a nationalist character and is now beginning to gain new contours. The presence of the female figure in a political context of armed conflict endows these women with the role of challenging the boundaries on which the foundational elements of international politics rely, namely, the boundary between public and private spheres and gender roles played socially and politically. The Kurdish women’s movement in Rojava disturbs the foundational boundaries of the modern nation-state alongside the hegemonic constructions of masculinity and femininity, and the militarised character of politics, which are constitutive of the modern imaginary of political community.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Undergraduate Students’ Intention to Become a Chartered Accountant in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 429
Author(s):  
Mohsina Akter ◽  
Muhammad Muhiuddin Siraj
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Private University ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose-The objective of this paper is to examine the factors affecting Bangladeshi students’ intention to be a chartered accountant. This paper specifically addresses factors like students’ gender, previous major at undergraduate level, CGPA, public vs private university status and family income.Design/methodology/approach - The study was conducted using a questionnaire survey with a sample of 271 students from five different public and private universities in Bangladesh. The 12x2"> test was applied to examine the relationship between these factors and students’ aspiration for a chartered accountant.Findings- The findings of the study show that out of five variables three variables, previous major, public vs private university status and family income, have significant relationship with students’ intention to pursue CA professional qualification. On the contrary, gender and CGPA of the students are considered as insignificant factors.Originality/Value-This research is the first study in Bangladesh which identifies several influencing factors for students’ choice to become a chartered accountant. The findings have implications for professional bodies in Bangladesh and other policy makers in their effort to develop strategies to motivate students to be a chartered accountant.

scholarly journals Cross-Mode Comparability of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Versus Paper-Pencil Based Testing (PPT): An Investigation of Testing Administration Mode among Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hooshang Khoshsima ◽  
Monirosadat Hosseini ◽  
Seyyed Morteza Hashemi Toroujeni
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
State University ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Computer Based Testing ◽  
Testing Mode ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Gender

Advent of technology has caused growing interest in using computers to convert conventional paper and pencil-based testing (Henceforth PPT) into Computer-based testing (Henceforth CBT) in the field of education during last decades. This constant promulgation of computers to reshape the conventional tests into computerized format permeated the language assessment field in recent years. But, enjoying advantages of computers in language assessment raise the concerns of the effects that computerized mode of testing may have on CBT performance. Thus, this study investigated the score comparability of Vocabulary in Use test taken by 30 Iranian undergraduate students studying at a state university located in Chabahar region of Iran (CMU) to see whether scores from two administrations of testing mode were different. Therefore, two similar tests were administered to the male and female participants on two testing mode occasions with four weeks interval. Employing One-Way ANOVA statistical test to compare the mean scores and Pearson Correlation test to find the relationship between mode preference and performance revealed that two sets of scores were not different and gender difference was not also considered a variable that might affect performance on CBT. Based on the results, computerized version of the test can be considered a favorable alternative for the state undergraduate students in Iran.

scholarly journals FORMAÇÃO DO FISIOTERAPEUTA PARA A ATENÇÃO BÁSICA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Liliam Rosany Medeiros Fonseca Barcellos ◽  
Natalia Lujan Ferraz ◽  
Érica Midori Ikegami ◽  
Lislei Jorge Patrizzi ◽  
Isabel Aparecida Porcatti de Walsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Health Human Resource ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar o preparo para atuação na Atenção Básica (AB), por parte de graduandos do último ano e docentes do curso de Fisioterapia de Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) pública e privadas de uma cidade de médio porte de Minas Gerais. Pesquisa transversal realizada por meio de entrevistas individuais com 64 graduandos e 28 docentes que responderam um questionário semiestruturado com aspectos sobre a atuação do fisioterapeuta para a AB. Os resultados revelaram que os graduandos acreditam que as disciplinas cursadas relacionadas a AB foram suficientes para atuar nesse nível de atenção, ao contrário dos docentes, que acreditam que seus discentes não estão aptos para intervir. A opinião dos graduandos que julgam o tempo de estágio na AB adequado foi bem próxima daqueles que não. Referente as atividades extraclasse relacionadas a AB, essas ainda são escassas. Os docentes conseguem fazer associações entre as disciplinas que ministra com a AB e durante sua formação tiveram disciplinas relacionadas, mas essas não forneceram bases para a prática. Espera-se que os achados contribuam para o direcionamento de ações no campo acadêmico, visando a proposição de mudanças nos currículos dos cursos, ampliação do conhecimento sobre esse nível de atenção e auxílio na formação de um profissional em consonância com os princípios do SUS e da AB, rompendo com o caráter estritamente reabilitador da profissão.PHYSIOTHERAPIST FORMATION FOR PRIMARY CAREABSTRACTThe present study had as objective to analyze the preparation for action in Primary Care (PC) by undergraduate students of the last year and professors of the physiotherapy course of Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) of public and private sectors of a medium-sized city of Minas Gerais. Cross-sectional research was carried out through individual interviews with 64 undergraduates and 28 teachers who answered a semi-structured questionnaire with aspects about the physiotherapist’s performance for PC. The results showed that undergraduates believe that the disciplines studied related to PC were sufficient to act at this level of attention, unlike the teachers, who believe that their students they are not able to intervene. The opinion of graduates judging the appropriate internship time in PC was very close to those who did not. Regarding extraclass activities related to PC, these are still scarce. Teachers are able to make associations between the disciplines that they minister with PC and during their formation had related disciplines, but these did not provide bases for the practice. It is hoped that the findings contribute to the direction of actions in the academic field, aiming at proposing changes in the curricula of the courses, expanding knowledge about this level of attention and assisting in the formation of a professional in harmony with the principles of the Single System of Health (SSH) and PC, breaking with the strictly rehabilitatingcharacter of the profession.KEYWORDS: Physical therapists. Health human resource raining. Primary health care

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