scholarly journals A Combined AHP- PROMETHEE II approach in Educational Assessment of Islamic Education lessons for Medical Courses in University of Medical Sciences

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Mahmoudi Norouz ◽  
Khoshi Abolfazl
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Educational Assessment ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Promethee Ii ◽  
Scientific Skills ◽  
The Given ◽  
Hierarchy Process

This study aims to introduce and use new combined methods called analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and PROMETHEE II in order to prioritize the important criteria and indexes in educational assessment of Islamic education lessons for medical courses at university from the point of view of students. For this purpose, the comments of medical students of Tehran University of medical sciences were used. The number of samples was selected to be 191 by using Cochran formula and a researcher based questionnaire including 3 criteria of cognitive, Attitudinal and scientific skills with 14 overall indexes has been designed. Then, by using AHP method, the weights of criteria were determined and then the best index was selected for developing the aims of curriculum using PROMETHEE II and other indexes were prioritized. Based on the results, it has been determined that students believe that in assessing of Islamic education lessons for medical course at universities, the scientific, Attitudinal and cognitive skills must be prioritized as first to third ranks and also among the given indexes, convincing students to do research, rising their knowledge in different fields, improving Mental powers, Voluntary actions and being educated and trained accurately are prioritized as first to third ranks.  

scholarly journals LECTURERS’ MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS AT THE CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-482
Author(s):  
Helena Brožová ◽  
Jana Horáková ◽  
Jiří Fiedler
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Managerial Competencies ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Knowledge Competencies ◽  
The University ◽  
Hierarchy Process

This research identifies the lecturers’ competencies which are the most important from the students’ perspective at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and compares students’ opinion and their change over the whole study period. It does not deal with the knowledge competencies of lecturers that students cannot objectively evaluate, but with lecturers’ managerial competencies that affect the organization, forms and ways of teaching. The examined competencies are hierarchically organized into three groups of particular competencies comprising of bipolar characteristics. Based on survey of students at the University, the evaluation of importance of managerial competencies using the Analytic Hierarchy Process was performed. The findings show that Innovative education, Good communication skills, Ability of improvisation, and Democratic way of teaching are the most important lecturers’ competencies from students’ point of view. Surprisingly, Oral based presentation is preferred to IT based one. Knowledge of the most important managerial competencies can help lecturers and universities to increase quality of educational process and attractiveness of the university for students. Keywords. Analytic Hierarchy Process, higher educational institutions, lecturer’s managerial competencies, students’ perception.

scholarly journals Tantangan Optimalisasi Pengelolaan dan Akuntabilitas Wakaf (Studi Kasus di Propinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Rifqi Muhammad ◽  
Agestya Puspita Sari
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Local Character ◽  
The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Special Region

This study aims to analyze the problem of waqf management from the point of view of regulators, nazhir and wakif. The research object is the management of waqf in the Yogyakarta Special Province with respondents from the Department of Religion of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the Yogyakarta branch of the Al-Qur'an Waqf Board, and the wakif who are domiciled in Yogyakarta. The research approach uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with the aim of formulating strategic solutions in the management of waqf. This study found that there are still many waqf that provide their waqf assets without going through an official waqf management institution. AHP's priority solutions include providing convenience to services for nazhir. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out intensive training for nazhir so that the management of waqf can be more optimal so as to increase public confidence in waqf in official waqf institutions. In addition, this study also recommends an increase in the accountability of waqf management. The accountability of waqf management can be realized in the form of periodic reports that are presented directly to the wakifs or through media in accordance with the local character of the community.Keywords:  Accountability, Waqf Management, Analytic Hierarchy Process  Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis masalah pengelolaan wakaf dari sudut pandang regulator, nazhir dan wakif. Obyek penelitian adalah pengelolaan wakaf di Propinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta dengan responden dari Departemen Agama Propinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Nazhir Badan Wakaf Al-Qur’an cabang Yogyakarta, dan Wakif yang berdomisili di Yogyakarta. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) dengan tujuan untuk merumuskan solusi yang strategis dalam pengelolaan wakaf. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa masih banyak wakif yang memberikan aset wakafnya tanpa melalui lembaga pengelola wakaf yang resmi. Prioritas solusi AHP antara lain dengan memberikan kemudahan layanan yang dilakukan nazhir. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan pelatihan intensif bagi nazhir agar pengelolaan wakaf semakin optimal sehingga meningkatkan kepercayaan masyarakat untuk berwakaf pada lembaga wakaf resmi. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga merekomendasikan adanya peningkatan akuntabilitas pengelolaan wakaf. Akuntabilitas pengelolaan wakaf dapat diwujudkan dalam bentuk laporan berkala yang disajikan secara langsung kepada para wakif maupun melalui media yang sesuai dengan karakter lokal masyarakat. Kata Kunci:  Akuntabilitas, Pengelolaan Wakaf, Analytic Hierarchy Process    

scholarly journals Designing a model to determine the preferred Islamic contract for a bank facilities applicant

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Marzieh Jahani ◽  
Parastoo Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Optimization Approach ◽  
Compromise Solution ◽  
Decision Matrix ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Hierarchy Process

This paper aims to present a model to determine the preferred Islamic contract for the bank facilities applicant in the industrial sector. For this purpose we use a consolidated method which includes the compromise solution multi-criteria optimization in the first phase, and the calculation of the cost of financing for the applicant of facilities in the second phase. Afterwards, by using the output of the both-phase, the preferred Islamic contract based on the combinational criterion has been determined for the applicant of the facilities. According to the fact that in the financing of the projects, in addition to the criteria related to the cost of financing, the qualitative criteria are also important, so both the qualitative and quantitative criteria have been considered in this research. In this study, we used four widely applied Islamic contracts (Jo’aalah Instalment sales, Hire purchase, Participation). The assessment criteria of the Islamic contracts have been extracted in the form of a questionnaire based on the previous studies and the expert’s point of view. In the first phase, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used in order to determine the weights of the evaluation criteria of the Islamic contracts; and, in order to select an appropriate contract for the applicant, the compromise solution multi-criteria optimization approach (VIKOR), which is based on the decision matrix, was used. In the second phase, the cost of financing from the bank was estimated for the applicant of the facilities in the four contracts. Finally, the obtained results of the qualitative questionnaire and the cost of financing from the bank have been combined; thus, the preferred contract for the applicant of facilities has been determined based on a combinational criterion.

scholarly journals A decision-making methodology integrated in product design for additive manufacturing process selection

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 895-909
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Zicheng Zhu ◽  
Songhe Ye
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Process Selection ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Given ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Am Processes

Purpose The decision-making for additive manufacturing (AM) process selection is typically applied in the end of the product design stages based upon an already finished design. However, due to unique characteristics of AM processes, the part needs to be designed for the specific AM process. This requires potentially feasible AM techniques to be identified in early design stages. This paper aims to develop such a decision-making methodology that can seamlessly be integrated in the product design stages to facilitate AM process selection and assist product/part design. Design/methodology/approach The decision-making methodology consists of four elements, namely, initial screening, technical evaluation and selection of feasible AM processes, re-evaluation of the feasible process and production machine selection. Prior to the design phase, the methodology determines whether AM production is suitable based on the given design requirements. As the design progresses, a more accurate process selection in terms of technical and economic viability is performed using the analytic hierarchy process technique. Features that would cause potential manufacturability issues and increased production costs will be identified and modified. Finally, a production machine that is best suited for the finished product design is identified. Findings The methodology was found to be able to facilitate the design process by enabling designers to identify appropriate AM technique and production machine, which was demonstrated in the case study. Originality/value This study addresses the gap between the isolated product design and process selection stages by developing the decision-making methodology that can be integrated in product design stages.

scholarly journals Multicriteria analysis in hazards assessment in Libya

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
Martina Zeleňáková ◽  
Ibrahim Gargar ◽  
Pavol Purcz
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
The Given ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

Abstract Environmental hazards (natural and man-made) have always constituted problem in many developing and developed countries. Many applications proved that these problems could be solved through planning studies and detailed information about these prone areas. Determining time and location and size of the problem are important for decision makers for planning and management activities. It is important to know the risk represented by those hazards and take actions to protect against them. Multicriteria analysis methods - Analytic hierarchy process, Pairwise comparison, Ranking method are used to analyse which is the most dangerous hazard facing Libya country. The multicriteria analysis ends with a more or less stable ranking of the given alternatives and hence a recommendation as to which alternative(s) problems should be preferred. Regarding our problem of environmental risk assessment, the result will be a ranking or categorisation of hazards with regard to their risk level.

scholarly journals Ranking of hydropower projects based on sustainability criteria in India using multicriteria decision making methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
Anuja Shaktawat ◽  
Shelly Vadhera
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Promethee Ii ◽  
Sustainability Criteria ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Assessment of hydropower projects with respect to sustainability criteria is a multidimensional and complex issue. It requires considering technical, environmental, and social parameters instead of purely economic ones in decision making for energy planning. The flexibility to consider several criteria and objectives simultaneously leads to the use of multicriteria decision making (MCDM) methods which are well accepted in the field of energy planning. This paper aims at applying MCDM methods in facilitating the decision makers to select the most sustainable hydropower projects in the Indian region by making real and logical choices based on eight important criteria selected from the literature that are compatible with sustainable development. To comprehensively rank hydropower projects three MCDM methods are applied i.e., the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations (PROMETHEE II), and elimination and choice translating reality (ELECTRE III). Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to calculate the weights of criteria. All three methods are well adapted for sustainability assessment and ranked Sharavathi (A9), Bhakra (A2), and Upper Indravati (A13) to be the most sustainable hydropower projects in India under the selected criteria. The study will be helpful in sustainable energy planning of hydropower projects with similar geographical conditions.

scholarly journals Evaluación comparativa multifuncional de sistemas agrarios mediante AHP: Aplicación al olivar ecológico, integrado y convencional de Andalucía

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Parra López ◽  
Javier Calatrava Requena ◽  
Tomás De Haro Giménez
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Complex Decision Making ◽  
Olive Groves ◽  
Complex Decision ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Even though multifunctionality concept is reflected, implicit or explicitly, in the design of actual agrarian policies, its consideration when analysing and assessing farming systems is relatively limited in the scientific literature. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is proposed with this aim. AHP is a multicriteria discrete decision support technique that is used in complex decision making. This methodology is stated jointly with a proposed procedure to measure relative agreement among decision makers and uniformity of alternatives’ performances in group decision making. Finally AHP is implemented in the assessment of organic, integrated and conventional olive groves in Andalusia considering criteria of a different nature – economic, technical, sociocultural and environmental –. The final purpose is determining the more interesting growing techniques from a holistic point of view for all the society in the medium/long-term on the basis of knowledge of experts on olive.

scholarly journals Multicriteria Evaluation of Transport Plan for High-Speed Rail: An Application to Beijing-Xiongan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Farooq ◽  
Mowen Xie ◽  
Svetla Stoilova ◽  
Firoz Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Promethee Ii ◽  
Railway Line ◽  
New City ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Beijing has an enormous transportation challenge: to relieve the extreme congestion that has arisen, largely due to overpopulation. To meet this challenge, the city administration has decided to extend its territory; a new city will be planned and built. This new city, Xiongan, will reduce the burden on the capital. A new high-speed railway (HSR) line is designed to transport millions of people every day within less than an hour. This study applies the potential of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and multicriteria methods, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE II), to determine the best alternative of transportation for the new high-speed railway line between Beijing and Xiongan, comparing different ones. The methodology consists of two stages. In the first stage remote sensing datasets such as ASTER DEM and LANDSAT images and GIS software such as ERDAS IMAGINE and ArcGIS have been used to determine settlement distribution, station location, elevation model, slope percentage, vegetation percentage, and route alignment for a new high-speed railway line for better understanding of its spatial distribution pattern over the study area. The second phase of the study focusing on assessing the various alternatives of transportation has been determined, and three approaches to choosing the best alternative have been introduced. In the paper we examine criteria associated with travel and economic criteria: travel time, the number of train stops, public satisfaction with transport, the number of seats per day, connectivity, operating costs, profit, and the payback period. Six alternatives of transportation have been studied. The stops in Guan and stations in the metro’s rings have been investigated. In the second stage, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and PROMETHEE II methods have been used to select the best alternative. The first approach uses only criteria related to the trip, as the criterion to choose the best alternative is the maximum of the net outranking flows by PROMETHEE II method; the second approach applies two independent criteria: the ratio of normalized operating costs and the normalized net outranking flows, and the ratio of the normalized payback period and the normalized net outranking flows; the third approach includes all defined criteria, and the criterion of choosing the best alternative is the maximum of net outranking flows as calculated by the PROMETHEE II method. The approaches have been analyzed with the purpose of comparing the results. The result indicates that it is expedient to have a station in Guan, which will increase the connection and connectivity among the cities while providing fast mobility options for a large number of inhabitants of Guan city. Furthermore, the result from Remote Sensing and GIS analysis demonstrates that the proposed high-speed railway line will be environmentally sustainable and is economically/socially feasible and that it will certainly attract current and future passengers because of their needs.

Prioritizing sewer rehabilitation projects using AHP-PROMETHEE II ranking method

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelhak Kessili ◽  
Saadia Benmamar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Ranking Method ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Promethee Ii ◽  
Sewer Rehabilitation ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Sewer Networks

The aim of this paper is to develop a methodology for the prioritization of sewer rehabilitation projects for Algiers (Algeria) sewer networks to support the National Sanitation Office in its challenge to make decisions on prioritization of sewer rehabilitation projects. The methodology applies multiple-criteria decision making. The study includes 47 projects (collectors) and 12 criteria to evaluate them. These criteria represent the different issues considered in the prioritization of the projects, which are structural, hydraulic, environmental, financial, social and technical. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to determine weights of the criteria and the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE II) method is used to obtain the final ranking of the projects. The model was verified using the sewer data of Algiers. The results have shown that the method can be used for prioritizing sewer rehabilitation projects.

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