Radio frequency identification (RFID) and database- based attendance management system

Effective record and management of students and staff attendance of academic and non academic activities/events are vital for the smooth functioning of the educational system. This is still a difficult task in most institutions, particularly in Nigeria with a large number of staff and students attending different academic and non-academic functions. This is even more difficult to manage when the traditional method of paper and pen is used to record attendance, prone to errors, and in most cases lack integrity due to manual handling of the record. Electronics and Information Communications Technologies (ICT) can be deployed to help mitigate these problems and improve reliability, ease, speed, efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity of recording and managing attendance. In this work, we used Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and database management to provide an alternative solution that addresses issues of objects (humans and non-humans) authentication, authorization, and record management with high accuracy, reliability, and integrity using RFID-Arduino technology. The system works by reading staff’s and/or student’s details stored in a unique RF tag wirelessly through theRF reader and then matched and stored the record in the system’s database. Attendancemarking was achieved by matching the scanned ID with the database record. The system was successfully implemented and tested with 10 students and staff participants with the feature of exporting the records into excel format for statistical analysis and performance evaluation.

Digitalization of healthcare sector as a tool for implementation of competition policy

Competitiveness of modern states is increasingly dependent on the method and scope of using information-communications technologies (ICTs) in the economy and in the implementation of the states' care functions. The application of information-communications technologies (ICTs) in health care is of special importance due to observed dynamic changes taking place in social structures. The main factors contributing to the widespread use of information-communications technologies (ICTs) in health care include demographic changes, the increase in the duration of human life, the increase in health care expenditures, progress in medical science and the increase in patients' ability to use automated devices. The aim of this article is to characterize the main ideas forming the architecture of the Healthcare 4.0 concept and to place this concept in a broader perspective of the Industry 4.0 concept.

Streaming the Battlefield: A Theory of the Internet's Effect on Negotiation Onset

This article explores the effects of social media penetration and internet connectivity on the likelihood that parties within a conventional intra-state conflict will enter negotiations. The proliferation of advanced information communications technologies, coupled with violent political collective action, calls for further examination of how these variables intertwine to affect conflict patterns. Beginning with a discussion on communications technology and the bargaining model of war, the author presents a theoretical model that seeks to create a foundation that can be used for future empirical testing.

PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS ICT (INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) DALAM MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK

One of the main tasks of an educator in realizing the goals of education in school is to develop learning strategies effectively. In learning activities especially in science learning about the process of the formation of rain requires the efforts of teachers in understanding what approaches are suitable for achieving learning goals. One suitable approach in instilling the concept of the process of rain formation is by using ICT-based media. ICT-based learning is a learning process by utilizing information technology. The purpose of this paper is to show that the use of ICT-based media can improve the learning motivation of Grade III students at the Gorontalo State University Laboratory. The method used to improve students 'motivation through classroom action research is done through evaluating student learning outcomes in which at the initial observation when educators did the learning process not using ICT-based media the results of students' mastery learning were only 9 people out of 23 students who subject to action or 39%. But after reflection again using ICT-based media, students' learning completeness increased to 21 students who managed to achieve learning completeness or 91%. Salah satu tugas utama seorang pendidik dalam mewujudkan tujuan-tujuan pendidikan di sekolah adalah mengembangkan strategi pembelajaran secara efektif. Dalam kegiatan pembelajaran khususnya dalam pembelajaran IPA tentang Proses terbentuknya hujan diperlukan upaya guru dalam memahami pendekatan apa yang cocok untuk mencapai tujuan pembelajaran. Salah satu pendekatan yang cocok dalam menanamkan konsep proses terbentuknya hujan adalah dengan penggunaan media berbasis ICT. Pembelajaran berbasis ICT adalah proses pembelajaran dengan memanfatkan teknologi informasi. Tujuan dari makalah ini untuk menunjukan bahwa penggunaan media berbasis ICT dapat meningkatkan Motivasi belajar peserta didik kelas III SD Laboratorium Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. Metode yang digunakan untuk meningkatkan motivasi belajar peserta didik melalui penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilakukan melalui evaluasi hasil belajar pesert didik yang dilakukan dimana pada observasi awal ketika pendidik melakukan proses pembelajaran tidak menggunakan media berbasis ICT hasil ketuntasan belajar peserta didik hanya 9 orang dari 23 peserta didik yang dikenai tindakan atau 39 %. Namun setelah dilakukan refleksi kembali dengan menggunakan media berbasisi ICT ketuntasan belajar peserta didik meningkat mencapai 21 peserta didik yang berhasil mencapai ketuntasan belajar atau 91 %.

The Conundrum of Falling Participation of Women in Math and Computing Jobs

The USA and Denmark are leading information communications technologies (ICT)-enabled economies and have a variety of policies to promote women in ICT occupations, but both report that just roughly 25% of math and computing jobs in their respective countries are held by women, a number that continues to decline. The trend is odd given that the ICT industry globally notes a growing shortage of workers as well as a potential for lost revenue if positions go unfilled. Given the situation and a significant evidence that women's participation in companies is associated with greater profitability, one would assume ICT companies to be profit-maximizing and thus do more to attract and retain women. The trends are also odd given that the participation of women in scientific occupations in the life, physical, and social sciences are increasing overall. This chapter briefly reviews the situation and recommendations to address it, including increasing mentorship for women and recognizing and addressing bias in the workplace.

‘Google wants to know your location’: The ethical challenges of fieldwork in the digital age

Information communications technologies (ICTs) like laptops, smartphones and portable storage devices facilitate travel, communication and documentation for researchers who conduct fieldwork. But despite increasing awareness about the ethical complications associated with using ICTs among journalists and humanitarians, there are few reflections on digital security among researchers. This article seeks to raise awareness of this important question by outlining three sets of ethical challenges related to digital security that may arise during the course of field research. These ethical challenges relate to (i) informed consent and confidentiality, (ii) collecting, transferring and storing sensitive data, and (iii) maintaining the personal security and integrity of the researcher. To help academics reflect on and mitigate these risks, the article underscores the importance of digital risk assessments and develops ten basic guidelines for field research in the digital age.

E-Learning and Information Communications Technologies (ICT) in Saudi Arabia

This chapter argues that increasing the rate of e-learning technological adoption will provide educational affordances related to access to courses and better course delivery for Saudi citizens. Specifically, issues related to gender-related staffing issues and access to education courses. This is primarily because the e-learning technology has the capacity to adapt to dominant features in Saudi society and culture, as well as its potential to be efficiently applied in Saudi higher education settings. However, despite the widespread adoption of information communication technology (ICT) in society, Saudi Arabians have yet to fully experience the transformative effects of this medium, particularly in relation to e-learning. This is evidenced in a lack of deep understanding on how best to implement e-learning and distance learning applications.

Constructivist Communications Strategies for 21st Century Faculties and Graduate Students

The purpose of the chapter is to provide effective communications strategies, instructional strategies, media strategies, and cultural dimension that are critical to designers and faculties that create and deliver online courses using a constructivist foundation, as the participants become increasingly diverse in global online course rooms. Disruptive innovation, which is evidenced in Information Communications Technologies (ICT) throughout higher education classrooms, is changing the way the world learns. Through disruptive innovation, global classrooms are emerging requiring designers and faculties to have deep knowledge of theory and practice. This chapter provides a foundation for a set of related theories and practices that describe the strategies needed to be able to effectively deliver online in an increasingly global context to students in higher education course rooms, using constructivist learning theory as a guide as the disruptive technologies are deployed.