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E-Auction / Chiang Ming Jen, Ming Jen Chiang

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study of project is the fulfillment for WXES 3181. The entire project, maned e-Auction. involves developing a web based interaction system for the use of the public or company. This system will be built in a simple high quality and fast way by using certain tools. The objective for developing this e-Auction System is to dynamic pricing marketplace for short life cycle and unique products by delivering maximum value for suppliers and buyers. This system also will include user friendly feature. In consideration of providing these advance features, Active Server Pages 3.0 has been chosen as the developing language, …

C Programming Tutoring Simulation With Interactive Multimedia "Cyberc" / Goh Lee Ching, Lee Ching Goh

Student Works (2000-2009)

Technology gives us physical access to a wealth of information. However, the information housed on servers throughout the globe and in software and print resources is so abundant that finding what one needs is a daunting task. Information literacy has the duty to put that information to good use. CyberC is a web-based interactive multimedia learning package system developed for anyone whom is interested in learning knowledge on C programming. CyberC is designed to create an information rich environment of education resources.which can be obtained at any time and from any place to ave the users time. Lessons and quizzes …

Web Based Car Information System / Gowri Arumainthan, Arumainthan Gowri

Student Works (2000-2009)

In today's world, the World Wide Web (www) has so much of information available on the Internet especially in the field of education. The internet allows the public to use the global market space to promote their products through a barrier that breaks all time, distance and place within which the Electronic Commerce can conduct itself. 'The Web Based Car Information System' is an e-commerce site that sells and promotes both new and used cars, providing maintenance tips, browsing and search facilities. That main objective of this project is to develop attractive, interactive and user friendly online selling website using …

Inventory Management System For Distributed Stores / Melisa Sundram, Sundram Melisa

Student Works (2000-2009)

Inventory Management System is an inventory management and organization tool for distributed chains stores that is stores at different locations under the same management. The management at the main office, supervisors and clerks at the chain stores are the main target of this system. The main purpose of IMS is to allow the main office to monitor the activities of the chain stores and to enable the management to make better business decisions and minimize risks based on the sales of its stocks at the chain stores. IMS would also enhance better communication and interaction between the chain stores and …

Pbl Facilitator / Nurul Sufiani Ahmad, Ahmad Nurul Sufiani

Student Works (2000-2009)

The traditional learning method, lecture-based learning that's still dominating learning method not only Malaysia, but almost everywhere in the world, can no longer ensure student's career stability in real world after education despite high academic achievement. In lecture-based learning or LBL, students usually tend to memorize information that the teachers feed to them for examination purpose without really understanding the meaning of the facts. This scenario won't guarantee students' readiness to face real problems in real world, a they won't be able to apply their knowledge in a more real-life context. Problem-based learning (PBL) however encourages students to learn how …

Online Directory Of Libraries And Information Centers In Malaysia (Odlicm) / Huang Seow Ching, Seow Ching Huang

Student Works (2000-2009)

Online Directory of Libraries and Information Centers in Malaysia (ODLICM) is a web-based system that can provide useful information on libraries and information in Malaysia. This site provides an interactive search capability, thus enhancing faster access to pertinent information. The system would provide information of libraries and information centers, for instance, the library's basic information and the director's information. Administrators of this site are able to add record to the database of this site. As most of the online directory of libraries and information centers sites encompass information for North American region, this ODLICM is a directory of libraries and …

Framework To Build Component Based E-Manufacturing / Goh Ki Wei, Ki Wei Goh

Student Works (2000-2009)

This documentation report is a fully description about our project. The project title is to build a technique and framework to develop a component-based e-Manufacturing system. This project is undertaken by a group of four members. The framework consists of four modules, which are Sales module, Material Requirements Planning (MRP) module, Production module, and Material Management module. Fulfilling minimum business requirements for a manufacturer is the ultimate goal of this project. The essence of the framework 1s able to support reusable approach. Furthermore, framework is extensible or easy to evolve as the business requirement is changing. We have conducted survey …

Asychronous Distance Learning System (Adls) / Lai Guan Siong, Guan Siong Lai

Student Works (2000-2009)

Asynchronous Distance Learning System or ADLS for acronym is a web-based system that provides an asynchronous e-learning between the users which, the learning media can be accessed at any time and any way and each individual can set the pace of their own learning A few types of services; such as the forum. Bulletin board and mail are prepare for ADLS to become the system more effective and efficiency. Asynchronous Distance Learning System will be implemented in both Intranet and Internet environment. The main purpose of Asynchronous Distance Learning System development is to implement a computerized learning system to substitute …

Face Recognition And Identification System (Facerec) / Khew Jye Huei, Jye Huei Khew

Student Works (2000-2009)

Face recognition is a technique to identify an individual by his/her physical characteristic and has been of interest to a growing number of researchers due to its applications on security. Several different algorithms have been proposed for computer recognition of human faces. It describes the implementation and functions of a working system that performs the recognition and identification of human faces using the implement algorithms. Java is use as programming language to develop the Face Rec system and Microsoft Access as the database to store and access the fa e images for the training set. Besides that, the system will …

E-Clinic System (Ecs) / Rossuryaindah Maarof, Maarof Rossuryaindah

Student Works (2000-2009)

As we move towards a knowledge-driven economy in 21 st century, healthcare providers are nowadays being forced to streamline operation through more efficient and cost effective office procedures. Automating these tasks results in time and materials, providing a positive return on investment. E-Clinic System (ECS) is windows based application built to assist clinical practitioners with their daily practice. The objective is to automate manual procedures that are currently practiced in a clinic. Prototyping Model is adopted to allow the designer to build a prototype, test and modify it, and through an iterative process to complete the final product. The development …

E-Kereta / Samsu Suryati Osman, Osman Samsu Suryati

Student Works (2000-2009)

Projek ini secara khusus dibangunkan untuk kebaikan para pengguna/pemilik kereta. e-Kereta ini timbul akibat kebanyakan masalah yang dihadapi oleh pengguna adalah impak daripada kurangnya sumber maklumat yang berkauliti yang ada di pasaran yang boleh digunakan oleh pengguna dalam membantu mereka mengetahui "latar belakang" kereta mereka. Mereka bukanlah untuk mengetahui fungsian kereta dengan begitu terperinci, tetapi sekurang-kurangnya pengetahuan tentang komponen-komponen asas bagi sesebuah kereta. Disamping itu, akibat kurangnya juga pengetahuan asas tentang kereta, kerosakan yang sekelumit cuma juga perlu dihantar ke bengkel untuk diperbaiki, jika tidak bernasib baik ada juga pihak yang cuba mengambil kesempatan ini. Oleh yang demikian, masalah ini …

Boss Payroll Management System / Ong Siew Kheng, Siew Kheng Ong

Student Works (2000-2009)

YTL Power Services is a multi-disciplinary services company registered in Malaysia, specializing in the operation and maintenance of power stations. The enterprise is jointly owned by YTL Corporation Berhad and Siemens AG of Germany up to the end of 200 l. From 2002 the company ownership is l 00% YTL Corporation. The company had its origins in Malaysia's newly competitive power industry, which was transformed in the early I 990's by privatisation and the arrival of independent power producers. The company manages the entire range of operation and maintenance (O&M) activities for YTL Power's two Malaysian power station s, which …

Hardware Pricing System / Lee Wee Cheng, Wee Cheng Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

Digital Computer Centre (DCC) is a hardware pricing system. The principle of the DCC web application is to provide information to the public. There are no online transactions provided and the information is totally free. Users can gain access to the system in any time, at any where, as long as the Internet service is available. There are user login will be requested to retrieve information from the system. A lot of literature review has been studied to understand the system and most of the relevant information has been documented into the report. The research includes the performance of development …

Online Music Store (Oms) / Jeyaprakash Dorairaja, Dorairaja Jeyaprakash

Student Works (2000-2009)

The Online Music Store (OMS) is an internet/intranet-based electronic commerce system, which enables users to view, order and make transaction online. It is an application that makes use of the web's multi-tier client server architecture. The Online Music Store (OMS) can be divided into three modules, which are the customer module, administrator module and the general module. The customer module would allow customers to browse through the various CDs, which will be displayed on the online catalogue. It would provide useful tools that would enable the customers to make comparisons on the prices and features of each product. The administrator …

Intranet System For Small And Medium-Sized Organization In Malaysia / Chong Yi Ching, Yi Ching Chong

Student Works (2000-2009)

An Intranet system is a company wide-software an information distribution system that uses Internet tools and technology to provide a common multimedia interface within an organization and achieve a better result than the conventional means of data access and transfer. This project is aim at developing an Intranet system for small and medium size organization in Malaysia. It will be develop as enhancement toward the earlier or existing Intranet system used in Malaysia. This Intranet system will target at user who located in managerial executive, and operational level of an organization. There arc six main objective should be achieved by …

Expert Knowledge And The Role Of Consultants In An Emerging Knowledge-Based Economy, Hans-Dieter Evers, Thomas Menkhoff

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In the emerging globalised knowledge society/economy, a group of professionals, namely experts and consultants gain in importance. The paper discusses the following issues: Who are these experts and consultants? Why is this group of knowledge workers strategically important and why is their importance - socially in terms of number of persons and economically in terms of output or turnover - growing? How can we explain the increasing professionalisation of consultants? How do they gain their expertise and which role does academic knowledge play in professional attainment? How do consultants package and apply expert knowledge? What are the challenges experts and …

Nursery-Area Function Of Maerl Grounds For Juvenile Queen Scallops Aequipecten Opercularis And Other Invertebrates, Na Kamenos, Pg Moore, Jm Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The services provided by coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests and sea-grass beds are becoming increasingly recognised, yet the functional role of maerl beds has not been addressed. Maerl forms highly biodiverse habitats composed of loose-lying coralline red algae which build up over thousands of years. These carbonate-rich deposits occur in photic areas with strong water movement; they have a widespread global distribution yet remain one of the most overlooked shallow-water marine habitats, with little known about the ecosystem services maerl may provide. Our diving research in Scotland has shown that pristine live maerl (PLM) grounds fulfil nursery area prerequisites …

Maerl Grounds Provide Both Refuge And High Growth Potential For Juvenile Queen Scallops (Aequipecten Opercularis L.), Na Kamenos, Pg Moore, Jm Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Munazza’S Story: Shedding Light On A Science Teacher’S Conceptions Of The Nature Of Science Through A Life History Study, Nelofer Halai, Derek Hodson

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

Life history research creates a broader understanding of teaching by providing illustration of the relationships among various aspects of teachers’ lives and their teaching practice, both inside and beyond the classroom. This article focuses on the life history of Munazza, a young science teacher at the Karachi Model Secondary School (KMSS), a private, co‐educational, English‐medium school for children from middle‐income families. Its purpose is to gain insight into a female science teacher's understanding of teaching science in a school in Pakistan, ascertain what aspects of this science teacher's conceptions of the nature of science are explicit in her practice, and …

Research Ethics: Significance, Application And Obligation To The Practice Of Research, Nilofar Vazir

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

The following article draws upon literature to define the term "ethics" and its application to the practice of educational research. It reflects on ethical obligations that a researcher can take on generally and more particularly for research study specifically on children.

Retention In Private Christian Schools: A Program To Assist Private Christian Schools To Retain Students, Michael E. Maschenik

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This study explored the reasons why parents choose private Christian schools, why they are willing to pay for these schools, and the possible reasons why they often remove their children as they get older. The subject of the study was Southwest Florida Christian Academy located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has over 440 students and is affiliated with the McGregor Baptist Church. The researcher presented data to support observations that many parents withdraw their children as they get older and that very few currently enrolled in the higher grades actually started their education in a Christian school.

The researcher …

Development Of A Preceptor Training Program With A Plan For Implementation And Evaluation For Victor Valley College Associate Degree Of Nursing Program, Patricia E. Green

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this applied dissertation was to design a Preceptor Training Program (PTP) for registered nurses precepting the Victor Valley College student nurses. This study also addressed the impact associated with the absence of a PTP.

A development problem-solving methodology was utilized. A review of the literature was conducted. Data were collected from deans and directors of nursing of California Associate Degree Nursing Programs about PTP.

A formative committee and summative committee were formed to assist in reviewing, evaluating, and validating two survey instruments and the final product. Survey instruments were sent to a sample of registered nurses, nursing …

Improving Performance On Standardized Tests Through Planned Interventions At Independence Alternative High School, Josephine Bell Jones

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This study was an investigation of the effects of a tutorial intervention on the grades and standardized test scores of low-performing students in an alternative school setting in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County System. Students in this study attended Independence Alternative High School (IAHSP) because of low test scores, declining grades, and behavioral problems. There had been a continuous decline in the end-of-course tests scores for these students for 3 consecutive years.

During the 1998-2000 school years, the academic performance of these students declined by 10.8%. These students were discouraged learners who did not achieve in the standard high school program. …

Affect Of Increasing Team-Planning Time And Improving Team Classroom Proximity On Student Achievement, John Deuber John Deuber

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to increase the amount of team-planning time and classroom proximity provided to teaching teams at 1 middle school. The amount of time provided within the school day to each team for team planning was inadequate to meet the needs of effective teams. Additionally, teachers had been assigned to classrooms with little concern for team member proximity.

Student achievement as measured by the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills 5, a nationally recognized standardized test, had shown a slight downward trend for 3 preceding years. The interventions were meant to address and correct this problem. Teachers completed …

Professional Development And Turnover In Early Care And Education: Working Toward Solutions By Increasing Enrollment In A Professional Development Program, Sandra L. Duncan

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Teachers’ educational backgrounds and professional development are positive predictors of program quality while teacher turnover is a negative predictor of program quality. Recent research suggests a significant link between teacher turnover and opportunities for professional development. The supposition is that, if the early childhood field could increase the quality of professional development training, then the level of teacher turnover could be reduced. Therefore, nonparticipation in professional development training opportunities is a critical issue in the early childhood industry.

This research study examined why early childhood practitioners are not enrolling in the professional development program opportunity that was published in a …

Implementing A Site-Based New Teacher Induction Program: Support, Train, Assist, And Retain (Star), Gina Flynn-Carmack

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to implement a site-based teacher induction program at Chamberlain High School in order to increase job satisfaction, improve performance, and encourage retention in education among beginning teachers. The report describes a plan that was developed and implemented by the writer. The program contained 4 strategies designed to foster professional growth and personal support of beginning teachers: developing weekly learning communities, assigning a mentor to each beginning teacher, increasing administrator involvement, and maintaining frequent contact with a retired teacher to offer emotional support.

The writer measured both the success of each component of the STAR Teacher …

Development Of A Retention Plan For African American Male Students At Midlands Technical College With A Plan For Implementation And Evaluation, Wanda Fernandopulle

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Procedures for this development study included a review of the literature, establishment of criteria, formative committee review of criteria, summative committee validation of criteria, data collection, statistical analysis of survey and interview results, review of committee feedback, and a distribution of findings and recommendations to committee members.

A development methodology was used to answer 5 research questions: (a) What does the literature reveal about intervention approaches associated with retention for African American male college students? (b) What content should be included in the African American male retention plan as identified by summative and formative committee members? (c) What is the …

Colorado Superintendency Attrition And Its Effects On The Fourth-Grade Reading Achievement: A Reflective Practitioner’S Investigation, Rod L. Blunck

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to gather a greater understanding of the impact of superintendent turnover and the effect on student achievement. The data-based accountability systems in place in Colorado place a great deal of pressure on superintendents to produce empirical results indicating increased student achievement.

The author gathered data from the Colorado Department of Education for student achievement results for the 4th grade reading assessment as measured by the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) for academic years 2001, 2002, and 2003 and for superintendent turnover as measured during academic years 2001 and 2002. Randomly selected, 5 superintendents were to …

Increasing The Active Participation Of Caregivers In The Implementation Of The Individualized Family Service Plan In An Early Intervention Program, Jennifer Cave

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to improve the implementation of early intervention therapy services in natural environments. Active caregiver participation during therapy is vital to the success of early intervention. However, the caregivers of infants and toddlers with developmental delays who were receiving early intervention therapy from an agency that served three counties in the southeastern United States were not actively participating in the implementation of the Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs).

In order to increase the level of active caregiver participation during therapy sessions, six solution strategies were implemented. The researcher provided information to the caregivers by creating a …

Evaluation Of The Cooperative Education And Internships Program At Prince George’S Community College, Diana Y. Doman Wilkins

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The Cooperative Education and Internships program is charged with placing students in positions that will allow them to gain experience in a work environment related to their major area of study. Job development specialists receive no type of written feedback from the employer, the faculty advisor, or the student on whether or not the placement was successful. The problem is that Cooperative Education and Internships has not demonstrated its effectiveness; therefore, there is reluctance from students, faculty advisors, and job development specialists to continue participating and/or promoting the program.

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of …