Batam City Research Articles

Kualitas hidup terkait kesehatan gigi dan mulut pada anak prasekolah di Batam

Background: The high number of dental and oral health problems in preschool children, such as dental caries, can indirectly interfere with children's development and daily activities. This situation will affect children's Oral-Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) up to his family. Objective: Defines the quality of life related to dental and oral health at Nabilah Kindergarten in Batam City District. Methods: This research is a descriptive observational study with a cross-sectional design to describe the Oral-Health Related Quality of Life at Nabilah Kindergarten in Batam City District. The research was conducted by distributing ECOHIS questionnaire sheets consisting of 13 question items to 79 mothers of Nabilah Kindergarten students in Batam City District. Respondents filled out the informed consent and ECOHIS questionnaire sheets. The assessment of Oral-Health Related Quality of Life in the questionnaire is divided into four categories, namely good, sufficient, bad, and very bad. The score of each respondent's answer is added up and then adjusted based on the score range of the ECOHIS questionnaire. Results: The results showed that Oral-Health Related Quality of Life in the children impact section was in the good category 68.4%, sufficient 29.1%, bad 2.5%. Meanwhile, the family impact section was 58.2% good, 35.4% sufficient, and 6.3% bad. Conclusion: Oral-Health Related Quality of Life at Nabilah Kindergarten in Batam City District tends to be in the good category.

Kualitas Pelayanan Publik Yang Ada di Kota Batam

Research on public services in Batam City has been carried out with various focuses and approaches. Research conducted at the Batam City Public Service Mall aims to analyze the level of satisfaction with public services with changes to the business licensing regulatory system. The research results show that the majority of people express satisfaction with the services provided by the Batam City Public Service Mall, however there are improvements that need to be made, especially regarding understanding the procedures for processing business permits. Apart from that, other research highlights the influence of service quality and facilities on Batam City Government customer satisfaction at Public Service Malls. The results of this research provide an understanding of the importance of service quality and facilities in influencing customer satisfaction Apart from that, the implementation of public services during the Covid-19 pandemic in Batam City is also the focus of research. This research highlights the challenges in running public services according to the minimum standards that apply during the pandemic. The research results show that the implementation of public services during the Covid-19 pandemic is still not running effectively and efficiently From these various studies, it can be concluded that public services in Batam City are an important topic to evaluate and improve, especially in terms of customer satisfaction, the influence of service quality and facilities, as well as challenges in providing public services during pandemic conditions.

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Literasi Membaca Melalui Kegiatan Bermain Flashcards Pada Anak Kelompok B di Taman Kanak – Kanak Dar El–Fikri Batu Merah

Not all children have sufficient memory and ability to concentrate so that reading will feel like a heavy burden for children. This is consistent with the findings in the pre-observation in PAUD, Batam City, where children have inadequate beginning reading skills. This condition will certainly be very troubling both for the development of children and parents. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method, the activity plan will be carried out in four stages, namely (1) planning begins with conducting observations and field studies, compiling learning plans and themes, developing media according to the chosen theme, (2) implementation, namely applying flashcard media in learning which is carried out in several cycles according to the level of child development (3) observation and evaluation of the results achieved and the obstacles obtained during the activity (4) reflection on the results and obstacles obtained during the activity to take the next action to achieve the planned goals. The results showed that flashcard media can improve the ability to read beginning in group B children. this can be seen from the previous data that only 5 children who have the ability to read beginning increased to 15 children out of a total of 20 children. Keywords: pre-reading, learning media, flashcards

Relationship between Social Capital and Digital Competence in Indonesia Senior High School Population

Employee performance is the issue that gets the most attention in every scientific study. Once performance is important for an organization's progress, policymakers must know the factors affecting employee or organizational performance. This study aims to determine the effect of digital competence, social capital, and emotional intelligence on teacher performance through job satisfaction as an intervening factor. Data were obtained by distributing questionnaires to 419 public high school teachers in Batam City. The research uses qualitative and quantitative approaches. The data analysis method is a structural equation model using the Smart-PLS device. The study's results found that digital competence, social capital, and emotional intelligence directly positively and significantly affected teacher job satisfaction. Second, digital competence, emotional intelligence, and job satisfaction have a direct positive and significant effect on teacher performance. In contrast, social capital directly does not have a significant effect on teacher performance. Third, job satisfaction fully mediates the effect of social capital and emotional intelligence on teacher performance, but job satisfaction does not mediate the effect of digital competence on teacher performance. The results of this study recommend that school leaders or principals at State High Schools improve digital competence and social capital.

Analisa pengaruh social media marketing activity terhadap brand loyalty dengan mediasi brand awareness, brand trust, dan brand love

The study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the effect of social media marketing activity on brand loyalty mediated by brand awareness, brand trust, and brand love. Data were collected through questionnaires given to 260 respondents who live in Batam City, and are fans or users of several fast fashion brands in Indonesia, including zara, stradivarius, h&m, and uniqlo. To analyze the data, the software used is Smart PLS. The results obtained through data analysis state that social media marketing activity has a positive and significant influence on brand loyalty, brand awareness, brand trust, and also brand love. Brand loyalty is positively and significantly influenced by brand awareness, brand trust, and brand love. Brand awareness, brand trust, and brand love also mediate positively and significantly in the influence of social media marketing activity on brand loyalty.

Implementasi Pelayanan Berbasis Elektronik di Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu di Kota Batam

PTSP (One Stop Integrated Service) is an online licensing management system that makes use of a website-based application designed to deliver administrative public service online. The goal of this research is to examine the adoption of e-services and integrated one-stop services in investment offices. The methods employed are qualitative research approaches such as interviews, documentation, and observational data collecting. The results revealed that the deployment of e-services to improve public services in Batam City DPMPTSP was extremely good. High system security by using firewalls, passwords, and email verification. Development of Digital Ecosystem through OSS or Easy PTSP Online system that can enrich user experience and support the growth of digital economy in Batam City. DPMPTSP Batam City ideally provides quality services. Efficiency on the input side of the ease of accessing the PTSP website is clear and easy to find by license applicants. At PTSP Batam City, the licensing process through the online PTSP Easy System is now fast, cheap, simple, clear, guaranteed, and at an affordable price. Increased Competitiveness of Batam City through Online Single Submission (OSS) digital system. With OSS, businesses can avoid and reduce duplication of licensing processes. Data security Online licensing and non-licensing services also guarantee not to share the applicant's personal information with other parties or sites that are not related to the service.

Sustainable Tourism: Cultural and Historical Tourism Destination, Bulang District, Batam City

Batam City is one of the main tourist destinations in Indonesia, side by side with Jakarta and Bali. Various tourist destinations are available in Batam City such as shopping tourism, sports tourism, marine tourism, MICE tourism, culinary tourism, religious tourism. As an area that was once the center of civilization in the past, Bulang District is one of the administrative areas of Batam City which still maintains the original cultural identity of Batam City. The various cultures and history have the potential to be developed as a tourist destination. However, currently these various potentials have not been utilized optimally. This study used a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. Researchers try to get a picture of the actual conditions in the field and explain it in the form of a description. Retrieval of informants using purposive sampling. The data analysis used is Miles and Huberman's interactive model. The results of the study show that Bulang District has the potential to be developed as a cultural and historical tourism destination. There is a lot of cultural and historical heritage, both Tangible Culture and Intangible Culture. The Jogi Dance from the Basri Beach Studio represents the original culture of Batam City. In addition, there are also historical relics such as the Old Forest of Pulau Buluh, Happy Shop, Jami Nurul Iman Mosque, Samudera Bhakti Temple, Temenggung Abdul Jamal Funeral Complex, Temenggung Abdul Jamal's legacy weapons such as Pauh Janggih Washing Feet, Spears, Swords, Keris, Sundang, Talam and Plates. Aspects of supporting tourism, 1) Road accessibility and communication are well available, 2) Additional facilities are minimal, 3) Additional services are limited. So it needs sustainable planning and development so that the existing potential can be utilized optimally. In addition, synergy is needed between the government and various parties.

Analisis Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Keputusan Investasi Mahasiswa Akuntansi Di Kota Batam

Accounting students in Batam City invest with the awareness of wanting to gain prosperity in the future by utilizing the remaining pocket money or residual salary in the hope that the investment made will generate a profit. The right investment decision is needed to achieve this goal. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of financial literacy, herding and risk perception on investment decisions. Quantitative research methods based on primary data are used in this study. This study collected the necessary data by distributing questionnaires to several universities in Batam City with the main focus being accounting students, totaling 1,502 students. The Likert scale was used to measure the questionnaire using a sample of 316 respondents. The probability sampling technique is used in the sampling process. Statistical tools, namely the SPSS V26 program, are used to test or perform data analyses, namely: descriptive statistics, data quality tests, classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression tests, determinant coefficient tests, and hypothesis testing. The results of the study found that financial literacy, herding and risk perception had a positive and significant effect on the investment decisions of accounting students in Batam City

The Influence of Promotions and Prices on Purchase Decisions at Shopee (Case Study in Tanjung Piayu Community, Batam City)

This study aims to determine the effect of promotions and prices on purchasing decisions at Shopee partially or simultaneously on purchasing decisions at Shopee. This research method is quantitative with the sampling technique in this study, namely probability sampling with the simple random side method. The distribution of questionnaires in this study used the simple random sampling technique and the data were analyzed using the SPSS version 25 statistical program. The results of this study indicated that promotions at Shopee significantly influence purchase decision making at Shopee with a significance of 0.000 <0.05 and t count 5.426 > 1,984. And with a significance result of 0.000 <0.05 and t count 4.378 > ttable 1.984, prices also have a significant effect on purchasing decisions at Shopee. It was concluded that promotions and prices had a significant effect on purchasing decisions at Shopee. According to the coefficient of determination for R Square of 0.579, the percentage effect of promotion and price on purchasing decisions at shopee in the Tanjung Piayu community in Batam City is 57.9% and the influence of other variables not included in this study is 42.1%.

Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan Dan Minat Beli Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Warung Kaki Lima di Batam

The culinary business is a business that is growing rapidly and rapidly, as evidenced by culinary business actors emerging with the latest innovations aimed at attracting customer interest. Likewise with business actors in the Riau archipelago, especially in the city of Batam, the culinary business is experiencing quite good development. It can be seen that there are many culinary delights using concepts that are no less interesting to be the choice of consumers, such as: street food stalls, restaurants, coffee shops, and taverns. So that business actors must improve the quality of service so that consumer buying interest increases as well as customer satisfaction. Service quality is very closely related to customer satisfaction and is an important factor that must be considered by every business actor who aims to attract customers. Likewise with consumer buying interest in addition to good service quality, an ordering system that makes it easier for consumers is also able to attract customer buying interest. So that in this case customer satisfaction is very effective in retaining its customers in a long period of time. The purpose of this study was to determine whether service quality and purchase intention affect customer satisfaction in street food stalls in Batam. Methods of data collection through the distribution of questionnaires with a sample of 383 respondents. The type of research used is quantitative research with multiple regression analysis methods. The results showed that the variable of service quality on customer satisfaction, t value 13.738 > t table 1.966, and Sig 0.000 <0.05, so it can be concluded that the variable service quality has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction. The variable of buying interest on customer satisfaction has a t count of 3.245 > t table of 1.966, and a significant 0.001 <0.05 so it can be concluded that the variable of buying interest has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction. While simultaneously it can be obtained f count value of 193.790 > f table 3.02 and Sig 0.000 <0.05. Thus it can be concluded that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted.

Analisa User Experience Terhadap Customer Loyalty Gopay dengan Trust Sebagai Variable Intervening

As time goes on, most of our daily payments can be done cashless or digitally. This has brought a new market for digital payment services, and one of the major players in this industry in Indonesia is GoPay. GoPay is a digital payment service fully integrated with the GoJek application and recently Tokopedia as well. In addition to that, the ability to do QRIS payments directly from the GoJek application has made it very popular, especially among young people who also frequently use services like GoFood, GoRide, or GoCar. However, in this new competitive market, User Experience and Trust are essential for building Customer Loyalty. Therefore, in this study, the author intends to analyze how User Experience and Trust influence Customer Loyalty in the GoPay digital payment application in Batam City. For this study, the data will be collected through questionnaires then be processed using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. The author successfully obtained 403 sample data from the residents of Batam City through distributed questionnaires, which were then tested by using the SPSS application. Based on the results, the conclusion is that User Experience and Trust have an influence of 0,665 and 0,266 towards Customer Loyalty, and with an influence of 0,642 of User Experience towards Trust in GoPay

Pengaruh Online Customer Review, Kepercayaan Dan Ketersediaan Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Ms Glow Di Kota Batam

As of Today, technological developments have included buying and selling activities which result in buyers having to pay attention to several aspects before, namely by paying attention to customer reviews, because it is difficult to build trust in making purchases without face to face, with the variety and availability of products increasing the options of buyers, may or may not improve purchasing decisions especially purchases made at Ms Glow Batam. This research is a quantitative study with a population of buyers who make purchases at Ms Glow, a sample of 283 samples. This research concludes that Online Customer Reviews have an effect on Purchasing Decisions, Trust has an effect on Purchasing Decisions, no effect has been found on Product Availability on purchasing decisions, and Online Customer Reviews, Trust, Product Availability have a simultaneous and significant effect on the Purchase Decision of MS Glow in Batam City. The adjusted R square is 0.66 or 65.8%. This value shows how well the independent variable can explain the dependent variable, which is 65.8% with other factors, the remaining 34.2% is influenced by other variables.

Tinjauan Hukum Perjanjian Penitipan Barang yang Dilakukan melalui Anak Buah Kapal: Studi Kasus di Pelabuhan Punggur Kota Batam

Purpose: This research was conducted to find out about the phenomenon of safekeeping of goods with Ship's Crew (ABK) in Punggur Harbor, Batam City. Methodology : This study uses a type or method of normative legal research, in which the research is carried out by examining legal materials related to cases of safekeeping of goods against Ship's Crews (ABK). Then after that it was continued by examining additional data in the form of interviews conducted with Ship's Crew (ABK) at Punggur Port, Batam City, which later became Normative-Empirical legal research. Result: The result is reveals that agrarian policies in Bintan have led to the loss of land ownership rights for many coastal communities due to lack of consultation, inadequate compensation, and insufficient protection of traditional land tenure systems. Limitation: The ship's crew is the other crew than the captain. The phenomenon of entrusting goods to ship crew is very common for people who are used to life in the port. So it is not uncommon for many Ship's Crew to be reluctant to reject things that are considered normal by the people around them. Contribution: The analysis aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on land rights and coastal development in Indonesia by providing a legal perspective on the issue. It also highlights the need for greater recognition of the rights of coastal communities in agrarian policies and regulatory frameworks.

Rental Price Prediction of Boarding Houses in Batam City Using Linear Regression and Random Forest Algorithms

Boarding houses, commonly known as "kost," are residential places typically rented by individuals, serving a function similar to hotels, but with more affordable pricing. With the proliferation of boarding house businesses, residents and newcomers in Batam city face challenges in selecting suitable accommodation based on both price and amenities. Leveraging machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), and incorporating various algorithms, a system can be developed to predict the rental prices of boarding houses. This helps individuals make informed decisions regarding the suitability of a boarding house based on their preferences and budget. The algorithms utilized in this study are Linear Regression and Random Forest. The modeling process resulted in R2 Scores, with Linear Regression achieving a score of 64%, while Random Forest outperformed with an impressive 99% R2 Score. Due to the higher R2 Score of Random Forest, this model was selected for the development of a website using the Scrum framework. The outcome of this research is a predictive pricing website for boarding houses, offering a valuable tool for residents and visitors in Batam when seeking to rent or lease a boarding house.

Bimbingan Teknis Perizinan Usaha untuk UMKM Binaan Bizhub Polibatam

UMKM play a crucial role in the Indonesian economy (Permana, 2017). Bizhub Polibatam, as the Center of Excellence at the State Polytechnic of Batam, focuses on the study of entrepreneurship, business management, and society 5.0. It actively contributes to enhancing the competitiveness of UMKM in the city of Batam and its surrounding areas by providing comprehensive mentoring services. Through the indirect ownership of business permits by UMKM, the entrepreneurs also gain benefits as participants in social security and have legal protection to operate, receiving empowerment assistance from the government. The complex and intricate process of business licensing and bureaucracy, coupled with a lack of knowledge or access to relevant information, often hinders the growth and development of UMKM (Carina, et al., 2022). This research utilizes observation and a qualitative approach. The results of the community service activities indicate success in registering the NIB for 20 UMKM. The registration process can be deemed successful due to the active participation of the UMKM owners. Those involved in these activities have demonstrated a high level of compliance with the applicable rules and regulations.

ANALYSIS OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE IMPULSIVE BUYING WITH POSITIVE EMOTION AS A MEDIATOR

People's shopping habits had changed in today's business environment, many people make impulse purchases because of their interest in a brand or product that trending at that time. Due to that trends, people now see shopping as a necessity that must be fulfilled, they become more consumptive and make shopping as a lifestyle. The aim of research is to identify factors that influence impulsive buying. The population data used in this research were 230 respondents who used e-commerce in Batam City. Through quantitative research method, the data were tested for hypotheses by processing them with structural equation modeling analysis based on PLS. The results showed impulsive buying is influenced by positive emotion and price discount variables. Meanwhile, impulsive buying is not influenced by variables of fashion involvement, shopping lifestyle, hedonic shopping motivation, and sales promotion. However, positive emotion as a mediator role is able to mediate all variables on Impulsive Buying. The implications of the results can be applied to practitioners in adopting marketing strategies to evoke positive consumer emotions that lead to impulse purchases.

Juridical Analysis of Police Authority for Community Protection of Robberies that Occurred in Batam City (Research Study in the Barelang Police Legal Area)

In writing this thesis entitled Juridical Analysis of police authority to protect the public from robbery that occurred in Batam City. One form of crime that often occurs in society is the crime of motor vehicle theft. Motor vehicle theft is a crime against property that is not uncommon in developing countries. The phenomenon of violent theft of two-wheeled motorized vehicles or what is better known as "Begal" is a type of crime that has recently become the focus of the wider community. In completing this writing and to complete the required data, the author conducted Empirical Legal research (field), by interviewing sources about the problem being researched, using qualitative data, namely sources at the Barelang Police Station in Batam City, Riau Islands regarding the Role of the Police Against Eradication of Robbery. Preventive Efforts (Prevention) Involving community leaders, youth and religious leaders to prevent acts of violence against victims of muggings Repressive Efforts (Enforcement) using various methods or tactics to reveal the perpetrators to be processed according to law. There is a role for the Barelang Police in criminal acts of theft with violence (Robbery) as regulated in Article 365 of the Criminal Code. This research shows that, in accordance with the duties and authority of the police, they carry out inquiries and investigations as well as arrest the perpetrators and process them in accordance with applicable legal provisions, as well as making efforts to prevent violent acts of theft by carrying out patrols.

Juridical Analysis of Levy Collection as Regional Original Income (Batam City Transportation Department Regional Research Study)

The large number of parking points in Batam City will really help increase regional Original Income, optimal management is very necessary as a source of additional Regional Original Income for Batam City through Parking Levy. Management is carried out by the Batam City Transportation Service Parking Service UPT as regional technical implementer. The aim of this research is to analyze how the management of parking fees carried out by the Batam City Transportation Service Parking Service UPT can increase effectively and become easier. This research uses a qualitative approach, with a data collection process through interviews, documentation and observation. Data presentation techniques are carried out by means of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this research show that the collection management carried out by the Parking Services UPT is still not optimal with the actual amount of parking levy revenue still below the predetermined target. This is because there is still a lack of field coordinators available by the Parking Services UPT to collect parking fees at existing parking point locations. In fact, as a source of revenue from parking fees in increasing Regional Original Income, it really helps the regional revenue of Batam City. In increasing the regional budget which can be used to build a more prosperous and prosperous city of Batam.

Determination of Health Index Classification and Management Sustainable Mangrove Ecosystems Using a Combination of Fuzzy and ISM Methods

The area of mangrove forests in Indonesia in 2021, according to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, is around 3,364,080 Ha; this amount is equivalent to 23% of the world’s mangrove ecosystem, which is from a total of 16,530,000 Ha (FAO, 2005). Information on the condition of mangrove ecosystems is important to know whether or not an area is good. Studies related to the condition of mangrove ecosystems based on environmental quality and mangrove health index to determine the environmental quality and mangrove health are needed for ecosystem management in the future. This article describes the health parameters of mangrove ecosystems that will be analyzed with the help of a combination of decision support software such as fuzzy and ISM so that priority mangrove ecosystem locations can be determined, mangrove health index values to determine the health status of mangrove ecosystems and determine alternative sustainable mangrove ecosystem management policies that will be applied to the object of study. In addition, the study also discusses the concept of determining standard criteria for the level of damage to mangrove ecosystems and determining the status of mangrove ecosystems. Based on fuzzy logic, data analysis shows that the output of the Mangrove Health Index can be determined with 3 variables and 27 rules, with key factors in Mangrove Density, Canopy Cover and Number of saplings. The results of ISM show that management institutions that must be actively involved in supporting the success of sustainable mangrove forest ecosystem management in Batam City are KLHK, DLHK Riau Islands Province, and BPDAS Sei Jang Duriangkang. Proper handling of constraints and management institutions that are actively involved in mangrove forest ecosystem management will ultimately encourage budget effectiveness and efficiency to meet the main goal, namely sustainable mangrove forest ecosystem management in Batam City.

Juridical Analysis of Shareholder Agreement Letters as a Form of Legal Protection (Research Study in Companies in Batam City)

Private companies are one of the main pillars of the national economy in sustainable national development. In carrying out business activities, conflicts often occur between the shareholders of a company. The governance of a company is regulated in Law Number 40 of 2007. The reality of the business world is that often the articles of association in the deed of establishment of a Limited Liability Company as a place to accommodate the clauses agreed to by the shareholders cannot accommodate clauses that are specific to the objectives of the shareholders. shares to manage the running of the Limited Liability Company business they established. This research uses empirical juridical methods. The data used uses secondary data taken as primary data from the collection of laws and regulations relating to the object under study, and secondary and tertiary data from official documents, journals and the internet. Data collection was carried out by means of one-sided questions and answers which was carried out systematically and based on the research objectives. From the results of this research, data was obtained that Limited Liability Companies located in the city of Batam do not pay attention to company governance procedures as regulated in the articles of association in the company's Deed of Establishment, thus providing opportunities for misuse of this trust. Progress in business governance is not well anticipated, which creates gaps in increasing conflict between shareholders in the company. The choice of litigation resolution, which takes a long time and is expensive, is an obstacle to resolving this conflict. The Shareholders' Agreement Letter as a mitigation for future conflict management for the shareholders of a Limited Liability Company should be used from the moment the shareholder's self-binding agreement was made when establishing the company. A shareholder agreement is a legal document that regulates the relationship between the company's shareholders, which concerns their interests or the interests of the Company. Explicitly in UUPT no. 40 of 2007, Article 4 states that this law, the Company's articles of association and other statutory provisions, Article 1320 concerning the validity of agreements, Article 1338 of the Civil Code, binding agreements as law for the founders, applies to the Limited Liability Companies. A shareholder agreement letter is an agreement made in addition to the Articles of Association made by the parties.