IT Skills Research Articles

Self-Perception on Information Technology Skills of Pre-Service Teachers from the Point of View of Their Programs

This article presents the initial results of a survey on the IT skills of prospective teachers of different teaching programs of the faculty of pedagogy of Dalat university (Vietnam). These students have no academic IT training in their curriculum, so the objectives of this survey were (1) to find out their self-perception about the skills IT they use almost every day but without a specific course, and (2) to identify specific profiles according to the different programs and to make a comparison between them. The survey has been conducted through the Internet, using Google Forms, and the responses were anonymous. The questions were focused on their self-perception on their skills regarding media processing (images, sounds, and videos) and website creation. 72 responses were received among which 70 were valid. The results show that there is not a significant difference between the student’s self-perception skills according to their programs whereas there are differences according to the kind of the media processing skills.

Persepsi Pustakawan Terhadap Diklat Daring (Studi Kasus Pustakawan PDDI-LIPI Peserta Diklat in Passing Pustakawan)

This research was aimed to study librarians’ perceptions towards online library training during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used a descriptive-qualitative and a triangulation method. A survey was conducted on eight librarians of PDDI-LIPI who had joined an in passing online librarian training via Eldika, a web-based application program developed by the National Library. The recorded perceptions were perceptions towards trainers, learning media/ platform, learning materials, and online training. The results were summarized into tables and narrative descriptions, then triangulated through direct interviews to explore the causes and solutions to problems related to the online training. The result of this research indicated that librarians’ perceptions towards all four online training indicators were positive. However, weakness was found regarding the online training platform. Based on the findings, this study suggested that the National Library and other institutions provide online librarian training to develop some more friendly platforms accessible for librarians with various IT skills, and an IT support service quickly responded during training.

Using Information Technologies to Train Today Teachers in the Educational Environment

The article studies the characteristics of teacher training for primary school teachers in the information educational environment in higher education institutions (HEIs). It shows that Ukraine’s integration into European and world educational space as a prerequisite for determining effective areas in its development is a strong motive to study the systems of teacher training for primary school teachers, reflect on their positive experience, clarify trends and prospects of their development and discover ways to solve the existing issues in teacher education. The article considers the current state of teacher training for primary school teachers in view of applying information technologies in HEIs. Considering teacher training for primary school teachers as the large-scale nationwide objective, the article analyzes this aspect in those Ukrainian HEIs whose activities are related to this particular area. IT is also essential and necessary to study the experience of individual scholars and practitioners implementing the achievements of informatization in their activities. The detailed study of teacher training for primary school teachers has made it possible to reveal significant shortcomings in this process. The findings prove that HEIs do not create favourable organizational conditions for future primary schools teachers to develop their innovative professional and personal qualities. These include the following: competitiveness; motivation towards lifelong learning and continuing professional development; knowledge about appropriate ways of personal development; creative and IT skills.

A Study of Students Perception about Virtual Learning: An Evidence from Punjab, Pakistan

This research sheds light on the importance of virtual learning in today's technological era. Virtual learning is a flexible learning environment in which students can learn according to their eases. The purpose of this research is to review the student's perception of virtual learning. For this purpose, primary data has been collected from the five districts of Punjab (Hafizabad, Faisalabad, Lahore, Jhang, and Sargodha) through a pretested questionnaire. A convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis by using SPSS. Results of the descriptive study shows that the positive perception about virtual learning is 89.0 percent. The students who have access to a computer are 74.7 percent. The number of students who can easily afford the internet are 67.3 percent. The students who positively perceive that the extra cost of getting education traditionally can be saved via virtual learning are 82.9 percent. The positive perception of students about time-saving via virtual learning is 61.7 percent. The students' positive perception that job opportunities are equal for both degree holders is 55.4 percent cumulatively, which is higher than the negative perception. The positive perception for virtual learning is due to the offensive environment of institutions or family restrictions, as students' positive percentage is 59.2 cumulatively. Students' perception about the homogeneous outcomes and achievements via both learning is positive is about 51 percent. Results also suggest that virtual learning enhances the IT skills in students, and it is considered more cost-effective by students as compared to traditional learning. The policy recommendation is that government should concentrate on the importance of virtual learning and take necessary measures for this implementation.

The Level of IT Skills during the Distance Learning Period among Students of Al-Balqa Applied University - Princess Rahma University College

The Level of IT Skills during the Distance Learning Period among Students of Al-Balqa Applied University - Princess Rahma University College

Analysing the impact of sustainable human resource management practices and industry 4.0 technologies adoption on employability skills

PurposeThe study aims to examine the influence of Sustainable Human Resource Management (SHRM) practices and Industry 4.0 Technologies (I4Te) adoption on the Employability Skills (ES) of the employees. The study has undertaken four major SHRM practices – Training (TR), Flexibility (FL), Employee Participation (EP) and Employee Empowerment (EE) to measure its impact on the ES along with I4Te.Design/methodology/approachA survey approach method was designed on the identified constructs from existing literature based on SHRM, I4Te and ES. The survey resulted into 198 valid responses. The study used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 25.0 for constructs validation and hypothesis testing.FindingsThe current study reveals that all the four SHRM practices (TR, FL, EP and EE) along with I4Te directly influence ES in the organisation. The I4Te along with the SHRM practices may bring enhancement in the skills and competencies of the employees that is the requirement of future organisations.Practical implicationsConsidering the results, the SHRM practices aligned with I4Te may directly influence the employee's ES including core skills, IT skills and personal attributes. The SHRM practices in the organisation will enhance the opportunities for the employees and bring long-term association with the employees.Social implicationsFor the development of the economy and the individual, the SHRM practices need to conduct themselves in more socially responsible ways along with the I4Te to enhance the ES of the employees. The individual development will bring sustainable behavioural changes in the employees.Originality/valueThere has been no research conducted on exploring SHRM, I4Te and ES together. This is the pioneer in the HRM fields that explores the interrelationships and influence amongst the five constructs undertaken in the study.

CHANGES IN THE TRENDS IN THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS FOR FUTURE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION SPECIALISTS

Formulation of the problem. The study aims to substantiate and determine the dynamics of changes in the use of information and communication tools in the process of training future specialists in vocational and technological education. Materials and methods. The study used theoretical analysis, surveys (questionnaires, interviews), observations, systematization, analysis of data, comparisons, and generalizations. Results. The analysis of a survey of future specialists in vocational and technological education conducted in 2016-2021 at TNPU named V. Hnatyuk is presented. Despite the high and medium levels of grades in the school computer science course, before the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the students rated their readiness to use computer technology as low, which was explained by gaps in practical training, software updates, and occasional use of digital technology in the classroom. The locations of students' work with computer equipment in the 2019/2020 academic year (at home, in offices and laboratories, with friends, at the place of work of parents, in Internet clubs, at the place of employment, etc.) were studied. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the prompted introduction of distance learning, the use of computer technology and software in all classes, which has helped to increase the IT skills of participants in the educational process. Conclusions. Analyzing the research data, it can be argued that the COVID-19 Pandemic has led to the rapid development of ICT in education. The dominant means of ensuring the educational process were laptops (99.2%) and mobile devices (98.4%). Most used software - Microsoft Office, Google cloud services; online platforms - Zoom, Google Meet, digital board Padlet; social networks - Viber, Telegram, WhatsApp; LMS systems (Google Class, Moodle). Further research is needed on the optimization of tasks for students, compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards of work with information and communication tools.

The Formulation and Validation of a Conceptual Framework for the Transition from E-government to M-government

Abstract The proliferation of mobile devices has spurred many nations across the globe to make the necessary transition from e-government to m-government to provide better services to their citizens more flexibly, transcending temporal and geographical barriers. However, making such transitions is fraught with numerous challenges that may impede a smooth transition of these services. To make matters worse, there is a lack of conceptual frameworks to which relevant stakeholders can refer. Against this backdrop, this study was carried out to formulate and validate a conceptual framework to guide the transition of services from e-government to m-government in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study was based on qualitative approach involving a survey in which 15 academicians from reputable universities in the UAE were selected to seek their opinions on the conceptual framework of the study. The research instrument used in this study constituted a survey questionnaire consisting of two parts. The first part sought to gather personal information of the participating experts, namely gender, age, educational level, working experience, and fields of expertise. The second part aimed to elicit their opinions regarding the appropriateness of five constructs and their components used for the formulation of the conceptual framework of the study, namely IT Infrastructure, IT Skills, Security and Privacy, Knowledge of Operating Standard and Protocols, and Operating Frameworks, each of which was rated along a spectrum of agreement based on 4-point Likert-type scales, ranging from ‘1’ (Strongly Disagree) to ‘4’ (Strongly Agree). This part consisted of 25 items, with each construct being rated by five items. The survey questionnaire was pilot-tested involving four experts in the field of mobile communication. The analysis of experts’ opinions were analyzed based on the Fuzzy Delphi Method, showing that IT Infrastructure and Security and Privacy were deemed highly valid, closely followed by the remaining constructs, namely IT skills, Operational Frameworks, and Knowledge of Standards and Protocols. Likewise, all of their components were also deemed highly valid. The above findings strongly suggest that all the five constructs as well as their components are crucial aspects that may have significant impacts on the transition of services from e-government to m-government in the UAE. From the practical standpoint, the validated conceptual framework help provide a greater insight into the understanding of potential challenges that relevant stakeholders have to face as they embark on making such an ambitious transition. However, more studies are required to examine the usability of the proposed conceptual framework for the transition of services from e-government to m-government from the perspective of practitioners working in the related fields.

IMPLEMENTATION OF MADRASAH/SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION (EDM/S) AND THEIR PROBLEMS

This study aims to identify potential problems and alternative solutions in implementing Madrasah/School Self-Evaluation (EDM/S). This study uses secondary data in the form of documentation of legislation, research results, evaluation reports, and other publications, and is analyzed by meta-analysis. Secondary data is sourced from guidelines for implementing EDM/S in several madrasas/schools, the media, official documents of laws and regulations, and reports on the results of related studies. The results showed that the constraints faced included aspects of concepts, instruments, infrastructure, human resources, and administration. These problems arise as a result of the lack of proper socialization, the absence of a madrasa/school commitment, and the absence of cooperation between various stakeholders, and the ability of human resources in IT skills. The alternative to overcome these problems is by making special policies at the district/city level that can be used as a legal umbrella in the planning, budgeting, and monitoring processes.

Perceptions of Parents about Online Learning and Physical Activities of their Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of parents about online learning and physical activity of their children. A qualitative study was undertaken to determine the perceptions of parents about online learning during COVID-19 to get a deep insight into real-life experiences. Open-ended questionnaires were administered online to forty-five parents who could be accessed easily and had children studying in Grades 1-3. The major themes that emerged from the data analysis included the following: increased monitoring role of parents, need of IT skills, provision of additional support from schools, challenging nature of online learning and sedentary behavior of their children. With a purpose of understanding perception of parents and their viewpoints about online learning, it was deduced that parents initially had to face many challenges but soon adjusted well with the new method of teaching as it was the need of hour during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purposes of internet use among Iranian university students: exploring its relationship with social networking site (SNS) addiction

BackgroundHigher education students are heavy users of the internet for a wide variety of reasons, including Social Networking Sites (SNSs). This study investigated various purposes of internet use among undergraduate university students, and how different categories of such activities are related to SNS addiction.MethodsThe sample set from 420 SNS users (280 females), a survey questionnaire was used to collect the information, including demographic information, purposes for internet usage (social, entertainment, academic, and economic purposes), and SNS addiction. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and a path diagram to estimate the regression coefficients were used to examine the data.ResultsFindings revealed that the most common purposes for using the internet were online social networking and information seeking, followed by listening to music or watching movies, learning, relaxing, using email for educational needs, and reading socio-political news. In the comparison between categories of purposes for internet usage, the most prevalent group of purposes were academic and informative, recreational, social, and economic categories respectively. Moreover, the most significant influences belonged to the social group [positively], the academic and informative group (negatively), and the recreational group (positively) on SNS addiction respectively. The economic group of purposes did not have a significant influence on SNS addiction.ConclusionThis study has important implications for education and health providers, particularly in universities; we recommend that they try to improve students’ mental health and academic performance by providing opportunities for them to improve their IT literacy and skills.

An Educational Information System to Follow Up on the Perceived IT Skills of Pre-service Teachers

We describe an educational information system for following up the perceived IT skills of pre-service teachers. Such an information system will help to undertake the necessary actions to better prepare them for mastering, and eventually for using computer applications during their service teaching. The article introduces the IT skills of pre-service teachers intended to be tracked then it describes the approach used to collect the data related to those skills (questionnaire and survey). The approach used to store and compute the collected data is based on various computer applications and fields, namely Google forms, Google spreadsheets, Structured Query Language (SQL), and Weka for the data mining part

A COVID hatása a humánerőforrás-menedzsment fejlesztésére a közszolgálatban

COVID has had an immense impact on HRM. The aim of this paper is to examine international responses and detect best practices. We analyse a variety of methods, techniques, trends and ideas from all over the world. Insights from Hungary, Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the US and Canada are considered. Work has been transported to virtual space. Home office has grown into being the engine of public service development. It is likely that the future will be characterised by hybrid models. Online operation is intertwined with numerous issues, such as: simplification and increased efficiency of procedures, legal regulation of the transformation and data protection. Numerous questions require our answer as regards the use of virtual space: How will teamwork function? What adjustments are required in learning and development schemes? What is the new role of leaders? How can we assure mental health? How do we promote resilience? Another trend concerns digitalisation of recruitment and selection. Digitalisation is spilling over to the neighbouring areas, such as job branding, mobility management and onboarding. How will the post-COVID era look like? The scale of HRM changes ranges from mere adjustment to paradigm shift. Areas of utmost importance include: consequences of accelerated digital transformation, growing importance of IT skills, new methodology for learning and development, demand for resiliency, sustainable development, efficiency, social dialogue as well as restoration of trust between employer and employee. Public service has to adapt to the modified socio-economic environment. Its structure and functioning require reform. This process incorporates the hope that digitalisation can bring qualitative changes in the functioning of public service. COVID has also brought about a chance to take advantage of the possibilities digital technology can offer. It has enabled us to reinvent the functioning of the state on a higher level.

An Investigation into the Physical Activity Experiences of People Living with and beyond Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study investigated the physical activity experiences of people living with and beyond cancer (PLWBC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants attended the cancer and rehabilitation exercise (CARE) programme delivered by a football community trust. Staff (n = 2) and participants (n = 9) attended semi-structured interviews investigating the PA participation and experiences of attending/delivering different modes of CARE, including exercise classes delivered outdoors and delivered online. Interviews also investigated participant aspirations for returning to CARE sessions delivered in person indoors. The findings show that the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions impacted on PA participation, yet exercise sessions provided via CARE offered participants an important opportunity to arrest their inactivity, keep active and maintain their fitness and functionality. Barriers to participation of CARE online included access to IT infrastructure, internet connectivity and IT skills and comfort using IT. Regarding CARE outdoors, the weather, range of equipment, variety of exercises and the lack of toilets and seats were barriers. In the different CARE modes, the skills of delivery staff who were sensitive to the needs of participants, social support, and the need for participants to maintain good mental and social health were important facilitators for engagement and are considerations for programme delivery. CARE helped PLWBC to keep physically active.

Sustainable Professional Development: Skills and Needs for Scientific Publication Training for Elementary School Teachers

Teachers lack knowledge and skills in scientific publications. Scientific publication is an effort to improve the mastery of science and skills in carrying out lifelong learning for teachers. This study aims to collect information, analyze, and describe elementary school teachers' ability and training needs in scientific publications, including the inhibiting factors and the required solutions. The research was conducted using mixed methods with an explanatory design involving 87 elementary school teachers. Data was collected through survey techniques, interviews, documentation, and observation. Data analysis was carried out using quantitative, qualitative, and triangulation descriptive techniques. The results showed that although teachers received the socialization and continuous professional development training, the knowledge and skills of teachers in scientific publications were still very low. Some of the inhibiting factors for teachers in scientific publications include lack of mastery of scientific writing techniques, lack of IT skills, Weak scientific writing skills, low teacher literacy, lack of available references, motivation, time, widespread scientific writing services, and lack of training. Alternative solutions that can be recommended include improving the higher education system, notably the Educational Personnel Education Institute, and education and training based on the needs of teachers in scientific publications.

UPAYA KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM PENINGKATAN KOMPETENSI PROFESIONAL GURU DI MI MUHAMMADIYAH GRIPIT

The aim in this study is to find out how the principal’s efforts in improving professional competence of teacher at MI Muhammadiyah Gripit. The method of the research is field research and it is descriptive qualitative. The location of the research at MI Muhammadiyah Gripit, Banjarmangu. The data sources used include primary data, namely the results of interviews with principals, teacher councils, guardians of students and students itself. Secondary data were obtained from documentation, photos of activities, archives, profiles of schools, and school record. Data collection techniques were carried out by observation, interviews, and documentation. The validity of the data by using triangulation. Data analysis techniques were carried out by collecting data, reducing data, and presenting data. The results of this study indicate that MI Muhammadiyah Gripit has a competent principal with a board of teacher whose professional level is already good. The position of the teacher as an educator requires a professional ability that is able to support the achievement of educational goals. The problems that occur in connection with increasing the professional competence of teachers at MI Muhammadiyah Gripit relate to: the gap in the status of PNS and non-PNS teachers and the weak IT skills of teachers at first. Increasing teacher professionalism is an effort made by school principals and school principals play an important role in tackling these problems. With the professional improvement, it is hope that teachers will be able to improve their knowledge, skills and good attitudes. The principal’s efforts to improve the professional competence of teachers include: KKG activities, seminars, training outside and inside the school, regular meetings held with teachers to discuss teacher problems.

PELATIHAN KEAHLIAN DAN PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI IT BERPENGARUH TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PT. TELKOM INDONESIA,Tbk UNIT GES WITEL DENPASAR

Professional human resource management is one of the important aspects in the company. There are several indicators that can affect human resources, namely training, development, performance, and job satisfaction. Not only human resource management, one of the factors that can affect the internal and external success of a business or business and increase productivity and employee performance is the existence of information technology. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of skills training on employee performance, to analyze the effect of IT technology on employee performance and to analyze IT skills and technology training on employee performance at PT. Telkom Indonesia, Tbk Unit GES Witel Denpasar. The types of data used in this study are qualitative and quantitative data, with the data source being primary data. The data collection method was carried out by distributing questionnaires to the respondents, while the data analysis techniques used were: classical assumption test and hypothesis testing. The results showed that IT skills and technology training had a significant effect on employee performance at PT. Telkom Indonesia, Tbk Unit GES Witel Denpasar.

Synchronization competencies provided by traditional educational system with real-life required competencies in conditions of digital sociality

In terms of development of digital sociality, the role of IT skills is growth for both, IT and non-IT-specialists. However, it is not taken into account in current educational programs. The paper aims to describe the system that will provide corresponding between providing the request by employers and by delivering that request to methodists that developing educational programs. The main actors in the proposed systems are Employer, Job Seeker and Ministry specialist (Methodist). The proposed concept may be realized as well using simple basic tools such as MS Excel and as well by specialized tools such as KIT Polyhedron and as by using Python. In further studies all, MS Excel-, Ontology- and Python-based tools to make concept proof test.

Management and Technical IT Priorities for Digital Organizations in 2022

Internal and external business forces, mature and premature technologies, innovations, and new methods of work constitute a multi-dimensional space in which IT organizations have to navigate in order to present a consistent, coherent and effective IT priorities list that organizations need to invest to. Despite their importance, these priorities have not been systematically investigated but remain at an opinion’s survey level of processing. Moreover, their modification year by year make them a less popular subject of study. However, a review and discussion of an as much as possible representative set of IT priorities of 2022 would reveal the main contemporary IT management challenges and offer useful insights into IT investment areas, skill demand and projects to be run or initiated within this year.

P693 Willingness and hesitancy to the telemedicine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during COVID-19 outbreak. Preliminary results of a survey in an Italian IBD Center

BackgroundTelemedicine is becoming a necessary tool for chronic disease management. Thanks to the wide diffusion of devices connecting to the World Wide Web, a large part of the population are now able to access to telemedicine services.Telemedicine is becoming a necessary tool for chronic disease management. Thanks to the wide diffusion of devices connecting to the World Wide Web, a large part of the population are now able to access to telemedicine services.The aim of this survey was to explore the willingness and hesitancy of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to the use of telemedicine during COVD-19 outbreak.MethodsA paper-and-pencil questionnaire was proposed to all consecutive patients observed at our tertiary IBD center in San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy) from February to May 2021. The survey investigated 20 items that can be grouped into 5 areas: socio-demographic data, clinical data, informatics competence, devices and network utilized for the internet connection, attitude to the telemedicine, and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsA total of 156 patients completed the questionnaire (100 males). One hundred forthy-three patients (91.7%) were under 65 years and only 15 (9.6%) were graduates. Forthy-seven patients (30%) were single, 101 married (65%). Eighteen patients (11.5%) felt they had no IT skills. Eight patients (5.1%) had a previous experience of telemedicine. One hundred twenty-three patients (78.8%) consider the support of telemedicine useful for the management of their pathology and 134 (85.9%) would like the Center where they are followed up to have the possibility of offering a telemedicine service. One hundred three patients (66.0%) would like to have a teleconsultation with figures other than the Gastroenterologist. Ninety-seven patients (62.2%) agree that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has a major impact on the need to implement telemedicine. Regarding the confidence with telemedicine, 106 patients (67.9%) were partially or totally agreeing telemedicine can properly resolve health problems, and 98 (62.8%) agree that technologies guarantee the privacy of the health data. One hundred twenty-five patients (80%) agree that telemedicine should be developed independently of the pandemic, however only 48 patients (31%) believe that telemedicine guarantee the same level of assistance of visit in presence.ConclusionItalian IBD patients showed a positive attitude towards telemedicine and consider that useful for the management of their disease. The majority of patients would like the center where they are followed up offering a telemedicine service, regardless of the ongoing pandemic. However only one third of patients believe that telemedicine can offer the same level of assistance of in-presence visit.