Student Thesis Research Articles

Recommendations of Thesis Supervisor using the Cosine Similarity Method

During the thesis writing process, the role of the supervisor is needed so that the completion of the thesis is timely so that the quality of the thesis is maintained. One of the problems in determining the thesis supervisor for undergraduate computer science at Bumigora University is the subjectivity of the head of the study program in determining the thesis supervisor. Not only that, the selection process for supervisors is done manually so that it can take a long time and can slow down student thesis work. Students' thesis work will be late and not on time if the thesis topic is not in accordance with the competence of the lecturer. This study aims to apply the cosine similarity method to the recommendation of a thesis supervisor for undergraduate computer science at Bumigora University. The stages of this research consist of collecting thesis documents, pre-processing text (Case Folding, Tokenization, Filtering, Stemming), word weighting with TF-IDF, implementation of the cosine similarity method, and accuracy testing. The data used are 113 thesis documents which are divided as training data as many as 90 documents and testing data 23 documents. Based on the testing data on the test, the cosine similarity method can correctly recommend 21 of 23 thesis documents with an accuracy of 91.3%. Thus, the cosine similarity method can be applied to the case of selecting a thesis supervisor for undergraduate computer science at Bumigora University because it has very good accuracy.

Knowledge Translation in Research Centers of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences: Experience of Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Background: Despite significant expansion, indigenous research regarding health system still faces challenges in the field of research application. They include lack of reliable evidence, late arrival of evidence by policymakers or inappropriate language of evidence related to the field of knowledge exchange and translation. The aim of this study is to investigate the status of knowledge translation in research centers of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
 Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2020 in research centers affiliated with Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Centers entered the study through census and a standard questionnaire of self-assessment regarding knowledge-producing organizations was used. It contained 50 questions in 4 areas of research question, knowledge production, knowledge transfer and promotion of using evidence. After collecting and coding, the data were entered into SPSS 25 software and analyzed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test.
 Results: 20 clinical research centers and 6 non-clinical centers participated in this study. Only 3.85 % of the centers scored more than 80 % in total. Regarding the research question, knowledge production, knowledge transfer and promotion of using evidence, the mean standard deviation of scores were 35/85 ± 9/93, 31/50 ± 7/54, 76/65 ± 16/35 and 9/31 ± 3/27, respectively. The best situation was related to knowledge production with 70 % of the score. Findings of the Mann-Whitney U test showed that the mean of all domains in the two groups were not different.
 Conclusion: This study demonstrated a moderate level of knowledge translation. But, factors such as creating a structure for knowledge translation committee, considering the process of exchange, translation and transfer of knowledge in the process of approving student dissertations and research projects, reviewing research policies and creation of motivational mechanisms to promote the status of researchers can play an important facilitating role in achieving the appropriate level of knowledge exchange and translation.

Exploring Curriculum for the Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change: The Case of Planning Schools in India

This article explores the urban planning curriculum of the three selected planning schools in India. They are the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi; Department of City and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur; and the Faculty of Planning, CEPT University, Ahmedabad. It uses content analysis to understand the deepening of research, skill formation and the possible change in pedagogy due to growing concerns about climate change (CC) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the urban area. The concerned programme coordinators and heads of the departments have also been consulted to find out the general approach to integrating CC and DRR knowledge into their planning curricula. An account of research outreach of faculty members, student dissertations and institutional publication in the CC and DRR has also been presented to illustrate research outreach with the community. It has been found that these schools need to deepen further their engagement with the domain of CC and DRR.

Implementation of the K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm for the Classification of Student Thesis Subjects

Students who have studied for a considerable amount of time and will complete a lecture process must complete the necessary final steps. One of them is writing a thesis, a requirement for all students who wish to graduate from college. Each student's choice of topic or specialization will be enhanced if it not only corresponds to their interests but also to their skills. K-Nearest Neighbor is one of the classification techniques used. K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) operates by determining the shortest distance between the data to be evaluated and the K-Nearest (neighbor) from the training data. K-Nearest Neighbor is utilized to classify new objects based on the learning data closest to the new object. Therefore, KNN is ideally suited for classifying data to predict student thesis topics. This research concludes that optimizing the k value using k-fold cross-validation yields an accuracy rate of 79.37% using k-fold cross-validation = 2 and the K-5 value. Based on the K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm classification results, 45 students are interested in computational theory thesis (RPL) topics, 32 students are interested in artificial intelligence (AI) thesis topics, and 21 students are interested in software development topics.

Strategi Diversifikasi Produk Buku Fiksi Sebagai Pengembangan Karya Tugas Akhir Penerbitan

This research departs from the lack of development in the work of the Final Project students of the Publishing Study Program, especially in books with the fiction genre. This limitation causes the work produced in terms of content and medium is still monotonous and has not developed in the desired direction. This research uses the concept of product development strategy which is commonly used in business and industry, especially the publishing industry. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method to analyze, describe, and explain the diversification that may be used for students of Publishing. The object of the research is the student's final thesis product Publishing from 2015 to 2020. This research also aims to find a new formulation for writing a publishing final project product, especially in the fiction category. The results of this study show that in the 2015 to 2020 period, there are only 4 types of fiction that keep repeating itself, and there is only 1 work in the form of a flashlight book as part of manual product development. This research resulted in a further mapping of the stages of diversification that students could choose and their product forms.

Content Validity of the AHRQ Health Care Professional Survey on Informed Consent: A Methodological Study

Objective: To assess the content validity of the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) healthcare professional survey on informed consent. Background: The AHRQ has developed the healthcare professional survey on informed consent to assess the impact of the informed consent quality improvement training module on the healthcare professional knowledge, practices, and attitudes about informed consent. Methods: A qualitative study was carried out as part of a doctorate student dissertation study to assess the healthcare providers' and patients' perspectives and experiences on the informed consent process utilizing a descriptive, cross-sectional study design. The researchers have contacted 13 experts by email, asking for their voluntary support to validate the survey. The researchers adopted five domains of content validity measures, including relevancy, sufficiency, simplicity, clarity, and ambiguity. A four-point Likert scale was adopted and communicated to the experts to guide their scoring criteria. Preliminary pilot testing was done to assess the psychometric properties of the newly modified tool. Results: Seven experts have responded and shared their feedback either through email or hard copies, representing a response rate of 53.8%. Only one survey item scored less than 0.78 on I-CVI and was dropped from the survey. One subscale, “the Informed consent process overall effectiveness,” was dropped from the study as it falls below the acceptable level of 0.9. All edits requested by the experts' panel were done. The psychometric properties were then tested, and further enhancement of the tool was done to reach the acceptable Cronbach's alpha level. Conclusion: The AHRQ initiated the first stage of survey item development, and this study continued the efforts by validating the content of the survey and testing its content validity. The final poll was judged to have excellent content validity, good psychometric properties, and 41 items.

Komunikasi Dosen Pembimbing Terhadap Kualitas Skripsi Mahasiswa

ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the effect of supervisor communication on the quality of student thesis. The research method used is a qualitative method using a case study approach. Case studies in qualitative research involve in-depth exploration of the phenomenon being studied through collecting information from various data sources over a certain period (Creswell, 2014; Mertens, 2010). The steps in this research method are: observation, interview, distribution of questionnaires/questionnaires and documentation. Respondents in this study were students of the Economic Education study program at Pamulang University who underwent a thesis trial. The results found from the research are good communication from lecturers and students is able to improve the quality of the thesis. Then the findings in this study there are several barriers in communication.Keywords: supervisor communication; thesis quality; students;

Exploring the Teachers and Learners’ Perceptions of Online Corrective Feedback through Multiple Platforms

The shift to online learning milieu due to the Covid-19 pandemic has brought some impact in the practices or teaching learning including the nature of writing corrective feedback (WCF) that should also be migrated to online platforms. Although much research has been conducted on the effectiveness of WCF, less has explored student and teacher preferences and perceptions of online corrective feedback through various platforms in student thesis writing in response to this abrupt learning transformation. Lensing from a case study, we recruited two English teachers and fifteen learners non-randomly with a purposive sampling technique. This study used closed-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. In analyzing the data, the researchers used the formulation of Sudijono (2006) for a closed-ended questionnaire and adapted the steps formulated by Creswell (2003) to analysis the interview data. The result showed that there were differences in preferences and perceptions between teachers and learners regarding the use of different types of WCF: direct and indirect feedback. The teachers prefer to use both types of feedback: direct and indirect feedback. Meanwhile, learners preferred direct corrective feedback. Thus, some pedagogical contribution is also discussed, accordingly.

Assessment Higher Education Perspective by Tenure of Lecturer Thesis Student Undergraduate: Elista

The problem that often occurs during lectures is the mismatch of time from the supervisor's response which becomes a very difficult challenge for students in doing their final project/thesis. The purpose of this study was to analyze the supervisor's response time in conducting thesis guidance using Elista which was differentiated based on years of service. This research is a mixed method research with explanatory design, where quantitative data is strengthened by qualitative data. The population in this study were lecturers with a sample selection technique using purposive sampling technique with the sample criteria being lecturers who had become student thesis supervisors so that a sample of 1270 lecturers was obtained which was grouped into 4 work intervals, namely 1-10 years, 11-20 years. years, 21-30 years, and 31-40 years. Data collection in this study was obtained through the Elista database regarding the supervisor's response time and through interviews with lecturers from each working period. Analysis of quantitative data using descriptive analysis and qualitative data using analysis of Miles and Huberman. The results showed that lecturers with 1-10 years of service and 11-20 years had better guidance response times than lecturers with longer tenures because lecturers with 1-10 years of service were more productive in using technology and strongly supported the fast response of supervisors. The implication of this research is that to speed up the travel time of student graduation, a good response from the supervisor is needed, where this response can also be distinguished by the tenure of the lecturer.

Red‐Teaming as a Research Validation Method for Systems Engineering Thesis Students

AbstractAll research projects need a forward path method for performing the investigation, making findings and reaching conclusions. In addition, project methodology must include methods that test the truth of the knowledge claimed to have been developed through the project. We address the specific issue of validation in thesis projects in systems engineering (SE) programs where the intended outcome is either an application of SE method or an investigation of a topic in SE. We present red‐teaming (RTing) as a validation method for results of SE research. We discuss two case studies of thesis projects which used a RTing method to evaluate a proposed method for doing something. From this we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the RTing method in thesis projects and provide guidelines for use of RTing as a project outcomes evaluation method. We conclude RTing is a useful method to evaluate a thesis project which generates a design or a method because it uses a method not directly influenced by the student's assumptions in the design of the project. The RTing method is constrained by the challenges of finding willing red‐team (RT) members, project schedule, and the RT member's knowledge of the subject.

Penerapan Api Whatsapp Dalam Pelayanan Uji Plagiasi Universitas Bina Insan Berbasis Web Mobile

Currently, the service for plagiarism testing or plagiarism testing at Bina Insan University is through a sending system using gmail, where this plagiarism test is carried out as a requirement for students to get a diploma, the file that is carried out for the plagiarism test is the result of the student's thesis which is made into a journal, software that used to check this plagiarism using the Turnitin service. Plagiarism checking itself is currently carried out by the LPPM section where the checking process is that students first send a journal from the results of the thesis that has been approved by the Supervisor to be tested for plagiarism, from the current system there are many obstacles and shortcomings including when sending using In gmail, there is often a buildup and irregularity of the existing data, which causes the process of checking student journals to be tested for plagiarism a little longer, not to mention that students rarely open their gmail to see the results that have been sent by the LPPM team. The solution that the author offers in this research is to create a new mobile web-based system, where this system will later be equipped with the Whatsapp API feature, the Whatsapp API acts as a liaison between the system and the user, where the way it works is that every process that has been carried out in the system automatically The Whatsapp API will automatically provide notifications both to students and the LPPM admin itself, the results obtained from this research are that the presence of the Whatsapp api can speed up and simplify the data collection and testing process that will be carried out.

The Effect of Grammatical Understanding on the Ability of Writing Thesis Students

The purpose of this research is to decrypt and analyze whether grammatical understanding affects the writing ability of Semarang University’s students thesis and how it affects. This type of research is quantitative research with the type of research is inference used to test hypotheses to determine the influence of grammatical understanding on the ability to write thesis. The sample of this study was students who were preparing the thesis of four courses that were taken randomly. Sampling techniques using probability sampling. Data collection techniques are carried out by direct observation using structured questionnaires. Quantitative data of questionnaire results tested with F-test. While qualitative data from thesis text analysis is analyzed descriptively. The result is that between right and wrong in 10 criteria of grammatically, that is 57.43% true and 42.57% wrong. Based on the F-test results obtained results that the regression coefficient of 0.672 with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. This means that the effectiveness of sentences has a positive and significant influence on grammatical understanding in writing thesis. This influence supports the analysis of thesis documents with the findings of 636 sentences from the thesis author. Of the 636 sentences found 429 sentences were grammatical and 207 sentences were not grammatical. The ungrammatically of the sentence is caused by several things, namely sentences without a subject, without predicates, without predicates and predicates, double-substitutes, double predicates, objects preceded by forejectives, substitutes and double-predicates, repeating subjects, without objects, not using the conjunction ”bahwa”, and inaccuracies in the use of hyphens ”then”.

Analysis of Language Errors Syntactic Review for the Tarkîb Washfî Category in the Student Thesis

This study aims to discover the mistakes in understanding and using Arabic grammatical rules, especially in the syntactic review of the as-shîfah wa al-maushûf category in the Arabic education student thesis (PBA). The research object is only limited to the discussion chapter, which results from the author's ideas and expressions as outlined in Arabic writing. This type of research is descriptive qualitative research with content analysis, which aims to examine, describe and evaluate the language errors of S1 PBA students at Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University for 2020-2021. The results show that the most errors at the as-shîfah wa al-maushûf occur in the mudzakkar wa mu'annats rule than the rule nakirah wa ma'rifah. Factors that cause errors occur due to a lack of mastery of language and writing rules and the absence of intensive writing practice. The solution offered is to train to write intensively and explore the knowledge needed to support the writing skills (mahârah al-kitâbah).

Does Research Background Matter? Supervisory Experiences with a Thesis and Non-thesis Post-graduate Students

Supervision of the research students is not a trouble-free task. It becomes more challenging when supervisors confront the students of varying potential to carry out the research during the process of the thesis. The researchers sought to explore the supervisory experience of post-graduate (M.Phil) students who had done a thesis and those who had not done a thesis in their last degree. Eleven supervisors of different universities in Punjab, Pakistan participated in this study. The participants were aged from 40 to 60 years and most of them were working as assistant professors. The interview method was used for collecting the data and were analyzed through coding, categorizing and describing the emerging themes from the interview transcripts. The results indicated that M.Phil students with a thesis in their last academic degree were found to be comparatively ‘better’ than non-thesis students regarding the conceptual understanding of the research process, using software, confidence and communication skills and they required less supervisory support. The results were presented in the form of emergent themes that described supervisory experiences with these two types of MPhil students. The study has implications for supervisors and research students, particularly for the non-thesis students who require additional skills to pursue their research degrees. 
 Keywords: Thesis students, non-thesis students, higher education, supervisory
 experience, supervisory support

Perbandingan Kata Kunci Abstrak Skripsi dengan Subjek Menggunakan Dalil ZIPF pada Skripsi Prodi Teknologi Informasi Politeknik Caltex Riau Tahun 2018

This research aims to find out the comparison of keywords in thesis abstracts with subjects using zipf law in the thesis of students of IT program of Politeknik Caltex Riau 2018. The research method used in this study is a quantitative method with a comparative approach. Population and sample in this study is the entire thesis of 82 students in 2018. Based on data from the results of subjects indexing with zipf law and keywords in thesis abstracts have a relatively high level of relevance compared to relevant and irrelevant marginal. The relevant level (the resulting subject is entirely and precisely the same) of the comparison result is 79% or 65 theses, for marginal relevant (the resulting subject has similarities) of 17% or 14 theses, and for irrelevant (the resulting subject has absolutely no similarity) by 4% or three theses.

Transitional Words Used By The Students In Thesis Background of English Department At University Of PGRI Sumatera Barat

This study aims to analyze the accuracy of the use of transitional words in the background of the problems in the student thesis. This research is motivated by the problem of using transitional words in writing. This research is a qualitative descriptive study because the data collected is in the form of words using the content analysis method. The source of this research data is the thesis of PGRI University students graduating from the 2019/2020 academic year in the second period. Then, the data were analyzed using the techniques of (1) reading/recording, (2) describing, (3) classifying, and (4) interpreting. The results of this study found that some students used transitional words that matched the function and some students used transitional words that didn't fit the function. From this study, it was found that there were 77 transitionalwords used by students from 18 documents (background of the problem on thesis), the types of transitional words contained in 18 documents were To introduce an additional idea, To introduce an opposite idea, To introduce contrast, To introduce an example or illustration, To indicate a consequence or result, To introduce a restatement or explanation, To show cause and effect. Of the 77 transition words, 55 transitional words were found that were used correctly, and 22 transitional words were used incorrectly.

Action Research: Implementing a Strategy to Improve Post-Graduate Student Dissertation Evaluation & Feedback

The following action research introduces deficits associated with dissertation evaluation of a masters in psychology program at a higher education institute in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was identified that the chosen institute does not provide proper instructions and training for the academic staff to effectively assess post-graduate student dissertations. This has resulted in multiple score disputes and concerns over the dissertation moderation processes. Thus, the author has proposed a comprehensive strategy outlining an effective training program to support the academics of the institute to adopt a holistic assessment criteria against the existing rigid analytic criteria to help promote impartial and reason-based grades for students justifiable at external verification. This research may be of significance as it demonstrates the mechanisms involved in improving academic processes in a university. Further, this paper can be used as a guiding document to conduct future action research at university settings in Sri Lanka.

THE USE OF GRAMMARLY APPLICATION AS ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK ON STUDENTS WRITING OF ENGLISH THESIS AT UNIVERSITIES IN TERNATE CITY

The development of technology and learning English is towards the concept of providing electronic feedback. This research aims: 1). To find out electronic feedback with ‘Grammarly’ in students' writing of English thesis, and 2). To find out the lecturers’ perceptions and experiences related to the use of the 'Grammarly' application as electronic feedback, including in students’ writing of English thesis at universities in Ternate City. Ten lecturers as supervisors and five research proposal texts of thesis from the three universities in Ternate (Khairun University, Muhammadiyah University of North Maluku, and the Teaching and Education College (STKIP)) became the sources of the data in this study. Data collection techniques in this study were carried out using documents and interviews. The collected data were analyzed using thematic analysis (thematic analysis). The findings show that the use of the 'Grammarly' application in the text of the student thesis research proposal revealed some feedback on the errors in students’ writing of their thesis research proposal. Feedback on errors that occur in all existing texts is primarily related to spelling, followed by grammar (grammar) such as the use of articles (article), plural markers, prepositions, and subject-verb agreement. In addition, errors that occur in some thesis proposal texts are the use of punctuation and capital letters. Ten lecturers’ interview data show a positive perception in the use of 'Grammarly'. However, only four have used its application and six other lecturers have not used it.

Comparison of K-Means and K-Medoids Algorithms in Text Mining based on Davies Bouldin Index Testing for Classification of Student’s Thesis

The thesis is one of the scientific works based on the conclusions of field research or observations compiled and developed by students as well as research carried out according to the topic containing the study program which is carried out as a final project compiled in the last stage of formal study. A large number of theses, of course, will be sought in looking for categories of thesis topics, or the titles raised have different relevance. However, the student thesis can be by topics that are almost relevant to other topics so that it can make it easier to find topics that are relevant to the group. One of the uses of techniques in machine learning is to find text processing (Text Mining). In-text mining, there is a method that can be used, namely the Clustering method. Clustering processing techniques can group objects into the number of clusters formed. In addition, there are several methods used in clustering processing. This study aims to compare 2 cluster algorithms, namely the K-Means and K-Medoids algorithms to obtain an appropriate evaluation in the case of thesis grouping so that the relevant topics in the formed groups have better accuracy. The evaluation stage used is the Davies Bouldin Index (DBI) evaluation which is one of the testing techniques on the cluster. In addition, another indicator for comparison is the computation time of the two algorithms. According to the DBI value test carried out on algorithm 2, the K-Medoids algorithm is superior to K-Means, where the average DBI value produced by K-Medoids is 1,56 while K-Means is 2,79. In addition, the computational time required in classifying documents is also a reference. In testing the computational time required to group 50 documents, K-Means is superior to K-Medoids. K-Means has an average computation time for grouping documents, which is 1 second, while K-Medoids provide a computation time of 26,7778 seconds.

The National Disaster Medical System and military combat readiness: A scoping review.

A scoping review was conducted to describe the history of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) in the context of US military medical preparedness for a large-scale overseas military conflict. National Disaster Medical System civilian hospitals would serve as backups to military treatment facilities if both US Department of Defense and US Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals reached capacity during such a conflict. Systematic searches were used to identify published works discussing the NDMS in the scientific and gray literature. Results were limited to publicly available unclassified English language works from 1978 to January 2022; no other restrictions were placed on the types of published works. Full-text reviews were conducted on identified works (except student papers and dissertations) to determine the extent to which they addressed NDMS definitive care. Data charting was performed on a final set of papers to assess how these works addressed NDMS definitive care. The search identified 54 works published between 1984 and 2022. More than half of the publications were simple descriptions of the NDMS (n = 30 [56%]), and most were published in academic or professional journals (n = 38 [70%]). Only nine constituted original research. There were recurrent criticisms of and recommendations for improving the definitive care component of the NDMS. The lack of published literature on NDMS definitive care supports the assertion that the present-day NDMS may lack the capacity and military-civilian interoperability necessary to manage the casualties resulting from a large-scale overseas military conflict.