Information Technology Students Research Articles

Attitude toward entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control, and entrepreneurial intention: dimensionality, structural relationships, and gender differences

Drawing on the theory of planned behavior, the main purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify gender-related differences in the levels of and the interrelations among attitude toward entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control, and entrepreneurial intention using multi-group structural equations modeling in which the dimensions of these constructs were disentangled and treated as latent variables that were indirectly inferred from multiple indicators. The sample of the study consisted of 441 Greek tertiary education undergraduate information technology students. The results showed that attitude consists of two components—one instrumental and one affective; perceived behavioral control is comprised of two factors—perceived self-efficacy and perceived controllability; and entrepreneurial intention is best represented by three factors—choice intention, commitment to entrepreneurship, and nascent entrepreneurship. The findings indicated further that affective attitude and perceived self-efficacy are by far the strongest predictors of intention, thus highlighting the role of emotions in the entrepreneurial process. Our work revealed also that the relationship between commitment to entrepreneurship and nascent entrepreneurship is stronger in men than in women. Conceiving nascent entrepreneurship as a proxy for entrepreneurial behavior, this finding implies that gender is a moderator of the entrepreneurial intention-action translation. Despite its limitations, this study makes some important contributions and implications to the literature of entrepreneurship. These and future research suggestions are also discussed.

Interacting in a culturally diverse classroom: Information technology students’ perceptions

Interacting in a culturally diverse classroom: Information technology students’ perceptions

Kahooting: Exploring the Impacts of Game Based Learning on Bahrain Polytechnic Foundation Students in Information Technology (IT) Courses

Kahooting: Exploring the Impacts of Game Based Learning on Bahrain Polytechnic Foundation Students in Information Technology (IT) Courses

Nabiha: An Arabic Dialect Chatbot

Nowadays, we are living in the era of technology and innovation that impact various fields, including sciences. In computing and technology, many outstanding and attractive programs and applications have emerged, including programs that try to mimic the human behavior. A chatbot is an example of the artificial intelligence-based computer programs that try to simulate the human behavior by conducting a conversation and an interaction with the users using natural language. Over the years, various chatbots have been developed for many languages (such as English, Spanish, and French) to serve many fields (such as entertainment, medicine, education, and commerce). Unfortunately, Arabic chatbots are rare. To our knowledge, there is no previous work on developing a chatbot for the Saudi Arabic dialect. In this study, we have developed “Nabiha,” a chatbot that can support conversation with Information Technology (IT) students at King Saud University using the Saudi Arabic dialect. Therefore, Nabiha will be the first Saudi chatbot that uses the Saudi dialect. To facilitate access to Nabiha, we have made it available on different platforms: Android, Twitter, and Web. When a student wants to talk with Nabiha, she can download an application, talk with her on Twitter, or visit her website. Nabiha was tested by the students of the IT department, and the results were somewhat satisfactory, considering the difficulty of the Arabic language in general and the Saudi dialect in particular.

Common grammartical errors in English writing - A case study with second-year students of information technology at HAUI

This study is conducted to find out common grammatical errors in English writing paragraphs made by the second-year Information Technology students at Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI). Quantitative method was used with data collection instruments including survey questionnaires for seven teachers and 667 students, and 125 randomly chosen students’ weekly paragraph writings in the study. The findings revealed four most common grammatical errors, namely verb tense, sentence structure, verb form and subject-verb agreement. Besides, the data analysis results also indicated some causes and suitable error correction types to help students avoid these kinds of errors. This paper, hopefully, provides useful information for those who would like to find out effective ways to eliminate grammatical errors in writing in general and in writing paragraphs in particular.

Information Technology Student Dispositions []Towards Social Networking Site as Educational Tool: A Case study

Information Technology Student Dispositions []Towards Social Networking Site as Educational Tool: A Case study

‘We are not free here…’ – Palestinian IT students’ (im)mobile transition from university to employment or further education

ABSTRACTThe Palestinian information technology (IT) sector is growing. Meanwhile, an ongoing out-migration of IT professionals and graduates is taking place. Drawing on group, pair and individual interviews, as well as fieldwork observations, this paper investigates highly skilled IT students’ intentions to stay in or to leave the West Bank. In particular, it examines their transition from university to employment or further education, including professional opportunities and factors affecting migratory and stay decisions. This paper shows how physical, legal, bureaucratic, professional, educational, cultural and personal factors shape professional plans and career trajectories. Particular attention is paid to the Israeli occupation and gender expectations. The students’ mobility is facilitated by completed degrees and diplomas, acquired skills and scholarships, all of which are potential tools to overcome restrictions. However, this study reveals a clash between aspirations and reality, which often results in limited freedoms. We argue that a student’s relative (un)freedom contributes to (im)mobile transitions from university to employment or further education, where migration could be a way to obtain freedoms or to escape the lack thereof.

Mathematical modeling of medical equipment needs for public health purposes

Abstract Issue A public health challenge facing many developing countries is the lack of medical equipment, such as mammograms and CT scanners, as well as the unequal access to available equipment. In order to rationalize costs and provide patients with more equal access to preventive and diagnostic services, optimized distribution based on actual needs, considering factors such as population structure and private sector capacities is necessary. The suggested optimization was made in cooperation between students of public health, applied mathematics, and information technology. Description of the problem Based on Open data released by the institutions of Republic of Serbia, pertaining to radiological equipment operated by state healthcare facilities over a period of three years (2015, 2016 and 2017) and projected population, by sex, age, and region, a mathematical model has been made, aimed at optimizing equipment distribution across the 4 regions. With the goal of finding an adequate model, region and year specific data were used for calculating the Gini coefficient. Multiple alternatives were tested over a period of a few months, with the results displayed graphically, using a web application presenting the equipment distribution. Results In maximizing the territory covered, the availability of the equipment to the patients was increased, and with it, the equipment’s utility. The results indicate savings can be achieved, taking into consideration the capacities of the private sector. Lessons An adequate mathematical model can contribute to a better distribution of equipment, as well as cost saving. Taking into consideration that inadequate funding is one of the major challenges faced by state healthcare services worldwide, with appropriate data, the model would find use in other countries as well. Key messages Open medical data opens up new space for action by the interested parties. Inter-professional cooperation holds great potential in solving public health problems.

Fourth industrial revolution of Women's University Students and change of intelligent information technology

Fourth industrial revolution of Women's University Students and change of intelligent information technology

PERFORMANCE OF SOPHOMORE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SUBJECT BASED ON DIFFERENT TEACHING METHODS

PERFORMANCE OF SOPHOMORE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SUBJECT BASED ON DIFFERENT TEACHING METHODS

Mobile-Based Search Engine Dictionary for Information Technology Students

Modern technology uses speech recognition software to speed up the process of gathering inputs from the user to save significant amount of time for every process. While this process is complex in and of itself, it is further complicated by the fact (the user) from different parts of the country have varying accent and pronounce the same words differently. Therefore, the proponent intends to create a more speaker-independent Speech Recognition Search Engine for I.T. Dictionary to maintain the speed and accuracy of transcription. An increasing number of people use their smart phones for a several of reason either to connect with friends, conduct e-commerce transactions, browse the Internet, etc. But for those who in the I.T Field, there is an urgent need for a dictionary, to embrace this new mode of information dissemination. Due to a variety of reasons, people in Information Technology Students or even Professionals finds all I.T terms difficult to memorize or just even understand. They prefer to use their mobile smart phone to get information quickly to get the immediate answer for their query. This research study is an attempt to provide a mobile application solution.

Academic Performance Analysis of Information Technology Students in Higher Education Institutions

This research is conducted to analyse the factors that may affect the academic performance of students in the MCA (Masters in Computer Application) course in Delhi, India. MCA is a three year post graduate programme in Computer Application. This work will help to better understand the factors that commonly affect the performance of students in academics and also will contribute to the pedagogy development of educational institutes. The seven factors that have been considered for the analysis arethe Faculty, time management, interest of students,placements, difficulty of course, sources of study and extra efforts by students. The hypothesis has been developed to establish the relationship between the independent variables which are the seven factors and the dependent variable which is the academic performance. The research is conducted on the data collected from the students through questionnaire and we have chosen to use convenience sampling to conduct this study. The data thus collected is tested using the multiple linear regression model as multiple factors have been considered. The result of the analysis indicate that the Faculty, time management, interest of students, placements, difficulty of course, sources of study and extra efforts by students have a positive effect on the academic performance of the students. Measuring the academic performance of the student is a difficult task as it cannot be measured quantitatively. In most of the cases the student performances are also affected by various environmental, socio-economic and psychological factors. These factors also need to be considered while assessing the academic performance of the students. Still the factors incorporated in this study give a considerable result regarding their influence on the academic performance of the students. The results of the research can be useful for various academic institutions to formulate the educational pedagogy that can accommodate the most influential factors for better academic performance of the students.

INTEGRATING SOFT SKILLS INTO TEACHING INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SUBJECT IN CDIO-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS

Nowadays, along with the knowledge and professional skills, soft skills are also considered as a compulsory requirement for students before graduating. Besides the soft skills subjects teaching, the integration of soft skills in professional teaching will help students to acquire the necessary soft skills which appropriate to the fields being trained. In this article, we introduce some soft skills training methods that are applied in teaching Information Systems Analysis and Design subject in CDIO-based training programs (Conceive - Design - Implement - Operate) for Information Technology students. The training of soft skills in professional teaching will help students quickly adapt to the requirements of future careers.

Integrating information literacy in IT courses: Information technology students’ perceptions of embedded librarians

The purpose of this pilot study is to assess undergraduate Information Technology (IT) students’ perception of benefits from having an embedded librarian in an online learning management system. The pilot research data were collected through a random sample of volunteer focus group members after course completion. Similarly, to the literature methodology, the researcher shadowed a post-course focus group interview session to seek congruent literature themes: perception of comfort in experience, the perception of assignment confidence, and enhanced perception in research abilities. The data were first spiraled down using Quirkos qualitative analysis software and discussed to form a grounded theory. The pilot study concurs with prior literature’s three main constructs: comfort, confidence, and recognition. Additionally, this study recognizes four additional themes: helpful, recognition of embedded librarians, interpersonal growth, and self-efficacy. Finally, this study acknowledges its limitations and recommendations for future research.

Am I Secured: A Computer Virus Awareness among BSIT Students

Objective: Computer virus has an alarming threat to data protection evolving, the evolution of computer virus becomes more harmful that duplicates the data in a floppy drive to a more damaging virus that could destroy the computer programs and more it can cause the computer to stop operating. The study aims to reveal the degree of Computer virus awareness of BSIT students in the Leyte Normal University. Method: The respondents of the survey are the BS Information Technology students of Leyte Normal University. Further, a total of 205 out of 322 respondents or 63.66% participated in the actual survey. Findings: IT students observe preventive measure to avoid from getting computer malware. Some students practice Scan storage device before using (40% and = 82), delete unknown emails (30% and = 64), install only trusted software (38% in = 76), practice safe browsing (35% and = 74). Hence, users should scan first the drives and diskettes for reasonable suspicions of malware before using the device. Application/Improvements: There must be a clear policy on the usage of flash drives do conduct virus checking before using the method. IT faculty should formulate seminars and training regarding computer malware for the IT student who possesses limited knowledge about computer malware. Keywords: Awareness, Computer Virus, Information Technology, Malware, Student

El compromiso Organizacional de trabajadores de la educación superior en el sureste de México

The objective of this article is to establish a comparison of the results in the learning achievements as an academic context in a four-month period established in relation to the learning styles in the higher level students. The type of research that was applied in the present investigation, according to the scope of the study, is descriptive correlational; descriptive as it intends to specify the learning styles and academic performance of 96 students of Information and Communication Technology and accounting. It is correlational, because it aims to respond if there are associations between the variables under study, in this case, between learning styles and academic context. The Honey-Alonso learning styles questionnaire was used. The contribution of the present work is to determine that the learning styles in the students, is a tool that facilitates the development of favorable teaching-learning contexts, in order to make this information known to the teaching staff, before carrying out the process of planning of the Learning Unit to impart. Learning styles should be considered when planning teaching activities in order to favor the academic context.

ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY TO USE PREPOSITIONS AT THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS OF STATE POLYTECHNIC OF CILACAP

Communication skill in English is regarded important nowadays. People need to have good English communication skill to express their feelings better. Some Indonesian students find it quite difficult to communicate well in English. One of the aspects that needs to master well is vocabulary aspect. Vocabulary does not consist of vocabulary only, but it also includes parts of speech, such as verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions. Preposition as one of the parts of speech plays significant role in communication, but some Indonesian students face some difficulties in applying it. The subject consisted of 22 students of Information Technology study program. This study is a case study in nature by using combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches in analysis. In analyzing the data, some steps were used. First, the writer analyzed the correct answers of the students and categorized them into the suitable profile. And the last, the writer analyzed the problems faced by the students of using prepositions. The result of the study showed that most of the Information Technology students (63,64%) achieved satisfactory grade in using prepositions. The average percentage of the students’ correct answer was 75,64% in which it showed that the students were on the average achievement in using prepositions. It could also be concluded that some students still found difficulties in applying the correct prepositions because they did not clearly understand the difference among the prepositions. More practice is regarded necessary to make the students’ mastery to use prepositions better.

The Contribution of Students’ Attitude and Familiarity Degree on English Loanwords in Bahasa Indonesia Toward their English Vocabulary Mastery

The research is aimed to determine the contribution of Information Technology (IT) students’ attitude and level of familiarity in using English loanwords in bahasa Indonesia toward their English vocabulary mastery. The type of research was a correlational study of contribution. The research population was the fifth-semester students of IT in the academic year 2018/2019 at IAIN Bukittinggi with the total number of population was 180 students. The sample selection was done by using cluster random sampling technique with the total of the sample was 45 students from 6 parallel classes. The research data were obtained from attitude questionnaires, familiarity level questionnaires, and English vocabulary test. These instruments were analyzed statistically by using simple and multiple regression with a significance level was 0.05. Based on the data analysis, it was obtained the equation of Y = 4.192+0.227X1 + 0.5X2 that was indicated a positive contribution of students’ attitude and familiarity degree on English loanwords toward their English vocabulary mastery. Due to the value of F change (0.00) was lower than a =0.05, means that the variables of X1 and X2 contributed significantly toward the variable of Y (the students’ English vocabulary mastery). Then, the coefficient of determination R2 was 0.468 indicated variables X1 and X2 gave contribution simultaneously as much as 46.8% toward variable Y, while as much as 63.2 % was affected by other factors. So, the existence of English loanwords in Bahasa Indonesia gives a potential opportunity to make English is easy to be learned. Because both between loanwords and English vocabularies have similarities in form and meaning. So, in order to give a meaningful, positive attitude and familiarity degree of loanwords must be developed.

A New Approach to Teaching Introductory Computing and Information Technology by Distance Learning – Addressing Key Issues

New introductory level 1 curriculum has been developed for the open-entry Computing and information technology (IT) degree programme in the School of Computing and Communications in the Open University (OU UK). Three key issues in Computing and IT teaching had been identified, namely: student retention, declining participation by women in Computing and IT modules, and the teaching of introductory programming at level 1. Dealing with these issues formed part of the rationale for developing the new curriculum. Computing and IT students at the OU are part-time distance learners and there is a diverse student population with a range of learning needs. Two-thirds of students are in employment, so it is important their work-life balance is considered in the design of new curriculum.Retention of students is an important issue in distance education (Simpson, 2012) as drop-out rates are high. Students study the new level 1 course “TM111 Introduction to Computing and Information Technology 1” first followed by “TM112 Introduction to Computing and Information Technology 2”. Both module production teams engaged in a learning design process to assist with the management of student workload and to ensure coherence and consistency across both modules. The declining rate of participation by women in Computing and IT is a source of concern across both the employment and the higher education sectors (BCS, 2016). In developing TM111 care was taken in the selection of examples and images to ensure that female Computer Scientists were adequately represented so as to provide suitable role models for female students (Frieze Quesenberry, 2019). Students often struggle with computer programming but easing “cognitive load” (Sweller, 1988) may be helpful, especially in a distance learning context. TM111 uses its own customised version of Scratch, called OUBuild, to assist students in acquiring foundational programming skills. TM111 is presented using a blend of traditional print materials plus online learning and also specialised software. The module is designed to appeal to a wide range of students with a variety of study intentions and learning needs, many of whom have few formal qualifications (or none at all).TM111 has proven to be very attractive to students and participation by female students has increased to 24%, at least four percentage points over the previous module. Student responses to the module as a whole and the teaching on programming has been positive overall. More work is needed to evaluate the impact of the new modules in equipping students with the necessary programming skills to succeed with programming at level 2.

AN APPROACH TO EXPLORING EDUCATIONAL DATA

The article presents solutions to support students in planning their learning. The existing educational data sources are derived from student information management system (learning results, training programs, schedules) used as a basic for exploring, analyzing and proposing suitable suggestions for each student (list of subjects that need to improve, relearning schedules, list of students who want to improve their learning results in the same subjects). The research results are a system that supports students searching their learning results as well as suggesting them the direction of improving subject scores. The system is to reach 100% accuracy in accordance with the training data of the Information Technology students, courses 2015 and 2017 at Tra Vinh University.