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2015 IPN – IWNEST BANDUNG
BANDUNG, INDONESIA
MARCH 6-7, 2015
Welcome to IPN-IWNEST 2015
Conferences Bandung
Dear Professor, Dr and distinguished delegates,
Welcome to the IPN - IWNEST 2015 Conferences in Bandung, Indonesia. On behalf of
International Postgraduate Network (IPN.org) and IWNEST, I would like to thank all the
Conference Chair, Program Chairs and the Technical Committees. Their high competence
and professional advice enable us to prepare the high-quality program. For the participants,
we hope all of you have a wonderful time at the conference and also in Bandung, Indonesia.
We believe that by this excellent conference, you can get more opportunity for further
communication with researchers and practitioners.
For the conferences of ICeLET, ICEEST, ICABE, ICCST & ICMCE more than 40
submitted papers have been received and 30 papers have been accepted and published finally.
In order to hold more professional and significant international conferences, your suggestions
are warmly welcomed. And we are looking forward to meet you again next time.
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Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Datin MZ Zainab
Director – Conference Management IPN.org
Chairman, IPN – IWNEST 2015 Conferences, Bandung
Message from IWNEST President
On behalf on the IWNEST publications team, it is my privilege to welcome you to the IPN IWNEST 2015 Conferences Bandung. IWNEST is an independent, non-political, nongovernmental organization of distinguished scientists dedicated to advancing science around
the world. We aim to help scientists and researchers to publish their findings in our scientific
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Prof. Dr. Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al Tawaha
Founder President
Honorary Advisor
IPN – IWNEST 2015 Conferences, Bandung
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Announcement
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All accepted papers will be published in the Australian Journal of Basic and applied
Sciences (ISI /Thomson Reuters Journal) (ISSN 1991-8176) (abstract and indexing
by ISI/Thomson Reuters, Ulrich periodicals, Ebscohost, Cabi International and
DOAJ) or
Journal of Applied Science and Agriculture (ISI/THOMSON REUTERS) (online
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periodicals, Ebscohost, Cabi International and DOAJ) or
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One best presenter will be selected from each session and will be awarded the certificate
during the Dinner Banquet. Beside that 1 Best paper (the selected paper is chosen by the
IWNEST editorial board) will received USD 50
Keynote Speakers
Assoc. Prof Dr. Haliza Abdul Rahman
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keynote Speaker 1:
Title : The Threat Of Tesso Nilo National Park, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia
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Forests play a vital role in regulating climate, controlling water runoff, providing shelter and
food for wildlife and purifying the air. Furthermore, forests have scenic, cultural and historic
values that deserve to be protected. Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) is one of lowland
forest that still existed in Riau, Sumatera. This area is gazette by government as conservation
area based on the Decision of Forestry Minister Number: SK.255/Menhut-II/2004 in July
19th 2004 and Number: SK 663/Menhut-II/2009 in October 15th 2009 as wide 83.068
hectares. The forest area are 167,618 ha in sized and knower as the heart of Sumatera because
one of area that has diversity of highest vasculer plant form in the world and also a habitat for
elephant and Sumatera lion that are now categorized as threatened and extinction animals.
Since the gazette, the area of Tesso Nilo National Park is threatened continously because of
demographic pressure, illegal logging, hunting activity, land invasions encroachment and
weak coordination between agencies to manage it as some examples. Until 2009, the
degradation of Tesso Nilo National Park were more than 30 % from their origin size.
Dato’ Azuan Ahmad Al Idrus
International Postgraduate Network
Keynote Speaker 2:
Title: Capital + Experience = Zero
“I’ve got a great idea for a business. But I don’t have any money to start it up.” This phrase is
something I’ve heard again and again . . . and again- from students, friends, and sometimes
even colleagues. While it’s true that a generous credit line, a team of investors, or an uncle
with deep pockets can make starting a company easier, not having money is no excuse. If you
are confident that you have a product or service people want, don’t allow the lack of capital
to deter you from your business goals. By pivoting, grinding it out, getting creative, and
differentiating yourself, you can bootstrap your way to a successful business.
List of the Conference Committee
IPN – IWNEST 2015 Conferences Bandung, Honorary Advisor
Prof. Dr. Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha (Ph.D McGill University)
Founder President of Islamic World Network for Environmental Science and Technology
Editor in Chief, Journal of Applied Science and Agriculture
Editor in Chief, Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Al Talal Bin Hussein University, Jordan
IPN – IWNEST 2015 Conferences Bandung, Chairman
Datin MZ Zainab
IPN – IWNEST 2015 Conferences Bandung, Academic Committee
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha (Ph.D McGill University)
Technical Committee
Dr. Ahmed Hassan El-Ghorab National Research Center,Egypt.
Dr. Madhuban Gopal National Fellow, Division of Agricultural Chemicals,IARI,, India
Dr. Shaban Sharaf El-DeenNational Research Centre, Cairo,Egypt.
Prof. Anish Upadhyaya.India
Prof. Kantesh Balani. India
Prof. Sunil Mohan. India
Prof. Shri. J.K.singh. India
Dr. Anuchit Uchaipichat, Thailand
Dr. Sunil Kumar, India
Dr. Ezzeddine Ben Mohamed, Tunis
Dr. Mahboub Sheikhalizadeh Heris, Iran
Dr. Azimi Anaraki, Iran
Dr. Cheevin Limsiri, Thailand
IPN – IWNEST 2015 Conference Bandung, Organising Committee
YKY
Nurul
Shaiful
Rafie
Instruction for Oral Presentation
Devices Provided by the Conference Organizer:
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Laptop (with MS-Office & Adobe Reader)
Projector & Screen
Laser Sticks
Materials Provided by the Presenters:
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PowerPoint or PDF files
Duration of each Presentation (Tentatively):
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Regular oral presentation: about12 minutes (including Q&A)
Keynote speech: about 40 minute (including Q&A)
Notice: Please keep your belongings (laptop and camera etc) with you!
During registration:
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Representative / Pass Card with lanyard
Printed Program
Lunch Coupon
Dinner Coupon
Participation Certificate (collected from Session Chair after the session)
Conference Souvenir
Conference Bag
IPN – IWNEST 2015 Conferences Bandung
Conference Program
March 6, 2015
Venue:
Lobby
0900 – 1200
Lobby
Registration
0830 – 0840
Casalea
Opening
Remarks
Venue:
0840 – 0910
Casalea
0910 – 0940
Casalea
March 7, 2015
0950 – 1020
Casalea
Venue:
1030 – 1230
Casalea
Venue:
1300 -1400
Restaurant The Roses
Venue:
1400 – 1600
Casalea
Venue:
1600 – 1630
Casalea
Venue:
1630 – 1800
Casalea
Venue:
1930 – 2200
The Roses
Dato’ Azuan Ahmad
IWNEST Regional
Director
Plenary
Assoc. Prof Dr. Haliza
Speech
Abdul Rahman
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UPM
Plenary
Dato’ Azuan Ahmad
Speech
International Postgraduate
2
Network
Group Photo and Coffee Break
Session 1
Lunch
Session 2
Coffee Break
Session 3
Best Presenter/Best Paper Awards
Ceremony
And
Dinner
Session 1
Time: 1030 - 1230
Venue: Casalea
Session Chair: Dr Nazatul Aini Abd Majid
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Paper ID
002-icabe
Presenter
What is the role of governmental support on organizational performance of small
businesses? (A case of Malaysia small business)
Yusra Lazim, Noor Azizan, Shahryar Sorooshian
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005-icabe
Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Scientific labor resource management for non standard activities & task: Case study for secu
rity workforce
Thong Sze Yee, Zuraidah Bt. Mohd Zain, Bhuvenesh Rajamony
3
008-icabe
University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Internal Audit (IA) Effectiveness: Resource-Based and Institutional Perspectives
Halimah Nasibah Ahmad
4
009-icabe
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Constructionpreneurship: Entrepreneurship Activity within Construction Industry
Zahidy Abd-Hamid, Noor Azlinna Azizan, Shahryar Sorooshian
5
011-icabe
Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Women Director Characteristics: Do They Add Value to Firm Performance?
Rokiah Ishak, Noor Afza Amran, Kamarul Bahrain Abdul Manaf
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003-icelet
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Students’ Perspectives towards Sustainable e-Learning in Malaysia
Aidrina binti Mohamed Sofiadin
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006-icelet
Curtin University
The Role Of Social Network Applications as One Of E-Learning Tools
Taisir Mohammed Hameed, Zainuddin Bin Hj. Hassan And Rosnafisah Sulaiman
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015-icabe
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Factors that affect accounting information systems and accounting information (Survey on
Local Bank in Bandung-Indonesia)
Rapina
Maranatha Christian University
Session 2
Time: 1400 - 1600
Venue: Casalea
Session Chair: Assoc Prof Dr Haliza Abdul Rahman
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Paper ID
003-iceest
Presenter
Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Lung Functions among Children in Preschool at
Selangor, Malaysia
Chua Poh Choo, Juliana Jalaludin, Titi Rahmawati Hamedon, Nor Mariah Adam
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007-iceest
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Dengue Fever Prevention among Community in
Kampung Bayam, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Haliza Abdul Rahman and Eva Nabiha Zamri
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008-iceest
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Uncertainty and Reliability of Comparison of Energetic Scenarios
Sassi G. and S.L. Pagliolico
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009-iceest
Politecnico di Torino
Indoor Air Quality and Its Association with Respiratory Health among Malay Preschool
Children in Shah Alam and Hulu Langat, Selangor
Anis Syafiqah Kamaruddin, Juliana Jalaludin, Chua Poh Choo
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
The Effect Of Bamboo Strip On The Impact And Hardness Performances Of Unsaturated
Polyester Composites
Kannan Rassiah, M.M.H Megat Ahmad, Aidy Ali and Haeryip Sihombing
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Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
Clamping Force Mechanism of Electro-Mechanical Continuously Variable Transmission for
Automotive
Izhari Izmi Mazali, Kamarul Baharin Tawi, Bambang Supriyo, Mohd Sabri Che Kob,
Nurulakmar Abu Husain, Mohd Salman Che Kob
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002-iccst
University Teknologi Malaysia
A New Mobile Robotic System for Intensive Aquaculture Industries
Muhammad Azmi Ayub *1, Sahril Kushairi 2, Amir Abdul Latif 3
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Session 3
Time: 1630-1800
Venue: Casalea
Session Chair: Ir Dr Zahidy Abd Hamid
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Paper ID
Presenter
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016-icabe
How to attain accounting information systems quality? (Empirical evidence from
manufacturing company in Bandung – Indonesia)
Yenni Carolina
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Maranatha Christian University
The impact of strategic learning orientation and reconfiguring capability on export
performance of Small and Medium enterprises
Samson Tope Abiodun, Rosli Mahmood
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001-icelet
Universiti Utara Malaysia
The use of augmented reality application in a large-enrolment class for increasing students’ a
ttention
Nazatul Aini Abd Majid, Hazura Mohammed, Rossilawati Sulaiman
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008-icelet
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
A Cluster Analysis of Students’ Interaction Level in An Online Asynchronous Forum Based
on Their Patterns of Listening Behavior
Kamalambal Durairaj, Irfan Umar
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012-icabe
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The Soft Skills of Accounting Graduates: Employers’ Perspectives
Natrah Saad, Kamil Md Idris
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014-icabe
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Director independence, ownership concentration and earnings quality in MalaysiaAhmed
Al-Rassas, Hasnah Kamardin
Universiti Utara Malaysia
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Paper ID
002-icabe
Presenter
What is the role of governmental support on organizational performance of small
businesses? (A case of Malaysia small business)
Yusra Lazim, Noor Azizan, Shahryar Sorooshian, Muhammad Ammar Bin Shafi,
University Malaysia Pahang, Faculty of Technology Management, 26300, Pahang, Malaysia
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Abstract - Background: The primary concern of this study covers the small manufacturing b
usinesses in Malaysia which considered the main pillar for the Malaysian economy. This stu
dy focuses on the role of governmental support as one of the most important factors that cou
ld have influence on the performance of small businesses. Objective: The study attempts to f
ind a relationship between the governmental support for a sample of small manufacturing bu
sinesses (exogenous variable) and the organizational performance of those businesses (endo
genous variable). Results: This study infers that there is a significant relationship between g
overnmental support and organizational performance. Conclusion: The finding of this study
demonstrates the great role of Malaysian governmental support to enhance the performance
of small businesses.
Scientific labor resource management for non standard activities & task: Case study for
security workforce
Thong Sze Yee, Zuraidah Bt. Mohd Zain, Bhuvenesh Rajamony
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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Abstract- Background: Overhead labor cost contributes significantly to a company’s
operating cost. In recent years, indirect work trends up and becoming as important as direct
work in which gains its focus to have an accurate calculation on the indirect labor
requirement to effectively manage the resource. However, majority of the indirect works are
non-standard activities and the resource requirements are normally based on past
experiences gained from former practices. Thus, time requirement-based data is needed for
workers’ standard task activities. Objective: This paper presents a case study that
concentrates on the determination of security workforce staffing level using scientific
approach. The study extensively employs the work sampling method to compute the part
time and full time workforce requirements. Results: The methodology undertaken has been
proven to effectively monitor the workforce’ utilization rate of non-standard activities, and
this allows the management to design the workforce coverage based on criticality in terms of
duty location and time frame.Conclusion: Research results contribute to work measurement
using a systematic approach to obtain the labor man-hour utilization rate, which optimizes
the duty roster arrangement in terms of time schedule and duty location.
Internal Audit (IA) Effectiveness: Resource-Based and Institutional Perspectives
Halimah Nasibah Ahmad
Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.
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Abstract- Internal audit provides assistance to an organization in achieving its objectives
through assessing and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control and
governance processes. However, it is not simply the establishment of an IA function that is
significant, but most importantly is the quality and its effectiveness. Hence, it is necessary to
investigate the antecedents of the IA effectiveness in an attempt to ensure that an IA function
is able to assist an organization in achieving its objectives and in improving its operations.
For that reason, the main objective of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework that
combines the resource-based and institutional theories in investigating the antecedents of the
IA effectiveness. The combination of resource-based and institutional perspectives is
deemed paramount as it highlights on the importance of the internal resources and the
external environment of an organization in investigating determinants of the IA
effectiveness.
Constructionpreneurship: Entrepreneurship Activity within Construction Industry
Zahidy Abd-Hamid, Noor Azlinna Azizan, Shahryar Sorooshian
PhD Candidate, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Faculty of Industrial Management, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Professor, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Centre of Entrepreneurship, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Faculty of Industrial Management, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia .
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Abstract- Construction industry and entrepreneurship are regarded as the fuel to economic
growth, creating employment and prosperity. For that reason, both of them constitute a vital
part of every nation’s economic growth. Yet, little is known about the entrepreneurship
activity in construction industry. In most cases, the construction management and
entrepreneurship literature have evolved separately, with little cross-fertilization. This
paperpresents the term of “constructionpreneurship” for the first time to define the process
of corporate entrepreneurship within construction industry. It is argues that
constructionpreneurs face unique challenges which have made them differ than
corporateentrepreneurs from other businesses.
Women Director Characteristics: Do They Add Value to Firm Performance?
Rokiah Ishak, Noor Afza Amran, Kamarul Bahrain Abdul Manaf
Affiliation of first author, School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.
Affiliation of second author, School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.
Affiliation of third author, School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.
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Abstract- Participation of women as a part of firm management becomes one of the nation
agenda as the Malaysian government introduced a policy to increase women involvement at
least 30% in corporate sectors in June 2011. The aim of this paper is to examine whether the
characteristics of women as decision maker influence firm performance. Based on 2,384
firm observations from year 2001 to 2012, this study finds that women education level, age
and ownership have a relationship with firm performance. These findings indicate that
women directors who are older in age and have a degree qualification help to improve firm
performance. In contrast, women ownership has a negative association with firm
performance which indicates that women involvement in a company as shareholders do no
contribute to the incremental of firm performance. Large firms enjoy high performance
whilst capital intensive firms struggling in their performance.
The Soft Skills of Accounting Graduates: Employers’ Perspectives
Natrah Saad, Kamil Md Idris
Universiti Utara Malaysia, School of Accountancy, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
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014-icabe
Abstract- The employability of accounting graduates has been an issue worldwide. It is
often raised by the prospective employers that university graduates are technically proficient
but lack of soft skills, such as communication and analytical thinking. Such claim leads to
the question of whether the assertion made by the prospective employers truly reflects the
graduates that the universities produce. Hence, this study was undertaken to investigate the
level of soft skill competencies among 275 accounting students at Universiti Utara Malaysia
(UUM) who underwent a six-month internship. Further, the study investigates the difference
in soft skill competencies among ethnics and internship firms. In addition, the association
between the soft skill competencies and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is also
examined. Interestingly, this study looks at from the perspective of their prospective
employers. Results show that UUM accounting students possess adequate soft skill
competencies to enable them to compete in the global job market. Further, results indicate
that there is no significance difference in soft skill competencies among students from
different ethnicity and their internship firms. Moreover, results reveal that CGPA has no
significant influence on their soft skill competencies. Findings from this study provide
interesting ground to dispute the claim made by the industry on the inadequate soft skill
competencies among the graduates, particularly from the accounting program offered in
UUM. Specifically, the findings indicate that the prospective employers are reasonably
satisfied with the accounting graduates who underwent their internship.
Director independence, ownership concentration and earnings quality in Malaysia
Ahmed Al-Rassas, Hasnah Kamardin
Universiti Utara Malaysia, School of Accountancy, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Malaysia
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015-icabe
Abstract- High ownership concentration in Malaysian public listed companies contributes
to the agency conflict between majority and minority shareholders. The demand for effective
monitoring mechanisms is critical to mitigate this conflict. The study aims to examine the
influence of board and audit committee independence and ownership concentration on
earnings quality proxy by discretionary accruals. Sample of the study is 508 firms listed in
Malaysia Main Market from 2009 to 2012. Two measures of discretionary accruals are used;
modified Jones model (Dechow et al., 1995), and modified Jones model (Yoon et al., 2006).
Results of the study suggest that audit committee independence is related to higher earnings
quality. However, board of directors’ independence and ownership concentration are
associated with lower earnings quality. The findings indicate the importance of audit
committee independence in producing quality financial reporting. Consistent findings are
found in most variables in both models. The findings have implication on the use of
measurement of discretionary accruals in earnings management studies and to the corporate
governance practices.
Factors that affect accounting information systems and accounting information (Survey on
Local Bank in Bandung-Indonesia)
Rapina
Maranatha Christian University, Accounting Department, Economics Faculty,Bandung.Indonesia
Student of Accounting Doctoral Program, Economics and Business Faculty, Padjajaran University BandungIndonesia
Abstract- Background: More organizations are realizing that quality information is essential
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to the success of the business activity. Accounting information quality is a competitive
advantage for an organization. Information systems must be built with deep understanding
of the organization in which the information systems will be used. The competitive
advantage of a company is an indicator of the potential of the company is superior in making
decisions than its competitors. Objective: This research examines the influence of
transformational leadership style, the used of information technology and the quality of
accounting information systems and their implications on the quality of accounting
information. Results: The results showed that there were significant effects of the
transformational leadership style, the used of information technology and quality of
accounting information systems on the quality of accounting information. Conclusion:
Transformational leadership style and the used of information technology affect the
successful implementation of accounting information systems in an organization, because
the quality of accounting information system produces accounting information quality.
How to attain accounting information systems quality? (Empirical evidence from
manufacturing company in Bandung – Indonesia)
Yenni Carolina
Maranatha Christian University, Accounting Department, Economics Faculty. Bandung-Indonesia
Student of Accounting Doctoral Program, Economics and Business Faculty, Padjajaran University BandungIndonesia
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018-icabe
Abstract- Background: Nowadays many organizations realize that the qualities of
accounting information are factors that affect the survival of the companies. Organizations
need the information for their operations and decision making process. The lack of its
quality will lead to losing organization competitive advantage. Accounting information
quality only generated through the implementation of quality accounting information
systems. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of organizational
culture, organizational commitment and transformational leadership to accounting
information systems quality Results: The results showed that organizational culture,
organizational commitment and transformational leadership significantly influence to
accounting information systems Conclusion: Based on the results of this study fund that
organizational culture, transformational leadership and organizational commitment
influencing the quality of accounting information systemss and from the data processing can
be concluded that organizational commitment is one of the factors that have stronger effect
than others.
The impact of strategic learning orientation and reconfiguring capability on export
performance of Small and Medium enterprises
Samson Tope Abiodun, Rosli Mahmood
Universiti Utara Malaysia, School of Business Management(SBM), College of Business, 06010 UUM, Sintok,
Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Abstract - The objective of this study is to investigate the relationships between learning
orientation (LO), and export performance of SMEs and relationship between reconfiguring
capability and export performance as well as determine the mediating effect of reconfiguring
capability on the relationship between LO and export performance. This study emanated
from the fact that only few studies have examined how the integration of strategic learning
orientations and reconfiguring capabilities can drive the SMEs’ export performance. Based
on a theoretical consideration, a model was proposed and three hypotheses were formulated.
Having employed PLS-SEM on 201 useable data collected from exporting SMEs in Nigeria.
The findings suggest that there is significant relationship between learning orientation and
export performance and reconfiguring capability directly has significant impact on export
performance and reconfiguring capability also mediates the relationship between learning
orientation and export performance. This suggests that SMEs could benefit from
reconfiguring and renewal of their asset base and act in response to opportunities and threat
to realize first order transformation. Besides, this study provides research conclusion on the
appropriateness of Learning orientation.
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Paper ID
003-icmce
Presenter
The Effect Of Bamboo Strip On The Impact And Hardness Performances Of Unsaturated
Polyester Composites
Kannan Rassiah, M.M.H Megat Ahmad, Aidy Ali and Haeryip Sihombing
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) Kem Sg. Besi, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Merlimau (PMM).
KB 1031, Pejabat Pos Merlimau, 77300, Melaka, MALAYSIA.
Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering,
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka MALAYSIA .
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Abstract- In this study the effects of bamboo strip on the impact and hardness properties
were investigated. The bamboo strips with thicknesses of 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, and 2.5
mm were used. The developed natural composite consist of bamboo strips (BS)
reinforced with unsaturated polyester (UP) is produced using a hand lay-up
technique. It is found that results on the impact strength of BS 2.5 mm register the
highest with 4.2 J/mm2. The hardness found to be 35.7% higher than the inner
layer. The Design of experiment (DOE) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were
employed to evaluate the effect on BS layer strips on the mechanical properties of
the composites.
Clamping Force Mechanism of Electro-Mechanical Continuously Variable Transmission for
Automotive
Izhari Izmi Mazali, Kamarul Baharin Tawi, Bambang Supriyo, Mohd Sabri Che Kob,
Nurulakmar Abu Husain, Mohd Salman Che Kob
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81610 Johor Bahru, Johor, MALAYSIA
Abstract- Pulley-based continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a type of transmission
that is widely used currently for automotive application. In a pulley-based CVT, torque is
transferred from engine to wheels by using the friction force between the V-belt and the
pulleys without using any discrete gears. Therefore, providing sufficient clamping force on
the V-belt is very important in order to allow the torque to be transferred from the engine to
the wheels. However, due to application of electro-hydro-mechanical (EHM) actuation
system in the existing pulley-based CVT, the process to control sufficient clamping force
becomes quite complicated. This leads to the inefficiency of the transmission, which
eventually increase the fuel consumption of the car. In this paper, the working principle of
the pulley-based CVT is briefly described. Consequently, the proposed clamping force
mechanism for electro-mechanical (EM) CVT is explained and its benefits are discussed.
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Paper ID
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Presenter
A New Mobile Robotic System for Intensive Aquaculture Industries
Muhammad Azmi Ayub *1, Sahril Kushairi 2, Amir Abdul Latif 3
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Universiti Teknologi MARA, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , Malaysia
3
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , Malaysia
2
Abstract- Background: In order to meet the increasing demand from agriculture industries
in Malaysia, a fully automated robotic system is designed for intensive fish farm industries.
Objective: The overall objective of this project is to introduce an automated method in fish
feeding and water monitoring for intensive aquaculture industries. Results: This project is
incorporating mechanical, electrical and software development, and will be focusing on
design process of the robotic system. A structure approach will be discussed in designing
and fabricating the drives and control mechanism, and the feeding mechanism of the robotic
system. Conclusion: The results show that the automated feeding using mobile can reduce
hire worker cost, enhance the table quality of fish, safe and practical to agriculture
industries, improve agriculture technology, and more economic in long term fish food
management.
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Paper ID
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Presenter
Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Lung Functions among Children in Preschool at
Selangor, Malaysia
Chua Poh Choo*1, Juliana Jalaludin1, Titi Rahmawati Hamedon 2, Nor Mariah Adam3
1
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Health, Faculty of Medicine
and Health Sciences, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia.
2
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 43400
Selangor, Malaysia.
3
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
43400 Selangor, Malaysia
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Abstract- Background: Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) has been associated with decreased gr
owth in lung function among children. However, only little is known about the impact of po
or IAQ. A cross-sectional comparative study was carried out among 39 preschools located in
Selangor, Malaysia with 630 children from preschools located in urban, suburban and rural a
rea. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess current IAQ status of preschools located in
urban, suburban and rural area in Selangor and to compare the implications on children's lun
g functions. Results: There was a significant difference between the indoor concentration of
carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM) PM10, PM2.5 and Volatile Organic compo
unds (VOCs)(p = 0.001; p = 0.005; p = 0.005; p = 0.006) among the studied preschools. Urb
an area preschools have higher CO, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration as compared to prescho
ols from suburban and rural area. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume i
n one second (FEV1), FVC% predicted and FEV1% predicted values were significantly low
er among children from urban and suburban area preschools [(F = 5.708, p = 0.003); (F = 6.
985, p = 0.001); (F = 15.219, p = 0.001); (F = 16.441, p = 0.001)]. Conclusion: The findings
concluded that exposures to poor IAQ might increase the risk of getting lung function abnor
mality among children.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Dengue Fever Prevention among
Community in Kampung Bayam, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Haliza Abdul Rahman1 and Eva Nabiha Zamri2
1
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra
Malaysia ,43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
2
Nursing Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia ,16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan,
MALAYSIA.
Abstract- Background: Recently, dengue fever becomes one of the significant and importan
t public health problems in Malaysia. In 2013, 43,346 cases were reported nationwide with 9
2 deaths in total. Dengue cases are on the rise, till august 16th 2014, 62,860 cases were repor
ted nationwide with 120 fatal in total. Selangor state has the highest number of reported case
s (32,732), followed by Kelantan (8,219) and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and P
utrajaya (4,826). Objective: To know the level of knowledge, attitude and the practices (KA
P) of the community concerning the disease. Methodology: A cross sectional study was cond
ucted to assess KAP in Kampung Bayam, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. The number of respond
ents involved are 51 (n=51). Results: The findings shows that villages had good knowledge
(51%), good attitude (100%) but medium practice (69.6%) related to prevention of Aedes. Fr
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om the results, it can be concluded that demographic background which are age and sex doe
s not influence the level of knowledge and practice related to dengue fever where p-value >
0.05. But, level of education influence the level of knowledge and practice among communit
y where p-value = 0.01. There is no significant association level of KAP related to dengue fe
ver prevention between communities. Outcome of this research also stated that there is a sig
nificant correlation between level of knowledge and level of practice, level of knowledge an
d level of attitude and also level of practice and level of attitude related to dengue fever prev
ention among community in Kampung Bayam (p<0.05). Conclusion: The effective measure
to prevent and control dengue is by preventing transmission of the disease require support, c
ooperation and participation by the community.
Uncertainty and Reliability of Comparison of Energetic Scenarios
Sassi G.*1,2 and S.L. Pagliolico1
1
Department of Applied Sciences and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129-Torin
o, Italy.
2
Institute on Metrological Research, INRIM, Strada delle Cacce 91, 10135-Torino, Italy.
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Abstract- Background: Comparison of scenarios that involve devices for conversion or prod
uction of energy needs energetic criteria. Energy Payback Time is a typical energetic parame
ter used to compare the performances of systems under specific scenarios. To discriminate b
etween scenarios the difference of parameter values is considered. The significance of the di
fference makes the confidence on the result and the reliability of a comparison, it depends o
n the difference and its uncertainty. Objective: This paper shows and discusses how to evalu
ate the uncertainty of the difference of parameters, defines a target uncertainty to achieve rel
iable discrimination. A case study on photovoltaic scenarios is used to apply methodology, c
ommercial modules monocrystalline Si, amorphous Si and polycrystalline Si were considere
d for comparison. Results: Scenarios were compared by their energy payback time. All uncer
tainty sources were quantified and discussed and energy payback time uncertainty was calcu
lated. Confidence of comparisons was lower than 95% and a target uncertainty was calculate
d. Conclusion: The use of uncertainty approach gives a much more detailed information on c
omparison. Confidence is the reliability of the comparison. Uncertainty analysis identify the
opportunities to reduce uncertainty and enhance confidence in comparison results.
Indoor Air Quality and Its Association with Respiratory Health among Malay
Preschool Children in Shah Alam and Hulu Langat, Selangor
Anis Syafiqah Kamaruddin1, Juliana Jalaludin1, Chua Poh Choo1
1 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and
Health Sciences, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
Abstract- Background: Indoor pollution sources are the primary cause of indoor air quality
problems that will cause adverse health effects to the children. Objective: To determine the e
xposure of IAQ and its association towards respiratory health among preschool children in i
ndustrial and non- industrial area. Methods: A crosssectional comparative study was carried
out among Malay preschool children in Shah Alam and Hulu Langat, Selangor. A total of 50
preschool children aged 5- 6 years old from preschools located in Shah Alam (exposed grou
p) and Hulu Langat (comparative group) were selected. A set of questionnaire was used to o
btain the background information, exposure history and respiratory symptoms.MM-SPOO4
Tabletop Portable Spirometer were used to conduct a lung function test among the children.
IAQ parameters obtained includes indoor concentration of particulate matter (PM), Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), temperature, a
ir velocity (AV) and relative humidity. Results: There was a significance difference between
IAQ in exposed and comparative preschools for all parameters measured (p< 0.005). There
were also significant associations between PM10 with cough, phlegm and chest tightness (P
R=5.25, 95% CI= 1.12-24.6), (PR=2.63, 95% CI= 1.09-6.31) and (PR=1.63, 95% CI= 1.401.91). Results also show significant associations between PM10 and VOCs with FEV% (PR
=5.55, 95% CI= 2.189-14.07), (PR=6.15, 95% CI= 2.565- 14.73). Conclusion: The finding s
howed that exposures to poor IAQ might increase the risk of getting lung function abnormali
ty and respiratory illness among study respondent.
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Paper ID
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Presenter
The use of augmented reality application in a large-enrolment class for increasing stud
ents’ attention
Nazatul Aini Abd Majid*1, Hazura Mohammed 2, Rossilawati Sulaiman 2
1
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT), Faculty of Informa
tion Science and Technology, 43600 Bangi Selangor, Malaysia
2
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Software Technology and Management (SOFTAM), Faculty of Informati
on Science and Technology, 43600 Bangi Selangor, Malaysia
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Abstract- Maintaining students’ attention is difficult to gain in a traditional lecture centred c
lass with high number of students. The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate an a
ugmented reality (AR) based application that can be used to engage students’ attention in a l
arge-enrolment class. The application can incorporate the view of real objects such as a mem
ory stick and digital information together. This integrated view can be displayed on a
projector in a lecture class. This approach is to gain students’ attention towards important lea
rning objects so that it will help them to further concentrate on the details to attain in-depth
understanding. The attention items in the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey were us
ed to identify the impact of an augmented reality system on students’ attention for a largeenr
olment class. The survey shows that the students’ attention in an AR based learning environ
ment was better rated than those obtained in a slides-based learning environment. This show
s that AR has a positive impact on the attention of computer science students in a large lectur
e class.
Students’ Perspectives towards Sustainable e-Learning in Malaysia
Aidrina binti Mohamed Sofiadin
Curtin University, School of Information Systems, Curtin Business School, GPO Box U1987, 6845 Perth WA
Australia
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Abstract- Background: E-learning offers learning activities which allow users to use various
learning tools within virtual learning environments via the Internet. The use of internet has s
hifted online education as it provides the fundamental structure to deliver the contents and m
ultimedia. This means technology become the key of the modern information society and a b
ooster to reach sustainability. Objective This paper aims to present a survey findings based o
n Malaysian students’ perspectives towards sustainable development via e-learning. Results:
An online survey and a paper-based survey were distributed to four universities in Malaysia
which were participated by 233 students are the main data collection method. Findings indic
ate several elements of e-learning that can support sustainable development, namely: sustain
able technology, sustainable mobile learning, sustainable education, sustainable e-learning, c
onsistent infrastructure, sustainable e-learning activities, supportable mobility, effective bro
wsing and connectivity, communication and interaction, efficiency, and participation. Concl
usion: The identification of these elements of sustainable e-learning is crucial to allow stude
nts to enjoy the benefits of e-learning while contributing towards sustainable development
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL NETWORK APPLICATIONS AS ONE OF E-LEARNING
TOOLS
1
TAISIR MOHAMMED HAMEED,
ROSNAFISAH SULAIMAN
1
ZAINUDDIN BIN HJ.
HASSAN AND
1
Department of Information Systems, College of IT, Universiti Tenaga Nasional Km7, Jalan Ikram-UNITEN, 43000
Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract- This paper explains the role of social networks as an e-learning tool. The paper re
views and compares the features of learning management system and social networks. More
over, it presents a new transformation strategy model for development and implementation o
f e-learning through social networks as an effective platform. The model has 3 phases for wh
ich the details are described in the paper. The proposed model can be effectively used in trai
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ning centers as well as in small and medium size organizations in Malaysia for training empl
oyees.
Keywords: E-learning, Applications, Social network, Web
A Cluster Analysis of Students’ Interaction Level in An Online Asynchronous Forum
Based on Their Patterns of Listening Behavior
Kamalambal Durairaj *1, Irfan Umar 2
1,2
Centre for Instructional Technology & Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
Abstract- Background: Investigating the students’ interaction level in an online asynchrono
us forum using cluster analysis according to their behavior. Objective: Investigating the stud
ents’ listening behavior patterns (interaction level) in an online asynchronous discussion foru
m using cluster analysis. Results: For group A, four clusters were identified and for group
B, three clusters were identified. The clusters for each group differed in domains - temporali
ty, breadth, depth and speaking. Conclusion: Cluster analysis identified subgroups of student
s with different interaction level and characteristics. This consequently will assist the instruc
tors to design intervention activities for target groups to increase their interaction level.