Aliza Sarlan

Conceptual information system success model for small and medium enterprise clinic information system

In general, small and medium enterprise (SME) business face substantially greater risks in Information Communication and Technology (ICT) implementation than large businesses do because of inadequate resources and limited education about ICT. There are many differences that exist between large companies and SME organizations in relation to adoption of ICT. To date, the SME clinics in general have not been convinced of the benefit of ICT. SME clinics utilize computerized system in supporting their businesses are still minimum and paper-based practices are still the norm. Hence, the objective of this paper is to report on the literature study related to identification of technology resistance and acceptance factors of ICT utilization in an organizations and study of any existing prominent theoretical frameworks on Information System (IS) Success Model. The study then outlines the proposed conceptual Success Model for SME Clinics Information System.

SMS-based final exam retrieval system on mobile phones

Due to the wide usage of mobile phones, many software developers have make use of the device to be the platform for their applications. This move is especially crucial when the applications are to be made available anytime, anywhere. In this paper the development of a mobile application for administering the final examination exercise of a Malaysian private university using mobile phones is presented. Problems such as change of venue or time of the exams at the last minutes that cause confusion to both students and invigilators warrant the development of Final Exam Timetable Information Retrieval System (FETIDS) that can be accessible anytime and anywhere. The results from user evaluations after the completion of FETIDS show that the system is acceptable by users. Hence, the framework and development process of the application can be adapted when developing other similar type of mobile applications.

A study of SME private healthcare personnel acceptance of Clinic Information System in Malaysia

This study identifies factors determining intention to use clinic information system among small and medium enterprise private healthcare personnel in Malaysia. A hybrid model was developed and drew upon two intention-based theories of information technology IT adoption; the technology acceptance model and the theory of planned behaviour. This study focuses on examining the technology acceptance in three different contexts: individual, technological and implementation and have been extended to include some exogenous variables, which then tested using structural equation modelling approach. Results indicate that attitude, computer anxiety and perceived behavioural control directly impact personnel intention to use IT. In addition, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, facilitating conditions and computer self-efficacy were found to have strong indirect impact on behavioural intention through the mediator of attitude. The proposed model was able to explain a high proportion of the behavioural intention variance of private healthcare personnel.

Hybrid approach of conceptual framework for SME clinics in Malaysia

This paper presents an overview of preliminary research study of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in small and medium size of clinics of healthcare industry in Malaysia. A combination of qualitative and quantitative research method will be implemented in research study. An early conceptual Clinic Information System (CIS) success framework is presented and proposed as to assist in evaluating and implementing CIS in small, medium and enterprise (SME) clinics. The conceptual framework is developed using hybrid approach based on various prominent information success models Therefore, the proposed framework of SME CIS Success Model will be helpful to the SME clinics management to have better understanding in regard to the success of information system implementation. Future research activities and plan are also outlined in the paper.

Student Industrial Internship Web Portal

A Student Industrial Internship Web Portal (SIIWP) has been developed to automate the currently manual business processes. The portal allows internship eligibility checking, registration, student-lecturer assignment, visit schedule, online-logbook submission and monitoring as well as grade book of industrial internship program at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. PHP 5, Easy PHP 2.0, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004, MySQL Database and Apache Web Server are used to develop SIIWP. Phased development model has been used in the development process by applying business process improvement technique. Findings show that the prototype can be used as communication medium for all parties involved during the industrial internship program. The System can be easily used as an aid for the internship program.

An Investigation on a Suitable Information Structure of a Museum Environment for Large Display

Understanding the structure or organization of an interface is important to make sense of the information presented. This is essential especially when involving information on a large display. The desired information architecture in terms of arranging the information becomes critical and pervasive. The huge interactional space conceives a challenge to the design process. This paper investigates a suitable information structure of a museum application on a large display in order to support navigation. A user study was conducted with ten participants interacting with a museum application interfaces, running on a Microsoft SUR40 tabletop. The study findings suggest that a suitable information structure for a large display depends on the purpose of the navigation. A scattered image concept is more appropriate for specific object finding while a structured tree concept is for information finding in a virtual environment. These findings could be useful for the development of museum interfaces on a huge display.

ESCAPE: Interactive Fire Simulation and Training for Children Using Virtual Reality

Fire accident is a destructive disaster that has caused many property damages, injuries and even fatal. Lack of fire safety knowledge is one of the factors that lead to the horrendous experience of fire especially among young children and senior citizens. Conventional training usually does not assess the ability of the children to do practical skills on escaping out of fire but rather of fire drill on remembering escape route to fire point. Therefore, this project focuses on developing fire training and simulation for children by using virtual reality. The objective of the paper is to present a fire drill in the form of simulation and interactive training by using Virtual Reality. The simulation has been developed using Unity 3D and HTC Vive. Rapid application development was chosen for this development. A usability testing has been conducted with 10 participants. An interview has also been conducted with one of the school teachers. The results show that this project is beneficial and gives addition to the approaches of fire safety practice and allow children to learn better by improving their knowledge on fire safety.

Visual Object Interface Signifier of Museum Application for Large Display.

The use of signifiers, commonly known as affordances, in designing an interface should be given a careful attention since signifiers have been poorly applied especially for large multitouch display. The huge interactional space creates a challenge to the design process. This paper investigates visual object interface signifiers of museum application for a large display in order to support navigation. A user study was conducted with ten of participants interacting with the museum interface, running on a Microsoft SUR40 tabletop. The study findings revealed information on (i) suitable signifiers for a large display and, (ii) features of visible object interface signifiers. Among the suitable signifiers for navigation in the environment are arrow, text or numbers, menu button, and floor map. These findings could be useful for the development of museum interfaces on a large display.

A study on acceptance of mobileschool at secondary schools in Malaysia: Urban vs rural

Developing countries are in dilemma where sophisticated technologies are more advance as compared to the way their people think. In education, there have been many novel approaches and technologies were introduced. However, very minimal efforts were put to apply in our education. MobileSchool is a mobile learning (m-learning) management system, developed for administrative, teaching and learning processes at secondary schools in Malaysia. The paper presents the acceptance of MobileSchool between urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia. Research framework was designed based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The constructs of the framework include computer anxiety, self-efficacy, facilitating condition, technological complexity, perceived behavioral control, perceive ease of use, perceive usefulness, attitude and behavioral intention. Questionnaire was applied as research instrument which involved 373 students from four secondary schools (two schools in urban category and another two in rural cate...

Development of Chinese language application in learning as a second language for Malaysian

With the booming of mobile technologies and Internet connection nowadays, the mobile applications are become more popular. Unlike Malaysia, mobile learning technology still not widely used in the education system as compare to developing countries where they had emerged into mobile learning technology in school. Hence, the main objective of this project is to encourage and support the process of learning Chinese language among young children who use Chinese as their second language at their own pace anytime anywhere by develop mobile learning application. The application will include learning, exercise and also performance evaluation of the learners in interactive way. Thus, they will expose to the mobile technology learning at the early age with interesting play and learn application that will give excitement in learning the language. Indirectly, this mobile learning application also helps to boost the performance of the learners in learning a new language.