Shahrier Pawanchik

Exploring Security Perception of Learning Management System (LMS) Portal

The advancement of information technology has changed the education landscape. Information technology has made e-learning possible and available on a large scale. The main component of an e-learning is a learning management system (LMS). By connected and accessed to the Internet, LMS are exposed to various threats. Proper understanding of these threats combined with strategy and best practices countermeasures will ensure a safe learning environment. Therefore this study will briefly explain ten domains of information security and presents the result on a survey on students information security perception of a learning management system. Overall, respondent has strong positive perceptions towards security of their LMS. This study provides an overall picture of information security elements of a learning management system. It can serve as an introduction which help LMS administrator to understand the issues and possibilities related to the safety of LMS.

Innovative behavior of Malaysian employees: An exploratory study

Innovation is becoming a buzzword for Malaysians. It is seen as a means of propelling Malaysia into a developed nation status. Malaysians have been urged to adopt an innovative mindset to achieve a high income nation. Within the innovation framework, innovative behavior of an individual serves as an important pillar to support a wider scope of innovation. Innovative employees lead to an innovative organization. From the same perspective, innovative Malaysians will lead to an innovative Malaysia. Drawing from a survey of 454 Malaysians, this study measures the level of innovative behavior, compare level of innovative behavior between gender and explore how Malaysians understand the term innovation.

Exploring intellectual capital of Malaysian small and medium entrepreneurs

Intellectual capital is one of the important resources for small and medium entrepreneurs. Proper manipulation of intellectual capital will become a source of sustained competitive advantages for the entrepreneur. This study explores the level of intellectual capital of Malaysian small and medium entrepreneurs. Furthermore this study also compare for any significant differences in the level of intellectual capital between micro, small and medium entrepreneurs. Based on a survey of 115 SMEs, this study found that Malaysian SMEs does exhibit a high level of intellectual capital. The survey also reveals that micro, small or medium entrepreneurs exhibit similar level of intellectual capitals.

Information Security Perspective of a Learning Management System: An Exploratory Study

The advancement of information technology has changed the education landscape. The process of teaching is no longer the same. Information technology has made e-learning possible and available on a large scale. The main component of an e-learning is a learning management system LMS. LMS has been widely used and are accessible through the Internet. By connected and accessed to the Internet, LMS are exposed to various threats. Proper understanding of these threats combined with strategy and best practices countermeasures will ensure a safe learning environment. Therefore this study will look into the information security aspect of LMS. There are two main purpose of this study. First, this study provides a review of information security in e-learning environments and explains the important of information security. Confidentiality, integrity and availability are considered to be the primary pillars of information security. In addition to these pillars, the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium introduced a common body of knowledge CBK comprised of ten domains relating to specific information security topics. These domains are the foundation of security practices for those involved in information security. In this article, each of these is explained within an e-learning context. It is recommended that institutions employing e-learning adhere to these domains. By applying the principles and practices associated with each domain, e-learning institutions should be able to provide an e-learning system with high confidentiality, integrity and availability. The second purpose of this study is to understand student perception of an information security perspective of an e-learning management system. To achieve this purpose, a survey was conducted targeted at undergraduate students in a distance learning program. 497 students responded to a survey questionnaires. Apart from demographics information, the survey asked the respondent to rate six statements related to how they perceived security of the learning management system which they are currently using. All six statements are rated using a five point Likert scale anchored at 1 Not at all to 5 Very much. Frequencies analysis was conducted to show the profile of the respondent. Overall, respondent has strong positive perceptions towards security of their LMS. This study provides an overall picture of information security elements of a learning management system. It can serve as an introduction which help LMS administrator to understand the issues and possibilities related to the safety of LMS.