ABSTRACT
UiTMEDUAPP: Introduction to Public Administration is an
educational multi-platform app that can be accessed via playstore, windows
software and web. This application is based on the FSPPP course, PAD102:
Introduction to Public Administration in which the content are developed by our
supervisor, the resource person for the course, Dr Ahmad Faiz bin Yaakob. This
app is among the UiTMEDUAPP series of educational apps developed by Aisya
Academy, an online educational platform, in helping students comprehensively
understand the subjects offered in FSPPP. The significance of this app is to
help cater the learning process of students by using the current pedagogy
trends which is mobile learning. The aim of this app is to provide free,
quality and accessible education to anyone at anytime and anywhere.
To download, click the link below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uitmeduapppad102
Or to stream the product, click the link below:
https://aisyaacademy.itch.io/uitmeduapps-introduction-to-public-administration
After experiencing our application, please answer this questionnaire for further improvement efforts by the application developers.
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
The underlying problem of high failure rates among students has
caused our team to take the initiative in developing this app.
TERMS
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2017/2018 (Session 1)
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2017/2018 (Session 2)
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2018/2019 (Session 1)
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FAILURE RATES
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0.13%
|
0.05%
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0.17%
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LITERATURE REVIEW
As
Malaysia embraces the dawning of the IR 4.0, the Ministry of Higher Education
of Malaysia is forging ahead by revamping the Malaysian education system.
Embedded into the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (MEB Higher
Education), the ministry plans to change the process of teaching and learning
for students through its Learning and Teaching (L&T) 4.0 package.
Higher Education Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Noorul
Ainur Mohd Nur said Malaysia’s Higher Education policy is being transformed to
keep pace in tandem with the fast changing technology. “Towards achieving a
developed nation status, higher education is one of the most important sectors
to propel Malaysia’s talent development in spearheading Malaysia’s
socio-economic growth in line with the 11th Malaysia Plan as well as Malaysia
Higher Education Blueprint (2015-2025). The Blueprint envisaged 10 shifts in
the higher education sector to make Malaysia as the best higher education hub
in the world. To further strengthen the 10 shifts, various initiatives were
introduced through Redesigning Malaysian Higher Education System,” she said.
With
the theme of ‘Higher Education 4.0: Knowledge, Industry and Humanity’, four
principle aspects will essentially be put in focus:
1.
Redesigning of learning spaces
2.
Incorporation of 21st century pedagogies
3.
Applying a fluid and organic curriculum, responding to innovations & new areas
of knowledge
4.
Incorporation of the latest L&T technologies
Malaysian tertiary institutions are preparing
several measures in keeping up to the impact of IR4.0. This includes:
•
restructure academic faculties according to the needs and scopes fitting to IR
4.0
• introducing
new courses such as data analytics, big data, cyber physical system
technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotic, digitized economy and
technopreneurship
•
emphasize for on-demand learning and multiple modes of education
•
introducing massive open online courses (MOOCs) to enable enrolment of global
cohorts
•
developing multidisciplinary curriculum combining science, engineering, ICT and
social sciences
•
putting more emphasis on soft skills
The Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said
"The fourth industrial revolution represents new ways in which disruptive
technologies are embedded in our daily experience. There is a need to redesign
the education system and transform the learning and teaching delivery as well
as demand for various sectors to enhance, reskill and upscale talents. New
approaches such as changing the learning environment, evaluation without
examination and various other initiatives are provided in the guideline. We
want future talents and graduates to adapt to the changes and demands of the
revolution. Therefore, the book illustrates that regardless of technological
advancement and changes, graduates will be able to overcome this with
disruptive innovation and through lifelong learning."
The advancements in mobile technology are rapidly changing
the nature of learning by allowing flexible and instance access to rich digital
content. Mobile learning (M-learning) is the next form of e-learning using
mobile technologies to facilitate education for teachers and learners anywhere
and anytime (Alzaza & Yaakub, 2011a). The potential benefits of m-learning
have been widely touted from a range of purposes, including cost savings, worldwide
communications, easy access, study aids, convenience and location-based
services. There are three features of m-learning can change the learning experience
of students (Traxler, 2007, 2008, 2010; Wang & Higgins, 2006) which are:
(a) Portability: mobile devices can be taken to different locations,
(b) Instant connectivity: mobile devices can be used to access a
variety of information anytime and anywhere with instant connectivity facility,
and
(c) Context sensitivity: mobile devices can be used to find and gather
real or simulated data (BenMoussa, 2003; Churchill & Churchill, 2008;
Klopfer, Squire, & Jenkins, 2002).
OBJECTIVES
Among
the objectives of UiTMEDUAPP: Introduction to Public Administration are:
· To
provide free, quality and accessible education to anyone, anywhere and anytime
· To
develop Malaysians into a developed nation of becoming an information society
· To
promote life long education by making the course content accessible via
smartphones, tablets and computers
NOVELTY
The
underlying principle of this project is to provide free, quality and accessible
education to anyone, anywhere and anytime. This alligns with Vision 2020 which
aims to develop Malaysians into a developed nation of becoming an information
society. Therefore, the Higher Education Institutions should be more
transparent in their course content and are able to share their knowledge to
the world at large for the betterment of the global development. These course
content are transformed from the traditional classroom setting to e-content
such as the use of media i.e. pictures, videos, sound and text. The novelty of
UiTMEDUAPP: Introduction to Public Administration is it uses the means of
current pedagogy trends which are mobile learning. In which are among the initiatives
of e-learning that aims to promote life long education by making the course
content accessible via smartphones, tablets and computers.
COMMERCIALIZATION
The commercial value is that this
application can be easily accessed by students be it by:
· Downloading the app from the
playstore
· streaming from the web via
multiplatform i.e. smartphone, tablet and computer
· buying the physical discs containing
the windows software
BENEFITS TO SOCIETY
Among
the benefits of this app is:
· spearheading
the initiatives of Higher Education 4.0 by UiTM
· reducing
the failure rates for the course PAD102: Introduction to Public Administration
· providing
a free,
quality and accessible education to anyone at anytime and anywhere
FOCUS GROUP
The
target groups are as follows:
· students
who are taking the course PAD102: Introduction to Public Administration
· those
interested in learning on Malaysian public administration
· social
science students from around the globe
REFERENCES
Alzaza, N. S.,
& Yaakub, A. R. (2011a). Mobile information prototype (SMIP) for the higher
education environment. American Journal of Economics and Business
Administration, 3(1), 81-86.
Alzaza, N. S.,
& Yaakub, A. R. (2011b). Students awareness and requirements of mobile
learning services in the higher education environment. American Journal of
Economics and Business Administration, 3(1), 95-100.
Barker, A., Krull,
G., & Mallinson, B. (2005). A proposed theoretical model for m-learning
adoption in developing countries. Mobile technology: The future of learning in
your hands.
Ministry of Higher
Education: 2018 Mandate-Embracing industry 4.0
MIGHT, myForesight
21st Edition, 2018
Ministry of
International Trade and Industry: The National Industry 4.0 Policy Framework
APPENDIXES
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