The past two decades have witnessed tremendous changes in the higher education scenario in Malays... more The past two decades have witnessed tremendous changes in the higher education scenario in Malaysia. One of the changes observed is the accelerated expansion of higher education which consequently led to the increasing concentrations of university students in residential areas within the localities of university campuses such as Shah Alam and Seri Iskandar. This is due to the fact that not all universities are able to provide in-campus accommodations. It is believed that housing expenses is one of the main cost items that these non-resident students have to bear within the context of available financial support. Thus, this paper aims to assess the percentage of financial support used by students for housing rental expenses; and to make comparisons between the rental expenses conditions of students who reside near Seri Iskandar and Shah Alam campuses. In order to achieve the objectives, data will be obtained by distributing randomly structured questionnaires among students who live off-campus. Data from questionnaire will be analysed descriptively using the SPSS. This research may contributes to extend the body of knowledge in the area of students’ housing and a suggested significant input will give much emphasize on the formation of Student Housing Affordability Index.
Energy efficiency, conservation of natural resources, carbon-free manufacturing, environmentally ... more Energy efficiency, conservation of natural resources, carbon-free manufacturing, environmentally friendly materials and alternative energy resources are currently being listed as the main factors that need to be taken into consideration by the development and construction sector in dealing with the greenhouse issue. Developers must now cater to the growing demand for environmentally friendly residences and this can be done by using the green technology application. CB Richard Ellis Research Asia in his report on ‘Malaysia Market Prospects Today’ stated that awareness on environmental issues will continue due to the demand of green property especially residential properties. However, many debates only focus on energy saving and economic efficiency but not from the perspective of the end user on whether they are comfortable with the building and technology being used. Besides meeting the requirements to develop environmentally friendly buildings, requirements of the house buyers also need to be met. Therefore, the factors that influences buyers in purchasing green residential need to be identified. Thus, a study has been conducted among the residents of Ken Rimba Legian Residences as a case study to determine the factors that influence buyers in purchasing green residential. To achieve the objective, data collection through the questionnaires survey analysis method was used. All the data collected was analyzed using quantitative analysis by using descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that buyers purchase the green residential property due to the factors related to the green residential concept whereby green technology is applied. The most significant factor that potential buyers look for is the landscape design of the development of green residential property followed by the green space area provided at the residential area and the eco-mobility factors.
Emphasis of this study is assessing the satisfaction level of residents in Gated and Guarded Comm... more Emphasis of this study is assessing the satisfaction level of residents in Gated and Guarded Community (GACOS) housing on 4 main characteristics: security and safety; social and the environment; status; and exclusivity; and recommending ways of improving them. The study presents data collected through a survey conducted on the GACOS residents as respondents in the form of descriptive statistic comprising frequency and percentage analyses. Findings are that majority of respondents are satisfied with overall levels of the 3 main characteristics; social and environment, image and exclusivity but were dissatisfied with the security and safety provided in the case study area.
Gated and Guarded Development Concept (GACOS) offers competent security and maintenance besides e... more Gated and Guarded Development Concept (GACOS) offers competent security and maintenance besides ensuring an exclusive and private lifestyle. Despite the rise in the number of GACOS developments, they are mired in various issues and controversies specifically negative social connotations. These developments are perceived to denote ‘social apartheid' within a residential neighbourhood. Hence, an empirical study has been conducted to investigate the social effects arising from GACOS development with the Ipoh Conurbation area as the case study. Findings from this empirical study indicated that there exists a social gap between residents within a GACOS development and those within the surrounding areas.
Global trends have impacted every aspect of life today where priorities have shifted to value hom... more Global trends have impacted every aspect of life today where priorities have shifted to value homes as safe haven from danger and crime; and places for privacy and personal comfort. House buyers in Malaysia have a lot of options and one of them are gated and guarded areas. Hence an empirical research was undertaken in Ipoh Conurbation area to access factors influencing the choice to live in gated and guarded community. To achieve these objective, data collection through perception survey was conducted. Structured questionnaires were distributed to gated community residents within the area of Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh to obtain their perception on factors influencing their choice to live in gated and guarded community areas. Questionnaire data was analysed quantitatively using descriptive statistics involving frequency and percentage distribution. Findings from this empirical research clearly show that the main factors influencing respondents’ choice to live in gated and guarded community are security provided followed by other factors which are improved control and maintenance of the built environment, privacy, exclusive lifestyle and community ties. An overwhelming majority of residents thought that gated communities are suitable in Ipoh although the gating features may result in negative social impact. Paradoxically, significant benefits such as improved security and improved control and maintenance of the built environment in gated co
Graduates who are deemed to be knowledgeable, marketable, equipped with problem solving and criti... more Graduates who are deemed to be knowledgeable, marketable, equipped with problem solving and critical thinking skills are what most universities aspire to produce. This kind of graduates are considered an asset to any organisation and are in constant demand because they are equipped with hard skills as well as soft skills. Thus, educators are constantly striving to find effective teaching strategies that encourage meaningful learning among their students. In order to make the process of learning more efficient, interesting and engaging for the students a majority of educators are constantly aiming to innovate and thus improve their teaching techniques. Unfortunately most students' emphasis is less on the real learning process, which is to actually understand what they are learning and applying the knowledge they have gained later in life, but more on rote learning. This leads us to question whether the students' learning approach has any bearing on their academic achievement. Therefore, the influence of two different learning approaches which are, deep approach and surface approach, on students' academic achievement among the final year students in UiTM (Perak) will be investigated in an empirical study. The objectives of this research include, 1) to identify the level of academic achievement for final year students'; 2) to determine the final year students' learning approaches; and 3) to investigate the correlation between students' learning approaches and their academic achievement. The method that will be used is the Student's Process Questionnaire (SPQ) by . The SPQ contains 20 items which include 10 items focussing on Deep Approach while the other 10 items focus on Surface Approach. The SPQ will be distributed to the students in UiTM (Perak) from FSPU, FSKM, FSSR and FP to obtain the data needed for this research. Data from the questionnaire survey will be analysed quantitatively using descriptive statistics involving frequency and percentage distribution and also Pearson Correlation analysis by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
The past two decades have witnessed tremendous changes in the higher education scenario in Malays... more The past two decades have witnessed tremendous changes in the higher education scenario in Malaysia. One of the changes observed is the accelerated expansion of higher education which consequently led to the increasing concentrations of university students in residential areas within the localities of university campuses such as Shah Alam and Seri Iskandar. This is due to the fact that not all universities are able to provide in-campus accommodations. It is believed that housing expenses is one of the main cost items that these non-resident students have to bear within the context of available financial support. Thus, this paper aims to assess the percentage of financial support used by students for housing rental expenses; and to make comparisons between the rental expenses conditions of students who reside near Seri Iskandar and Shah Alam campuses. In order to achieve the objectives, data will be obtained by distributing randomly structured questionnaires among students who live off-campus. Data from questionnaire will be analysed descriptively using the SPSS. This research may contributes to extend the body of knowledge in the area of students’ housing and a suggested significant input will give much emphasize on the formation of Student Housing Affordability Index.
Energy efficiency, conservation of natural resources, carbon-free manufacturing, environmentally ... more Energy efficiency, conservation of natural resources, carbon-free manufacturing, environmentally friendly materials and alternative energy resources are currently being listed as the main factors that need to be taken into consideration by the development and construction sector in dealing with the greenhouse issue. Developers must now cater to the growing demand for environmentally friendly residences and this can be done by using the green technology application. CB Richard Ellis Research Asia in his report on ‘Malaysia Market Prospects Today’ stated that awareness on environmental issues will continue due to the demand of green property especially residential properties. However, many debates only focus on energy saving and economic efficiency but not from the perspective of the end user on whether they are comfortable with the building and technology being used. Besides meeting the requirements to develop environmentally friendly buildings, requirements of the house buyers also need to be met. Therefore, the factors that influences buyers in purchasing green residential need to be identified. Thus, a study has been conducted among the residents of Ken Rimba Legian Residences as a case study to determine the factors that influence buyers in purchasing green residential. To achieve the objective, data collection through the questionnaires survey analysis method was used. All the data collected was analyzed using quantitative analysis by using descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that buyers purchase the green residential property due to the factors related to the green residential concept whereby green technology is applied. The most significant factor that potential buyers look for is the landscape design of the development of green residential property followed by the green space area provided at the residential area and the eco-mobility factors.
Emphasis of this study is assessing the satisfaction level of residents in Gated and Guarded Comm... more Emphasis of this study is assessing the satisfaction level of residents in Gated and Guarded Community (GACOS) housing on 4 main characteristics: security and safety; social and the environment; status; and exclusivity; and recommending ways of improving them. The study presents data collected through a survey conducted on the GACOS residents as respondents in the form of descriptive statistic comprising frequency and percentage analyses. Findings are that majority of respondents are satisfied with overall levels of the 3 main characteristics; social and environment, image and exclusivity but were dissatisfied with the security and safety provided in the case study area.
Gated and Guarded Development Concept (GACOS) offers competent security and maintenance besides e... more Gated and Guarded Development Concept (GACOS) offers competent security and maintenance besides ensuring an exclusive and private lifestyle. Despite the rise in the number of GACOS developments, they are mired in various issues and controversies specifically negative social connotations. These developments are perceived to denote ‘social apartheid' within a residential neighbourhood. Hence, an empirical study has been conducted to investigate the social effects arising from GACOS development with the Ipoh Conurbation area as the case study. Findings from this empirical study indicated that there exists a social gap between residents within a GACOS development and those within the surrounding areas.
Global trends have impacted every aspect of life today where priorities have shifted to value hom... more Global trends have impacted every aspect of life today where priorities have shifted to value homes as safe haven from danger and crime; and places for privacy and personal comfort. House buyers in Malaysia have a lot of options and one of them are gated and guarded areas. Hence an empirical research was undertaken in Ipoh Conurbation area to access factors influencing the choice to live in gated and guarded community. To achieve these objective, data collection through perception survey was conducted. Structured questionnaires were distributed to gated community residents within the area of Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh to obtain their perception on factors influencing their choice to live in gated and guarded community areas. Questionnaire data was analysed quantitatively using descriptive statistics involving frequency and percentage distribution. Findings from this empirical research clearly show that the main factors influencing respondents’ choice to live in gated and guarded community are security provided followed by other factors which are improved control and maintenance of the built environment, privacy, exclusive lifestyle and community ties. An overwhelming majority of residents thought that gated communities are suitable in Ipoh although the gating features may result in negative social impact. Paradoxically, significant benefits such as improved security and improved control and maintenance of the built environment in gated co
Graduates who are deemed to be knowledgeable, marketable, equipped with problem solving and criti... more Graduates who are deemed to be knowledgeable, marketable, equipped with problem solving and critical thinking skills are what most universities aspire to produce. This kind of graduates are considered an asset to any organisation and are in constant demand because they are equipped with hard skills as well as soft skills. Thus, educators are constantly striving to find effective teaching strategies that encourage meaningful learning among their students. In order to make the process of learning more efficient, interesting and engaging for the students a majority of educators are constantly aiming to innovate and thus improve their teaching techniques. Unfortunately most students' emphasis is less on the real learning process, which is to actually understand what they are learning and applying the knowledge they have gained later in life, but more on rote learning. This leads us to question whether the students' learning approach has any bearing on their academic achievement. Therefore, the influence of two different learning approaches which are, deep approach and surface approach, on students' academic achievement among the final year students in UiTM (Perak) will be investigated in an empirical study. The objectives of this research include, 1) to identify the level of academic achievement for final year students'; 2) to determine the final year students' learning approaches; and 3) to investigate the correlation between students' learning approaches and their academic achievement. The method that will be used is the Student's Process Questionnaire (SPQ) by . The SPQ contains 20 items which include 10 items focussing on Deep Approach while the other 10 items focus on Surface Approach. The SPQ will be distributed to the students in UiTM (Perak) from FSPU, FSKM, FSSR and FP to obtain the data needed for this research. Data from the questionnaire survey will be analysed quantitatively using descriptive statistics involving frequency and percentage distribution and also Pearson Correlation analysis by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
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