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AIMST Produces Quality ICT Graduates
THREE to four decades ago, nobody could have imagined that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) would bring tremendous changes to our lives.
ICT is vital in many sectors such as banking and commerce, marketing, health care services, communications, entertainment, transportation, natural resources management, waste management, robotics and manufacturing and space exploration.
AIMST's degree programmes in Computer Science and Information Technology are designed to meet the challenges in the current ICT trend.
A three-year degree programme in Computer Science, with a specialisation either in software engineering, networking or multimedia is blended with other engineering flavour to produce graduates who can meet the current industrial requirements.
Apart from this degree programme, AIMST also offers three degree programmes in Information Technology: Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems), Bachelor of Information Technology (Management) and Bachelor of Information Technology (Multimedia Systems).
The Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems) programme
is aimed at producing graduates who are capable of managing complex information systems.
The Bachelor of Information Technology (Management) programme is aimed at producing graduates who are capable of using, designing, developing and managing complex information systems in a business organisation.
The Bachelor of Information Technology (Multimedia Systems) programme will enable students to gain insight into more aesthetic aspects of modern multimedia system implementations.
Besides these degree programmes, AIMST also offers a two-and-a- half year diploma programme in computer networking.
For more information, visit www.aimst.edu.my
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AUCMS Planning Large Satellite Campus in Kulim Hi-Tech Park
News Straits Times
By Looi Soo Chern
24 April 2011
THE Allianze University College of Medical Science (AUCMS) in Kepala Batas, Penang, has its own way of doing things. Adopting the best practices of other medical schools worldwide, AUCMS' medical programmes are unique.
The programmes are carefully planned and structured to ensure students are taught and trained in everything they need to know to excel in their selected disciplines, may it be medicine or allied health science fields such as nursing, pharmacy and physiotherapy.
At AUCMS, the study of medicine is both local and international, in the sense that students undergo their pre-clinical and clinical years here while having the option of going abroad for short clinical training stints.
The arrangement is to ensure that students receive a quality assured medical education, which is under the close watch of the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC).
AUCMS president Datuk Dr Zainuddin Wazir said it was necessary for aspiring medical students to understand that there were many issues with studying medicine abroad such as the foreign learning and training environment, and language and cultural barriers, apart from economic factors.
He said it was not true that medical students must pursue their first degrees overseas, and that graduates from abroad were always better than those who pursued their medical education and training locally.
'The medical programmes in some countries are not up to the standards set by MMC, which explains why some housemen can't perform basic procedures like injecting patients in hospitals.
'Students who choose to study locally can be assured of the standards observed here. Overseas exposure can always be pursued when they decide to further their studies to the postgraduate level,' said Dr Zainuddin.
He said he himself along with AUCMS vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Abd Razak and medical faculty Dean Dr Badrul Akmal Hisham Md Yusoff obtained their first degrees locally.
With the objective of giving students the best of both worlds, AUCMS offers twinning medical degree programmes with Indonesia's Universitas Sumatera Utara (MD-USU), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (MD-UKM), University College Cork, Ireland (MD-UCC), and National University of Ireland, Galway (MD-NUIG), as well as its very own MD- AUCMS.
AUCMS is planning to offer the MD-USU degree 100 per cent locally at its new RM15 million campus in Kangar, Perlis.
Students taking the five-year programme will be able to undergo their pre-clinical studies in Malaysia instead of spending three- and-a-half years at USU in Medan, Indonesia.
Dr Zainuddin said the USU senate had evaluated AUCMS' teaching standards and facilities and hopefully in two years, the degree could be done here completely.
'Next year will be the 10th year we are offering the MD-USU. It is time to move things here. We are now pending approval from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and if all goes well, we may be able to start in September this year in our existing campus in Kepala Batas first,' he said, adding that even though it was an Indonesian medical degree, the standard was high and the marketability of MD-USU holders have never been an issue.
He said AUCMS would soon be unveiling the Kangar campus, which would house laboratories, medical clinics, teaching facilities and accommodations for over 150 students and lecturers.
On the MD-UKM degree, which AUCMS was offering for the second year, Dr Zainuddin said AUCMS students had been showing very encouraging results, performing as well as their UKM peers.
Its first batch of 33 students were now in their clinical year, training in the Kulim Hospital, Kepala Batas Hospital and Alor Star Hospital.
AUCMS also has big plans for its MD-UKM programme, with a large satellite campus in the Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Kedah in the pipeline.
The site for the campus has been identified and the premises will host the university-college's laboratory research activities.
'We are also planning to relocate some of our faculties to the new campus, which we hope can start running in September,' he said.
On the new MD-AUCMS degree, Dr Zainuddin said it was a unique programme, which offered students here international exposure through clinical attachments, elective postings and transfer programmes at medical institutions in Russia, India, the Middle East, Australia and the United Kingdom.
'We allow our students to select which countries they want to go for their clinical training for a period as short as one month or as long as three to six months to learn all they can about the medical scenario overseas for the advancement of their studies and careers,' he said.
A flexible programme, the MD-AUCMS is also open to mature students, who already hold degrees in other fields like engineering but are interested to pursue medicine.
Credit transfers are also accepted at AUCMS for those who wish to move to the university-college from other schools including those from overseas to pursue medicine.
'For those who decide to stop half-way in our MD-AUCMS programme, they will not leave empty-handed. They will be awarded a diploma but if they undergo six months of industrial training, they will obtain a degree,' he said.
UMP Jalin Kerjasama dengan TM
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DR. Daing Mohd. Nasir Daing Ibrahim (kiri) bertukar dokumen dengan Kairul Annuar Mohamed Zamzam pada Majlis Menandatangani Perjanjian Perkhidmatan Metro.E dan TM Wifi di Gambang, Kuantan, baru-baru ini. |
KUANTAN 15 Feb. - Seramai 8,000 pelajar termasuk kakitangan Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) di sini menikmati kemudahan teknologi komunikasi maklumat (ICT) yang lebih efektif ekoran pelaksanaan projek menaik taraf rangkaian kampus berkenaan dengan penyambungan Metro-Ethernet (Metro.E) dan teknologi Internet tanpa wayar (Wifi).
Ia dilakukan dengan kerjasama Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) sekali gus menjadikan UMP sebagai universiti pertama dengan jumlah pengguna terbesar yang memegang status 'kampus digital' di pantai timur.
Naib Canselornya, Profesor Datuk Dr. Daing Mohd. Nasir Daing Ibrahim berkata, kemudahan tersebut dapat menghubungkan dua kampus UMP di Pekan dan Gambang di sini selain pelajar berpeluang mengakses Internet dengan lebih pantas di kampus.
"Dengan perkhidmatan itu, dua kampus UMP dapat beroperasi seperti satu kampus walaupun jarak kampus Induk dengan tempat ini kira-kira 60 kilometer, malah pelajar, pensyarah dan penyelidik dapat mengakses aplikasi atas talian, sumber penyelidikan serta berhubung antara rakan kakitangan dengan hanya satu talian.
"Selain itu, sistem Wifi pula menjadi satu alternatif terbaik kepada pelajar mengakses Internet selain kemudahan rangkaian berwayar yang disediakan di bilik asrama mereka," katanya kepada pemberita selepas Menandatangani Perjanjian Perkhidmatan Metro.E dan TM Wifi antara UMP dan TM di Gambang, di sini baru-baru ini.
Perjanjian tersebut ditandatangani Naib Canselor UMP dan Naib Presiden Eksekutif TM Kerajaan, Datuk Kairul Annuar Mohamed Zamzam.
Daing berkata, perkhidmatan Wifi buat masa ini hanya disediakan di kampus Gambang di sini, namun kerjasama antara UMP dan TM akan dikembangkan bagi menambah nilai perkhidmatan ICT.
Sementara itu, Kairul Anuar berkata, penggunaan Metro.E yang menghubungkan dua kampus UMP telah diuji sejak 2009 dan ia mula dilaksanakan sepenuhnya pada tahun lalu serentak dengan perkhidmatan Wifi.
"Metro.E adalah sebuah rangkaian perhubungan gentian yang berkelajuan tinggi dengan kapasiti 40 megabait persaat (Mbps) serta menawarkan jaminan teknologi termaju tanpa sempadan manakala perkhidmatan Wifi pula adalah untuk tempoh lima tahun," katanya.
Dalam majlis berkenaan, Kairul Anuar turut menyampaikan sumbangan RM10,000 untuk tabung kebajikan 1Malaysia UMP bertujuan membantu pelajar yang kurang berkemampuan dari segi kewangan.
UMS-UTeM Tingkat Kerjasama ICT
KOTA KINABALU 1 Feb. - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) dan Universiti Teknikal Malaysia
Melaka (UTeM) akan meningkatkan kerjasama pembangunan teknologi, komunikasi dan maklumat
OCT) berkaitan sistem maklumat pelajar. Naib Canselor UMS, Prof Datuk Dr. Kamaruzaman
Ampon berkata, kerjasama kedua-dua universiti tersebut dalam pengurusan data pelajar
akan bermula daripada peringkat pengambilan sehingga pelajar terscbut menamatkan pengajian.
"Kerryasama ini penting NO mewujudkan sistern penyampaian yang ekktif clan efisien. Dengan
peningkatan jumlah pelajar setiap tahun, i.a menuntut sistem yang Icbih canggih seiring abaran
semasa" katanya. Beliau berkata demikian selepas mewakili UMS menandatangani memorandum persefahaman (MoU) bersama UTeM yang diwakili oleh Naib Canselomya, Prof. Datuk Dr. Ahmad Yusoff Hassan di sini hari ini. Kamaruzaman berkata, pihaknya yakin, kerjasama itu dapat membantu UMS menempatkan diri sebagai salah sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi awam terkemuka di negara ini. Dalam pada itu, Ahmad berkata, kerjasama itu memberi peluang kedua-dua pihak meningkatkan kualitt ststem maklumat sedia ada bagi memastikan ia mampu beroperasi dengan sempuma walaupun dalam keadaan yang lebih kompleks. Katanya, input yang diberikan sepanjang pengoperasian ststem terdahulu amat penting dalam merencanakan tindakan susulan untuk menambah balk sistem pengurusan maklumat pelajar
berkenaan. "Alhamdulillah, segala perancangan, usaha dan strategi yang diatur dalam pelaksanaan sistcm maklumat pclajar ini telah membuahkan hasil di mana sistem ini telah bcrjaya dilaksanakan peringkat demi peringkat; katanya. Beliau berharap hubungan erat antara kedua- dua universiti itu tidak akan terhenti, sebaliknya diperluaskan ke bidang lain.
Melaka (UTeM) akan meningkatkan kerjasama pembangunan teknologi, komunikasi dan maklumat
OCT) berkaitan sistem maklumat pelajar. Naib Canselor UMS, Prof Datuk Dr. Kamaruzaman
Ampon berkata, kerjasama kedua-dua universiti tersebut dalam pengurusan data pelajar
akan bermula daripada peringkat pengambilan sehingga pelajar terscbut menamatkan pengajian.
"Kerryasama ini penting NO mewujudkan sistern penyampaian yang ekktif clan efisien. Dengan
peningkatan jumlah pelajar setiap tahun, i.a menuntut sistem yang Icbih canggih seiring abaran
semasa" katanya. Beliau berkata demikian selepas mewakili UMS menandatangani memorandum persefahaman (MoU) bersama UTeM yang diwakili oleh Naib Canselomya, Prof. Datuk Dr. Ahmad Yusoff Hassan di sini hari ini. Kamaruzaman berkata, pihaknya yakin, kerjasama itu dapat membantu UMS menempatkan diri sebagai salah sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi awam terkemuka di negara ini. Dalam pada itu, Ahmad berkata, kerjasama itu memberi peluang kedua-dua pihak meningkatkan kualitt ststem maklumat sedia ada bagi memastikan ia mampu beroperasi dengan sempuma walaupun dalam keadaan yang lebih kompleks. Katanya, input yang diberikan sepanjang pengoperasian ststem terdahulu amat penting dalam merencanakan tindakan susulan untuk menambah balk sistem pengurusan maklumat pelajar
berkenaan. "Alhamdulillah, segala perancangan, usaha dan strategi yang diatur dalam pelaksanaan sistcm maklumat pclajar ini telah membuahkan hasil di mana sistem ini telah bcrjaya dilaksanakan peringkat demi peringkat; katanya. Beliau berharap hubungan erat antara kedua- dua universiti itu tidak akan terhenti, sebaliknya diperluaskan ke bidang lain.
Introduction of FSKM ICT Week 2010
Come join over 1000 participants from future knowledge workers in Malaysia and users in the IT carnival which concentrate on green technology which will be held on 24th March 2010 to 27th March 2010 at Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematical, University Technology MARA, Shah Alam Selangor.
IS AND IT GOING GREEN CARNIVAL is heralded as the platform for “gathering of tribes” of IT communities, as well as businesses, academicians and its’ communities to share and show off their thoughts, experiences, ideas and projects. By end of the event, it will create awareness to the meaning and importance of “IS and IT Going Green” and also cultivating individuals and organization towards the same direction. As the meat of the event is its presentations and discussions, we have allocated 6 speaking slots opportunities. Drawing on a huge community we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics in the industry today.
IS AND IT GOING GREEN CARNIVAL is organized by an Executive Committee comprised of volunteers from FSKM student UiTM. As such, it requires support through strategic partnerships that will assist it in fulfilling its role.
IS AND IT GOING GREEN CARNIVAL offers a dynamic opportunity to strengthen your organization’s exposure to your key target markets.
IS AND IT GOING GREEN CARNIVAL is heralded as the platform for “gathering of tribes” of IT communities, as well as businesses, academicians and its’ communities to share and show off their thoughts, experiences, ideas and projects. By end of the event, it will create awareness to the meaning and importance of “IS and IT Going Green” and also cultivating individuals and organization towards the same direction. As the meat of the event is its presentations and discussions, we have allocated 6 speaking slots opportunities. Drawing on a huge community we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics in the industry today.
IS AND IT GOING GREEN CARNIVAL is organized by an Executive Committee comprised of volunteers from FSKM student UiTM. As such, it requires support through strategic partnerships that will assist it in fulfilling its role.
IS AND IT GOING GREEN CARNIVAL offers a dynamic opportunity to strengthen your organization’s exposure to your key target markets.
Problematic Software Courts Disaster, Says ICT Expert
BANGI, 21 Feb. 2011 – Software with problems can cause disaster if they are not detected, tested and rectified in a framework of quality certification, says an ICT expert here today.
Prof Dr Aziz Deraman, who is the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), said softwares, like humans, are always exposed to diseases like heart attack which can be prevented if it is detected early.
He cited the case of the “SCUD vs Patriot” missiles during the Gulf War where 20 American soldiers were killed and 100 others injured when their Patriot guided missile missed hitting the Iraqi’s SCUD missile as an example where software with problems had brought about disasters.
An arithmetic rectification found that the time calculated for the Patriot to hit the SCUD was 0.34 seconds late and that even though corrections had been made earlier, it was not done to all its programming codes, said Prof Dr Aziz when delivering his inaugural professorial lecture titled “In Search for Quality Software”.
In the case of the rocket launcher Ariane 5 disaster in June 1996, the rocket exploded 40 seconds after take-off because the software specifications for Ariane 4 were used for Ariane 5 when the specifications of the two rockets were different.
"Pre-launch tests on the software were not conducted until the actual launch,” said Prof Dr Aziz who had served in UKM in various capacities for 28 years, including as Dean of the Faculty of Information Science and Technology before he was appointed Vice Chancellor of UMT last year.
He said with the ever-growing dependence on software, the challenges for research in search of quality software were to safeguard the harmony between the software and users; to detect software “illnesses” before disasters strike and to face the situation of attempting to measure the unmeasurable.
But the biggest challenge in the search for quality software was to try to measure the software because “we cannot control what we cannot measure”.For this reason, several approaches had been developed to try to measure the quality of software such as quantitative values to explain a certain phenomenon; matrix size of the software which is getting less and less relevant and user evaluation that is directed at only external factors and matrix as a measurement of “quality software”. Prof Aziz, who had held the post of Deputy Director of the UKM Computer Centre, said the approach they had used to evaluate the software quality of the university’s Centre for Information Technology was based on “Goal/Question/Matrix” or GQM which is a technique to identify the important matrix in the lifespan of the software. .
This approach could lead to the certification of the software by a third party similar to ISO certification, said Prof Dr Aziz who was born at di Kampong Tok ku, Cabang Tiga Kuala Terengganu in 1959.
He had his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Cabang Tiga Kuala Terengganu and secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Sains Pahang before doing his matriculation at Sekolah Alam Shah.
He was offered a place to do medicine at UKM but he switched to Computer Science where he graduated with his first degree in 1982. He obtained his Masters from Glasgow University in 1984 and his PhD from UMIST Manchester in 1992.
Apart from his lectures and research works and publications, Prof Aziz is also active with organisations outside the campus where he had served as advisor, panel member and consultant in ICT. He has to date supervised 37 Master students and 20 PhD candidates.
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