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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUsing 3D Virtual Environment as an Educational Tool in a Middle Eastern UniversityAhmad F. Shubita, Ghassan F. IssaA virtual environment can be anything the users desire it to be; it is their personal, virtual life. Many people cannot physically attend college to undertake their degrees. Even though many educational institutions are providing online courses and degrees, these are still not as interactive as in real life. By using a 3-D virtual environment for educational purposes, users can … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 10 · 24 Oct 2019 · 7,535 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractClassifying and Predicting Students’ Performance using Improved Decision Tree C4.5 in Higher Education InstitutesMohammed Hikmat Sadiq, Nawzat Sadiq AhmedStudents’ information in higher education institutions increases yearly. It is hard for them to extract meaningful information from the huge amount of data manually. Such information can support academic staff to stop students from dropping out at the end of courses. This can be done by evaluating the students’ performance for the course and also by predicting their performance in … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 9 · 12 Sep 2019 · 9,168 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Data Mining Model for Students’ Choice of College Major Based on Rough Set TheoryLuai Al-ShalabiLiterature is focusing on identifying factors that influence students’ initial choice of major and few have studied students’ involvements after registration in a selected major and this study is one of the few. This study aims to determine the important factors that influence high school students’ choice of major based on data mining techniques. A questionnaire was designed to collect … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 8 · 22 Aug 2019 · 7,827 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Extent of Smartphones Users to Adopt the Use of Cloud StorageKhaled Aldiabat, Ameer Sardar Kwekha Rashid, Hind Talafha, Ahmad KarajehRecently, technology has witnessed a rapid progress and dominates all aspects of life systematically. Smartphones are devices that users can depend on managing and storing data. Moreover, they are used to save, update and secure the private information of users by using Cloud Storage such as iCloud, Dropbox and Google Drive. This study presents and adjusts the Technology Acceptance Model … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 12 · 7 Dec 2018 · 8,587 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractKnowledge, Motivations and Barriers Regarding Blood Donation Among Students in Different Undergraduate MajorsAlfieri Sara, Zito Elena, Simonetti Valentina et al.The present work aims to investigate barriers, motivations and perceptions as well as the role of students’ future profession with respect to their propensity to donate blood, in students enrolled in different university undergraduate majors: Nursing, Psychology and Economics. Considerable research has underscored that it is crucial to create publicity campaigns differentiated on the basis of target groups’ needs and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 9 · 26 Oct 2018 · 8,007 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigating the E-Learning Acceptance in Oman: Application of Structural Equation Modelling ApproachSalim Amor Al-Hajri, Syed Ghayas, Abdelghani EchchabiSimilar to many developing countries, Oman recognizes the importance of e-learning and Information Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance the higher education standards and compete in the global education markets. Many higher education organizations today expect e-learning to add value to their organization and hence improve the economy by extending their educational services to students and other students who are not … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 3 · 17 Mar 2018 · 8,392 accessesView PDFCite
Research NotesOpen accessIn the abstractResearch Ethics and Overseas Fieldwork: Are Ethics Committees Oblivious of Cultural Differences?Jones Adu-GyamfiResearch ethics committees have come under increasing criticisms either for been toothless or too fierce. This has mainly come about as a result of the gap in theoretical expectations of research ethics and the experienced realities during fieldwork. In particular, ethics committees incur the displeasure of international students who undertake studies in their own sociocultural contexts. This paper presents a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 16 Mar 2018 · 7,551 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResearch Impact, the ‘New Academic Capital’: An Environmental Scan of Research Impact Indicators and Resources for the Humanities and Social Sciences across 32 CountriesSamantha Shewchuk, Amanda CooperResearch impact agendas are gaining momentum globally and changing research policies from funding agencies and universities. This article reports on an environmental scan of research impact indicators and resources for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) from 32 countries. Changing policies from national research funders include new expectations for researchers to mobilize their research to non-academic audiences that could benefit from … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 7 Feb 2018 · 8,467 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Virtual Classes on Students’ Performance in Open Learning Environments: The Case of Arab Open University, Saudi ArabiaKhaled Suwais, Ali AlshahraniOpen learning aims to deliver different educational services and activities for learners throughout an organised set of policies and procedures. The ultimate objective of such policies is to minimise the geographical and time limitations that might affect the students’ performance during his or her academic life. The Arab Open University in Saudi Arabia is one of the leading universities that … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 3 Jan 2018 · 8,893 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSaudi Women's Rights in Civil Public Service SystemDr. Haifa Abdul Rahman Saleh Bin Shalhoub, Dr. Huda Ahmed Al-Khayyal, Dr. Hassa Abdulrahman Al Sanndh, Dr. Hind Fayia Al-ShahraniThis paper aims at understanding the reality of Saudi women's rights in Civil Public service system. In doing so, it aims to examine the planning indicators aimed at increasing awareness about Saudi women’s rights. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the research uses statistical measures-Mean, Standard Deviation and Independent Sample T-test alongside other scientific test techniques such … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 16 Nov 2017 · 8,212 accessesView PDFCite