3 articles for “University of Sharjah”

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleEnhancing Social Science Research in the UAE: An Open Source Software Solution University of Sharjah (UOS) Case StudyManar Abu Talib, Muhammed AbuOdeh, Adhraa Almansoori, Arwa AlNauimiResearchers, practitioners and social scientists all agree on the enormous importance of social science research in advancing human knowledge and informing public policy makers. The National Research Foundation, along with other organizations in the UAE, is leading the initiative to integrate the efforts of social research institutions in order to support the decision making process in the UAE. As indicated … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 22 Jan 2015 · 7,688 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleA New Computer Science Student Recruitment Strategy University Of Sharjah (UOS) Case StudyManar Abu Talib, Ashraf ElnagarIn this study, we focus on two objectives: (1) To raise awareness of the computing field in three groups of students-high school, freshmen in their first term of university (i.e., students taking the Introduction to IT course) and freshmen in their second term of university (i.e., students taking the Programming I course); and (2) to organize visible CS/IT activities (i.e., … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 25 Aug 2014 · 7,526 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of Self-Medication Among Pharmacy StudentsRiham Waisi, Laila Mouslli, Osama Hussein Mohamed Ibrahim, Suleiman Ibrahim SharifTo determine the incidence of self-medication among Sharjah university students and the impact of medical knowledge on such practice. A pre-validated questionnaire was distributed to 200 pharmacy students during May, 2012. Data were analyzed using SPSS and results expressed as counts and percentages. The overall response rate was 85% with 98% of respondents being Arabs. Females comprised about 91% of … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 15 Dec 2012 · 10,376 accessesView PDF Cite