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Manar Abu Talib

University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Review ArticleOpen accessOpen Source Software in the UAE: Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations (A Survey Research Study)Manar Abu TalibThe UAE is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the Gulf region and the Middle East. IDC expects total IT spending in the UAE to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 6.0% over the five-year forecast period, reaching $8.06 billion in 2017. According to the latest survey by the World Economic Forum: The Global Information Technology … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 13, Issue 6 · 20 Jun 2017 · 6,950 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEncouraging High School Student Interest in Computing Studies in GCC: UAE Case StudyManar Abu TalibComputational studies have an impact on fields like biology, chemistry, linguistics, psychology, economics and statistics. They develop skills such as problem solving and systems design and improve understanding about the power and limits of human and machine intelligence. The Global Science Forum emphasizes on collecting accurate and unbiased information as important strategy to increase the attractiveness of Science and Technology … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 11 · 11 Jan 2016 · 6,842 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEnhancing 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 accessA 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