Thursday, September 29, 2011

Guidelines for Writing Good Quality Abstract

Guidelines for Writing Good Quality Abstract


Qualities of good abstract:

•        Unified – to join/link things together to form one unit.

•        coherent - easy to understand

•        concise -giving a lot of information in few words

•        able to stand alone

•        200-300 words (for conf or journal).

Some questions that should be answered in an abstract are:

 

1. Why did you do this study or project?

2. What did you do, and how?

3. What did you find?

4. What do your findings mean?

 

If the paper is about a new method or apparatus (machine), the last two

questions might be changed to:

 

5. What are the advantages (of the method or apparatus)?

6. How well does it work?

 

Note: Write 1 or 2 sentences for each point.

 

Skeleton for abstract:

 

1

Introduction

 

2

Why did you do this study or project?

 

 

3

What did you do, and how?

 

 

4

What did you find?

OR

What are the advantages (of the method or apparatus)?

 

5

What do your findings mean? OR

How well does it work?

Friday, September 23, 2011

AIS630 PBL Questions

1.      What is System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? Indentify the phases that can be found in a typical SDLC.
(6 marks)


2.      What is the aim of the preliminary investigation phase? Discuss what must be done during the preliminary investigation phase.
(10 marks)


3.      What is feasibility? Discuss in detail the tests a systems analyst uses to evaluate feasibility.
(10 marks)


4.      What would you do as a system analyst if a vice-president of your company came to you and insisted that a system be computerized, but, at the conclusion of the preliminary investigation phase, you knew that the system could not be cost justified?
(8 marks)

5.      Scheduling tools could increase project manager’s efficiency when scheduling an information system projects. A popular scheduling tool is the use of a Gantt chart. Explain what Gantt chart is and suggest to the management the most appropriate project management software to be used by Pahang Electronics Sdn. Bhd.
(12 marks)


6.      Apart from management skills that would help the project manager to manage the project, good project manager should be alert with project failure warning sign at anytime. What are problems that lead to project failures?
(12 marks)

7.      Discuss possible techniques that can be used to gather information about the problems faced at Pahang Electronics Sdn. Bhd. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each technique identified.
(36 marks)

8.      One of the tools available to facilitate the system development process is Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE). Explain how does CASE facilitate the system development process? Explain advantages of using CASE tools?

(6 marks)
(TOTAL: 100 marks)

Dengar yea Pantun ini

Si Tanggang sudah mendapat celaka,
Setelah derhaka kepada ibunya,
Kalau hendak mengelakkan neraka,
anak buahku jagalah solatnya,...


Sunday, September 18, 2011

Perginya Abg Bad (Badrol Isham Mohd Alias)

Menangis hati ini bila teringatkan arwah yang merupakan rakan seperjuang saya untuk menaikkan memanah.

Kami sama-sama menyelesaikan konflik, menangis gembira, menangis sedih dan berpelukkan bila mengecapi kemenangan dan kekalahan.

Beliau juga saya latih sehingga membawa sebutir perak bermakna (pingat kejohanan memanah terbuka pertama). Pingat kepunyaan saya ada di galeri dibawah jagaan arwah. Kejayaan ini disambut dengan titisan air mata kerana bukan senang mengalahkan ATM A diseparuh akhir.

Passion beliau kepada memanah tidak berbelah bagi apabila sentiasa datang jika pertolongan diperlukan. Kami berdua pernah mengangkat target berdua untuk satu kejohanan jemputan.

Itulah Badrol Isham Mohd Alias. Rakan yg telah pergi menghadap Allah SWT.

Angin ribut yang amat sejuk diluar office saya di ECU Joondalup tidak terasa sejuk kerana hati ini remuk mengenangkan bila saya pulang nanti tiada abg Bad bakal menyambut. Hanya sedekah fatihah dan doa sahaja yg dpt kita lakukan kini.........

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Raya 2011

Majlis sambutan hari raya anjuran MyPSA benar-benar memberi ketenangan keserabutan diriku ini. Dalam tidak tahu kemana halatuju research, aku dapat berehat menenangkan fikiran mengpamper diri dengan raya kambing sebenar. Sedap sungguh kambing ni. Bukan nak merendahkan kambing Malaysia, tapi kambing Australia memang sedap di goreng, dimasak apatah lagi dipanggang.

Adios

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Do some reading

Syukur to Allah. I have read these articles today

  1. French, G. R., & Coppage, R. E. (2000). Educational issues challenging the future of the accounting profession. Ohio CPA Journal, 59(3), 69-69-73. 
  2. Al-Qudah, G. M. A. (2011). The Impact of Accounting Information Systems on Effectiveness of Internal Control in Jordanian Commercial Banks "Field Study". Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research In Business, 2(9), 365-365-377. 
  3. Bushman, R. M., & Smith, A. J. (2003). Transparency, financial accounting information, and corporate governance. Economic Policy Review - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 9(1), 65-65-87. 
  4. Nicolaou, A. I. (2010). Integrated information systems and transparency in business reporting. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 7(3), 216-216-226. doi: 10.1057/jdg.2009.27
  5. Brown, D. L., Dillard, J. F., & Marshall, R. S. (2005). Strategically Informed, Environmentally Conscious Information Requirements for Accounting Information Systems. Journal of Information Systems, 19(2), 79-79-103. 
  6. Danker, M. (2008). Transparency and the corporation. Malaysian Business(01265504), 50-n/a. 

My quote to day : 
  1. Do not sweat over small thing
  2. We are ordinary people doing extraordinary job.... Be tough and be humble. "Don't be afraid to be a weak, don't be too proud to be a strong"
  3. No one can go back and change a bad beginning, but anyone can start now and create a successful ending.
  4. If you miss an opportunity don't fill the eyes with tears. It will hide another better opportunity in front of you.

What I ate today
  1. Cereal for breakfast
  2. Tuna and vegetables kebab for 10 am snack
  3. Tuna and vegetables kebab for lunch
  4. Hot dog for dinner
  5. Beverages mostly coffee without sugar and chinese tea