Vol 7 Issue 4 October 2019-December 2019

Abstract: A huge repository of terabytes of data is generated each day from modern information systems and digital technologies such as Internet of Things and cloud computing. Analysis of these massive data requires a lot of efforts at multiple levels to extract knowledge for decision making. Therefore, big data analysis is a current area of research and development. The basic objective of this paper is to explore the potential impact of big data challenges, open research issues, and various tools associated with it. As a result, this article provides a platform to explore big data at numerous stages. Additionally, it opens a new horizon for researchers to develop the solution, based on the challenges and open research issues.

Keywords: Surveying Big data cloud analytics; Had-Oop; Massive data; Structured data; Unstructured Data.

Title: SURVEY ON BIG DATA CLOUD ANALYTICS: CHALLENGES, OPEN RESEARCH ISSUES ON DATA CLOUD AND TOOLS ACCESSIBILITY

Author: Nicholas .O. Okunwe, Dr. Ayodele Fasanya, Garba Abdullahi

International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research

ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)

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Abstract: Globally, education is regarded as a stepping stone towards country’s success and achievement of its goals. Academic qualification is considered as enough evidence of the possession of necessary skills and knowledge and a prerequisite for personal success in life. It is also viewed as an essential tool for establishment and progression of career which opens many opportunities in one’s life. Due to this essential value attached to academic qualification, academic credentials as a symbol of academic qualification in Kenya and across the world are subject to falsification, forgery and other fraudulent means. Academic dishonesty may have been contributed by lack of decentralized qualification depository system for verification of authenticity of academic certificates in addition to the lack of realization of the benefits of Blockchain technology in this area. Studies revealed that in India such system was successfully installed to curb fake and forgery of academic certificates. Currently, there are methods, projects, and commercial systems present in the related domain, such as digital signature, eCert and Europass. However, they don’t satisfy the verification requirements sufficiently due to their various design purposes. The objective was to design a trustable national depository system for managing certificates for Kenya National Qualifications Authority using a Blockchain technology approach, the research design is mainly quantitative involving the use of questionnaires and a few qualitative aspects from interviews which are to be filled by different stake holders and their response to be analyzed. The anticipated results of this study aimed to curb forgeries of academic certificates and scripts by building a system using a Blockchain technology that will provide permanent secured certificates and facilitate the process of verification of authenticity of certificates thus ease the accessibility by the stakeholders.

Keywords: Blockchain Technology, Kenya National Qualification Depository Management System.

Title: KENYA NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS DEPOSITORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY APPROACH

Author: FATMA KHAMIS ALI, DR. ELISHA O. OPIYO

International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research

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Abstract: This study was designed to gather data on the Implementation of the Department of Education (DepEd) Computerization Program and its influence to teachers’ information and communication technology (ICT) Literacy and instructional competence in the Schools Division of Guimaras, Philippines in School Year 2018-2019.  The respondents of the study were two hundred seventy –seven (277) randomly selected Kindergarten to Grade VI Teachers in the ten (10) districts of the Schools Division of Guimaras. The Descriptive method was use as the research design in the study. The researcher used researcher made questionnaire and was validated and tested for reliability prior to actual administration. The statistical tools used were Frequency Count, percentages, mean, t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s r. Results revealed that Majority of the teachers were female, 41 years old and above, married, with 16 years and below length of service and Bachelor’s degree holder with MA units. The extent of implementation of DepEd computerization program as a whole was (M = 2.85) Moderately Implemented, when classified according to sex, the male was (M = 2.75) Moderately Implemented and the female was (M = 2.86) Moderately Implemented. As to age, the young was (M = 2.91)Moderately Implemented and the old was (M = 2.79) Moderately Implemented. As to civil status the single was (M = 2.92) Moderately Implemented, the married was (M = 2.79) Moderately Implemented and the widow was (M = 3.47) Highly Implemented. As to educational attainment the bachelor’s degree was (M = 3.11) Highly Implemented, the BS with MA units was (M = 2.83)Moderately Implemented, the master’s degree was (M = 2.64) Moderately Implemented and the MA with Ph. D. units was (M = 2.49)Moderately Implemented. As to length of service, the Short was (M = 3.01)Highly Implemented and the Long was (M =2.68) Moderately implemented. The level of ICT literacy of teachers as a whole was (M = 3.80) Literate, when classified according to sex, the male was (M = 3.86) Literate and the female was (M = 3.79) Literate. As to age, the young was (M = 3.95) Literate and the old was (M = 3.65) Literate.  As to civil Status, the single was (M = 3.97) Literate, the married was (M = 3.76)Literate and the widow was (M = 3.76) Literate. As to educational attainment, the bachelor’s degree was (M = 3.66)Literate, the BS with Ma units was (M = 81)Literate, the Master’s degree was (M = 3.78)Literate and the MA with Ph.D. units was (M = 4.34) High Literate. As to Length of Service, the Short was (M = 4.00)Literate and the Long was (M = 3.59)Literate. The level of instructional competence as a whole was (M = 3.94) highly competent, when classified according to sex, the male was (M = 4.07) highly competent   and the female was (M = 3.92) highly competent. As to age, the young was (M = 4.09) highlycompetent and the old was (M = 3.79) highly competent.  As to civil Status, the single was (M = 4.07) highly competent, the married was (M = 3.94)highly competent and the widow was (M = 3.43)  highly competent. As to educational attainment, as to length of service, the 16 years and below was (M = 4.08)highly competent and the 17 years and above was (M = 3.80)highly the bachelor’s degree was (M = 3.84)highly competent, Bachelor’s degree with MA units (M = 3.96) highly competent, the Master’s degree was (M = 3.87)highly competent   and the MA with Ph. D. units was (M = 4.24) very highly competent.    There was a significant difference in the extent of implementation of DepEd computerization program among teachers when classified according to length of service (t=2.518, p = 0.012). However,there were no significant differences in the extent of implementation of DepEd computerization program when teachers were classified according to sex, (f=0.488, p = 0.626), age (t=0.888, p = 0.375) civil status (f=2.731, p = 0.067)and educational attainment (f=1.779, p = 0.151).There were significant differences in the ICT literacy among teachers when classified according to   age (f=3.902, p = 0.000), length of service (t=5.340, p = 0.000) and educational attainment (f=2.831, p = 0.039). There were no significant differences in the ICT literacy among teachers when classified according to sex (t=0.502, p = 0.616) and civil status (f=1.802, p = 0.167). Therewere significant differences in the level of instructional competence among teachers when classified according to age (t=4.432, p = 0.002), length of service (t=4.172, p = 0.000) and civil status (f=6.602, p = 0.000). There were no significant differences in the level of instructional competence among teachers when classified according to sex (t=1.253, p = 0.211) and   educational attainment (f=1.540, p = 0.204). There were significant relationships in the extent of implementation of DepEd computerization program and ICT literacy (pr=0.276, p = 0.000) among teachers and ICT literacy and instructional competence (pr=0.512, p = 0.000). There were no significant relationships in the extent of implementation of DepEd computerization program and instructional competence (pr=0.028, p = 0.643)

Keywords: Computerization Program, Literacy ad Instructional Competence, Teachers Information.

Title: Implementation of DepEd Computerization Program (DCP): It’s Influence to Teachers’ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy and Instructional Competence

Author: Donna B. Gabion, Armando E. Gabion, Jr.

International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research

ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)

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Abstract: The aim of this study is to explore the lived experiences of the Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) graduates who are working in the global arena in order to come up with a new curriculum that would address the needs to meet the global standards. The study utilized the phenomenological method and the participants were purposively sampled from the list of graduates who fell under the qualifications Health Care Services NC II, Food and Beverage NC II and the Household Services NC II now known as Domestic Work NC II. The data were gathered through an in-depth face-to-face interview and were analyzed using the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.  It has come up with a Theory on Migrant Workers Resiliency which states that in order for a migrant worker to adapt in the global arena, all he/she needed is the interplay of preparation in terms of skills, knowledge and emotions. It further revealed that there is a struggle that each participant experiences due to the diverse culture of the employers which include their religion, rituals, beliefs, spoken dialect, lifestyle, food and the feeling of homesickness. All these struggles the participants endured because of the thought of sending back to the Philippines enough money to support the basic needs of the family including their education in order to hopefully uplift their standard of living.

Keywords: migrant workers, resiliency, global arena, workplace experiences, TVE graduates.

Title: MIGRANT WORKERS RESILIENCY THEORY: EXPERIENCES OF TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION GRADUATES IN THE GLOBAL ARENA

Author: ALMIRA LEONOR-MIRAS

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Abstract: Obliviousness about standard procedures or guidelines makes it harder to create effective and efficient frameworks to facilitate migration of applications and data to a different cloud environment. In every country, there are small financial institutions which cater for the local communities. If these small financial institutions decide to have their business solutions in house, it will require a lot of overhead cost and skilled man power to maintain these systems. The purpose of this study is to develop a cloud migration framework microfinance banks in Accra Ghana as a case study. Various decision frameworks have been developed for migrating enterprise-level data and applications to cloud solutions, however this comes at a huge cost in terms of initial capital outlay. A comprehensive review of the strengths and weaknesses of existing cloud computing models and frameworks was conducted. The outcome revealed that existing models and frameworks for migration to the cloud might be useful but require some huge cost and skilled personnel to maintain the systems. A new model or framework was developed to create the opportunities for microfinance banks and other related institutions to adopt the new cloud computing era to save cost and also gain greater part of the market share.

Keywords:  Computing, Adoption, Framework, Migration, Micro Finance.

Title: CLOUD COMPUTING MIGRATION FRAMEWORK FOR MICROFINANCE- A CASE OF BANKS IN ACCRA-GHANA

Author: UDUNWA, Ugonna Anthony, Boison, David King, Yeboah-Boateng, Ezer Osei, Rose, Leburn

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Abstract: This paper uses the mathematical software Maple as the auxiliary tool to study some type of definite integrals. We can obtain the infinite series form of this type of definite integral by Parseval’s theorem. On the other hand, we provide an example to do calculation practically. The research method adopted in this study is to find solutions through manual calculations and verify these solutions using Maple. This type of research method not only allows the discovery of calculation errors, but also helps modify the original directions of thinking. For this reason, Maple provides insights and guidance regarding problem-solving methods.

Keywords: Definite integrals, Infinite series form, Parseval’s theorem, Maple.

Title: Application of Parseval’s Theorem to Solve Definite Integrals with Maple

Author: Chii-Huei Yu

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Abstract: The cost of information systems development is one of the basic factors that the company considers when making a decision for developing these systems. The use of traditional methods in the system development is costly for the company. So that using the Model Driven Architecture (MDA)  technique will reduce the cost of building the information system of the company on the one hand and reduce the cost of developing the system as a result of the rapid change in the system requirements on the other hand. The research focuses on studying the amount of reduction of the cost that can be achieved as a result of using the model driven architecture technique. The research found that the use of this technique will reduce the phase of writing code by up to 70% of the cost of writing code. Several factors control this rate including the size and complexity of the systems and the degree of completeness of the tool used in the transformation as well as the experience of the work team to deal with this tool. Also, the research found that it is possible to reduce the cost of documentation and testing.

Keywords: System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) - Model Driven Architecture (MDA) - Unified Modeling Language (UML) - Model Transformation Tools.

Title: The Effect of Using Model Driven Architecture Technique in Reducing the Cost of Information System Development

Author: MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN ALSAIDOMAR

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Abstract: The aim of this research was to find out the extent of awareness of the importance of augmented reality in training; The researcher used the descriptive survey method, and the study sample consisted of 50 participants in Kuwait, The results showed that the percentage of use of augmented reality in training is weak, however, the results of the study also showed that the trainees support the use of augmented reality in training because of the advantages they expect to receive when using augmented reality, including increasing the quality of training and helping to understand the training materials in ways easier than traditional methods, It also reduces the cost of training for some things that were in fact expensive. The research study recommended raising awareness of the importance of augmented reality characteristics in training.

Keywords: Augmented Reality; Training.

Title: USING AUGMENTED REALITY IN TRAINING

Author: Dr. Khaled Kh. Allanqawi

International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research

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