Part 3_Star rating for ICESYS: What you should know?

Before you apply for the star rating, you need to register your project first.  After the registration was approved, only then you can apply for star rating application.  To register the project, there are certain things that you need to prepare (in writing).   What I did is, I type the description in words or notepad and I just copy paste it in the system.  It is easier this way as the system cannot idle long.

You need to write description for 

a) an executive summary (300 words)

b) problem statement (300 words)

c) background (300 words)

 

Other than that, you need to select and fill in information on the relevant boxes such as duration, location, SDGs, objectives, milestones, output and such.

In addition, you need to upload certain documents as attachment such as report, survey (observation, questionnaire and analysis), proposal, flowchart, letter of appointment, collaboration letter, milestone and paper work.  

In my case, I also uploaded participant attendance, report, survey results and letter (if you use Google Form, just download the report and save as PDF).  

You can recycle the same documents for your star rating application.  

Once you have filled in the boxes with * and uploaded the relevant evidence, you have to submit this registration application first, before you can apply for star rating. 

Tips:  Please make sure that your registration is completed and approved a few days before the final deadline for star rating application.  For “last minute people”, make sure your project is approved before you complete the star rating application.  You can do it within an hour (or so) if you have all the necessary information and documents at hand.  

 

Part 2_Star rating for ICESYS: What is the difference between the five star rating?

There are specific differences of criteria for different star rating.  In addition, the documents or evidences needed are also different.  

Star rating 1:    The community has a positive orientation towards the programme.  An attendance exceeds or equal to 80%.  The two documents needed: 1) Attendance List and 2) Official document of community involvement consent (it could be in a form of letter or certificate of attendance or recognition).

Star rating 2:    The community consider the programme relevant and needed.  A formal university-community cooperation agreement exists.  Stakeholders generally agree to the implementation of the programme. The two documents needed: 1) Questionnaire / Interview and 2) Letter of Collaboration.  If you have attendance list, it is an optional (better to have it).

Star rating 3: The community action programme results in change in attitude/ knowledge/ skills or aspirations.  Participants exhibit a change in attitude, knowledge, skills and/or aspiration. The three documents needed: 1) Survey form, 2) Interviews Transcription & analysis and 3) Video – before and during program

Star rating 4:   The community programme results in a change of practice.   Participants adopted the innovations that were introduced.  The three documents needed: 1)  Observation checklist, 2) Interviews Transcription & analysis and 3) Video – before and during program.  Report is not compulsory (but once you have it, it will be rated to 5 star).

Star rating 5: The community is empowered and can independently sustain the practice that was introduced through the programme.  Participants continue to practice innovations without UTM’s assistance.  The four documents needed: 1) Report (contains description of event, put pictures etc. and if you have conducted survey, include the findings of the survey too in the report), 2) Observation checklist & analysis, 3) Video – before and during program and 4) news – media coverage (provide the URL link of the media coverage such as UTM news).  In addition, you also need to state the impact of program and sustainability value (need to write a description about this in the report)

 

 

Part 1_Star rating for ICESYS: Required documents

There are certain things that are needed for star rating that you apply in ICESYS.  

Make sure you have the following (if not all, it is suggested that you have the starred documents):

a) Facility/Tools/Equipment/Machinery/System invented for the community (Write the description – PDF file)

*b) Letter of Appointment or Official document of community involvement consent

c) Letter of Cooperation (Official document of community involvement consent)

d) Letter of Intent (LOI)

e) MoU (Memorandum of Understanding)

f) MoA (Memorandum of Agreement)

g) Intellectual Property (IP) (Give the evidence of IP number etc. – PDF file)

h)  Award (Upload the certificate which indicates the award that you won – PDF file)

*i) Attendance List (Make sure you take the attendance of participants during the program)

*j) Questionnaire / Interview (Survey form, Interviews Transcription & analysis) – It would be better if you prepare a formal report which contains information about observation checklist & analysis.  This is needed for Star rating 4 and 5.

*k) Video – before and during program (I do not know how to combine video within a video so, I just created a video which I included pictures that I took during the program)

l) News – media coverage (This is needed for Star rating 5)

 

One stop center for Research Study Students

There is a new one stop center for research study students (Taught Course programme only). The link is HERE.

There are several functions related to RS1 and RS2, such as:

  1. Plagiarism check (Turnitin etc.)
  2. Workflow chart
  3. Template for project report
  4. Academic circular (due dates will be appeared here)
  5. Rules and regulations
  6. Colloquium (support programs for research students)
  7. Postgraduate Seminar in Education (POSE)
  8. Related videos
  9. For supervisors

Using comics in teaching?

My colleague (you know who you are) and I brainstormed our classroom instruction last year. It is an experiment. However, since the course that I teach is offered alternately (ONLY in semester 1), I did not get to collect data for two consecutive semesters, unlike my colleague. She teach an undergraduate course which is offered on every semester. So, the data collection for our mini research is incomplete due to the way my course is offered.

Alhamdulillah, we had a post mortem a few months ago about the instruction and what can be improved. This is one of the things that I will do in my class.

This is a comic that I created using Canva. I had created a comic before which I used for a final examination.

For the students who really want to learn about this course, please be prepared with the assignments. Unlike previous semester which I instructed students to find existing comics and they just analysed the issues etc., but this semester, the instruction is different.

Students need to identify issue(s) related to a specific stage of development. Then they have to describe the issue(s) by relating it to relevant theories (this involves their HOTs which are analysis and evaluating skills). Then they have to craft/create a comic using the issue(s) using Canva (or any other platform) (this involves their HOTs which is creating skills). There. The highest level of Bloom’s taxonomy. What we want is our graduates to be independent, creative, analytical etc. thinker, right? (tongue in cheek remark!)

How to add a picture/image of your course in the course view (UTM ELEARNING – new template)?

This is not a default setting. The default setting is like MPPE1333 (so dull, right?)

To differentiate between courses that we teach by having a label/picture/image in front of the course overview, here are the steps:

a) Go to the course (click the course title in this course overview)

b) Next, go to setting

c) Under description, there is a course summary and course image.

d) Upload your picture in the course image (make sure you are ready with the picture or image). The process of uploading is straight forward like you upload a file in the ELearning.

Note: After you have completed all the steps, you will see the appearance of your course like in the picture.

Mesyuarat Fakulti Bilangan 2/2022

1 Julai 2018 adalah tarikh bermakna bagi Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan. Setelah empat sekolah bergabung dengan tiga orang dekan (Prof Dr Muhammad Sukri Saud – 1 Julai hingga 30 September 2019, Prof Dr Zaidatun Tasir – 1 Oktober 2019 hingga 30 September 2022, Prof Dr Arieff Salleh Rosman – 1 Oktober 2022 hingga kini), FSSH telah masuk ke tahun ke empat sejak bergabung.

“Kita bersama mencari redha Allah di bumi UTM”

Five big things 2022 yang disasarkan oleh UTM

  1. Penyampaian berkualiti tinggi
  2. Komitmen terhadap tugasan akademik dan penyelidikan
  3. Memperkasa bidang tujahan
  4. Memperkukuhkan kolaborasi komuniti/industri
  5. Kerjasama global praktikal

FSSH sebagai sebuah keluarga, sekiranya ada satu anggota yang sakit, seluruh badan akan merasa sakit. Ini bertepatan dengan hadis Nabi Muhammad SA

a)Setiap anggota badan

Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever.”

Sumber: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6011, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2586

b) Meringgankan beban orang lain

Abu Hurairah  said that Allah’s Messenger  said:

“Whoever helps a believer with a hardship from the hardships of this life, Allah will help him with a hardship from the hardships of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever shows leniency towards someone in difficultly, Allah will show him leniency in this life and the hereafter. Whoever conceals (the faults of) a Muslim, Allah will conceal him in this life and the hereafter. And Allah will continue to aid the servant as long as the servant aids his brother.

c) Doa Nabi Muhammad SAW terhadap pemimpin

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I heard the Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) saying in my house: “O Allah, treat harshly those who rule over my nation with harshness and treat gently those who rule over my nation with gentleness.”

d) Ciri pemimpin

Auf bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who love you, and those who supplicate Allah in your favour and you supplicate Allah in their favour. The worst of your rulers are those whom you hate and who hate you; and whom you curse and who curse you.” It was asked (by those who were present): “Should not we oppose them?” He said, “No, as long as they establish Salat; as long as they establish Salat in your midst.”

What is UTM REC?

UTM REC refers to UTM Research Ethics Committee. There are three categories of committee: 1) Clinical research committee (Headed by Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Zahran Md Khuzairi), 2) Non-Clinical research committee (Headed by Dr Tan Joo Siang) and 3) Animal Research committee (Headed by Dr Fuziaton Baharudin).

There are two sessions of roadshow on 10 and 11 October 2022 (Monday and Tuesday) via WebEx to inform academicians and others about UTM REC.

It was established under the purview of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), with three objectives. Prof Dayang Norhayati Abang Jawawi is the chair for UTM REC.

These are some of the points that I picked up while attending the 10 October 2022 session and 16 February 2023 session.

Why do you need ethical approval?

Some journals require consent and ethical approval that the respective researchers have acquired which indicates the research has been conducted with ethical standards.

Other than that, it is also needed for grant application (for some research grants).

When should we acquire ethical approval from UTM REC?

Before the research is conducted. For social science, it means that before a pilot study is conducted, ethical approval needs to be required. Any ongoing research (data collection) or completed research is considered as too late to apply for ethical approval, thus the application will not be processed.

For example: Once you have finished crafting your research instrument such as survey or interview protocol, you can apply for the ethical approval. Make sure you submit the research proposal with the instrument which explain about the process of data collection, research protocol (consent form, interview protocol etc.) and such. Non-clinical research must also acquires ethical approval even though it does not involve any pharmaceutical intervention, medical tools etc. Legal protocol which is used in law research also has to be approved by the research ethics committee.

“Applicants are advised to submit their ethics clearance application as EARLY as possible prior to their data collection.“

Do we have to pay for the ethical approval from UTM REC?

Yes. RM150 is the price for one ethical approval application (ONLINE submission or manual application by filling in PDF form).

Do I need to fill in any form to apply for ethical approval?

Yes. You need to fill in this PDF form according to the category related to your research. If your research involving human being, for example a health-related research on skin implant, you need to apply for the approval from clinical research committee.

There is also an online form that you can fill in your application.

How long do I have to wait for the ethical approval from UTM REC after I have submitted my application?

The duration can be up to 60 days depending on the research complexity.  This is because the meeting by UTM REC will be held once every two months and the approval emails will be sent to applicants via official email ethics@utm.my.

Where can you find out more information about UTM REC?

Go to UTM Research Ethics Committee website. You may find the link to the ethical approval application in the website too.

Should you resubmit to UTM REC if you make any changes DURING the data collection that indicate there are adverse effects or change in terms of research protocol to the respondents and thus changes need to be made and data collection will be resumed after the amendment?

YES. If there are any changes that due to adverse effects to the respondents or change of dosage/machine (for clinical research) or research protocol (for non clinical research) the principal researcher needs to inform UTM REC and resubmit for ethical approval due to the changes needed.

For example, for students from School of Education who use teaching intervention in class, it is suggested to apply UTM REC and if there is any changes during the intervention in terms of the protocol due to adverse effects, UTM REC needs to be informed about any immediate action taken to ensure the adverse effects is minimized but at the same time, research protocol needs to be resubmitted.

When does it not require for you to resubmit to UTM REC?

If there is any change of researcher (add or removal), you do not need to resubmit ethical approval but you just need to inform UTM REC.

Do you need a certification of Good Clinical Practice to conduct research?

ONLY clinical research requires the researchers to be certified with Good Clinical Practice board (you need to attend a course and take an examination).

What kind of research that does not require ethical approval?

If your research use documents, archival records like books, etc. which does not involve human or/and animal, you do not need ethical approval.

If you do educational intervention such as classroom teaching intervention, do you need to apply for ethical approval?

At this moment, it is highly suggested and recommended that you apply for ethical approval because your research involves human (the possibility for adverse effects is there even though it is aimed for the benefits and improvement on learning).

Laluan kerjaya mengikut trek

Laluan kerjaya mengikut trek telah dirangka beberapa tahun yang lepas (jerayawara dilaksanakan beberapa kali pada 2016). Ianya telah dilaksanakan pada tahun 2019 selepas dilancarkan pada 2018.

Secara ringkasnya, ada beberapa perbezaan dari segi kriteria bagi 4 kategori trek: kepimpinan (leadership), pengajaran (teaching), penyelidikan (research) dan amalan profesionalisme.

Untuk maklumat lanjut, boleh layari laman web Pendaftar UTM.

UTM Open Day