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ACADEMIABERILMU BERBAKTIBulletin of Deputy Vice Chancellor ( Academic and International ) Office ISSUE 1 ( Jul-Dec 2009 )
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EditorialBoard
Patron Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris
Advisor Associate Prof. Dr. Aida Suraya Md. Yunus
EditorAssociate Prof. Dr. Mansor AhmadAssociate Prof. Dr. Wan Zah Wan AliDr. Khamuruddin Mohd Noor
Chief Editor Associate Prof. Dr. Zaidan Abdul Wahab
Secretariat Centre for Academic Development (CADe)
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Entities RepresentativesProf. Dr. Siti Shapor Siraj Faculty of Agriculture
Associate Prof. Dr. Zaidon Ashaari Faculty of Foresty
Prof. Dr. Mohd Hair Bejo Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Mr. Nazrul Hisyam Ab. Razak Faculty of Economics & Management
Dr. Abd. Rahim Abu Talib Faculty of Engineering
Ms. Shaerin Azlin Ab Rahman Faculty of Educational Studies
Prof. Dr. Gwendoline Ee Cheng Lian Faculty of Science
Prof. Dr. Nazamid Saari Faculty of Food Science & Technology
Dr. Sarjit Singh Faculty of Human Ecology
Mr. Ahmad Yusoff Buyong Faculty of Modern Languages & Communication
Associate Prof. Dr. Noorizan Mohamed Faculty of Design & Architecture
Dr. Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Dr. Rusli Abdullah Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology
Prof. Dr. Arbakariya AriffFaculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
Associate Prof. Dr. Latifah Abd. ManafFaculty of Environmental Studies
Ms. Rita Anak Bajat Faculty of Agriculture & Food Sciences
Mr. Suhaifi Sulaiman School of Graduate Studies
Prof. Dr. Zainal Abidin Mohamed Graduate School of Management
Mr. Azizi Ismail Academic Division
Mdm. Hasniah Hamid Centre of Foundation Studies for Agriculture Science
Mdm. Rosiha Abdul Razak Centre of External Education
Ms. Chia Su-Ling International Centre
Mdm. Hjh. Salbiah Md. Tap University Agriculture Park
ContentsMessage from the Deputy ViceChancellor (Academic & International)
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FOCUSACADEMICENTITITY IN
Student Mobility Program
Putra Learning Management System
Deklarasi Ilmuan Putra
The Basics of Fertigation Plantation
Intellectual Discourse withY. Bhg. Prof. Emeritus Tan Sri DatoDr. Syed Jalaluddin Syed Salim
Intellectual Discourse withWinners of National Academic Award
Quality Assurance of Teaching in UPM
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ACADEMIA welcomes any contributions ofarticles/news/announcements/ sharing of experiences
and innovations in teaching and learning for the
forthcoming issues. Please send/email your
contribution to
ACADEMIA Secretariat,
Centre for Academic Development (CADe),4th Floor, Administration Building UPM
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gives me great pleasure to present to
ou this inaugural issue of the makeover
ACADEMIA from the Office of theeputy Vice Chancellor (Academic &ternational).
s this is the inaugural issue, allow me to
ghlight the entities under my portfolio,
hich include; all Faculties in theniversity, School of Graduate Studies,
raduate School of Management, Centre
ROFESSOR DATIN PADUKA DR.AINI IDERIS
eputy Vice Chancellor
Academic & International)
ACADEMIA, which will bepublished quarterly, will present
issues, news and articles on
activities related to teaching and
learning. Contributions from
fellow academics to ACADEMIA
are most welcome andencouraged. The sharing of
news, information and knowledge
in many aspects of our activity
as educators and researchers
would enrich our teaching andlearning experiences and
hopefully this would translate to
us becoming a more caring and
effective lecturers.
The launching of PutraLMS earlythis year perhaps mark the
beginning of a new level ofinculcation of ICT in teaching and
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learning among academics and students in UPM. Althoughthe transition to the new learning management system has
been going on smoothly, the challenges ahead is for the
academics to continually examine their teaching practice in
light of new technology and teaching methods.
I shall end this note by bringing to your attention the
recipient of this years Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award
(Excellence in Teaching), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsilah Roslan,
whose dedication and hard work have inspired students
and lecturers alike.
Assoc. Prof. Dr Zaidan Abdul WahabChief Editor
Message From
Deputy ViceChancellor(Academic & International)
r Foundation Studies for Agricultural Sciences, Centre for Academic
evelopment, Centre for External Educa tion , Academi c Divisi on,
te rnati onal Centre and the Univer sity Agricultural Park. Thesentities are the fundamental in the development of educational
amework and policies that support the Universitys teaching and
arning strategic goals.
he new contents of ACADEMIA will not only ponder on teaching and
arning, but it will also include the activities, current issues andpdates on academic policy development, quality assurance processes,
nd the development & promotion of international affairs of the
niversity.
he higher education scene is changing rapidly. Inevitable as it may be,gher Education Institutions are driven by economy, technology, and
ostly the globalization or internationalization of education. These
ave created a new market trend that is very globalized and
hallenging to the educators and administrators. Today, tools in
easuring higher education competitiveness include the use ofarameters such as;`benchmarking, ranking, and accreditation.he results of the measurement of these parameters would reflect the
andard and position of higher education institution in the world
nking.
o date, UPM, as well as three other local research universities and
ur foreign university branches in Malaysia, have been invited by theinister of Higher Education to apply for the self-accreditation status.
order to achieve the status, UPM has to go through an institutional
udit, namely the Academic Performance Audit (APA) by the
alaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), which will take place from
5 to 29 January 2010.
have full confidence that UPMs community is ready for the audit andble to face many other challenges ahead, as depicted by our
ogan With Knowledge We Serve.
With that note, I wish to express sincere appreciation to theditorial Committee of ACADEMIA led by the Center for Academic
evelopment, for making this inaugural issue successfully published.
astly, let us move forward with the transformational plan to be
A World Leader in New Tropical Agriculture.
Entities underThe Oce ofDeputy Vice Chancellor
(Academic & International)
All Faculties
School of Graduate StudiesGraduate School of Management
Centre of Foundation Studies for
Agriculture Science
Centre for Academic Development
Centre for External Education
International Centre
Academic Division
University Agriculture Park
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ACADEMIA is proud to have Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsilah
Roslan to say something for her achievement.
Q1: As an educator, how do you perceive the award you
received?
I believe this award is a form of recognition from UPM to all
lecturers and educators who have strived towards providing
an effective teaching and learning environment for their
students. I have seen my mentors, my teachers and the
people I admire and learned from, spent long hours planning
and experimenting on various approaches to ensure thatthey are able to not only depart knowledge and skills to
their students, but also develop and nurture the students
potentials and talents to the fullest. They serve as role
models to the students on the virtue of a true academician.
Q2: What is your teaching philosophy?
As a Muslim, I believe that everybody have their roles and tasks
to be fulfilled in making this world a better place (termed khalifa),and that whatever we do, will trigger a chain reaction that have
short term and long term consequences. For example, simple
decisions that we take for granted in life will determine our carbon
footprints, which consequently affect the life span of the earth.
Similarly, decisions such as to be early or late to class, attendclass fully prepared or with minimum preparation, to be fully
committed and dedicated, or not, to our work, all these are
hidden curriculum that we teach our students, who will later onbecome the teachers of the future generation. If we realize how
big an impact the (perceived) small things in life can have, I am
sure we will focus on the right things and set our priorities straight.
Q3: What is your future expectation for teaching and
learning in UPM?
I would like to see more thinking-inducing activities
incorporated in our teaching and learning process.
Approaches such as differentiated learning are excellent
examples of how we can make learning an intriguing
process to the students, by making them explore theirabilities to reach the optimum level they are capable of.
Ultimately, the feeling of satisfaction when both lecturerand students work together and successfully overcome
challenges and hurdles in learning, for me, is the most
priceless award.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsilah Roslan received her bachelor
degree in Islamic Studies (Syariah) from El-Azhar Univer-
sity, Cairo and Diploma of Education from International
Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM). She joined the Faculty
of Educational Studies in UPM as a tutor in 1997. She initially
pursued her master study in UPM in the field of Educational
Psychology and was later upgraded to Ph.D and success-
fully obtained the degree in 2001.Dr. Samsilah has been actively involved in numerous
research projects, especially those related to education for
children with special needs; including gifted children and
children with learning disabilities such as dyslexia and
autism. She was involved in several IRPA and Fundamental
research related to children with special needs. Her role as a
researcher with the Children At-Risk in Education Research
Group (CARE) has given her the opportunity to collaborate
with the Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Defence, BALKIS and other agencies in conduct-
ing various research and consultancy projects. She has also
been involved in organizing international conferences to
increase the awareness of the importance of providing equaleducational opportunities for these children.
Dr. Samsilah has been involved in training lecturers
and educators from various institutions and schools.
She is also an active advocator for special educational
provisions for gifted students in Malaysia. Her exper-
tise in gifted students and gifted education has earned
her positions in various committees set up by the
Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher
Education in planning gifted education in the country.
She has been awarded with Certificate of Excellence
for her service from 2001 to 2007.
Dr. Samsilah has recieved several prestigious awardssuch as UPM Young Researcher Award 2007,
Anugerah Pengajar Cemerlang 2008 and the recent
UPM Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award.
...I believe that everybody have their roles and tasks
to be fulfilled in making this world a better place
(termed khalifa), and that whatever we do, will trigger
a chain reaction that have short term and long term
consequences...If we realize how big an impact the
(perceived) small things in life can have, I am sure we
will focus on the right things and set our priorities
straight.
Associate Professor
Dr. Samsilah RoslanWinner of 2009 Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award
(Excellence in Teaching)
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ACADEMIC
ENTITITY
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StudentMobility PROGRAM by International Centre
The student mobility programme in UPM started in 2006
when the University established the Internship Scheme
Fund to provide the opportunity for local undergraduate
students to experience studying in foreign institutions ofhigher learning that have signed Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with UPM. The objective of the
establishment of this internship fund is to provide some
form of financial assistance to the students who are
interested to participate in the student mobility
programme with these foreign institutions. Studentsfrom MOU partners of UPM would be entitled to tuition
fee waiver and some allowance, based on the terms and
conditions of the MOU signed.
Many local undergraduate students often find that theywere not able to participate in student mobility
programmes due to financial constraints. However, with
the establishment of this Internship Scheme Fund, local
undergraduate students are encouraged to seek for the
opportunity to participate in the student mobilityprogramme with the MOU partners of the University.
Most local undergraduate students who participated in
the student mobility programme were students who
needed to complete the internship component required
by their respective fields of study. Other students who
participated in this programme aimed to gain theexperience of studying in a foreign institution. Many of
these students find that high costs of participating in the
student mobility programme is the main reason they
were not able to consider student mobility programme as
an integral part of their academic activities.
Local students are encouraged to look out for studentmobility programme opportunities that sometimes may
come their way as what happened to a few students
during the recent semester break in the months of June
and July 2009. Four students, including a student fromUPM Bintulu Campus were selected to attend
International Summer Semester in SungkyunkwanUniversity, Korea and three students were selected to
attend summer programme in Atatrk University, Turkey.
These two summer programmes proved to be an eye
opener for the students who were involved. These
students were able to experience first hand forthemselves the academic environment of foreign
institutions of higher learning as well as the local culture
of the host country. These students shared with their
lecturers and fellow students about the experience they
have gained from the summer programmes upon theirreturn to UPM.
Recently, Ministry of Higher Education provided a funding
of RM 2 million to UPM to facilitate the student mobility
programme. Ministry of Higher Education hopes to be
able to increase the employability of public universitygraduates with the move of facilitating student mobility
programme. All faculties were requested to nominatequalified students to participate in a two-week visit to
MOU partner institutions. It is hoped that when more local
undergraduate students are provided with the opportunity
to participate in the student mobility programme, thesestudents would be able to increase their employability and
market value when they graduate from UPM.
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PUTRA LEARNING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
experience
refreshing eLearning
UPM GOES WIRED!
are you ready?
What you need?
a computer with internet connect ion
username & password
lms.upm.edu.my
Ranking of Usage
Top 5 Facul ties1. Faculty of Human Ecology
2. Faculty of Science3. Faculty of Educat ional Studies
4. Faculty of Computer Science and Information
Technology
5. Faculty of Agr icul ture
Top 5 Active Stu dents1. Sit i Aishah Shaharudin2. Chen Sook Fun
3. Ar i f f in Abas
4. Tay Poh Shya
5. Foong Lai Ying
Top 5 Active Inst ructors1. Dr. Mohd. Ibrani Shahrimin Adam Assim
2. Dr. Habibah Ab. Jali l
3. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaidan Abdul Wahab4. Prof. Dr. Sidek Ab. Aziz
5. Dr. Zeenathul Nazar iah Al laudin
PutraLMS is the latest UPM learningmanagement system deployed to fac i l i tate al laspects of e-learning activit ies in the university.
PutraLMS enables the delivery, management, and
adminis trat ion of univers i ty-wide courses. I t
al lows a course adminis trator to central ize
content, s tudent management, and report ing inone convenient inter face and technology
package.
The Univers i ty Management has mandated the
Centre for Academic Development (CADe) to
plan, design and develop a ful l feature, SCORMcompatible and v isual ly at tract ive e- learning
plat form; the PutraLMS. PutraLMS learning
management system was developed and
deployed to ful l f i l l the fol lowing object ives:
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1. To enhance the effectiveness of teaching and
learning act iv i t ies through the use of a
common e- learning plat form.
2. A s ingle integrated databases of learning
contents which are shareable among UPMseducators and experts.
3. To facil i tate effective and systematic system
maintenance and improvement of the learning
management system running on a commone-learning palt form.
4. To fullf i l the Universitys vision of producing
qual i ty graduates who are competat ive, ethical
and has the abi l i ty to progress and excel
through l i fe long learning.
PutraLMS
Quick Facts
n year 2010
Launchedby Deputy Minis ter of Higher Educat ion,
Y.B. Dato Saifuddin Abdullah on 28th April 2009.
Ready
to be used from July 2009
Fully used
for 1st Semester 2009/2010
PutraLMS Administrator
Centre for Academic Development
T : 03-8946 6135 / 6042 / 8001 / 03-8947 2079
F : 03-8946 6043
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Master Trainersof PutraLMS
Faculty of Agriculture & Food Sciences
Dr. Walter Charles Primus
Mr. John Keen ak Chubo
Mr. Abdul Moha mmad Omar
Centre of Foundation Studies for Agriculture ScienceProf. Dr. Patimah Ismail
Mr. Ya'akob b. Mansor
Mr. Imran Izudin Ibrahim
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Assc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Makmom Hj Abdullah
Dr. Ahmad Zaha rin Aris
Dr. Normala Halimoon
Mdm. Nor Hanisah HashimMdm. Rosta Harun
Ms. Sit i Zurainah Salamat
Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
Assc. Prof. Dr. Muhajir HamidAssc. Prof. Dr. Suraini Abd. Aziz
Ms. Nurul Fatihah Md Marham
Faculty of Computer Science
& Information TechnologyDr. Marzanah A. Jabar
Dr. Razali Yaakob
Dr. Rusli Abdullah
Dr. Shyamala C. Doraisamy
Dr. Yusmadi Yah JusohMr. Azizol Abdullah
Mr. Ahri Sogo k
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Assc. Prof. Dr. Sabrina Sukardi
Dr. Huda Zainudin
Dr. Roslida Abd. Hamid
Ms. Zur iat i Ibrahim
Mdm. Nor Azl ina Zainal Abidin
Faculty of Design & Architecture
Dr. Mohamad Fakri Zaky Ja'afar
Mr. Abd.Aziz Oth man
Mr. Mohamizzam Mohammad
Mr. Mohd Nasir Baharuddin
Ms. Sit i Hadi jah A. Rahim
Faculty of Modern Language & Communication
Assc. Prof. Dr. Arba'ie Sujud
Assc. Prof. Dr. Noor Aina Bt Dani
Dr. Jusang Bolong
Dr. Vijayaletchumy a/p SubramaniamMdm. Wan Muna Rozanna Wan Muhamad
Mr. Sabdin @ Zahar Abdul Wahab
Faculty of Science
Prof. Dr. Sidek Hj . Abd Aziz
Prof. Dr. Umi Kalsu m Yusuf
Prof. Dr. Zulkarnain ZainalAssc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Halim Abdullah
Assc. Prof. Dr. Sidik Silong
Assc. Prof. Dr. Zainal Abidin Talib
Dr. Alvin Hee Kah Wei
Dr. Chen Soo Kien
Dr. Halimah Mohamed KamariDr. Khamirul Amri Matori
Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Tahir
Dr. Rosimah NulitDr. Tan Kar Ban @Bernard
Mdm. Haliza Rosali
Mr. Rosrizal Mohd Zain
Faculty of Human Ecology
Assc. Prof. Dr. Akmal Hariza Hashim
Assc. Prof. Dr. Sharifah Azizah Haron
Dr. Mohd Ibrani Shahrimin Adam AssimDr. Nobaya Ahmad
Dr. Yeoh Pei SzeMdm. Rozita Puasa
Faculty of Food Science & technologyAssc. Prof. Dr. Tan Chin Ping
Dr. Boo Huey ChernDr. Faridah Abas
Dr. Muhamad Shahrim Abdul KarimMr. Syed Izharudden Syed Isa
Faculty of Educational Studies
Assc. Prof. Dr. Wong Su Luan
Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Mohd AyobDr. Fadzilah Abdul Rahman
Dr. Habibah Abdul Jal i l
Dr. Nooreen Noordin
Dr. Nor Wahiza Abdul WahabDr. Rosnaini Mahmud
Dr. Shaffe Mohd. DaudDr. Tengku Fa dilah
Dr. Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar
Mdm. Juridah Md Rashid
Ms. Fat imah Sur ia Mohd Shaf ie
Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Fairuz Izzudin RomliDr. Intan Salwani Ahmad
Dr. Makhfudzah Mokhtar
Dr. Mohd. Shamsul AnuarDr. Nuraini Abdul Aziz
Dr. Raizal Saifulnaz Muhammad Rashid
Dr. Sit i Khairunniza BejoDr. Suhaidi Shaf iee
Mr. Shahril Iskandar Amir
Mr. Wan Hafizi Wan Umar
Faculty of Economics & ManagementDr. Azmawani Abdul Ra hman
Dr. Mohd. Fuaad SaadDr. Tee Keng Kok
Mr. Ahmad Razman Abd. L atiff
Mr. Amir Hamzah Ja ntan
Mdm. Juneewaty Ngati jo
Mdm. Rafidah Husain
Faculty of Veterinary MedicineAssc. Prof. Dr. Hassan Hj. Mohd Daud
Assc. Prof. Dr. Wahid Haron
Dr. Wan Mastura Binti Shaik Mohamed Mossadeq
Mr. Krishnan a/l Mariappan
Faculty of ForestyDr. Kamziah Abd Kudus
Dr. Manohar Mariapan
Dr. Mohamad Roslan M. KasimMr. Ahmad Kushairy Ahmad Mouthie
Faculty of AgricutureAssc. Prof. Dr. Halimatun Yaakub
Assc. Prof. Dr. Jamal Talib
Assc. Prof. Dr. Roos SaadAssc. Prof. Dr. Uma Rani Sinah
Dr. Norida Mazlan
Mr. Md. Eusof Abdul Jamak
Mr. Rozihan Mohamed
Mr. Zakaria SidekMr. Ikhwan Ismail
Mr. Hamdan Mohd Ali
* Name of System Administrator for Faculty indicated in orange colour.
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DEK
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IkrarPegawai Akademik
Bahawasanya kami, pegawai akademikberiltizam untuk menjadikan
Universiti Putra Malaysiasebuah universiti yang unggul berteraskan
penyelidikan. Demi mencapai hasrat ini, kami berikrar:
melaksanakan tugas pengajaran, penyelidikan danperkhidmatan profesional dengan penuh dedikasi, beretika,
berintegriti, telus, adil dan saksama;
meneroka, menjana dan menyebar luas ilmu secara kreatif dan
inovatif bagi pembangunan negara dan kesejahteraan manusia
sejagat selaras dengan tuntutan universiti berteraskan
penyelidikan; dan
melaksanakan tanggungjawab yang diamanahkan dengan
mematuhi perlembagaan, statut, peraturan dan arahan yang
ditetapkan serta akur terhadap dasar negara.
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Pegawai Akademik
Kami beriltizam untuk memberikan perkhidmatan berkualiti
kepada pelanggan dengan penuh tanggungjawab, ikhlas
dan prihatin dalam melaksanakan:
pengajaran dan penyeliaan mengikut rancangan yang
ditetapkan.
penilaian aktiviti akademik mengikut kaedah dan tempoh
yang ditetapkan.
penyelidikan, perundingan dan perkhidmatan profesional
mengikut terma yang ditentukan atau yang dijanjikan.
Sistem Penasihatan Akademik mengikut kerangka
rujukan yang disediakan.
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TugasPegawai Akademik
dalam Pengajaran
Menyediakan rancangan pengajaran
berpandukan rangka kursus dan
melaksanakan kaedah pengajaranberdasarkan hasil dan taksonomi
pembelajaran serta kemahiran insaniah.
Melaksanakan pengajaran secara
profesional dan melestarikan budaya
kesarjanaan.
Menilai hasil pembelajaran termasuk
menyediakan soalan dan skema jawapan,
tugasan, memeriksa kertas jawapan dan
memaklumkan keputusan penilaian.
Menyelia dan/atau menilai projek ilmiah
dan latihan industri.
Melaksanakan penasihatan akademik
secara profesional dan membantu
pembangunan
sahsiah pelajar.
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dalam Penyelidikan
Mendapatkan dana untuk menjalankan
penyelidikan.
Melaksanakan dan menyempurnakan
penyelidikan mengikut rancangan yang
ditentukan.
Menghasilkan penerbitan ilmiah dan produk
penyelidikan lain termasuk harta intelek, produkyang boleh dikomersilkan atau penulisan
akademik dalam tempoh yang ditetapkan.
Menyebarkan hasil penyelidikan melalui
pembentangan dalam persidangan dan
pelbagai wahana.
Mewujudkan jaringan kerjasama penyelidikan.5
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Profesional dan Pentadbiran
Melaksanakan tugas pentadbiran yang
diamanahkan.
Memberikan perkhidmatan
kepada industri dan
masyarakat secara
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The Basic ofFertigation Plantationby Salbiah Mohd Tap
University Agriculture Park
INTRODUCTION
The term FERTIGATION = FERTIL-
IZER + IRRIGATION. Fertigation is amethod of plantation in which fertilizers
(in liquid form) are channelled to the
plantation roots zone through a
droplet-type irrigation system.
THE MAIN BASICS OF FERTIGATION
Fertilizer (In liquid form)
Irrigation system
The plant containers as well as the
type of medium are alternatives for
overcoming plantation problems.
Non-soil mediums such as sand, coaland husk ashes are used to overcome
problems relating to soil suitability or
diseases.
The media is filled into a container
such as a poly-bag or a pot of a certain
size to fulfil the space requirements for
the plantation roots zone.
The progress of the plant is also very
much influenced by the quality of the
nutrients it receives (balanced
nutrients, pH concentration,
quantity), water quality and other
inputs which are provided.
THE BENEFITS OF USING
FERTIGATION METHOD
Provides complete and controlled
nutrition in accordance to the needs of
the plants based on the type and stage
of its growth.
The growth and environmental
medium guarantee cleanliness and
prevents diseases.
Overcomes soil problems (soil
infertility, parasites, diseases andpests)
Increases the yield per unit area
with high density.
No weeding problems the grounds
are cemented and are covered with
plastic.
The quality of yield is also much
better taste, structure and long
storage life. Usage of efficient fertilizer reaches
85% in comparison to the free
distribution method, which is only
30%.
Reduces the usage of insecticides when
insect nets are employed.
Higher volume of produce (is able to
reach 700% or 7 times more produce)
BASIC NEEDS
Protected home (against the rain)
Irrigation system (centre for nutrition
control, farm pipes, droplet etc)
Fertilizer (special) for fertigation
Clean source of water, tool to measure
pH and the EC metre, poly-bag and a
nursery pot, the plantation medium and
selected seeds.
CARE
During plant growth, pruning must be done
several times and plant must also be given
the necessary support. Plants which havebeen planted in containers containing coal
husk medium or cocoa peat are unable to
grow straight.
As such, a trellis will be required to tie it with
and the plant is then trained to grow around
the trellis rope. Examples are tomato,
watermelon and cucumber plants. Pruning
works such as removing the water buds are
done continuously each week beginning
from the third week without the use of tools
such as knife or scissors to prevent
infections (from viruses/bacteria). Insecti-
cides are sprayed after the pruning work is
completed.
The optimum number of leaves are about
20-25 leaves per tree. Avoid unnecessary
pruning as this may shorten the lifespan of
the plant. Pruning is best done in stages by
skipping a row in a particular plant.
Type of Season Yield/hectare
plantation Duration (tonne metrics)
Tomato 5 6 months 120 180
Chilli 5 6 months 35 45
Brinjal 5 6 months 40 50
Round
Cabbage 80 90 days 35 45
Japanese 60 80 days 70 - 80
Cucumber
Watermelon 65 80 days 35 - 45
FARM SANITATION
It involves the cleaning of farms and the
area surrounding the plantation area.
Plantation waste, diseased branches,
rotten fruits, insecticide/poisonous
containers and others should be
destroyed either by being thrown away or
buried away from the area or burnt.
POST HARVEST
Collecting yields, grading and packaging
must be done exactly on time according to
the maturity index, type of vegetable,
market distance and consumers.
The duration for the maturity of yield and
the lifespan of a plant differs with each type
of plant. If managed properly, the average
seasonal lifespan are:
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CURRICULUM CO-CURRICULUM FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION
ASPECTS
SATISFACTION
LEVEL
(MEAN)
SEM 1 08/09 SEM 2 08/09
Quality Assurance in Teaching and Learning at
various Malaysian varsities has been a major topic
of interest, consideration, and is much debated on
in the recent years. Quality in Higher Education
can best be defined as the giving of positiveimpact of various university experiences on its
students. Most colleges and universities haveobtained important assessment information on the
effectiveness of their teaching from their students
through their own programme performance evalu-
ation. At the outset of various assessment
programmes that are currently in place, student
surveys and exit interviews have also been identi-
fied as useful instruments in assessing students
achievements and their level of satisfaction in
schools, colleges and other departments. Obser-
vations about the strengths and weaknesses of a
particular programme from a students point of
view, whether during and/or near completion ofcertain academic programmes, can also provide
essential feedback in recognising programmatic
problems and thereby, in making specific curricu-
lar enhancements. The feedback that is generated
from surveys often produces valuable information
of the level of students satisfaction on the teach-
ing and learning processes as well as the facilities
provided by the administration.
In Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), an annual exitsurvey is carried out by the Centre for Academic
Development (CADe) on its final year students.
The aim is to assess the quality of the services that
are offered by UPM. The level of satisfaction ismeasured through their opinions on curriculum,co-curriculum, facilities and administration being
offered at the various faculties or colleges of UPM.
The exit survey was conducted amongst the finalyear students in Semesters 1 and 2 of year
2008/09. Overall, the satisfaction level towards the
services provided by UPM amongst the final year
students of Semester 2 2008/09 was moderately
high on facilities (mean=3.53) and administrationaspects (mean=3.51) on a five point likert scale
compared to the satisfaction level of the final year
students in Semester 1 of year 2008/09, as repre-
sented and indicated in the following figure.
As a whole, the students were generally satis-
fied with the services that are offered by UPM.
However, attention probably needs to be drawn
especially to co-curriculum and administrationaspects in UPM, in order to ensure that the highest
quality services are provided to students and also
in providing the highest level of satisfaction to
UPMs own stakeholders.
Based on the results of the above survey, a few
suggestions to improve and ameliorate the univer-
sity / faculty have been made, in order to increase
the level of services offered by the university,
faculty and college, especially in the aspects ofcurriculum, co-curriculum, facilities and adminis-
tration. Some of the suggestions that have been
made are as follows:
Curriculum
1. Involvement of Academic Counsellors in aiding the choice of a students
course/programme.
Co-curriculum
1. Ensure that the facilities for co-curricular activities are suitable, sufficient and
maintained regularly.
2. Ensure that the co-curricular activities are coordinated well.
3. Provide emphasis on co-curriculum courses in an effort to increase
students soft skills.
Facilities
1. Ensure that the food quality offered in the cafeteria is at a
satisfactory level and that the prices set are reasonable.
2. Increase transportation services to students within the campus.
3. Provide suitable facilities for disabled students.
4. Provide a channel or an area for students to give their views or make
complaints.
5. Provide career guidelines in order to give students the exposure they
need.
Administration
1. Increase quality of administration in colleges, especially atcounter services and registration process.
2. Ensure satisfactory spread of information at the faculty via its
notice board and electronic media.
3. Ensure that the administrative/ service provided to students
especially those at the counters, University Security Division and
Undergraduate Student Affairs are at a satisfactory level.
.
Quality Assuranceof Teaching in UPM
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The Need to Emphasize on Congruency BetweenCurriculum Design, Implementation and Assessment
Introduction
Graduate employability has been one of the major areas
emphasized by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE),over the past years. This can be seen from various
initiatives taken by the ministry, among which was a study
conducted to look into the attributes and traits perceived by
the employers as the must have components by thegraduates. One of the major findings on the study
commissioned by the MOHE was that many employers
expected the students to acquire a respectable level of soft
skills through the university academic programmes.
In 2006, UPM has made a decision to adopt theOutcome-Based Education (OBE) approach in the
curriculum design and teaching in the classroom. OBE has
been the accepted approach in Engineering Education, and
its effectiveness in ensuring the success of outcomes of the
academic programme is viewed as a solution to other
programmes. Thus, UPM became the first Malaysianuniversity to adopt OBE for all academic programmes.
This is in line with MOHEs introduction of the Learning
Outcome and Soft Skills mapping into the documentation
of new and review of university academic programmes in
2006. It promotes extensive engagement of soft skills inacademic curriculum in all universities.
In UPM, OBE is simply referred to as LOKI. In OBE@LOKI,
the development of the programme is based on learning
outcomes (LO), which is the foundation of OBE. The soft
skills (Kemahiran Insaniah KI) are embedded in thecurriculum as warranted by the Ministry of Higher Education
(MOHE) and as part of our continuous efforts to ensure
successful graduates who can adapt to any economicsituations and seek for by employers. The MOHEs learning
outcomes is the base of our programmes outcome (PO).
To ensure that the PO is achieved, each course that makes
up the programme must contribute to the achievement of thePO. It was the decision of the curriculum planners that
specified learning outcomes of each course (course LO)
comprise of three specific domains; cognitive, psychomotor
and affective. On top of that, between one to three KIs must
be embedded in each course.
To ensure that the specific course LOs and the POs are
achieved, appropriate teaching approach must be used in
the conduct of classes. Gone were the days of lecturers
manipulating the whole lecture time, standing at the rostrum,
and delivering what seems to be a structured content of thetopic. Universities world-wide are moving towards
student-centred learning (SCL), where the learning sessions
are planned to allow students to be active players in the
classroom towards a more meaningful learning.
To ensure that the course designed is able to produce thedesired outputs, there must be congruency between the
design, implementation and assessment. The assessment
is the tool to gain feedback on the LOs that are achieved,
and that the students have gained competencies in the
specified KIs. The following diagram illustrates the
contributing elements in an effective course design.
EFFECTIVE COURSE DESIGN
COURSELEARNING OUTCOMES
INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
STUDENTS
Soft Skills
Cognitive Taxonomy
Affective Taxonomy Psychomotor Taxonomy
Social Taxonomy
Classroom
Assessment
Techniques
TestsOther
Measurements -
surveys,inventories
Lectures LabsOther Learning
Experiences
Technology
Student-centered
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Students competencies in non-cognitive aspects of learning
are termed as generic students attributes (GSA) by MOHE.
In the National Higher Education Strategic Plan, MOHE haddrawn strategic objectives for Teaching and Learning to
ensure that the additional attributes acquired by the students
were according to Generic Student Attributes (GSA). In fact,
the soft skills or GSA is so important that the Minister of
Higher Education had specifically addressed and continued
to place it as a focused agenda in his 2010 Early YearMandates to the Ministry.
UPM has reviewed and introduced many academic
programmes using the new guidelines provided by MOHE,
which include development of GSA which are specified in the
learning outcomes of the courses in the academicprogramme. While many courses had successfully identified
appropriate GSA which are related to various courses
learning outcomes (LO) and programmes outcomes (PO),
how successful have the courses been in the development of
the desired GSA amongst the students? Or to be moreprecise, how well has the programmes addressed the GSA?
What is GSA?
Generic Student Attributes (GSA) are qualities, skills, and
abilities that are valued in study, social situations andemployment. The GSA defined by MOHE and adapted by
UPM are as follows:
1. knowledge of the profession;
2. technical skill/practical/psychomotor;
3. critical thinking and problem solving (CTPS);4. communication skills (CS);
5. social skill, team work and responsibilities (TS);
6. professionalism, value, attitude and ethics (EM);
7. lifelong learning and information management (LL);
8. management and entrepreneurship skill (KK); and
9. leadership skill (LS).
The first two elements have always been a focus in any
curriculum and students' achievement in these areas can
easily be assessed by means of tests, lab reports and
assignments. However, the other seven requirements are a"major concern" because the teaching of these skills is
integrated into the curriculum without particular emphasis,
and it can be difficult to determine whether they are acquired
or developed.
How is the GSA Assessments Conducted in
UPM?
Through concerted efforts between CADe, education experts
and the faculties, few modes of GSA assessments have
been developed and tried out in UPM. There is no measure
that is truly objective in determining students GSA becausesome of these attributes cannot be evaluated based on one
or even a few observations or interactions with the students.
Thus, CADe implements a few types of measures:
Preliminary Soft Skill Survey (KI Awalan) conductedduring the Orientation Week for new students.
Intermediate Soft Skill Survey (KI Pertengahan) conducted at end of second year.
Final Soft Skill Survey (KI Akhiran) conducted duringthe final semester.
Assessment of GSA by the lecturers for each course.
While the first three of the measures are surveys that can
only gather students perception of their skills, the fourth
approach is more objective and will provide evidence on
the attributes achieved by the student from a course.
GSA Assessment by Lecturers:
Assessments are made on courses with soft skills
specified in the LOs.
The lecturers are required to measure all the softskills
declared for the course.
The level of soft skills to be measured is based on the
level declared in the soft skills matrix of the approvedprogramme.
The lecturers are required to do the assessment by
sampling students according to the following criteria:
The sample should by randomly chosen to cover
30% of the class population if the class enrolment is
more than 10.
In the case where the enrolment is less than or equalto 10, the assessment should be done on the whole
class.
The soft skills assessment are to be made using the rubric
provided by CADe.
The final score of the assessments are to be transfered to
the Assessment Forms and to be submitted to CADe
through the Deputy Dean (Academic and International)
of the respective faculties by the end of semester.
GSA assessment is very important to UPM. It is not merely
conducted to accommodate to MOHEs directives or to fulfill
the requirements of the Academic Performance Audit (APA),but more so, it provides a significant reality check on our core
business, that is teaching and learning. The curriculum was
designed to achieve specific goals which include preparing
students for rest of their life and the GSA assessments will
provide the feedback on what is lacking, what still needs tobe improved on, and what effective intervention can beplanned by the course instructor, advisors and faculties to
enhance students GSA.
What does the GSA Assessment Means to
UPM?
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Intellectual Discoue
Activi
tiesHighlight
withProf. Emeritus Tan Sri Dr. Syed Jalaluddin Syed Salim
In a university, the staff should embrace the idea of wise time
management, must be highly motivated, informative and constantly
willing to learn.
Recipient of National Academic Personality 2007 Award / Chairman of UPMs Board of Directors
The service productivity of an organization can be assured
when the workforce are able to forward fine ideas along withinnovative and creative end results
It takes mutual effort from both parties to improvise the
Universitys reputation. UPM must ensure that the curriculum
introduced remains relevant and companionable tostudents employability.
Intellectual DiscoueThe Winners of National Academic Award for Teaching
with
Prof. Dr. Abd. Karim Alias
School of Industrial Technology, USM
Website : http://www.ppti.usm.my/KARIM_WEB_2007/index.html
Prof. Madya Dr. Zainal Ariffin AhmadGraduate School of Business, USM
My philosophies of teaching, developed from 15 years of
teaching experience, are as follows:
1. To teach with the highest commitment, clarity, passion,
empathy, honesty, and sincere enthusiasm.
2. To create innovative, positive and conducive learning
environment that promote and facilitate delivery of
knowledge, exchange of ideas, views, and create sense
of accomplishment.
3. To facilitate learning and provide proper guidance. I view
my role as a guide and mentor on an intellectual journey,
opening and broadening curious minds by exposing them
to new thoughts and ideas.
4. To foster creative and critical thinking as well as nurturing
innovative, constructive, and inquisitive minds.
5. To treat all students with absolute equality, regardless
of age, gender, nationality, intellectual ability or personal
appearance.
6. To make it clear that I am always available for help (I
always say, help is always around the corner), and
living up to this by devoting time for individual or group
discussion.
My Teaching philosophy
I am a lifelong learner, therefore I believe learning should be fun,
meaningful and lifelong
My 10 Hallmarks of Teaching Innovations (Les Dossier Secrets Da
Zaba Code (Z. A. B. A : Zainal Ariffin B. Ahmad):
1. Practice adult learning principles adult learner-centered
2. Use movies and literature to illustrate concepts and applicability of
theories
3. Students work in diverse teams of 5 inculcate diversity
4. Highly interactive student-centered classes lecturette, role-play
5. Problem-based learning focus on learning issues,
evidence-based teaching e.g. Forensic HR.
6. Bundling popular books with textbooks, e.g. HR Scorecard, Blue
Ocean Strategy, Five Minds of the Future as frameworks to
evaluate HRM
7. HRM in Practice MBA candidates share their companys HRM in
class
8. HR Shadow undergraduate shadow an HR executive for a day
9. Use case study development and case analysis submit to Case
Writers Association of Malaysia
10. Future thinking Angkasawan and future managers, my future
classroom
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AnugerahPengajaranPutra 2009
Quick Facts* 3rd APP since 2007.
* RM7,000 fellowship grant
for Anugerah Pengajar
Cemerlang winners
* RM5,000 fellowship grant
for Anugerah PengajarMuda winners.
* Total of 32 candidates
participate in APP09.
For further enquiries, please contact
Mdm. Lailawati Bakar03-8946 6182/6135
or visit our website at www.cade.upm.edu.my/app/
Winners of Anugerah Pengajaran Putra 2008 (APP08)
Anugerah Pengajaran Putra (APP), Universiti Putra Malaysia is a
recognition by the university to acknowledge the commitment and initiatives
among academics in educating the young generation towards excellence.
The awards are also to identify potential candidates for the National Academic
Award (AAN), an annual event organized by the Malaysian Ministry of
Higher Education.
Two categories and insentives will be given to winners of the APP09. The
Anugerah Pengajar Cemerlang winners carries a RM7,000.00 fellowship
grant, while winner for the Anugerah Pengajar Muda will get a RM5,000.00
fellowship grant.
32 candidates are competing for the APP09, and they were nominated by
their faculties. Candidates are grouped according to the AANs clusters :
Pure Science, Applied Science, Arts and Social Science, Engineering,
Health and Applied Arts and Social Science.
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The 2nd IDERN meeting, will be hosted by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International) and the
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
In April 2007, a group of international researchers held a meeting on doctoral education. The International DoctoralEducation Research Network (IDERN) was born out of the Challenging Research Pedagogies Conference held at McGill
University in April 2007. This conference brought researchers from a various of countries who work in the field of doctoral
education who sought to broaden the field of research into doctoral education by bringing transnational perspectives
together under one roof.
Building on the Montreal meeting, the Malaysia meeting will broaden and expand the field of research into doctoraleducation by providing an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share knowledge and perspectives in a
transnational forums and to work towards future international and regional research collaborations.
IMPORTANT INFO
Conference official website : http://www.aosconventions.com/IDERN2010
Last day for abstract submission : 28th February 2010
Conference date : 21st - 23rd April 2010Format of presentations : Panel Discussion or Poster Presentation
For futher information, please contact:
Dr. Vijay Kumar
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communcation
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor,Malaysia
or
Connecting Local, Regional and Global in
Doctoral Education Research