IMPROVING ACADEMIC ADVISOR-STUDENT ENGAGEMENT VIA DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MENTORING SYSTEM
Muhammad Afiq Mohd Azmin, Mohammad Rafiq Effny Rasdi, Mohd Zaimul Hakim Zamri, Mohamad Rahimi Mohamad Rosman, Mohd Idzwan Mohd Salleh and Salliza Md. Radzi.
The purpose of this study is to develop a web-based information system for managing interaction between an Academic Advisor (Mentor) and students (Mentees) in the context of Malaysian higher education institution. A preliminary study was conducted at the Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Kelantan. The prototype of the system is developed based on Rapid Application Development (RAD) methodology. This study addressed three problems: (1) lack of a platform to manage interaction between lecturer and students, (2) lack of tools to effectively measure the level of student’s satisfaction and welfare, and (3) lack of tools to effectively measure the level of academic advisor engagement with their mentees. To solve the research problems, a study was conducted in three phases: (1) review of previous literature, (2) prototype development of iMAMS, and (3) empirical study to measure user satisfaction towards iMAMS. As a result, this study introduces novel ideas of CPS score, SWi Score, and STCC Code. The prototype of iMAMS is protected under Copyright Act 1987 and can be commercialized as a software product and mobile apps. Potential clients are universities, schools, NGOs, and government agencies. The prototype of iMAMS can be downloaded from Google PlayStore and also accessible via http://imams.uitmapps.com/v2018.
Keywords: Engagement, PHP, iMAMS, human interaction, and student’s welfare.
Reference:
Azmin, M.A.M et al (2018). Improving Academic Advisor-Student Engagement Via Development of an Integrated Mentoring System. Future Innovation. 1 (1), pg. 24.
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Muhammad Afiq Mohd Azmin, Mohammad Rafiq Effny Rasdi, Mohd Zaimul Hakim Zamri, Mohamad Rahimi Mohamad Rosman, and Mohd Idzwan Mohd Salleh (2018). Integrated Mentor and Mentee System (iMAMS). National Student Affairs Invention, Innovation, and Design Competition 2018 (n-SAIID). Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kedah. Gold Medal.
Muhammad Afiq Mohd Azmin, Mohammad Rafiq Effny Rasdi, Mohd Zaimul Hakim Zamri, Mohamad Rahimi Mohamad Rosman, and Mohd Idzwan Mohd Salleh (2018). Integrated Mentor and Mentee System (iMAMS). ReiACT 2018. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan. Participated.
Muhammad Afiq Mohd Azmin, Mohammad Rafiq Effny Rasdi, Mohd Zaimul Hakim Zamri, Mohamad Rahimi Mohamad Rosman, and Mohd Idzwan Mohd Salleh (2018). Improving Students Welfare and Performance Impacts through the Development of an Online Mentoring Platform. Student Invention, Innovation, and Design Competition 2018 (SIIDCOM). Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan. Top 5 Innovation - System (2nd).
