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Professional Development Among Academic Staff at Selected Malaysian Public Universities: Preliminary Findings of the Impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (Btmc)
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Despite the growing number of research findings that indicate the importance of professional development in academic teaching and learning, the visible impact of staff participation in professional development on effective teaching practices in Higher Education is not significant. As such, the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia has strongly u

Islam and the West : Coexistence or Clash?
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Samuel Huntington (1927-2008) claimed that there would be seven eight civilizations ruling over the world in the coming centuries, thus resulting a possible clash among them. The West faces the greatest challenge from the Islamic civilization, as he claimed. Beginning from the Cold-War, the Western civilization became dominant in reality over other

The Awareness and Use of Online Database Among Political Science Students
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This paper reports on the awareness and use of online database among political science students. They faced the discomfort of reading from the screen or poor graphic quality and they prefer to print out articles for reading and do most of their reading from the paper printout. Besides, they also prefer PDF format for printing, although the HTML for

The Use of Social Networks in Education : Challenges and Opportunities.
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Technology can have a reciprocal relationship with teaching. The emergence of new technologies pushes educators to understanding and leveraging these technologies for classroom use, at the same time, the on the ground implementation of these technologies in the classroom can directly impact how these technologies continue to take shape. Social netw

Misyar Marriage Between Shari'ah Texts, Realities and Scholars' Fatawa: an Analysis
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Marriage is a sacred bond in Islam that ties a man and a woman into a lifelong relationship of love, compassion, mutual understanding, respect and security. It is a firm pledge that one makes in the name ofAllah for one-another. 'Misyar marriage', 'Convenience marriage' or Travelers' marriage' is a newform of marriage practi

Implementing Hudud on Women in Shari'ah: a Comparison with Civil Laws in the Punishment of Adultery
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This study seeks to analyze the stance of shari`ah in implementing Hudud punishment on women in the case of adultery and fornication and to compare it with the existing civil laws in the modern age. The issue of Hudud has been much debated, attacked and ridiculed in the global electronic and print media. There has been a serious misconception about

Hospital Waiting Time : the Forgotten Premise of Healthcare Service Delivery?
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Purpose – This is a national study which aims to determine the average waiting time in Malaysian public hospitals and to gauge the level of patient satisfaction with the waiting time. It also aims to identify factors perceived by healthcare providers which contribute to the waiting time problem. Design/methodology/approach – Self-administered q

Collaboration in Construction Research – a Key to Developing Effective Postdoctoral Strategies and Research Focused University Culture
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This paper focuses on how collaboration in research is a key to more effective personal postdoctoral strategies for new and inexperienced construction academics and can help to ensure the development of more research focused university cultures. It also identifies an 11 point plan for new and inexperienced academics which will have benefits for bot

Audit Committees and Financial Reporting Quality Following the Government Transformation Program: Evidence from Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of Green Book’s implementation through Government Transformation programme in improving financial reporting quality among Malaysian GLCs. Results show an agitation finding whereby no evidence was found to support the hypotheses. Nevertheless, results were significant on the year when t

sodium-Doped Hydroxyapatite Nanopowder Through sol-Gel Method: Synthesis and Characterization
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The nanocrystalline HA powders were produced through sol-gel method which employed calcium nitrate tetrahydrate [Ca(NO3)2.4H2O] and diammonium hydrogen phosphate [(NH4)2HPO4] as calcium and phosphorous precursors. Sodium ion (Na+) is one of the trace elements found in biological apatite and believed to have important effect in its performance. The

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