Covid19 and Higher Education: A Degree Course Recommender System Based on Personality Using Rule-Based

As a result of the pandemic Covid19 and the enforcement of Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia, it is difficult for the Ministry of Education to explain the selection of courses at the university. Current systems such as “Selangkah ke UiTM,” “eSemak Politeknik” and “EduAdvisor” concentrate only on SPM graduates. As a result, this study proposes a recommendation system that can provide recommendations for the course to suit students’ personalities. Diploma of Computer Science students from the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Science (FSKM) at UiTM Melaka are selected as a case study. This system uses the rule-based approach that took psychometric test results: “Inventori Minat Kerjaya” and mapped it to the traits needed for the five courses offered at the faculty to help students determine the most appropriate course. This prototype system consists of 170 test questions, and the results of the top 3 IMK personalities are chosen to be mapped to the courses offered. Usability and accuracy testing has been carried out at an average rate of 77.5%, and accuracy is 66.7%.

An Analysis Model for An Integrated Student Activities Management System for Higher Education during RMO/CMCO/PASCA COVID-19 Period in Malaysia

The university is a place where students are taught to be an independent person, especially in decision-making. All activities carried out at a university are different from the secondary and primary levels because all student activities at the university are carried out by the students themselves under the purview of the Student Affairs Division UiTM Melaka Branch (UiTMCM). There are a few processes and problems that students may experience along the way in proposing their activities. In addition, the COVID -19 pandemic situation is aggravating the approval procedures, as the Malaysian government has so far enforced the Movement Control Order (MCO), which started on March 18, 2020. During this period, all citizens must stay at home, and practices of social distancing are constantly enforced. Hence, most of the time was spent on the Internet for their work and some other purposes. These problems can be solved if there is a system developed as a proof of concept derived from standard visualization of analysis model using a common development methodology that can supports approval processes, that does not require physical meetings and standardization of the application format, and that can also provide the information about the availability of dates for reservation for the activity, as well as information management for better utilization of the budget. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved.