KEYNOTE SPEAKER 1
Associate Professor Dr Abdul Rauf Hj Ridzuan
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Melaka, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Melaka, Malaysia
Abdul Rauf Hj Ridzuan is an Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Melaka. A pioneer lecturer at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies since 2006, Melaka and alumnus of the faculty with a major in Public Relations. He received his PhD in Social Media at University Putra Malaysia (UPM). He has successfully published his research works in various indexed journals and conferences and actively participated and won several medals in numerous international innovation competitions. Furthermore, he also serves as a chief editor for e Journal of Media and Society (eJOMS) and a reviewer of several reputable international journals. In 2019, he received 2 University Academic Award: Most Promising Academician 2019 and the most Prolific Writer. He also received 2 awards which were ‘Rector Special Award for Journal /Proceeding Publication’ and ‘Rector Special Award for General Publication’ previously. His research interests are on social media, sociology, public relations and education.
ABSTRACT
The Level of Apprehensive Towards COVID-19 Vaccine
The Level of Apprehensive Towards COVID-19 Vaccine
Apprehensive brings the definition of one being anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen to them. Humans are bound to feel concerned and apprehensive towards something new and uncommon to the public’s eye. In correlation with the COVID-19 pandemic that is currently ongoing, the study is aimed to determine the levels of apprehension towards the COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers distributed an online questionnaire to support the study consisting of 13 items in the demographic section and 24 questions on the level of apprehension section. The study incorporated 475 respondents from all over Malaysia through the Google Form platform. All of the variables were evaluated using scales that have previously been utilised by other studies. Furthermore, the survey amount was calculated using the Krejcie and Morgan Table. The SPSS version 20 programme was used to conduct the study. The findings indicated that the level of apprehensive is low (m=2.13). Male show higher apprehensive than female and people in rural area have the highest level of apprehensive towards COVID-19 vaccine.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2
Dr Sonia Benghida
McGill University, Canada
McGill University, Canada
Dr Sonia BenGhida has newly joined McGill University as an Assistant professor. She holds a doctorate in Glottopolitics and Education from Rouen University (France). She formerly worked as a research analyst and reviewer for Intelligentsia.
For the first 15 years of her career, she worked in various university departments, teaching English as a foreign language, (socio)linguistics, and French-English Translation, focusing her research on language planning and policymaking. In 2007, she was awarded the Richard Whipp Research Scholarship from Cardiff University (UK) to pursue research on Spatial and Policy Planning in Wales.
She transitioned into Sociology in September 2012 by working as a Senior researcher at Montreal University in the Department of Sociology and anthropology, before accepting a post-doctoral position at McGill University in December 2015, then a full-time Assistant Professor position of Sociology and Cultural Studies at Woosong University (South Korea) in 2016.
She has published two books and articles in the fields of language planning and education, government policies, management structures, economy, and blockchain, as well as a variety of sociological topics. Her latest initiative aims to investigate Higher Education Post-COVID-19 in the context of the technological revolution. She has regularly served on peer review committees for the IBScientific Journal and the Francophone Korean journal ACFCO, and recently for Palgrave Macmillan.
For the first 15 years of her career, she worked in various university departments, teaching English as a foreign language, (socio)linguistics, and French-English Translation, focusing her research on language planning and policymaking. In 2007, she was awarded the Richard Whipp Research Scholarship from Cardiff University (UK) to pursue research on Spatial and Policy Planning in Wales.
She transitioned into Sociology in September 2012 by working as a Senior researcher at Montreal University in the Department of Sociology and anthropology, before accepting a post-doctoral position at McGill University in December 2015, then a full-time Assistant Professor position of Sociology and Cultural Studies at Woosong University (South Korea) in 2016.
She has published two books and articles in the fields of language planning and education, government policies, management structures, economy, and blockchain, as well as a variety of sociological topics. Her latest initiative aims to investigate Higher Education Post-COVID-19 in the context of the technological revolution. She has regularly served on peer review committees for the IBScientific Journal and the Francophone Korean journal ACFCO, and recently for Palgrave Macmillan.
ABSTRACT
Students’ Role and Skills in Detecting Fake News in Social Media Networks
Students’ Role and Skills in Detecting Fake News in Social Media Networks
The widespread use of social media has resulted in the emergence of new realities, the first of which is a shift in information sources from large media producers to individuals. Because of the development of Social Networking Services, media users now have more access to information than at any previous point in history which led to huge online social information sharing, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Consumers of information, particularly students, may be computer, internet, or social media savvy, but their ability to assess information and identify false, inaccurate, misleading or tainted sources remains in doubt. They are having a hard time distinguishing the validity of a news source, its context, and the differences across media messages and sources, leading to media credibility issues. The capacity to recognize what is real and what is not is fraught with difficulties, yet, in the absence of trust in the media, individuals must depend on themselves and their social networks in consuming, analyzing, verifying, and spreading information. As a result, audience subjectivity and bias will influence how media users understand and distribute information on social media. When the material is posted and re-shared across various social media platforms, it may go viral. The reason why students are at the heart of any effort to combat the spread of fake news. This talk will focus on students’ fake news detection strategies, stressing the idea that rather than depending entirely on social platforms and their fact-checking systems, students are at the core of any effort to stop the spread of fake news. Misinformation detection challenges and alternatives will be explored.
INVITED SPEAKER 1
DR WAN SALLHA YUSOFF
Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences , Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences , Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Wan Sallha Yusoff (Dr.) is an accounting senior lecturer and internal auditor at Universiti Malaysia Perlis. She is also an external examiner for degree and diploma programmes in Kulliyah Muamalat & Sains Pengurusan, UNISHAMS; and a facilitator at The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA) on corporate governance. She conducts research at the intersection of the accounting and finance fields. Dr. Wan Sallha is an expert on the study of geopolitical effects, ASEAN corporate governance and firm value, especially in a multinational context. Her research focuses on corporate governance, financial reporting, international relations and finance. She has published articles in leading academic journals. Her current project is on ‘Establishment of Big Data-Fair Value Measurement Model for Precise Valuation of Biological Assets by Using Smart Farming Analytic Data Approach.’ Dr. Wan Sallha teaches courses such as financial and managerial accounting, agricultural accounting, corporate governance, principles of finance and research methodology. She obtained a BA degree in Accounting and an MBA (Accounting) from Universiti Utara Malaysia. She holds a PhD (Accounting) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She is also a lead auditor for Quality Management Systems (QMS), certified by IRCA: International Registered Certificate Auditing, UK and MIA associate member.
ABSTRACT
Title: The Impact of Covid 19 Vaccination on the Global Financial Market
Title: The Impact of Covid 19 Vaccination on the Global Financial Market
This study examines the effect of coronavirus vaccination on global financial markets as a consequence of the recent discovery of COVID-19 vaccines. This study uses a panel data analysis to examine data from 20 December 2020 to 28 February 2021, using a 551-observation unbalanced data set. Coronavirus vaccination data is being collected. Coronavirus spread is one of the study's control variables, as measured by changes in new Coronavirus cases and new Coronavirus deaths. The results indicate that a high level of COVID-19 vaccination in every country instils trust in investors, which may result in increased stock market gains. Additionally, the results suggest that vaccine efficacy and availability have a significant influence on stock market performance. This study contributes to the financial literature by suggesting that the efficacy and availability of COVID-19 vaccination are important investment factors to consider..
INVITED SPEAKER 2
Dr Folasayo Enoch Olalere
Department of Visual Communication Design
Faculty of Arts and Design
Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4001, South Africa
Department of Visual Communication Design
Faculty of Arts and Design
Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4001, South Africa
Folasayo Enoch Olalere is a designer, educator, and interdisciplinary NRF-rated researcher with a peer-reviewed publication track record. He received a PhD in 2016 where he engaged in design as a motivation to push cultural development forward and enhance the connection between indigenous values and modernity. Previously, he was a Research Assistant and later Lecturer at the Faculty of Creative Technology, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan. After his PhD program, he pursued a two years’ Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Vaal University of Technology, South Africa. Currently, he is working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication Design, Durban University of Technology in South Africa. He has over 30 research publications in journals, international conference proceedings and as book/book chapters. He received several academic awards and scholarships such as the Malaysian International Scholarship 2014, Excellent Postgraduate Researcher’s Award 2016, and Emerging Scholar Award 2018. As a design practitioner, he has four registered patents (industrial design) from his product designs and inventions. He also participated in several international design exhibitions and competitions, and won innovation awards such as: Gold Medalist at the International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX’15) Malaysia; Gold Medalist at UMK Annual Research and Innovation Exhibition Malaysia; SA National Champion and International Champion at the 2017 Konica Minolta International Contest in Berlin, Germany, and Bronze Medalist at the International Conference and Exposition on Inventions Malaysia. He is a registered member of three professional bodies (Design Research Society UK, DEFSA & ASDSA). His main research interests are the links between contemporary design, design process and indigenous knowledge systems (IKS). The exploration of the links, from an experience-centred viewpoint, is the basis for his inter and trans-disciplinary research on design for experience, heritage sustainability and social change.
ABSTRACT
Title: The Changing Role of Design as a Mutating Discipline in the Digital Realm of 4IR
Title: The Changing Role of Design as a Mutating Discipline in the Digital Realm of 4IR
The development of design discipline has always been associated with socio-technological forces in the different phases of the industrial revolution. The fourth phase (4IR), which signals inevitable technological forces, is transforming jobs faster than employees can adapt, and setting the base for different kinds of skills. In the field of design, evidence suggests that the technological forces are expanding the domain of design from ‘form-giving’ activities to a process of discovering goals and creating systems that support human interactions. In other words, technological mediation is shifting the focus from a culture of the object to a culture oriented toward systems. In this case, technology is not replacing the discipline-specific skills, it is acting as the medium in the process, where new techniques, interactions, innovations, cross-functional roles and skillsets emerge. Therefore, it is important to understand the extent to which these forces will shape the design ecosystem in general and specific to types of skills required, epistemological curiosity and intellectual tools amongst others. Against this backdrop, this presentation explores the changing role of designers and the changing landscape of design in the digital realm of 4IR. From the post-phenomenology school of thought, the presentation interrogates the mediating effects of the technological revolution in shaping the design ecosystem in order to stay aware, relevant and prepared.