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The Importance of Presentation Skills in Institutions of Higher Learning

Presentation skills are one of the essential skill sets for students in institutions of higher learning. To help them improve their presentation skills, students are encouraged to use systematic methods to facilitate their presentations in the classroom. The main purpose of emphasising presentation鈥

The Cost Of A Toxic Co-Worker

As managers are aware, the right employee or team member is crucial in taking organisations along its evolutionary path. Literature is abound with examples of the role that co-workers play to ensure organisations achieve their objectives of both profitability and employee satisfaction. There is鈥

Let's Make Learning Enjoyable

It is important to make classroom a lively and comfortable place to study. It is a challenge for any academic to create an interest in learning among students because not all subjects can engage everyone. Through careful curriculum designs, however, the use of various teaching methods may improve鈥

The Value of Universities

We often hear the expression that something is 鈥減urely academic鈥, which is usually taken to mean that, while it might be of interest (to someone, at least!), it is of little or no practical import or relevance to the real world. Speaking of the real world, I am just as often asked, as many鈥

Customer Experience

Every successful business is a customer experience business. Businesses that are customer-inadequate are bound to be disrupted by businesses that have adapted to today鈥檚 customer-centric marketplace. Customer centricity is the idea that organisations should get close to their customers. The鈥

The Good Impacts of COVID-19

At the time of writing, according to Worldometers, Malaysia had recorded close to 425,000 COVID-19 cases, out of which 91.8% had recovered, and at a considerably low 0.4% death rate. Although the rest of the world鈥檚 actual number of cases and deaths cannot be determined due to many untested,鈥

Turning Fishing Villages Into Tourism Destinations

Fishing villages along the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia with predominantly Malay or Chinese communities can attract tourists for several reasons. One is their location and another is the unique lifestyle and the products they offer. When such villages were thriving, the fishermen鈥

Data Science Degree for 21st-Century Careers

Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) is an age in which new disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and three-dimensional (3D) printing, are altering the way we live, work, learn, and communicate. This new wave of change is not the first鈥

Let鈥檚 Take Recycling to the Next Level

The demand for non-renewable resources continues to increase at a significant rate. The developed world has adopted a linear, consumption-oriented way of life. The amount of wastes generated from the mining of raw materials, manufacturing, selling, and ultimately disposing of products puts an鈥

New Technology Means New Opportunities, But Only for Those with Prepared Minds

Is the Fourth Industrial Revolution real? How will it affect us? Can we prepare for it? These are big questions that most of us know are out there, but surprisingly few people are discussing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 is certainly real and we are all aware of the exciting鈥攐r鈥

Combating Fake News 鈥 A Need For Media Literacy

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), news means information that has been verified in the public interest. Any information that does not meet this standard is not news. The term 鈥渇ake news鈥 came into vogue during the 2016 United States (US)鈥

Prepare for Your Future - Not for a Job

In my position as Dean of the School of Arts at 糖心原创, one of the most frequent questions I am asked by prospective students and their families is 鈥淲hat job will I get with this degree?鈥. My typical answer seems to surprise them: 鈥淒on鈥檛 train for a job鈥攑repare for your future!鈥 聽