THE EVENT VOL. 3/2012 Enhancing Quality, Embracing Transformation KLIUC signs MoUs International Conference - LANCOMM KIIC 2011
Greetings! Happy New Year 2012! The year 2011 was indeed an eventful one for all of us at KLIUC. On the 19th and 20th October 2011, w e h a v e s u c c e s s f u l l y o r g a n i s e d o u r i n a u g u r a l International Conference on Language and Communication (LANCOMM2011) at the Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya. The theme of the conference was Embracing Challenges in Current Trends. It was a fruitful event as there were 130 presenters and participants from Malaysia as well as from various countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, France, Africa to name a few. I hope that KLIUC will organise and host more such events in the future. Besides that, we also witnessed a few more signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with various universities, namely the Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Changjiang Engineering Vocational College and Suizhou Vocational & Technical College. We also signed MoUs with the Department of Fisheries, Malaysia and the Department of Adult and Higher Education (DAHE) of Bhutan. We hope to expand our collaborative ties with more industries and institutions both at the national and international levels. I also want to congratulate the Research Management Centre (RMC) of KLIUC and the organising committee for the inception of KLIUC Innovation and Invention Competition (KIIC2011) on the 20th December 2011. There were 28 inventions and innovations showcased in the competition. I believe that RMC and KLIUC will bring such like events to greater heights where students and lecturers are able to take part in future competitions or exhibitions both at the national and international levels. Lastly, I take this opportunity to wish all KLIUC members and students a prosperous and successful year of the Dragon as we ushered in the Chinese New Year. The Chinese Spring Festival was celebrated joyously on 17th January 2012. Let s forge ahead and achieve greater heights. Patron Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Abdul Hamid Advisor & Chief Editor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Christiantine Della Editorial Board Asmah Mohd Taib Muhammad Syirazie Hafiez Rebecca Lim Design & Layout Raja Zafirah Raja Mohd Yusof Printer Percetakan Ronson Sdn. Bhd. All rights reserved. No part of this newsletter may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the owners. All images in this newsletter have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artist concerned, and no responsibility is accepted by the producer, publisher or printer for any infringement or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with the information supplied. 2 COMMUNIQUE
The Keynote Address by Prof. Dr. C. Kay Weaver, Professor in the Department of Management Communication at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. The Opening Ceremony with the striking of the gong The Q&A Sessions The School of Communication and Language St u d i e s ( SCL S) o rg a n i s e d a n I nte r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n L a n g u a g e a n d C o m m u n i cation (L A N CO M M 2 011) f ro m t h e 19th to 20th October 2011 at the Palm Garden H ote l, I O I Re s o r t, P u t ra j a ya. T h e t h e m e of the conference was Embracing Challenges i n C u r r e n t T r e n d s. T h e o b j e c t i v e s o f t h i s co n fe re n ce we re to i d e nt i f y e m e rg i n g t re n d s, th re a t s a n d challenges i n the f i e l d s of l a n g u a g e a n d co m m u n i cation a n d to g a r n e r m e d i a a n d g ove r m e nt s u p p o r t to h i g h l i g ht resolu t i o n s t h a t n e e d t h e p r i va te a n d p u b l i c s e c t o r s i n v o l v e m e n t f o r i m p rove m e nt. Y B h g. D a to M o h d I b ra h i m M o h d N o r, C h a i r m a n of Ku m p u l a n I k ra m S d n. B h d a n d C h a i r m a n o f K L I U C B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s, officiated the Opening Ceremony. The Keynote Ad d ress by P rof. D r. C. Ka y We a ve r, w h o i s a Profes so r i n the D epa r tment of Management Communication at the Unive r sit y of Wa i kato, H a m i l to n, N ew Ze a l a n d h i g h l i g hte d s o m e of t h e c u r re nt i s s u e s a n d c h a l l e n g e s i n t h e f i e l d of co m m u n i cation. T h e co n fe re n ce p rov i d e d a m u c h n e e d e d p l at fo r m fo r 13 0 p resente r s a n d p a r t i ci p a nt s f ro m M a l a y s i a a n d va r i o u s co u nt r i e s s u c h a s J a p a n, K o r e a, T a i w a n, F r a n c e, A f r i c a, India, I ra n a n d T h a i l a n d. T h ey d e l i b e rate d o n t h e l atest f i n d i n g s of t h e i r resea rches a n d re co m m e n d e d f u t u re a c t i o n s. T h e t wo - d a y co n fe re n ce wa s a s u cce s s a s i t re ce i ve d p o s itive fe e d b a ck f ro m t h e p resente r s a n d p a r t i c i p a n t s. K L I U C i s p r o u d t o h a v e o rg a n i s e d a n d h o s te d t h i s i nte r n a t i o n a l co n fe re n ce a n d h o p e s to h a ve m o re of s u c h eve nt s i n t h e f u t u re. COMMUNIQUE 3
FRONT END New Appointments SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Prof. Dr. Roslan Zainal Abidin (Senior Vice President) DEANS, DEPUTY DEAN AND DIRECTOR Prof. Dr. Zukifli Hanafi (Dean, School of Architecture and Built Environment) Prof. Dr. Jamilin Jais (Dean, School of Information Technology Infrastructure (SITI) Dr. Faris Gorashi (Deputy Dean, School of Engineering & Technology Infrstructure) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Maziha Mustapha (Director, Research Management Centre) HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS Azlinda Saadon (Head, Civil Department) Assoc. Prof. Hon Kah Wye (Head, Electronic & Electrical Department) Asmawi Mohd Khailani (Head, Mechanical Automotive Engineering Department) Ar. Hj. Kamaruddin Mohd Arshad (Head, Architecture) Sr. Quek Jin Keat, (Head, Quantity Surveying) Sr. Siti Nur Aliaa Roslan (Head, Geomatic Engineering) Harold Poong Dil Froz Jan Sayed Halem Shah (Head, Language Studies) (Head, Communication) Nasaruddin Daud (Head, Networking) Assoc. Prof. Ranjit Singh (Head, Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPS) T h e C h a i r m a n of I k ra m E d u cation S d n B h d s B o a rd of G ove r n o r s a n d Ad v i s o r of K L I U C, Ta n S r i D r. A b d u l H a m i d B i n O t h m a n, h a s p a s s e d a wa y o n 2 3 D e ce m b e r 2 011 a t t h e a g e of 72. T h e l a te Ta n S r i D r. A b d u l H a m i d wa s a l s o t h e fo r m e r Ch a i r m a n of K L I U C s B o a rd of G ove r n o r s f ro m 2 0 0 3 to 2 010. The Management and staf f of KLIUC ex p res s hea r t-felt condolence to t h e fa m i l y of t h e l a te Ta n S r i D r. A b d u l H a m i d a n d p ra y fo r c o m f o r t a n d s t r e n g t h f o r t h e f a m i l y m e m b e r s i n t h i s t i m e o f b e re a ve m e nt. 4 COMMUNIQUE
Signing of MoUs O n 12 t h S e pte m b e r 2 011, K L I U C s i g n e d a M e m o ra n d u m of U n d e r s ta n d i n g (M o U) w i t h Kolej Laila Taib (KLT) Sibu, Sarawak to franchise fo u r of i t s p ro g ra m m e s to K LT. O n 11t h N ove m b e r 2 011, K L I U C s i g n e d t wo M o U s w i t h U n i ve r s i t i Te n a g a N a s i o n a l (U N I T E N) a n d U n i ve r s i t i Te k n o l o g i Pet ro n a s (U T P) to fo r m a l i s e t h e re l a t i o n s h i p b et we e n t h e u n i ve r s i t i e s a n d co l l a b o rate i n va r i o u s f i e l d s of s t u d y. O n 2 4 t h S e p t e m b e r 2 0 11, K L I U C a n d t h e D e p a r t m e nt of F i s h e r i e s (D O F ) M a l a y s i a s i g n e d a M o U a t P u t ra j a ya. K L I U C w i l l wo r k w ith t h e D O F i n a n a q u a cu lture p ro j e ct. K L I U C w i l l a s s i s t D O F i n t h e d eve l o p m e nt of l o ca l a q u a c u l t u re d s e a c u c u m b e r s a n d s ca l l o p s i n La n g ka w i. On 11th January 2012, KLIUC and the Department of Adult and Higher Education (DAHE) of Bhutan i n k e d a M o U t o f o r m a l i s e t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b et we e n K L I U C a n d t h e d e p a r t m e nt. O n 7 t h o f M a r c h 2 0 1 2, A s s o c. P r o f. D r. Ch r istiantine Della, Vice - President (Academic) I I a n d M r. L e e G e o k C h a i, t h e D i r e c t o r o f M a r ket i n g a n d C o m m u n i cation m a d e a v i s i t to C h a n g j i a n g, H u b e i, C h i n a to s i g n a M o U w i t h C h a n g j i a n g E n g i n e e r i n g Vo cational C o l l e g e. COMMUNIQUE 5
Snapshots A g ro u p of p o l y te c h n i c s t u d e nt s f ro m Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abdin, Terengganu v i s i te d K L I U C o n 2 0 t h O c to b e r 2 011. T h e K L I U C te a m wo n 2 n d p l a ce i n A s i a Pa c i f i c U n i ve r s i t i e s B u i l d & B re a k Co m p et i t i o n 2 011 i n O c to b e r 2 011. P rof. D r. Ro n a l d G o d d a rd, t h e E x te r n a l M o d e rato r fo r t h e S c h o o l of B u s i n e s s I n f ra s t r u c t u re (SO B I ) ca m e fo r a m o d e ration v i s i t o n 3 0 t h N ove m b e r 2 011. H i s te r m wa s f ro m J a n u a r y 2 0 0 6 to D e ce m b e r 2 011. K L I U C wa s d e l i g hte d to we l co m e M r s. La j wa nt W i l l e m s e n, Re g i o n a l M a n a g e r fo r S E A & J a p a n of O x fo rd B ro o ke s U n i ve r s i t y o n 2 3 rd N ove m b e r 2 011. T h e l a u n c h of SA B E Wa ka f a n d of f i c i a l l o g o o n 17t h F e b r u a r y 2 012. T h e m u c h a nt i c i p a te d E nt re p re n e u r s h i p We e k wa s h e l d f ro m 1s t to 2 n d F e b r u a r y 2 012 at t h e K L I U C Aca d e m i c B l o c k F oye r. K L I U C H i - Te a wa s o rg a n i s e d fo r a l l K L I U C s ta f f at Pu l l m a n H ote l, P u t ra j a ya o n 17t h J a n u a r y 2 011. T h e t h e m e wa s B o h e m i a n a n d H a wa i i a n. 6 COMMUNIQUE
SCIENCE DAY @ KLIUC T h e School of A p p l i e d Science a n d F o u n d at i o n St u d i es o rg a n i s e d t h e i r S c i e n ce D a y o n t h e 14 t h S e pte m b e r 2 011 at t h e K L I U C Aca d e m i c B l o c k F oye r. The objectives of the event we re to i nstil and cu ltivate a wa re n e s s i n S c i e n ce a m o n g K L I U C s t u d e nt s a n d staf f. There we re a l so an ex h i bition, va r ious ex pe r i menta l demonstrations, games, health screening, and Professional Ta l k s. D r. Wo n g L i n g S h i n g, o n e of t h e s p e a ke r s fo r t h e P r o f e s s i o n a l T a l k s w a s a S e n i o r L e c t u r e r f r o m I n t i International University. He presented on Biotechnology: W h e re ca n we g o f ro m h e re. A n ot h e r s p e a ke r, M s. Lo r n a J ef fe r y M i n g g u p resente d o n S o l a r H yd ro g e n: E n e rg y of t h e F u t u re. T h e S c i e n ce D a y re ce i ve d re m a r ka b l e response f ro m t h e s t u d e nt s a n d s ta f f at K L I U C COMMUNIQUE 7
Rivers 2011 T h e 3 rd I nte r n a t i o n a l C o n fe re n ce o n M a n a g i n g R i ve r s i n t h e 21s t C e nt u r y : S u s ta i n a b l e S o l u t i o n s fo r Global Cr isis of Flooding, Pollution and Water Scarcit y a l s o k n o w n a s R i v e r s 2 0 1 1 w a s h e l d a t t h e S h a n g r i - La s Ra s a S a ya n g Re s o r t a n d S p a, Pe n a n g. T h e fo u r- d a y co n fe re n ce, w h i c h wa s f ro m 6t h to 9 t h December 2011, was organised by the River Engineering a n d U r b a n D ra i n a g e Re s e a rch C e nt re (R E DAC) of U n i ve r s i t i S a i n s M a l a y s i a. R i ve r s 2 011 wa s o rg a n i s e d w i t h t h e a i m to p u r s u e t h e ef fe c t of c l i m a te c h a n g e o n f i n d i n g s u s ta i n a b l e s o l u t i o n s fo r f l o o d i n g, wate r s ca rc i t y a n d p o l l u t i o n. I n this Rive r s 2 011, Prof. D r. Ros l an Za i nal Abidin, Senior V i ce P resident of K L I U C, wa s i nv i te d to b e o n e of t h e key n ote s p e a ke r s fo r t h e co n fe re n ce. H e p resente d a n i s s u e o n e ro s i o n e nt i t l e d R i ve r B a n k E ro s i o n R i s k Pote nt i a l. R i ve r s p rov i d e a b u n d a nt s u p p l y of wate r to c i t i e s, s o m e fa r f ro m i t s l o cat i o n. U s u a l l y r i ve r s a s wate r s u p p l i e r s h a ve to b e d a m m e d a n d t h e wate r s p re a d out downstream. Planners recognise several categories of r i ve r wate r u s e, n a m e l y i n s t re a m u s e, of f s t re a m u s e, co n s u m pt i o n u s e a n d n o n co n s u m pt i ve u s e. A s t r e a m s a b i l i t y t o e r o d e t h e l a n d a n d i m p a c t h u m a n s i s c l o s e l y re l a t e d to t h e s p e e d a t w h i c h t h e f l ow i n g wate r s m ove a n d t h e a m o u nt of wate r m ov i n g t h ro u g h t h e s t re a m. A fa s t f l ow i n g s t re a m e ro d e s i t s b a n k s m o re t h a n a s l ow m ov i n g o n e. W i t h i n c re a s e d ve l o c i t y a n d d i s c h a rg e, i t w i l l i n c re a s e t h e s t re a m s e ro s i o n p ote nt i a l a n d its s e d i m e nt ca r r y i n g ca p a cit y. I n a d d i t i o n to t h a t, ra i n wate r t h a t a d d e d to a r i ve r w i l l fo rce i t to ove r f l ow i t s b a n k s. Ra i n fa l l e ro s i v i t y, t h e f l ow i n g wate r of r i ve r a n d r i ve r b a n k co m p o s i t i o n h a ve b e e n t h e g ove r n i n g fa c to r s i n ca u s i n g e ro s i o n. B y a cce s s i n g t h e s o i l e ro d i b i l i t y a n d ra i n fa l l e ro s i v i t y p o t e n t i a l a l o n g t h e r i v e r b a n k, t h e r i s k o f b a n k e ro s i o n a t a ny l o cat i o n ca n b e d ete r m i n e d. H e n ce, this i nfo r mation would enable conce r ned autho r ities to ta ke e s s e nt i a l p reve nt i ve m e a s u res i n ta c k l i n g e ro s i o n i s s u e s. 8 COMMUNIQUE
More than 700 graduates received their Masters, Bachelors, and Diplomas scrolls from Y.Bhg. Dato Mohd Ibrahim b. Mohd Nor, Chairman of the Board o f G o v e r n o r s o f K u a l a L u m p u r Infrastructure University College (KLIUC) at the 9th KLIUC convocation ceremony. Held on 24th September 2011 at the university s main hall, the event was also witnessed by Y.Bhg. Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Bin Abdul Hamid, the President of KLIUC, representatives from the embassies and special guests and parents. The event was divided into two sessions. The first session (morning) started with the procession of students and academic staff followed by the grand procession led by Y.Bhg. Dato Mohd Ibrahim b. Mohd Nor. Y. B h g. D a t o M o h d I b r a h i m c o n f e r r e d 7 6 M a s t e r s a n d 3 7 1 Degrees. He also awarded the Top Achiever s Award and the Board of Governors Book Award. For the second session (afternoon), a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 3 0 D i p l o m a graduates received their scrolls. The Top Achiever s Award and President s Book Award were presented by Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Bin Abdul Hamid, the President of KLIUC. The 9th convocation witnessed four graduates receiving the Top Achievers Award. The awards were bagged by Tay Wei Shan (Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons), Ang Huei Ting (Bachelor of Communication (Hons) in Corporate Communication), Vicneswaran a/l Verasingam (Diploma in Automotive Engineering), and Nur Aqeela bt. Mohamed Annuar (Diploma in Corporate Communication). As for the Board of Governors Book Award and the President s Book Award, the awards were bagged by Tnah Seng Huat and Desmond David Vincent respectively. These awards are the university s recognition of those who excel in their academic as well as extra-curricular activities. To date, KLIUC has produced more than 4000 graduates who are now serving both government and private sectors. Currently, KLIUC has more than 3000 students specializing in v a r i o u s f i e l d s o f s t u d y s u c h a s Engineering, Accountancy, Business Administration, Information Technology, Corporate Communications, and E n g l i s h f o r P r o f e s s i o n a l Communication. COMMUNIQUE 9
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KLIUC Unity Run 2011 T h e 3 r d K L I U C U n i t y R u n w a s h e l d o n 1 8 t h S e pte m b e r 2 011 a t K L I U C Ca m p u s.. T h i s eve nt h a s b e co m e a n a n n u a l eve nt of K L I U C a s it g i ve s the o p p o r t u n i t y fo r t h e p u b l i c e s p e c i a l l y s t u d e nt s, f ro m t h e n e i g h b o u r i n g s c h o o l s, p o l y te c h n i c s a n d u n i ve r s i t i e s, a n d p a re nt s, to i nte ra c t w i t h e a c h ot h e r a s we l l a s w i t h t h e K L I U C co m m u n i t y. T h i s ye a r, K L I U C i nt ro d u ce d t wo n ew cate g o r i e s w h i c h we re t h e M e n s a n d Wo m e n s O p e n W h e e l c h a i r. T h e to p f i ve f i n i s h e r s i n e a c h cate g o r y re ce i ve d ca s h p r i z e s ra n g i n g f ro m R M 5 0. 0 0 to R M 4 0 0. 0 0 w i t h m e d a l s fo r t h e i r ef fo r t. T h e t h re e s p o n s o r s f o r t h e e v e n t w e r e 1 0 0 P l u s, M i l o, a n d F & N B eve ra g e s. 12 COMMUNIQUE
T h e K L I U C C l u b Ca r n i va l wa s o rg a n i s e d o n 21s t D e ce m b e r 2 011 by t h e K L I U C S t u d e n t A f f a i r s D i v i s i o n a n d t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e S t u d e n t s Re p resenta t i ve C o u n c i l (S R C) a t t h e At r i u m, B l o c k B. T h e m a i n o b j e c t i ve o f t h e c a r n i v a l w a s t o i n t r o d u c e t h e v a r i o u s c l u b s, s o c i e t i e s a n d a s s o c i a t i o n s to the n ew s t u d e nt s of K L I U C. A p a r t f ro m that, some of the c l u b s p e r fo r m e d d u r i n g t h a t d a y. T h ey we re t h e Ta e k wo n d o c l u b, K L I U C M u s i c C l u b, a n d t h e D r u m C i rc l e. COMMUNIQUE 13
T h e M i d - Autumn F e s t i va l, a l s o k n ow n a s t h e M o o n Ca ke F e s t i va l wa s ce l e b rate d a t K L I U C o n t h e 7t h S e pte m b e r 2 011. T h e fe s t i va l wa s of f i c i a te d by P rof. D r. Zu l k i f l i A b d u l H a m i d, the President of KLIUC. T h e V I P s a n d t h e g u e s t s we re we l co m e d a n d a c c o m p a n i e d w i t h a d r a g o n d a n c e, f o l l o w e d w i t h s t a g e p e r f o r m a n c e s b y K L I U C s t u d e nt s. O n e of t h e h i g h l i g ht s of t h e eve nt we re the Chinese Traditional Musical Performances. T h e p e r fo r m e r s e nte r ta i n e d t h e a u d i e n ce w i t h t h e i r s o ot h i n g m u s i c. T h e eve nt wa s h e l d a t t h e n ew l y re n ova te d B l o c k B, S A B E B l o c k. T h e ca r p a r k a re a b e ca m e a l i ve w i t h b e a u t i f u l l a nte r n s, b o ot h s a n d s h owca s e s of s t u d e nt s. T h e s h owca s e s we re m a d e f ro m re c yc l e d m a te r i a l s. T h e re we re m a ny b o ot h s s et u p to of fe r t h e s t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f t h e d e l i c i o u s Ch i n ese fo o d a n d b eve ra g e s s u c h a s t h e t ra d i t i o n a l m o o n ca ke s, ref reshing b e a n c u rd, te a e g g s, q u e n c h i n g p e a r l m i l k te a, a n d m a ny m o re. A p a r t f ro m t h a t, t h e re we re b o ot h s fo r g a m e s s u c h a s catc h i n g b a by J a p a n e s e ca r p s, P i n g Po n g St r i ke i n E g g Ta r t s, C o i n s i n Aq u a r i u m a n d ot h e r s. The theme fo r this yea r s festiva l was E n joy t h e M e l o d y of t h e M o o n. T h e eve nt wa s a succes s as it p romoted the Ch i nese cu lture to a l l ra ce s at K L I U C. The Mid-Autumn Festival: Enjoy the Melody of the Moon A Day with Aspec A D a y w i t h A s p e c wa s o rg a n i s e d by t h e m e m b e r s of S R C o n 15t h N ove m b e r 2 011. A s p e c H o m e, a l s o k n ow n a s A s s o c i a t i o n of S c h o o l C o m m u n i t y P u t ra S e l a n g o r, wa s f i r s t e s ta b l i s h e d by t h e s ta f f of U n i ve r s i t i P u t ra M a l a y s i a (U PM) to h e l p c h i l d re n w i t h a u t i s m. T h i s o n e d a y p ro j e c t wa s o rg a n i s e d to c re a te a wa re n e s s a m o n g s t t h e m e m b e r s a n d i n s t i l l t h e s o c i a l responsibili t y to t h e m. T h e S R C m e m b e r s a n d K L I U C s ta f f h a d a m e a n i n g f u l t i m e w i t h t h e ch i l d re n. 14 COMMUNIQUE
by Desmond David V incent, BA English (Hons) English for Profes sional Communication A te a m of fo u r (4) l e c t u re r s a n d e i g ht ( 8 ) s t u d e nt s r e p r e s e n t e d K u a l a L u m p u r I n f r a s t r u c t u r e U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e ( K L I U C ) o n a S t u d e n t A m b a s s a d o r Prog ramme to Ho Chi Minh Cit y, Vietnam. The project wa s a co l l a b o rat i ve ef fo r t b et we e n P ro d u c t i v i t y a n d Sta n d a rd B o a rd of S i n g a p o re ( P S B) C o l l e g e a n d K L I U C to h a ve a s t u d e nt c u l t u ra l exchange a s we l l a s t o c a r r y o u t c o r p o r a t e s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y b y v i s i t i n g a n o r p h a n a g e t h e re. D u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g s e s s i o n, A s s o c. P r o f. D r. C h r i s t i a nt i n e D e l l a, t h e V i ce P resident (Aca d e m i c) I I of K L I U C, d i d a p resenta t i o n o n K L I U C, fo l l owe d by s t u d e n t p r e s e n t a t i o n o n M a l a y s i a n c u l t u r e a n d exchange of gifts. The staff and students of PSB College we re i m p res sed w ith the KLIUC students p resentation a n d co m m u n i cative s k i l l s. O n t h e t h i rd d a y of t h e i r s ta y i n V i et n a m, t h e K L I U C delegation met up with the PSB College s management a n d s t u d e nt s. T h e K L I U C s t u d e nt s s h owca s e d t h e i r b e s t b a t i k a t t i re to g i ve a s e n s e of 1M a l a y s i a to t h e i r h o s t. M s S h a r m i n i, t h e S e c r e t a r y o f t h e p r o j e c t, b e l i eve s t h a t we a r i n g b a t i k h a s s h owca s e d t h e r i c h c u l t u re of M a l a y s i a, w h i c h i s u n i t y. T h e n t h ey we nt o n a 2 - h o u r b u s r i d e to a n ot h e r d i s t r i c t to v i s i t a n o r p h a n a g e. T h e re we re a b o u t 14 0 i n m a te s ra n g i n g f ro m 4 ye a r s to 3 0 ye a r s o l d. B ot h t h e P S B a n d K L I U C s t u d e nt s co n d u c te d f u n a c t i v i t i e s fo r t h e o r p h a n s. T h e K L I U C s t u d e n t s a l s o p e r f o r m e d a m e d l e y o f Malaysian cultural dances and organised a Malaysian F o o d F a i r. T h e c h i l d re n i n t h e h o m e a s we l l a s t h e P S B s t u d e nt s e n j oye d t h e p e r fo r m a n ce s a n d t h e fo o d s e r ve d. T h e K L I U C d e l e g a t i o n d o n a te d s eve ra l b oxes of fo o d, c l ot h e s a n d b o o k s to t h e o r p h a n a g e. The management of the o r phanage was ve r y g rateful fo r t h e d o n a t i o n s. I t wa s i n d e e d a ve r y s p e c i a l m o m e nt fo r u s, a s we g a i n e d va l u a b l e ex p e r i e n ce a n d l e a r n e d a b o u t a n ew c u l t u re, s a i d t h e P ro j e c t D i re c to r, D e s m o n d D a v i d V i n ce nt. H e b e l i eve s t h a t s u c h a p ro g ra m m e w i l l c re a te a p l a t fo r m fo r s t u d e nt s to ex p e r i e n ce t h e o u t s i d e wo r l d. I t a l s o p ro m ote s t h e r i c h M a l a y s i a n culture. This experience will be cherished as it is indeed a l i fet i m e ex p e r i e n ce fo r a l l w h o p a r t i c i p a te d. COMMUNIQUE 15
T h e C h i n a St u d e nt A s s o c i a t i o n of K L I U C (C A K) o rg a n i s e d a C h i n a Cu l t u ra l Co r n e r o n 8 t h D e ce m b e r 2 011 l o cate d a t t h e K L I U C F oye r. T h e eve nt wa s o rg a n i s e d w i t h a n a i m to i nt ro d u ce C h i n e s e Cu l t u re to a l l K L I U C s t u d e nt s a n d s ta f f. I t wa s a f r u i t f u l eve nt a s m a ny of t h e K L I U C - i a n s l e a r n e d a b o u t t h e c u l t u re a n d a r t s s h owca s e d by t h e Ch i n e s e s t u d e nt s. T h ey we re i nt ro d u ce d to Ch i n e s e Ca l l i g ra p hy, Ch i n e s e embro i d e r y, Ch i n e s e o p e ra a n d m a ny m o re. T h e eve nt re ce i ve d p o s i t i ve response a s m a ny of t h e s t u d e nt s a n d s ta f f to o k p a r t i n l e a r n i n g to w r i te t h e i r Ch i n e s e n a m e s a n d s i m p l e Ch i n e s e g re et i n g s a n d p h ra s e s. Christmas Heboh T h e K L I U C C h r i s t i a n F e l l ow s h i p o rg a n i s e d a C h r i s t m a s H e b o h on the 15t h D e ce m b e r 2 011 at t h e M u l t i P u r p o s e H a l l (M PH) a t K L I U C. T h e re wa s a j oyo u s a n d l i ve l y fe s t i ve a t m o s p h e re i n t h e M PH. T h e ve n u e wa s b r i l l i a nt l y cove re d w i t h d r y i ce to c re a te t h e w i nte r wo n d e r l a n d ef fe c t a n d t h u s h e l p e d b r i n g t h e s p i r i t of C h r i s t m a s to l i fe. M a ny p e r fo r m a n ce s we re p e r fo r m e d o n t h a t n i g ht ; t h ey we re p e r fo r m e d by t h e K L I U C C h r i s t i a n F e l l ow s h i p m e m b e r s, s t u d e n t s a n d i n v i t e d g u e s t s. T h e celeb ration ended w ith a joint singing of Ch r i stmas ca ro l a m o n g t h e s t u d e nt s a n d s ta f f of K L I U C. 16 COMMUNIQUE
On 11th January 2012, a Masquerade N i g h t w a s o r g a n i s e d b y t h e International Students Association (ISA) of KLIUC at the Multi Purpose Hall. It was a mesmerizing night as the participants must wear their masks before entering the hall. There were group performances which wowed the audience; live performances of Snake and Magic Shows were also performed at that night. Apart from the performances, there was an Open Floor Dance for the students and staff of KLIUC. To wrap up the night, the Best Dressed Award Presentation was given out and the Best Dressed were crowned as the King and Queen of KLIUC. The Indian Society of KLIUC and students from all cultures and nationalities joined in to celebrate the Ponggal Celebration on 20th Januar y 2012 at KLIUC Campus. Ponggal is a har vest festival celebrated by the Indians. In Tamil, Ponggal means boiling over or spill over. The boiling of milk in the clay pot symbolizes material abundance for the household. Ponggal is traditionally intended to thank the Sun God for the har vest. It falls on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai (Januar y 14 or 15). To kick star t the celebration, the lecturers and staff of KLIUC, headed by Mr. Saravanan M u t h i a h, t h e D i re c to r of St u d e nt A f fa i r s D i v i s i o n of K L I U C, h a d t h e b o i l i n g of m i l k i n t h e c l a y p ot. T h i s t ra d i t i o n a l r i t u a l c u m co m p et i t i o n wa s a ye a r l y a f fa i r a t K L I U C. T h e c r i te r i a t h a t wa s j u d g e d d u r i n g t h e co m p et i t i o n we re t h e fa s te s t co nte s ta nt to h a ve t h e m i l k to b e b o i l e d ove r a n d t h e b e s t ta s t i n g m i l k p o n g g a l. A p a r t f ro m t h i s co m p et i t i o n, t h e re we re ot h e r co m p et i t i o n s h e l d o n t h a t j oyo u s day: Kolam competition (coloured rice decoration), Jasmine flower tying competition, a n d T h o r ra n a m co m p et i t i o n. The celeb ration ended w ith a bang w ith the RU N ite 2 012 event held i n the evening. C l a s s i ca l a n d S e m i - C l a s s i ca l I n d i a n D a n ce s we re p e r fo r m e d a n d t h e p r i z e s fo r t h e w i n n e r s we re p resente d to m a r k t h e c l o s i n g of t h e ce l e b ration. COMMUNIQUE 17
Enter the Dragon T h e 2 012 S p r i n g F e s t i va l fa l l s o n 2 3 rd J a n u a r y 2 012. H oweve r, K L I U C u s h e re d in the year of the Dragon on 17th January 2 012 at 7. 3 0 pm at the KLIUC Multi Pu r pose H a l l. T h i s ye a r l y eve nt wa s s u cce s s f u l l y o rg a n i s e d by t h e K L I U C Ch i n ese Cu ltura l S o c i et y. T h e eve nt wa s o f f i c i a te d by P rof. D r. Zu l k i f l i A b d u l H a m i d, t h e P resident of K L I U C, a cco m p a n i e d by M r. Ta n T i a k Kun, the Advisor of KLIUC Chinese Cultural S o c i et y w i t h t h e eye d ot t i n g ce re m o ny. I t i s b e l i eve d t h a t by d ot t i n g t h e eye of t h e d ra g o n, i t w i l l a wa ke t h e d ra g o n fo r g o o d l u c k a n d p ro s p e r i t y. W i t h t h e t h e m e of T h e O f f s p r i n g of t h e D ra g o n, t h i s ye a r s eve nt m a i n l y fo c u s e d o n t h e l e g e n d of t h e D ra g o n. T h e fe s t i va l s ta r te d w i t h t h e 24 S e a s o n s D r u m p e r fo r m a n ce, fo l l owe d by D a n ce P e r f o r m a n c e s b y t h e C h i n a S t u d e n t Association of KLIUC (CAK) and remarkable C h i n e s e a c ro b a t i c p e r fo r m a n ce s a n d m a ny m o re. T h e h i g h l i g h t o f t h e n i g h t w a s t h e L u m i n o u s L i o n D a n ce a s t h e w h o l e h a l l wa s l i g ht of f fo r t h e exciting a n d d a r i n g p e r fo r m a n ce. T h e L i o n D a n ce g ro u p s s h owe d t h e i r s k i l l f u l ta l e nt s a n d m ove s b ot h o n t h e f l o o r a n d o n to p of p i l l a r s o f d i f f e r e n t h e i g h t s w h i c h r e c e i v e d c o m m e n d a b l e a p p l a u s e f r o m t h e c rowd. As the closing per formance, the students of K L I U C p e r fo r m e d t h e 1M a l a y s i a d a n ce p e r fo r m a n ce s. T h e re we re a l s o l u c k y d ra w s fo r t h e a u d i e n ce, of fe r i n g a t t ra c t i ve p r i z e s a n d vo u c h e r s. T h e eve nt w h i c h e n d e d a ro u n d m i d n i g ht wa s a n u n fo rg et ta b l e eve nt fo r t h e ye a r of t h e D ra g o n. 18 COMMUNIQUE
b y M d m. S e l v i S a l o m e To d a y s p a re nt s a re p ro u d w h e n t h e i r c h i l d re n a re co m p u te r l i te rate eve n t h o u g h t h ey t h e m s e l ve s f i n d i t d i f f i c u l t to u s e co m p u te r s. M a ny of t h e p a re nt s t h r o u g h t h e i r c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h f r i e n d s a n d co l l e a g u e s d e m o n s t rate h ow p ro u d a n d h a p py t h ey a re of t h e i r c h i l d re n w h e n t h ey s p e n d h o u r s o n t h e co m p u te r a n d I nte r n et d o i n g t h i n g s t h a t o r n ot fa m i l i a r to t h e p a re nt s. This ar ticle hopes to enlighten parents on the dangers o f I n t e r n e t o n t h e i r c h i l d r e n o n l i n e b e h a v i o u r s (e - B e h a v i o u r ) e s p e c i a l l y o n t h o s e a g e d 19 ye a r s o l d a n d b e l ow (p re - a d o l e s ce nt a n d a d o l e s ce nt). A resea rch to i d e nt i f y c u r re nt e - b e h a v i o u r a m o n g p re - a d o l e s ce nt a n d a d o l e s ce nt wa s co n d u c te d by P i ete r s & K r u p i n (2 010 ), a n d t h e f i n d i n g s f ro m t h e i r research will be discussed in this ar ticle. The sample s i z e fo r t h e i r resea rch wa s 13 5 7 f ro m t h e a g e ra n g e o f 1 0 1 7 y e a r s ( 6 0 6 m a l e s, 7 5 1 f e m a l e s ; 4 0 2 p re - a d o l e s ce nt a g e 10 12 ; 5 9 3 a d o l e s ce nt s a g e 13 15 a n d 3 62 a d o l e s ce nt s a g e 16 17 ). F ro m t h i s resea rch a d o l e s ce nt s we re i d e nt i f i e d to b e m o re likely to engage in communicating online. Furthermore g i r l s ( 9 0 % ) a r e m o r e l i k e l y t h a n b o y s ( 8 0 % ) t o b e i nvo l ve d i n o n l i n e co m m u n i cat i o n. A n ot h e r o n l i n e b e h a v i o u r t h a t wa s a l s o i d e nt i f i e d from this research is the downloading of media online o r a l s o k n ow n a s d i g i ta l p i ra c y ( H i g g i n s, 2 0 07 ). G i r l s (5 8 %) we re fo u n d to b e h i g h l y e n g a g e d i n t h i s a c t c o m p a r e d t o b o y s ( 4 8 % ). O n e o f t h e a c t s o f d ow n l o a d i n g i s t h e d ow n l o a d i n g of o n l i n e g a m e s, a n d i t wa s fo u n d t h a t g a m i n g i s p o p u l a r a m o n g p re - a d o l e s ce nt s co m p a re d to o l d e r a d o l e s ce nt s (5 8 %) a n d yo u n g e r a d o l e s ce nt s (4 6%). B e s i d e s o n l i n e co m m u n i cat i o n a n d d ow n l o a d i n g, e n g a g i n g i nto r i s k y b e h a v i o u r s we re i d e nt i f i e d. T h e l i s t of r i s k y b e h a v i o u r s a s P i ete r s & K r u p i n (2 010 ) i d e nt i f i e d i s a s fo l l ow s. 1. A l l ow i n g t h e i r h o m e co m p u te r to b e co m e i n fe c te d w i t h a v i r u s o r ot h e r s of t wa re (2 3 %) 2. S h a r i n g p a s s wo rd w i t h f r i e n d s (13 %) 3. D ow n l o a d i n g p ro g ra m s w i t h o u t t h e i r p a re nt s k n ow l e d g e (2 5 %) 4. Ch a t t i n g w i t h p e o p l e t h ey d o n ot k n ow i n t h e of f l i n e wo r l d (2 2 %) (G i r l s (2 5 %) e s p e c i a l l y 16 17 ye a r o l d (4 3 %) a re m o re l i ke l y t h a n b oy s to chat w i t h p e o p l e o n l i n e t h ey d o n ot k n ow i n t h e of f l i n e wo r l d) 5. V i ew i n g o r d ow n l o a d i n g X- rate d co nte nt - (11%) a m o n g b oy s a n d (3 5 %) of t h e m f ro m t h e a g e g ro u p of16 17. B oy s (4 5 %) a re m o re l i ke l y t h a n g i r l s to h a ve d ow n l o a d e d p ro g ra m s o r t h o s e w i t h X- rate d w i t h o u t p a re nta l k n ow l e d g e. 6. G i ve o u t p e r s o n a l i n fo r m a t i o n s u c h a s f i r s t n a m e, a g e a n d e - m a i l a d d ress. O n e o u t of 10 p re - a d o l e s ce nt/a d o l e s ce ntg i ve s o u t p h oto s of t h e m s e l ve s, t h e i r s c h o o l n a m e, l a s t n a m e, ce l l p h o n e n u m b e r o r t h e d e s c r i pt i o n of w h a t t h ey l o o k l i ke, p a re nt s n a m e, h o m e a d d ress a n d s c h o o l a d d ress. F u r t h e r to o n l i n e co m m u n i cation, d ow n l o a d i n g a n d r i s k y b e h a v i o u r, p re - a d o l esce nt a n d a d o l esce nt a re a l s o e n g a g i n g i nto c y b e r b u l l y i n g. H u s s a i n (2 011) i n d i cate d t h a t c y b e r b u l l y i n g (s e n d i n g a n d p o s t i n g h a r m f u l m a te r i a l o r e n g a g i n g i n a ny fo r m of s o c i a l c r u e l t y u s i n g t h e I n t e r n e t ) i s b e c o m i n g m o r e prominent. P i ete r s & K r u p i n (2 010 ) f u r t h e r h i g h l i g hte d that there is an increased involvement of pre-adolescent a n d a d o l e s ce nt i n c y b e r b u l l y i n g. O n e o u t of 10 pre - adolescent/adolescent (10 %) admitted engaging i n s o m e fo r m of c y b e r b u l l y i n g. T h e m o s t co m m o n c y b e r b u l l y i n g a m o n g t h e m a re b e i n g i nvo l ve d i n cyber- p rank (6%) than sending anonymous e - mails (3%), spreading rumours online (3%) for warding private i n fo r m a t i o n w i t h o u t p e r m i s s i o n (2 %) o r p o s t i n g m e a n a n d h u r t f u l i n fo r m a t i o n a b o u t s o m e o n e o n l i n e (2 %). T h ey a l s o re co rd e d t h a t o n e o u t of 10 a d o l e s ce nt s (9 %) s a i d t h a t t h ey h a ve b e e n a p p ro a c h e d o n l i n e by s o m e o n e w h o m t h ey d o n ot k n ow, re ce i ve d a m e s s a g e of a b u l l y i n g n a t u re o r h a d t h e i r p a s s wo rd h a c ke d. N ex t e - b e h a v i o u r t h a t s e e m s to ta ke p l a ce to d a y b u t i s n ot co n s i d e re d d a n g e ro u s a m o n g p a re nt s i s b e i n g co m p u te r a d d i c t i ve. D o yo u k n ow t h a t a n i n d i v i d u a l w h o spends enough time on the I nte r n et to b e co m e a co m p u te r a d d i c t m a y b e p resente d w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to co m m i t c y b e rc r i m e s i m p l y by t h e n a t u re of h i g h i nvo l ve m e nt w i t h t h e I nte r n et (K s h et r i i n D u m b l e d o re fo r H u b p a g e s.co m, 2 011). F u r t h e r to a l l t h e a b ove f i n d i n g s, P i ete r s & K r u p i n (2 010 ) resea rch a l s o s h ow s ot h e r e - B e h a v i o u r s t h a t a r e t a k i n g p l a c e a m o n g p r e - a d o l e s c e n t a n d a d o l e s ce nt, s u c h a s h i d e w h a t t h ey d o o n l i n e (2 7 % a re p re - a d o l e s ce nt s f ro m a g e 10 12 ; 5 4 % a re a g e d 13 15 a n d 5 6% a re a g e d 16 17 ), c l e a r t h e b row s e r h i s to r y (21%) a n d h i d e o r d e l ete tex t m e s s a g e s (2 0 % w i t h g i r l s 2 3 % a n d b oy s 17 %). I n co n c l u s i o n t h e a c t i v i t i e s t h a t we re a s s o c i a te d to this new millennium pre - adolescent and adolescent u s e of t h e I nte r n et a re I nte r n et co m m u n i cat i o n o r c h a t t i n g, o n l i n e g a m i n g, c y b e r b u l l y i n g a n d r i s k y b e h a v i o u r a c c o r d i n g t o t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e resea rch by Ko et. a l.(2 0 0 9) wa s a l l a s s o c i a te d w i t h a g g r e s s i v e b e h a v i o u r, w h i c h i s c l a s s i f i e d a s ex te r n a l i s i n g b e h a v i o u r s. F u r t h e r to ex te r n a l i s i n g b e h a v i o u r s, i t l e a d s to c y b e rc r i m e o r m o re c r i m i n a l b e h a v i o u r (H o, L i n & H u a n g, 2 012). T h e s e a c t s of o u r p re - a d o l e s ce nt s a n d a d o l e s ce nt s m a y l o o k a cce pta b l e a n d m a y b e p e rce i ve d a s n ot h a r m f u l by b ot h p re - a d o l e s ce nt/a d o l e s ce nt a n d t h e i r p a re nt s b ut i g n o ra n ce of t h ese a ct s eve nt u a l l y m a y l e a d to a n i n c re a s e i n c y b e rc r i m e. Pa re nt s n e e d to b e ca ref u l w h e n t h e i r c h i l d re n (p re - a d o l e s ce nt o r a d o l e s ce nt) s p e n d to o m u c h t i m e o n the I nte r n et. F o r eve r y t h i n g there i s a l i m i t. I t i s i m p o r ta nt to d eve l o p g o o d h u m a n b e i n g s w i t h g o o d m o r a l v a l u e s b y r e d u c i n g t h e s e t y p e s o f e - b e h a v i o u r. COMMUNIQUE 19