Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university
This study examined the levels of green computing knowledge between students and lecturers, and between ICT and non-ICT respondents in a public university in Malaysia. Two types of green computing knowledge were assessed, perceived knowledge and objective knowledge. Perceived knowledge was assessed...
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| description | This study examined the levels of green computing knowledge between students and lecturers, and between ICT and non-ICT respondents in a public university in Malaysia. Two types of green computing knowledge were assessed, perceived knowledge and objective knowledge. Perceived knowledge was assessed through respondents’ self-rating of how much they knew about green computing on eight Likert items, and objective knowledge through seventeen True-False items. The sample consisted of 240 respondents, comprising 180 students and 60 lecturers, drawn using a purposive, random sampling. Data were collected using a self-developed green computing questionnaire, which was administered by hand and via e-mail. Descriptive statistics and independent-samples t-tests were used to analyze the data. Results show that almost half of the sample reported having completely no knowledge of green computing (49.5%), while 14.6% reported having a low level of knowledge. Those reporting having high (2.6%) and quite high (9.7%) levels were few in number. Results of the t-tests point to a no-significance difference between students and lecturers, but a statistically significant difference between ICT and non-ICT respondents. The findings suggest the importance of conscious training in energy-efficient computing to raise students’ and lecturers’ levels of knowledge in this very important area. |
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| spelling | iium-323622021-07-28T14:39:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32362/ Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university Bello, Abdullahi Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Nordin, Mohamad Sahari L Education (General) This study examined the levels of green computing knowledge between students and lecturers, and between ICT and non-ICT respondents in a public university in Malaysia. Two types of green computing knowledge were assessed, perceived knowledge and objective knowledge. Perceived knowledge was assessed through respondents’ self-rating of how much they knew about green computing on eight Likert items, and objective knowledge through seventeen True-False items. The sample consisted of 240 respondents, comprising 180 students and 60 lecturers, drawn using a purposive, random sampling. Data were collected using a self-developed green computing questionnaire, which was administered by hand and via e-mail. Descriptive statistics and independent-samples t-tests were used to analyze the data. Results show that almost half of the sample reported having completely no knowledge of green computing (49.5%), while 14.6% reported having a low level of knowledge. Those reporting having high (2.6%) and quite high (9.7%) levels were few in number. Results of the t-tests point to a no-significance difference between students and lecturers, but a statistically significant difference between ICT and non-ICT respondents. The findings suggest the importance of conscious training in energy-efficient computing to raise students’ and lecturers’ levels of knowledge in this very important area. Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF) 2013-03-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32362/1/32362_Green_Computing_Knowledge_JoC_v3_n1_Paper_17.pdf Bello, Abdullahi and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari (2013) Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university. GSTF International Journal on Computing, 3 (1). pp. 109-113. ISSN 2251-3043 http://dl4.globalstf.org/?wpsc-product=knowledge-of-green-computing-among-university-students-and-lecturers-in-a-malaysian-public-university 10.5176/2251-3043_3.1.239 |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) Bello, Abdullahi Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university |
| title | Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university |
| title_full | Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university |
| title_short | Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university |
| title_sort | knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a malaysian public university |
| topic | L Education (General) |
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