Entity-Relationship analysis for development of Malaysian University Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA) information system

Abstract

Malaysian universities are undergoing an education revolution in order to become centers for academic excellence. In order to achieve this, several Research Universities (RUs) has been established to drive research & development, commercialization and production of postgraduates. The Malaysian University Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA) is an assessment method used to evaluate the performance of current RUs, as well as other universities vying to become one. The amount of data to be organized is vast; therefore an information system based on MyRA needs to be developed in order to organize the data more efficiently. This paper presents an Entity-Relationship analysis for such a system. The analysis can be used to guide the development of an information system to cater for MyRA evaluation.

Desarrollo De Un Sistema De Información Para La Empresa Datecsa S.A

“…En [3], se desarrolla un sistema de información para organizar la información y evaluar el desempeño investigativo de las universidades de Malasia. En [4] se realiza una solución para administración de operaciones en terreno usando dispositivos móviles y mensajería SMS.…”

Categorisation of Public Universities Funding

“…Because of the privilege and prestige attached to an RAU-status university, HEIs compete to gain this title. But the government uses a strict assessment tool called Malaysian Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA) to evaluate the performance of public universities in Malaysia (Yassin et al, 2011). The MyRA is administered by the MoHE to collect information from the HEIs and audited to access the universities performance in the areas outlined in the government objectives of the strategic plans.…”