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post Jul 6 2012, 12:01 PM

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Studying Logistics the Praxis Way

The increasing growth of external trade and foreign direct investments in Malaysia has resulted in an expansion of its logistics industry, which is expected to grow by 10.3 percent to RM129.93 billion this year in comparison to an estimated RM117.8 billion one year ago.
With such dramatic changes taking place, the need to attain greater competitiveness in an increasingly globalised world has become a matter of national importance and demand to adopt a total supply chain management approach has never been greater.
As part of its efforts to cater to industry needs, UCSI University incorporates solid, hands-on grounding in its Logistics Management programmes under the Faculty of Business and Information Science, by encouraging students to participate in competitions and industry trips, among other activities.
This is very much in line with the University’s Praxis model – an academic approach that advocates the application of theory to practice – as students are constantly entrenched in industrial practices.
The University’s Praxis centres – profitable in-house business entities – assist students in finding suitable logistics corporations for their co-operative placements.
“Students are not only attached to local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), but also to multinational corporations (MNCs) such as DHL, FedEX and Tiong Nam, to name a few,” said Dr. Dazmin Daud, a lecturer from the Faculty.
This way, students are able to learn (logistics) from a global perspective, internalise and apply what they have learned to local supply chain processes, he elucidated.
Through the University’s Logistics Student Association (LSA), logistics students – and even some hailing from other fields – are brought together to build on theoretical and practical applications of strategic distribution management, material management and operations research, among others.
Siti Norida Wahab, Head of the Logistics department under the Faculty, commented: “We (the University) actively organise educational trips and industrial visits, approximately 2-3 industrial trips per semester.”
Thus, students are able to experience warehouse operations and processes, she said, simply by observing how they function in real life.
She added that these trips provide very good exposure on industrial practices and the real working environment in both local and multinational corporations.
Dr. Dazmin said: “We train students to become future leaders. Through LSA, they learn to organise meetings and trips – similar to events management, which is also an essential component in logistics.”
Commenting further, he said: “(LSA) members do not necessarily learn about logistics but instead, they are furnished with skills that are pertinent to their professional development such as leadership qualities and supervisory skills - it is not just knowledge in the field of logistics that is important.”
To date, the association has successfully organised student visits to many well-established organisations such as PKT Logistics, North Port, Tongee Sdn Bhd, Kao (M) Sdn Bhd and MASkargo.
Competitions have also long been acknowledged by the University as an excellent avenue to nurture emotional and psychological growth for its young learners.
Take for example the recently held “Kamu Dipecat!” online reality competition organised by the PKT Logistics Group, similar to The Apprentice show, which provides students with an opportunity to try their hands at running a company.
A group of five students from the Faculty joined the competition, competing against other participants from more than five universities.
The ongoing inter-varsity competition necessitates its participants to create proposals to turnaround a new subsidiary company with RM50,000 as investment, which should be utilised in the best possible way.
Participants will communicate with PKT board directors cum judges through Skype’s teleconference service and the teams with the best proposals will be able to save their seats in the virtual boardroom.
Winners will be rewarded with cash prizes, and some will also be offered jobs at PKT Logistics with double promotions.
Apart from competitions, the Faculty keeps its programmes relevant to the latest developments in local and global industries by extending invitations to prominent practitioners in the logistics sector to conduct lectures, tea talks and workshops for the students.
According to Dr. Dazmin, Faculty lecturers are also active industry practitioners and are members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), the international professional body for all sectors of the transport industry.
CILT members are those who have completed the CILT International Certificate or accredited equivalent, and have a minimum of 3 years experience in a relevant junior management position.
Internationally, the institute has approximately 33,000 members with about half the number residing mostly in Commonwealth countries.
In short, in order to teach logistics subjects, he said, lecturers need to be attached to this professional body – although many other universities are lacking in this respect.
Students are also encouraged to conduct original research as part of their education at the University, and one key example is Hoo Lien Yee, a student from the Faculty.
She combined efforts with Dr. Dazmin to write a journal on “Measuring Customer Satisfaction in the Parcel Service Delivery: A Pilot Study in Malaysia”.
It was successfully published in November last year in the Business and Economic Research (BER), an internationally refereed journal which has been published online by Macrothink Institute in the United States.
In today’s competitive commercial environment, it is without a doubt that the ideal learning environment should be nurtured through a practical, comprehensive curriculum that will cultivate critical and creative thinking in students.
By endorsing the new Praxis approach, the University is the best platform for students to immerse themselves in actual industrial practice even before graduation.
Other than its existing Logistics Management programmes – available at various levels, from diploma to master’s degree – the University is also set to launch the new BA (Hons) Supply Chain Operations Management programme in 2013, the first of its kind in Malaysia.
To find out more about UCSI University’s Logistics Management courses, feel free to pay us a visit on our Open Day from 11th to 12th August 2012 (between 9.00am – 6.00pm), contact our counsellors at 03-9101 8880 or email us at www.ucsi.edu.my/onlineenquiry for any enquiries.
You may also visit the UCSI University website at www.ucsi.edu.my.

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post Jul 7 2012, 11:22 AM

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QUOTE(ucsiklcampus @ Jul 6 2012, 12:01 PM)
Studying Logistics the Praxis Way

The increasing growth of external trade and foreign direct investments in Malaysia has resulted in an expansion of its logistics industry, which is expected to grow by 10.3 percent to RM129.93 billion this year in comparison to an estimated RM117.8 billion one year ago.
With such dramatic changes taking place, the need to attain greater competitiveness in an increasingly globalised world has become a matter of national importance and demand to adopt a total supply chain management approach has never been greater.
As part of its efforts to cater to industry needs, UCSI University incorporates solid, hands-on grounding in its Logistics Management programmes under the Faculty of Business and Information Science, by encouraging students to participate in competitions and industry trips, among other activities.
This is very much in line with the University’s Praxis model – an academic approach that advocates the application of theory to practice – as students are constantly entrenched in industrial practices.
The University’s Praxis centres – profitable in-house business entities – assist students in finding suitable logistics corporations for their co-operative placements.
“Students are not only attached to local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), but also to multinational corporations (MNCs) such as DHL, FedEX and Tiong Nam, to name a few,” said Dr. Dazmin Daud, a lecturer from the Faculty.
This way, students are able to learn (logistics) from a global perspective, internalise and apply what they have learned to local supply chain processes, he elucidated.
Through the University’s Logistics Student Association (LSA), logistics students – and even some hailing from other fields – are brought together to build on theoretical and practical applications of strategic distribution management, material management and operations research, among others.
Siti Norida Wahab, Head of the Logistics department under the Faculty, commented: “We (the University) actively organise educational trips and industrial visits, approximately 2-3 industrial trips per semester.”
Thus, students are able to experience warehouse operations and processes, she said, simply by observing how they function in real life.
She added that these trips provide very good exposure on industrial practices and the real working environment in both local and multinational corporations.
Dr. Dazmin said: “We train students to become future leaders. Through LSA, they learn to organise meetings and trips – similar to events management, which is also an essential component in logistics.”
Commenting further, he said: “(LSA) members do not necessarily learn about logistics but instead, they are furnished with skills that are pertinent to their professional development such as leadership qualities and supervisory skills - it is not just knowledge in the field of logistics that is important.”
To date, the association has successfully organised student visits to many well-established organisations such as PKT Logistics, North Port, Tongee Sdn Bhd, Kao (M) Sdn Bhd and MASkargo.
Competitions have also long been acknowledged by the University as an excellent avenue to nurture emotional and psychological growth for its young learners.
Take for example the recently held “Kamu Dipecat!” online reality competition organised by the PKT Logistics Group, similar to The Apprentice show, which provides students with an opportunity to try their hands at running a company.
A group of five students from the Faculty joined the competition, competing against other participants from more than five universities.
The ongoing inter-varsity competition necessitates its participants to create proposals to turnaround a new subsidiary company with RM50,000 as investment, which should be utilised in the best possible way.
Participants will communicate with PKT board directors cum judges through Skype’s teleconference service and the teams with the best proposals will be able to save their seats in the virtual boardroom.
Winners will be rewarded with cash prizes, and some will also be offered jobs at PKT Logistics with double promotions.
Apart from competitions, the Faculty keeps its programmes relevant to the latest developments in local and global industries by extending invitations to prominent practitioners in the logistics sector to conduct lectures, tea talks and workshops for the students.
According to Dr. Dazmin, Faculty lecturers are also active industry practitioners and are members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), the international professional body for all sectors of the transport industry.
CILT members are those who have completed the CILT International Certificate or accredited equivalent, and have a minimum of 3 years experience in a relevant junior management position.
Internationally, the institute has approximately 33,000 members with about half the number residing mostly in Commonwealth countries.
In short, in order to teach logistics subjects, he said, lecturers need to be attached to this professional body – although many other universities are lacking in this respect.
Students are also encouraged to conduct original research as part of their education at the University, and one key example is Hoo Lien Yee, a student from the Faculty.
She combined efforts with Dr. Dazmin to write a journal on “Measuring Customer Satisfaction in the Parcel Service Delivery: A Pilot Study in Malaysia”.
It was successfully published in November last year in the Business and Economic Research (BER), an internationally refereed journal which has been published online by Macrothink Institute in the United States.
In today’s competitive commercial environment, it is without a doubt that the ideal learning environment should be nurtured through a practical, comprehensive curriculum that will cultivate critical and creative thinking in students.
By endorsing the new Praxis approach, the University is the best platform for students to immerse themselves in actual industrial practice even before graduation.
Other than its existing Logistics Management programmes – available at various levels, from diploma to master’s degree – the University is also set to launch the new BA (Hons) Supply Chain Operations Management programme in 2013, the first of its kind in Malaysia.
To find out more about UCSI University’s Logistics Management courses, feel free to pay us a visit on our Open Day from 11th to 12th August 2012 (between 9.00am – 6.00pm), contact our counsellors at 03-9101 8880 or email us at www.ucsi.edu.my/onlineenquiry for any enquiries.
You may also visit the UCSI University website at www.ucsi.edu.my.

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post Jul 12 2012, 02:07 AM

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QUOTE(Hysteridull @ Jul 5 2012, 03:17 AM)
Oops. didn't know there was V2.

My a-levels results are coming out in mid-August. Is it possible to apply for a degree programme in Accounting? September intake, hopefully :\
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yes, im sure you can. just make sure that your paperwork is all in order and ready for when you need to apply. The worst thing is always running around last minute to try and get forms filled out or other things needed together, or trying to get last minute finances and they won't release your money.
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post Jul 15 2012, 12:46 AM

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i really want to study pharmacy in ucsi but it's quite hard to get in.. and the other uni are freakin expensive for this course.. only ucsi is quite affordable..
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QUOTE(anggaPra @ Jul 15 2012, 12:46 AM)
i really want to study pharmacy in ucsi but it's quite hard to get in.. and the other uni are freakin expensive for this course.. only ucsi is quite affordable..
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True, UCSI's pharm courses are always full. sad.gif
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QUOTE(KuzumiTaiga @ Jul 15 2012, 12:57 AM)
True, UCSI's pharm courses are always full. sad.gif
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what course are you taking?
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QUOTE(anggaPra @ Jul 15 2012, 01:02 AM)
what course are you taking?
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post Jul 15 2012, 01:06 AM

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QUOTE(KuzumiTaiga @ Jul 15 2012, 01:03 AM)
A-levels. smile.gif
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oh..A-level for UCSI is quite good right.. last year 99% of the students passed and 45 got straight A.. the lecturer must be good.. or is it the student's hard work?
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QUOTE(anggaPra @ Jul 15 2012, 01:06 AM)
oh..A-level for UCSI is quite good right.. last year 99% of the students passed and 45 got straight A.. the lecturer must be good.. or is it the student's hard work?
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Lecturers for my class are alright. The head of the a level department, Dr. Nalina is an extremely strict lecturer in chemistry. She's one of the best lecturers around. Sucks hat we have very few students compared to other colleges though.
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post Jul 15 2012, 02:04 PM

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QUOTE(KuzumiTaiga @ Jul 15 2012, 09:53 AM)
Lecturers for my class are alright. The head of the a level department, Dr. Nalina is an extremely strict lecturer in chemistry. She's one of the best lecturers around. Sucks hat we have very few students compared to other colleges though.
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I think the strictness adds to the standard. Otherwise, UCSI wouldn't be able to keep their standard. For me, it was quite a culture shock to see how discipline has been enforced so much over here. It's really good though, you know you are at a good university.
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QUOTE(OG_Robz @ Jul 15 2012, 02:04 PM)
I think the strictness adds to the standard. Otherwise, UCSI wouldn't be able to keep their standard. For me, it was quite a culture shock to see how discipline has been enforced so much over here. It's really good though, you know you are at a good university.
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Yep, too bad I won't be staying after A-levels, there aren't any dental courses here.
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QUOTE(KuzumiTaiga @ Jul 15 2012, 02:13 PM)
Yep, too bad I won't be staying after A-levels, there aren't any dental courses here.
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Ok, that must suck. Is dental care a high demand in Malaysia? Would you have liked to stay at UCSI?
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QUOTE(OG_Robz @ Jul 15 2012, 02:18 PM)
Ok, that must suck. Is dental care a high demand in Malaysia? Would you have liked to stay at UCSI?
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Sure, why not? On a non-academic side, I enjoy looking at the hot chicks with mini skirts there. brows.gif Pretty darn easy to travel around KL with the shuttle buses and Bandar Tasek Selatan terminal too. And the living cost ain't as high as Subang's.

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QUOTE(KuzumiTaiga @ Jul 15 2012, 03:18 PM)
Sure, why not? On a non-academic side, I enjoy looking at the hot chicks with mini skirts there.  brows.gif  Pretty darn easy to travel around KL with the shuttle buses and Bandar Tasek Selatan terminal too. And the living cost ain't as high as Subang's.
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Hahahaha rclxms.gif Yes, the shuttle service is quite good. I still need to explore the terminal though. Abit scared that i will get lost. Living costs is much cheaper than South Africa, thats where i come from.
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QUOTE(OG_Robz @ Jul 15 2012, 03:30 PM)
Hahahaha  rclxms.gif  Yes, the shuttle service is quite good. I still need to explore the terminal though. Abit scared that i will get lost. Living costs is much cheaper than South Africa, thats where i come from.
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Word of advice? Get a phone with GPS, explore around while you're still here. biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(KuzumiTaiga @ Jul 15 2012, 03:55 PM)
Word of advice? Get a phone with GPS, explore around while you're still here. biggrin.gif
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Ok, will do. Thanks
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where are you going after A level TS?
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QUOTE(anggaPra @ Jul 15 2012, 06:39 PM)
where are you going after A level TS?
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Still not too decided, it's either twinning with Penang International Dental College or reading normal courses in UK.
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Can I enter with just an A level cert? With no high school diploma, SPM, or O level?
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QUOTE(Weldon29 @ Jul 16 2012, 06:15 PM)
Can I enter with just an A level cert? With no high school diploma, SPM, or O level?
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whatever happened to the documents from high school? I think they might be reviewing your SPM/O-level/High School Diploma if you're planning on joining medical and other critical courses, of the other courses I'm not sure. Have you tried asking the counselor?

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