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Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia

The Second International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010) organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 12th - 14th November 2010 at Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia.

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Main Authors: AliReza, Jalali, Md. Aminul Islam, Sharmini, Abdullah, Dayang Hasliza, Muhd Yusuf
Other Authors: arjiaa@yahoo.com
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2011
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International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010)
Students’ satisfaction
Higher learning institution
Malaysia
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/11617
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spelling my.unimap-116172011-04-19T00:29:45Z Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia AliReza, Jalali Md. Aminul Islam Sharmini, Abdullah Dayang Hasliza, Muhd Yusuf arjiaa@yahoo.com amin@unimap.edu.my sharmini@unimap.edu.my dayanghasliza@unimap.edu.my International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010) Students’ satisfaction Higher learning institution Malaysia The Second International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010) organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 12th - 14th November 2010 at Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia. This research attempted to find out factors that affect students’ satisfaction in a higher learning Institution. The students were randomly selected from degree, masters and PhD programs to evaluate the level of students’ satisfaction. The primary data source was a questionnaire that was distributed to the students. The researchers collected 165 completed questionnaires out of a total of 190. Four factors were chosen as independent variables namely; gender, race, student status and CGPA. This study showed that the overall, services offered by the university was moderate from students’ perspective. This means that the university has enough ability to continue its improvement. This study showed that the academic-related activities are more important than non academic-related such as the availability of financial advice and the level of decoration. The academic activities should not be limited to classroom activities only. It must cover everything that can develop and instill good values, attitude, character and strong personality. Universities world-wide are now competing both nationally and internationally. In order to attain new students and retain current students they should aim to enhance student satisfaction and reduce student dissatisfaction. This only can be achieved if all the services that related to academic life such as implicit services, explicit services and physical services must be delivered to a suitable standard. We also noticed that student status have an important influence on the perception of service quality. This is probably because student expectation increases as they have more contact with the university. Another element that also has influence on the perception of service quality is race and nationality. In relation to this, the academic or non-academic staffs that prepared services directly for the students should be able to identify and understand different levels of student expectations across years of study (from first year to final year) and races. 2011-04-19T00:29:45Z 2011-04-19T00:29:45Z 2010-11-12 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11617 en Proceedings of the International Conference on the Roles of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Engineering 2010 (ICoHSE 2010) Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Centre for Communication Skills and Entrepreneurship
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topic International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010)
Students’ satisfaction
Higher learning institution
Malaysia
spellingShingle International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010)
Students’ satisfaction
Higher learning institution
Malaysia
AliReza, Jalali
Md. Aminul Islam
Sharmini, Abdullah
Dayang Hasliza, Muhd Yusuf
Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia
description The Second International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010) organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 12th - 14th November 2010 at Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia.
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AliReza, Jalali
Md. Aminul Islam
Sharmini, Abdullah
Dayang Hasliza, Muhd Yusuf
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author AliReza, Jalali
Md. Aminul Islam
Sharmini, Abdullah
Dayang Hasliza, Muhd Yusuf
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title Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia
title_short Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia
title_full Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting service satisfaction among students: The case of a higher learning institution in Malaysia
title_sort factors affecting service satisfaction among students: the case of a higher learning institution in malaysia
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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