Assessment of implementation of smart university management system: The case of Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages
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Author(s)Aliya SeitbatkalovaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5828-8375
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Saltanat TamenovaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-6040
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Bulent TarmanLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1615-9943
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Saken MukanLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0652-2806
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Elmira YeralinaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2238-7782
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.21(1).2023.43
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Article InfoVolume 21 2023, Issue #1, pp. 504-514
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The effective functioning of a smart university management system significantly improves higher education institutions’ competitiveness. This study aims to assess the implementation of a smart university management system on the example of Kazakh Ablai khan International Relations and World Languages University. The paper considers elements of a smart university system (smart learning technology infrastructure, smart faculty staff, and smart students) from the university managers’ and students’ viewpoints using the stepwise algorithm to raise the university’s competitiveness. During the study, 2700 students were surveyed to assess the implementation and operation of smart systems at the university, and ten experts (the expert team consists of deans and head of departments) were interviewed to identify the weights of each element. The survey results showed that the technology infrastructure for smart learning at the university is at a lower level (50%) than the competence of the teaching staff (60%) and students (89%). Furthermore, based on standardized factor scores and the weighted average, the implementation level of a smart university management system is low – C (0.498), where the weighted assessment of smart learning technology infrastructure is 0.2, smart teaching faculty – 0.19, and smart students – 0.108. According to the results, the university management needs to develop the smart learning technology infrastructure (free Wi-Fi, smart education environment, and smart classrooms) and improve the qualifications of its teaching staff (knowledge and skills, content of the courses, and educational process).
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)M12, M15, O31
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- Table 1. Demographic data
- Table 2. Distribution of university rankings according to the effectiveness of the implementation and operation of the SUM system
- Table 3. Effectiveness of smart learning technology infrastructure (SLTI)
- Table 4. Effectiveness of smart faculty staff (SFS)
- Table 5. Effectiveness of smart student (SS)
- Table 6. Comparison of elements
- Table 7. Assessment of the level of SLTI, SFS, and SS through weighted means
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doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.18(4).2020.02
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Acknowledgment
This article was written under grant from Kazakhstan Ministry of Education and Science No. АР05135081 “Student with disabilities and distance education learning environment: socio-practical and legal dimensions” coordinated by Prof. Dr Zulfiya Movkebayeva (Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University). -
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doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/dm.17(4).2019.05
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