Training and qualifying as a lawyer in Malaysia (Featured Article)
Law::
Graduating with a law degree is but the first step to qualifying as a lawyer in Malaysia.Over a thousand law graduates are admitted to the Malaysian Bar every year.
Law graduates of foreign universities in selected countries that practise similar legal systems. Upon successfully passing the professional qualifying examinations, law graduates who wish to practise in Peninsular Malaysia are required to undergo a compulsory nine-month term...
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Artificial intelligence (Featured Article)
ICT::
What role do computers play in creating the ultimate intelligent artificial being or machine? Assoc. Prof. Md Gapar Md Johar, Dean of the School of Information & Communication Technology, University College of Technology and Management Malaysia (KUTPM) answers this question and more.
“Artificial Intelligence may not take over the world, but it will provide new and powerful tools. Smart microwave ovens? No big deal. Full-size humanoid...
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Ecotourism (Featured Article)
Hospitality Tourism::As tourism can damage the environment, ecotourism seems to be the way to go for many countries. What is ecotourism all about? Roy J. Abraham South East Asia Regional Manager, the University of Portsmouth, explains.
Tourism is the world's largest industry. The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) is predicting 1.6 billion international travellers by 2020, compared to 715 million in...
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Careers in saving Mother Nature (Featured Article)
Health Sciences:
Dr Loh Chi Leong, executive director of the Malaysian Nature Society, raised some important questions as he talks to doctorjob about the need to look after the environment and choosing careers in conservation.
‘We are no longer dealing with environmental issues,’ began Dr Loh, ‘but averting a crisis in the future. If we do not act now, the world’s environment will...
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Building to Stand the Test of Time (Featured Article)
Engineering:: The field of civil engineering has evolved over the centuries to include modern and traditional building techniques. However, one thing remains constant: the need to build things that last.
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with planning, design, construction and maintenance of various structures such as buildings, bridges, roads, water supply and transportation systems etc. It is one of the oldest engineering...
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Not Just Audit (Featured Article)
Business::Discover the exciting variety of careers that an accounting degree prepares you for. Vinitha Guptan of Taylor's University College shares her views.
The image of an accountant used to be one of a bespectacled older man sitting in the dark hunched over stacks and stacks of paper. That image could not be more outdated!
Both the professional and economic barriers that previously defined the parameters of...
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Bringing Digital Animation to Life (Featured Article)
Art, Design Mass Comm::Seamus Tan, Head of Digital Animation at The One Academy, walked doctorjob through the process of creating a 3D animated film and the skills and disciplines involved.
In the international film community, many definitions of animation have become established by various organisations and entities. Scholars, teachers and filmmakers would probably not be able to agree on a precise definition. These definitions...
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Pitfalls to Avoid (Featured Article)
Featured Article (PRE UNIVERSITY) :While you may think that this won't happen to you, let it be known that students who quit or switch courses or colleges halfway through their studies is more common than you think. Since forewarned is forearmed, doctorjob lists some of the problems students faced that led them to switch or quit their course and some suggestions on how to prevent...
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