Student Management Automated Record Teller (SMART) touch academic advising system

Abstract onlyThis study was conducted at Central Philippine University, College of Computer Studies from July 2008 to March 2009, to determine the existing problems of Academic Advising procedure during enrollment and at the same time find out the effects of the proposed SMART Touch Academic Advising System. Student Management Automated Record Teller (SMART) Touch Panel System is a touch panel kiosk system that can make transactions for students of the College of Computer Studies. Students can use the system for counseling of subjects for the next semester. Student will select the subjects that are allowed for his/her year level based on the pre/co-requisites of the subjects and their grades. Students can also use the system for grades inquiry. They can also print-out their grades. Records are updated by retrieving new records from the UCSC such as grades, schedules and student information. The general objective of the study is to develop an improved and faster Enrollment procedures and guidelines for the College of Computer Studies and to help ease the difficulties of the students and faculties during enrollment and advising period. The researchers used flex builder as front end and VB.Net as back end and SQL Server 2005 as the database of the system. The result shows that SMART Touch System of College of Computer Studies made all transactions faster during academic advising and it is advantageous to the faculty and students’ side. It is more practical in using the proposed system compare to the manual system.Includes bibliographical referencesBachelor of Science in Information Technolog

Comparing regional organizations in global multilateral institutions:ASEAN, the EU and the UN

Structural change brought about by the end of the Cold War and accelerated globalisation have transformed the global environment. A global governance complex is emerging, characterised by an ever-greater functional and regulatory role for multilateral organisations such as the United Nations (UN) and its associated agencies. The evolving global governance framework has created opportunities for regional organisations to participate as actors within the UN (and other multilateral institutions). This article compares the European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as actors within the UN network. It begins by extrapolating framework conditions for the emergence of EU and ASEAN actorness from the literature. The core argument of this article is that EU and ASEAN actorness is evolving in two succinct stages: Changes in the global environment create opportunities for the participation of regional organisations in global governance institutions, exposing representation and cohesion problems at the regional level. In response, ASEAN and the EU have initiated processes of institutional adaptation

Myanmar

Abstract This article examines how atrocity prevention efforts have had a limited effect on the violence and atrocities being committed in Myanmar. Myanmar’s military forces, the Tatmadaw, remain free to commit atrocities against vulnerable populations in the country, particularly against the Rohingya minority in Rakhine state. These efforts have been stymied at both the international and regional levels, especially now that the Tatmadaw rule the country following a coup d’etat in February 2021. UN efforts have fallen short as the Tatmadaw refuse to cooperate with the international community due to a lack of trust in UN processes and a subsequent siege mentality over heightened international outrage over the treatment of both the Rohingyas and protesters against the coup. Prevention efforts through asean, of which Myanmar is a member, have also fallen short. This is due primarily to a lack of accountability for erring members, and a long-standing principle of non-interference in members’ domestic affairs. Currently, there are no incentives for the Tatmadaw to negotiate and stop the violence committed against their own people. Indeed, the failure of these prevention efforts and the increased notions of nationalism they foster may be used by the Tatmadaw to continue their current policies of isolation and maintain power.</jats:p

asean and the Rakhine Crisis: Balancing Non-interference, Accountability, and Strategic Interests in Responding to Atrocities in Myanmar

Abstract asean has not collectively responded to the Rakhine crisis since 2017 from the perspective of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle and has failed to put a stop to the atrocities against the Rohingyas in Myanmar. This article argues that there is less support in the region for invoking the non-interference principle in dealing with Myanmar on the Rohingya issue even as some members have called for its relaxation and use of constructive engagement instead. As international pressure in pursuit of justice and accountability increased, so did calls from within the region for asean to do more beyond just providing humanitarian assistance to affected communities in Rakhine. Even so, asean consciously avoids pressing too hard on the issue of accountability as this could force the government and the military in Myanmar to totally disengage with asean and the international community on the Rakhine crisis, as well as push Nay Pyi Daw further into China’s embrace and thus undermine asean’s strategic interests in the region.</jats:p