Browsing by Author "Kitti Phothikitti"
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    ABAC GSB freshmen's perceptions on expected performance dimensions and learning preferences: implications to curriculum, instruction, and institution development
    (Assumption University Press, 2016) Chavez, Gloria S. ; Kim, Seongdok ; Tayko, Perla Rizalina M. ; Kitti Phothikitti
    This research aims to build comprehensive student profiles to identify perceptions and expectations of the students enrolled in the Master programs of the Graduate School of Business (GSB) at Assumption University of Thailand. The main purpose is to establish curriculum and instructional links between what is offered and what students perceived as relevant learning experiences in the program and contribute towards increased student satisfaction in their master degree education. Self-administered questionnaires were collected from 379 incoming freshmen MBA students from February to August, 2015. The findings of the study revealed that among the performance dimensions expected by the industry from MBA graduates, the dimensions on English proficiency, ethical behavior, and effective use of IT obtained the highest means. Interestingly, timely achievement and responsibility as well as entrepreneurial spirit scored lowest while based on their profiles, the majority of the freshmen are self-employed. Likewise, the overall students' preferences on the learning processes, modalities, and learning styles indicated no marked differences of preferences of one or two of these modalities and activities. This indicates that choices are generalized and would imply the need for a variety of teaching strategies to respond to the variety of learning processes and modalities that would require appropriate learning activities. To conclude on the interface of the three areas of the study namely : the demographic profiles, the expected performance dimension, and preferred learning processes to areas of development in graduate education - curriculum, instruction, and institution development, certain initiatives for development were recommended such as: the inclusion of a module or course on the entrepreneurship as a basic foundational course for all students enrolled at GSB to support the third dimension of the Unique Identities of an ABAC graduate which is entrepreneurial spirit and leadership; the adoption and utilization of a brain-based holistic and integrative model of the experiential learning cycle by all lecturers to provide for the use of a variety of teaching modalities and learning activities in all courses. Further it is concluded that Quality Education at any level must come from the interface of quality curriculum, quality instruction, and quality organization. These three areas are intimately interactive and interrelated to achieve the desired outcomes of higher education and realize the vision of AU in "educating intelligences and active minds to change the world."
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    Challenges to logistics in the ASEAN landscape: A case of three logistics companies in Thailand
    ( 2015) Kitti Phothikitti ; Chatelier, Glen
    While major logistics companies claim that they are 24/7 ready and capable of logistics activities to meet the challenges of logistics demands in the ASEAN, there are three clear challenges that companies are required to address: Human resources for urgently better training, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) connectivity which requires upgrading and vivid standards and the intricacies of access to the archipelagic countries.
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    Factors influencing university students’ attitude and behavioral intention towards online learning platform in Chengdu, China
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Gao, Li ; Rawin Vongurai ; Kitti Phothikitti ; Siriwan Kitcharoen
    This research aims to determine the factors influencing university students’ attitudes and behavioral intention towards online learning platforms in Chengdu, China. The conceptual framework has been adopted from the theoretical studies and research models of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). A sample of 450 respondents was collected from online questionnaires using the multi-stage sampling technique of probability and non-probability sampling method for quantitative research to reach target respondents of experienced university students. The collected data were analyzed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to confirm the model fit and hypothesis testing. The results revealed that social influence was the most influential factor in behavioral intention, followed by attitude. The statistical finding shows no significant influence of facilitating conditions on behavioral intention. In addition, the antecedent of attitude was perceived usefulness. Therefore, the management of universities, lecturers, and marketing partitioners should emphasize building positive direct experience and ensuring benefits from using online learning platforms to formulate favorable attitudes, recommend to other peers, and encourage the usage behavioral intention for university students.
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