6th Annual Student Research Symposium
- Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Middlesex University Dubai held its 6th Annual Student Research Symposium on 5 November 2017. Dame Janet Ritterman, Chancellor of Middlesex University and Professor Tim Blackman, Vice Chancellor of Middlesex University were on campus to discuss the fantastic research undertaken by both undergraduate and postgraduate students. While the past and current students were able to showcase their projects to faculty, peers, friends and family, the event also provided them with a platform for networking opportunities.
Undergraduate Winners
Alina Vakil, Leanne Menezes, Rea Dsouza, and Rumana Vakil (supervised by Vijaya and Subhadra)
‘Small and Medium Enterprises in the United Arab Emirates: Challenges and potential solutions’
Aliah Fareed Lutfi Ali Harmouzi (supervised by Lotty)
‘Parent Attitudes Towards, and Reliance on, Handheld Devices’
Postgraduate Winner
Janine Lau-Pope (supervised by Lien)
UAE National Retention: Will the introduction of the new legislation for flexible working hours for female and male UAE Nationals improve retention in the public sector?
Congratulations must be given to all participating students and their supervisors. The standard of the work was outstanding and it was illustrative of the continued growth of the student research culture at Middlesex University Dubai.
| Postgraduate Student | Programme | Supervisor | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
Katja Mireille Kuhlins | Marketing Communications | Mohammad Meraj | An investigation into the motives for using Facebook in the UAE |
Lina Maria Suarez Velez | Marketing Communications | Cody Paris | Adapting a small business and its product line to the Japanese market: Best practices related to cultural relevancy |
Mohamed Metwally Ahmed Abou Elnasr | Human Resource Management | Lien Els | Building a Sustainable trust culture to enhance the delivery of construction projects in RDK Group in Dubai |
Quratulain Mehdi | Marketing Communications | Cody Paris | Effect of Radio Advertisements with Humour and Music on the Destination Marketing of Ras Al Khaimah in Relation to Consumer Response, Changes in Attitudes and Behavioural Intentions |
Mohamed Ebrahim, Judhi Prasetyo, Charles Abraham, Imran Lawan , Sidra Yasir, Stephy John | IT | Santhosh Menon | Proposal for electric vehicle charging in the U.A.E |
Tariq Javed | Human Resource Management | Lien Els | Replacing Performance Ratings with Employee Feedback |
Janine Lau-Pope | Human Resource Management | Lien Els | UAE National Retention: Will the introduction of the new legislation for flexible working hours for female and male UAE Nationals improve retention in the public sector? |
Pierluca Milillo | IT | Eliseo Ferrante | A descriptive taxonomy of Secure OSes |
Rasha Saleh | International Relations | Belisa Marochi | Towards Effective Global Governance of temporary labour migration in the Asia GCC corridor |
Undergraduate Student | Programme | Supervisor | Title |
Isabella Gianina Feldbauer | Tourism | Cody Paris | Investigating Generation Y emotions and risk perception towards terror attacks and its effects on tourist behaviour: a qualitative case |
Juvairiyya Zaveri | Psychology | Anita Kashi | A qualitative study on the perception of obesity among UAE residents |
Yekaterina Tsymbalova | Psychology | Lynda Hyland | A bunch of suits and only a few high heels: Exploring quality of work life in the logistics sector in the United Arab Emirates |
Asgad Hussain | Psychology | Jenny Meggs | You will never define me and who I am to be, I define myself: Exploring perceived barriers to physical activity engagement among Female Muslim athletes in the UAE |
Nina Clarize Palec | LLB | Tenia Kyriazi | Employment Law in Dubai - A Comparative Analysis of UAE and DIFC Laws regarding End-of-Service Gratuity, Discrimination, and Maternity Protection |
Twinkle Darlene Correa | Psychology | Seada Kassie | Female role stereotyping: The influence of gender and cultural orientation |
Aliah Fareed Lutfi Ali Harmouzi, | Early Childhood Studies | Lottie Horlings-Plender | Parent Attitudes Towards and Reliance on Handheld Devices |
Nicole Simone Lobo | Psychology | Bianca Bertl | The changes in body image at the transition from adolescence to young adulthood: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of young adults about their perspective of their body esteem in the UAE. |
Midhat Fatema | Psychology | Seada Kassie | Examining the influence of gender and culture on perceptions towards media violence |
Casie Bartolome | Tourism | Neelofer Mashood | Examining the key HRM tools that can be adopted to increase the level of service quality exhibited by nurses in UK based hospitals |
Batool Fatima, Ayza Muzaffar, Nazanin Ahangari, Mommina Asif | Psychology | Bianca Bertl | Gratitude in Stress, Coping Styles and Forgiveness |
Nadia Shimreen | Psychology | Bianca Bertl | Media and Body Image Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction: An Explorative Study Amongst Young Adults |
Noorain Fathima | Psychology | Lynda Hyland | Reflections of Adolescence: A Thematic Analysis of Adolescent Factors Influencing Individuals |
Alina Vakil, Leanne Menezes, Rea Dsouza, Rumana Vakil | Business Management/ Accounting and Finance | Vijaya Kumar and Subhadra Satapathy | Small and Medium Enterprises in the United Arab Emirates: Challenges and potential solutions |
Silva Toumas | Psychology | Lynda Hyland | Social media affinity, Body image dissatisfaction and Trait anxiety as predictors of Self-esteem among university undergraduates in the U.A.E |
