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A case study of the Kithulgala adventure base camp whitewater rafting: standards and risk management
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Dissanayake, A.; VArachchige, O.; Ramanaka, A.R.N.D.; Dissanayake, N.B.; Dissanayake, N.B.; Kumari, H.V.M.; Pitigala, P.K.G.C.
Risk is an inherent part of adventure recreation and is often a main reason for participation in activities such as whitewater rafting. The particular study titled “The kithulgala adventure base camp whitewater rafting: standards and risk management” was carried out with special reference to the Kithulgala Adventure Base Camp. This study was thoroughly undertaken by the researchers by focusing on the problem that was identified from the preliminary observation and through experience. The main purpose of the study was to explore current standards of whitewater rafting and to explore the risk management practices of whitewater rafting. The researchers carried out an extensive literature review to provide the conceptual background for the study. Data were obtained from the 20 respondents which included the Organizational manager and interviews were carried out with a range of people relevant to the field of study. The simple random sampling method was used to collect data. Data collection occurred using a single case design, which included interviews, observation and visual analysis. Three methods, which are the qualitative analysis technique and AQUAD software were used for the data analysis proceed. The researchers used sequence analysis and Coding analysis to identify risk management practices. The result provides that, the organization which is currently involved in Adventure base programs is practicing their own formulated standards. When it comes to the conclusion with the consideration of findings it can be said that, in Sri Lanka whitewater rafting standards is at a very low level. There is no answerable person responsible for this. The persons who are working in this field also don’t have much knowledge about this. Looking at the standards in the world, it is clear that we must bring Sri Lanka at least to a closer level. According to the researchers’ point of view to expand rafting more in Sri Lanka, we must develop the whitewater Rafting Standards.
The Conceptual Policy Framework for Computer Lab: Special Reference in University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
(Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE), Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Pitigala, P.K.G.C.
Differentiating gender, BMI level and year levels motives for physical activity participation: with special reference to university of Kelaniya
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Dissanayake, A.; Arachchige, O.; Dissanayake, N.B.; Kumari, H.V.M.; Pitigala, P.K.G.C.
Despite the many clear benefits of on activity, lifestyle, lack of Physical Activity (PA) is a significant health problem in the university population. A key issue in Physical Activity research is developing an understanding of Motivation. Although PA takes many forms, most research designed to enhance motivation for and ignores participation. The purpose of this study was to analyze motives for engaging in PA and determine and describe motivational differences related to gender, year level and body mass index in a university population. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The study was conducted in the Faculty of Social Science. The subject includes a random sample selection of 200 university students in fourth and second year student. Data were collected from MPAM-R (Motives for physical activity Measure-Revised) questionnaire. The motives of Gender, BMI (Body Mass Index), Year Levels and ANOVA to determine if there is a significant difference between the mean scores of motivation for PA participation of university students. Results further show that there is a significant difference between the five factors for motivation for each Gender, BMI, and fitness as determined by one-way ANOVA (F (1,198) = 4.587, P=.033). The study recommends that the University of Kelaniya further supports students’ interest for leisure related PA, and to possibly organize various sports clubs to create an avenue for students to play and complete in an activity that is interested in.
The Implementation of Management Information System and its Impact on Performance Management of Employees: With Special Reference to Apparel Industry of Sri Lanka
(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Pitigala, P.K.G.C.
Performance Management (PM) is an assessment of efficiency of a worker by the respective persons in the organization or providing an accurate and relevant rating of an employee performance as compared to pre-established criteria.All most all organizations included to the Apparel Industry tend to measure the level of performance of an employee as it is a major criteria for salary increments or any other perquisites. However the managers facing a critical situation as majority of employee grievances are regarding injustice of PM. Thereby the general objective of this study is to suggest some ways to the management to enhance the quality and the transparency of PM through effective implementation of Management Information System (MIS) that enable sound awareness of information to all levels of employees as well as for the managers. Criterions of effectiveness of PM is with whether the system generate accurate outcomes, generating quick reports, employees can see overall performance, evaluation status and performance evaluation discussions. The unit of analysis was at individual employees. The target population of the study was consist of employees both managerial and non-managerial who have worked with the similar organization since the organization not experiencing the MIS in PM. The study selected 150 employees by stratified random sampling technique from a particular organization included to the apparel industry of Sri Lanka. This study has proceeded with the questionnaire to collect data as primary data. Descriptive analysis, and chi-square analysis were used to analyze data with the limitation of considering the effect of implementation of MIS only on one management practice. As the results indicated according to the comparison made before and after implementing the MIS to the particular organization there is a significant reduction in grievances from employees regarding PM procedure. Similarly the employees are satisfied towards PM as the dissemination of information relevant to PM of each employee is transparent. Thereby the PM practices that measured with the effectiveness of timeliness, appropriate content, system quality, format and other benefits of using MIS as an administrative tool have been accomplished by the organization after the execution of MIS for PM.
Parental Purposes for Motivating Children to Engage in School-Based Sports
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Dissanayake, N.B.; Kalansooriya, J.; Kumari, H.V.M.; Arachchige, O.; Pitigala, P.K.G.C.
This Study examines the effects of parental attitudes on children’s school sport participation. It will focus on different people and institutions that are linked to promoting sports in School -aged children. The main purpose of the study is to assess the parents’ expectations when motivating their children for school sport programs. We have also analyzed the relationship between parents’ attitudes towards their children’s sporting habits. The primary research question for this inquiry is “what are the parental beliefs about extracurricular sport activities and what their expectations of these programs are?” There are many researches already carried out to find the relationship between the present situations in Sri Lankan school children’s participation in sports, which is considerably high. A measure of parental attitude that is independent of the child’s behavior is important in covering the gap in the existing research. I have collected responses from nine schools in the Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. The primary data was collected from 270 school children who are engaged in and not engaged in school sports. Data was analyzed for statistics, percentages, factor loading and group comparisons by using the software SPSS 21.0. The findings show mainly seven expectations influencing parents’ attitudes. The key parental attitude that determine their encouragement of their children to engage in sports is the approachability of coaches. Parents are of the opinion that sport participation has had a positive influence on attitudes towards making good grades, and they believe that children would be less likely to hang out with the wrong crowd if they are involved in sports. The positive recognition received from participating in sports was beneficial, and children seem to be more satisfied with school when participating in sports. All these factors have 81% variance to the dependent variable. Female children’s sport participation is only marginally influenced by female parents when female children are growing up. The results imply that promoting sports to the younger generation seems to be a fruitful strategy in creating a sporting habit and promoting sports participation among parents. However, there are challenges to be overcome in promoting female participation.
Virtualization for small and medium-size businesses
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Pitigala, P.K.G.C.
People were talking about virtualization all the time. They’re usually talking about enterprises and data centers and they usually mean server virtualization. But desktops can be virtualized too, it can be helpful to small and medium-size businesses. In here researcher was consider desktop virtualization. Desktop virtualization, as many firms look to extend the benefits of virtualization to their end users. Computer virtualization is a method of partitioning a computer hardware and in return presents multiple virtual machines on the computer platform providing the ability to run multiple operating systems and configurations without requiring multiple standalone computer systems. The study was thoroughly under taken by the researchers by focusing on the problem of the complex desktop environments, security and compliance issues. One of the original forms of computer virtualization on a centralized architecture model was used with mainframe technology. Virtualization and its unique architecture have many characteristics and advantages over traditional non-virtualized machines. This paper efforts to recognize the above-mentioned issues, risks, and differences caused by traditional non-virtualized machines. The system has been developed using VMs applications. server virtualization has been around for more than 10 years and while issues such as storage and I/O bottlenecks can still rear their head, the multi-faceted advantages offered by virtualization are real and attainable even if people run a small business and since them competitors may not have discovered the benefits of the technology yet they may gain a significant competitive advantage.