The Adoption of Open Source Software Among Universities in Iraq: The Moderating Role of AI Capability Mustafa Moosa Qasim, Ali Raad Abdulkareem, Radhwan Sneesl Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2025 Open source software (OSS) is a trendy innovation that is being used by all organizations. However, the usage of OSS is still limited in higher education. This research examines the adoption of OSS among universities in Iraq, focusing on the moderating role of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The research is aimed at exploring how factors such as perceived ease of use (PEOU), compatibility, perceived risk, security, and cost‐effectiveness influence OSS adoption. Using a quantitative research methodology, data was collected from 272 university decision‐makers and analysed using Smart PLS 4. The results of the study indicate that factors such as PEOU, compatibility, perceived risk, security, and cost‐effectiveness have a significant positive influence on the adoption of OSS. The research findings provide valuable insights for decision‐makers in university settings who are grappling with the intricate process of adopting OSS. These findings offer valuable insights for higher education institutions in Iraq and other developing regions seeking to adopt OSS.
Viva Voce Coaching Using a Virtual Viva Simulator for Postgraduate Students Mustafa Moosa Qasim, Ali Raad Abdulkareem, Mohamed Abdulrhman Abdulhamed, Abdul Nasir Zulkifli International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 2020 Most postgraduate students intend to complete their study successfully. Yet, they might face fear of failure or fear of facing examiners during thevivasession.A viva session has been noted to be mysterious, unpredictable, and potentially frightening to somestudents, particularly to students whose English is their second language.Some of these students might consider themselves to have low ability in expressing their words thus lacking in confidence to facean oral assessment.These students, however, can prepare well for a viva session by rereading their thesis, arranging for a mockviva, and practicing debating their work with a senior student. This paper attempts to present a new way of viva preparation by means of a virtual viva simulator (V2Sim). This V2Sim is based on a virtual reality approach that usesan avatar as an examiner. This study aims to design and developa V2Sim to providearepeatablecoaching for a viva session at no cost. The implementation ofthe V2Sim involved three phases: identification of research problem, design and development, and evaluation. The study aspires to examine the experience of postgraduate students using the new technique. For this purpose, a combination of interviews and an experimental method were adopted to evaluate the V2Sim coachingamong 30 PhD students. Interpretive outcomes from this study suggest that the V2Sim coachingis a novel tool for assessing learning outcomes for a viva voce session and for improving students’ skills. Based on these findings, implications for the adoption of V2Sim coachingas an assessment method are discussed, among which the improvement of the experience of viva-voce session in the future.
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