Browsing by Author "Thelijjagoda, S."

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Arunalu: Learning Ecosystem to Overcome Sinhala Reading Weakness due to Dyslexia
(2020 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC), SLIIT, 2020-12-10) Sandathara, L.; Tissera, S.; Sathsarani, R.; Hapuarachchi, H.; Thelijjagoda, S.
Dyslexia is an impairment in ability in reading. People having Dyslexia has difficulties in identifying specific letters and words and identifying speech sounds and decoding the letters which leads to difficulties in comprehension, spelling and writing. Dyslexia may severely affects language development and impacts reading and other language based improvement and functioning. “ARUNALU: Learning ecosystem to overcome reading disabilities in Sinhala language due to Dyslexia” has been proposed as a multi-sensory mobile solution, in native language of Sri Lanka (Sinhala) and with effective screening and intervention methodologies recommended by health professionals. Objective is to deliver, a phonological support to enhance reading skills of dyslexic children by providing a machine learning based automated screening and intervention mobile solution. Through these reading environments, there's a reward system in intervention process to encourage the user, and also users and respective parties can analyze user's progress. The proposed system is mainly based on Voice recognition, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning and Deep Learning concepts collaborating with reading and gaming environments. Core Objective of the proposed system is to come up with a better and effective screening and intervention methodologies for early identification of Dyslexia and provide phonological training to overcome Sinhala reading difficulties due to Dyslexia in a user friendly manner.
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Assessing Quality of Life of the Visually Disabled People in Sri Lanka using the Seven Domains of Personal Wellbeing
(Journal of Technology and Value Addition, Volume 3 (2), 2021: (23-46), 2022-10-02) Jayathilaka, M.D.R.K.; Dunuwila, V; Attale, D.S.C.; De Seram, H.S.H.; Sudusinghe, D. R.; Abeyrathna, H.A.P.I.; Suraweera, T.; Thelijjagoda, S.
Quality of life (QoL) of the disabled is of interest to social researchers, though in general, it is a concept somewhat overlooked by many nations including Sri Lanka. This study examines the extent to which the seven domains of the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) impact the QoL of people with visual disabilities in Sri Lanka. The PWI comprises of seven social indicators viz, standard of living, achievements in life, community connectedness, close relationships, health, safety and future security. The sample of visually disabled population for this study was obtained from, Hambanthota District, in Southern Sri Lanka, as it records the highest rate of vision impairment in the country. Data collection was performed through a tailored questionnaire and thereafter analysed to determine relationships between the above mentioned seven domains and QoL. Demographic factors such as age and gender were also examined. Results conclude that majority of visually disabled individuals, especially those in the 40-59 age group are satisfied with the seven PWI social indicators examined. However, the domain of future security remains a significant concern, while females appear to be dissatisfied in terms of close relationships, achievements in life and standard of living, in addition, community connectedness and achievements in life domains need to be addressed by the policymakers to sustain QoL among VIandB in Sri Lanka.
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CUSTOMER PROMOTION ACCEPTANCE CIRCULATED BY FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
(SLIIT Business School, 2019-12-10) Jiffry, S.; Adithya, T.; Wasundi, V.; Sakkaf, S.; Thelijjagoda, S.; Kumarasinghe, H.
The fast food industry in Sri Lanka is growing and recently has undergone revolutionary transmutation within the frequent consumer behaviours. The purpose of this research is to specify the factors which influence customer promotion acceptance circulated by fast food outlets. To accomplish the goals of this study, the required data were gathered from a convenience sample of 384 respondents in the Colombo suburb. The target population consisted of teenagers, youngsters, professionals and middle-aged consumers. A closeended and Likert scale questionnaire with 21 questions was utilised to collect the necessary data. To review the results, the analysing process was conducted by using SPSS, Power BI and for testing the hypothesis Pearson's correlation was used. The outcomes mainly depict that most of the consumers tend to have fast food frequently. Moreover, the target population crave for a limited price range where they distaste to go for the higher price range. With regard to the mode of having fast food, most consumers are keen on having it in outlets and by deliveries where they have hesitated about the takeaway options. At the same time, in the Sri Lankan context, most of them received promotion messages via short message service (SMS) and secondarily through Facebook and Instagram. According to findings, among the reason for choosing fast food are to enjoy the taste, choosing to eat with families and friends and less expensive compared to prices on usual days. Eventually, the survey results brought the key insight of this promotion message is, the most people visit fast food restaurants when there's a promotion going on and they evaluate the value of the spending's for their foods, and the customers are always aware of the price of the industry before they make their purchasing decisions.
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Investigating the Role of Organizational Culture in Facilitating the Technology Adaptation: A Study of Global Information Technology Industry
(ICSDB 2024 and SLIIT Business School, 2024-12-10) Kodithuwakku, T.; Mathew, M.; Samaraweera, I.; Gamage, S.; Thelijjagoda, S.; Samarakkody, T.
For decades, technological advancements and digitization have captivated academics and professionals. Digitalization has brought a transformed organizational efficacy and business operations, and the adoption of these technologies has become a necessity for industries to remain relevant and maintain their competitive edge. In the implementation of digital transformations in companies, more attention has been paid only to infrastructure and technologies, and in some cases, organizational culture and its role have been overlooked, and there is little discussion about them. The information technology sector is a rapidly growing industry in the world which heavily utilizes novel technologies. Thus, there is a necessity to identify the appropriate organizational culture for the Informational technology sector. With this understanding, this study has been conducted to identify the role of organizational culture in the global Information Technology sector. The comprehensive literature review was conducted to assess the type of organizational culture and key characteristics of the organizational culture of the information technology industry. The methodology for the study consisted of conducting a systematic literature review on literature focused on the areas of organizational culture and technological innovation that were sourced from the Scopus databases including Scopus Science Direct, Pearson, IEEE, Emerald Insight, Willey e-books, Taylor and Francis, Research Gate, and Google scholar. A total of 26 articles were selected for the final analysis from the 46 papers that were chosen. According to the findings from past studies in this field, this study concludes the need for a strong organizational culture that values innovation, adaptability, and risk-taking. These characteristics are essential for the navigating challenges of digital transformation. Most researchers have defined cultures with these characteristics as innovative cultures of digital culture. Managers and decision-makers in the industry, technology transition-related project implementation teams and scholars may benefit greatly from the findings of the study, which can help outline programs and policies focused on removing obstacles to technology adaptation in the IT industry. The goal of this research is to advance a more inclusive organizational culture for the industry to persist in the constantly changing digital landscape.
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JESSY: An Intelligence Travel Assistant
(2021 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC), SLIIT, 2021-12-09) Dilshan, K.K.D.N.; Parussella, U.M.D.M.; Herath, H.M.C.J.; Chandranath, C.A.J.P.; Thelijjagoda, S.; Jayalath, T.
Sri Lanka has a lengthy history as a tourist destination, but due to political and social forces, there have been numerous ups and downs. In Sri Lanka, the tourism industry is regarded as the third most important economic activity. As per the other countries in the world, Sri Lanka also facing the Covid19 pandemic situation, and the research team has identified several issues that need to be addressed immediately. When tourists visit Sri Lanka, some of them utilize package-based services provided by travel companies, whereas backpackers are independent budget travelers who book hotels, modes of transportation, meal plans, and destinations independently. Thus, ‘JESSY’, the intelligent travel assistant has been proposed with the intension to help independent travelers to travel around the country safely. Accordingly, the ‘JESSY’ is a collection of all the items that a traveler should carry with them every times. The main objective of the research team was to develop a mobile application which includes a leisure time planner, a trustworthy travel guide recommendation for booking, a virtual guide experience for travelers, a chatbot that offers automatic replies by analyzing and assessing data and information, utilities, resources, and safety. 'JESSY' is available for both Android and IOS operating systems.
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The Public Primary School Teachers’ Perception of Integrating Information and Communication Technology for Teaching & Learning in the Zonal Education of Colombo, Sri Lanka
(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences - SLIIT, 2021-03-26) Bukhari, S.K.; Peiris, C.N.; Thelijjagoda, S.; Nawinna, D. P.; Wijekoon, W.M.J.L.
This study examined teachers’ perceptions of integration of information and communications technologies (IICT) for teaching and learning in the primary sections of the public schools in the Zone of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It has been noticed that there is a considerable delay in technology acquaint in public schools in Sri Lanka. Thus, it is important that teachers and other educational professionals in the school system are equipped with up-to-date trends in education and that they accept the new educational challenges that are emerging. Even though the government has offered IICT infrastructure facilities to Secondary schools, Primary section IICT infrastructure has been neglected. Thus, more attention should be focused on factors which influence IICT and how teachers can apply their ICT skill to the teaching and learning process and improve the subjects, especially Mathematics, English and Social Science (MES), in their classroom activity. Therefore, the study investigated 120 teachers from the primary sections of the public schools in the Colombo Zone, under the criteria of ICT available primary schools and ICT not available primary schools. This study utilized a quantitative approach based on a Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Data were collected through questionnaires and analysed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS software). The results of the analysis revealed that the R Square value was 20.4% of the variation in the perception of teachers explained by their knowledge & skill (KS), ICT Training and ICT experience and the p-value of independent variables were less than 0.05. The research identified that lack of knowledge and skill, inadequate teacher training, and lack of ICT experience are the hindering or impeding factors of IICT in the school environment. Hence, the knowledge of ICT was influenced by penetrating ICT, the skill of ICT was influenced by training and the experience of ICT was influenced by professional development. Future research could focus on classroom observations to determine the actual integration of ICT in the teaching and learning process.
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THE STUDY OF THE CLINICAL DRUG DELIVERY PROCESS AND THE HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES IMPACTED DURING THE LOCKDOWN PERIOD
(SLIIT Business School, 2019-12-10) Prabashwara, W.; Fernando, W.I.N.D.; Alwis, R.M.V.D.; Igalawithana, D.K.; Thelijjagoda, S.; Pathirana, U.P.G.Y.
This study was conducted to explore the drug delivering process and the impact Human Resource practices towards the delivering drugs to the clinical patients during the lockdown period in Sri Lanka. This study carried out a qualitative analysis. Improvements required during the pandemic for most provisional Human Resource practices on health and safety, and training was identified from this process. Researchers conducted interviews with the government employees who contributed to this process (Postmen and PHI). Gampaha district was selected as the sample area for this study, Further, this research motivated the researchers to study about the effectiveness of employee training and health and safety practices in drug delivery process on COVID-19 situation.