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The Journal of Science Van Hien University is the official and sole scientific publication of Van Hien University, licensed to operate from August 13, 2013, by the Ministry of Information and Communications under license number 315/GP-BTTTT. Its objectives are to publish research results from staff, lecturers, and students related to the university's training fields; to introduce scientific research achievements from both domestic and international sources relevant to Van Hien University's training areas; and to create a forum for scientists inside and outside the university to present academic viewpoints and scientific research works that contribute to promoting socio-economic development.

The Journal of Science Van Hien University is published periodically with 04 issues per year starting from November 2013, with the international standard serial number ISSN 1859-2961. In 2016, the journal was licensed to publish an additional English edition under license number 544/GP-BTTT dated December 5, 2016. In 2017, the first English issue was published and released on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Van Hien University's establishment. At the same time, the journal had 03 fields listed in the journals eligible for scientific work conversion points: Literature (0.5), Economics (0.25), and the interdisciplinary field of Culture - Arts - Physical Education - Sports - Tourism (0.5). In 2021, the Education field was added with 0.25 points, increasing the total to 4 fields in the list of journals eligible for scientific work points, including 2 fields with increased points: Literature (0.75) and Economics (0.5).

After 9 years of operation, the Journal of Science Van Hien University has made its own mark with nearly 400 articles (30 issues) that are scientific, rich, and diverse across many fields: Economics, Literature, Psychology, Culture, Information Technology, Arts, Agriculture, Food Technology... The journal is widely distributed to universities, colleges, institutes, research centers, as well as readers throughout the country. In 2022, online journal publishing software (Open Journal System – OJS) was used, which also serves as a preparation step for regional integration.

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Platform and e-commerce design for Indonesian family businesses

Anita Wijayanti, Kartika H. Titisari, & Agni Astungkara
Electronic version: 03 Aug 2023 | DOI: 10.58810/vhujs.9.3.2023.741
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The COVID-19 pandemic has required the adoption of digital platforms and e- commerce for family businesses in Indonesia. This digital transformation is not only crucial for their survival but also for their growth and long-term success. By embracing digital technologies, family businesses can adapt to the "new normal" reestablish their operations and capitalize on the opportunities presented by the evolving digital ecosystem. This article aims to provide an overview of the platform and e-commerce design for Indonesia family businesses. The data was collected from six family businesses through interview, observation, and focus group discussion method. The results have shown the development of two types of designs platform for e-commerce Indonesian family business including general platform designs and detailed platform designs. The general platform design aims to explain the components of the online platform, while the detailed platform design provides a more detailed description of the activities conducted on the platform.

English Major Students ’perceptions towards positive Education

Duyen Tran
Electronic version: 03 Aug 2023 | DOI: 10.58810/vhujs.9.3.2023.725
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Positive education (PosEd) is considered the ideal model of the combination of the positive Psychology principle and well-being. However, the system of education in Vietnam has seldom applied this model in spite of facing a lot of problems in the school environment. The article aims to point out the positive changes in the environment of higher education in Vietnam as PosEd is implemented. The attitude of university learners is investigated to clarify how they accept this new model. Using the quantitative method with eighty-five students, Ho Chi Minh University Foreign Languages - Information Technology (Huflit) and Hong Bang International University (HIU), were selected randomly, the study is taken from the connection between positive education and students’ perception. The data collection through the survey expressed educators considers applying this to deal with many troubles in the school environment. The results demonstrate university students’ views approach this new model because of a lot of practical support. Hence, lots of adjustment and implementation to educational curriculums always bring expected learning outcomes more effectively.

Benefits and challenges in integrating service-learning of social sciences subject in higher education

Thu T. A. Tran
Electronic version: 03 Aug 2023 | DOI: 10.58810/vhujs.9.3.2023.743
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Service-Learning (SL) is an educational approach integrating learning through experiences with community service. Several higher education institutions in Vietnam are gradually adopting this approach in recent years, although SL has been widely applied in the Western education system since the 1990s. By doing a narrative literature review, this paper aims to clarify the benefits and challenges of embedding SL in training social science subjects in high education, especially regarding mechanisms to promote participation among relevant stakeholders, including lecturers, communities and students. Through the analysis, the benefits of SL are well-equipping students with the basic knowledge of the subjects, methodology and commitment to civic responsibility. Service-Learning allows educational institutions and lecturers to enhance efficacy, effectiveness and performing social responsibility. Community members directly benefit from SL projects. Some challenges in applying SL include the need for clarity in distinguishing between volunteer work, internships and SL, resulting in the inaccurate assessment of the roles and the concerns of different stakeholders in SL. Regarding participation, there are two main challenges. The first challenge concerns organising work and effective communication between the community, universities and students. The second is about stakeholder engagement and their actual performance in SL cooperation. This paper proposes setting up an SL department as a facilitator for supporting lecturers, connecting relevant departments in the University and connecting the University with the community.

A systematic review on flipped classrooms in English language teaching in Vietnam

Mo T. Nguyen
Electronic version: 03 Aug 2023 | DOI: 10.58810/vhujs.9.3.2023.734
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The purpose of this research is to provide a systematic review on the flipped classroom (FL) approach in English language teaching (ELT) in Vietnam in terms of the trends and the key results, based on 12 published articles. A content analysis method was employed to analyze the collected papers. The findings indicated that the implementation of flipped learning appeared to gradually increase in Vietnam since 2017 and remain its prosperity in the higher education context. Also, the results revealed that a variety of research methods were used in selected articles; however, the most common one was the mixed method. Moreover, grammar and speaking skills were the two basic language skills being commonly studied. Additionally, the flipped learning was shown to not only produce an improvement on learners’ achievement but also positively affect their perspectives toward its application. The findings also pointed out some challenges and benefits concerning the utilization of the FC in ELT in Vietnam. Finally, some suggestions were provided to educators and future scholars.

Plastic additive manufacturing expert systems for small and medium automotives industries

Wachid Yahya, & Wan W. M.
Electronic version: 03 Aug 2023 | DOI: 10.58810/vhujs.9.3.2023.744
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The additive manufacturing basic techniques are ideal for swiftly fabricating items and evaluating their functionality, making them ideal for fast prototyping. Lighting, automotive parts, consumer electronics as well as on-demand items are among the industries where it is most extensively used. Currently, there are various types of additive manufacturing processes and also various research of future processes. Each of the processes will give different results for the user’s product as various parameters are involved. Therefore, the process selections can become problematic and challenging since additive manufacturing requires specification and knowledge in order to create a product with the most suitable additive manufacturing process. This research will serve the purpose of providing knowledge of the additive manufacturing process through an expert system. Expert systems have been widely used in providing solutions and to obtain the knowledge of certain information. This study will take on the challenge of gaining sufficient knowledge in additive manufacturing pertaining to its selections which will be presented through the set of an expert system in the software MATLAB that is being used. The methods of obtaining the information and providing solutions will be the key structure for this research. Therefore, the expected result for this research is to provide knowledge information on additive manufacturing process and also for its process selections that will be set up from the expert systems applications.