Portrayal of Positive Psychological Capital in Quran

The present study aims at exploring positive psychological capital in the verses of Qur’an. Positive psychology is the latest advancement in the field of psychology which focuses on improving the well-being of society. Positive psychological capital refers to the combination of overall qualities of positive psychology that contributes to the well-being and mental health. The present study is based on the content analysis of the verses of Qur’an. Content analysis comprises of three steps including identifying the categories or themes, dividing the information into units or parts and finally rating all the themes in all units. In the first step the researchers identified 41 themes from Qur’an by using committee approach and reading the verses between the lines. All these categories were identified by keeping in view the underlying themes of positive psychology. In the second step 30 units were devised from Qur’an by considering each Part as a single unit. The categories included behavior modification, belief in divine help, brotherhood, bravery, contentment, civility, credibility, encouragement of virtue, emotional regulation, excellence, forgiveness, generosity, gratitude, honesty, hopefulness, humility, justice, knowledge, lawful spending, learning, meaningfulness, mindfulness, moderation, obedience, patience, peace, determination, positivity, prosperity, repentance, resilience, reward, self-actualization, self-awareness, self-control, sincerity, social leadership, truthfulness, trust, and wisdom. Results suggest that the most prominent category in Qur’an is the reward. Validity of the study was maintained through the selection of the themes with the help of committee approach. Reliability of the scoring system was maintained through partial inter-rater reliability. Overall the present research has many implications in the positive psychology of religion.    

A Hybrid Agile Model for Mobile Application Development

The demand of mobile technology is growing with the passage of time and various operating systems with multiple versions are already available in the market. Moreover, there is huge influx of mobile applications to the market. To ensure the quality of these apps, an appropriate Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is needed. The current software development processes are not appropriate for developing mobile apps, primarily, due to inherent complexities of these apps. Therefore, instead of using the conventional SDLC models, there is a need to come up with a new model that could lead to a successful mobile app development. In this research, a Hybrid Agile Development Model (HADM) is proposed for the development of high quality mobile apps. The proposed model minimizes the occurrences of bugs during mobile apps development that are normally handled at the later stages. The reason for developing HADM is its simplicity and highly responsive nature. In order to validate the proposed model, a survey was conducted to get expert opinion from different software development organizations and professionals. Results show that 52 (86.6%) out of 60 experts were in favour of (HADM) with their highest preference, 4(6.6%) experts were not sure about the model validity and only 4 (6.6%) experts went against the model