FRIDA: A Comprehensive Colloquium Module for Field Work Practice Administration in IPB College of Vocational Studies

Abstract

Field Work Practice or Internship is a systematic effort carried out by the vocational higher education providers, preparing students to assess the competencies mastered in order to achieve certain attitudes, knowledge, skills, or expertise. There are numerous administrative activities involving four parties simultaneously, which can lead to various problems. Among these issues are students submitting forms that do not comply with the provisions outlined in the Field Work Practice Handbook and students forgetting the stages they have completed during the implementation of the Field Work Practice. Additionally, the supervising lecturers and the Field Work Practice committee face challenges in tracking students’ progress due to mixed-up files. Consequently, the College of Vocational Studies of IPB requires an application that can monitor progress based on access rights and provide assessment forms and score recapitulation directly without manual recapping. The method employed for this study is the prototype method. Online access to the FRIDA App is available through the website https://fridasv.com, allowing users to access the application via a browser on a computer or handheld device connected to the internet.