Final Semester Students Research Articles

PELATIHAN PENULISAN ARTIKEL ILMIAH BAGI MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN JASMANI UNIVERSITAS MULAWARMAN

The method of this activity is in the form of training and assistance in writing articles and publishing research results to students of the Physical Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University. Final semester students are guided to write articles and publish research results in order to improve their abilities and train students to write and publish the results of the scientific work they make. Based on the results and discussion, it can be concluded that students' interest in writing scientific papers is quite high. However, their initial knowledge of scientific papers and writing methods is still lacking. Therefore, this scientific writing training activity is indeed needed to improve students' knowledge and ability to compile scientific papers. Participants experienced an increase in knowledge and writing skills. The results of this service show that this training activity is effective in helping students improve their knowledge and ability to write scientific papers. Training in writing scientific papers can be used as a continuous activity. In addition, currently there are various software for writing references for scientific papers. Therefore, it is necessary to hold training on the use of mandeley software for reference so that writing becomes better

Level of Anxiety of Final Semester Students in Completing Thesis for BK Students at PGRI University, West Sumatra

The background of this research is that there are students who feel nervous when dealing directly with the supervisor, there are students who are worried about meeting the supervisor and there are students who are afraid of the final assignment that has been made to be blamed or repeated. The purpose of this study is to describe: 1) The level of anxiety of students facing the thesis is seen from the physical aspect 2) The level of anxiety of students facing thesis is seen from the emotional aspect 3) The level of anxiety of students facing the thesis is seen from the mental and cognitive aspects. This research was conducted using a quantitative descriptive method. The sample of this study was 84 final semester counseling students at PGRI University, West Sumatra using a purvosive sampling technique. The instrument used is a questionnaire while for data analysis using percentage classification. The results of the study regarding the description of the level of anxiety of final semester students in completing their thesis on BK PGRI University West Sumatra students seen from the level of student anxiety in general are in the fairly high category, then in the physical aspect are in the low category, the emotional aspects are in the fairly high category and the mental and cognitive are in the high category. Based on the findings of this study it is recommended for students to be able to further improve their physical condition in working on their thesis and guidance with supervisors, thereby reducing student anxiety conditions caused by disturbances in the physical aspect in order to be able to complete thesis assignments without obstacles

The Influence of Financial Technology, Minimum Capital, and Financial Literacy on Student Investment Interest

The purpose of this research is to analysis how much financial technology, minimum capital, and financial literacy influence students desire to put their money to invest. A questionnaire was utilized to gather primary data from each respondent, and an ordinal scale (Likert) was used as the measuring design for this quantitative method. The population of this study was Final Semester Students majoring in Accounting at Bina Nusantara University Jakarta Indonesia whose number is not known with certainty. The sampling method uses the Lemeshow formula. By using the Lemeshow formula, a sample value of 96.04 is obtained which is then rounded up to 100 people. With a total of 67 female respondents and 33 male respondents. Data processing techniques will be carried out with the SPSS program and using multiple linear regression analysis methods, classical assumption tests and hypothesis testing. Prior to conducting the research, validity and reliability tests were also carried out on the questionnaires to measure the validity and consistency of the questionnaires. The results of this study indicate that Financial Technology, Minimum Capital and Financial Literacy have a positive effect on student investment interest.

Dampak Positif Doa Sebagai Motivasi Mahasiswa Tingkat Akhir

The purpose of this study was to determine the positive impact of prayer as a motivation for final semester students. Themethod used in this study is a qualitative method, namely collecting data obtained from interviews with final semesterstudents. By praying we find peace in the face of all difficulties, including in completing college education. With themotivation to pray and can increase enthusiasm and get convenience, because in the condition of being a final semester studentit is very difficult for some students who do not have a strong mentality and by praying can calm themselves down. Indeedprayer is the giver of strength to the human soul because it can eliminate sadness, fear, and anxiety. Prayer can also relievefeelings of hopelessness, weakness, and anxiety. Thus, final year students in the face of various difficulties and challengesfaced, with a prayer to surrender their sadness and distress to Allah SWT so that these various sorrows do not endanger theirhealth and weaken their will.

English Language Translation through Students' Opinions Toward Google Translate Machine in the EFL Class

The significant improvement of technology, creates the process of learning English language easier especially for students majoring in English education study program. Translation is one of the courses that utilizes Google Translate machine or technology. There were thirty-four of final semester students were selected as participants in this study. Questionnaire and interview were the instruments used in obtaining the data. There were seventeen questions of the questionnaire in order to find out students' opinions regarding to the use of Google Translate. The purpose of questions to know students’ desire to utilize Google Translate, to find out the students’ frequency of using Google Translate, and students’ agreement or disagreement to the benefits of Google Translate. This study used descriptive qualitative analysis. Half of the participants used Google Translate to support their English language learning process. Students realized some weaknesses from Google Translate, then half of students also had perception that they were still lack of confidence when they have not double-checked the appropriate meaning or target language by using Google Translate. Thus, for further English foreign language learners should understand some weaknesses of Google translate words result then eliminate those words error result in order to get good English language translation.

Pelatihan Membuat Video Pembelajaran Berbasis Bandicam Bagi Mahasiswa UNDIKMA

The purpose of this service is to help trainees be able to make learning media in the form of videos. The training method used is the lecture method and uses the Direct Instruction learning model. As for the material presented, there are two: 1. Install the Bandicam application to make learning videos, and 2. Setting the Bandicam application as desired. The training is carried outat UNDIKMA to be precise for students who will soon complete their studies or final semester students or students who are currently pursuing their thesis or prospective educators. The results of the training conducted were that participants were able to install the Bandicam application themselves and students were able to set up the Bandicam application according to what the participants wanted. More importantly, the participants are able to make their own learning videos.

The Overview of Final Student Self-Efficacy towards Lectures

This article aims, first to describe the self-efficacy of final-semester students in lectures based on Albert Bandura's personality theory, second describe the factors that influence the self-efficacy of final students toward lectures based on Albert Bandura's personality theory. This study was qualitative and descriptive. The primary data sources in this study were students’ perceptions of their efficacy. Data collection was conducted through interviews with the final students as research subjects. Validation technique using triangulation. The results of the study, first final semester students have low self-efficacy and high self-confidence, second factors that influence student self-efficacy are lack of experience in mastering something, and social model modeling social persuasion.

EFEKTIVITAS WORKSHOP “ACADEMIC WRITING” DALAM MENINGKATKAN RESILIENSI AKADEMIK MAHASISWA SEMESTER AKHIR

Academic resilience is an individual's response to affective, cognitive, and behavioral in the face of academic difficulties or failures that he experienced. One of the efforts that can be done so that students have academic resilience is to provide preparation for thesis work. When students already have knowledge of thesis writing techniques, students can feel more prepared, so that they will grow a feeling of optimism in working on their thesis and confidence that they will be able to complete the thesis on time. The “Academic Writing” workshop is a series of workshops to provide knowledge and training to students regarding thesis writing. The themes that will be discussed in this workshop are how to make titles and raise research problems, thesis writing techniques, using reference manager applications, and various research methods. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the "Academic Writing" workshop in improving the academic resilience of final semester students. This research method is a pre-experimental design with the one-group pretest-posttest design. Measurements were made with The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) which was carried out 2 times, namely before the intervention and after the intervention. The results of the study using a paired sample t-test showed that the "Academic Writing" workshop did not significantly increase the academic resilience of final semester students (t = 0.811, p = 0.430).

Kebermanfaatan Institutional Repository Bagi Mahasiswa Semester Akhir di Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik

Research Purpose. The research conducted by the author aims to determine the usefulness of the Institutional Repository for Final Semester Students of the University of Muhammadiyah Gresik. Methods. This study uses a qualitative method, with the type of case study research on the Benefit of an Institutional Repository. The number of informants was as many as ten students using the purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques are carried out by observation, Interview and Documentation. Data Analysis. The data analysis technique uses the concept of Miles and Huberman: Reduction, Presentation and Drawing Conclusions. Result and Discussion. The study results indicate that the usefulness of the Institutional repository for final semester students at the University of Muhammadiyah Gresik is more desirable. This can be seen from the aspects (1) the Collection of intellectual works that have been effective for users, (2) the Provision of Open Access that makes it easier for students, (3) The positive impact given on Institutions and users, (4) Rapid dissemination of information through promotions, (5) Digital storage is more attractive to users and (6) Repositories minimize plagiarism.Keywords: Repository, Usefulness, Open Access Libraries

The Role of Educational Support, Social Support, Income Expectations and Personality on Student's Entrepreneurial Interests in Riau, Indonesia

Every year there are university graduates who should be able to improve the quality of human resources in Indonesia. The reality is that college graduates are more directed to the formal sector so when jobs in the legal industry do not grow, people do not try to create their careers. This research aims to analyse the effect of Higher Education Learning Support, Social Support, Income Expectations and Personality on Student Entrepreneurial Interests in Riau, Indonesia. The sample in this research is 400 students in Pekanbaru, Riau. The population in this study were final semester students (6,7,8) at a university in Pekanbaru, Riau. And by using research samples taken from as many as 400 people according to the sample criteria with solving calculations. The data analysis technique used tested the validity and reliability as well as the hypothesis as evidenced by multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the study's results, it can be concluded that the variables in this study consisting of college support, social support, income expectations and personality significantly influence student interest in Riau.
 Keywords: Educational Support, Social Support, Income Expectations, Personality, Entrepreneurial Interest

Career decisiveness: the role of motivational factors and career planning attitudes

PurposeThis paper investigates the mediating role of career planning attitudes (career optimism, career adaptability and perceived knowledge of job market) on the relationship between motivational factors (goal, emotion, context belief and capability belief) and career decisiveness.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 302 undergraduate final semester students in India. Data were collected using survey questionnaire methods at two phases T1 and T2 within an interval of eight months. Structural equation modeling using AMOS was used for data analysis.FindingsThe findings of the study suggested that individual components of career planning attitudes as well as the collective career planning attitudes fully mediate dimensions of motivational systems theory and career decisiveness relationship.Practical implicationsThe findings of the study could help those who are associated with developing and conducting career planning and development programs.Originality/valueThis study explored the antecedents and consequences of career planning attitudes, integrating both individual and contextual factors.

Digital Curriculum Model for MBKM Program towards Job Readiness of Generation Z Facing the Industrial Era 4.0

Aims: This research is to find out which of the eight MBKM programs is the most effective in preparing students for the world of work in industry 4.0.
 Study Design: This research model seeks to find out what actually happens in the natural context when the program is still running, to improve its quality presently and in the future.
 Place and Duration of Study: Primary data sources were accessed through in-depth observations and interviews with final semester students of public and private universities in the Semarang City area for four (4) months (April - July 2022).
 Methodology: This study uses a qualitative descriptive method that applies a formative evaluation research. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling, with criteria that have A accreditation (6 public and private universities) and have run several MBKM programs.
 Results: A review of the research results show that the impact of the implementation of the MBKM Learning Program is represented through readiness to participate in learning activities outside the study program. This readiness is triggered by the awareness of the importance of the program to equip oneself. Increased competence – attitudes, skills, and knowledge – is felt through improving and strengthening English language skills, digital literacy, and digital engineering. In addition, off-campus learning activities offer so many supporting skills from the specific skills that exist in the field.
 Conclusion: Although the students considered the MBKM program to be important and useful, the form of activity that was followed was more dominant in apprenticeships. A student exchange, humanitarian action, and five other activities have not received more attention. This fact initiates further research to find out the problems behind the student's actions.

Diversity in Nursing Education: Middle Eastern Students.

Culturally diverse students face barriers to success in nursing school. One troublesome obstacle is the faculty-student relationship. This study explored Middle Eastern nursing students in Jordan and identified Eastern-Western cultural differences that may occur in the United States. Existential descriptive phenomenology and feminist theoretical framework were used to design, collect data, and analyze results for 24 final-semester students. Six themes were identified: dissatisfaction, time, negativity, gender, culture, and utopia. Findings indicate Middle Eastern students and families have a different view of nursing than U.S. faculty members. Strong influences of family, culture, and community directly relate this study's conclusions to Middle Eastern students studying in the U.S. These findings may prevent faculty-student misunderstandings, diminished student academic performance, and loss of culturally diverse U.S. nurses. The faculty-student relationship benefits from an understanding of the cultural challenges and experiences identified by Middle Eastern nursing students studying in the U.S. [J Nurs Educ. 2022;61(10):570-578.].

Impact of Risk-Taking attitude and Leadership Skills on Entrepreneurial Intentions of the Students of Business Administration in Punjab, Pakistan

Entrepreneurship education has gained global attention due to its significance regarding promotion of entrepreneurial culture among the communities. Boosting entrepreneurial intension has been prioritized around the world and entrepreneurship education plays key role in development of entrepreneurial mindset of the students through inculcating necessary skills. This quantitative research was designed to study the impact of risk-taking attitude and leadership skills on entrepreneurial intentions of the target population. Final semester students of sixteen years of education programs of business administration in public sector universities in Punjab, Pakistan, 2022 were the target population. Data collection was done through survey method. A self-designed questionnaire was distributed among 755 respondents. The sample size in this study was achieved through sampling formula presented by Yamane (1967). The respondents were recruited from five public sector universities of Punjab through multistage sampling. The entrepreneurial intension was measured through Entrepreneurial Intension Questionnaire developed by Linan and Chen (2009). It was concluded that risk-taking attitude, and leadership skills were positively associated with the entrepreneurial mindset.

Factors Affecting Graduate Competence in Independent Learning Policies Independent Campus


 
 
 
 Learning in the Merdeka Campus provides challenges and opportunities for the development of innovation, creativity, capacity, personality, and student needs, as well as developing independence in seeking and finding knowledge through realities and field dynamics such as ability requirements, real problems, social interaction, collaboration, self-management, performance demands, targets and achievements. Through an independent learning program that is well designed and implemented, students' hard and soft skills will be formed strongly.The tight competition in the world of work entering the industrial era requires university graduates to compete by equipping themselves with various skills. The competence of college graduates is one of the determining factors to be able to compete in the world of work. Higher education graduates are mainly required to be up to date with the development of science and technology so that they can become graduates who are ready to use and are competitive. It is undeniable, with the advancement of science and technology, the roles and functions of humans have begun to be replaced by information technology that was created to simplify and accelerate human work. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the competence of college graduates, namely emotional intelligence, learning behavior and academic achievement. Graduate competence refers to the Graduate Competency Standards according to the National Higher Education Standards, namely Attitudes, Knowledge and Skills. The scope of the research is final semester students at the Raflesia Polytechnic with 120 respondents. Data collection techniques using a Likert scale 1-5 questionnaire. The analysis used statistical tests, namely the F test and t test with the help of SPSS. The results showed that simultaneously emotional intelligence, learning behavior and academic achievement had a significant effect on graduate competence, while partially emotional intelligence and academic achievement had a significant effect on graduate competence
 
 
 

Assessing clinical reasoning in physical therapy: discriminative validity of the Reasoning 4 Change instrument

ObjectivesTo evaluate discriminative validity of the Reasoning 4 Change (R4C) instrument by investigating differences in clinical reasoning skills between first semester, final semester physical therapy students and physical therapy experts. DesignCross-sectional design SettingUniversity and physical therapy practice ParticipantsStudents from the first (n = 87) and final semester (n = 47) of an entry-level physical therapy program and experts in physical therapy with a behavioral medicine approach (n = 14). MethodsThe students and experts answered the web-based R4C instrument on one occasion. The R4C instrument includes four domains designed to assess physical therapists’ clinical reasoning skills with a focus on supporting clients’ behavior change and has demonstrated acceptable content validity, convergent validity and reliability. Data was analyzed with one-way analysis of variance and Games-Howell post hoc test. ResultsDifferences in all domains and subscale scores were found between the three groups. Pairwise comparisons demonstrated that experts scored higher (better clinical reasoning skills) than first semester students in all domains and subscales; and higher scores than final semester students, except for two subscales. Final semester students scored higher than first semester students, except for one subscale. ConclusionsThe findings highlight differences in clinical reasoning skills focusing on clients’ behavior change among physical therapy students with different degrees of training and education in clinical reasoning and physical therapists with extensive experience and expertise. The results provide evidence for the discriminative validity of the R4C instrument which support the use of the R4C instrument in education, research and clinical practice. Contribution of the Paper•The study results provide evidence for the discriminative validity of the R4C instrument, thus strengthening its validity evidence.•The findings highlight the differences in clinical reasoning skills focusing on clients’ behavior change amongst first semester students, final semester students and physical therapy experts.•The R4C instrument may be used as part of regular quality assurance of physical therapy curricula and investigations of students’ and practitioners’ client-centered approach and behavioral considerations in clinical reasoning. For example, repeated measures over time may reveal changes in students’ learning and comparisons between groups may identify strengths and weaknesses in students’ and practitioners’ clinical reasoning, which may guide curricula modifications and interventions in practice.

PERSEPSI MAHASISWA (NON – ENGLISH) TENTANG KEBIJAKAN TOEFL SEBAGAI SYARAT KELULUSAN

To realize the vision, mission, and goals of the institution, The Institute Technology & Health Cendekia Utama Kudus compiles and formulates standards that regulate excellent graduate competency. One additional performance indicator in the standard graduate competency of education standard states that students are required to have a minimum Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 450. TOEFL is a standardized test of English as a foreign language used to test a student's ability in mastering English. This study aims to determine student perceptions of the TOEFL policy as a graduation requirement, as well as observe the challenges & difficulties faced by the students in the implementation. This research is a descriptive qualitative study. Respondents were final semester students in the study program at ITEKES Cendekia Utama Kudus. A questionnaire with a Likert scale of 1-5 was used as an instrument in this study. The results of this study indicate that students' perceptions of this policy are very positive. Students become more aware of the importance of English and have high motivation to graduate on time. Positive perceptions are also shown in the English course because it helps them to pass the TOEFL, and increases students’ motivation in learning English. Some students also consider the TOEFL score set is very high, the time required for preparation is very short, the test fee is expensive, and the policy set is too difficult, but the majority of students have a neutral response and can implement this policy well. The difficulties and challenges that most students face in the TOEFL are time allocation, lack of preparation, and lack of mastery of English grammar. Therefore, the institution must prepare and provide good facilities so that students can meet and exceed the specified passing grade maximally. Intensive TOEFL courses should be given to reduce the difficulties faced by students.

Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penentuan Profesi Mahasiswa Informatika Menggunakan Metode WP-RIASEC

Informatic Program in Ahmad Dahlan University engaged in the field of informatics/computer science. At the Informatic Program in Ahmad Dahlan University, there are still many students who are confused when they want to decide which profession to pursue when they graduate. This is based on a questionnaire distributed to final semester students from the Informatics Program in Ahmad Dahlan University. From the distributed questionnaires, the results of the questionnaire were obtained, namely more than 50 percent of respondents were still confused in determining the professional field to be occupied when they graduated. In addition, in an interview conducted with a psychologist, he said that personality is very influential on a person's work. To help Ahmad Dahlan University Informatics Students in determining a profession, a decision support system was created that can help students of the department in determining the appropriate professional field based on the value of the course and their personality. The method used in this research is WP and RIASEC. The WP method plays a role in calculating the weight of each course value. While the RIASEC method plays a role in determining a person's personality which is the basis for determining appropriate professional alternatives based on their personality. The results of system testing that have been carried out on 10 respondents consisting of 7 students and 3 alumni from the Informatics Program in Ahmad Dahlan University have obtained test results with a value of 84.5, which means the system is running well and meets the existing standards.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ANXIETY OF FINAL SEMESTER ANESTHESIOLOGY NURSING STUDENTS

Health students in the final semester are focused on several activities such as completing final assignments, clinical practice in hospitals and preparing for competency tests. Teaching and learning activities for final semester students often become a burden and cause anxiety. Social support from outside has an important role in overcoming this problem. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between social support and anxiety of final semester students of the Anesthesiology Nursing Study Program of the University of Aisyiyah Yogyakarta. The population of this study was the seventh semester students of the Anesthesiology Nursing Study Program of the University of Aisyiyah Yogyakarta, totaling 121 students with a research sample of 95 students who were selected by random sampling technique. Data collection was done utilizing a questionnaire with The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support instrument for the social support and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale instrument for the level of anxiety. Data analysis was conducted using the technique of rho spearman analysis test. The results of the analysis show that there is a significant relationship between social support and anxiety of the final semester student, with a correlation value of -0.592 and a Sig. of 0.000 (p < 0.05). In addition, the results of the analysis also show that there is a strong relationship between social support and anxiety, and the higher the social support obtained by students, the lower the level of anxiety.
 Keywords: social support; anxiety; anesthesiology nursing; student

Ai- Driven Exams Clearance Scheme as a Part of the Existing E-Learning Systems: Case Study (The International University of East Africa, And Makerere University)

This paper discusses an AI Driven Exam Clearance System as part of the existing eLearning System. The system recommends a criterion where a student can sit for their final year semester exams even when they have not yet cleared tuition fees of the final year 2nd semester of their program of study using students’ payment history data. The software is sectioned into the accounts and faculty segments. The faculty manager handles the adding of student’s attendance to the system after a student request has been made, the account manager handles the addition of the category of payment plan that the student falls into and the system validates and recommends students that meet the criterion. This system was designed to overcome the problems identified with the current eLearning System whereby many final years, and final semester students find it difficult or are unable to get permission to do their final exams with an outstanding balance. The legacy system used in the company was also studied in more detail. With this, more requirements for the AI Driven Clearance System were obtained and the system was designed and implemented. The interfaces for the module system were implemented using HTML, Bootstrap, and Java Script. MYSQL was also used for implementing the system database while Python and Django framework was used to create interactivity with the database. After the implementation, the new system was then tested, validated, re-evaluated, and then deployed.