Graduation Requirements Research Articles

MALAYSIAN LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC PASS THE CRITICAL PERIOD

Many people today have become aware of the outcomes and benefits that they would get from learning a second or third language. Some examples of the many benefits of learning more than just one language is that it increases people’s opportunity in landing jobs, expanding their social network and getting access to education. Though it is never too late for anyone to start learning a new language, it is widely proven by researchers that younger learners tend to secure better performance of the language compared to adult learners. Hence, this paper is an empirical study that employs a qualitative research design. For the methodology of this study, the researcher interviewed three participants who are among the undergraduate students at the Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) that are currently required to learn the Arabic language as one of the graduation requirements. The purpose of this study is to investigate the participant’s perception of having to learn a new language, the Arabic language, at a later age and how they are motivated to continue learning. In accordance with the findings, it was recorded that all three participants had a hard time comprehending the Arabic language, but they kept on learning because they all had one similar goal which was to complete the requirement. is considered as the most challenging activity and the most difficult language skill among EFL learners. This experimental study looks at how creative activities affect the writing abilities and attitudes of ninth-grade learners toward English. The study's pre- and post-testing strategy involved one group. The study was conducted during four weeks in 2020- 2021 academic year in an English medium school of Faisalabad, Punjab. The study included 15 ninth grade students, 10 of them were females (66.7%) and 5 of them were males (33.3%). When pre and post test scores were examined, it was observed that the experiment raised students' efficiency in writing skill. Students’ attitude to English course was also increased when compared after the experiment. Result revealed that using creative activities enhanced writing skill and also has a positive effect on attitude to English Language.

Motivational Factors Between Individuals with Different Learning Goals for Acquiring English at Different Levels

Motivation is an important factor for successful learning. However, the teaching methods, activities, strategies and content influence in the development and direction of students’ motivation. With a narrative approach which categorizes the experiences of each of the participants; supported by a quantitative approach, by showing quantitative data to have a broad view of the data collected. This research study collects the opinions of 4 participants from the University of Guanajuato who take English language classes as a graduation requirement showing that language learning approaches reflect an important effect on students’ motivation being a complement to the learning objectives. Thus, increasing the motivation of the students to continue with the process of acquiring and learning a second language.

A RASCH ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION SECTION OF TOEFL TEST

TOEFL test has been used in the universities for many purposes, for instance, since 2021, Sharia Faculty has implemented this rule for graduation requirements. Therefore, Sharia International Center (SIC) has initiated TOEFL Training Batch 1 to analyse the students’ English ability since the students have never been exposed to the TOEFL test before. This research was carried out to analyze the students’ English proficiency and difficulty to answer questions in the Structure and Written Expression part of the TOEFL test so that the they will get an insight about what should they emphasize to improve their score. Approximately 24 students’ answer sheets were collected and analysed using Winstep from Rasch Measurement Model. They answered 40 questions of the section. The findings of the study showed that many of the students (more than 50%) have low level of structure and written expression skills. Meaning that they have difficulties in answering some questions in this section. The results also reported that they still have difficulty to answer questions related to complex sentences and parallelism in a sentence. All these findings can be a valuable information for both students and English lecturers. Lecturers can help the students improve their English ability or TOEFL score by analysing types of question they cannot answer and then design the classroom teaching and learning focusing more on this aspect.

Role of English Courses in Logistics Management Study Program at Banyuwangi Marine Academy

English is the language used by some parts of the world community to communicate globally. English courses at the Banyuwangi Marine Academy, especially in the Logistics Management study program, are mandatory subjects that must be taken by students. English has an important role because it is widely used in meeting the requirements of both graduates and jobs. Good graduates in education are meant to produce graduates who are able to master English. Even so, there are many obstacles encountered in learning English courses, including: (1) Students' views of English courses. (2) lack of facilities and infrastructure in learning. (3) Insufficient material. (4) inadequate teaching staff or lecturers. This condition at least provides an answer regarding the geography education study program that has not been maximized. The problems found make the learning process not optimal so that the quality of education in the geography education study program is not optimal and graduates are unable to compete universally. As a result, graduates cannot compete with students who have non-vocational education. So it can be concluded that the English course has a very important role in the Logistics Management study program at the Banyuwangi Marine Academy.

The Effect of TOEFL Preparation Course on EFL Undergraduate Students’ TOEFL Scores

TOEFL is important to measure one’s English proficiency, especially for higher education students. This test is frequently used for many purposes such as applying for a job and scholarship. Several universities in Indonesia use TOEFL as a graduation requirement, which means the students must take the TOEFL test before graduation. In mastering TOEFL, some students got difficulties because of some reasons. Therefore, the TOEFL preparation program was needed for students to increase their TOEFL scores. This study aimed to find out the effectiveness of the TOEFL preparation course on students’ TOEFL scores. This research was quantitative experimental research. There were 80 EFL students from various study programs in the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA who participated in this study. Before conducting the preparation program, the students took a TOEFL pre-test. After that, they took a TOEFL preparation class for seven meetings. The TOEFL post-test was used to see participants’ different scores after the preparation course was held and the result revealed that the students’ scores increased from the previous pre-test. Thus, TOEFL preparation classes are significant in improving students’ TOEFL scores and therefore recommended for students who want to take the TOEFL test.
 
 Keywords: TOEFL, TOEFL Preparation, TOEFL Score, EFL Students

PELATIHAN TOEFL BAGI MAHASISWA DI PESANTREN AL-MASHDUQIE DI KAMAL BANGKALAN

TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) training is a necessity for students in Islamic boarding schools, especially for final year students who will take the TOEFL test as one of the requirements for graduation or when entering the world of work. One of the pesantrens that is used as a partner is Pesantren Al-Mashduqie, Kamal, Bangkalan. The main problem faced by the partner is the lack of understanding related to TOEFL so that the TOEFL scores of students in the AlMashduqie Islamic Boarding School are still not in line with the expected target. Therefore, community service activities carried out by the academic community in the English Literature Study Program need to be carried out as a form of practicing the Tri Dharma of Higher Education. The purpose of this activity is to increase the TOEFL score of students in the Al-Mashduqie Islamic Boarding School in Bangkalan Regency. The dedication method used during the training activities are the lecture method, question and answer, and practice working on TOEFL questions in accordance with the material that has been prepared by the presenters. The results of the community service activities show that there is an increase in the TOEFL score of students in Al-Mashduqie Islamic Boarding School environment, Kamal, Bangkalan

A continuing professional development imperative? Examining trends and characteristics of health professions education doctoral programs.

Despite the long-standing faculty development initiatives for improving teaching skills in the health professions, there is still a growing need for educators who are formally trained in educational theory and practice as health professions schools experience dramatic demand and growth. Graduate programs in health professions education (HPE) provide an avenue for health professions' faculty continuing professional development to enhance their knowledge and skills for teaching and curriculum leadership roles. There has been a proliferation of certificate, master's, and doctoral programs in HPE over the last two decades to respond to the growing need for well-prepared faculty educators and program leadership. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe current HPE doctoral programs in United States (U.S.) and Canada. The study first examined doctoral programs in HPE identified in earlier studies. Next, we searched the literature and the web to identify new doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada that had been established between 2014, when the prior study was conducted, and 2022. We then collated and described the characteristics of these programs, highlighting their similarities and differences. We identified a total of 20 doctoral programs, 17 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada. Of these, 12 programs in the U.S. and 1 program in Canada were established in the last 8 years. There are many similarities and some notable differences across programs with respect to degree title, admission requirements, duration, delivery format, curriculum, and graduation requirements. Most programs are delivered in a hybrid format and the average time for completion is 4 years. The workforce shortage facing health professional schools presents an opportunity, or perhaps imperative, for continuing professional development in HPE through certificate, master's, or doctoral programs. With the current exponential growth of new doctoral programs, there is a need to standardize the title, degree requirements, and further develop core competencies that guide the knowledge and skills HPE graduates are expected to have upon graduation.

Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset: A Phenomenon in Higher Education to Achieve a Bachelor's Degree

This study investigates students' experiences with the research process as one of Indonesia's bachelor's degree graduation requirements. The underpinning for the research procedure was Carol Dweck's notion of fixed and growth mindsets. This study followed the qualitative phenomenology method and included semi-structured interviews. Eleven undergraduate seniors or fourth-year students participated in interviews lasting 45 to 60 minutes. According to the data, students had difficulty with the three stages of the research process. (1) Erroneously identified the problem and had difficulty discussing it with the supervisor. (2) Lack of comprehension and application of the research method. (3) Insufficient scholarly writing. Moreover, individuals described two contributing elements, first, psychological factors such as motivation and the desire to conduct the independent study. Second, social issues inside the supervisory and academic institutions. Participants proposed that the complete technique course and academic writing should be taught by faculty beginning in the third year after mastery of the theoretical framework. Research involving quantitative surveys is required to determine the correlation between each internal and external variable

Crafting professionals: Skills and resources for graduates entering the craft economy

There is growing interest in creative graduate skillsets, but so far there has been limited investigation of the specific skills and resource requirements of early-career crafts graduates. Drawing on qualitative interviews and quantitative rankings of skills and resources conducted with 25 graduates from four higher education providers in England, this article examines the role and relative priority of different skills and resources in establishing a professional practice. It is identified that the skills and resources key to professional practice are highly interrelated, and proposed that the diverse requirements for professional practice should be understood as an amalgam rather than isolated components, with the acquisition of skills and resources seen as accumulative. The potential for a lack of key resources to exacerbate inequalities in who can enter and work in the craft economy is discussed and recommendations made for initiatives that could help to address an unequal distribution of resources.

Academic Acculturation of International Doctoral Students in the U.S.: A Qualitative Inquiry

The aim of this phenomenological inquiry is to explore the academic acculturation experiences of international kinesiology professionals during their doctoral programs in higher education institutions in the U.S. Purposive sampling technique was used which include six study participants. The data collected from a demographic questionnaire and a focused interview. Using acculturation theory as a conceptual framework, the subjects' academic acculturation as former international PhD students were described. There are three subthemes: (1) graduate program and requirements, (2) the academic environment of graduate program, and (3) professional development for a career in kinesiology. Findings are discussed in light of academic acculturation with a focus on assimilation (proactive adaptation in a new environment), and integration (flexibly to embrace the life experiences, learning experiences, and current experiences of the students in a new context). Particularly, findings examine how international kinesiology professionals perceived their doctoral degree experiences and sustained academic acculturation, pertaining to research and professional development at their programs. Exploring the academic acculturation of international PhD students is crucial for diversity awareness in higher education in the U.S. Often described as a minority with a narrower status, these international students undergoing academic acculturation should be assisted with aligning to their contextual frames, in terms of degree level and its characteristics in their field of study.

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SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIREMENTS IN INDUSTRY 4.0 FOR ENTRY-LEVEL PROJECT MANAGEMENT POSITIONS: AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

There are very few studies done pertaining to the skills required in Industry 4.0 for Project Management (PM) employees, and no studies explicitly focused on entry-level skills requirement for PM graduates in the advent of Industry 4.0 especially from the industry perspective. The aim of the study is to investigate the required skills of project management graduates for entry-level project management positions in various Industries. It also highlights the current skills and competencies that are of high value to organisations in Industry 4.0. This research employed a qualitative research method, gathering information from 13 experienced respondents in the Sultanate of Oman in various positions and sectors. The study found that there is indeed a significant skill gap between what the graduates have and the requirements of the organisation. The researchers have emphasised that there must be an endeavour to pour more resources into fixing these skill gaps. The findings of this study have shown linkages with past research. The study has proposed strategies for the stakeholders to ensure that fresh graduates meet the demands of Industry 4.0 and might help the universities/colleges develop a curriculum that suits the industry's needs and requirements. The study had practical applicability and contributed to the body of research.

Kombinasi Metode Entropy dan Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) dalam Pemilihan Dosen Pembimbing Skripsi

In the preparation of the thesis, students need a supervisor as a place of consultation in completing the thesis. The supervisor should be a person who mastered the field in accordance with the topic of student thesis, so that the guidance process can run optimally. Thesis is one of the graduation requirements to obtain a bachelor's degree. Generally, the selection of thesis supervisors is decided by the study program through a meeting of lecturers to determine which lecturers are in accordance with the title and description of the students who took the thesis course. To solve this problem, a solution is needed that can take into account the specifications of lecturer expertise that suits the needs of students. The Entropy method is an alternative to solve this problem. This method was chosen because it is able to select the best alternatives from a number of alternatives, in this case the intended alternative is to be a supervisor and examiner based on the specified criteria. Research is carried out by looking for the weight value for each attribute, then a casting process is carried out that will determine the optimal alternative, namely the four lecturers whose specification values are highest.Keyword: Decision Support System, Entropy, Thesis

Website-based final project management system design at Trisakti university industrial engineering

Preparing the final project is one of the requirements for graduation from a college student. The right Final Project management system will affect the quality of education. Industrial Engineering Trisakti University is one of the leading universities in Indonesia that continues to develop its education system. Managing the final project at Trisakti University Industrial Engineering is still manual and has not been integrated. As a result, the risk of errors in entering and saving Final Project data is still high. Therefore, this research was conducted to design a final project management system at Trisakti University Industrial Engineering. It begins with analyzing the existing management system. It is described with swim lane diagrams and PIECES to determine the process flow in the system and the actors who play a role in the system. After analyzing the system, proceed with designing information systems with Object-Oriented Modeling and evaluate it with black box testing and ERRC. This research results in website-based final project management at Trisakti University Industrial Engineering.

Research and Practice on Curriculum System of Unmanned Aircraft system Engineering Under the Background of Emerging Engineering Education

With the rapid development of new technologies and new industries, the demand for emerging engineering talents is becoming more and more urgent. The core of emerging engineering construction lies in strengthening emerging engineering education and cultivating diversified and high-quality engineering talents. Centering on the emerging engineering strategy and innovative development needs, and integrating the requirements of Engineering Education Accreditation, The Unmanned Aircraft system Engineering specialty of Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics is taken as an example, under the background of emerging engineering, training objectives of specialty, construction ideas of curriculum system, structure of curriculum system, the full coverage of the curriculum system for graduation requirements, and the support for the ability training of complex engineering problems are discussed. The curriculum system structure that strengthens the characteristics of autonomous flight control and focuses on the ability training of solving complex engineering problems is constructed. It creates conditions for cultivating talents with emerging engineering characteristics, and has certain reference significance for the construction of the curriculum system of other aerospace majors.

Navigating Colonial Space: A Case Study of an Indigenous Student-Led Decolonial Movement in Canadian Higher Education

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada widely shared its Reports and Calls to Action regarding the “Indian Residential School System” in 2015. Since that time, higher education institutions across Canada have been engaged in diverse institutional reform efforts. This article is a case study of an Indigenous student-led reform initiative at The University of Winnipeg that resulted in the first mandatory Indigenous course requirement as a graduation requirement for all undergraduate students in Canada. The research is designed and conducted with Indigenous leadership and partnership and relies on the insights of Indigenous students that led the initiative to consider the impetus, nature, and strategies underlying this curricular reform. Three emergent themes were discerned that are important to systemic reform in post￾secondary education: the university as colonial space; navigation of white Settler dominance; and timing as significant to systemic change. The study can be seen as a unique example of the complexity, opportunities, and limitations of decolonial reform in higher education through an Indigenous student-led social movement embodying contentious co-governance and prefiguration.

Research topic modeling in informatics engineering study program at Nusa Putra University using LDA method

Writing research reports at the undergraduate level is one of the obligations that must be fulfilled by students as a fulfillment of graduation requirements at a university. One of the independent learning programs implemented at Nusa Putra University is through the research method, where students are required to conduct research as a graduation requirement in the Study Completion Program course. The growing development of information and communication technology provides opportunities for students to determine research themes. However, sometimes students take research themes that are not in accordance with the concentration in the study program. This research was conducted with the aim of identifying how the LDA topic modeling method can analyze research topic trends by modeling topics on research titles that have been taken by students at the Informatics Engineering Study Program, University of Nusa Putra. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) is one of the most popular topic modeling methods today. This research uses a dataset in the form of 159 titles of study completion program research reports and tittles of final assignment reports for students of the Informatics Engineering study program, University of Nusa Putra. This research is expected to be a reference in conducting research by students based on the topics that have been modeled

Multiple layers of marginalisation in class: English-medium instruction in Korean higher education

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to understand marginalisation in class because of language use in English-medium instruction (EMI) in Korean higher education and how students experience this marginalisation. The general EMI setting in this study is Korean faculty teaching Korean undergraduate students and some international students in English. The Korean students in this study took EMI classes as a requirement for graduation at two elite private universities in Seoul, Korea. The findings from the analysis of qualitative data collected through individual interviews show that the adoption of EMI creates multiple layers of marginalisation. These layers include the marginalisation of students, languages (both Korean and English), and learning. On the basis of these findings, the article raises questions about the normalisation of marginalisation caused by EMI in higher education systems in non-English-speaking countries.

Experience in Assessing the Emotional Intelligence of University Graduates in the Specialty “Business Informatics”

The purpose of this study was to describe new approaches to the practical reaction of the educational process of training business informatics specialists to the modern challenges of digitalization of society in the field of formation of emotional intelligence of university graduates. In conditions of uncertainty, instability, high turbulence of the environment, business requirements for graduates of the education system are changing significantly: there is a transformation of the priorities of requirements from the simple formation of knowledge to skills and abilities to demonstrate the capability to work in extreme conditions, having stress resistance, high emotional intelligence. Business practice shows that in the conditions of post-pandemic and turbulence of the environment, the elements of emotional and professional “burnout” of employees significantly increase, which leads to a decrease in productivity and quality of work. These circumstances indicate the urgent relevance of the mobile restructuring of the training process, primarily in the field of digitalization of business and society as a whole.Materials and methods. In this study, an interdisciplinary approach was applied, implemented at the intersection of pedagogy, management, cultural studies, business philosophy, psychology, mathematical statis- tics, and information technology. The method of contextual analysis and synthesis of factual material was used to study the current state of the problem from publicly available information sources. The study was conducted from 2019 to 2022 at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation among students of the 4th year of bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years of master’s degree in the direction of training “Business Informatics”, studying in the profile “IT management in business”. The analysis of the existing system of training specialists shows that it is not able, even after the master’s degree, to provide business with employees who are able to carry out their functional duties with a high degree of stress tolerance, good emotion management, effective practical skills in information and communication processes in conditions of uncertainty and high turbulence.Results. Based on the results of the analysis of the information available in the public domain, the main trends in changing the requirements for practical skills and abilities of university graduates in the specialty business informatics have been identified. Using feedback from graduates of a Financial University working in Russian business, as well as with their employer managers, a list of core competencies has been compiled that are lacking in the modern educational process of universities, or which are only fragmentary in the list of Federal State Educational Standards of the Russian Federation. The authors of this work over the past four years have failed to assess the level of competence of graduates of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the field of study “Business Informatics”. This result showed the urgent need to shift the emphasis of the educational process from the formation of a typical set of knowledge among students towards the formation of skills and abilities in the field of work in extreme conditions, the formation of stress resistance and emotional intelligence. Within the framework of possible corrections of working educational programs for bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in business informatics, the authors began using methods and technologies for the formation of emotional intelligence, the use of tools for assessing and self-evaluating the level of competence in the elements that determine the emotional formation and development of personality.Conclusion. The analysis of doing business in the conditions of a pandemic and high turbulence of the environment showed the importance of transforming the personnel training system towards shifting priorities to the field of developing skills and abilities to work in extreme conditions, the ability to manage emotions. The higher education system, from the point of view of modern business requirements, is obliged to form, along with the total amount of knowledge (Intelligence Quotient, IQ), emotional intelligence (Emo- tion Quotient, EQ) among university graduates. The experience of evaluating graduates of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Informatics at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation shows a low level of EQ that is unacceptable from the point of view of business requirements. However, even with the fragmentary introduction of the basic elements of EQ formation during the implementation of master’s degree programs in the 1st and 2nd courses, the level of basic competencies in the field of emotional intelligence formation increases significantly.

Predicting Success on ASCP-BOC by Using Existing Data

Abstract Introduction/Objective The MLS Program at tUAMS is housed within the College of Health Professions. Our graduates take the ASCP BOC certification exam as a graduation requirement and the vast majority of students will take the exam. Methods/Case Report For this study, we examined online MLT to MLS students who took their ASCP BOC certification exam in late 2019 thru April of 2020 and used this data to build a multiple regression model to predict ASCP scores . This model was used to predict ASCP MLS scores of students graduating in the next cohort in December of 2021. Results (if a Case Study enter NA) 103 students took the ASCP MLS certification exam in early 2022. In early 2018, the MLS program created a database to store pre-admission information that was routinely collected. In addition, we also gathered academic information as the student progressed thru the program and post-graduation. There were a total of over 50 variables included in the database. The goal of this database was to provide insight to help both faculty and students succeed. We used a simple multiple regression model to determine which variables were correlated with the ASCP BOC score. We also used this data to develop a simple predictive model to prospectively estimate a student’s ASCP BOC score. 6 variables were identified as potentially useful in a simple model. For the initial student ASCP score prediction, a blended model using the average predicted score of the six models in Table 2 was used. The performance of the model is shown in Table 3. At the individual level, the model was accurate 82% of the time. Conclusion Based on our initial findings, we believe that this model may be useful to help gauge student readiness for passing the ASCP BOC exam. Several students expressed their gratitude, including one who stated that this information spurred them to study harder. There was one interesting finding. 8 of the 12 students (67%) who were predicted to fail passed the exam on the first attempt. However, only 64% of students (11/17) predicted to pass, but with a predicted score of <430, passed. Subsequently, 2 of these 6 failures passed on their second attempt. We may need to investigate a more powerful way to communicate the results of the model for all of those in the “danger area”. 98% of students with a predicted score of 470 or above passed on their first attempt. The model is currently being refined to include 2021-2 certification scores which should improve the academic utility of the model.