Internship Activities Research Articles

“We Did It Right on Time”: International Students’ Internship in China During COVID-19 Pandemic

Enormous distractions brought by deadly COVID-19 pandemic in higher education left no excuse for internship activities. Hence, tradition/offline internship has been postponed or rescinded and a massive online/virtual shift of internships has been observed in lieu. The present case study employed qualitative research approach to solicit information from two (n = 2) internship organizers for international students of a selected university in China. The university continued to implement offline internship as intended right on time in spite of strict curb measures to contain COVID-19. The study revealed; pre-internship briefing, effective communication with receiver institutions, as well as obedience to new normal pandemic prevention measures were the main reasons facilitated on time and offline internship. Simultaneously, difference in educational experiences, language barriers and some movement restrictions within the school were uncovered challenges for interns as international students. Provision of pre-internship briefing, psychological support and counsel, and follow up of rules and procedures were emphasized as recommendations for improving internship experience and in case of upcoming pandemic crises.

The pandemic as an opportunity for learning and improving the students' reflective learning strategies in the field of social work. Reflections based on an Italian case study

ABSTRACT The Covid-19 pandemic has been an important challenge for the training of students of university social service courses, especially with regard to internship activities. The need to define quality training projects, even during a pandemic, has given rise to numerous forms of experimentation and innovation in universities around the world, many of which have proved useful and effective in ensuring high levels of training during the health emergency. Now that the most critical phase of the pandemic seems to be behind us, it is important to reflect on how the new, reflective attitude toward the practical training of future professionals and the activities of the last two years, can become part of the knowledge in the field of practical training of future social workers, even in a non-emergency scenario. This article offers some reflections on the critical issues, resources, and new opportunities that arose concerning practical training, in particular on how the students’ reflective learning strategies in their approach to social work during the Covid-19 pandemic could be improved, starting with the results of research carried out in Italy, during the Degree Course in Social Sciences and Social Services at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The research, conducted through the combination of a survey and some qualitative research tools, involved university internship tutors, supervising social workers at social service institutions in the area, and students who were confronted with the need for practical training during the pandemic.

PENDAMPINGAN UMKM DUPA AJEG BALI DESA SAMBANGAN DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN PEREKONOMIAN

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are one of the business fields that can develop and be consistent in the national economy. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are good forums for job creation designed by the government, private sector and individual business actors. One of them is the UKM internship program carried out by STIE Satya Dharma Singaraja students which aims to apply the knowledge gained during lectures in a more real world of work. SMEs are one of the potential for job expansion to overcome unemployment and poverty. These SMEs have an impact on every business run by the community in selling and promoting their products. This internship program is carried out for 1 month from August 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022. This internship activity takes place in the village of Sambangan at the Dupa UKM, namely Dupa Ajeg Bali, which in its distribution aims to increase income from the number of orders and at the same time increase public interest in buying incense. at Ajeg Bali. Emphasis on aspects under study include aspects of marketing and aspects of human resources using direct observation techniques to the location and seeing directly the marketing targets and the quality of their human resources. In this case, in terms of marketing, it can be concluded that to increase their income, Ajeg Bali employees must prioritize their promotions on social media. In addition, the most important thing is the presence of manpower. Good human resources are resources that are able to improve their companies and make innovations that make companies and organizations more recognized. For this reason, in terms of human resources or labor, they must cooperate more to meet customer satisfaction both in terms of printing and packaging of incense.

Pengembangan Motif Dekorasi Pada Benda Keramik Fungsional Di BTIKK BPPT Bali

Internship activity is a process for students to develop the knowledge they have or get in college and add knowledge in a job or project that is worked on by a company or craftsman. And still related to the field.
 The reason for choosing BTIKK BPPT Bali as an internship place is because this institution is engaged in ceramics and is still related to the education that the author took in lectures, namely in the field of ceramics, besides that the author wants to add new insights or new knowledge about the world of ceramics and also wants to develop skills which are owned. Another reason is that there are problems that the author faces related to ceramics, the problems include a lack of understanding about decorating techniques, types of decorations and so on.The method of implementing the MBKM internship is carried out with the initial stages, namely surveys and preliminary research. Proceed to the next stage, namely starting to carry out internship activities. At this stage, the author began to learn related to the production process at BTIKK BPPT Bali, such as forming a ceramic body, decorating ceramics, and also glazing. The technique used in this data collection uses techniques including observation, interviews, and documentation.
 The writer hopes that with the Merdeka Learning Independent Campus (MBKM) internship, students can gain new knowledge and knowledge related to the field that the student is involved in

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMART METHODS (SIMPLE MULTI-ATTRIBUTE RATING TECHNIQUE) FOR LOCATION SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL WORK PRACTICE AND MONITORING IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS

Industrial Work Practices are educational, training, and learning activities for SMK (Vocational High School) students in the business world or the industrial world related to student competencies according to the fields they are involved. However, several problems arise in practice, such as difficulty updating data and distribution of random locations. It is deemed unfair for students because some get locations far from where they live. There is no forum for monitoring the development of internships by supervisors for students, both in reports from daily and final reports. So we need an information system that can provide solutions to these problems. Making internship activities more effective and efficient for Schools, Guiding Teachers, Students and Prakerin Partners. The SMART (Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique) method supports decision-makers in choosing between several alternatives.

Implementasi Program Kampus Merdeka (Studi Kasus Magang di Rumah Rakyat di Sekretariat Jenderal Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia)

Link and match not only with the industrial world but also with a future that is changing so fast. Universities are forced to design and implement innovative learning processes so that students can achieve learning achievements that include aspects of attitudes, knowledge, and skills optimally and always relevant so that the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia Regulation no. 3 of 2020 concerning National Higher Education Standards to implement the Merdeka Campus Program policy with the aim of this program being able to develop the capacity of the nation's children in the world of education with 8 (eight) forms of activity in it so that the Secretariat General of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia organizes Internship activities at the People's House ( MDRR) The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) as a partner of the internship/work practice of the Merdeka Campus Program. The research method used in the descriptive qualitative research method. The results of the study show that the implementation of the independent campus program in internship activities at people's homes at the Secretariat General of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia has not been carried out properly. This is based on the existing indicators, related to communication experiencing problems with the lack of maximum communication transmission carried out by the implementer. Resources have not run optimally where the facilities in the Secretariat General of the DPR RI cannot be used optimally, then the independent campus website sometimes experiences system errors. The disposition or attitude of the implementers has not gone well, this is evident in the attitude of the implementers who delay the disbursement of pocket money and incentives as well as the difficulty of converting credits in several university campuses in Indonesia. Then the Standard Operating Procedure, in its implementation there is no SOP that regulates the procedure, but there is an Apprenticeship Curriculum at the People's House of the DPR RI as a reference in its implementation

Mobile-Based Design of Information System for Vocational Internship Activities for Vocational Students

Information technology that is growing slowly in modernization follows the development of an increasingly aging population, and has an impact on group and individual life. Information technology also provides easy and big things related to collecting the right information directly or indirectly, and citizens get various benefits that are taken through their technological innovations, covering all aspects of life and education. An obstacle that is felt by Brigjend Katamso II Medan Vocational School is still done manually when managing student Internship activities, for example, collecting information on internship student classes, attendance, data on internship places and groups, supervision and student activities and submitting grades are also still manual. Therefore, it is necessary to design an information system for student Internship activities using API pages and the Java programming language so that admins, supervisors, field supervisors and students of SMK Brigjend Katamso II Medan can access this system with their mobile device. In order to implement the application that the researcher wants to create, it will use an R&D approach, so that the data collection methods used are interviewing, observing and studying literature. The development of the system used in this INTERNSHIP activity system is using the RAD method during system development, in order to create a system that provides objective information and can provide assistance to SMK Brigjend Katamso II Medan.

Sustainability Issues and Higher Education in Hospitality and Tourism: Stakeholders’ Perspectives

ABSTRACT This study aimed to explore stakeholders’ perceptions on sustainability issues in the hospitality and tourism (H&T) sector, examine which sustainability issues should be suitably learned in the classroom, and which teaching activities must be introduced to enhance the learning of sustainability issues on the basis of the triple bottom line (TBL) concept. A self-administered survey was created and sent to H&T industry practitioners and educators and students in the H&T higher education program in Hong Kong. Results showed that the tourism sector was more desired than the hospitality sector on the sustainability issues of training and education and sustainable building. Moreover, stakeholders (industry practitioners over students) perceived that these sustainability issues (e.g., energy conservation) should be learned in the classroom. Lastly, stakeholders preferred the teaching activities of internship, experimental learning, and field trips to enhance the learning sustainability topics. This paper further discussed the curriculum development and educational implications.

The Development of E-Magang System for Independent Learning-Independent Campus Program in Universitas Dharmawangsa

A country's development might be represented by its education system. The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology make a breakthrough through Regulation of Minister of Education and Culture no. 3 of 2020 on the Independent Learning-Independent Campus (Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka / MBKM) program. This policy provides private and state university students an opportunity to enrich and broaden their knowledge and competence in a real life settings. One of the implementations of this program is the industrial internship. In Dharmawangsa University, MBKM policy has been translated into an industrial internship program through collaboration with several companies and industrial sectors. In order to monitor its students activities during the internship, Undhar assigns a permanent lecturer as a field guide lecturer (Dosen Pembimbing Lapangan/DPL). The monitoring system presented in this paper was developed using Agile Scrum, which began with problem identification stage to system testing stage. This method was selected due to easier adjustability, as it allows further development following the needs. This work produced a web-based system for monitoring and reporting students internship activities, allowing students and DPL to communicate more easily related to the students internship activities.

Quantitative analysis of comprehension and skill acquisition of engineering students from the cybersecurity virtual internship program

Cybersecurity is a vital part of a secure digital world. This paper is about quantitative analysis of the case study of the 8-week virtual internship program in Cyber Security recognized by AICTE and NASSCOM. The program's main objective was to train future professionals to possess good knowledge and skills in cyber security, specifically applying the skills to real-time scenarios. The internship constituted for Cisco Networking Academy institutions’ 2nd & 3rd year engineering students for the academic year 2020-21. Students completed the instructor-led, online self-paced courses: Introduction to Cyber Security (1.5 weeks), Introduction to Packet Tracer (1.5 weeks), and Cyber Security Essentials (2 weeks). Further, the students were invited to attend 5 sessions (1 week) conducted by industry experts to help students become career-ready and understand the career path in the cyber security industry. Furthermore, students worked on a project under the guidance of their instructor to design a secure network for their institution on the Packet Tracer simulation tool (2 weeks). On completion and submission of their project work, students completed the final quiz. Eligible 72 students who completed all the criteria received a virtual internship certificate from AICTE, NASSCOM, and Cisco. Students were evaluated before and after every step of the internship process. It was evident that there is a significantly positive effect of this internship on students’ skill acquisition (98.5%) and comprehension (92.2%) of network topology, (98.2%) of the students acquired a significant level of skills (software initiation skill - 98.7%; configuration skill - 92.3%; redirection skill - 93.1%; simulation skill - 98.7%; and connection skill 95.2- %) and students’ comprehension of network topology and cyber security concept was averagely high (98.8.5 %). The analysis concluded that the cyber security internship activity is a pertinent mechanism for stimulating students’ skills acquisition and comprehension of cyber security concepts, while also recommending that educators should use the Cisco packet tracer to allow students to gain practical and cognitive skills in the areas of computer networks and cyber security

Pelayanan Kesehatan Hewan (Aktif Service) di Kota Parepare

Actif service (supervision, medicinal, and record of animal desease) held in every region in Parepare City through internship activities in Dinas Pertanian, Kelautan dan Perikanan in Parepare City. The method which applied is active service and passive service of the society. The target of animal active service is livestok of society, livestock groups, partnership, and beloverd animals. The kind of activities which held is provide animal health implementation services in preventive, observation, diagnosis, treatment, health recovery, and rehabilitation

Peran Internship Participant dalam Meningkatkan Perencanaan dan Pengembangan Karir Mahasiswa

This study is a type of qualitative descriptive research with the aim to determine the role of internship participants in improving student career planning and development. The sample in this study consisted of 30 informants but there were only 7 informants who were selected because they could represent the answers of all informants with social situations that showed that students of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang class of 2018 had begun to feel confused in determining their future career. This study suggests that careful career preparation should be really focused on supporting desired career prospects. The data collection process in this study was carried out by distributing questionnaires in the form of interview links to informants, namely, students of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang class of 2018 who have participated in the internship program. Data analysis techniques conducted in this study consist of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The results of this study indicate that the internship program must be done by students to learn and understand about the world of work. In addition, internship activities also have benefits to improve future career planning and development

Evaluation of internship program during the covid -19 pandemic for vocational students using the CIPP model


 
 
 ABSTRACT : The purpose of this study was to determine the evaluation of internship activities in industries during the Covid-19 pandemic using CIPP model developed by Stufflebeam for 72 people tourism students’ academic year 2018 in Vocational Education Program Universitas Indonesia. The method used in this research was qualitative and for data collection process used triangulation method. The results of this study consist of 4 (four) components, they are: context evaluation: most of companies’ doing well preparations before starting the internships program with online or offline methods; Input Evaluation: during the
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pandemic the companies keep providing good facilities for the students, there are 2 (two) methods of working (Work from office and work from home), then assigning job responsibilities based on their competencies; Process Evaluation: most of students got a lot of knowledges and educations during internship program although they were not in office every day, but they have one obstacles according to the availability of internet networks when working from home; Product Evaluation: the final score for most of the students they got the excellent grades as well as our expectation. This internship program is important for the students, we should improve the quality of learning assistance and supervision provided to the participants.
 Keywords: Program Evaluation Internship program, CIPP model
 
 

Penerapan Metode Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) Dalam Sistem Penunjang Keputusan Untuk Menentukan Tempat Prakerin

Industrial Work Practice (PRAKERIN) is a way of providing vocational education and training, especially in Vocational High Schools (SMK). SMK Negeri 6 Tangerang Regency is one of the vocational high schools that carry out internship activities for its students. Choosing the right place for students to take part in PRACTICES is a good step so that the criteria needed by the school can be met properly. Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) is a method to support decision-making. Based on the results of data analysis, the recommended order of prakerin places was obtained with the final results obtained where there were three (3) largest values that became a reference place for students of SMK Negeri 6 Tangerang Regency, namely alternative A1 (Ahass Abdi Jaya), A2 (Ahass Ardian 4), and A20 (Ardian II) with a final score of 8. So the school will find it easy to determine the place for internships for students.

ANALYSIS OF SERVICE QUALITY DIMENSIONS TOWARDS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AT BPJS EMPLOYMENT IN MEDAN BRANCH OFFICE

This study aims to analyze and identify how to analyze the dimensions of service quality to BPJS customer satisfaction. The research was carried out on the BPJS Employment Office in Medan. The research is a qualitative research approach with a field research strategy. The data collection techniques used in this study were observation techniques, interviews and literature reviews which were carried out by observing and identifying the workings and quality of services received by BPJS Employment customers during the internship activities carried out as well as with interview techniques with several customers and employees of BPJS Employment as resource persons. This study was carried out for 3 weeks during the internship, namely from February 2 to February 22, 2022. The results of analysis according to aspects of service quality shows that customer satisfaction can be influenced by the existence of five aspects of service quality, namely reliability, responsiveness, safety, empathy, and concrete increases. Therefore, the higher the quality of service provided, the better the customer satisfaction. Customer expectations can affect overall performance, attitude, and reputation in the long run.

Regulating Emotions through Cogenerative Dialogues to Sustain Student Engagement in Science Internships: A Case Study

Open inquiry learning and student–scientist partnerships are two effective ways of enhancing students’ science learning; however, due to their challenging and intimidating nature, students might encounter emotional breakdowns when engaging with them. To address communicative and emotional issues in high school students’ internships with scientists, this ethnographic case study integrated a pedagogical tool called cogenerative dialogues (cogen), which are conversations cogenerated by different stakeholders to reflect on participants’ experiences and help them reach collective decisions about the rules, roles, and responsibilities that govern their partnerships. Data sources include video recordings of internship activities, video recordings of cogenerative dialogues, students’ journals and interviews, and researchers’ field notes, pictures, and artifacts collected during the internship. Drawing on the emotion regulation framework, I demonstrate how cogen could be used as a powerful tool to reveal emotion suppression, share emotion regulation strategies, and transform negative emotions into positive emotions. The results of this case study show that cogen played an important role in addressing specific issues one at a time and sustaining student engagement throughout the internship program. The implications of cogen for sustainability and organizational health are discussed.

Pengembangan Kurikulum Sosiologi Agama sebagai Model dalam Pelaksanaan Merdeka Belajar bagi Mahasiswa Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Tarutung

The rapid development of the times no longer allows the world of education to be comfortable with the applicable curriculum. Responding to this challenge, the Ministry of Education and Culture launched the Independent Learning Campus policy. The Sociology of Religion Study Program at IAKN Tarutung chose one of the eight Merdeka Learning programs, namely internships. The chosen internship is an internship with a structured form, with the hope that students can actualize their knowledge at the internship location. This study aims to determine the implementation of the sociology of religion curriculum development as a model for the implementation of independent learning internships at IAKN Tarutung. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The methods of observation, interviews, document studies and focus group discussions were used to collect data. The results showed that the Independent Learning internship was going well, as evidenced by the learning outcomes of the apprenticeship courses and the soft skills of students in four villages in the Toba Caldera geosite area which is the location of the internship, where the majority of students received satisfactory grades from course lecturers and field supervisors. from partners. This study also evaluates the results of the internship implementation using a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) so that the implementation of internship activities will increase in the future.

Aktivitas Magang Lembaga Keuangan Syariah dan Proyek Kemanusiaan dalam Kurikulum Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka

The purpose of this study is to examine internship activities in Islamic financial institutions and humanitarian projects in improving the competence of graduates who have power in the world of work. This type of research is field research with research partners Bank Muamalat Purwokerto, KSU BMT Dana Mentari Purwokerto, and LAZISMU Banyumas Regency, while the data collection techniques are through observation, questionnaires, and interviews. This study indicates that the activities in the Independent Learning Campus (MBKM) curriculum of the Islamic Economics Law Study Program, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto have been going well and have had a positive impact on students and partners. Internships for Islamic financial institutions and humanitarian projects provide students with skills and competencies regarding product selling, product knowledge, communication skills, and humanitarian volunteer. Based on the evaluation results, students who take part in these two activities can increase motivation, skills, and behaviors that can affect future career plans (work) because they are in the world of work. In connection with efforts to increase graduate competence, it is carried out by increasing soft skills, namely by comprehensively understanding the entire series of internship activities for Islamic financial institutions and humanitarian projects, especially student activities that have met partner expectations, namely being diligent, communicative, active, and having competencies that are by partner needs.

Performance Analysis in the Finance Sub-Section of the Industry and Trade Office of North Sumatra Province

Employee performance is important for the world of work, one of which is in government agencies because employee performance definitely reflects the performance of the agency as well. Agencies will greatly benefit from good employee performance because they can achieve organizational goals to the maximum. With good employee performance, agencies can carry out their duties properly in order to be able to provide the best service for the community. This research was conducted to fulfill one of the tasks of the internship activity carried out by the author for one full month at the Department of Industry and Trade of North Sumatra Province. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method which emphasizes the process aspect of an action that is seen as a whole. The data used in this study is primary data which was carried out by field observations and interviews. The results of this study indicate that the performance of the employees in the finance department is very good, there is a separation of duties from each sub-section which makes employees have maximum work responsibilities in their fields.

Upaya Peningkatan Kualitas Politisi Muda Melalui Pelatihan dan Pendidikan Politik Yayasan SATUNAMA Yogyakarta

Political education is a form of sign that we are helping to build a better state politics. Political education in politicians is a distribution to prospective leaders who will represent the community. With an unhealthy political image in Indonesia, it starts with the number of corruption figures revealed by government officials. Ignorance and generally a "return on investment" culture for politicians to recover political costs during the election period and carried out brutally while in office. Others, culture and people's knowledge in choosing leaders that are not based on actual abilities, such as choosing politicians who use money to buy votes during elections. Therefore, the Yogyakarta SATUNAMA Foundation seeks to give birth to civilized politics by providing education and education to politicians, namely the Young Politician School, so that they use a clean approach in an effort to achieve victory when running until the voting period. This education has a curriculum that designs participants until they graduate to be able to focus on development and the interests of the community so that the initial capital needed is not only with money, social capital and knowledge are the main ones. With the internship activities and outcomes regarding programs and activities during the internship, it can be used as teaching materials and information that can be absorbed by readers.