COVID-19 impact on UAT postgraduate students

<p>The UAT postgraduate students have had diverse academic and research problems due to the COVID-19 contingency. However, their commitment to comply with requirements is latent, while quickly adapting to the health crisis. The in-person restrictions have forced them to develop self-taught abilities, to look for solutions to research problems and to always stay updated in the use of digital technologies. Remote lessons have been a challenge for students and teachers due to technical problems that limit the efficiency of the teaching-learning process. Information is not passed onto the students and the objectives of the courses are only achieved halfway. Universities and the CONACYT have kept the graduation requirements in due time and form. However, requirements should be modified to be consistent with the severe limitations imposed by remote work, external to institutions. Grant holders have been the most affected.</p>

PKM UJI KOMPETENSI BIDANG KEAHLIAN AKUNTANSI DI SMK NEGERI 1 PEMATANGSIANTAR

ABSTRAKSMK Negeri 1 Pematangsiantar meminta kepada Universitas Simalungun dalam hal ini adalah Fakultas Ekonomi untuk melaksanakan uji kompetensi kepada siswa-siswi yang duduk di kelas XII. Uji Kompetensi sebagai salah satu syarat kelulusan bagi siswa/siswi. Uji Kompetensi Keahliaan bagi siswa siswi bertujuan a) mengukur pencapaian kompetensi siswa SMK b) memfasilitasi siswa/siswi mendapatkan sertifikat uji kompetensi c) mengoptimalkan pelaksanaan sertifikasi kompetensi siswa/siswi SMK sesuai Kerangka Nasional Indonesia d) memfasilitasi SMK bekerjasama dengan dunia usaha/industri sesuai kebutuhan dunia usaha dan dunia industri. Uji Kompetensi Keahlian dilaksanakan selama 4 hari yaitu tanggal 5 April 2021 sampai dengan 8 April 2021. Uji kompetensi ini tidak hanya oleh dunia Universitas tetapi juga melibatkan dunia usaha yaitu pada saat pelaksaan ujian wawancara. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh pada saat pelaksanaan, Tim Pengabdi dari Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Simalungun, Tim dari dunia usaha dan Tim dari SMK Negeri 1 Pematangsiantar menyatakan semua peserta dinyatakan lulus. Evaluasi atas proses pelaksanaan kegiatan dilakukan dengan memberikan angket kepada siswa/siswi peserta uji kompetensi. Dan hasil yang didapat 25% memberikan jawaban sangat baik, 60% memberikan jawaban baik dan 15% memberikan jawaban cukup. Sehingga ke depan pelaksanaan ujian kompetensi dilakukan perbaikan sebagaimana saran dari siswa agar ketika ujian praktek akuntansi sudah masing - masing siswa menggunakan Komputer Kata kunci: uji kompetensi; SMK; Siswa; akuntansi ABSTRACTSMK Negeri 1 Pematangsiantar asked Simalungun University in this case the Faculty of Economics to carry out a competency test for students sitting in class XII. Competency Test as one of the graduation requirements for students. The Skills Competency Test for students aims to a) measure the competency attainment of vocational students b) facilitate students to obtain competency test certificates c) optimize the implementation of competency certification for vocational students according to the Indonesian National Framework d) facilitate vocational schools in collaboration with the business/industry world as needed business and industry. The Skills Competency Test is held for 4 days, from April 5, 2021 to April 8, 2021. This competency test is not only carried out by the university world (higher education) but also involves the business world, namely during the interview exam. Based on the results obtained during the implementation, the Service Team from the Faculty of Economics, Simalungun University, the team from the business world and the team from SMK Negeri 1 Pematangsiantar stated that all participants had passed. Evaluation of the process of implementing the activities is carried out by giving questionnaires to students participating in the competency test. And the results obtained 25% gave very good answers, 60% gave good answers and 15% gave sufficient answers. So that in the future the implementation of the competency exam will be improved as suggested by students so that when the accounting practice exam each student uses a computer Keywords: competence test; SMK; student; accountancy

A Decision Support System for Undecided and Exploratory Students

Choosing a major can be a difficult choice for undeclared students, depending on personal interests, job markets, program costs, and the complexity of graduation requirements. The current procedure for exploring possible majors/minors involves a tedious and time-consuming exploration of static data presented in a convoluted format. This work considers the complexity of degree requirements and presents the design and implementation of an efficient decision support system (DSS) for exploring majors and/or minors. The DSS presents a tool that enables college students to map their already completed courses to degree requirements and then view the majors/minors that yield the shortest path for graduation. Secondly, the DSS system provides data visualization tools to assist students in selecting courses that satisfy the remaining requirements of a selected major/minor.

Decision Making of Curriculum Attainment Degree for Engineering Geology Based on Fuzzy Set Theory

The study of engineering geology emphasizes the combination of theory and practice, and it highlights the comprehensive cultivation of curricular theory, curricular practice, and comprehensive skills. It is necessary to establish a set of effective methods to evaluate the achievement of training objectives to track, test, and improve the quality of curricular learning. In this paper, the principle of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process based on entropy is used to construct an evaluation index system for the goal achievement degree of engineering geology courses, and the primary indicators mainly include knowledge, ability, and quality. Based on the actual situation, five curricular achievement levels are determined, that is, the comment set V = {very low, low, medium, high, very high}. Relying on the engineering geology course resource database of Xuchang University, the course goal achievement degree is evaluated, and the results show that the engineering geology course achievement degree is high. This method is suitable not only for the evaluation of the achievement of curricular objectives but also for the evaluation of the achievement of engineering education graduation requirements. This method can also help us find different courses and teaching weak links supporting the index points, indicate the direction and provide support for teachers to continuously improve their teaching and management methods, and effectively promote a continuous improvement in teachers’ teaching level and teaching quality.

Enhancing Academic Advising In Credit Hours System Using Dss

Academic advising plays a vital role in achieving higher educational institution’s purposes. Academic advising is a process where an academic advisor decides to select a certain number of courses for a student to register in each semester to fulfil the graduation requirements. This paper presents an Academic Advising Decision Support System (AADSS) to enhance advisors make better decisions regarding their students’ cases. AADSS framework divided into four layers, data preparation layer, data layer, processing layer and decision layer. The testing results from those participating academic advisors and students considered are that AADSS beneficial in enhancing their decision for selecting courses.

Teaching Research and Practice of Logistics Management Major Based on OBE-CDIO – A Case Study of Logistics System Planning and Design Course

The economic and social progress under the new era has put forward new requirements for logistics talents. Based on the teaching concept of OBE-CDIO as well as the training program and objectives of logistics management major in Guangzhou Maritime University, this study analyzes and discusses how the Logistics System Planning and Design course, which is targeted at students majoring in logistics management, enables the students to meet the graduation requirements by virtue of realizing the course objectives.

Barriers to Parental Leave During Training: Time for Change

Background Standardized parental leave policies for medical trainees are lacking, and barriers may differ among specialties. We aimed to characterize experiences of physicians who became parents during training and to identify particular issues for surgical trainees compared to their non-surgical peers. Methods We distributed an electronic survey to physician parents via social media platforms from 10/2019 to 02/2020. Inclusion required becoming a parent during training. Responses were collected and standard descriptive and comparative analyses were performed. Results Surveys were received from 64 physicians representing diverse specialties: 48 (74%) non-surgical respondents (NSR) and 16 (26%) surgical respondents (SR). Among all respondents, 25 (39%) reported a formal institutional policy for parental leave and 49 (76%) wished for more time off. Overall, respondents took a mean of 7.5 ± 5.2 (range 0-14) weeks of parental leave. However, NSR took 8.7 ± 5.8 weeks, while SR took 4.7 ± 2.7 ( P = .006). Reported barriers to parental leave across specialties included graduation requirements (NSR 58% vs. SR 68% P = .46), peer pressure/perception (NSR 59% vs. SR 58% P = .97), and pressure from institutional leadership (NSR 31% vs. SR 35% P = .77). A substantial portion (28, 43%) of respondents had additional children during training, taking less time off for the second child (5.1 ± 7.4 weeks; 0-12). Conclusion A minority of respondents reported formal institutional parental leave policies, while an overwhelming majority felt that their time off was inadequate. Surgical trainees took shorter parental leaves than their non-surgical counterparts. Cultural and professional changes are crucial in promoting wellness and healthy transitions into parenthood.

Harnessing the Web: How Chiropractic Education Survives and Thrives During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Chiropractic Educators Research Forum (CERF), December 5, 2020

ABSTRACT This conference was convened by the Chiropractic Educators Research Forum (CERF) on December 5, 2020. This meeting provided a forum for the presentation of scholarly works in chiropractic education theory and practice. This conference specifically focused on research related to chiropractic education during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the December 2020 CERF meeting, presenters and panelists took an in depth look at how programs worked to meet program objectives, graduation requirements, accreditation, and other activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.