The Department of Geography, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia and the School of Geoscience, The University of Sydney, Australia held a joint field school activity with the theme “Identifying Important Issues of Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Life in Indonesia”” on July 14-28, 2018.
This joint fieldwork is an implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between the University of Indonesia and the University of Sydney, signed in 2014.
This activity, which focused on regional analysis, was attended by 11 undergraduate Geography students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, and 18 undergraduate Geography students from the University of Sydney.
For students in the Geography Department, the FMIPA UI program was designed to complement the Fieldwork Lecture 1, Fieldwork Lecture 2, and Fieldwork Lecture 3 courses, and was also related to the Geographical Research Methodology course.
This activity included field lectures, field practice, interaction with residents, reference reading, and group work at various locations. These locations were Jakarta Province, North Toraja Regency, and Takalar Regency in South Sulawesi Province.
The lectures were held at the Geography Department, FMIPA UI, from July 9-11, 2018. The fieldwork took place from July 14-28, 2018.
These field activities include field observations which include observations of the physical and social environment, followed by conducting interviews with farmers and households, surveys of geographical objects and point of interest baik dengan ataupun tanpa bantuan global positioning system (GPS), as well as attending presentations and interviews with relevant local parties (stakeholder).
Dr. Supriatna, M.T. as the Head of the Department of Geography, FMIPA UI explained that the specific purpose of this activity is to understand the important issues of sustainable development in Indonesia, and to understand the response of rural and urban residents to the important issues of sustainable development in Indonesia.
He also explained that for the purposes of evaluating the learning process, the program Joint Field School This will implement assessments based on individual assignments, group assignments, and final exams that include independent research, written exams, daily field notes, group discussions, and presentations.
Through this joint field school, students are expected to gain knowledge, skills, and experience in several areas, including applying and combining various geographic methods, integrating theory and field experience, and managing and implementing research activities.
