Wednesday (30/3/2022) after inaugurating the Head of the Academic Quality Assurance Unit (UPMA), Managers, Heads of Departments, and Heads of Study Programs, Dean of FMIPA UI Dede Djuhana, Ph.D. immediately led a working meeting. The activity will last until April 1, 2022 at the Royal Tulip Gunung Geulis Hotel, Bogor.
In addition to new officials, this meeting involved academic and non-academic teams, namely Unit Coordinators, Department Advance Payment Holders (PUM), and the Teaching Design Book (BRP) preparation team.
Opening the meeting, the Dean said that the implementation of this working meeting was an effort to support the performance of the FMIPA UI leadership for the 2022-2025 period, as well as to build understanding regarding work programs between leaders within the FMIPA UI environment and its staff.
In general, the main agenda of the meeting consisted of the Dean’s presentation on the performance contract of the leadership, and key performance indicators, presentations by the Vice Dean for Education, Research and Student Affairs Dr. rer. nat. Budiawan, and the Vice Dean for Resources, Ventures and General Administration Dr. Tito Latif Indra, M.Sc., regarding the work program, and cascading of their respective fields. Then the presentation of the General Manager and Facilities Mohammad Hidayat, S.Sos. on the Concept of Compiling the RKT-RKA of Budget Entities.
In the parallel session, managers from each field gave a presentation of work programs and activities, followed by a discussion session. Still in the parallel session, the Head of UPMA Dr. Denny R. Silaban, M.Kom. led the preparation of the 2020 curriculum Teaching Design Book (BRP) by a special team. Adapting the policy of the Ministry of Education and Culture-Research and Technology on the Independent Campus, FMIPA UI revised the curriculum. In the parallel session, managers from each field gave a presentation of work programs and activities, followed by a discussion session. Still in the parallel session, the Head of UPMA Dr. Denny R. Silaban, M.Kom. led the preparation of the 2020 curriculum Teaching Design Book (BRP) by a special team. Adapting the policy of the Minister of Education and Culture-Research and Technology on the Independent Campus, FMIPA UI revised the curriculum.
The preparation of the BRP is to complete the results of the revision. BRP is a book containing a learning process plan that is prepared for learning activities for one semester to meet the learning outcomes of graduates assigned to the course.
The preparation of BRP is very important for ensuring the quality of the implementation of courses and compliance with the curriculum. Therefore, each course must be equipped with BRP, following the online/blended BRP format that has been determined by the UI Chancellor and has been adjusted to SN-Dikti.
In total, there are more than 1000 courses in the curriculum of 21 study programs in FMIPA UI. The consignment with the BRP Department team was carried out to meet the availability of BRP of at least 70%. Gradually, before the end of the year, it is expected that BRP FMIPA UI will reach 100%.
By referring to teaching materials that meet the required standards, it is hoped that the implementation of educational programs can run optimally.
Moreover, due to changes in the online learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic, every lecturer in the FMIPA UI environment is required to adjust their BRP into an online or blended BRP format.
Moreover, due to changes in the online learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic, every lecturer in the FMIPA UI environment is required to adjust their BRP into an online or blended BRP format.
Among them, improving UI’s ranking in the international arena, intensifying and managing the Independent Learning Independent Campus (MBKM) program, and National and International Accreditation.
Accelerating the increase in the number of online course productions is also a priority included in the process transformation program. teaching and learning melalui platform Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), dan Open Content.
According to him, currently the number of courses that have been produced as distance learning content in MOOCs is still far from the target achievement.
“This year I encourage faculties to develop more learning systems towards MOOCs. It turns out that our MOOcs production is still very low compared to the courses we have,” he said.
Not only that, he also said that to improve campus performance, there needs to be a program to increase the number of foreign students studying in Indonesia. (student inbound). Therefore, he instructed the faculty leaders to improve academic quality, and be active in organizing activity programs that offer or invite foreign students to participate in activities together.
In this foreign student development program, he targeted faculties within UI to recruit at least 15 students with the costs borne by the university and faculty.
“We in the UI academic field also have a program in 2022, I ask the faculty to have a minimum of 15 foreign students with funding from UI for 10 students and funding from the Faculty for 5 students. I direct it for the Master’s study program, now Master’s is enough for 3 years of research path”. The former Dean of FMIPA UI explained.
“So I really hope that this foreign student program can really be implemented because this is also a priority,” he concluded.
At the end of the presentation, he emphasized that the points presented were very important to be understood and implemented together. Therefore, the leadership in the FMIPA UI environment is expected to be able to optimally implement these programs, especially since Prof. Haris said that the University of Indonesia has provided facilities to the faculty, one of which is in the form of funding support.
“We, on behalf of the UI leadership, and I personally as a member of FMIPA UI, strongly encourage and support FMIPA to progress even further,” he said while closing the session.
