As the population of a region increases, land use transformation and the increase in residential areas are inevitable. This transformation can also impact surface temperature increases, agriculture, tourism, disaster risk, and the availability of social and public facilities in the region.
Against the background of these facts, the Department of Geography, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI) conducted the 2nd Field Work Lecture (KKL) for 40 students of the 2020 intake in Garut Regency on May 16-20, 2022, accompanied by 2 Lecturers, Dra. Astrid Damayanti, M.Si. and Dr. Taqyuddin, M.Hum and 2 Assistant Lecturers, Fajar Dwi Pamungkas, S.Si and Kintan Maulidina, S.Si.
Garut Regency was chosen as the location for the activity because according to the KKL 2 team from the Department of Geography, land and settlement transformation is an interesting theme to be discussed in Garut Regency.
The students involved were divided into several groups spread across several sub-districts in Garut Regency, including Tarogong Kidul, Tarogong Kaler, Garut City, Cilawu, Leles, Banyuresmi and Cikajang Sub-districts.
Field Work Lecture (KKL) is a compulsory course for all students in the Geography Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI). KKL is conducted twice by second- and third-year students during the course.
This course emphasizes student independence in learning, by reading textbooks, journal articles, group discussions, developing research problem ideas, developing data collection methods, and collecting data in the field.
The students involved were divided into several groups across several sub-districts in Garut Regency, including Tarogong Kidul, Tarogong Kaler, Garut City, Cilawu, Leles, Banyuresmi, and Cikajang. During the activity, they also visited the Faculty of Agriculture at Garut University.
To the FMIPA UI Public Relations team, the Head of the Geography Department, Dr. Supriatna, M.T. explained that the KKL activities in Garut Regency were one of the implementations of the program. “Independent Learning – Independent Campus” (MBKM) has been implemented by the Minister of Education and Culture for higher education institutions. He explained that the implementation of the KKL program in Garut Regency is collaborating with the Faculty of Agriculture, Garut University. The Faculty of Agriculture, UNIGA, has involved 21 students in this activity.
“Cooperation is carried out in the form of transfer knowledge “between students through field mentoring (surveys) and oral and poster presentations of the results,” said the Geographic Information Systems Technology expert.
Field assistance was conducted on May 17 and 18, 2022, and the presentation of the results was conducted on May 19, 2022, at the Faculty of Agriculture, UNIGA.
The implementation of field work lecture activities is divided into several work groups that are adjusted to each theme chosen by the students, including; discussions on land and settlement transformation, surface temperature phenomena, agriculture, tourism, disasters and development of social/public facilities.
This activity uses secondary data as research data, where the data used comes from government agencies in Garut Regency.
In addition to secondary data, students are also expected to be able to interact directly with the community at the research location, this is intended as an analytical validator of the data collected secondaryly so that it is hoped that it can create benefits for the community.
One of the supervising lecturers, Dra. Astrid Damayanti, M.Si. said output The goal of this activity program is that students are able to plan and carry out Geography research independently and under guidance, as well as present the results of their research orally and in writing in the form of publication manuscripts or research reports that comply with the format of the scientific work referred to.
The goal of this activity program is that students are able to plan and carry out Geography research independently and under guidance, as well as present the results of their research orally and in writing in the form of publication manuscripts or research reports that comply with the format of the scientific work referred to.
“The output of this activity from the student competency perspective is to develop students’ abilities in planning and conducting Geography research independently, and the results of this research can be useful for the government and local communities as a database to be used in solving problems related to disasters, regional planning or development, and the like,” said Drs. Astrid to the FMIPA UI Public Relations team.
