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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE LEARNING FOR BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS AT INDRAGIRI COLLEGE

Reza Safitri

Indragiri College of Administrative Sciences, Indonesia

rzsafitri@gmail.com

KEYWORDS

Online Learning, Covid-

19, Students

ARTICLE INFO

Accepted:

April, 26

2022

Revised:

May, 7

2022

Approved:

May, 12

2022

ABSTRACT

The Covid-19 outbreak has made everything change routine, including

in terms of education. In the past, learning in universities was carried

out face-to-face, but now learning must be carried out online. The

purpose of this study was to find out how much effective online learning

is during the covid 19 pandemic for Business Administration students

at the STIA Indragiri college. This study uses a descriptive qualitative

model. Respondents from this study amounted to 26 students. The

results of this study indicate that students want face-to-face learning,

while some students want online learning, so it can be concluded that

continuous online learning during this pandemic is very ineffective.

INTRODUCTION

The Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia has made the learning system change drastically

from face-to-face learning to online learning at home (Nadeak, 2020). Since the emergence of

positive cases of Covid-19 patients in Indonesia, the Government through the Ministry of

Education and Culture and the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia, has

implemented a policy of studying and working from home since mid-March 2020 (Muhyiddin

& Nugroho, 2021). The STIA Indragiri campus as one of the private universities located in

Rengat, Indragiri Hulu, Responding to this policy by implementing learning and working from

home through a circular letter from the Governor of Riau Province number 43/SE/2020.

Many campuses, including STIA Indragiri which are not accustomed to conducting

lectures online, are forced to change the face-to-face system to distance or online lectures. in

the midst of limited material and existing infrastructure. This causes the learning carried out to

be less efficient, students find it more difficult to understand the material provided by the

lecturer, the lack of interaction between lecturers and students makes it difficult for them to

understand the material provided, students find it more difficult to ask material that they do not

understand and lack of concentration of students if learning is carried out in a systematic

manner. online (Hikmat, Hermawan, Aldim, & Irwandi, 2020).

In accordance with the curriculum reference, the courses consist of various types, namely

theoretical courses, practical courses, theory and practicum courses, and practical field work

courses (Rusdiana & Nasihudin, 2018). Recent meta-analyses on online learning (Bernard, et

al., 2014; Means et al., 2013; Oftedal et al., 2015; Vo et al., 2017; Winarno, 2017) found that

online learning is more effective than meeting face to face. Effectiveness in general shows to

what extent the learning objectives that have been determined have been achieved ((Müller et

al., 2018). Effectiveness is a measure that states how far the target (quantity, quality and time)

has been achieved, or the greater the percentage of the target achieved, the higher the

effectiveness (Hasibuan, 2022).

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Adapted to the state of the STIA Indragiri campus where only a few students per class

resulted in interaction between lecturers difficult to achieve, the obstacles that are often faced

are internet access and inadequate electricity, this is due to the distance, Indragiri Hulu is a

RIAU district that is just starting to develop. Many students still live in suburbs that are far

from good internet and electricity access. This journal will discuss the effectiveness of online

learning in detail for business administration students, and analyze the obstacles faced by

lecturers and students when undergoing online lectures.

RESEARCH METHOD

This research is a qualitative descriptive study using an online interview method

(Sugiyono, 2017). Primary data collection in this study was carried out by distributing online

questionnaires to respondents who were students of the Business Administration Study

Program consisting of 3 batches which were students in semester 2, 4 and semester 6. With 26

correspondents.

Data were obtained through direct interviews at the end of the lecture meeting. The next

question relates to 1. What is your response to the online lectures that we are currently

undergoing 2. What are the obstacles you face during online lectures 3. Do your parents or

guardians fully support the online lectures that you are doing 4. How big is the impact of the

COVID-19 outbreak on you and your family 5. Which is more comfortable, between online

lectures and face-to-face lectures.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Indragiri High School of Administration has currently established and implemented

online learning to support government programs in dealing with the ongoing Covid-19

outbreak starting April 2020. The policy was issued through a Circular (SE) of the Governor

of the RIAU Province Number 43/SE/2020.

The majority of lecturers, especially the Business Administration Study Program, choose

the Zoom application as a face-to-face learning medium, the Classroom application as a

medium for sharing teaching modules (tutorials) and assignments, and the WhatsApp

application for information media between lecturers and students. With the use of these

applications, it is necessary to adapt them to the needs of theory, practicum, theory and

practicum courses, so that online learning activities can run effectively. To see the effectiveness

of online lectures using the Zoom, Classroom, and WhatsApp media, researchers conducted

interviews with 26 students.

Respondent Table 1 Student of Business Administration Study Program

Student Force

Amount

Source: Primary data 2020

Furthermore, interviews with these students were carried out and some conclusions could

be drawn. The following table includes direct interviews with lecturers and students;

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Interview Table 2 Student of Business Administration Study Program

Question

Conclusion

How do you feel about the online lectures

that we are currently undergoing?

Difficult / Smooth

What are the obstacles that you face while

studying online?

Difficulty with

internet network, electricity,

money to buy quota

Do your parents or guardians fully support

the online lectures that you are doing?

Support / not support

How much impact has the COVID-19

outbreak had on you and your family?

Big/ordinary

Which is more comfortable, between online

lectures and face-to-face lectures?

Face to face/online

Source: Primary data for 2020

The results of the interviews with the 26 students above in the first question most students

have difficulty in running online lectures, because it is difficult to understand and sometimes

what the lecturer has explained they cannot fully understand what is meant by learning. Some

students answer online lectures smoothly because they are facilitated by good Wifi and

cellphones by parents to carry out online activities.

The second question most students answered was that the obstacles that often arise when

they run online lectures are network difficulties, insufficient finances to buy quotas and

sometimes power outages result in network and power outages as well. It also depends on the

village facilities and the area where the student lives.

The third question is regarding the support from parents and guardians of the students

themselves, which facilitate students to study online and there are some who have not been

able to facilitate students to study online because there are some students from underprivileged

families and economic limitations.

The fourth question asked how much influence the Covid-19 outbreak had on student

families. Most of the students whose family's economic activities were trading said that this

outbreak had a big impact on students and there were some who thought this was normal and

had no effect.

And for the fifth question regarding the student's own desire to choose the next lecture to

take place online or face-to-face, most students answered that they wanted to carry out face-to-

face lectures, and a small portion wanted online lectures. This is answered by using exceptions.

That is, if the COVID-19 outbreak in the INHU district increases with the number of infected

residents, then they are forced to conduct online lectures. This is the conclusion of the interview

with students of the STIA Indragiri campus business administration study program.

CONCLUSION

Based on the results of interviews with students above, student activities during learning

and teaching can be seen from various aspects, but for this study the aspects that are seen only

from the student's point of view are not considered for other aspects, so how strong the

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effectiveness of online lectures cannot be made a definite reference. but from the

interview results, some students prefer face-to-face lectures because they can interact with

lecturers interactively and understand lecture material better.

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