DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF TRACER STUDY ON THE PROFILE OF UHAMKA MASTER OF BASIC
EDUCATION GRADUATES
Nurrohmatul Amaliyah, Kosasih, Rina El Vitra, Aditya Pebriansyah
SPs UHAMKA, Indonesia
Email: [email protected],
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KEYWORDS tracer
study; alumni tracking; graduate profile |
ABSTRACT This
tracer study tracking graduates aims to identify the profile of master's
degree graduates in basic education which includes: (1) student study period,
(2) graduate waiting period, (3) work motivation, (4) job suitability with
the field of science, (5) income received, and (6) the expectations of the
institution/place of work for the knowledge that has been obtained during the
master's level of basic education at UHAMKA. This type of research is a type
of survey research with a descriptive evaluative research approach. The
subjects of this research are alumni of the Master of Basic Education study
program at UHAMKA with a total of 110 students and alumni users, both
government and private. The data collection technique used in this study was
a questionnaire, both open and closed. The data analysis technique used in
this research is descriptive data analysis. Descriptive analysis in this
study was carried out by using the frequency distribution tabulation
technique and histogram, and equipped with a narrative explanation. |
INTRODUCTION
As a form of
responsibility to the community, UHAMKA, especially the Master of Basic
Education Study Program, needs to track graduates to find out the performance
and alignment of graduates' abilities with the needs in the world of work (Safi�i & Priyantoro,
2019). The success of UHAMKA Master of Basic Education graduates
in entering the world of work is a form of UHAMKA's relevance to society (Bakhtiar & Latif,
2017). Thus UHAMKA is responsible not only for equipping
graduates with certain competencies (learning outputs) but also obliged to
facilitate and bridge graduates in entering the world of work and increasing in
existing careers. (Albina & Sumagaysay,
2020), (Purwantiningsih, Sardjiyo,
Sudrajat, & Permana, 2021) in their research stated that with the tracer study,
higher education institutions can carry out periodic curriculum reviews to
ensure that graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and competencies
needed by the world of work. One way to track the whereabouts and work of
graduates, especially related to extracting information related to the
translation of lectures in the world of work is to conduct a study known as a
Tracer study (Indrawati, 2017).
Tracer study
is a traceability study conducted to college graduates which aims to find out
the outcomes of educational outcomes from the completion of graduates
undergoing education, into the world of work, work situations, as well as the
alignment and application of competencies that have been obtained in the world
of work (Thomas & Wagiu, 2019). Higher education institutions must always strive to
improve the system and improve quality. One way to improve the qualityis to seek feedback from alumni through tracer study
activities (Santoso, Mahmudi, &
Basuki, 2019).
The Basic
Education Study Program at the UHAMKA Graduate School began accepting students
in the 2016/2017 academic year with a total of 45 students. As time increases,
the number of students in the Basic Education study program is increasing, with
the number of graduates also increasing. In 2021, the Basic Education study
program has 85 alumni. So that the 2022 tracer study research uses data on as
many alumni who graduated in� 2021,
namely� 85 people (Fajaryati et al., 2015).
METHOD�� RESEARCH
There
are four main stages in the implementation of the Tracer study, namely starting
from the development of concepts and instruments, followed by data collection,
then analyzing the data that has been collected, and finally the preparation of
a report on the results of the Tracer study. In the first stage, the
development of the concept and instrument of the Tracer study questionnaire
consisting of a number of question items that are in accordance with the
Ministry of Education and Culture's Tracer study standards and added with items
tailored to the needs of UHAMKA, especially the Master of Basic Education Study
Program. Before distributing the questionnaire, go through the validation stage
first. The second stage, followed by the process of extracting feedback from
respondents which is carried out online in order to make it easier for
respondents to fill in the trial method that will be used in filling out the
tracer study questionnaire, this is done as well as an effort to increase the
response rate.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
The tracer study of the Master of
Basic Education when entering lectures is mostly already working. Of the 44
respondents studied, 37 people already have jobs and most of them have a
working background as a teacher either in civil servant status or private
teachers. So in this case the alumni continue the work program they already
have (Khair, Astuti, & Khairina, 2016).
Table 1
Current activities of respondents of the Master of Basic Education tracer
study
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Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
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Valid |
1 |
37 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
Figure 1 Current activities of respondents of the Master of Basic Education tracer
study Suitability of Work with College
Figure 2 Employment data of
tracer study respondents Master of Basic Education
The table illustrates that the work done by alumni in the basic education
study program is in accordance with the studies they have carried out so far.
It is proven that most of the alumni of the basic education study program have
worked as teachers in both the civil servant and private categories (Marisa, Efendi, & Mumpuni, 2016).
Figure 3 Suitability of work
with the field of science tracer study respondents Master of Basic Education
In terms of the suitability of alumni work in the basic education study
program, it is considered to be in accordance with the field of knowledge that
has been obtained in lectures, and most alumni have also worked as teachers (Chandra, Ruhama, & Sarjono, 2013).
Figure 4 Suitability of work
to the level of education tracer study respondents Master of Basic Education
The level of education that has been
obtained at the master's level can help and support the professionalism of
alumni so far. Only about 2% do not fit between the job and the level of
education it has obtained (Rahim & Puluhulawa, 2017).
Figure 5 The waiting period for obtaining a job tracer study respondents Master of Basic Education
����������� Most
alumni in basic education study programs do not need time to wait to get a job,
because almost all alumni already have jobs and only a small percentage are
waiting for time to get a job (Ambara & Antarajaya, 2022).
Ratings of
Graduate Users
Figure 6 Alumni Ethics
respondents to the tracer study of Master of Basic Education
Based on the
graph above, it is known that alumni ethics at work received a good predicate
of 32 respondents, and a sufficient predicate of 11 respondents, and only 1
respondent received a less category. This shows that graduates of the Master of
Basic Education are seen by graduate users as having good ethics in their
workplace environment (Roviati, Jalaludin, Fitria, Jaelani,
& Sari, 2015).
CONCLUSION
Based on the
results of research on alumni search in the Basic Education Study Program, it
can be concluded in the category of absorption of the world of work for Alumni,
for the time to find a job for alumni, Most alumni are
looking for work after graduation where 2020 alumni are 56%, 2021 alumni are
47% and 2021 alumni are 56% and the average waiting time for 2016-2018 alumni
to get a job is less than 3 months. As for the number of agencies that respond
to Alumni applications, it is quite varied, but the average company or agency
that responds is 2 to more than 5 companies. Furthermore, in terms of the
suitability of the field of study with the work, most alumni declare their work
according to the level of education. The suitability of the job with college is
good and also in accordance with the work background he is currently
experiencing. Job searches carried out by alumni in the Basic Education Study
Program are relatively non-existent, this is because these alumni already have
jobs when they continue to the master's program of the Basic Education Study
Program. The assessment of graduate users found that in terms of ethics,
self-development and communication are good, as well as in terms of the use of
information technology is good, only in terms of mastery of English there is
still a lot of lacking
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Nurrohmatul Amaliyah,
Kosasih, Rina El Vitra,
Aditya Pebriansyah (2023)
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