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The Management Study Program of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) received a Visit from the Team of Management Study Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS), Thursday, February 9, 2023, in Assembly Room 1 of the Soeharno TS Building.

The delegation was welcomed by the Vice-Dean of Academic Research and Academic FEB UNS, Prof. Dr. Izza Mafruhah, SE, M.Si., Head of Management Study Program, Dr. Atmaji, MM., and several Lecturers of the Re-accreditation Task Force Team of the Management Study Program, Dr. Sinto Sunaryo, S.E., M.Si., Sarwoto, S.E., M.Sc., and Miftachul Ma ‘Arif, S.E.I., M.M.

Prof. Izza Mafruhah welcomed the FEB UMS Management Study Program Team and thanked them for their visit to FEB UNS. Furthermore, three undergraduate study programs in FEB UNS, Management, Accounting, and Development Economics Study Program have been accredited ‘A’ (Excellent) by the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT).

In addition, the study programs have also been accredited by the Asean University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) and the International Agency for Quality Assurance (AQAS) with conditional status. Upon this status, the three Undergraduate Study Programs have sent supporting and revised documents for several required aspects to the AQAS. Hopefully, AQAS can immediately process all amendments, thus, an accreditation certificate with unconditional status can be issued.

Meanwhile, Imronudin, S.E., M.Si, Ph.D., Vice Dean III of FEB UMS said that his visit to FEB UNS aims to improve the quality of learning at the FEB UMS Management Study Program, both for the regular and international classes. “We from the Management Study Program Team to conduct a benchmarking study to FEB UNS Management Study Program, related to the regular and international classes, international accreditation, and also international class management. Because we see UNS is one step ahead of us,” he explained.

At the beginning of the opening remarks, Dr. Atmaji said that his duty as the Head of the Management Study Program was greatly helped by the Task Force Team, both for the preparation of the re-accreditation process, Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) Program implementation, and international classes.

Dr. Atmaji also explained the outline of curriculum preparation in the Management Study Program FEB UNS and the implementation of teaching and learning activities. The preparation of the curriculum, was conducted in 2020, however, there are still adjustments in its implementation.

“Regarding the curriculum, the Management Study Program has implemented the MBKM curriculum. This curriculum, accommodates students who do not participate and those who take the MBKM Program, and Alhamdulillah, last semester, there were 70 undergraduate Management Study Program students who participated in MBKM activities, the most participation within UNS,” he said.

In terms of recognizing the equivalency of the 20-semester credits for students who take part in MKBM, the Management Study Program faces no difficulty. The Study Program also has a system that can monitor the daily activities of students who participated in the MBKM Program.

It is said that the curriculum that has been prepared, other than applied in the regular classes, is also used for international classes, it’s just that in international classes the learning process uses English. Meanwhile, to improve the quality of learning, the quota for each regular class was reduced from 40 students to 30 students. In addition, the curriculum accommodates students’ interests in finance, human resources, marketing, and operations.

When taking MBKM, students must previously submit proposals, which will be assessed by the task force team for their feasibility and recognition. Recognition or equivalency of the 20-semester credit resulting from the MBKM program is based on the student’s study interest in the MBKM. Students who have completed the MBKM Program, are directed to write the final project which corresponds to their study interests.

“For example, for students who take MBKM internships in finance, we will recognize 20-semester credits with courses in finance, this also applies to other interests taken by students,” he explained.
Furthermore, in the discussion session, Dr. Sinto and Sarwoto, M.Sc., added an explanation related to the international class and also the MBKM Program that has been carried out by the Management Study Program.

The Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) hosted Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) Partnership Workshop in Syariah Hotel Solo, Saturday, January 7th, 2023. The workshop was attended by all Management Study Program Partners, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for Surakarta Office, MSMEs partners, Lecturers, and students.

In his remarks, Dr. Atmaji, MM, as the Head of the Management Study Program FEB UNS, states that the study program welcomed the MBKM program, initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbud Ristek), by preparing various supporting programs. Responding to the MBKM program, the Management Study Program has designed supporting programs for the students interested in participating in MBKM.

“Alhamdulillah, when MBKM was initiated, our Study Program reacted swiftly, thus, when the Minister of Education finally launched MBKM, Management Study Program could directly participate, even though only in one program, the student exchange program. For the following semester, however, our students participated in eight MBKM programs,” he reveals.

The eight programs are student exchange, internship, teaching assistance at education institutions, research, humanities project, entrepreneurship, independent project or study, and village development program or thematic student community program (KKNT). Students participating in the MBKM program will receive 20 credits for the one-semester MBKM program.

Not only studying theories, in the MBKM program, students can get involved in field activities and interact with the community according to their selected MBKM program. Students can learn about how the community interacts and how to get involved in business interaction and networking.

Higher Education Institutions cannot implement the MBKM program independently because it needs a partnership with various parties. Considering this, Dr. Atmaji also thanked all parties supporting MBKM implementation in the Study Program, particularly to Surakarta Kadin Office, for providing the opportunity for the industrial internship in the Solo Great Sale last year. He also thanked 16 MSMEs for supervising the students during the MBKM program, especially for business consulting for the last two months.

This workshop also marked the end of the MBKM business consulting and industrial internship program at the Surakarta Kadin Office.

The Head of the Kompetisi Kampus Merdeka Program (PKKM) for Management Study Program, Dr. Joko Suyono, M.Si., reported the implementation of PSM PKKM. The report states that the MBKM Program was strengthened through the PKKM programs. “The Study Program has entered its second year. In the first year, the Study Program developed the existing supporting laboratory and Project Based Learning program. While in this second year, the program will develop a virtual laboratory for data science,” he states.

Further, Dr. Joko Suyono explains that the main objective of MBKM is to improve the graduates’ competency, lecturers’ competency, and curriculum design for the Study Program. There are five programs proposed by the Management Study Program, including the development of a student learning platform, digital finance innovation development, graduates’ competency improvement, student entrepreneurship activity, and development of the study program reputation.

The workshop continued with testimonials from the partners’ representatives regarding the implementation of the MBKM program, followed by an award session for the best team in SGS 2022, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding signatory for the next MBKM Program.

The Visiting Professor Series in the Kompetisi Kampus Merdeka Program (PKKM), hosted by the Bachelor in Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, continues. This December, Management Study Program successfully hosted several visiting professor lectures and workshops. The program continues with the Publishing Workshop entitled “How to Publish an Article in Reputable Journal: HRM and Big Data,” conducted on Monday, December 12th, 2022.

The recent workshop hosted by the Study Program invited Associate Professor Clotilde Coron, Ph.D., from IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School, France. Prof. Coron previously delivered numerous topics in the earlier sessions of this Visiting Professor Program. In this session, Prof. Coron shared the steps of the Human Resource Management (HRM) research article publication.

Starting the presentation, Prof. Coron reminded participants that before starting to write a research article, a researcher must read a substantial amount of published research articles as part of the critical literature review process. “Before starting writing, you need to read first because there are much different writing styles, and there is a specific writing style for each field or certain research methodology,” explains Prof. Coron.

For around one hour, Prof. Coron also explained the six stages of preparing a research article, such as planning, finding a suitable publishing outlet, understanding the article structure according to the destination journal requirements, characteristics of good writing, focusing on the introduction, and the abstract.

“Before your final article draft is completed, it is better to find a suitable journal outlet according to the research topic because each journal has its specific format and structure requirements for prospective articles. Thus, while preparing for the final draft, you need to follow the requirement and criteria set by the publisher. Lastly, a good article is well articulated and easy to understand,” said Prof. Coron. The workshop continued with a question and answer session and concluded with article discussions between the lecturer of the Management Study Program and Prof. Coron.

Hosting another event under the Visiting Professor Program for the Kompetisi Kampus Merdeka Program (PKKM) 2022, the Bachelor of Management Study Program, FEB UNS, invited Associate Professor Clotilde Coron from IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School France. In the current Guest Lecture Management agenda, Assoc. Prof. Coron delivers material entitled ‘Organizational Justice and Flexibility’ through the Zoom Cloud Meeting platform. The Guest Lecture session was conducted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, and was led by Dr. Wulan Permatasari as Moderator.

The material presentation started with the organization configuration approach proposed by Mintzberg regarding the five internal actors in an organization, namely, the strategic plan officer (executive), middle management, center operation, technostructure, and supporting staff. “In the organizational configuration approach, each part of the five categories has a different role,” said Prof. Coron.

Related to Mintzberg’s approach, Prof. Coron further explains five coordination mechanisms that can be applied to different types of organizations. One of the coordination mechanisms is Participative Management (mutual adjustment), which is suitable for an organization with high competency and qualification, where only limited formal coordination is needed. “Example of this mechanism is project management, innovation research, and organization with complex problems. However, the challenge in applying this model is determining the collective objective. Because without this objective, the organization cannot operate well,” explains Prof. Coron.

The discussion about organization management is followed by the advantage of systems in human resource management and the significance of workplace flexibility. According to Prof. Coron, this flexibility is crucial in this VUCA environment, where transformation can happen quickly. For an organization, flexibility can be defined as the capacity to execute an initiative quickly and the capability to adjust organizational processes and structure.

Concluding the material presentation, Prof. Coron discussed organizational justice and the contribution of various theories in human resource management research. At the end of the session, students participated in an enthusiastic question-and-answer session with Prof. Coron.

The Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, hosted another Visiting Professor Series in Kompetisi Kampus Merdeka Program (PKKM) 2022. The current Guest Lecture: Human Resource Management, discusses the topic of ‘Digital and HRM’ on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022. The virtual Guest Lecture through Zoom Cloud Meeting invited Associate Professor Clotilde Coron from IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School, France, as the main speaker.

Led by Management Study Program lecturer, Dewanti Cahyaningsih, M.Rech., the agenda goes for around two hours, starting from 15.00 to 17.00 Western Indonesia Time.

Starting the material dissemination, Assoc. Prof. Coron explained the concept of digital to more than 130 participants. “Digital is no longer limited to tools, but now, the concept of digital covers revolution of space and time, collaboration, information, datafication, and personalization. For instance, right now, it is highly possible for us to access the same information even if we are not in the same room or location.”

Further, she explains the digital technology applied in the human resource management sector and the existing challenges, which include disruption, economic platforms, collaboration, and automatization. On the other hand, she also mentioned the advantages of digital technology adoption in human resource management, including productivity improvement, enhanced focus on high-added-value assignments, and data usage for human resource performance improvement.

An interactive discussion ensues after the material presentation between Assoc. Prof. Coron with the participants of the Visiting Professor Lecture.