35 Politap Lecturer Research Proposals Reviewed Online

A total of 35 research proposal titles by lecturers of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) were presented on 29 June 2020 for the Study Program Research, MKDU research, and assignment research schemes, and on 1-2 July 2020 for the competitive research scheme. Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang Endang Kusmana, in his opening remarks, stated that the 2020 proposal selection was conducted by independent reviewers and that the research results are expected to enhance research quality to support link-and-match outcomes. Endang warmly welcomed the significant increase in the number of research proposals in 2020 compared to previous years.

Maya Santi, Head of the Center for Research and Community Service at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, hoped that lecturers' interest in conducting research would continue to rise, particularly for higher-level national competitions. Maya also explained that the evaluation criteria for the proposals include: 1). Relevance of the Research Proposal to Priority Areas, research themes, and topics aligned with the Institution's Strategic Plan (Renstra PT), 2). Quality and relevance of the Problem, Objectives, State of the Art, Methodology, and novelty, 3). Alignment of the Research Proposal with the Roadmap (past and future), 4). Suitability of the team's competencies with task division, 5). Publication outputs (mandatory SINTA-indexed ISSN), 6). ISBN Books, 7). Appropriateness of the methodology with the research stages to achieve target outputs, 8). Alignment of TRL (TKT) targets, 9). Suitability of the research schedule, 10). Recency of primary literature references, 11). Research collaboration support.

The proposal selection activity for the competitive scheme invited reviewers Dr. Ir. Anang Tjahjono, M.T. (Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya) and Dr. Ir. Yohana Sutiknyawati K., M.P (Universitas Tanjungpura).