Applied Bachelor's in Civil Engineering Study Program Undergoes Field Assessment

As part of the 2022 accreditation implementation, the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education conducted an online Field Assessment for the Civil Engineering Study Program in the D4 program at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) on 9–10 February 2022. The assessors assigned to this activity were H. Zainal Nur Arifin, Dipl.-Ing. HTL, M.T.Dr. sc. (Politeknik Negeri Jakarta) and Taufiq Saidi, Dr. Ir M.Eng (Universitas Syiah Kuala).

Meanwhile, the D4 Civil Engineering Study Program Accreditation Team was led directly by the Head of Department, while the institutional accreditation team was led directly by the Vice Director for Academic Affairs and the Head of P4MP. Throughout this accreditation process, the Director attended sessions held both at the study program and institutional levels.

The assessment process was conducted over two days, encompassing the opening of the assessment, introduction of the assessor panel, reading and signing of the Statement of Field Assessment, confirmation regarding macro policies for institutional development, governance systems, management systems, reported institutional achievements, and higher education development plans.

This was followed by the determination of final LKPT data to serve as the basis for quantitative scoring; confirmation of the implementation, outcomes, and effectiveness of SPMI covering the entire PPEPP cycle; review of standard documents, manuals, instruments/tools, periodic reports, and follow-up evidence of SPMI results; confirmation of data and information in the Self-Evaluation Report (LED) / Book III; confirmation of aspects related to higher education management across functional areas: academic programs (tridharma) and resource management (HR, finance, assets and facilities, and information systems); confirmation of involvement, expectations, satisfaction, and feedback from external stakeholders regarding college outcomes; confirmation of lecturer performance, engagement, services, and satisfaction; confirmation of administrative staff performance, engagement, services, and satisfaction; confirmation of student engagement, achievements, services, and satisfaction. At the conclusion of the second day, the draft minutes and accreditation recommendations were prepared, the minutes were submitted to and reviewed by higher education leadership, followed by the signing of the Field Assessment Minutes and submission of accreditation recommendations to the institution.