Informatics Engineering Study Program Implements Project-Based Learning

On Monday, 7 March 2022, in the laboratory room of the Department of Informatics Engineering at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic), the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang officially kicked off Project Based Learning (PBL) in the Informatics Engineering Study Program. The activity was held online and attended by 112 students, consisting of second-semester students (61 people) and fourth-semester students (51 people). The Director was present along with Vice Director Adha Panca Wardanu, Head of the Department of Informatics Engineering Eka Wahyudi, and lecturers from the Department of Informatics Engineering.

Director of Politap Endang Kusmana, in his kickoff remarks, stated that Project-Based Learning (Project Based Learning) is their effort to enhance the quality of learning at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang as part of a work program to improve curriculum and instructional quality. With PBL, it is hoped that students' soft skills and hard skills will improve in accordance with the demands of vocational education, which emphasizes mastery of specific competencies. Endang added that the learning process is based on projects commissioned by users, ensuring learning outcomes align with user expectations while emphasizing group-based learning to foster communication skills, teamwork, initiative, and adaptability.

Meanwhile, Head of the Department of Informatics Engineering Eka Wahyudi stated that his team had adjusted the curriculum following the issuance of the Director's Decree number 208/PL39/KPT/2022 regarding the PBL Curriculum in the Informatics Engineering Study Program, where the PBL process is communicated through the Project-Based Learning Information System (SiMASBRO) application to facilitate consolidation among all parties. They have conducted problem gathering from both internal and external parties for learning projects implemented in the Even Semester of the 2021/2022 Academic Year, particularly for second-semester and fourth-semester students.

Eka added that this project-based learning will be carried out over 16 (sixteen) weeks, with details comprising the first 2 (two) weeks for planning/preparation, the next 3 (three) weeks for analysis, namely synchronizing technology with field needs, the next 3 (three) weeks for design, the next 7 (seven) weeks for coding implementation, debugging, and testing, and the final week for an expo with users. Eka also conveyed that for the effective implementation of PBL, supervising lecturers have been appointed as Managers and User Representatives as co-Managers.