Penerapan Sistem Digitalisasi Pengajuan Reward Prestasi Berbasis Aplikasi sebagai Apresiasi Universitas Negeri Malang terhadap Mahasiswa Guna Peningkatan Bakat Minat Mahasiswa dan Dosen

Abstract

Based on the survey conducted by Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association (Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia/APJII), people in the age range of 19-34 years old are the main users of the internet with a percentage of 49,52%, people in the age range of 35-54 years old have the percentage of 29.55%, followed by people in the age range of 13-18 years old with the percentage of 16,68%, and people above 54 years old have the least percentage (4,24%). The highest number of internet users are in their productive age. This modern era demands convenience in all aspects, including student services. Thus, a digital application is needed. Since 2017, reward submission is still performed manually; students download the form from the Student Affair’s (Kemahasiswaan) website before submitting it to the Student Affair office, and the data entry is done manually using Microsoft Excel. This procedure is ineffective, moreover, with the Covid-19 lockdown on campus, the procedure will cause inconvenience for both parties. Therefore, the service will move to a digital application system. Witnessing the technological opportunity and challenges in the modern era, this study aims to facilitate and provide effective and practical services in proposing rewards for students and supervisors. The implementation of the digital application for applying achievement rewards will make it easier for students to apply for rewards to boost the talent interests of students and supervisors. This digital system contains three stages: 1) registration stage where students fill in their identity and their achievements, 2) supervision process by the lecturer, and 3) submission of students’ certificates, etc. This study implemented the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) method. The author expects this digital application facilitates students in applying for rewards and provides effective and practical services. The result of this study is making easier access for students in applying for rewards. Besides, this digital application can fulfill the data needs of Student Affair Ranking System (Sistem Pemeringkatan Kemahasiswaan/Simkatmawa) to escalate UM’s national ranking. The development of this digital application is also to meet the requirement of Key Performance Indicators (Indikator Kinerja Utama/IKU) number three, which is gathering and counting the number of outstanding student supervisors in various competitions.