Source: BEM UI.
DEPOK – To support lectures, Universitas Indonesia (UI) has developed a digital system. The two that seem to be used most often by the academic community are SIAK-NG (Academic Information System- Academic Information System).
Next Generation
) and EMAS (
E-Learning Management System
). However, both have not fully satisfied users’ needs.
The results of the UI Student Executive Board (BEM) survey of students released in September 2022 show that both SIAK-NG and EMAS still experience frequent interruptions. The data shows that students most often have difficulty accessing SIAK-NG and EMAS.
The existence of a learning support information system cannot be ignored. Especially when lecture activities have switched to an online system (in the network) since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Reliable learning systems are increasingly important.
On the other hand, as a university with a “superior” accreditation, UI should have met the requirements in terms of supporting facilities and infrastructure. However, it seems that this has not been fully met.
Chandra Kirana, a lecturer at the UI Department of Communication Studies, uses two digital systems provided by the university, SIAK-NG and EMAS, for his courses.
Unfortunately, the implementation of online lectures makes access to SIAK-NG more difficult because the system may not be ready to accommodate such heavy user traffic. “Several times
down
, so I don’t can open GOLD. In fact, the teaching material is there,” said the teacher who is usually called Kicky.
Apart from the server congestion that led to disruptions, the SIAK-NG and EMAS data collection systems were also not integrated. This led Kicky to use similar services outside of UI, such as Google Classroom.
Source: BEM UI.
Joys and Sorrows
Bad experiences with SIAK and EMAS were also experienced by students. For information, through EMAS lecturers and students can upload assignments, conduct exams, discussions, and send messages to each other.
However, during exams that are usually held simultaneously, the EMAS system is sometimes disrupted, hampering the process of storing answer data. Rahel Maulitha, a student majoring in Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, for example, has been a ‘victim’ of the GOLD error. “Exam! I lost my exam once, hahaha,” said Rachel.
Like Rahel, Mitchelle Aura, a student of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, also realized the shortcomings of EMAS and SIAK-NG. This was mainly due to his experience using the system for several courses.
“Want to fill in IRS [Isian Rancangan Studi] in SIAK, sometimes
error
. Ever
no
ter-
save
after content. In GOLD, it’s mostly during quizzes,
That’s it,
so
nervous
,” said Aura.
Mitchelle did not use much EMAS to study Communications. The courses he takes mostly use Google Classroom or rely solely on Whatsapp group conversations and assignment collection via Google Drive.
Despite this, EMAS is still a reliable platform in some faculties, one of which is the Faculty of Medicine. Dionisius Tonggo, a Medical student, has used EMAS every semester since two years ago for all courses.
“This semester, EMAS is used for learning, student and practicum guidebooks, lecture schedules, and lecture materials. There are also asynchronous activities, video lectures or discussions with lecturers-also for
gather
assignments,” Dionysius said in an interview.
With many activities using the digital system, Dionisius feels that EMAS is easy to use, “Using EMAS, we don’t need to print, print, print.
print
assignments again.” EMAS is a better choice to simplify some academic activities, one of which is assignment collection.
“It’s a bit
tired
also using SIAK and EMAS because SAP [Satuan Acara Perkuliahan] is not integrated, so it has to be inputted.
input
again one by one manually. That’s why I’m not too comfortable using GOLD so far,” Kicky explains.
Technical Improvements Required
A number of students agree that SIAK and EMAS make the learning process easier. Even so, they hope that glitches and technical shortcomings in all support systems can be resolved.
“SIAK and GOLD will be great
really
and adequate,
anyway
if the problem
error
when
high traffic
-its overcome. If
So
maybe you don’t will need to use other applications,” said Rahel.
(Marchha Uli)
