Building interdisciplinary research group for Vocational College Universitas Gadjah Mada

Abstract

This research aimed to form a collaborative research and research group in the Department of Languages, Arts and Culture Management, Vocational College of Universitas Gadjah Mada (DBSMB). Vocational education could not be separated from research activities, including research of market, behavior, and products before producing applied products that could be utilized by the market. Collaborative efforts, infrastructure support, and human resource readiness were essential elements in improving the quality of learning and research. The research group was formed in the Culture and Tourism laboratory, which was based on a functional perspective of organizational functions. The exploratory method was carried out by observation, interview, and literature study. Interviews were conducted with informants consisting of the head of Teaching Industry Learning Center (TILC), head of study programs, secretary of study programs, and lecturers at DBSMB. The results showed that each lecturer at DBSMB had different research interests. Lecturers’ research interests had several intersections that could be made into collaborative research groups. The research group's design was based on research interests, the direction of study program development, and the objectives of culture and tourism laboratories as well as departments, faculties, and universities. The central theme of culture and tourism could accommodate research collaborations from lecturers in the study programs of Record Management, English, Tourism, Korean Language, and Japanese Language. The challenges in the formation of the research group came from internal factors (communication, funding, and infrastructure) and external factor (collaboration with industry, policy differences, administrative procedures, and interests in research). This research was expected to contribute to the formation of a research group in other vocational education institutions and affect the improvement of vocational graduates’ quality and scientific development.

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