The Impact of Covid 19 Pandemic on Maritime Students’ Perceptions of Their Profession

Abstract

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has formed a global impact in many sectors. It is a notable fact that the maritime industry, which is a respectable part of the global supply chain, is also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with these, it is though that there are radical changes in the education sector with the COVID-19 pandemic. That These changes exist, when combined with the changes of COVID-19 in the sector, is created a considerable impact on maritime students' perceptions of their profession. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on students' occupational perceptions. On this paper, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maritime students' perceptions of their profession is investigated using the Five Point Likert Type Survey method. Recent developments resulting from COVID-19 have led to a renewed interest in maritime students' perceptions of their profession. Accordingly, the study provides a better understanding of maritime students' opinions in order to help maritime regulatory bodies construct future policies that best match seafarer needs.

Strategies for Online Teaching: A Best Practice Approach Using Three-Domain Theories

“…All these difficulties led to questioning the teaching strategies being imposed during online classes. According to Petrila et al (2022), Sahito et al (2022 and An et al (2021), teachers use inappropriate strategies to While there are multitude of studies on the online learning experience of maritime programs during the Covid-19 pandemic (Masuku, 2020;Renganayagalu et al, 2022;Karaca & Söner, 2022;Matsouka et al, 2022;Lokuketagoda & Miwa, 2022), there are only few studies on the teaching strategies of maritime professors during the pandemic. Given the difficulties experienced during the online classes of practical-based programs such as Maritime, this study aims to identify the teaching strategies implemented at Asian Institute of Maritime Studies (AIMS) during the Covid-19 pandemic.…”