Strategies for Producing Undergraduates of Bachelor of Public Administration Program to Serve the Eastern Economic Corridor

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to study the competencies of graduates of the Bachelor of Public Administration Program and 2) to study undergraduate producing strategies which serve the Eastern Economic Corridor. This research adopted mixed-methodology which integrated survey method with qualitative method. The research instruments consist of questionnaires to collect data from 260 existing students and 380 alumni, semi-structured interviews from 15 key informants and documentation.   

   The research results show that 1) desirable competencies of graduates consist of knowledge and understanding competency about organizational and human resource management; functional competency that are information technology skills and communication skills; analytical thinking and positive thinking skills are conceptual competency; traits and personality that graduates should have are responsibilities and human relations. However, the competencies that should be developed are work practical skills, self-improvement intention and expressing own opinion confidently; 2) strategy for producing undergraduates to create such competencies in accordance with various situations, especially for the Eastern Economic Corridor labor market, is integrated- adaptive undergraduate production strategy.