IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION THROUGH WELL-TRACED ACCOUNTING EDUCATION GRADUATES
ABSTRACT: The objective of
this research is to improve the quality of higher education institution,
namely: the Study Program of Accounting Education through well-traced graduates
from the view of the alumni of the Study Program of Accounting Education – the
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Sebelas Maret University and their
users.
The population of this research was all of the alumni. Its samples
consisted of 860 alumni of the class of 2000s. The data of research were
collected through observation, documentation, and focus group discussion with
the users of alumni and APRODIKSI (Association of the Study Programs of
Accounting Education). They were then analyzed by using the descriptive
statistics.
The results of research are as follows: 1) 88% of the alumni are
satisfied with the education and learning process management at the Study
Program of Accounting Education, Sebelas Maret University. 2) Based on the view
ofits alumni, the waiting time to get the first job is short; 60% of the
graduates get their first job within three months following their graduation; 25%
of them get their first job from three months to six months following their
graduation, and the rest get their job after six months following their
graduation. 3) Only 30% of thegraduates have a job which is relevant to their
field of study – they become Accounting teachers, or instructorsin some related
courses and staffs at the Ministry of Education and Culture. Furthermore, 70%
of the graduates have varied positions namely: Directors in manufacturing
companies, Financial Managers, Marketing Managers,staffs of financial
institutions such as banks or leasing companies. Moreover, only 5% of them
become entrepreneurs. 4) The first salary that they earn is decent enough, but
only 10% of the graduates get the firstsalary in the amount of more than IDR 3,000,000
and 90% get the first salary in the amount between IDR 1,000,000 – 3,000,000.
In addition, from the view of the users of alumni, they feel fairly satisfied
with the alumni‟s performance, and they expect that the institution will
enhance the „flexible attitudes‟ of their graduates in facing certain
situations which require wise solutions to solve the existing problems.
Keywords: Well-traced
graduates, length of waiting time to get a new job, relevancy of new job to the
field of study, first salary, flexible attitudes
Author: Siswandari
Journal Code: jppendidikangg160244
