A
total of students and lecturers of Communication Department University
of Trunojoyo Madura (UTM) visited to Communication Department University
of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), Monday (28/10). Lecturers received at
courtroom Faculty of Social and Politic science by the Dean Asep
Nurjaman with Communication lecturers UMM. While the students received
at Communication Students Association office at student center UMM.
Meeting
was run well. Dean started with introducing communication lecturers UMM
accompanied with head of Communication Department, Nurudin. Faculty of
Social and Political Science, he said, determined get into international
sphere by holding same aboard universities. Such as, in Malaysia and
Australia.
“InsyaAllah
the accreditation all departments at faculty of Social and Politic
Science got an A. Then we confident enough to develop broader through
the network among universities,” said Asep.
According
to Head of Communication Department UTM, Surokim, explained the purpose
the arrival is to introduce the student and lecturer with good example
from a communication department. As it is know, communication UMM is
department that accredited A and has representative laboratory. Not only
that, Communication UMM also has good achievement from students or
lecturers
“Right now we still have accreditation C, we want to learn from UMM so able to improve its value,” said Surokim.
Some
communication lecturer UTM, said Surokim, is UMM alumni. Including
first head of department, Sriwahyuningsih, and department secretary Imam
Sofyan. They have shown their excellent performance in UTM.
On
the other hand, Nurudin, admitted that administer the accreditation is
not easy. Needed tenacity and precision, also hard work from all
parties. Although recognized not easy to collect the data, but
inevitably must to be done. “But when it was known with the result of an
A, all felt paid off,” said Nurudin.
One
of tips that can be developed in Communication UMM, further Nurudin, is
to provide the greater opportunity to students work. Currently there
are 21 titles of books by student work from various communities that
stand from student initiative. Culture as it is believed stimulates
lecturer creativity. “This is my work, where your work,” said Nurudin
exemplifies the way to stimulate the student to compete in healthy
manner.
In
addition, in accreditation, department should know the excellence that
become the trademark. Communication UMM, for example, has the
characteristic of Media Literacy as an umbrella of research and social
service. “All activities were directed to build social media
literacy”said Nurudin. All activities must be documented as proof in
fulfill accreditation form.
To
answer the job market, communication UMM divided it into three
concentrations; there are Journalistic, audio-visual communication and
public relations. Student clubs that grown; one of it is the development
from lecture activity based on the concentration. (fan/nas/t_zuh)