Outcomes from Professional Experience Provision for Students Through Media Development and Special Hybrid Event During Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This research was aimed to provide professional experience to students, to develop and examine the quality of media development and special hybrid event during Covid-19 pandemic, to evaluate the perception, and the satisfaction of the sampling group towards media and special hybrid event during Covid-19 pandemic. The tools in this research consisted of 1) an interview schedule for students regarding professional experience provision, 2) media and special hybrid event during Covid-19 pandemic, 3) evaluation forms for quality of contents and media presentation and activities, 4) a perception evaluation form, and 5) a satisfaction questionnaire for the sampling group regarding media and special hybrid event during Covid-19 pandemic. The data were collected from 30 fourth-year undergraduate students from the Department of Educational Communications and Technology who enrolled in the ETM 361 Presentation Skill II course and participated in the project to raise funds for students with financial hardship in the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology. They were chosen using purposive sampling method. The statistical methods were percentage, mean score, and standard deviation. The findings were as follows: after the professional experience provision for students,and interview them, such experience helped students gain skills in planning, problem solving, and teamwork. Therefore, the training in this course could really provide quality professional experience to students. With regards to media development and special hybrid event during Covid-19 pandemic, this research followed the ADDIE Model which consists of 5 steps as in Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. The expert panels then evaluated the quality. It was found that the quality of contents was at a very good level (x = 4.77, S.D. = 0.42) and that the quality of media presentation and activities was at a very good level (x = 4.76, S.D. = 0.45). The perception and the satisfaction of the sampling group regarding the media development and special hybrid event during Covid-19 pandemic was at the highest level (x = 4.79, S.D. = 0.45), (x = 4.76, S.D. = 0.45). Therefore, the professional experience provision for students through media development and special hybrid event during Covid-19 pandemic was of good quality.