Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM

This study was conducted to gauge students’ competency and satisfaction in employment preparation within programmes offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). A survey questionnaire was distributed to all fi...

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Main Authors:	Ainon Hamzah, Kalaivani Nadarajah, Mahanem Mat Noor, Arina Anis Azlan
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Language:	English
Published:	penerbit ukm 2015
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spelling	ukm-94362016-12-14T06:49:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9436/ Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM Ainon Hamzah, Kalaivani Nadarajah, Mahanem Mat Noor, Arina Anis Azlan, This study was conducted to gauge students’ competency and satisfaction in employment preparation within programmes offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). A survey questionnaire was distributed to all final year students of the School and 128 of them responded. The results showed that for the programme components, respondents were most satisfied with the quality of academic staff, followed by the quality of fellow students, curricular contents and overall learning environment. In terms of knowledge, general skills, and virtues they received, the respondents expressed high competency levels in various areas which include the languages, English and Bahasa Melayu, interpersonal skills, information technology and research skills, and work related skills gained through industrial training attachment. However, respondents rated the overall academic experience to be of average standing. These findings indicated that the curricular contents need to be reviewed to improve/enhance the quality of the programmes offered in order to prepare students for demanding expectations of the job market. penerbit ukm 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9436/1/Chap3new.pdf Ainon Hamzah, and Kalaivani Nadarajah, and Mahanem Mat Noor, and Arina Anis Azlan, (2015) Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM. Jurnal Pendidikan Malaysia, 40 (2). pp. 111-117. ISSN 0126-6020 / 2180-0782 http://www.ukm.my/jurfpend/articles_for_vol_40(2)_2015.html
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description	This study was conducted to gauge students’ competency and satisfaction in employment preparation within programmes offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). A survey questionnaire was distributed to all final year students of the School and 128 of them responded. The results showed that for the programme components, respondents were most satisfied with the quality of academic staff, followed by the quality of fellow students, curricular contents and overall learning environment. In terms of knowledge, general skills, and virtues they received, the respondents expressed high competency levels in various areas which include the languages, English and Bahasa Melayu, interpersonal skills, information technology and research skills, and work related skills gained through industrial training attachment. However, respondents rated the overall academic experience to be of average standing. These findings indicated that the curricular contents need to be reviewed to improve/enhance the quality of the programmes offered in order to prepare students for demanding expectations of the job market.
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author_facet	Ainon Hamzah, Kalaivani Nadarajah, Mahanem Mat Noor, Arina Anis Azlan,
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title	Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM
title_short	Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM
title_full	Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM
title_fullStr	Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM
title_full_unstemmed	Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM
title_sort	students’ perception of the programme offered by the school of biosciences and biotechnology, faculty of science and technology, ukm
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publishDate	2015
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Students’ perception of the programme offered by the School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM

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