Investigating Factors of Students’ Competence in Internship Activity

DOI

10.2991/icieve-15.2016.18How to use a DOI?

Keywords

internship activity; student’s competence

Abstract

This study aims to determine "the factors suspected to affect the competence of the authors work to limit to two variables: motivation and work attitude. The study took place in SMK Negeri 9 Bandung. Population in this research is the students who have done the work practices of the industry or internship, the number of members of the study sample totaled 52 people, sample testing of instruments made to students who have done internship outside the sample. This study using inferential method with quantitative approach. Data were collected through questionnaires, documentation, and testing. The raw data obtained later in the reduction, are summarized and grouped by category of existing and tested the validity, reliability, and hypothesis. Results of the study revealed that: (1) There is influence that significance between work motivation to work competence, among others include the interest in the work can be categorized as very good and perseverance in carrying out work practices, tenacity in working and sharpness of attention at work, a desire to excel in work practices, and independence in the following aspects of employment practices that are in the category of good. (2) There is no significant effect, work attitude toward work competence. Working attitude towards work competence include: be able to keep objects / equipment entrusted, aspects of the discipline in the form of attending regularly and on time, and obey the rules / regulations, liable to the task given, accept the risk of the action taken and maintaining and storing equipment / goods, cooperation be able to work together in groups, maintaining effective working relationships, and provide assistance and support to others, initiatives such as looking for new challenges, develop themselves and the opportunity to learn, and have an idea / action and innovative solutions. (3) work motivation and work attitude does not affect the competence of work.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nia Lestari
AU  - Denny Meirawan
AU  - Ana
PY  - 2015/11
DA  - 2015/11
TI  - Investigating Factors of Students’ Competence in Internship Activity
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Innovation in Engineering and Vocational Education
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 78
EP  - 83
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icieve-15.2016.18
DO  - 10.2991/icieve-15.2016.18
ID  - Lestari2015/11
ER  -