CHAPTER II NEW STUDENT EDUCATION AND ADMISSION SYSTEM
2.9. Final Project Exam of Undergraduate Program
According to the Universitas Brawijaya Rector Regulation Number 223/PER/2010, to take the final project exam at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, students are required to make a final project. The final project is a scientific work that can be written based on the results of research or other work that is synchronized with the results of research determined by each department.
2.9.1. Final Project Exam of Undergraduate Program
To take the final project exam for an Undergraduate Program, a student is assigned to make a final project, namely scientific work in their field of science written based on the results of research, library studies, fieldwork practices, internships, or other assignments determined by the faculty.
a. Requirements for programming Final Project
A student is allowed to program the final project when fulfilling the requirements:
1. Active status as a student in the academic year concerned;
2. Collecting a minimum of 120 credits under the provisions of the Faculty and/or under the policies of the Study Program;
3. GPA of at least 2.0;
4. There is no E grade; and
5. Total credits with D and/or D+ grades do not exceed 10% of the total credits load.
b. Procedure and Method of making Final Project
The procedures and methods for making the final project are regulated in the procedure manual for making the final project.
c. Credits for Final Project
The final project credits of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences for undergraduate program is 6 (six) credits.
d. Duration of Final Project Completion
1. The final project undergraduate program must be completed within 1 (one) semester since the final project is programmed in the Study Plan Card.
2. Extension of time, must obtain approval from the Head of Department with the procedure specified by the department.
e. Final Project Counselor
To make the final project, a student is guided by 1 (one) or 2 (two) lecturers consisting of a First Counselor and a Second Counselor.
1. Counselor Requirements
According to the Law Number 14 of 2005 concerning Teachers and Lecturers and Law Number 12 of 2012 concerning Higher Education, the first/second counselor has an academic functional position at least as an Expert Assistant, with at least a Masters title or equivalent to a qualification Level 8 KKNI that are relevant to the topic of the final project (Table 2.4 and Table 2.5).
25 Table 2. 4 Authorities and Responsibilities of Lecturers in Teaching Undergraduate
Programs NO ACADEMIC FUNCTIONAL
POSITION
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
1 Expert Assistant Master F
Doctoral F
2 Lecturer Master F
Doctoral F
3 Head Lecturer Master F
Doctoral F
4 Professor Doctoral F
F = Fulfill
Table 2. 5 6 Authorities and Responsibilities of Lecturers in Counseling Final Project NO ACADEMIC FUNCTIONAL
POSITION
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
1 Expert Assistant Master F
Doctoral F
2 Lecturer Master F
Doctoral F
3 Head Lecturer Master F
Doctoral F
4 Professor Doctoral F
F = Fulfill
2. Determination of Counselors
The Head of the Study Program determines the First Counselor and Second Counselor.
The Department proposes a letter of assignment to the Dean.
3. Authorities and Responsibilities of Counselor
Authorities and responsibilities of the First Counselor are:
a. Assisting students in finding problems as the basis for making the final project;
b. Guiding students in the doing of the final project; and c. Guiding students in writing the final project.
Authority and responsibility of the Second Counselor is helping the First Counselor in counseling the students final project.
4. The Head of the Study Program / Head of the Department can propose the replacement of the counselor team if:
a. Permanent absent supervisor (death, retirement, permanent illness, and study assignments)
b. The supervisor resigned
c. There are communication barriers between students and supervisors
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2.9.2. The Properties and Purposes of Final Project Exam for Undergraduate Program a. The Undergraduate Final Project exam is an exam that must be taken by students as a
requirement for obtaining a Bachelor's degree.
b. The Undergraduate Final Project exam is comprehensive.
c. The exam is carried out verbally and aims to evaluate students in the mastery of science and the application of technology according to their fields of expertise.
d. The final project exam for the Undergraduate Program also aims to equip students for things that are considered weak.
2.9.3. Requirements for taking the Final Project Exam of the Undergraduate Program A student is permitted to take the Final Assignment Exam when completing the following requirements:
a. Having an active status as a student in the academic year concerned;
b. Collecting a minimum of 138 credits;
c. GPA of at least 2.00;
d. There is no E grade of the credits taken;
e. Total credits with D and/or D+ grade do not exceed 10% of total credit load;
f. Having completed writing and submitting a final project script; and g. Completing other requirements determined by the faculty.
2.9.4. Procedure in Submitting Final Project Exam of Undergraduate Program The procedure for submitting for the final examination is determined by the faculty by taking into account administrative and academic requirements.
2.9.5. The Examiner Assemblies for Final Project Exam of Undergraduate Program
a. The examiner assemblies are determined by the Head of the Department at the suggestion of the First Counselor
b. The examiner assemblies consist of 3 (three) people, namely the counselor plus 1 (one) or 2 (two) examiners.
c. The head of the examiner assemblies is a counselor or examiner appointed by the Head of the Department.
d. The examiner assemblies are a lecturer who meets the following requirements:
At least having an academic functional position equivalent to a counselor as written in Table 2.5. The determination of the panel of examiners outside the requirements above is determined by the Dean at the suggestion of the Head of the Study Program / Head of the Department.
e. The member of the examiner can consist of counselors or non-counselors.
f. Non-counselor examiners can be appointed from department/agency lecturers, whose field of science is in line with the student's final project.
g. The tasks of examiner assemblies:
1. The chief examiner is in charge of regulating the smooth running of the exam.
2. Examiners are tasked with testing and providing assessments.
2.9.6. Duration of Final Project Exam of Undergraduate Program The duration provided for the final exam is at most 2 (two) hours.
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a. Assessment in the Undergraduate Final Project exam includes:
1. The quality of scientific work (final project), which includes academic weight and writing procedures;
2. Attitude during the exam; and
3. Mastery of the material, shown in answering questions from the examiner assemblies.
b. Determination of Final Grade
The chief of the examiner assemblies leads the deliberations to determine the final test grade expressed in letters A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, or E. The final grade of the final project also includes the score of the implementation of the final project and the score of the seminar with a weight determined by each department.
c. Students will pass the final project exam if they achieve at least a C grade.
d. Students who have not yet passed the final examination must accomplish the decision of the examiner assemblies.
2.9.8. Final Project Administration Completion
a. After the Final Project exam and declared to graduate, then the student is given 2 (two) weeks or 14 working days to revise and submit the final project script that has been signed by the Counselor and Head of Department / Head of Study Program to the Academic Subdivision of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
b. After 2 (two) weeks or 14 working days, the revision has not been completed, the grades of the students are reduced by one level. If you get an A then it is reduced to B+, and so on.
c. After 1 (one) month, the revision has not been completed, then the student must retake the Final Project exam again, and the exam fee is the student's responsibility.
d. After 2 (two) months or more, the revision has not been completed, then the student must do a re-study with a new title and can replace the First Counselor and Second Counselor.
2.9.9. Equality of Student Written Creative Scientific Work with a Final Project
Rector Regulation of Universitas Brawijaya Number 223/PER/2010 and Decree of the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences UB Number 157 of 2014 regulates the provisions of equality of students' written creative scientific work with a final project.
The implementation is regulated further by each department.
2.9.10.Yudisium Graduates
Based on Rector Regulation Number 22 of 2015 Chapter I Article 1 Paragraph 3 stated that the yudisium is the decision of the Dean / Head of Study Program / Head of Postgraduate Program, which stipulates that a student has completed his/her studies and is declared to have graduated according to the requirements of graduation at the faculty /study program / postgraduate program.
a. A student can be declared as a Bachelor if:
1. Has fulfilled the requirements mentioned in section 2.7;
2. Does not exceed the maximum study period of 7 (seven) years; and 3. Uploading photos of yourself and a final project at SIAM.
b. Predicate
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The graduation predicate consists of 3 (three) levels, which are satisfying, very satisfying, and with praising, which are stated on academic transcripts. GPA as the basis for determining the predicate of graduation based on Permenristekdikti Number 44 of 2015 concerning SNDikti and Universitas Brawijaya Regulation No. 1 of 2017 concerning Quality Standards are:
GPA 3.51 - 4.00: With Praising GPA 3.01 - 3.50: Very Satisfying GPA 2.76 - 3.00: Satisfactory GPA 2.00 -2.75: -
The predicate of graduates with praising is also determined by the maximum study period, for a maximum of 4 years for an undergraduate program. Never subjected to disciplinary sanctions, or never subject to academic sanctions, there is no C+ (minimum B) grade while for program switching (n+0.25).
c. Bachelor's Degree
The bachelor degree is regulated through Government Regulation (PP) Number 17 of 2010 concerning Management and Implementation of Education and Kepmenristekdikti Number 257/M/KPT/2017 which is renewed in the Decree of the Dirjen Belmawa Kemenristekdikti Number 46/B/HK/2019 concerning the list of the study program at universities, thus the degree for a graduate of an undergraduate program is: Bachelor, written behind the name by including the letter S. and followed by the initials of study programs or fields of science (For the Bachelor of Biology, Bachelor of Chemistry, Bachelor of Physics, and Bachelor of Instrumentation: S.Sc., for a Bachelor of Mathematics: S.Mat., For a Bachelor of Statistics: S.Stat., For a Bachelor of Geophysical Engineering: ST).