Student Satisfaction Levels Among Informatics Engineering Students of Universitas XXX Regarding Internship Experiences and Post-Internship Career Planning

Risza Putri Elburdah

doi:10.59890/ijfbm.v4i1.185

Authors

Risza Putri Elburdah Universitas Pamulang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59890/ijfbm.v4i1.185

Keywords:

Student Satisfaction, Internship, Career Planning

Abstract

This study examines how satisfied Universitas XXX students in informatics engineering are with their internships and their future plans. The study looks at how differences in student satisfaction affect their ability to get ahead in their careers. The study wants to find out how satisfied people are with their internships, what parts of them are the most and least satisfying, and the pros and cons of making career plans after an internship. A survey on job satisfaction was taken by 50 students who had just finished a five-month internship. The results showed that all of the career planning and internship indicators got 100% positive answers, and the satisfaction indices for both constructs were over 90%. The results show that well-structured internships with meaningful learning experiences make students much happier and help them plan their careers more accurately.This study looks at how students at Universitas XXX who are studying informatics engineering are with their internships and their plans for their careers after the internships. We looked at the data using percentage distributions and satisfaction indices. The results showed that all of the career planning and internship indicators got 100% positive answers, and the satisfaction indices for both constructs were over 90%. The results show that well-structured internships with meaningful learning experiences make students much more satisfied and help them plan their careers more accurately.

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