The Department of Geography, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia and the School of Geoscience, University of Sydney, Australia held a joint field school activity with the theme “Identification of Important Issues of Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Life in Indonesia” on July 14-28, 2018.
This joint field study is an implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between the University of Indonesia and the University of Sydney which was signed in 2014.
This activity, which focused on regional analysis, was attended by 11 undergraduate students of Geography, FMIPA UI and 18 undergraduate students of Geography, The University of Sydney.
For students of the Department of Geography, FMIPA UI, this activity is intended to complement the Field Work Lecture 1, Field Work Lecture 2, and Field Work Lecture 3 courses, and is also related to the Geography Research Methodology course.
This activity includes providing lectures in the field, field practice, interacting with residents, reading references and group work at different locations. The locations are DKI Jakarta Province, North Toraja Regency, and Takalar Regency in South Sulawesi Province.
The briefing lecture was conducted at the Department of Geography, FMIPA UI on July 9-11, 2018. Meanwhile, field activities were carried out on July 14-28, 2018.
These field activities include field observations which include observations of the physical and social environment, followed by conducting interviews with farmers and households, surveys of geographical objects and point of interest either with or without help global positioning system (GPS), as well as attending presentations and interviews with relevant local parties (stakeholder).
Dr. Supriatna, M.T. as the Head of the Geography Department of FMIPA UI explained that the specific purpose of this activity is to understand important issues of sustainable development in Indonesia, and to understand the response of rural and urban residents to important issues of sustainable development in Indonesia.
He also explained that for the purposes of evaluating the learning process, the program Joint Field School This will implement assessments based on individual assignments, group assignments, and final exams that include independent research, written exams, daily field notes, group discussions, and presentations.
Through this joint field school, students are expected to gain knowledge, skills and experience in several areas including applying and combining various geographical methods, combining theory and field experience, managing and implementing research activities.
News source: https://sci.ui.ac.id/
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