Lecture Activities
To ensure smooth lecture activities, lecturers in the Study Program are required to prepare a Satuan Acara Perkuliahan (SAP) or Lecture Plan, which serves as the standard reference for course content. In addition, several other academic regulations apply. At the beginning of each semester, lecturers provide students with a course description and explain the class rules both in writing and orally. These rules include attendance requirements as well as the weight and nature of academic evaluations.
Structured Face-to-Face Activities (Kegiatan Tatap Muka or KTM) require students to attend at least 80% of the total meetings. If a student cannot attend due to illness or special permission, a formal letter of absence must be submitted promptly to the Dean and the Administrative Office.
Structured Academic Activities (Kegiatan Akademik Terstruktur or KAT) are complementary learning activities based on structured materials in the form of assignments, with an estimated workload of 60 minutes per week for every 1 credit hour. These activities are not specifically scheduled, although they are included in the SAP.
Independent Academic Activities (Kegiatan Akademik Mandiri or KAM) must also be carried out by students, even though they are unstructured and not pre-scheduled.
Course evaluations may consist of assignments, quizzes, mid-semester exams (UTS), and final exams (UAS), all of which must be attended by every student enrolled in the course. The rules and procedures for examinations are outlined in the Academic Guidelines issued annually by the Study Program.
To ensure that academic regulations are implemented responsibly, at the beginning of every academic year, the Deputy Dean and the Head of the Study Program provide explanations regarding academic activities and related regulations. Lecturers and students receive the Academic Activity Guidebook, which includes all the rules governing the entire academic process from beginning to end. Lecturers must circulate attendance sheets, sign their own attendance columns, and record the specific material delivered in each face-to-face session.
Student learning evaluations are conducted through assignments, quizzes, mid-semester exams, and final exams, whose contents are reviewed during curriculum evaluation meetings. In collaboration with the Head of Administration, the Head of the Study Program monitors the implementation of lectures, including lecturer attendance, course materials delivered, and student attendance. This supervision ensures that the materials covered are consistent with the SAP, that the literature used matches the SAP references, and that the evaluation methods and exam questions are up-to-date and of high quality.
All courses in the Philosophy Study Program are equipped with SAPs that include the required materials, general and specific learning objectives, and reference literature. Lecturers responsible for each course must prepare and submit their respective SAPs.
Assessment of Academic Progress and Achievement
1. Regulations on assessment of academic progress and completion of study
The assessment of students’ academic progress and achievement is regulated through three evaluation stages: Stage I, Stage II, and Stage III.
- Stage I Evaluation is conducted after four semesters. Students pass this stage if they have completed at least 30–48 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
- Stage II Evaluation is conducted after eight semesters. Students pass if they have completed at least 75 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
- Stage III Evaluation is conducted after fourteen semesters. Students pass if they have completed at least 160 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
2. Strategies and methods for assessing academic progress and achievement
One semester before the evaluation deadline, students who may be subject to an evaluation stage are given a warning. This anticipatory measure helps reduce the likelihood of students failing at a stage. The existence of these evaluation stages, combined with academic advising, allows the Study Program to monitor student progress effectively and minimize the dropout rate.
3. Determination of Graduation (Yudisium)
The Yudisium (qualitative statement of a student’s learning achievement at the end of study) is determined after the student successfully defends their thesis (skripsi) before a panel of two examiners and one supervisor. To be eligible for the thesis defense, students must have completed all required courses, with a maximum allowance of 10 credits of D-grade courses.
4. Student Satisfaction Review
At the end of every semester, the Study Program distributes a questionnaire to assess student satisfaction with the lectures and teaching activities they participated in during the semester. This evaluation is conducted for every course offered in that period. The results serve as feedback for the respective lecturers and the Study Program to improve their performance in the next teaching period.