BACKGROUND This report describes the results of a survey of student study times and actual workload in undergraduate and graduate courses across four departments, namely the Department of Accounting, Department of Management, Department of Economics, and Department of Islamic Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Airlangga (FEB UNAIR) in Odd Semester 2021/2022. This result will assist the study program administration in understanding the student perceived workload and how it contributes to the student's performance and frustration level with the teaching-learning process. The survey assesses students' workload during a semester in terms of number of working hours which consist of three main activities: (1) Class Activity (2.5 hours x 14 meeting: 35 hours), (2) Assignment and Examination (3 hours x 14 meeting: 42 hours) and (3) Self-Study (3 hours x 14 meeting: 42 hours)]. The hours mentioned above are the national standard of student’s workload and with this survey, the questionnaire was developed to confirmed the actual workload experienced by students.
Assignments and Examination In terms of assignment and examination, on average, all students in undergraduate and graduate study were working below the required workload of 42 hours in one semester with an overall mean of 40.10 hours, 40.35 hours, and 41.16 hours, respectively. The data indicates that undergraduate students spent 4.52% below the designed hour completing assignments and examinations. Further, masters' students and Doctoral students experienced 3.93% and 2.00% below the workload threshold completing assignments and examinations. Figure 3.B Student's Workload Assignments and Examination - Department of Economics
Class Activity On average all students both in undergraduate and graduate level were attending class above the required workload of 35 hours in one semester with an overall mean of 35 hours, 35.85 hours, and 36.45 hours, respectively. In the Bachelor of Economic Development, the actual student's workload on class activity was equal to the designed hours. Meanwhile, in the Master of Economics and Doctoral in Economics study programme there was an over workload of 0.85 hours and 1.45 hours, respectively. The data indicates that, on average, Master's students experienced 2.37% above the workload threshold, and Doctoral Students experienced 3.98% above the workload threshold. Figure 3.A Student's Workload for Attending Class Activity - Department of Economics
Self-Study On average all students both in undergraduate and graduate level were studying independently below the designed hours of 42 hours in one semester with an overall mean of 20.60 hours, 28.47 hours, and 31.36 hours, respectively. The data indicates that undergraduate students spent 50.95% below the designed hour doing independent study. Further, master students and doctoral students spent 32.22% and 25.34% below the designed hour doing self-study, respectively. Figure 3.C Student's Workload for Self-Study - Department of Economics