Universitas Terbuka - Research and Development

Research and Development

The Center for Research and Community Services of UT (LPPM-UT) has four centers:

  • Center of Institutional Research and System Development
  • Center of Science
  • Center of Community Services
  • Inter-University Center for Improving and Developing Instructional Activities (IUC-IDIA)

Research The LPPM-UT specializes research and development in the following areas:

  • Open and Distance Education
  • Evaluation of Educational
  • Educational Management
  • Policy and Institutional Studies
  • Social Development
  • Regional Economic Development
  • Environmental Impact Analysis
  • Regional Development
  • Agriculture, Fishery, and Husbandry
  • Sciences
  • Instructional Media
  • Consultancy and Research Training
  • Monitoring and Evaluation

Development of Management Information System LPPM-UT provides:

  • Management Information System Design.
  • Application of Computerized Management Information
  • Systems Application
  • website Design and Development
  • Information Systems Development
  • Information Systems Evaluation
  • Media Prototype Development

Community Services Community services include:

  • Training for continuing education programs.
  • Development of people’s empowerment programs to improve the quality of life.
  • Development of networks and partnerships to support the continuing education and social services programs.
  • Professional consultancy services in people’s empowerment, human resource, education, and development of both organization and society.

Development and Improvement of Instructions"" The Inter-University Center for Improving and Developing of Instructional Activities (IUC-IDIA) has a mission to improve the quality of instruction at higher levels of education at open and distance higher education and conventional universities. The IUC-IDIA professional staff have experience in conducting needs analysis, developing programs, curriculum development, assessment of learning, evaluating instructional programs, developing the prototype of learning materials, developing multi-media course materials, developing computer-based tutorials, and professional training for educators, trainers, and instructor.

The IUC-IDIA services include:

  • Programs for Improving the Basic Skills of Instructional Techniques (PEKERTI)
  • Applied Approach (AA)
  • Development of Distance Learning Systems
  • Curriculum Development
  • Learning Materials Development
  • Tutor’s Training
  • Instructional Media Development
  • Development of Computer-Assisted Tutorial
  • Achievement Evaluation
  • Classroom Action Research

The IUC-IDIA also provides consulting services for institution capacity building in education and training, particularly in the area of instructional activities and academic programs.

The IUC-IDIA has strategic alliances with other units within UT itself, with over 51 state-owned universities, and with education and training centers in 25 Departments, Colleges belonged to certain governmental departments, as well as education and training centers for specific fields (e.g. Banking, department stores, supermarkets, etc.)

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