OPTIMIZING THE FUNCTION OF TRACER

STUDY TO DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM

Istiqlaliah Nurul Hidayati, Oding

Sunardi, Aries Maesa, Iyan

Irdiyansyah

The Alumni and Career

Development Center, Pakuan

University

Introduction Tracer Study is the tracing of the alumni to find out the

relevance between the competencies given by the

institution and the real condition in the world of work.

By knowing the condition of the alumni (graduate

profile), the institution can develop the curriculum

being applied so that it can meet the needs of the

students when they encounter the world of work

which is getting global and demanding.

The Tracing Method

Contacting the Board of

Academy and Administration

Sending out mails to each Study

Program

Sending e mails to the alumni and

applying reminding system

The Step by Step

No No

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Send e-mails to the alumni

Contact them: ask them to fill out the

questionnaires

Do they fill it out?

Interview them by phone

Input the answers (by

the reminders)

Analyse the Data

Remind them

Do they fill it out?

Population, Respondents, and Response Rate

No. Notes Total Percentage

1. Number of Target Population 1395

2. Undelivered 391 28%

3. Subjects 1004 72%

4. Respondents 452

5. Gross response rate 452/1395 32%

6. Net Response Rate 452/1004 45%

The Time Spent for the first Job

(n = 420)

The Alumni Workplaces

(n = 398)

Vertical Consistency (n = 418)

Horizontal Consistency (n = 413)

The Competencies Owned by

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The Institution’s Contribution in

Training the Competencies (n = 406)

Conclusions 1. The result of Tracer Study can give description about

the condition of the graduates (graduate profile) as

one of the main sources to develop the curriculum.

2. The institution needs to train more competencies to the

students especially soft skills such as critical thinking skill

and the ability to work under pressure for preparing the

students to encounter the world of work.

3. Both vertical and horizontal consistencies are still strong

enough.

4. The time spent for getting the first job is between 1-3

months. It means that the graduates are seen to be

qualified.

5. Mostly the graduates work in private institutions and

the details of their workplace per study program has

been captured, too.

Tracer Study Workshop in

University Level