IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM AS AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN WEST JAVA

Abstract

Based on law number 12 of 2012 concerning highe education and Permenristekdikti number 62 of 2016 concerning the quality assurance system for higher education which is a determining aspect of increasing the competitiveness of higher education. So this becomes a guideline for the implementation of management of higher education which can produce quality higher education as a result. However, not all universities implement this internal quality assurance system because of the various obstacles each university has, including competent human resources (HR) and inadequate infrastructure for implementing the internal quality assurance system. This is an effort to improve the quality of higher education, to provide equal opportunities for each tertiary institution in managing its institutions. However, not all universities can implement an internal quality assurance system based on a management approach. Management is needed in managing higher education to accommodate internal and external quality assurance systems as well as optimizing reporting on higher education databases. The approach to this research uses a qualitative approach. According to Sugiyono (2010:14) that qualitative research is research that is used to examine the conditions of natural objects, where the researcher is the key instrument". The Chair of SPMI has established an internal quality assurance system (SPMI) as an effort to improve the quality of higher education research, but there is no specific policy to improve the quality of higher education research. The implementation of an internal quality assurance system (SPMI) as an effort to improve the quality of higher education research has been carried out by monitoring grants received by lecturers by looking at the output/publications produced, but the socialization received by lecturers is very minimal. Evaluation of the internal quality assurance system (SPMI) as an effort to improve the quality of higher education research has not been carried out, the internal quality audit (AMI) evaluation which is held once a year only looks at publications for each department, without any efforts to improve the quality of research. Control of the internal quality assurance system (SPMI) as an effort to improve the quality of higher education research is carried out by administrative control including the collection of SKP, BKD and AMI Audits