The Influence of Knowledge about the Application of Work Ethics in Practicum to the Readiness of Students of The Informatics and Computer Engineering Education Program at Makassar State University

Abstract

This correlational study aims to determine the effect of knowledge about the application of work ethics in practicum on the work readiness of students of the Informatics and Computer Engineering Education study program at Makassar State University. This type of research is ex post facto. The population in this study were all students of the 2017 informatics and computer engineering education study program with a total of 264 students, with a simple random sampling technique obtained 159 students. The data collection technique for the variables of work ethics and student work readiness used a questionnaire that was distributed to 159 students as respondents, with descriptive analysis methods and simple linear regression analysis. The results showed that knowledge of work ethics in practicum positively and significantly affected student work readiness.