Career Development and Internship Quality Among UiTM Mathematics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24191/e-aj.v13i1.12174Keywords:
Mathematics; Internship Programs; Internship; Skills; EmploymentAbstract
The internship program a short program designed by the university to provide students with practical
work experience in their field of study. It allows students to apply their knowledge and skills in a
real-world setting, gain valuable insights into their chosen career path, and build professional
connections. Thus, the evaluation of an internship program must include an evaluation of specific
skills that the students have for them to sustain in the professional sector. To ensure that students
are fully ready to venture into the industry, there is an urgency to look into what skills they have
mastered during their internship program. Thus, this study aims to identify the skill based on selected
attributes (skills) namely thinking and scientific skills, communication skills, social skills, teamwork
and responsibility, ethical values and professionalism, and information management and life-long
learning. The study involved 257 Mathematics students who underwent an internship program and
the data was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The result shows that UiTM Mathematics students
excel during their internship program based on the five attributes that indicate the readiness of the
student to develop their career in the industrial sector. Mostly the students can build skills and
knowledge through the program continuously which gives them a good internship quality for their
career development. Further analysis reveals that UiTM Mathematics students are among those to
be offered as employees, particularly in the National private sector.
References
Ahmad, B., Dangi, M. R. M., Rahman, N. H. A., & Nordin, N. A. A. (2018). Does Accounting Internship
Affect Students’ Knowledge, Soft Skills and Personal Quality?. Journal of Computational and
Theoretical Nanoscience, 24(4), 2252-2256. https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.10928
Ahmad, M. F., Hisyam, M., Ali, M., & Sulaiman, Z. (2018). Employability Skills Through Industrial
Training: Employers’ perspective. Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 1(5), 2600–9056.
https://doi.org/10.26666/rmp.jssh.2018.5.1
Anjum, S. (2020). Impact of internship programs on professional and personal development of business
students: A case study from Pakistan. Future Business Journal, 6(1), 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-019-0007-3
Arnold MJ, Cannon JA (1998) Student expectations of collegiate internship program in business: a 10-year
update. J Educ Bus 73(4):202–205.
Bawica, I.M. (2021). The Effects of Internship Program on the Employability Readiness. International
Journal of Academe and Industry Research, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp. 86-101.
Brown, M. (2022, Nov 28). What are the different types of math internship?. Learner.
https://www.learner.com/blog/what-are-the-different-types-of-math-internships
Chin-Sheng Wan, Jen-te Yang, Shu-yun Cheng & Chiakai Su (2012): A longitudinal study on internship
effectiveness in vocational higher education, Educational Review,
DOI:10.1080/00131911.2011.634969
Chiu, L. K., Mahat, N. I., Rashid, B., Razak, N. A., & Omar, H. (2016). Assessing Students’ Knowledge
and Soft Skills Competency in the Industrial Training Programme: The Employers’ Perspective.
Review of European Studies, 8(1), 123. https://doi.org/10.5539/res.v8n1p123
Duncan, D. W., Birdsong, V., Fuhrman, N., & Borron, A. (2017). The Impacts of a National Internship
Program on Interns’ Perceived Leadership, Critical Thinking, and Communication Skills. Journal
of Leadership Education, 16(2), 23–39. https://doi.org/10.12806/v16/i2/r2
Diah, N.M., Rahman, K.A., Mustari, S. (2014). Intermship in sociology: Anew dimension of increasing
students’ employability in Malaysian job market. World Applied Sciences Journal, 30(30), 263-
268.
Eliasa, E. I. (2014). Increasing Values of Teamwork and Responsibility of the Students through Games:
Integrating Education Character in Lectures. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 123, 196–
203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1415
Gault J, Leach E, Duey M (2010) Effects of business internships on job marketability: the employers’
perspective. Educ Train 52(1):76–88
Hirst R (1996) The value of faculty internships in technical communication. J Tech Writ Commun
26(1):79–96
Hora, M. T., Parrott, E., & Her, P. (2019). Exploring student perspectives on college internships:
Implications for equitable and responsive program design (WCER Working Paper No. 2019-5).
Retrieved from University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
website: http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/publications/working-papers
Maertz, C., Stoeberl, P., & Marks, J. (2014). Building successful internships: lessons from the research for
interns, schools, and employers. Career Development International, 19(1), 123–142.
https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-03-2013-0025
Mahajan, R., Aruldhas, B., Sharma, M., Badyal, D., & Singh, T. (2016). Professionalism and ethics: A
proposed curriculum for undergraduates. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical
Research, 6(3), 157. https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-516x.186963
Mokhtar, M., & Fauzi, F. (2019). Internship Program: A bridge to close the gap between theory and
practise. Advances in Business Research International Journal, 5(2),
102.https://doi.org/10.24191/abrij.v5i2.10006
Oraison, H., Konjarski, L., & Howe, S. (2019). Does university prepare students for employment?
Alignment between graduate attributes, accreditation requirements, and industry employability
criteria. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 10(1), 173–194.
https://doi.org/10.3316/informit.580981748647262
Pillai, S., Khan, M. H., Ibrahim, I. S., & Raphael, S. (2012). Enhancing employability through industrial
training in the Malaysian context. Higher Education, 63(2), 187–204.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-011-9430-2
Stockie, John. (2015). Mathematics For Industry: A Personal Perspective
Sumathi Renganathan, Zainal Ambri Bin Abdul Karim, Chong Su Li. (2012). Students perception of the
industrial internship programme. Education + Training. Vol. 54 Issues: 2/3, pp. 180-191.
https://doi.org/10.1108/00400911211210288
Tandyonomanu, D., & Huda, A. M. (2021, December). Internship Concepts and Assessments: Perspectives
from Student, Academic Staff, and Company. In International Joined Conference on Social
Science (ICSS 2021) (pp. 185-190). Atlantis Press.
Wye, C., Y. Lim, T. Lee, 2012. Perceived job readiness of business students at the Institutes of Higher
Learning in Malaysia, 1(6): 149-156.
Zaharim Azami, Omar Zaidi, Basri Hassan & Muhamad Norhamidi (2009): A Gap Study between
Employers’ Perception and Expectation of Engineering Graduates in Malaysia, WSEAS
TRANSACTIONS on ADVANCES in ENGINEERING EDUCATION,
DOI:10.1080/00131911.2011.63496
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Nur Zafirah Mohd Sidek
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
