Cooperative Education and Work-Integrated Learning with Digital Technology Applications: An Information System for Monitoring and Enhancing Learning Experiences Case Study: Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop an information system for monitoring student learning outcomes and experiences in cooperative education and work-integrated learning programs, with a case study of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi; 2) to promote reflective learning through digital technology; and 3) to analyze user satisfaction and the impact of the information system on the development of students’ workplace skills. The proposed information system was designed to support the management of documentation related to cooperative education, including undergraduate curriculum data, student information, enterprise information, supervisor information, and various documents required in the cooperative education process. System users were categorized into six roles: Cooperative Education Head, Cooperative Education Staff, Coordinating Lecturers, Supervising Instructors, Workplace Supervisors, and Students. The information system was developed using PHP as the programming language and MySQL as the database management system.

The research findings were as follows 1) the developed information system effectively recorded students’ work, including work plans, project details, and daily task records. These records could be accessed by the Cooperative Education Head, cooperative education staff, supervising instructors, and workplace supervisors, who were also able to verify student work and evaluate student performance within the system. 2) The evaluation of reflective learning through digital technology revealed that 238 student users reported a high level of satisfaction, with an average score of 4.30 and a standard deviation of 0.85. 3) The evaluation of system efficiency by three experts indicated the highest level of efficiency (  = 4.88, S.D. = 0.33). In addition, overall user satisfaction among the 238 student users was at a high level ( = 4.40, S.D. = 0.53).