2022 Overview
- For Researchers/Lecturers:
- Workshop Writing Articles for National Journal
Date: July 2-4, 2022.
Venue: Aston Hotel, Bogor, Indonesia
Participants: 10 researchers
Speaker: Dr. Rustono Farady Marta, S.Sos., M. Med.Kom (Universitas Satya Negara Indonesia).
- Workshop Writing Articles for International Journal
Date: July 10-15, 2022.
Medium: Aston Hotel, Bogor, Indonesia
Participants: 12 researchers
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Samsudin A. Rahim (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Chief Editor Search Journal, 2018-2020, Taylor University, Malaysia).
This activity is a continuation of activities in 2021. This activity is carried out intensively with a system of presenting speakers as well as offline reviewers. The results obtained from the Workshop of Writing a national article as many as 8 draft articles are ready to be included in the journal. From the international article writing workshop, 11 draft articles are sent to be published by journal articles.
2021 Overview
- Education
COSDEV researchers are also faculty members at the Faculty of Communication Universitas Pancasila (Fikom UP). They give lectures on course from july 2020 to july 2022 in undergraduate programs in communication at this faculty in the following interest studies:
- Media Studies.
- Multimedia journalism.
- Strategic communication.
- Training (short term)
- For Students:
a. “ Creative Image : it is time to make excellent graphic designs”.
Date: July 29 to August 12, 2021
Participants: 30 students
b. “Photography & Mobile Journalism”
Date: August 24-26, 2021
Participants: 32 students
c. “Editing Fundamental Technique and Philosophy”
Date: September 17-18, 2021
Participants: 25 students
d. “English for Occupational Purposes”
Date: August 1-31, 2021
Participants: 79 students
The purpose of this workshops/trainings were to conduct regular training for prospective communication graduates to improve thinking skills, management skills, and communication skills related to English for Occupational Purposes, Grooming, Communication Industry, Horizon for Advanced Studies in Communication Studies, and Entrepreneurship as part of the Independent Learning Campus Program. Independent.
Visual communication, Photography and Mobile Journalism, Editing and EOF are very important in the digital era. These trainings aimed to improve students’ hard skills to face jobs in the digital era. These activities were carried out in collaboration between the Faculty of Communication Studies and COSDEV. The sponsor of this activity is the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture through the PKKM (Independent Campus Program Competition) Grant. Overall, this activity involved a total of 166 communication students.
2. For Researchers/Lecturers:
Workshop Writing Articles for International Journal
Date: July to November, 2021.
Medium: Zoom
Participants: 20 researchers
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Samsudin A. Rahim (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia).
The recognition of lecturers and researchers is marked by the number of works in both national journals and international indexed journals. In addition, the number of articles cited is proof that the work has received appreciation from the scientific community.
To achieve a good article, of course, affirmative steps are needed to ensure the recognition of lecturers’ work at the national and international levels increases. This activity aims to improve the writing quality of lecturers/researchers. Due to the Covid-19 situation, this activity is carried out online.
2020 Overview
- Research
a. Research Collaboration with Ilmenau University, Germany, and Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia about Media Usage and Covid-19’ Perception among Indonesian and Germany (2020-2021).
Dates: June 2020 to Dec 2021
Research collaboration has been carried out by three institutions. The Faculty of Communication at Pancasila University through COSDEV in collaboration with Ilmenau University, Germany, and the Faculty of Communication, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia. This research was conducted in three waves. The first wave in May-June 2020, when the Covid-19 was in Indonesia was just starting. The second was conducted in October-November 202 and the third wave was conducted in April 2021.
The results of this research collaboration have been published through online media in Indonesia and Germany. In addition, publications are have been also carried out through scientific journals both in Indonesia and in Germany.
b. Preparing a proposal for the International Conference in Madrid, Spanyol, based on the Health and Communication Crisis in the Covid19 era.
Dates: March to October, 2021
Four articles were prepared for this event. The first is from the media social perspective. This perspective is conducted by two titles:
1) Analyzing discourse and actors on Twitter in relation to the lockdown policies adopted in Indonesia and in Malaysia;
2) Social Media message writing styles of digitalized small enterprises in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second perspective is about government policies and the last is about the audience reception.
c. Research Program
Dates: March to December, 2021.
Every year, Cosdev and Faculty Communication provide a research grant for each Cosdev’ members amounting to 25 million rupiah (US 1.666) for a theme. In 2021, 10 themes of research has been completed.
2019 Overview
- Education
COSDEV researchers are also faculty members the Faculty of Communication Universitas Pancasila (Fikom UP). They give lectures in undergraduate programs in communication (Fikom UP) in the following interest studies:
1. Media Studies
2. Multimedia journalism courses
3. Strategic communication courses - Training (Short Term)
Training of Community (ToC): Active Citizens Social Enterprise
Date: February 18 to 21, 2019This activity was a collaboration between COSDEV and the British Council and it was hosted in the Faculty of Communication of Universitas Pancasila. This training aimed to share knowledge, understanding, and to serve as a practical guide to all 30 participants about how to become a social entrepreneur. Participants from Jakarta, Bogor and their surroundings, are active citizens. Among the activities provided within this training program were leadership and management for active citizens of social enterprise. This program aimed to create leaders with social concerns and to develop their environment globally. COSDEV actively supports this program by having hosted this program, by inviting participants, inviting trainers, and providing support as well as meals and beverages for the duration of the training. More information about the program can be accessed using the link
- Hoax Busting and Digital Hygiene
Two workshops:
a. July 30, 2019, for students (24 participants)
b. September 30, 2019, for lecturers and the general public (20 participants)This activity is a collaboration between COSDEV and the Indonesian Journalists Alliance (AJI) as well as the Google News Initiative to hold workshops on “Hoax Busting and Digital Hygiene.” This activity was held twice, involving different participants.
This event aimed to increase public literacy in consuming information amid hoax news and hate speeches. This workshop was guided by two trainers who shared and explained the material. They also trained participants on how to verify information using tools available from Google. Through this activity, participants were trained to be able to prevent and detect false information, hoaxes, and misinformation that is widely circulated in the digital world. The program can be accessed at:
https://aji.or.id/read/berita/985/aji-dan-google-kenalkan-cara-tangkal-hoaks.html - Poverty Alleviation Research.
COSDEV, in partnership with the government of the Brebes district, Central Java, and the Bantaeng district, South Sulawesi.
Dates: March 10 to 14, 2019
In following up on the initial social assessment research made in the district of Brebes the previous year (2018), which recommended that Brebes needed to engage in a comparative study with another district presenting similar characteristics, and which had been successful in alleviating poverty, this benchmark was conducted in 2019 by COSDEV in a two-prong process. First it conducted research in order to identify the district to be visited and selected for the case study. The choice fell on Bantaeng, on a different Indonesian island, for being a success story in poverty alleviation.
In the second prong of the research, COSDEV and the then representative of the regional government of Brebes sent researchers and a person in charge (PIC) to conduct observations and interviews for the collection of data related to the Bantaeng success story in alleviating poverty. They methodically identified and documented the various ways used in this district to reach that goal, This collaborative research between COSDEV and PICs from the Brebes government aimed to engage government officials who later on would be in charge of poverty alleviation in the district of Brebes. Among the results of this collaborative research was the fact that all PICs among the Brebes officials also witnessed and learnt how to identify important data and analyze it in order to design a workable solution for their own district. On the same occasion, the COSDEV research team shared knowledge and skills directly with PICs through experiential learning in order to ensure the sustainability of the solution.
The study shows that the district of Bantaeng has succeeded in reducing poverty percentages through a combination of several programs. However, the most important factor of this success was the establishment of a poverty alleviation unit namely Sistem Layanan dan Rujukan Terpadu/SLRT (Integrated Service and Referral System) and the program called The Center for Social Welfare (Pusat Kesejahteraan Sosial, or PKS) program. The leader of both SLRT and PKS, Mrs. Atte, was in fact invited to share her experience and to encourage the establishment of a similar system and centre in Brebes in 2019. These programs and strategies were eventually implemented effectively. A number of policies, such as budget allocation, institutional strengthening and human resources support were initiated in Brebes, with positive results. Indeed, the Brebes poverty percentage dropped from 17,77 % down to 16,22 % between 2018 and 2019. The information can be accessed at:
https://brebeskab.bps.go.id/news/2019/12/18/210/brebes-terus-bangkit-turunkan-angka-kemiskinan - Research on Maritime Issues. Collaboration Research with Universitas Halu Oleo, Southeast Sulawesi
Date: August 27-28, 2019
Focusing on the issue of maritime and coastal life, we help in solving maritime problems through several research. Kendari, in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, is an Indonesian city with a majority population of fishermen. Our research was aimed to lead to the solving of various issues in that city. The research offers several recommendations: the use of the active reception approach to coastal development and the use of information communication technology (ICT) to assist local residents in their activities.
The Chair holder of COSDEV, Andi Faisal Bakti, as a keynote speaker, recommended solutions by emphasizing the importance of maritime and coastal life economic development in supporting the livelihood of the people living in coastal areas in Kendari. This approach emphasized the importance of people’s engagement. Within the context, he proposed the involvement of information communication technology (ICT). Indeed, this approach to development suggests that coastal communities and fishermen are to play an active and participatory role in building an independent community with regards to their ecosystem.
Details of the concept were then presented by a chair member, Riza Darmaputra, on the use of the internet as a medium of communication. Technology can facilitate the communication flow among stakeholders to build up community participation. Through participation, communication between local government and fisherman or between fishermen’s is easier and faster. Technology can effectively support the village self-management culture as provided by ICT and fishermen are the major stakeholders in maritime and coastal areas. Thus, they are now more able to resolve existing social problems.
Universitas Halu Oleo is the largest public university in Southeast Sulawesi. In the future, research collaboration with the university will continue to contribute to the development of rural and coastal communities in the Southeast Sulawesi. COSDEV managed to empower people in accordance with the aim of creating social justice, security, and sustainable livelihoods.
2018 Overview
- Research
Preparing a proposal based on the Assessment Research for poverty alleviation in Brebes. A recommendation by COSDEV for the government of Brebes to conduct a benchmark in Bantaeng, in South Sulawesi.
