Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Samarinda

Career decision-making challenges remain a critical issue in vocational education, particularly at the secondary level, where many students choose majors that do not align with their interests and abilities. This condition highlights the need for early career guidance to help students map their career paths and develop their competencies appropriately. This study aims to develop a vocational career guidance module for Social Work students; to determine the validity of the module based on expert evaluation; to analyze the validity and reliability of the test instruments; and to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, practicality, and implementability of the module. This research employed the ADDIE R&D model involving 60 tenth-grade students of SMK Negeri 5 Samarinda, divided into experimental and control groups. The results indicate that the module is highly feasible, with material expert validation at 94% and media expert validation at 91%. The test instrument demonstrates strong quality, with 30 of 33 items deemed valid and a Cronbach’s Alpha reliability of 0.925. The module is proven to be highly effective (91.6%), efficient (89.6%), and practical (93.8%), with an implementation rate of 86%. In addition, teacher and student responses reached 90.8% (excellent category). Statistical analysis confirms significant improvement in students’ career decision-making skills, with tcount = 13.396 > ttable = 2.002, Sig. = 0.000, and an N-gain score of 0.72964 (high category). These results show that the developed module effectively enhances the career decision-making skills of Social Work vocational students.

Perkembangan teknologi digital telah membawa perubahan signifikan dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan masyarakat, termasuk dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan dan dinamika hukum konstitusi. Transformasi digital menghadirkan tantangan baru bagi konstitusi dalam menjamin perlindungan hak asasi manusia, khususnya terkait perlindungan data pribadi, kebebasan berekspresi, serta kesetaraan akses terhadap teknologi digital. Di sisi lain, digitalisasi juga membuka peluang untuk memperkuat transparansi, akuntabilitas, dan partisipasi publik dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tantangan konstitusi dalam era digital, mengidentifikasi peluang digitalisasi dalam memperkuat prinsip-prinsip konstitusional, serta mengkaji kebutuhan transformasi hukum yang mampu menjaga keseimbangan antara kepentingan publik, kebijakan hukum, dan perkembangan teknologi digital. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan konseptual. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perkembangan teknologi digital menimbulkan persoalan konstitusional yang berkaitan dengan perlindungan hak asasi manusia, kesenjangan digital, serta tata kelola ruang digital. Namun demikian, digitalisasi juga dapat memperkuat praktik demokrasi melalui peningkatan transparansi pemerintahan dan partisipasi publik. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan transformasi hukum yang adaptif agar perkembangan teknologi digital tetap selaras dengan nilai-nilai konstitusional serta mampu memperkuat perlindungan hak asasi manusia dalam masyarakat yang semakin terdigitalisasi.

Penelitian ini menganalisis dinamika politik hukum penanganan penyalahguna narkotika di Indonesia melalui implementasi Kebijakan Asesmen Terpadu. Permasalahan utama terletak pada kontradiksi antara kerangka normatif yang menekankan pendekatan rehabilitatif dengan budaya punitif yang mendominasi praktik penegakan hukum. Menggunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif dengan pendekatan kasus (Putusan PN Samarinda Nomor 1045/Pid.Sus/2019/PN Smr), studi ini mengkaji inkonsistensi penerapan hukum tersebut. Kebaruan penelitian ini terletak pada temuan bahwa kegagalan prosedural pelaksanaan asesmen terpadu sejak tahap penyidikan merupakan titik krusial yang melumpuhkan politik hukum rehabilitatif, sehingga memaksa pengadilan menjatuhkan vonis penjara bahkan bagi penyalahguna skala kecil. Kondisi ini tervalidasi oleh data nasional di mana 23,10% penghuni lembaga pemasyarakatan adalah penyalahguna yang seharusnya direhabilitasi. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini merekomendasikan reformasi prosedural yang mewajibkan asesmen terpadu di tingkat penyidikan serta penguatan daya ikat rekomendasi medis-hukum tersebut.

Hipertensi merupakan masalah kesehatan global utama yang sering tidak terdiagnosis, namun data epidemiologis spesifik pada masyarakat wilayah kepulauan masih terbatas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan profil tekanan darah masyarakat Banda Neira ditinjau dari karakteristik usia dan jenis kelamin. Penelitian deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang (cross-sectional) ini melibatkan 95 responden yang terdiri dari kelompok usia dewasa dan lansia. Data dikumpulkan melalui pengukuran tekanan darah standar dan dianalisis menggunakan distribusi frekuensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas responden (70,5%) mengalami hipertensi. Secara spesifik, hipertensi mendominasi kelompok lansia (29 dari 34 responden), namun prevalensi pada kelompok dewasa juga tergolong tinggi (38 dari 61 responden). Berdasarkan jenis kelamin, proporsi kejadian hipertensi ditemukan lebih tinggi pada perempuan dibandingkan laki-laki. Hipertensi merupakan beban kesehatan masyarakat yang serius di Banda Neira, yang menyerang usia produktif maupun lansia. Temuan ini menekankan urgensi intensifikasi program skrining rutin dan edukasi gaya hidup sehat berbasis komunitas untuk mencegah komplikasi kardiovaskular di wilayah kepulauan.

This study examines how technology-organization-environment (TOE) readiness (TR), ambidextrous organization (AO), and organizational resilience (OR) influence innovation performance (IP) and competitive advantage (CA) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), focusing on craft-based firms operating in dynamic and uncertain environments. A quantitative research design was chosen to collect survey data from 200 Indonesian craft-based SME owners and managers. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed to analyze the data and examine both direct and indirect relationships among the proposed constructs. The findings demonstrate that TR, AO, and OR each have a significant positive effect on IP. In turn, IP has a strong positive effect on CA, highlighting its key role in converting organizational capabilities into market success as well as a complementary mediating mechanism linking TR, AO, and OR to competitive outcomes. The novel contribution of this study is the empirical integration of TR with internal dynamic capabilities, namely AO and OR, in a single structural model that explains how SMEs transform innovation-related capabilities into CA. This integrative perspective contributes to the literature on SME innovation and offers practical implications for managers and policymakers seeking to strengthen innovation-driven competitiveness and long-term sustainability amid turbulent environmental conditions in emerging market contexts.

The success of construction projects is commonly assessed by achieving time, cost, and quality targets, whereas failure appears as delays, cost overruns, and noncompliance with technical specifications. Based on construction project management concepts and the time–cost–quality trade-off, this study aims to identify factors influencing the risk of failing to achieve time, cost, and quality objectives in construction projects located in Samarinda City, Kutai Barat Regency, and Mahakam Ulu Regency, and to determine the most dominant factor. A descriptive approach with a survey method was applied to 36 respondents selected using random sampling. The independent variables comprise time, cost, and quality performance, while the dependent variable is project failure. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using Pearson validity tests, Cronbach’s Alpha reliability tests, and percentage calculations of each aspect’s contribution. The results indicate that all items of time (7 items), cost (13 items), and quality (6 items) performance are valid, with correlation coefficients exceeding the critical value of 0.329 and significance levels below 0.05, and reliable, with alpha values of 0.821, 0.901, and 0.849, respectively. The analysis of failure factors reveals that the cost aspect is the most dominant contributor at 50%, followed by quality at 44%, while time contributes 36%. These findings emphasize the need to prioritise budget control and quality assurance systems, supported by effective time management, to reduce the risk of construction project failure in East Kalimantan.

This study aims to explicitly analyze the effectiveness of online motorcycle taxis as a preferred mode of transportation in Samarinda City by evaluating four key service dimensions, namely cost, punctuality, service quality, and safety. This research is important because although online motorcycle taxis offer flexibility, accessibility, and time efficiency, their level of effectiveness may differ across regions and is strongly influenced by local urban characteristics and user mobility needs. This study employs a descriptive quantitative approach with a total of 100 respondents consisting of Grab, Gojek, and Maxim users in Samarinda, selected during the period of October to November 2025. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistical techniques and frequency distribution to obtain mean scores and categorical interpretations for each service dimension. The results show that all variables fall into the good category, where the cost variable recorded the highest mean score of 4.03, indicating that price transparency and affordability play a dominant role in shaping user satisfaction. Punctuality, service quality, and safety also received positive assessments, demonstrating that online motorcycle taxi services are able to meet users’ mobility needs efficiently and reliably. These findings strengthen empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of online transportation services in secondary urban regions such as Samarinda and provide practical implications for service providers and policymakers to prioritize continuous improvement in cost efficiency, service reliability, and safety performance to enhance user trust and service sustainability.

Lump sum contracts are widely used in Indonesian construction, yet questions persist about which factors—cost effectiveness, schedule effectiveness, or risk management—most significantly influence work quality and contractor satisfaction. This research addresses two critical questions: (1) what factors affect lump sum contract effectiveness based on project performance, and (2) which of the three variables most significantly impact work quality and contractor satisfaction in West Kutai District projects. The study employed quantitative methods with 30 contractor respondents, collecting data through structured 5-point Likert scale questionnaires. Validity was tested using Pearson correlation analysis and reliability assessed via Cronbach's Alpha. Multiple linear regression examined the influence of the three independent variables on work quality and contractor satisfaction. Results indicate that cost effectiveness significantly affects contractor satisfaction (β = 0.337; t = 2.097; p = 0.046), while schedule effectiveness and risk management show no significant effects on either dependent variable. The regression models explain only 41.6% of contractor satisfaction variance and 22.4% of work quality variance, indicating substantial unexplained factors. These findings demonstrate that among examined variables, cost effectiveness is the primary determinant of contractor satisfaction in lump sum contracts. However, the incomplete variance explanation emphasizes that identifying additional factors influencing contract effectiveness is essential for improving construction project outcomes in regional contexts

Abstract: Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat exacerbated by the low level of public knowledge about the proper use of drugs. This community service activity aims to increase the understanding and knowledge of residents of Mulawarman Village, Tenggarong Seberang District, Kutai Kartanegara regarding the wise use of antibiotics and proper drug management through the socialization of the DAGUSIBU (Get, Use, Save, Dispose) program. The method used was counseling and socialization using PowerPoint media and brochures which was carried out on August 14, 2025, with evaluation of participant understanding using pre-tests and post-tests. The evaluation results showed a significant increase in knowledge, where the average level of participant understanding increased from 45.45% in the pre-test to 54.55% in the post-test. This proves that direct socialization and education are effective in increasing public health literacy as a preventive effort to suppress the rate of antibiotic resistance at the community level.

This study discusses the design of an automatic water tank filling system based on a Siemens S7-200 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) using a capacitive proximity sensor as a water level detector. The main objective of this study is to automate the filling of water tanks to make it more efficient, reduce energy waste and reduce errors due to inaccurate manual filling. This system is designed by utilizing a capacitive proximity sensor positioned as a detector of water level changes. The digital signal from the sensor is then processed by the PLC to automatically control the water pump using a ladder diagram program as its logic. The PLC functions as a control core that intelligently controls the output, namely the water pump. The research method includes block diagram design, ladder diagram programming, hardware assembly, and system testing. The test results show that the system is able to work stably with an accuracy level of 98.13%, based on the method of measuring the water level at 8 cm. Thus, this system can be implemented as an effective solution for automatic control in small to medium-scale water distribution systems. Keywords: PLC Siemens S7-200, capacitive sensor, automation, water tank filling, control system