SBLE1033 ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION I

LIFE ON CAMPUS

Student life refers to both academic and non-academic aspects of campus life where students gain experiences while studying at the university. The campus has become a second home for students because students spend a lot of time in campus. Quality campus life can be beneficial for students, university administrators and faculties. Quality campus life can improve generic skills, academic achievement, learning outcomes, student persistence and student development. Quality of campus life has been studied in different point of views. Many past researchers evaluate the quality of campus life in terms of formal curriculum or quality of teaching and learning and informal curriculum or college activities, out-of-classroom experiences and extracurricular activities. There are many dimensions to measure the quality of campus life that have been explored, but yet they are still inconclusive. Some arguments are focused on the issue to build a new comprehensive instrument that covers total quality of campus life among students.

I have been studied at Mara University of Tecnology (UiTM) Machang Campus Kelantan between years 2003 until 2006 where im finished my Diploma in Business Studies. I have experiences as a University student where I love my life at Campus. It is very interesting and nice memories there. Although now I am working as an assiatant auditor, I always remind about that sweet memories dan always thinking and pray that one day I can to study full time again as an university student and feel back the sweet of life campus. Life campus that I have been feel are washing my clothes by self, study hard always visit library, finished my assignment, join sport and recreational club. It make me be more though and indepence by my self. Life campus teach me how to be strong and finished my tasks quickly. There are many skill I have such as teamwork skills, entrepreurship skills, critical thinking and problem solving skills, leadership skills and communication skills.So when graduated I can survive in the real world and jobs environment.

Total Quality of campus life are categorized into four categories which are formal curriculum, support service quality and subjective well-being. Firstly is quality of campus life based on formal curriculum. It also known as quality of teaching and learning has been extensively studied by previous researchers. The study proved that students’ participation in formal curriculum in terms of quality of teaching and learning has influenced students generic skills such as teamwork skills, entrepreneurship skills, lifelong learning and information management skills, ctritical thinking and problem solving skills, professional ethics skills, leadership skills and communication skills. Secondly,is quality of campus life based on informal curriculum or can be specified as college activities and out-of-classroom experiences. Co-curricular activities like sport and games, uniform body unit, society and clubs affect student’s generic skills specified in management generic skills such as planning, management, organization, conflicts, control and assessment.

Thirdly is quality of life campus based on support service quality. It significantly been effected by various college services such as satisfaction with education service, administrative service, and facilities service.  And lastly quality of campus life based on subjective well-being where to motivate university adminitrators to improve the quality of campus life of their student. In additional, I attracted with New Sunday Times newspaper which published on Sunday 14 April 2013 that story about green campus where University of Malaya promoted cycling for mobility. Recycle to cycle is a bike sharing venture which enables UPM students to rent bicycles on campus usiang a point systems which they need only drop off recyclable items at designated collection centres in the university to collet points. It is will inspire students to reduce their carbon footprint and adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Student’s experience obtained from the quality of campus life can also give a positive impact on student development. Thus, the university can provide support by providing the best services and facilities to the students. In fact, the quality of campus life could also serve as a method for the university to engage with the students in campus life to boost student development and their future career. As a student, we must be professional and problem solver, not a problem maker.

REFERENCES

1.      Journal : A Revisit of Quality of Campus life, Nur Rifhan, Ahmad Jusoh, Fauzi Othman, UTM

2.      New Sunday Times, Sunday 14 April 2013 – Leraning Curve, Green Campuses