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In many circumstances, the issues of competitiveness and selection decisions are becoming more important as a strategic focal point of the institutional function in higher education (HE). With the implementation of a social market economy in Indonesia, as an intermediary stage between socialism and capitalism, the need to incorporate competitiveness within an institutional role becomes more pressing. Despite the fact that private higher education in Indonesia grew steadily, there has been no published research on the competitiveness of private higher education. The purpose of this study is to examine the assessment of the competitiveness and selection decision of private universities (PTS) and the implications for the decision to attend a private university. The sample size is 300 students who choose to continue their education at PTS as part of the Higher Education Service Institute (LLDIKTI) Region III Jakarta. We employed the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), the SWOT analysis, and the Business Model Canvas. The AHP results showed that a variety of variables could be utilized to choose private universities in LLDIKTI Region III Jakarta. Meanwhile, the SWOT analysis findings were located in the third quadrant (defense). In this situation, private universities have a big market opportunity, yet there are hurdles inside the private universities themselves. As a result, the PTS strategy should focus on minimizing internal PTS issues in order to capture the greater possibilities to compete with other PTS in LLDIKTI Region III Jakarta. Furthermore, the results of the business model canvas analysis proved that optimizing the role of websites, social media, alumni, scholarships, and competitiveness was expected to be able to make private universities superior and of high quality through the provision of accurate, fast, and easy information and communication channels that followed the technological developments and needs, as well as customer segments.

Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilakukan untuk pendampingan kepada guru-guru Sekolah Dasar (SD) Kota Pariaman tentang pembelajaran berbasis E-Learning sebagai upaya optimalisasi pembelajaran di tengah pandemi COVID-19. Program ini dilakukan sesuai dengan kebijakan Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan untuk belajar dari rumah pada setiap jenjang pendidikan, tidak terkecuali jenjang SD. Akan tetapi, amanat Kemendikbud tidak berjalan secara efektif karena masih terdapat beberapa kendala, diantaranya: (1) minimnya pemahaman dan keterampilan guru tentang pembelajaran berbasis E-Learning di SD, (2) belum adanya sistem daring/aplikasi pembelajaran E-Learning yang khusus di desain untuk siswa SD, dan (3) banyaknya keluhan orang tua karena Pembelajaran Daring yang diarahkan pemerintah cenderung berorientasi tugas saja tanpa disertai penjelasan materi sehingga memberatkan orang tua untuk memfasilitasi anak belajar mandiri. Menyikapi hal tersebut, dilakukan beberapa solusi untuk mengatasi permasalahan melalui sosialisasi dan pendampingan pembelajaran berbasis ELearning, pendampingan penyusunan perangkat pembelajaran berbasis E-Learning, pendampingan simulasi pembelajaran berbasis E-Learning, monitoring dan evaluasi, dan tindak lanjut. Program ini menghasilkan peningkatan pemahaman dan keterampilan bagi guru-guru sekolah dasar di kota Pariaman dalam mengembangkan pembelajaran daring berbasis ELearning. Setelah mengikuti kegiatan ini peserta kini mampu mengaplikasikan pembelajaran secara daring di kelas menggunakan aplikasi berbasis E-Learning serta mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran daring yang Aktif, Inovatif, Kreatif, Efektif, dan Menyenangkan.

Bioethanol characteristics can be used as an alternative fuel to spark-ignition (SI) engines to reduce emissions. This experiment evaluates the production of emissions for SI engines using hydrogen enrichment in the gasoline-bioethanol fuel blends. The fraction of bioethanol fuel blend was added to the gasoline fuel of 10% by volume and hydrogen fuel produced by the electrolysis process with a dry cell electrolyzer. The NaOH was used as an electrolyte which is dissolved in water of 5% by a mass fraction. The test is conducted using a single-cylinder 155cc gasoline engine with sensors and an interface connected to a computer to control loading and record all sensor variables in real-time. Hydrogen produced from the electrolysis reactor is injected through the intake manifold using two injectors, hydrogen injected simultaneously at a specific time with a gasoline-bioethanol fuel. The test was conducted with variations of engine speeds. The emission product of ethanol--H2 (BE10+H2) was an excellent candidate as a new alternative of fuel solution in the future. The engasolinerichment of hydrogen increased the flame speed and generated a stable combustion reaction. The hydrogen enrichment produced CO2 emission due to the unavailability of carbon content in hydrogen fuel. As a result, the C/H ratio is lower than for mixed fuels.

A vast number of people use the internet on a regular basis. The growing number of users will inadvertently bring new issues for both users and administrators as user managers. Users forget their user accounts and passwords when they have too many accounts to surf the internet. Web-based application services at University of Technology Yogyakarta include the Academic Information System (SIA) and E-Learning without exception. Both have the same issue: figuring out how to establish an authentication mechanism that will prevent users from forgetting their accounts on the system. The goal of this research is to create a prototype using Single Sign On (SSO) and compare the performance of the two SSO protocols utilized, OpenID and OAuth. The Explicate Problem, Define Requirements, Design and Develop Artifact, Demonstrate Artifact, Evaluate Artifact, and Communication processes are all part of this study. The results of prototype testing are obtained by attempting to log in using an academic service system account, and users are not required to login/authenticate again while accessing the e-learning page. Performance studies on both protocols revealed that the highest number of users who could login to the system at the same time was 1230 (OpenID) and 1219 (OAuth). In comparison to the OpenID protocol, the OAuth protocol is more consistent in terms of average response time for handling user requests. A greater specification is also required to suit the demands of additional users.