Vol. 20 No. 3 (2021)

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is one of the alternative public transportations in urban areas, which has begun to be implemented in some cities of Indonesia. By finding out the effectiveness of BRT as a mass transportation system, it is necessary to study the expectations of users and non-users of the Trans Jateng Purwokerto-Purbalingga BRT regarding the perceived social, economic, and environmental impacts. This study uses the text Clustering method to group public opinion based on similarities so that it can be analyzed further for policymaking. As a result, the majority of the community gave…

This research aims to obtain empirical evidence about the impact of “balanced messaging” (a marketing communicationpractice where both strengths and weaknesses of a product are communicated to consumers) in marketing communication on consumers’ brand loyalty. With three laptop brands being the subjects and university students in Indonesia being the sample, surveys with an experimental design were conducted. Participants (n = 90) were randomly grouped into those being exposed to product’s strengths only (Group A), product’s weaknesses (Group B), and product’s strengths and weaknesses (Group C)…

This research aimed to investigate undergraduate EFL students’ perception towards the use of Microsoft Word Referenceson students’ thesis and factors that influence the perception. This research used a sequential mixed method. There were 25 students from 7th semester of English Language Education, Ganesha University of Education, involved in this research.The research instruments were questionnaire and interview. The results from the questionnaires were analyzed usingmean score ideal (Mi) and standard deviation ideal (SDi), and data from the interviews were analyzed using interactivemodel…

Athletes require agility as a fundamental skill. A shuttle run is one method for assessing an athlete’s agility. The aim ofthis research is to design and develop a shuttle run instrument with recorded data based on Arduino. This shuttle runinstrument is used to assess a person’s speed and endurance, with the results being saved in a database and then sentto a website. Engineering research method is adopted in this research. In this instrument, an Arduino is programmedas a timer to calculate an athlete’s running time, which is controlled by sensors. The photodiode sensor detects…

Perubahan teknologi digital membuat setiap media mesti berkonvergensi mengikuti perkembangan zaman. Zines adalah sebuah media cetak alternatif yang tumbuh dan berkembang dalam ranah subkultur atau komunitas. Zines dianggap sebagai sebuah media alternatif yang banyak memberikan informasi di luar jalur media massa mainstream. Karakteristik zines yaitu sabagai sebuah media berbasis komunitas, anti-mainstream, dan menawarkan format yang eksperimen dibandingkan dengan media konvensional. Zinetflix merupakan sebuah platform media zines digital yang dibuat oleh Netflix melalui pemanfaatan media…

Batik is one of the arts that contains a whole descriptive belief about how Javanese interpret their lives. It is found inclassical batiks, which are still committed to the standard elements from Keraton as a center for preserving Javaneseculture. Through studying classical batik, the writer finds a concept of Kacu ratio used in making batik. For thewriter, the kacu is a local form of genius that belongs to the Javanese community. The consciousness of the emptinesspermeates all material forms that exist in the universe. This belief is also applied to the process of designing batikfabrics. For…

The obligation to maintain and preserve the environment, in the view of all religions and beliefs, is a must for thecommunity so that religious values and local wisdom of the community also become binding provisions to maintainand preserve the environment. This study aims to describe, analyze, and solve problems regarding socio-ecologicaldynamics and local wisdom about the adaptability of using technology in the community of Kasepuhan Sinar Resmi.This study uses a descriptive-analysis method which is to describe the analysis and discuss it comprehensively andintegrally. Data collection…

The rapid development of new media has been the main force accelerating the trend of globalization in human societyin recent decades. New media has brought human interaction and society to a highly interconnected and complex level,but at the same time challenged the very existence of intercultural communication in its traditional sense. It is under thiscircumstance that we see more and more scholars becoming involved in the investigation of the relationship between new media and intercultural communication. Emerging topical areas in this line of research mainly include three categories: (1)…

Kajian ini untuk menentukan upaya meningkatkan pemahaman Hukum Kekayaan Intelektual terhadap mahasiswa dan dosen di Perguruan Tinggi. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif yaitu mengidentifikasikan pemahaman Hukum Kekayaan Intelektual bagi civitas akademika di Perguruan Tinggi kemudian dianalisis secara kualitatif. Hasil kajian menunjukan bahwa pemberian pemahaman mahasiswa terhadap Hukum Kekayaan Intelektual di Perguruan Tinggi dapat dilakukan melalui proses belajar mengajar yang terstruktur dengan menyusun silabus dan Satuan Acara Perkuliahan sesuai substansinya berdasarkan…

Coastal tourism is a tourist activity based on natural attractions, which is vulnerable to the risk of environmental impacts.The study was conducted at two locations, namely, Kuta Beach and Ancol Beach, which are compared by using theintegrated management of coastal zones (ICM). The research was conducted by collecting secondary data in terms ofinformation taken from online news analized using qualitative approach. The results of the analysis show that there areseveral similarities and differences in how the integrated coastal management (ICM) is carried out according to thecharacteristics of…

This article attempts to decipher claims about the ‘future of work’ based on the development of digitalization and look atthe policy response to those claims. Specifically, it explains the main developments of new digital technologies that shapejobs and employment in the context of Industry 4.0 and the emergence of various digital platforms. Digitalization alsohas an impact on the industrialization process to predict the loss of old manufacturing jobs. This is projected to disruptthe workforce that is at risk of new work patterns and dehumanization. This article is prepared using a…

Book Title : SOSIOTEKNOLOGI Kearifan Lokal: Komoditas Era Revolusi Industri 5.0 Author Names : Dicky R. Munaf dan Susanto Year of Publication : 2021 Publisher : ITB Press, Gedung Perpustakaan Pusat ITB, Jl. Ganesa No. 10 Bandung 40132, Jawa Barat Number of pages : 293 pages ISBN Number : 978-623-297-131-8 Book review by : Muhamad Firman Al-Fahad