Introduction General Studies Department or Jabatan Pengajian Am (JPA) serves as an academic support department among the major academic departments in Politeknik Mukah, Sarawak. General Studies Department exposes students to the importance and values of spirituality, humanity and social principles as well as emphasizing communication skills and the importance of using English language. These values are meant to help boost students’ marketability in the industry as well as to produce a balanced and holistic human capital. The General Studies Department consists of two units, namely the English Unit and the Islamic and Moral Education Unit, which offers credit courses to support and complement the Main Academic Department. Apart from that, General Studies Department also organizes various activities for all students to take up. Among the activities carried out are Public Speaking and Debate Competition, Process and Procedure Competition, Video Presentation Competition and many other activities under the supervision of the English Unit. Islamic and Moral Education Unit on the other hand organizes activities such as Kembara Falak, Q-STEM Workshop, and Historian Poster Drawing Competition. Apart from that, General Studies Department is also actively involved in Corporate Social Responsibility Program around Mukah community as well as having active collaborations with government and private institutions. General Studies Department also coordinate MUET courses for the on-campus students as well as to private candidates under the lifelong learning component (PSH).
Course The Department of General Studies offers General courses that must be taken by all polytechnic students. These courses include: Islamic and Moral Education Unit
English Unit:
FACILITIES JPA provides facilities to facilitate a comfortable teaching and learning experience.
Pengenalan Jabatan Pengajian Am atau nama singkatannya JPA berperanan sebagai Jabatan Akademik Sokongan bagi melengkapkan Jabatan Akademik Induk di Politeknik Mukah, Sarawak. JPA mendedahkan kepada para pelajar akan kepentingan dan nilai-nilai rohani, kemanusian serta nilai kemasyarakatan selain menitikaberatkan kemahiran berkomunikasi dan kepentingan penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris. Perkara-perkara ini adalah bagi memenuhi kriteria dan kebolehpasaran pelajar dalam industri serta melahirkan modal insan yang seimbang dan holistik. JPA terdiri daripada dua unit iaitu Unit Bahasa Inggeris dan Unit Pendidikan Islam dan Moral yang menawarkan kursus-kursus berkredit sebagai sokongan dan pelengkap kepada kursus-kursus di Jabatan Akademik Induk untuk menyeimbangkan keperluan harian pelajar di kampus dan kehidupan bermasyarakat. Selain itu JPA juga menganjurkan pelbagai aktiviti bagi semua pelajar dari semester 1 hingga 5. Antara aktiviti- aktiviti yang dijalankan adalah seperti Public Speaking and Debate Competition, Process and Procedur Competition, Video Competition dan lain-lain bawah bimbingan dan seliaan Unit Bahasa Inggeris. Bagi Unit Pendidikan Islam dan Moral aktiviti seperti Kembara Falak, Bengkel Q-STEM, Pertandingan Melukis Poster Sejarawan, CSR di sekitar kawasan masyarakat Mukah serta kerjasama dengan pihak luar juga dijalankan. Kursus MUET juga dijalankan bagi memenuhi keperluan para pelajar di bawah komponen pembelajaran sepanjang hayat (PSH). Dengan penganjuran aktiviti-aktiviti tersebut di JPA, secara tidak lansung dapat mencungkil bakat terpendam pelajar-pelajar dan bakat tersebut dapat diketengahkan ke peringkat yang lebih tinggi.
Kursus Jabatan Pengajian Am menawarkan kursus-kursus Umum yang wajib diambil oleh semua pelajar politeknik. Kursus-Kursus umum ini merangkumi: Unit Pendidikan Islam dan Moral:
Unit Bahasa Inggeris:
Fasiliti JPA menyediakan fasiliti bagi melancarkan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang selesa.
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