The Development of a Professional Internship System in a Field of Innovation and Technology Aiming to Enhance Morality and Ethics for Students in the Bachelor of Education Program of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research aimed to develop a professional internship system in a field of innovation and technology aiming to enhance morality and ethics for students in the Bachelor of Education Program of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. The specific objectives of this research were to: 1) develop and improve a professional internship system for the students; 2) test the system according to the E1/E2 = 80/80 criteria; and 3) examine the student satisfaction on the system. The research findings showed that: 1) the professional internship system should consist of five components, namely; (1) situation analysis; (2) integration of teaching and internship; (3) student support utilizing networking; (4) using online teaching activities via Google App for education; and (5) evaluation and improvement; 2) the testing result of the system based on the E1/E2 criteria was 82.87/83.75 which was according to the defined standard criteria; and 3) the students’ academic achievement after the implementation of the system was higher than the achievement before the implementation. Moreover, it was also found that student satisfaction on the system was at the highest level.