Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Received: September 26, 2019. Revised: November 16, 2019. Accepted: December 24, 2019
Abstract
Entrepreneurship, in the context of the development of art education tourism programs in higher
education, is regarded as a serious concern in reflecting the role of universities in developing
the tourism industry. This is considered as the universities’ efforts of innovation and creativity
to improve the competitiveness of higher education goals through the development of entrepre-
neurship in the field of educational tourism. This paper discusses the role of tertiary institutions
in developing educational tourism entrepreneurship, which in its implementation empowers
potential students by providing entrepreneurship training for them to be able to manage art
education tourism program events. The data were obtained by test and questionnaire were given
to 30 students at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia who were involved in the activities of entre-
preneurial training programs in the management of tourism education through the art business.
The program was established by cooperating with universities, the local government, as well as
non-governmental institutions.
How to Cite: Nugraheni, T., Budiman, A., & Sukmayadi, Y. (2019). Entrepreneurship and Art Education Tourism: A
Study on Results of Management Skills Training Program for Students. Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research And Education,
19(2), 193-203.
Corresponding author:
E-mail: yudi.sukmayadi@upi.edu
193
194 Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 19 (2) (2019): 193-203
levels, including UPI as a higher education additional income to the university’s tre-
institute. asury. Therefore, the university needs to
Along with the change in the formulate policy on business unit develop-
university’s status from Higher Education ments in its institutions.
Institution as State-owned Legal Entity (PT The previously-mentioned duties
BHMN) to State Higher Education Institu- and responsibilities a university bears are
tion as Legal Entity (PTN-BH) as stipula- reflected in the graduates’ quality and
ted by Higher Education Institution Law competitiveness in the work field. Within
No. 12/2012 regarding changes in higher this regard, one of the success indicators
education institutions’ management sys- of a university in implementing educati-
tem, UPI is granted the authority and au- on is the graduates’ rate of employment.
tonomy to manage its own business in eit- Therefore, innovations in educational ap-
her academic and non-academic aspects. proaches, both intra and extracurricular
When a State Higher Education Institution activities, are highly required in produ-
(henceforth, PTN) possess academic auto- cing university graduates with high com-
nomy, it is granted the independent aut- petence and competitiveness. Grade Point
hority to develop its academic coverage, Average (GPA) is no longer adequate as
upgrade the curriculum, establish new ma- the only indicator of students’ competen-
jors and facilities, improve assessment sys- ce; one should also consider the students’
tems, and conduct other activities without technical competence and competitive at-
interference from any parties. In addition titude prior to entering the work field.
to academic affairs, a PTN is also allowed The Faculty of Arts and Design Edu-
to make financial decisions independently cation at UPI offers three specialized pro-
in determining the budget allocation and grams in art, i.e. dance, musical, and fine
finding new financing sources. The PTN arts. The Fine Arts program also offers a
is also able to determine the management specific course in design art. The Faculty’s
system of students’ affairs, organizations, vision, missions, and objectives, in general
infrastructure, and employment. In this aim to prepare graduates with high compe-
regard, students bear a central role in the tence in attitude, knowledge, and skills as
university’s strategic policies through stu- future educators in their respective fields.
dents’ organization. In reality, the faculty graduates’ job profile
Following the status change, the UPI is quite varied, not only as art teachers in
is required to implement a proper para- formal education institutions, but also as
digm shift in managing the autonomy the owners of self-established art studios
granted. The incorporation of proper (e.g., dance studio, makeup studio, and
mechanisms in the effort of optimizing the fashion studio) that offer packages of art
university’s potentials, e.g., physical inf- services to the consumers. The graduates
rastructure and human resources are es- who choose non-education oriented jobs
sential to support the achievement of the are highly competitive as well compared
university’s vision and missions that are to those who teach art in schools.
embedded in the university’s policy pro- The current demands of the global
gram and the university’s 2016-2020 stra- economy posits new challenges in efforts
tegic plans. of improving human resources quality to
Among the new potentials in new- produce graduates with an entrepreneurial
ly-stipulated regulation regarding UPI’s and independent mindset in instigating
authority and autonomy, it is interesting new job opportunities rather than expec-
to take into account the financial manage- ting to work in existing job fields. The idea
ment aspect; this includes the university’s of an entrepreneurial mindset highly re-
autonomy to develop and generate new lates to an individual’s self-confidence in
funding sources e.g., from products of one’s own survival in a highly competitive
education and partnership services as community. In establishing new job op-
Trianti Nugraheni, Agus Budiman, Yudi Sukmayadi, Entrepreneurship and Art Educa- 195
portunities, one is compelled to possess an its effort of survival and sustainability. The
adequate set of skills regarding the respec- notion of ‘empowerment’ is embedded
tive business fields; in this regard, strategic within the eight E’s, i.e., educate (self-imp-
support from universities in terms of the rovement through education), eliminate
development of higher education business (problem-solving ability), express (state
is needed to nurture students’ entrepre- ideas properly), equip (complement self-
neurial skills. weakness), evaluate (evaluation of one’s
In line with that, one of the ways to performance), and expect (expectation for
enhance students’ competence in business a promising future). A sustainable training
management of art services is by provi- program is essential in supporting the
ding programmed and sustainable ent- improvement efforts of students’ quality;
repreneurial training of prerequisite skills therefore, every graduate is expected to be
and knowledge, e.g., event planning, mar- competitive in finding jobs or instigating
keting, event organization, up to program new work opportunities.
evaluation. The rationale of the training Based on the elaborated problem
program lays its basis on the notion that above, this study attempts to conduct an
students in Faculty of Arts and Design entrepreneurship training program to the
Education are highly potentials in terms of students as an extracurricular practical ex-
art skills; a training program in soft skill perience regarding art events management
management is considered as key suppor- by approaches that involve disciplines of
ting factors in improving their skills as management sciences, entrepreneurship,
well as providing practical experiences in tourism, public relations, and creative arts
art event management. industry. The training program employed
The training program focuses on the an entrepreneur-based creative economy
specific set of competencies: 1) Creative approach, i.e., the concept of a future
economy and tourism competence, re- economy that relies on human’s creativi-
garding concepts of educational tourism ty and competitiveness globally. The stu-
events management as essential business dents are prepared through a sustainable
development strategy; 2) Entrepreneurial training and development program; it is
skills, regarding concepts of planning, viewed as a tangible contribution to the
marketing, organization; 3) Public relati- university in actualizing education busi-
on (PR) skills, regarding proper marketing ness-based art events. On that ground, the
and distribution strategies of products and university requires to optimize all its ass-
services to consumers in various segments. ets, e.g., infrastructure and human resour-
Entrepreneurship is considered the ces to support the implementation of the
proactive mental attitude one possesses to development program of students’ skills
improve his/her creativity to increase bu- and competences in organizing art events.
siness income. In addition, it is the creative
and innovative capability as the basis and METHOD
resources to achieve success. The afore-
mentioned concepts are crucial as the basis Training program aims to increase an
for sparking creative and innovative ideas individual’s competencies (Winardi, 2016).
to nurture the students’ entrepreneurial Training program on entrepreneurial
motivation. On the other hand, the empo- skills, in particular, intends to provide ex-
werment of students as the university’s perience, knowledge, and comprehension
assets and potentials will result in a tan- to an individual as a means of innovation
gible contribution to the institutional de- in one’s business; this is particularly rela-
velopment. Mitchell (2006) argues that ted to technical skills, business manage-
empowerment is the internal quality of ment skills, and personal entrepreneurial
an individual or organization in adapting skills (Sugiarto et al., 2015).
oneself with the dynamic environment in The training program implemented
196 Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 19 (2) (2019): 193-203
lic relations with concepts of increasing braver and stronger to face challenges and
the public’s positive perception of one’s life problems. A positive mindset comes
business, such as advertising, delivering from a firm reliance and belief of oneself,
organizational missions, publications and in which it is able to change one’s life to
campaigns in the mass media, as well as become what s/he wants to, as well as con-
promotional skills on various occasions vincing him/her that s/he can be better
such as seminars or workshops. than others. Such concepts of mindset are
what people look for and enable them to
Management and ethic codes of public be more professional.
relations
This material discusses the importan- Art Event Management
ce of public relations skills to highlight the This material explains some examp-
organization’s positive image in shaping les of how to manage event management-
public opinion. In this regard, public rela- based arts that have become a trend of
tions practitioners must also pay attention today’s art events. Event management
to the code of ethics that applies to each can be defined as a process of organizing
place and situation. Public relations acti- or managing an event professionally,
vities undertaken by organizations should systematically, efficiently, and effective-
also prioritize ethics, social responsibility, ly that the event includes the concepts of
and sustainability. planning, implementation, and supervi-
sion. Every related party involved in the
Public relations and marketing service event management should work hard with
This material discusses the relation- the same vision to result in the event that
ship between public relations and marke- meets the expectation.
ting service management. Participants are
taught about marketing communication Marketing Strategies
skills in public relations, such as sales pro- This is an important material for par-
motions. In this activity, a public relations ticipants to understand (1) Goals and defi-
practitioner can provide innovations in or- nitions of marketing; (2) How to create an
ganizing sales promotion activities offer that can increase pleasure/perceived
In addition to sales promotion, a pub- value towards the product and service to
lic relations staff must also master publici- be sold; (3) How to create an offer that
ty skills, manage good relationships, and reduce or eliminate unwillingness to buy
maintain a positive image of the compa- the product to be sold; (4) How to ease the
ny in the public eye. This can be done by transaction, so that the buyer will choose
sponsoring positive activities, engaging in your product over others; (5) How to give
CSR activities, and participating in activi- an interesting and reliable offer.
ties held by the community. Through this
material, participants are also taught to Arranging the activities of art education
maintain a good impression on consumers. tourism program
The material discusses basic skills
Ways to Build A Mindset of Excellent in developing an art education tourism
Management Concepts program, in which students are given an
In this material, a mindset involves understanding of how to arrange a quality
more advantageous things and prioriti- education tourism program. An example
zes desires to make a person have a better of the best practice in such a program is
condition. A positive mindset is required delivered to them as a reference in deve-
to achieve life success, leading a person loping the program. The instructor directs
to a huge passion. Besides, it will raise participants to recall the material that has
preferable behaviors, build strong cha- been explained, and then communicates
racteristics and mature personalities to be with and confirms each participant. The
Trianti Nugraheni, Agus Budiman, Yudi Sukmayadi, Entrepreneurship and Art Educa- 199
material is delivered for ± 3 hours until teristics that relate to innovation, proacti-
the participants can make their own study veness (able to see market opportunities),
groups. and risk-taking, or in other words, an ent-
The evaluation in this art edutou- repreneur is not afraid of failure in run-
rism-based entrepreneur training con- ning his/her business (Ranto, 2016).
ducted pre-test and post-test, along with In a scientific approach, management
distributing questionnaires. In the evalu- skills can be approached in three primary
ation, participants and the authors do an competencies. In the first place, a concep-
assessment to measure the training effec- tual competence is one’s ability to plan a
tiveness based on the quality of resource business; secondly, humanity competence
persons, participants, organizing commit- refers to a manager’s competence in inter-
tees, and the whole training implementa- acting with other people; lastly, technical
tion. The evaluation instrument comprises skill is a provision for managers at lower
several questions that can measure stu- levels. This skill is more emphasized on
dents’ absorption ability in scrutinizing the competence to drive facilities or peop-
the materials, the training and resource le involved in the activity (Widjaya et al.,
persons’ quality, and the utilized facilities 2014).
and infrastructure. The training program intends to de-
The evaluation result shows that the velop students’ entrepreneurial skills in
training process has run effectively follo- managing the art education tourism pro-
wing the predetermined plans and goals. gram. Therefore, the developed materials
The participants feel enthusiastic and can are divided into three disciplines, i.e., art,
greatly understand and absorb training tourism, and entrepreneurship. Tourism
materials, so that they can apply these education, in some developed countries,
directly by following the instruction. Mo- has been integrated with entrepreneurship
reover, the final evaluation is carried out education due to the fact that tourism and
to measure the success level of the trai- entrepreneurship education has become
ning process, starting from the planning an essential aspect for students (Daniel et
to the follow-up stages. The whole process al., 2017)the number of tourism education
of education and training has been well- courses has grown significantly in the last
implemented. However, the participants decades in order to meet the demands of
find the duration too short, and they need the qualified workforce. Nevertheless, stu-
any further activities to practice. The final dents who enter this sector will need dif-
evaluation done by distributing a questi- ferent skills to face the challenges of this
onnaire instrument to participants reveals highly competitive and demanding in-
that 90% of them have mastered the mate- dustry. In this case, entrepreneurial skills
rials, by which there is a quite significant are of paramount importance. The aim of
change before and after the edutourism this paper was to understand the perspec-
management-based entrepreneur training. tive of tourism students on the relevance
of entrepreneurship education within their
courses. This study aims at describing an
innovative teaching program called ‘Lear-
ning to be’, focused on fostering entrepre-
neurial attitudes and skills, through a pro-
ject based learning methodology inspired
in the Design Thinking process (Daniel et
al., 2016.
The impact of the training program
Figure 1. The Stages of Entrepreneur Training is based on the initial and final evaluation
Activity to find out the effectiveness of the program
An entrepreneur has some charac- in growing the spirit of entrepreneurship
200 Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 19 (2) (2019): 193-203
mes and accessories. They also think about Based on the above Figure, five par-
adding other materials to improve their ticipants opine that the quality of the trai-
understanding of entrepreneurship and ning implementation and service gets a
the development of art education tourism- very good category, and the other five par-
based management given during the trai- ticipants state that the training has a good
ning process. implementation and service. Accordingly,
most participants give a good assessment
Participant Assessment towards Training towards the implementation and training,
Program Quality although there is one thing that needs to
The Figure 2 provides the detail of be improved, i.e., a bigger room for parti-
the quality of management skill training cipants to join the training more comfor-
program. tably.