FACTOR OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT SOCIETY

(AIS) MEMBERS, UITM SHAH ALAM
FOR EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
by:
Noor Ainahusna bt Azahan
Nur Izzaty bt Hj Kamaruddin
Nurhafiza Nabila bt Rosdi
Nur Azreen Izzaty binti Mohd Nizam
 INTRODUCTION

Extracurricular activities are defined as academic or non-academic activities that are

conducted under the auspices of the school but occur outside of normal classroom time and
are not part of the curriculum (Kenneth R. Bartkus, 2012). It involves sports, clubs, debate,
drama, school publications, workshop, student council and other social events. Students
participate in these activities upon their own consent and preference (Karakucuk & Yetim,
1999). Additionally, extracurricular activities do not involve a grade or academic credit
(Kenneth R. Bartkus, 2012), however these activities eventually provide real world
experiences and extra knowledge that are not included in the formal course of study (Syafiq
Shamsudin, 2014). Extracurriculars allow students to pursue interests outside of a
standardized academic context. Through these activities, students can reiterate what they
have learned in the lessons (Selcuk, 2006) to gain experience in handling real problems yet
as added value before entering working phase.
 INTRODUCTION (CONT…)

Artificial Intelligent Society (AIS) is established at UITM Shah Alam and one of the clubs
under the faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences. AIS consists of student from
Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) Intelligent System Information and handle
activities benefiting to their club members. All extra-curricular programs such as club
dinner, family day, annual meeting and workshop are handled by AIS member and the
impact from all those activities are related to real problem situation and can bring new
knowledge as added value to the individual. These new knowledge are not exactly
learn in formal course of study as technology is still evolving from time to time.
Therefore, extra-curricular activity is needed to produce well-rounded student.
 PROBLEM STATEMENT

A successful career demands individuals that are accustomed to a smooth balance between
studies and extracurricular activities. Therefore, participating in extra-curricular activities
from the club helps student to achieve new knowledge that can helps them in the future. The
issue of weak extracurricular participation from AIS members has been a great concern to
the event organizer and club advisor. The fact that club activities bring advantages to the
participants, there are still a few student reluctant to make some time to join the activities.
These will make the students lose their opportunity to gain essential skills, wider social
circle, better time management and many more. In short, extra-curricular can arm students
with many skills that future employers will be looking for. Moreover, absentees from club
activities can be a factor that prevents students from showing their full potential. As a result,
less well-rounded student will be obtained.
 PROBLEM STATEMENT (CONT…)

Questions like:

• What are the main effects for participating in extra-curricular activities?

• How many students are participating in activities?
• In what activities are the students choosing?
• How can university minimize the barriers to participation in activities to be more inclusive of
all students?

have prompted the researchers to conduct research into students’ participation in

extracurricular (Nikki Wilson, 2009).
 OBJECTIVES

• to investigate the reasons behind the less participation in extracurricular activities

• to determine the type of activities/programs that are preferred by students to get a

full house attendance

• to find out how to motivate students to attend extracurricular activities

 AIM

To investigate the factors that relate to less participation in club activities among FSKM
students in UITM Shah Alam.
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The findings of the study will benefit club events organizer in several ways. Firstly, they
will get valuable information about factors of less participation among club members.
Besides, this study will also help in identifying suitable events that can get a full house
attendance. The findings will also provide organizers with the idea on how to motivate
members to attend club events. Hence, these will assist them to organize more
interesting events in the future with more participation.
 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

The scope for this study is only to AIS members, so the sample size is too small and
thus, the results cannot be generalized to all UiTM clubs, as not every clubs faced the
same problem.
 PREVIOUS STUDIES

1) Christine M.Hegedus, Undergraduate Honors Student from University of Arizona(2002)

makes a research on his university and defines extra-curricular as some organizations
that brings beneficial to college students. In his research titled Student Participation in
Collegiate Organizations Expanding the Boundaries, he mentioned that with a higher
education comes leader(Stogdill, 1959) and educational attainment was a key indicator
of an individual’s leadership ability (Birkenholz, R., McKinley, and Stewart 1993). Closest
research statistic that founded by Christine M. Hegedus is from Birkenholz study in 1993.
One research specifically geared towards participation in student organizations and
activities. It states: “Communications skills of College of Agriculture students are
enhanced through participation in student organizations and activities.”
 PREVIOUS STUDIES (CONT…)

2. Sabeen Sheikh (2009) makes a research on students in their final year of studies at
graduate business programs around the world regarding the impact of extracurricular
activities on MBA students. In his research titled Improving Communication and
Leadership Skills: The Impact of Extracurricular Activities on MBA Students, he
mentioned that the students are required to adapt at communications and management
leadership- skills that students cannot simply “possess” but must practice in order to
achieve proficiency (Jago, 1982). The closest finding that founded by Sabeen Sheikh is
from the 2007 survey conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
of abovementioned students. One research proves that the association between student
participation in extracurricular activities and educational attainment has been found to
be positive (Hanks and Eckland, 1976).
 REFERENCES

• Hegedus, C. M., & Knight, J. (2002). Student Participation in Collegiate Organizations –

Expanding the Boundaries.
• Sabeen S. (2009). Improving Communication and Leadership Skills: The Impact of
Extracurricular Activities on MBA Students.