Relationship between Student Activity Unit Involvement and Cumulative Achievement Index of Students at the Departement of Mechanical Engineering Education, State University of Medan

Abstract

Students of the Faculty of Engineering are an integral part of Indonesian students, as engineering science principles can be used as an educational social control of development, contribute to the government to build the nation state, and provide solutions to problems in the country. Movement of organizational dynamics within the campus led to the birth of Student Activity Unit (UKM) as a forum for student activities to develop interests, talents, and expertise of its members. Activities undertaken in the Student Activity Unit (UKM) always use the lecture schedule to reduce the burden in lecturing activities. Students who choose between activities in the student activity unit or college. Students who engage in inactive learning activities. The purpose of this research is to know the relation of the students to Student Activity Unit (UKM) and learning activity with Cumulative Achievement Index. This research is a descriptive research with correlational study type to explain the formulation of the raised problem. Respondents were all students (31 people) majoring in mechanical engineering involved in a student activity unit (UKM). The method used in this research is total sampling. The results showed a positive and meaningful linear relationship between the Student Unit program (SME) and Grade Point Average (GPA) students of Mechanical Engineering University