Student’s Opinions Towards Curriculum Services and Fees of Mahidol University International College (MUIC)

Authors

  • Randa Rujichinnawong Mahidol University International College (MUIC)

Keywords:

Education services, Academic fees

Abstract

Purpose of this research was to study the opinions of Mahidol University International College’s students on the educational service provision that the fee is charged per session including Library fee, Health care fee, and Student Club fee. Sample questionnaires were used from 607 students in all classes, years and all programs in the year 2018. It was found that 88.80% used library services an average of two times a week, 50.10 % used health services, 74.30% attended Student’s Club's activities, 49.60% participated in sport’s activities and 45.10% used sport services most often once a month. In terms of emphasizing on the service of education, it appears that the students have a medium level of prioritizing and ranked first on library services, followed by health services while sports and student clubs, students prioritized low level of emphasizing and ranked final for the importance of the student club. Concerning the opinions on study fee, 73% of students said that if the fees will be increased, it should be increased in 5 years at the rate of 10%. Results from the comparison of students' opinions by gender, year of studying and programs, it was found that male students were more focused on sports and student clubs than female students. Female students pay more attention to library services and health services than male students. Students of the Bachelor of Arts program provide the opinion that the ability to pay for education fees to library services is significantly higher than that of other courses at .05 level. However, for health services, sports and student clubs, it was found that there was no significant difference at .05 level in the opinions of the students of every programs.

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Published

2018-12-31

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Rujichinnawong, R. (2018). Student’s Opinions Towards Curriculum Services and Fees of Mahidol University International College (MUIC). Sahasat: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 18(2), 318–338. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sahasart/article/view/220325

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2018): July - December

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Research Article

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