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Table 2 Summary of in-depth interview on students’ perception on Sustainable Cities and Communities Master Program (MSc SCC) of the School of Humanities, USM
Question
Result
1. Is the MSc SCC that you study at USM
effective in delivering the concept of
sustainable development?
i. Emphasise on the responsibilities of
stakeholders and their responsibilities to play
their role in sustainability
ii. Knowledge from MSc SCC is effective in
impacting on the students’ daily practices
iii. Students become more aware on the
sustainability of their surrounding
environment
iv. MSc SCC provided the knowledge on
issues and problems and how to solve them
2. What is your opinion on the way the course
on sustainability was packaged in the MSC
SCC and the way it is being conveyed to
students?
i. MSc SCC needs to provide clearer picture
on how to apply the sustainable development
concepts in real life
ii. New pedagogies are needed to be
implemented in teaching and learning about
sustainable development
iii. PBL method seems to be important in
disseminating the sustainability issues and
problems
iv. More case studies or situational analyses
are needed to be intensified for deeper
understanding
6 Limitation
Tracing graduated students from MSc SCC programme was quite challenging as
most of them are no longer in the university and lost contacts.
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the Universiti Sains Malaysia for providing
the fund for this research under the Research University Grant (1001/PCGSS/816308) and Research
University Team Grant (1001/PHUMANITI/856002).
References
Aalborg University (2007) Masters portal. Retrieved, from https://www.mastersportal.eu/studies/
34345/sustainable-cities.html
Abdul Razak D, Mohamed R, Osman O, Ong LK, Jantan M, Mohd Sadullah A, et al (2008)
Transforming higher education for a sustainable tomorrow. Pulau Pinang, Perpustakaan Negara
Malaysia
Calder W, Clugston RM (2003) International efforts to promote higher education for sustainable
development. J Plann High Educ 31(3):34–48
Campbell J (2015) Sustaining APEX: Universiti Sains Malaysia’s mission to transform higher
education. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang
H. Rosli et al.
Table 2 Summary of in-depth interview on students’ perception on Sustainable Cities and Communities Master Program (MSc SCC) of the School of Humanities, USM
Question
Result
1. Is the MSc SCC that you study at USM
effective in delivering the concept of
sustainable development?
i. Emphasise on the responsibilities of
stakeholders and their responsibilities to play
their role in sustainability
ii. Knowledge from MSc SCC is effective in
impacting on the students’ daily practices
iii. Students become more aware on the
sustainability of their surrounding
environment
iv. MSc SCC provided the knowledge on
issues and problems and how to solve them
2. What is your opinion on the way the course
on sustainability was packaged in the MSC
SCC and the way it is being conveyed to
students?
i. MSc SCC needs to provide clearer picture
on how to apply the sustainable development
concepts in real life
ii. New pedagogies are needed to be
implemented in teaching and learning about
sustainable development
iii. PBL method seems to be important in
disseminating the sustainability issues and
problems
iv. More case studies or situational analyses
are needed to be intensified for deeper
understanding
6 Limitation
Tracing graduated students from MSc SCC programme was quite challenging as
most of them are no longer in the university and lost contacts.
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the Universiti Sains Malaysia for providing
the fund for this research under the Research University Grant (1001/PCGSS/816308) and Research
University Team Grant (1001/PHUMANITI/856002).
References
Aalborg University (2007) Masters portal. Retrieved, from https://www.mastersportal.eu/studies/
34345/sustainable-cities.html
Abdul Razak D, Mohamed R, Osman O, Ong LK, Jantan M, Mohd Sadullah A, et al (2008)
Transforming higher education for a sustainable tomorrow. Pulau Pinang, Perpustakaan Negara
Malaysia
Calder W, Clugston RM (2003) International efforts to promote higher education for sustainable
development. J Plann High Educ 31(3):34–48
Campbell J (2015) Sustaining APEX: Universiti Sains Malaysia’s mission to transform higher
education. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang