Identifying the Dominant Factor of Educational Service Quality for the Faculty of Economics at Malikussaleh University

This study seeks to identify the dominant factor of educational service quality that influences the student satisfaction. This study was carried out at Faculty of Economics, Malikussaleh University in Indonesia involving five departments such as economics, management, business, accounting and secretarial. Only a total of 213 questionnaires were collected. The instruments were modified from Educational Service Quality (ESQ) model by Holdford and Patkar. SPSS (version 12.0) was used to run the data gathered. The exploratory factor analysis for students' response of educational service quality created five dimensions namely; facilities, faculty interpersonal behavior, faculty expertise, faculty communication and administration. The multiple regressions analysis showed that all dimensions simultaneously influenced students' satisfaction with a strong correlation. The t-test in the regression analysis indicated that the faculty communication dimension was the dominant dimension which influenced students' satisfaction whereas the interpersonal behavior dimension did not influence significantly the student& satisfaction. Thus, the Faculty needs to focus on employees' improvement because employees' satisfaction would influence students' satisfaction. Besides training to improve the knowledge and skills of employees, work motivation was also a key element that had to be considered by the Faculty of Economics

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Learning English is a must-have skill, particularly for the millennial generation, which will compete globally with people from all over the world. Mastering English is no longer a choice; it is an unavoidable must. Language, particularly English, serves as a portal to the rest of the world. Reading and writing are essential skills for all students, especially as they strive to become more insightful students who will be fully useful and knowledgeable human beings in the future. As a result, students will have the insight and knowledge necessary to construct and govern this country as future leaders. Writing, in addition to reading, is a requirement for demonstrating students’ linguistic competence. Writing is one of our methods for ensuring the survival and continuance of our information. This book chapter includes information that will help everyone to travel either all around Indonesia or the world