Penelitian ini mengkaji pentingnya akuntabilitas dalam pemerintahan pusat, terutama dalam konteks Presiden Indonesia, Joko Widodo. Konsep akuntabilitas dipahami sebagai kemampuan dan kewajiban pemerintah untuk bertanggung jawab secara terbuka dan transparan terhadap tindakan dan keputusan yang diambil. Dalam analisis ini, penelitian berfokus pada pemaknaan akuntabilitas melalui transparansi menurut Presiden Joko Widodo dalam pidato kenegaraan dengan menggunakan pendekatan analisis diskursus kritis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Presiden Jokowi menekankan pentingnya keterbukaan dalam melaporkan kinerja lembaga negara kepada publik, serta transparansi dalam menyampaikan visi dan langkah-langkah strategis pemerintah. Selain itu, Jokowi juga menunjukkan komitmen terhadap pemerataan pembangunan dan perlindungan sosial melalui kebijakan nyata yang diimplementasikan. Dengan demikian, perspektif Presiden Jokowi mengenai akuntabilitas memberikan wawasan berharga tentang praktik akuntabilitas dan kebijakan pemerintahan di Indonesia selama masa kepemimpinannya. Penelitian ini menyoroti pentingnya keterbukaan dan tindakan nyata dalam memperkuat posisi seorang pemimpin sebagai agen yang akuntabel dan transparan dalam tata kelola pemerintahan.

Introduction: Covid-19 cases in Indonesia reached their peak in mid-June 2021. The peak has caused all city governments in Indonesia to provide accurate and reliable information for all the citizens in tackling the spread of the virus. Salatiga is one of the city governments that successfully handled this condition. Therefore this study will analyze the communication strategies the Salatiga City Government used to disseminate information to the public via Instagram.Methods:This study uses a qualitative analysis approach to assess the content of the text data and information related to coronavirus published on the Instagram of Salatiga Municipality, called: @humaskotasalatiga.Findings: This study found that in implementing the strategies, the Salatiga City Government used six principles of System Theory: system transformation, openness, interdependence, negative entropy, equifinality, and requisite variety. This study also recommends that the Salatiga City Government communicate information clearly and honestly, organize information management for government leaders and government officials to provide the most up-to-date information, and construct comprehensive governmental health risk communication systems.Originality: Many studies have been done on communication strategies by Salatiga Municipality. However, no study analyzes the communication strategies used by Salatiga Municipality, primarily through Instagram, during the pandemic. Therefore, this study analyzes how Salatiga Municipality the communication strategies through Instagram.

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran dari perencanaan karir terhadap minat mahasiswa mengambil sertifikasi, mengidentifikasi macam-macam sertifikasi profesi yang diminati mahasiswa, serta mengetahui peran program studi dalam mendukung sertifikasi profesi. Penelitian ini juga memberikan pertimbangan bagi mahasiswa untuk mengembangkan karir dengan sertifikasi profesi. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Program Studi Akuntansi FEB UKSW. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan mixed method melalui pembagian kuesioner kepada 100 mahasiswa dan dilanjutkan dengan wawancara 12 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukan mahasiswa memiliki minat pada sertifikasi CPA dan CIA untuk sertifikasi di bidang akuntansi, serta sertifikasi bidang IT untuk sertifikasi di luar pendidikan mereka. Program studi berperan mendukung mahasiswa mengambil sertifikasi, baik dari segi kualitas pembelajaran, kerjasama dengan lembaga sertifikasi, serta sosialisasi yang diadakan. Mahasiswa memandang sertifikasi memberikan nilai tambah untuk karir mereka. Meskipun demikian, sebagian besar mahasiswa belum mempersiapkan diri mengambil sertifikasi karena ketidakpastian rencana karir, rendahnya niat belajar, dan kurangnya informasi yang diperoleh.

Cost product is the cost incurred in processing a product. The calculation of cost product is used to determine the selling price. The object of this community development is Yayasan Pendidikan Eben Haezer GKI Salatiga. Even though this object is a non-profit organization, it is still important to determine the cost product to support decision making by both external and internal parties. However, YP Eben Haezer hasn’t yet identified the cost product for its uniform units. Therefore, this community development aims to help YP Eben Haezer calculate cost product of uniforms and attributes as the basis for determining the selling price. The methods used are: (1) Assistance in the preparation of cost product for uniforms (2) Preparation of cost product for YP Eben Haezer uniforms. The results of this dedication include: (1) item code; (2) calculation of cost product; and (3) control recommendations that can improve uniform sales processing flow.

The Community Service activity was conducted as an effort to improve the application of accounting in non-profit organizations. This activity was important considering that there are various important aspects in the accounting recording process that have not generally been implemented in non-profit organizations.  Yayasan Hati Beriman Salatiga, as a non-profit organization engaged in several fields and has implemented the accounting recording process using Zahir application. The implementation of the community service was carried out by data collection through interviews and observation of zahir application application.  The Community Service Team found that the internal controls in the implementation of the accounting recording process had not been implemented. Therefore, the Team suggested recommendations for the separation of functions in the accounting recording process by utilizing the resources owned and optimizing the use of recording applications.