International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 186 – No.1, January 2024 16 Digitalization of the Internship Management System to Supports Independent Learning-Independent Campus Harson Kapoh Dept.of Information Tehcnology State Polythecnic of Manado Indonesia Olga E. Melo Dept. of Information Tehcnology State Polythecnic of Manado Indonesia Anthon Arie Kimbal Dept.of Information Tehcnology State Polythecnic of Manado Indonesia ABSTRACT In the twenty-first century, technological developments are so massive and fast, we can easily obtain information via computers assisted by systems that make people's lives easier. To get the required results, the data will be analyzed and designed to become a student internship management information system using the waterfall method. This reseacrh will cover the stages carried out in developing an information system using the waterfall method, namely the requirements analysis stage, design stage, implementation stage, testing stage and maintenance stage. Apart from that, this proposal will also discuss the modules that will be created in the student internship management information system, namely the internship application module, the internship location determination module, the internship supervisor module, the internship implementation module, and the internship evaluation module. In developing this information system, several tools will be used such as Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD) to describe the relationships between tables in the database and Use Case Diagrams to describe interactions between users and the information system. In this research has been designed using the Waterfall method in developing this information system, allowing the stages of analysis, design, implementation and testing of the system to be carried out in a structured manner. The results of the research show that the implementation of this system can help in overcoming several obstacles, especially students who are looking for a company can apply directly through the system and communicate through it, also the management of Merdeka Belajar based internships is more complete because it has the features needed. The test results were carried out based on scenarios with appropriate results. General Terms Software Engineering Keywords Digitalization, internship, system 1. INTRODUCTION Manado State Polytechnic, which is a Vocational College under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, always follows Ministry policies such as the Independent Campus Learning Program (MBKM). Activities included in the Independent Learning-Free Campus in accordance with Minister of Education and Culture Regulation No. 3 of 2020 Article 15 paragraph 1, which can be outside the study program carried out both inside and outside the University, are as follows: 1. Student Exchange (Example: Permatasari Program) 2. Internship/Work Practice 3. Teaching Assistance in Educational Units (Example: Teaching Campus) 4. Research Research 5. Student Affairs Project 6. Entrepreneurship 7. Independent Study or Project (Example: Google Bangkit, MooC Aptikom, Apple Academy) 8. Building a Village or Thematic KKN MBKM contains the philosophy of implementing independent learning which is an instrument in realizing equality and democratic education in Indonesia and this is also one of the efforts to realize shared ideals as stated in the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution [1]. In order for study programs to be aligned with MBKM activities, they must be able to adapt and focus activities on MBKM in the form of curriculum development [2]. The MBKM program that has been running so far has been appreciated by students who strongly agree with the MBKM activities included in the curriculum, especially internships/work practices and independent studies [3]. Curriculum updates, especially for the MBKM program, were initiated in 2021 and implemented in 2022. The MBKM programs that have been implemented by the Department of Electrical Engineering are Internship/Work Practicum (both local and national), Certified Independent Study, all of which are equivalent to 20 credits in a semester. walk. The choice of MBKM activities carried out is related to Main Performance Indicator (IKU) 2, namely students gaining learning experience outside campus [4], based on one of the strategies for implementing MBKM with the reason of starting from something simple or something that can be implemented by the study program in the Department. Electrical Engineering. The current MBKM program, attended by students majoring in electrical engineering, is still oriented towards the activities of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology and has not yet implemented it in local conditions. In 2023, internships/work practices using the MBKM approach will begin to be implemented locally. But it cannot be implemented well because there is no system that can bring together prospective internship/work practice students with industry digitally. Education always strives to create students who always make updates for the sake of updates all the time [5]. Even though its implementation there are still various obstacles, including in the evaluation process. The independence or freedom of teachers in the MBKM era in its implementation is of course still based on the competencies that must be achieved in the study program. For students, evaluation in the era of independent learning acts as an intermediary to realize educational goals, developing students' potential as learners [6]. Pros and cons are the obstacles that exist related to the implementation of independent learning on independent campuses. The following are the challenges faced in implementing independent learning, independent campuses,