REQUIRED SKILLS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENT ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY TRANG CAMPUS

Abstract

A student administrative board is a student body representing all the students of an institution. It primarily engages with various student activities organization. This engagement requires the administrators with important management skills. The objective of this research is to study necessary skills needed for administration of the board at Prince of Songkla University Trang Campus. This research is developed as a qualitative study by conducting an in-depth interview of 10 selected board members. These members are comprised of a board president, a vice president, a secretary and heads of various departments, consisting of treasury, social services, religion and culture, supplies, and three subcommittee members. The data obtain from interview was taken for a thematic analysis. As of result, this research has shown that the necessary skills for administration of the board at Prince of Songkla University Trang Campus are seven key skills, namely teamwork, leadership, communication, coordination, planning, project management, and human relation. This research further suggests that every student leader should be given seven preparatory training and skill development before participate in the board.