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Indonesia is leading as a country with a maj ority Muslim population. The ritual of citizen mobility on a mass scale occurs during the period of Eid al-Fitr, or what is known as mudik or homecoming. Social restrictions and mobility monitoring during the Covid-19 crisis impact the residents' mass activities, including the annual homecoming ritual. There are not a few conflicts between the interests of shared health and the annual ritual traditions of the residents. Public Service Advertisements (PSA's) are a medium for policymakers to provide socialization and build awareness for residents to negotiate the situation not to return home during the Eid holiday. This study uses the content analysis method to determine the messaging trend in public service advertisements in the early period and first year of the Pandemic (May-June 2020). This study collects data through digital artifact documentation (images and videos) displayed on the education menu of the Indonesian government's official website to deal with the Covid-19 Pandemic: www.covid19.go.id. The results showed that the main content of the PSA's message was built by adjusting to the level (escalation) of crisis and the level of understanding of citizens on the Pandemic. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia uses PSA's with the content #TidakMudik or #NoHomeComing to control mobility by bringing persuasive, informative, and transformative messages. © 2022 IEEE.
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This study is describing the social networking application that has been used by international students both in Indonesia and USA, since the online culture increasingly implemented and becomes a familiar habit amidst the pandemic. It has accelerated to the point of becoming a ubiquitous part of the modern living recently. Living in a new culture enforce people to adjust their behavioral system for their own existence and harmonious life, therefore they will be experienced the culture shock in facing the new way of life due to COVID-19. The aim is to describe how the social networking application becomes a tool in helping people on fighting the culture shock in this pandemic era. In this regard the constructivist paradigm was carried out to describes the phenomenon on Instagram as social network application. The qualitative methods were used to collect data by virtual participant observation and online interviews via Zoom meetings. The results point out to communication through social networking apps becomes a new way to help them understand and keeping up with the new world after COVID-19, for it helped them also fight the culture shock. The people who is familiar with it becomes more ready to face the changes. The conclusion shows whether the pandemic is accelerating innovation in the telecommunication sector, creating new challenges for educators, communication industry, and professionals regarding the social networking applications used. © 2021 IEEE.
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The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of management information systems relates to international students in Indonesia and the US during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The Management Information Systems touched interpersonal communication between persons equipped with technology. Primary data collection techniques using interviews through the Zoom application revealed that communication through technology was essential during the COVID-19 epidemic. The results of the discussion showed that there was no significant change in management information systems in the learning processes of students in the two countries. One issue that was found, was adjusting to each other's time zones. The student interaction protocol with the campus has followed the rules set by the campus without exception. While some students required assistance with digital technology, the students feel support to use information systems because they already knew the conditions through the campus website that had been prepared. © 2021 IEEE.