Selection of students returning to the campus during Movement Control Order (MCO) by using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) / Amni Syazwina Shalahuddin and Nur Fariza Mohd Hanafi

Recently, the world was affected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which caused major disruptions in every sectors including the education sector. Most of the education systems in the world had to shift to full online learning. In line with this, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has decided to execute Open and Distance Learning (ODL) during the outbreak of the pandemic. However, numerous challenges occurred during online learning. In response to that, UiTM has opened an application for students to return to their campus. The current method that UiTM Cawangan Kelantan (UiTMCK) used in the student selection is a manual method that tends to be bias and time-consuming. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a more systematic decision-making technique by using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) in selecting students to return to the campus during Movement Control Order (MCO). The criteria involved were learning requirement and family capability. For sub-criteria, it involved practical and workshop course (FSSR), MUET, internet accessibility, co-curricular activity (Commander), family income (B40, M40, T20), number of family dependent and environment factor. For data collection purposes, ten experts from UiTMCK have been requested to complete a fuzzy questionnaire. According to the findings of this study, practical and workshop course (FSSR) has the highest global weight compared to the other criteria. Besides, the result shows a difference in the students’ selection between Fuzzy AHP method and the manual system. However, the result obtained by using Fuzzy AHP method able to reduce biasness and fairer to all students because the method provides systematic calculation by calculating the total score for each student. Hence, the qualified student will be selected based on the rank.