PERAN MPK PAI DALAM MEMBANGUN KARAKTER MAHASISWA STIESIA SURABAYA

This study aims to determine and understand the role of the Personality Development
Course (MPK) of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) and its effectiveness in building the
character of STIESIA Surabaya students. This research is a qualitative research using
data analysis of Spradley model and taking the location of research in the STIESIA
Surabaya campus. The result of this study found that character building through the
courses of Islamic Religion in STIESIA was pursued with 3 strategies, namely : (1) Moral
Knowing, was the first stage carried out by Islamic Religious Education lecturers and
oriented to mastering knowledge of moral values noble; (2) Moral Loving, the stage
where after students are able to master knowledge of noble moral values, the lecturers
touches the emotional aspects of the soul and heart of students so that they love these
nobel moral values and “need” to do it in their daily lives; and then (3) Moral Doing, is
the peak stage which is said to be a sign of success in building the character of students
that is practicing noble character in real life everyday. Form the observations and
interviews, the courses on Islamic Religious Education at STIESIA managed to build the
character of students for the better.