Introduction
The altering nature of the work environment. the outgrowth of engineering driven procedures and the diversified demands of the industry are challenges that will prove the ability of colleges and universities to run into the demand for employable alumnuss. The finding of alumnuss in the job-search manner. lead clip. and employment conditions are worlds where the cognition acquired in schools are used at work. in publicities. and occupation satisfaction. Education is a procedure and a merchandise. As a procedure. instruction is a system whereby an single acquires knowledge. accomplishments and attitudes that are indispensable in achieving an nonsubjective or set of aims in life through a witting attempt of developing one’s capablenesss through formal schooling. non-formal or informal instruction and preparation. It is a dynamic procedure of growing and development.
On the other manus. the construct of instruction as a merchandise is based on what a individual is capable of making after schooling. preparation or larning procedure. It is the sum sum of all the experiences an single acquires or applies in the society where he lives or works. Curriculum. particularly in formal schooling is a planned interaction of pupils with instructional content. stuffs. resources. and processes for measuring the attainment of educational aims which addresses the complexnesss of acquisition.
Therefore heightening it or bettering it harmonizing to the demands of the industry. it is expected to do a individual more employable and productive as they enter the universe of work. There has been a singular addition in the activities of modern course of study coupled by its turning complexness that has been likely made the school vital and built-in portion of alterations and development in the society. The school has a great duty in developing among the pupils the right wonts. attitudes and accomplishments that can assist them go utile citizens. therefore. lending much to the development of the society.
This survey will assist us specify employability. foregrounding the impact of their course of study to harvest alumnuss as they proceed as workers in the industry. This paper made usage of elaborate information gathered from the alumnuss of PUP ( Polytechnic University of the Philippines ) BSHRM ( Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management ) by agencies of questionnaires who were qualified under the course of study between S. Y. 2005-2009. This survey focuses on personal qualities. nucleus accomplishments. and procedure accomplishments considered necessary for foundational success and the extent to which they were perceived to hold been developed by the course of study sweetening and degree plans. This will served as a footing for the capableness of PUP BSHRM graduates if they have become effectual and officially working in their country of assignment that is related to their tackled class. This survey should give its readers. pupils. alumnuss and others an border in footings of competences and be able to react in the demand of the hotel industry in order to be called “qualified and well-trained alumnuss. ”
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
John Dewey’s Curriculum Theory
John Dewey felt that the course of study should be finally bring forthing pupils who would be able to cover efficaciously with the modern universe. Therefore. course of study should non be presented as finished thinkings. but should include the student’s prepossessions and should integrate how the pupil views his or her ain universe. Curriculum should construct an orderly sense of the universe where the students’ lives. Dewey is credited for the development of the progressive schools some of which are still in being today. Dewey’s Curriculum theory stated that “Curriculum should construct an orderly sense of the universe where the students’ lives. ” it is related to our field of survey because sweetening of the course of study should ever be based or should ever include the turning demands of the industry. so that when pupils graduated college. they will hold more cognition about the field of work they’re about to come in and will derive more experience and assurance through the course of study.
Theory of boundary less calling and employability
The “boundary” in “boundary less career” can be interpreted as calling boundary. organisation boundary. employment relationship boundary. work function boundary. etc. Boundary less calling is non besides used to depict a development tendency of modern calling. but besides to stand for a manner of single calling development. As a development tendency of calling. boundary less calling interruptions through the hypothesis that organisation can supply employment for life. and highlights the instability and turbulency of modern calling. This theory explains the bound of an single employability. from the significance of course of study sweetening of the grade taken by pupils. as the theory stated that it represent a manner of single calling development. course of study sweetening is a procedure which enhances both the pupils and the course of study in which it can assist the pupils to derive better employment chances as they graduated. With this betterment harvest alumnuss can freely take what occupation he/she wanted as he goes into the industry.
Employability of PUP BSHRM 2009 alumnuss will be included in this survey ; it will measure the significance of the course of study sweetening from their first twelvemonth up to the last old ages of their clip in college. It is illustrated above that employment is one of the 2nd major demands of people to populate. Curriculum sweetening helps pupils to derive better employment chances as they finish their surveies. This theory merely sustained our survey of being a footing for course of study sweetening because of the turning demands of the industry of employable workers/employees and the strive of the academia to bring forth one.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK/ PARADIGM
As illustrated above. the survey was guided by the system attack: INPUT- PROCESS- OUTPUT.
The research workers used the Combs System approach dwelling of three elements viz. input. procedure. and end product. The first frame which is the Input contains the survey concentrating on the present position of the alumnuss of PUP BSHRM school twelvemonth 2008-2009. from their course of study taken from school twelvemonth 2005 up to their twelvemonth of graduation. Under it are the graduates’ demographic profile. employment profile. jobs encountered in happening a occupation. their occupation competences and accomplishments experienced and their remarks and suggestions on bettering the course of study and the used of questionnaires.
The 2nd frame refers to the analyzing. collection and assemblage of informations through farther research and questionnaires. The last box is the finished end product which anticipated the consequence of the survey which is the Improved PUP BSHRM course of study into the succeeding old ages.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
General Problem
This survey is conducted well to happen out the present position of PUP BSHRM alumnuss of school twelvemonth 2008-2009 rendition to the course of study they have taken from school twelvemonth 2005-2009. It attempts to cognize if they turned out to hold occupations related to their class.
Specifically. this survey aims to find the followers:
1. What is the employment profile of the respondents in footings of:
1. 1 Nature of Employment
1. 2 Position or occupation rubric
1. 3 Current Position
1. 4 Current Employment Status
1. 5 Name of Employer/Company
1. 6 Type of Agency
1. 7 Nature of company/business
1. 8 Length of service in current employment/job
1. 9 How much is your current gross monthly pay/salary ( in Philippine peso )
2. What are the troubles or jobs encountered by the respondents in acquiring a occupation in footings of:
2. 1. Reason for being unemployed
2. 2. Reasons for go forthing a occupation
2. 3. How did you look for a occupation after graduation
2. 4. How long did it take before you were hired or landed a occupation.
3. What are the occupation competences and accomplishments. and educational experience the respondents learned in PUP:
3. 1. The extent to which your degree/training in
PUP has helped you 3. 2. Relevance in Job
3. 3. The quality of educational experience in PUP
4. Based on the reply from the respondents. What are the suggestion and remarks that may assist to heighten the course of study.
Hypothesis
It is hypothesized that there is no important difference between the course of study usage of batch 2009 and their employability.
Significance OF THE STUDY
It is indispensable to understand the Employability of PUP BS HRM Scholars as a footing for the course of study sweetening. The findings of this survey can be good to the followers:
Readers
With the aid of this survey they can place each graduates’ employability based on the course of study they have taken from that they can place which course of study benefits the pupils most and which is non.
Students
This cognition will assist pupils to understand the importance of their course of study as to their employability as they graduated. it is besides for them to cognize if their course of study is at the highest improvability or does it necessitate more betterment.
Faculties
Curriculum sweetening is a occupation for the modules to originate to the pupils ; they are the one capable of learning the course of study with this survey they will get cognition as a footing of the right course of study for the pupils to take.
For the Department
It is for them to deeply grok upon cognizing that the course of study has a large impact on the graduates’ employability. they will believe of more ways to better the course of study to the wining old ages of the section.
For the Administrators
This research will be their usher and serve as their footing in revising and heightening the course of study.
For the University
This survey will assist the university to be a footing to undertake curriculum direction and sweetening to another degree to bring forth employable alumnuss.
For the Industry
Comprehensible plenty. this research will give a measure for the industry to cognize the impact of an individual’s course of study taken of their possible employees in the hereafter that will assist them cognize the Scopess of hiring. and to hand in glove response with the academia with their improving course of study.
Future Research workers
This survey will assist future research workers to hold an thought of how a course of study affects the employability of a alumnus. they can easy separate the alterations of the course of study or and the betterment of it by this survey and besides the province of employability of future alumnuss.
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This research entitled “Tracer Study of BSHRM Batch 2009: As Basis for Curriculum Enhancement” is being conducted on the 2nd semester of school twelvemonth 2013 to October 2014. The figure of respondents is limited merely to the handiness of the alumnuss every bit good as the 1s who answered the questionnaire within the period of the survey. This is because some of the contact information of respondents such as telephone and cellular phone Numberss. Social media contacts. e-mail references every bit good as the abode reference is non accessible and is non available during the survey.
This survey aims to discourse the employability of the alumnuss by agencies of their educational attainment. employment profile. jobs encountered on happening a occupation. cognition and accomplishments learned and their competences experienced as a footing for the course of study sweetening.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The undermentioned footings are defined operationally and lexically to supply a common frame of mention.
1. BSHRM ( Bachelor in Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management ) – it is the grade taken by the respondents in this survey. 2. Curriculum – is a planned interaction of pupils with instructional content. stuffs. resources. and processes for measuring the attainment of educational aims. 3. Employability – this is how we will rate the course of study by agencies of its significance in the industry. 4. Employment Profile – this is the profile used to find the employability of the alumnuss 5. Enhancement – this defines the uninterrupted alteration that the course of study was set abouting.
6. HRM ( Hotel Restaurant Management ) – the industry or field of accent of the survey. 7. Industry – this is the country of specialisation of the alumnuss such as lodging industry. Food industry and Foodservice industry etc. 8. PUP ( Polytechnic University of the Philippines ) – one of the spouses of the PFPD plan and this is the university which is concentrating in the survey. 9. School twelvemonth 2005-2009 – it is the inclusive twelvemonth of the course of study tackled by the alumnuss of batch 2009. 10. Tracer Study – Tracer survey is the follow up of alumnuss of higher instruction or institutes. Its purpose is to measure 1s come on up to the clip he or she gets a occupation. This survey assesses the handiness and quality of alumnuss.
