This chapter presents the following: research design, participants, research site, materials and instruments, data collection and data analysis.
Research Design
The study used the descriptive method of research. type of research work needs more specification on data gathering. This research method is commonly used and has significance in the research methodology because the data necessary for the completion of this work are all concise and the capacity to discuss it alone with the survey.
According to Fonolera (1993), descriptive research involves collecting data in order to test hypothesis or answer question concerning the current status of the subject. Padua(2003) says, the purpose of the descriptive method is to describe status of the events, people or subjects, as they exist. The descriptive method usually make sense type of comparison and contrast, and correlation and sometimes in carefully planned orchestrated
descriptive researches, cause and effect relationship maybe established to an extent. Likewise, Manuel and Medel (1997) says, descriptive research describes what is. It involves description, recording, analysis, and interpretation of the present nature, composition or a process of phenomenon.
Sanchez (1989) cited the process of descriptive research as beyond mere gathering and tabulation of data. It involves the elements of interpretation with the meaning of what is described.
Thus, description is often combined with comparison and contrast involving measurement, classification, interpretation and evaluation.
Participants
A total of 30 respondents were utilized as the population of the study. They are randomly drawn from the College of the Immaculate Conception HRM Department , Cabanatuan City
Research Site
The research was conducted at College of the Immaculate Conception (CIC) which is located at Del Pilar St. Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
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College of the Immaculate Conception is diocesan Catholic institution that focuses on building the faith, mind and character of each of its students in order for them to achieve their goals later in life. CIC promotes the Hospitality Industry through enhancing their HRM students to the best of their abilities thus, the rise of the HRM building giving the HRM students a better and more comfortable place to study and polish their skills. Every course in CIC is competitive throughout the province yet they still remain grounded in spite of their
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excellence. College of the Immaculate Conception is a small institution where big dreams come true.
All of our respondents will come from the College of the Immaculate Conception, Institute of Higher Studies, Hotel and Restaurant Management Department. So it is only natural for us to conduct our research on the said college institution. It will be less of a hustle and less time consuming to conduct our study on their college ground.
Respondents of the Study
The respondents of our study are the third year HRM students of the College of the Immaculate Conception who have already experienced and finished their first on-the-job training in different varieties of restaurants and hotels.
It is essential to conduct the study with the help and opinions of those students that have already undertook their on-the-job training. They have both the knowledge and experience of how things work during an OJT. Regardless of age and gender, the fact that they have already took and finished the said internship is a reason enough why should they be qualified as a respondent for our study.
Data Gathering tool/s
The instruments used for gathering data were the questionnaire-checklist, and the interview.
Questionnaire-Checklist - The questionnaire-checklist was the main instrument used in the gathering data.. According to Good(1993), a questionnaire is a list of planned, written questions related to a particular topic, with space provided for indicating the response to each questions, intended for submission to a number of persons for reply; commonly used in normative survey studies and in the measurement of attitudes and opinions.
The Interview technique was also used to complement the gathering of data for the study. Interview provided information which may be confidential that may not ordinarily be given in writing. The interview according to (Vockel, 1989) is a technique in which the researchers stimulate the respondents to give the needed information for the study.
Data Collection Procedures
The researchers asked for the permission of the Dan, College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, College of the Immaculate Conception , Cabanatuan City and they were permitted to conduct
the study about the Assessment of HRM Students on their on the Job Training
Upon permit was granted the researchers made a questionnaire-checklist provided variables with regards to the subject research study.
Statistical Treatment of Data
The responses of the respondents to the questionnaire checklist were carefully tallied, tabulated and organized including those derive from interviews, observation. The data were presented, analyzed and interpreted with the used of weighted mean, frequency counts, percentage and ranking system.
The presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data were based on the weighted mean as shown by the scale ranges as follows:
a. For percentage computation is:
f
% = _______x 100 n
Where:
% = percentage
f = number of respondents for every item n = total number of respondents
a. For weighted mean:
TWF WM = _______
n Where:
WM = stands for weighted mean f = stands for frequencies W = stands for weighted
TWF = stands for weighted frequency n = total number of respondents
The table of equivalent which is the basis of the interpretation of the data will be:
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Scale Weight Verbal Interpretation
5 4.21-5.00 Strongly Agree
4 3.41-4.20 Agree
3 2.61-3.40 Moderately Agree
2 1.81-2.60 Disagree
1 1.00-1.80 Strongly Disagree
Ranking
The researchers used ranking as a tool in order to know the value from the highest to lowest. Ranking obtained by adding all the rank given by the respondent by the total number of the respondents. This was used to know all about Assessmenrt of HRM students on their On the Job Training
Ranking = R1 + R2 + R3 + n
Where:
R1 = rank given by the first respondent
R2 = rank given by the second respondent
R3 = rank given by the third respondent
n = total number of respondents.
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