College of Computer Studies: Central Philippines State University

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Republic of the Philippines

CENTRAL PHILIPPINES STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Computer Studies
Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Education is the means of developing an individual’s greatest abilities, because
each one has private hopes and dreams which when fulfilled, can be translated into
benefit for everyone and greater strength for the nation.
Tracer studies also known as Graduate Survey is a standardized survey (in written
or oral form) of graduates from education institutions, which takes place sometime after
graduation or the end of the training. The subjects of a tracer study can be manifold, but
common topics include questions on study progress, the transition to work, work
entrance, job career, use of learned competencies, current occupation and bonds to the
education institution (Schomburg, 2016).
As cited by Enquilino (2015), a tracer study measures the relevance of vocational
training and a management tool for planning and monitoring of programmes, provide
information for programmatic changes, review of training curricula and help monitor the
delivery of training (Lange, 2001). Similarly, Schomburg (2003) shares that graduate
survey results are important for “analysis of relationship between higher education and
work.” Moreover, Millington (2001) added that “it provides quantitative structural data
on employment and career, the character of work and related competencies, and
information on the professional orientation, and experiences of their graduates.” Also,
the collected data is an important indicator of the quality of higher education.

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Additionally, Kennedy (2000) states that “tracer studies enhance curriculum
relevance and marketability of educational programs.” Knowledge on employment of
Central Philippines State University (CPSU) graduates assists in formulating policy
towards combating unemployment and producing globally competitive Bachelor of
Science in Information Technology (BSIT) graduates. In the Philippines, the
Commission on Higher Education requires all HEIs to conduct a tracer study and is
equally reflected as one of the required documents by any higher education accrediting
body such as the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the
Philippines (AACCUP), Inc.
The researchers had found the importance of tracing the graduates because this would
serve as a tool in evaluating the effectiveness of the curriculum, it’s a requisite during
accreditation and other evaluations conducted by CHED (both regional and national), job
placement monitoring of graduates, and curricular programs for improvement or revision to
meet the needs of the industry. This study focused on the BSIT graduates of the Central
Philippines State University – Main Campus from School Year 2015 until 2019.
Project Context
This graduate tracer study focused on the graduates of the Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology (BSIT) for School Year 2015-2019 of the Central Philippines
State University – Main Campus. This was done through the use of google form which
replaces the manual process of distributing questionnaires to respective respondents.

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The results of this study would serve as reference for the College of Computer
Studies to determine how effective the is instruction, as bases for curriculum planning
and enhancement of both instruction and laboratory, and determine the job placement of
graduates in various establishments most importantly its alignment to their course.
Purpose and Description
This project entitled “Graduate Tracer Study of the Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology” is intended to trace the employability of graduates for the
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) for School Year 2015-2019 of
Central Philippines State University – Main Campus.
The results of this study would benefit the following:
Administrator. The result of this study may provide guidance to administrators
with the end view of coming up with an evidence-based recommendation to be
undertaken to improve the employability and eventually, improve the program.
College of Computer Studies. This serve as bases for curriculum planning and
enhancement to meet the needs of the industry as well as determine instruction
effectiveness to students, and for future program evaluation purposes (local, regional and
national).
Faculty. The findings of the study will guide the Instructors/Professors to plan
activities and to stay updated and improve on its shortcomings in order to meet the
demands in the field and consequently assisting in its long-term sustainability.

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Future Researchers. Making of a tracer study system will be easy because they
already have the bases for future developments.
Objectives
The main objective of this study was to automate the process in tracing the
graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology of the Central
Philippines State University – Main Campus for SY 2015-2019.
Specifically, it aimed to:
1. Keep track on the employability of graduates for SY 2015-2019;
2. Examine the career path of the BSIT graduates;
3. Assess the performance of the graduates as basis for the improvement of the
BSIT curriculum.
4. Evaluate the perception of the graduates as to the competencies of the BSIT
program.
Scope and Limitations
This study on “Graduate Tracer Study of the Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology” was focused on the employability of BSIT graduates of the Central
Philippines State University – Main Campus for School Year 2015 until 2019.
This study is not system-based. Only, the survey questionnaire was made through
Google form for the respondents to easily input their responses.
Definition of Terms
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The following terminologies were operationally defined for better understanding.
Administrator. This referred to the person or persons who holds higher position
in the University.
BSIT Graduates. The respondents of the study who are graduates from the
degree Bachelor of Science in Information Technology specifically for SY 2015-2019.
Employment. This referred to the relationship between the employee and the
employer.
Faculty. This referred to the instructors or professors who teach students in the
tertiary level.
Job Level. This referred to the type of work of the graduates whether managerial
or executive, supervisory, staff, or self-employed.
Status. It referred to the employment and tenurial status of the graduates.
Tenurial Status. It is the nature of employment of the graduates whether
contractual, on-probation, trainee, part-time, and regular.
Tracer. The investigation done by the researcher through the use of a survey
questionnaire in google form to monitor the employability of BSIT graduates of the
Central Philippines State University – Main Campus for SY 2015-2019.

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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND SYSTEMS
This chapter presents the related literatures and systems that are relevant to the
present study.
Foreign and Local Literatures
Graduates Higher Education and Career Interlink of the College of Arts and
Sciences
(Palmiano, D., 2019)
Higher Education Institutions are fundamental building blocks for human
development, a powerful driver for individuals and society. Tertiary education systems
are generally too small to meet the demands of their growing economies particularly
along improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability. HEIs respond to three
distinct national goals: The education of the youth to become active and productive
members of society; The meeting and matching of industry demand with a competent and
globally competitive workforce; and, finally, The continuing effort to reach global
education standards, through increasing the quality of human capital and productivity vis-
à-vis national and economic progress.
There are many reasons for going to university, including – naturally – a love of
the subject to be studied, and the opportunity to experience a different way of life. Higher
education is much more than a production line for work-ready graduates. There is no
envying that people see higher education as a stepping stone to a good job. In 2010, 73%
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of the students who took part in the Sodexo University Lifestyle Survey said they went to
university to improve their job opportunities. The literature on graduate employability
shows that there has been a range of attempts by HEIs to address graduate employability.
However, the extent to which such developments are happening and the level to which
they are embedded across the Higher Education sector is unknown but seems highly
variable. This is despite key developments in government policy to encourage HEIs and
employers to work together to develop approaches that contribute to graduate
employability.
In his speech in the Seminar entitled "Enhancing Graduate Employability: Issues,
Concerns and the Way Forward (as cited by Ramirez, Cruz, & Alcantara, 2014), Nordin
stated that: "Today's challenging economic situation is no longer sufficient for a new
graduate to have knowledge of an academic subject; increasingly students have to gain
skills to enhance their employability. Hence, Higher Education Institutions must be
responsive to these changes. Historically, academic institutions serve as institutions for
the development of moral and intellectual aspects of every student and centers of
civilization. However, with rapid economic development, they become more utilitarian
putting much more value on professional training over all others. Their prime task now
focuses on education and training that are market-driven and responsive to the changing
needs of the various sectors of an economy."
Education has become an essential part of everyone's life in which it gives added
values to each, in particular, those who excel in their studies. Regardless of whether the
institution is a public or a private institution, students' performance always is a major

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concern. Students' performance can be influenced by factors such as gender, family
background, attitudes, previous academic background, location as well as the type of the
course they enrolled.
Tracer Study of BSIT Graduates of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges

(Balingbing, A., 2014)
Tracer studies are means of maintaining curriculum relevance and providing
targeted benefits to graduates to enhance marketability of educational programs.
Adequate knowledge on employment outcomes of training graduates could assist in
formulating policy towards combating some of social problems such as unemployment.
Students, particularly graduates of any course, are required to earn a sense of competence
in their chosen field and develop confidence to explore new possibilities and new
employment specially that there is increasing competition among rivals at work (Mathed,
2008). As graduates of higher educational institutions, they must show the world that job-
hunting
is not a problem. At present, competition in the business or corporate world is so stiff
because of the increasing demand of the market. Only few are employed which proves
that these lucky applicants are the best among others. Relatively, one, particularly a
graduate of Information Technology, must possess competency among the three domains
like, knowledge, skills and attitudes required by the specific job. The survey made on the
graduates of the graduate course in Urban and Regional Planning (Probes, 2008)
determined the employability and relevance of their graduate training to their jobs and to
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the field. The survey, a first of its kind in the seven years of its programs, sought
information on the nature of tasks and functions performed by the graduates in their
respective jobs and requested some feedback on how useful and relevant were their
degrees to the work they were engaged in. Related to this, the graduates were requested
to offer some suggestions on how graduate programs could be more relevant so as to
make their contribution to national development efforts more substantial and meaningful.
Concorde (2009) made a study on the status and prospect of technical education
in La Union province and its implication to manpower development for the industrial
world. He revealed that the graduates of technical courses in the province found no
difficulty in seeking employment. However, they have to go through the process of
retraining before they are hired as regular employees in local or national industries. He
pointed out that outputs of graduates in technical education particularly in the
manufacturing group employment projection or labor market forecast indicate a great
demand in the service group. Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges is strong on its aim of
producing globally competitive BSIT graduates, hence this study. This study determines
the employability of BSIT graduates of SY 2004 to 2010, respectively. Specifically, it
sought to unveil the employment data of the respondents as to personal profile, level of
competency in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes, significant relationship of the
level of competency and the level of difficulties encountered along knowledge, skills, and
attitudes and the measures to enhance the competitiveness of the graduates.
Employability of the College of Information Technology Education Graduates of

Baliuag University from SY 2007-2008 to SY 2011-2012: A Tracer Study
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(Malang, B. Cabaluna, M. and Presilda, M., (2015)
The main objective of this study is to determine the employability of the School
of
Information Technology Education (SITE) graduates for the past five years from
SY 2007-2008 to SY 2011-2012, covering its different programs, namely:
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT), Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science (BSCS), Bachelor of Science in Information Management
(BSIM), and Associate in Computer Technology (ACT). The study adopted the
descriptive survey method which administered questionnaires to graduates of
CITE. A total of 357 respondents participated in the study. Findings revealed that
majority of the respondents were employed, worked locally, and majority had
regular or permanent employment status. For some graduates who were not
employed, the main reasons were family issues and personal decision not to find a
job. For most of the graduates, their first job was related to the course they took
in college. Majority waited for four to six months before getting their first job.
Many graduates found their first job as walk-in applicants. They cited
communication, information technology, and problem-solving competencies as the
most needed skills. The researchers recommend the continuous updating of the
curricula, upgrading of laboratories, acquiring the latest software, and providing
more IT seminars and trainings.

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Tracer Study of the Graduates of the Department of Information and

Communication Studies 2000-2007
(https://www.researchgate.net)
A tracer study conducted on former graduates of the Department of Information
and Communication Studies who graduated from the University of Namibia from 2000 to
2007. The main objectives of the study were to get feedback from the former students on
their current employment, a perspective of their education at the university, what they
feel should be done to improve courses and how prepared they were for the job market
and The report present the findings of the survey on three different programs offered in
the Department of Information and Communication Studies between 2000 and 2007 and
these are the Diploma in Information Studies, Bachelor of Arts degree in Library Science
and Records Management (BALSRM) and Bachelor of Media Studies (BA Media
Studies). The report of present results of the survey carried out with employers to
determine the employment trends of University of Namibia graduates as well as their
comments on how the diploma and degree programs should be improved. Graduate and
employer surveys constitute one form of empirical study which can provide valuable
information for evaluating the results of the education and training of a specific
institution of higher education. Depending on the approach of the tracer study, the
institution is able to get information to enable it to identify deficits in its programs and to
serve as a basis for future planning. Data gathered from the former students include the
professional success of the graduates, relevance of education and training received. The
employers provided valuable information on the methods and criteria of recruitment and
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on the competencies of the graduates as well as future needs (Schomburg, 2003,
https://www.researchgate.net).
Tracer Study of BSIT Graduates at Cagayan State University

at Lal-Lo (SY 2010-2014)
(Wanya, C., 2016)
It is always the desire of higher education or institutes to follow up their graduates
through tracer studies. A tracer study’s aim is to evaluate graduates’ progress up to the
time they land into a job. It also assesses the availability and quality of graduates. To
continue tracing the BSIT graduates of Cagayan State University at Lal-lo, this study
investigated the status of the graduates as regards their employment and whereabouts as
well as their professional development. The tracer study is significant in different aspects.
First, it provided a continuation of the process of evaluation of the performance of the
BSIT graduates batches 2010-2014. Second, the results enabled comparative studies with
the results from similar studies.
This study generally aimed to trace the current status and employment of the
BSIT graduates of Cagayan State University of Lal-lo during the school year 2010-2014.
The descriptive method was used with a questionnaire as the major data gathering
instrument. There were 256 total graduates but only 248 of them responded to the study
which consisted of 87 males and 161 females. Data analysis was done through frequency
counts, percentages, weighted means, and ranking. The BSIT graduates were employed
with meager income and majority were working according to their preparation such as
programmers and business and office inventory staff. The skills acquired from the school
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were very useful. Most of the graduates are satisfied in their jobs, the unemployed
graduates were hard up to find a job but still have high desirability of finding a job soon.
Employability Skills Inventory of Information Technology Graduates in the

Philippines
(Verecio, R. 2016)
This study surveyed the employability skills acquired by the BS Information
Technology graduates from State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines. Work
skills or employability skills were identified based on Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) Memorandum Order 53, series of 2006, which categorizes as personal,
interpersonal, and technical understanding skills. Descriptive survey method was used,
which involved a questionnaire, interviews, and observations. One hundred twenty-four
(124) graduates from school served as respondents. The results showed that graduates
expressed themselves as " competent " in all work skills indicators. This shows that
graduates performances are good and satisfying but not the best. The implication from
this finding is that the university still needs to work hard to improve the ability and
employability of their graduates in the job market where quality is more needed than
quantity.
Graduates’ Competence on Employability Skills and Job Performance

(Abas, M. and Imam, O., 2016)
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The Philippines, just like the rest of the countries in the world, is beset by
increasingly uncertain changes brought by globalization. The US Department of Labor
noted that “we are living in a new economy powered by technology, fueled by
information, and driven by knowledge”. The influence of technology will go beyond new
equipment and faster communications, as work and skills will be redefined and
reorganized. The current age has created opportunities along with challenges and
complexities that affect two of our country’s sectors: education and employment. Lasan
contended that both have a lot at stake in human resources that could compete
successfully in a global economy. The human resource will be graduates of institutions of
higher learning whose educational experience will harmonize with the requirements of
the present and future labor market. Hence, the interplay and cooperative endeavor of
these two sectors become highly imperative.
In line with this period of globalization, the higher education has been concerned
with the development of the whole person as well as knowledge, attributes, and skills
which any educated person should expect to have by the time of graduation. It further
aims to inspire and enable individuals to develop their capabilities to the highest potential
levels throughout life so that they grow intellectually, contribute effectively to society,
achieve personal fulfillment and are well- equipped for work. It becomes essential now
for higher education institutions (HEIs) to respond to the unpredictable labor market and
make parallel adjustments in order to fulfill their mission. One organized way to keep
pace with this time of quickening change is for HEIs to provide avenues for the graduates
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to gain certain general skills and qualities that will make them completely geared up to
the real demands of the world of work.
Accordingly, without compromising the academic principles, Abas-Mastura,
Imam and Osman argued that “HEIs should demonstrate a greater commitment to
develop the generalized expertise that graduates can transfer to whatever working
environment they find themselves in after graduation”. In other words, they are expected
to have developed not only subject specific skills but also employability skills to make
them both specialists and generalists. For Bailey, teaching and learning these generic
skills are consistent with the emerging needs of a world economy in a high-performance
workplace.
The employability skills refer to attributes of employees, other than technical
competence, which make them an asset to an employer. The employability skills have
varied classifications like basic academic skills, higher-order thinking skills and personal
qualities with more detailed skill sets. These generic employability skills are useful
across all levels of positions from job entrants to chiefs of offices.
Gregson and Bettis asserted that many employers require applicants to have these
skills to be seriously considered for employment. Similarly, these skills are crucial for
employment and workplace success and serve as a basis for lifelong learning needed by
graduates to find a job. The significance of employability skills in work settings is then
recognized.
The employability skills adopted in the study are categorized into three areas such
as fundamental, personal management and teamwork skills. The call of the time now is
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for employees to enrich and sustain these skills in their work setting and be motivated in
lifelong learning. It is important that they are able to upgrade the skills and to anticipate
and prepare for the future skills required of the workforce. In other words, they have to
achieve competence on the use of employability skills. Such competence on skills
denotes the degree to which an employee demonstrates proficiency and mastery on the
different acquired employability skills. In addition, according to Weinert, competence
pertains to “cognitive fitness for a particular class of tasks, a roughly specialized system
of abilities, proficiencies, or individual dispositions to learn something successfully, to do
something successfully, or to reach a specific goal. This can be applied to an individual, a
group of individuals, or an institution” . As such, employers demand that employees
acquire a wide range of employability skills and apply competently such skills for better
job performance.
Moreover, job performance dimensions should generalize across a broad range of
jobs. Distinctions may be made between elements of task and contextual performance.
With this, it becomes inevitable for the government heads to widen their criteria of job
performance, for they need to focus also on its contextual performance and not only on
understanding of performance in its traditional concept of specific task behaviors.
Van Scotter and Motowidlo define contextual performance as “behavior’s that deviate
from an employee’s job description”. It is clear that employees can contribute to their
workplaces in ways that go beyond the activities that make up their jobs. Van Scotter
postulates that these employees can get involved in contextual performance when they
are “voluntarily helping colleagues, putting in extra effort to complete a given task,
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putting in extra hours to get work done on time and so forth”. In this study, contextual
performance involves the five elements identified by Borman and Motowidlo namely
volunteering, persisting, helping, endorsing, supporting and defending organizational
objectives, and following organizational rules identified. Based on available studies
reviewed almost all regarded the importance of employability skills in work settings.
However, these did not focus on correlating the skill competence of employees with their
contextual performance. Thus, the present study tried addressing this research gap to add
more to a body of knowledge on employability skills and contextual performance of
government employees. This study investigated how crucial the graduates’ competence
on employability skills is as new entrants to their performance in a government
workplace. Specifically, this study attempted to answer the following: (1) How does
graduates’ competence on employability skills correlate with contextual performance?
and (2) What do the findings on the correlation of skills and performance imply? To
address the first problem, the following hypotheses were set. Ho: The employees’
competence on the employability.
In addition, one critical measure of success in workplaces is an employee’s ability
to use competently the knowledge, skills and values that match the needs of his job,
satisfy the demands of his employer, and contribute to the overall achievement of
institutional goals. An explanatory-correlational research design was used to determine
the extent of relationship between categories of employability skills (using The
Conference Board of Canada’s Employability Skills 2000+) and elements of Contextual
Performance adopted from Borman and Motowidlo’s Taxonomy. A total of 220

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respondents representing the groups of employers and employees from 25 government
institutions in the south-central part of Mindanao region, Philippines.
Inferential analysis shows that fundamental skills had moderate relationship with
employees’ contextual performance. However, being more competent in thinking and
problem-solving skills provides employees with more benefits in performing contextual
behavior. Findings further revealed that although personal management skills had
moderate relationship with employees’ contextual behavior, the competence in personal
adaptability and learning continuously are contributory across all elements of contextual
performance. Finally, the result of the study yielded that teamwork skills, particularly the
skills on working with others, were also moderately correlated with employees’
contextual performance. This implies that graduates’ competence in employability skills
could give them due advantage in their respective work settings. Thus, proper attention
on developing competence on employability skills by employers, employees, higher
academic institutions, labor agencies, and policy makers may help address the problems
on job performance.
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Foreign and Local Systems
Design of Geographic Information System for Tracer Study

(Fitriani, L., Tresnawati, D. and Rahayu, S., 2018)
Geographic information systems (GIS) are a computer-based information system
designed to work with data that have spatial information (spatial reference). This system
captures, checks, integrates, manipulates, analyzes, and displays data that spatially reflect
the conditions of the earth. GIS is part of Information technology; information
technology is a technology that has helped people performing their tasks quickly and
appropriately. Tracer study is an illustration of the condition of works being undertaken
by the alumni at the present (how the alumni get their job, the contribution of the lectures
to the job, the image of the ideal job, the image of the work environments, and the
condition of the alumni after graduation -whether they immediately get a job or vice
versa, as well as the contribution of the college in some of the competencies taught in the
lectures). A college needs to have a Tracer Study application because it requires feedback
from its alumni in order to improve education systems and management. These input,
condition, and motivation determine a college to apply education systems and
management with a pattern or a process of teaching and learning, research, practice,
curriculum, workshops, laboratory, studio or research.
There are several researches related to Geographic information systems and tracer
study. The first one explained the concept of tracer study in the career center of Sekolah
Tinggi Teknologi Garut. The second one investigated tracer study in Universitas Negeri
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Semarang with digital maps application. The third research described an Android-based
SIG of Educational Attractions in DKI Jakarta. The fourth one analyzed Geographic
Mapping of Agricultural Land and Crops of Kudus Region. The next one is about the
development of a spatial decision support system for flood risk management in Brazil.
The last one described the condition of tracer study in Kalinga-Apayao. The research
explained the concept of tracer study and geographic information systems in some areas.
In contrast, this article focuses on designing a concept of geographical information
system of tracer study in Garut, especially in Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Garut. The aims
of this article is to accommodate the needs of alumni’s employment, in which the alumni,
who are working, are expected to help other alumni who have not get a job. As for the
university, this application can accommodate the needs for tracer study.
The analysis and design of the geographic information system of this tracer study
resulted in the concept of a geographic information system of tracer study that can
accommodate the needs of the alumni and the university.
This concept will make the alumni get a job easier and will facilitate the
university’s tracer study.
Furthermore, this concept is also recommended for universities that do not have
the concept of sig tracer study, especially universities that do not have tracer study.
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Alumni Tracer Study System Design Using Web-Based GPS (Case Study of
Universitas Advent Indonesia)
(Thomas, G. 2019)
Graduate is one of the important supports in the development of a university.
Graduates have a role to assist universities in developing the university into the
community through collaboration in academic terms. Since the establishment of the
Adventist University of Indonesia (UNAI) to date has resulted in 12 608 qualified
graduates, but the problems that exist today data on students graduated from UNAI
difficult to find because UNAI not have a special service for containing information
about the data the continuation of a career each of graduate that will be created as the
relationships that can support the advancement of the quality of the Graduate at Adventist
University of Indonesia. Methods: With the difficulty of knowing the whereabouts of
graduates, a graduate tracer study system was created using Web-based GPS that aims to
make it easier for universities to find out the alumni position and is expected to be able to
overcome the problems above. The graduate tracer study system was designed using a
website-based system. The system of Graduate tracer study was designed using a web-
based system. The system is easy to use by any user because it is built using the waterfall
method as a method of system development, laravel framework for building websites and
using the Global Positioning System (GPS) locator that serves Graduate. Results: The
end result of this research is to facilitate UNAI system to track and determine the position
of the Graduate as well as get information takes on new Graduate pass or long pass which
spread to various area Discussion: It is expected that the future can be developed to add
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features that are useful scholarship to help students who are still studying, and add graphs
about graduate information in getting a job.
Designing Mobile Alumni Tracer Study System Using Waterfall Method:

An Android Based
(Sadil, D. and Khannan M., 2019)
Harald Schomburg defines that tracer study is an approach that enables higher
education institutions to obtain information about possible deficiencies in the education
process and learning process and can be the basis for planning activities for future
improvement. Information provided by graduates who are successful in their profession is
required for example information about relevant knowledge and performance (the
relationship between knowledge of skills and job demands, area of work, professional
positions). In addition, graduates can also be asked to assess the conditions of study they
experienced during the education and learning process. Alumni tracking can also be used
as an activity to find information about stakeholder needs for alumni.
According to Schomburg, the main purpose of alumni tracer study is to find out/
identify the quality of graduates in the workforce. The specific objectives of alumni tracer
study are: 1) Identify the competency profile and graduate skills, 2) Knowing the
relevance of curriculum implementation that has been applied in tertiary institutions with
the needs of the labor market and professional development within the competencies of
the majors, 3) To evaluate the relationship of curriculum and studies in the majors as
scientific development, and 4) As a contribution in the department's accreditation
process.
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Alumni tracer study is one of the strategic things that must be done by every
educational institution. There are at least three benefits that can be obtained from the
implementation of this activity, namely: Knowing stakeholder satisfaction, in this case
graduates, related to the learning experiences they experience, to be used as an evaluator
tool for institutional performance. Obtain relevant input as a foundation for institutional
development, related to the competitiveness, quality, and working experiences of
graduates that can be used to seize opportunities and overcome future threats. Improve
the relationship of graduates and alma mater, because when viewed from the experience
of well-known educational institutions, strong ties of graduates and alma mater will bring
many benefits to the alma mater along with the recognition of the gait of graduates in the
community
The industrial revolution 4.0 became the current paradigm discussed both in
industry and also in education. The Ministry of Research Technology and Higher
Education encourages all Universities High following technological developments
including the application of the revolution paradigm industry 4.0 to education.
Curriculum in universities is also necessary adjusting to industry concept 4.0, one of
which is in the Engineering study program Industry needs to incorporate Android
application programming into the Programming Logic and Information System Design
course. Almost everyone today has a cellphone with an operating system android. Mobile
technology with the Android system has been reached by all circles and are very familiar
to be used by all students, lecturers or ordinary people.

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This opportunity needs to be utilized for development in the Department of
Industrial Engineering UPN Yogyakarta Veterans (IE UPNVY). One database that is
very urgent to upgrade at UPNVY IE Department is alumni data. Alumni data currently
owned have not been systematically compiled and alumni data entering the department is
still very minimal.
A study program must pay attention to the strategic role of the alumni. Alumni
become one of the elements that can play a role in helping Progress of study programs.
On various occasions, the role of alumni in advancing the quality of a study program is
often forgotten. In fact, alumni are an important asset that must be embraced, developed
and managed with well. Not all universities are aware of the strategic role of the alumni
and have not optimally managed the data related to the progress of the study program at
the college.
One of the points assessed at the time of accreditation is the role of alumni and
data on alumni related to the length of time they get a job, first salary obtained, and
alumni user satisfaction.
The classic obstacle faced by the drafting of accreditation documents in the study
program is when the period is about to expire applicable accreditation decree issued by
the National Accreditation Board (BAN) the manager of the new study program moves to
search for data. Because the deadline limited then the data collected is not optimal and
the benefits of the data is not optimal as well.
The non-optimal collection of alumni data above shows the need for a systematic
system for tracing alumni. As is a system that is specifically managed to trace alumni
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data It is expected that alumni data can be significant amount according to the number
graduates who have been produced by the Industrial Engineering study program.
Exploring Tracer Study Service in Career Center Web Site of Indonesia

Higher Education
(Renny, Chandra, R., Ruhama, S. and Sarjono, M., 2013)
The success of the rapid changes in the workplace due to the globalization of the
workforce, the revolution in technology and a variety of other disciplines requires
anticipation and evaluation of the competencies required by the job. Evaluation is
necessary so that there is no gap between the world of higher education to the world of
real work in the community. Some important shifts that occurred include the increase in
unemployment of educated, both open and hidden unemployment, as a result of higher
education massification, quality competence of workers do not meet labor market criteria
and the low level of labor productivity, the lack of communication between the labor
market with education, changing of socio-economic structure and global political
influence labor market, the development of science and technology very rapidly lead to
fundamental changes in terms of qualifications, competencies and requirements for
entering the workforce.
How big college graduates are able to act in accordance with the suitability of
development education effort to do a search on graduates (Tracer Study). Tracer Study
results can be used by universities to determine the success of the educational process
that has been done towards their students. Tracer study is tracking studies trace graduates/
alumni conducted between 1-3 years after graduation and study aims to determine the
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outcome in the form of the transition from the world of higher education to the world of
work, output of education is self-assessment against the control and acquisition of
competencies, the educational process in the form of an evaluation of the learning process
and the contribution of higher education to the acquisition of competencies and
educational input in the form of further excavations to information sosiobiografis
graduates.
If tracer studies conducted more than 3 years after graduation, tracer studies have
several drawbacks, such as the period of retrospection bias due to information that was
too far and the information obtained to be less relevant. If done immediately after
graduation, the study called exit study, where the study was not able to see the whole
process of transition optimally work for a short time after graduating likely unstable work
situation or there may even be graduates who have not found a job.
Quality competence of worker the present do not meet labor market criteria and
he low level of labor productivity, the lack of communication between the labor market
with education, changing of socio-economic structure and global political influence labor
market, the development of science and technology very rapidly lead to fundamental
changes in terms of qualifications, competencies and requirements for entering the
workforce. Tracer Study results can be used by universities to determine the success of
the educational process that has been done towards their students. Therefore, universities
need a technology services to support the optimization of the use of tracer study. One of
that is the use of a website to facilitate the conduct tracer study. Most services tracer
study provides information to college, like year graduated, got a job waiting period, the
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first salary to work, first job, the relevance of the curriculum to the work, and compliance
with the major areas of work taken in college. Tracer study feature in Career Center
Website affect the popularity website especially in traffic and rich file website.
Therefore, we need a technology services to support the optimization of the use of
tracer study. One of that is the use of a website to facilitate the conduct of tracer study.
Predicting IT Employability Using Data Mining Techniques

(Piad, K., Dumlao, M., Ballera,A. and Ambat, S.,2016)
Researchers in higher education are beginning to explore the potential of data
mining in analyzing data for the purpose of giving quality service and needs of their
graduates. Thus, educational data mining emerges as one tools to study academic data to
identify patterns and help for decision making affecting the education. This paper
predicts the employability of IT graduates using nine variables. First, different
classification algorithms in data mining were tested making logistic regression with
accuracy of 78.4 is implemented. Based on logistic regression analysis, three academic
variables directly affect; IT Core, IT Professional and Gender identified as significant
predictors for employability. The data were collected based on the five-year profiles of
515 students randomly selected at the placement office tracer study. keywords: {data
analysis; data mining; educational administrative data processing; employment; further
education; pattern classification; regression analysis; IT employability prediction; higher
education; data analysis; quality service; educational data mining; academic data;
decision making; IT graduates; classification algorithms; logistic regression analysis;

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academic variables; IT core; IT professional; gender; placement office tracer study; Data
mining; Classification algorithms; Logistics; Education; Employment; Information
technology; Data models; decision tree; classification algorithm; employability;
prediction; analytics; data; accuracy.
Evaluating Information Technology Graduates Employability

Using Decision Tree Algorithm
(Tapado, B., Acedo, G., and Palaoag, T., 2018),
Employability of graduates reflects the quality of skills and competencies gained
through a good quality of education provided by the academe that is suitable to the needs
of the industry. It is also one of the performance indicators for the level of educational
achievement of the tertiary institutions in the Philippines. Hence the importance of giving
emphasis to the employability of graduates is imperative. This is the reason why this
investigation is being conducted. Descriptive and Data Analysis method were employed
in this research. A survey questionnaire was utilized as a data gathering tool to determine
the data attributes and employable skills and competencies of the IT graduates. The
answers to the questionnaires were tallied and were analyzed and classified using
Decision Tree Algorithm of Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis (WEKA)
Version 3.9.1 wherein prescription of the common skills and competencies for each IT
related jobs for IT graduates were obtained.

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CHAPTER III
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
Presented in this chapter is a brief background of the Central Philippines State
University, the means of tracing the employability of graduates, the problems
encountered and the solutions made by the researchers to speed up the process.
Tracing of graduates is a very tedious job especially if the survey covers a number
of years. In the various departments or colleges of CPSU, graduate tracer study was done
through the use of printed survey questionnaires distributed to prospective respondents,
through interview, social media, and messenger wherein the work has become slow and
laborious.
To speed up the distribution of questionnaires, the researchers had come up to
convert the printed questionnaire into Google form to speed up the procedure in
collecting relevant information from the graduates and the processing of these
information to have accurate results and interpretation.
Just to give a background, the Central Philippines State University (CPSU) is
dubbed as the first agricultural Institution in the country. It was established immediately
after World War II.
One of the immediate missions of the school was to hasten economic
development of the country which was in the process of reconstruction by training the
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The Central Philippines State University offers Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology together with other four-year degree programs. The program
continuously drawn students within the Negros Island.
CPSU is mandated to provide advanced education, higher Technological
professional instruction and training in agriculture/fisheries, animal science, forestry,
education, computer studies, engineering, arts and sciences and other relevant field of
study. It shall also promote and undertake research, extension services and provide
progressive leadership in its area of specialization”.
Keeping to its mandate, the Central Philippines State University as indicated in
Section 2 of the Republic Act No. 10228 states that “ The University shall primarily
provide advanced education, higher Technological professional instruction and training in
agriculture/fisheries, animal science, forestry, education, computer studies, engineering,
arts and sciences and other relevant field of study. It shall also promote and undertake
research, extension services and provide progressive leadership in its area of
specialization”.
As stated in Section 3 of RA 10228 provides curricular offerings of the university,
to wit: “The University shall offer undergraduate and graduate studies in the fields of
agriculture/fisheries, animal science, forestry, education, computer studies, engineering,
arts and sciences, short-term technical or diploma courses in agriculture technology and
other degrees within in areas of specialization and accordance to its capabilities, as the
Board of Regents may deem as necessary to carry out its objectives and in order to meet
the needs of the Province of Negros Occidental and Region VI”.

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In addition to this, the law provides that “The University shall maintain and
operate a reasonably-sized laboratory school, under its College of Education in the main
campus.”
Philosophy
Decent, affordable education for sustainable productivity and global
competitiveness under an atmosphere of academic freedom.
Mission
CPSU is committed to produce competent graduates who can generate and extend
leading technologies in multi-disciplinary areas beneficial to the community.
Vision
CPSU as the leading technology-driven multi-disciplinary University by 2030.
Goal
CPSU as a functional higher learning institution leading in local and global
development through instruction, research, extension, and production with an effective
and efficient frontline service.

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Functional Chart
Figure 1 below illustrates the functional chart of the College of Computer Studies
as one of the colleges in Central Philippines State University.
Figure 1. Functional Chart of the College of Computer Studies
Dean. Responsible for supervising the teaching assignments of the faculty
members and the admission, collegiate planning, including alignment of plans for
educational, research, extension, and production and other activities of the college. and
classification of students in accordance with the policies, rules and regulations of the
University. He is also accountable for the colleges’ sound management of resources:
fiscal, facilities and human.

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Faculty. The academic group of personnel of the university appointed to a faculty

rank who are directly or indirectly engaged in teaching, research, extension and
production services.
Students. Learners who are officially enrolled Central Philippines State
University.
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CHAPTER IV
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the research design used, the locale of the study, the
respondents of the study, the data gathering instrument, the data gathering procedures,
and data treatment.
Research Design
This study utilized the descriptive research or quantitative method. Hara states
that quantitative research in education is very effective because its results are derived by
discovering exact facts and therefore the same research methods and results are
generalized.
Locale of the Study
This study was conducted at Central Philippines State University, Kabankalan
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Figure 2. Locator’s Map of CPSU
Respondents of the Study
The respondents of this study were 260 BSIT graduates of CPSU-Main Campus
during the School Year 2015-2019. For batch 2014-2015, there were 50 graduates,
2015-2016 of 29 graduates, 2016-2017 having 50 graduates, 2017-2018 of 69 graduates
and 2018-2019 of 62 graduates.
The focus of this study was to trace the employability of BSIT graduates of the
CPSU-Main Campus, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
Sample Size
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Of the total 260 BSIT graduates from school year 2015-2019, 109 or (42%) had
answered the questionnaire. The actual number of respondents was only of 42% percent.
The retrieval rates were: batch 2014-2015 with 22 or 20.2%; batch 2015-2016
with 10 or 9.2%; batch 2016-2017 with 2 or 1.8%; batch 2017-2018 with 24 or 22%;
batch 2018-2019 with 51 or 46.8%.
The outcome was supported by Lange (2001) that a tracer study should at least
cover 60% of the graduates per year of graduation. If an institution has not carried out a
tracer study before, it is advisable to trace graduates of at least the last 2-3 years. This
was also supported by Schomburg (2003) that for written graduate surveys, the
proportion of returns is for the most part between 30% and 60%.
Data Gathering Instrument
A standardized survey questionnaire was used in the study. The data were
gathered through the online survey form. While conducting the study, the researchers
used survey method by distributing the link of the survey form to gather primary data
from the respondents. The data in the questionnaire includes the personal information of
the respondents and their employment data as well.
Data Gathering Procedure and Analyses

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Upon the approval of their adviser, the google form was made available online
for the respondents to answer. Some of the questionnaires were personally distributed
however those graduates that could not be reached were contacted through their e-mail
address, facebook account, and interview them through Skype and telephone. The data
were gathered from the built-in function of google form, and interpreted by the
researchers.
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CHAPTER V
PRESENTATION, ANALYSES AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
This chapter presents the presentation, analyses and interpretation of data
gathered on the employability of BSIT graduates of CPSU-Main Campus for SY 2015-
2019.
Profile of the BSIT Graduates
Table 1 shows the frequency distribution of the graduates’ profile according to
batch and sex.
Table 1. Frequency Distribution of BSIT Graduates According to Sex
Male Female Total

BATCH
f % f %
2015 10 45.50 12 54.50 22
2016 3 30.00 7 70.00 10
2017 1 50.00 1 50.00 2
2018 13 54.20 11 45.80 24
2019 24 47.10 27 52.90 51
Total 51 46.78 58 53.91 109
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Male
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Female 1 and the
Total
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chart above
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presents the
0 frequency
Batch 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
distribution
of graduates according to sex and batch. For the overall total of 260 respondents, only
109 of them submitted their responses, so the table and chart revealed that from the five
batches of BSIT graduates, the batch 2019 had the greatest number of graduates with 24
males or 47.10% and 27 females or 52.90% for a total of 51 and then followed by the
batch 2018 with 13 males or 54.20% and 11 females or 45.80% for a total of 24, batch
2015 with 10 males or 45.50% and 12 females or 54.50% with a total of 22, batch 2016
with 3 males or 30% and 7 female or 70% for a total of 10, then last is batch 2017 with a
total of 2 with 1 male or 50% and 1 female or 50%.
Holistically, it can be gleaned from the graph that the BSIT course is dominated
by females. This is supported by one of the research findings of Larson (2014) that the
advent of the home personal computer has contributed to the history of the gender gap. In
the 1980s, when the PC became a standard home appliance, it was mostly men who used
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it. According to the National Science Foundation, a 1985 study found that men “were
substantially more likely to use a computer and to use it for more hours than women;
55% of adult women reported not using the computer at all in a typical week, compared
to 27% of men.” It was a man’s machine—despite Apple’s attempts to brand one as a
“homemaker appliance,” for women who run both the business and the household.
Other contributing factors, according to academic experts I interviewed, include a
culture that encourages young women to play with dolls rather than robots and pursue
traditionally female careers, as well as the self-perpetuating stereotype that a programmer
is a white male. Sometimes women can feel like they don’t belong in a technical world
dominated by men.
Table 2 presents the frequency distribution of graduates according to their civil
status.
Table 2. Frequency Distribution of Graduates According to Civil Status
Single Married Single Parent Total

BATCH
f % f % f %
2015 8 36.36 14 63.60 0 0.00 22
2016 10 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 10
2017 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2
2018 20 83.33 4 16.70 0 0.00 24
2019 49 96.08 1 1.96 1 1.16 51
Total 89 81.65 19 17.4 1 0.91 109
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No. and Percent of Graduates 100
80 2015
2016
2017
60
2018
2019
40 Total
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The table and chart above show the frequency distribution of graduates according
to their civil status. As we can see above, the batch 2019 has 49 singles or 96.08%, 1
married or 1.96% and 1 single-parent or 1.96%; followed by batch 2018 with 20 singles
or 83.33%, 4 married or 16.70% and nothing for the single parent, then batch 2015 with 8
or 36.36% are single, 14 or 63.60% are married, and none for the single parent, next is
batch 2016 with a total of 10 respondents and they are all single, then lastly is batch 2017
with a total of 2 and are all single.
This implies that the respondent’s life choice is to remain single so that it will be
easy for them to scout for a job and getting stable before marriage.
DePualo observations in 1970 revealed that only 28 percent of adults in the U.S.
18 and older were unmarried, but in 2016, almost half of the respondents (45 percent)
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Table 3 presents the summary table of the BSIT graduate’s general profile.
Table 3. Summary Table of the Graduates General Profile
Profile Frequency Percentage (%)
Sex Male 51 46.80
Female 58 53.20
Total 109 100.00
Single 87 79.80
Married 19 17.40
Separated/Divorced 0 0.00
Civil Status
Widow/Widower 0 0.00
Single Parent 3 2.80
Total 109 100.00
2015 22 22.20
2016 10 9.20
2017 2 1.80
Year Graduated
2018 24 22.00
2019 51 46.80
Total 109 100.00
In Table 3 it shows that from the five batches of BSIT graduates, the batch 2019
had the greatest number of graduates which has 24 males or 47.1% and 27 females or
52.9% with the total of 51; followed by batch 2018 of 13 males or 52.2% and 11 females
or 58.8% with a total of 24; next is batch 2015 with 10 males or 45.5% and 12 females or
54.5% or a total of 22; followed by batch 2016 of 3 males or 30% and 7 females or 70%
for the total of 10; and last is batch 2017 with 1 male or 50% and 1 Female or 50% or a
total of 2. For the civil status, the batch 2015 has 8 or 36.4% single, 14 or 63.64% are
married; for batch 2016, 10 or 100% are single, for batch 2017, 2 or 100% are single; for
2018, 20 or83.3% are single, 4 or 16.67% are married; for batch 2019, there are 49 or
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For the overall result, 51 or 46.80% of the total respondents who participated in
the survey are Male and 58 (53.20%) are Female. For the civil status, most of the
respondents are still single with a total of 87 (79.80%), for married respondents there are
19 (17.40%), and 3 (2.8%) are single parents. As to the year they graduated, 22 (22.20%)
are alumni from batch 2015, 10 (19.20%) are from batch 2016, 2 (1.80%) from batch
2017, for batch 2018 there are 24 (22%), and lastly from batch 2019 has 51 (46.80%)
respondents.
This implies that the majority of the respondents are busy spending time with
their loved ones and working for a living to become a regular employee and marriage is
not their priority.
Employment Status
Table 4 presents the profile of the respondents according to their employment
status.
Table 4. Frequency Distribution of Graduates According to their Employment Status
Un- Under- Self-

Employed
BATCH Employed Employed Employed Total
f % f % f % f %
2015 18 81.82 2 9.09 1 4.55 1 4.55 22
2016 8 80.00 1 10.00 1 10.00 0 0.00 10
2017 2 00.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2
2018 12 50.00 3 12.50 7 29.17 2 0.00 24
2019 7 13.73 32 62.75 8 15.69 4 0.00 51

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Total 47 43.12 38 34.86 17 15.60 7 0.00 109

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No. and Percent of Graduates
batch
80
2015
2016
60 2017
2018
2019
40
Total
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As shown in the table and chart above, from batch 2015 to 2019 of 109
respondents, there are only 47 or 43.12% who are employed, 38 or 34.86% are
unemployed, 17 or 15.60% are underemployed, and 7 or 6.42% are self-employed.
This implies that most of the graduates are employed and the nature of their work is
related to the course they are taking.
One of the findings of the study of Abel, Deitz, and Su on, “Are Recent College
Graduates Finding Good Jobs? revealed that majors providing technical training—that is,
training that focuses on quantitative and analytical skills—had the highest shares of graduates
working in jobs that require a degree; engineering and math and computer majors are cases in
point. It can also be noted that information technology is a major part of the tech industry
and it continues to grow (https://www.monster.com/career-advice). Additionally, the tech
industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
projects a 12% growth rate between 2018 and 2028, which is much faster than the average
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for all occupations. And according to an industry research report from CompTIA, the global
information technology market is expected to reach $5 trillion this year. Yes, trillion. The
biggest sector of the tech industry continues to be IT and business services, and that growth
means new IT jobs.
Unemployment
Table 5. Frequency Distribution of Graduates According to Reasons for Unemployment
Advanced Did Not

No Job Family
BATCH Further Look for a Total
Opportunity Concern
Study Job
f % f % f % f %
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33.33 22
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.00 10
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2
2018 2 28.57 0 0 2 28.57 1 14.29 24
2019 1 3.85 3 11.54 8 30.77 6 23.08 51
Total 3 8.11 3 8.11 10 27.03 9 24.32 109
120
100
batch
80
2015
2016
60 2017
2018
2019
40
Total
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It can be gleaned in Table that 3 or8.11% of the respondents’ reason for not finding a
job is to have their advanced or further study and no job opportunity, 10 or 27.03% of the
respondents are not decided to find a job because of family concerns, 9 or 24.32% did not
look for a job due to lack of work experience, and 1 or 2.70% has no job due to health-related
reasons.
Therefore, most of the unemployed respondents think of the family concerns instead
of finding their job they choose to stay at home to take good care of their family. And some
of them were not hired from the job they are applying for because some of the companies
prefer to hire applicants with work experience.
College students normally attend their institution and graduate within a certain time
frame. While graduates want to have acceptable incomes based on the return of investment,
they sometimes face unemployment after graduation. Unemployment is detrimental to the
individual because it leads to financial deficits based on college debts and educational
expenses. If graduates do not have the skills to meet the needs of employers, then the
unemployment rate will increase unnecessarily (Hwang, Y, 2017).
Studies reveal that in the Philippines is attributed to reasons including
overpopulation, the oversupply of the labor force on certain industries, and the inability to
take on available jobs. On the other hand, 22 percent of the unemployed have attended
college while 19 percent have graduated from college. What does this indicate? That there is
a serious disconnect between what schools teach and the demand of the jobs market. Students
are not acquiring the skills they need to fill up available jobs when they graduate. Schools
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still offer, and students still enroll in, traditional courses without so much as examining the
demand of industries (Manilastandard.net).
Type of Job
Table 6 presents the frequency distribution of respondents’ type of job they are into.
Table 6. Frequency Distribution of Graduates According to Type of Job
TOTAL
BATCH 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
f % f % f % f % f %
Computer Technician 2 40.0 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 2 40.0 5
IT Technical support 1 33.3 0 0 0 0 1 33.3 1 33.3 3
Network Administrator 1 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Database
Administrator 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 1
System Administrator 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Encoder 3 60.0 0 0 0 0 2 40.0 0 0 5
Programmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graphics Designer 1 33.3 0 0 0 0 1 33.3 1 33.3 3
Research Analyst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IT Consultant 1 50.0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 0 2
IT Instructor 0 0 1 50.0 1 50.0 0 0 0 0 2
Web Developer 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 0 0 1
IT Project Mngr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IT Staff 4 40.0 1 10.0 0 0 3 30 2 20.0 10
Sales Lady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100.0 4
Sales Assistant 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100.0 0 0 2
Domestic Helper 0 0 1 33.3 0 0 2 66.7 0 0 3
Encoder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 1
Accounting Clerk 0 0 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Teller 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 0 0 1
Registrar Clerk 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 0 0 0 0 1
Counter 1 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bagger 1 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Production Worker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 1
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Sales Man 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 1

Sales Lady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 1
ATL Checker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 1
Cashier 0 0 1 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Production Staff 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 0 0 1
Customer Service Rep. 2 20.0 4 40.0 0 0 3 30.0 1 10.0 10
TOTAL 17 56.6 9 14.1 2 3.1 19 29.7 17 26.6 64
In Table 6, the graduate’s type of job is presented. The results reveal that most of
the graduates were employed as IT Staff and Customer Service Representative having a
frequency of 10 or 15.62%, then Data Encoder of 6 or 9.36%, next is Computer
Technician, and Saleslady of 5 or 7.81%, next is IT Technical Support, Graphic Designer,
and Domestic Helper of 3 or 4.69%, IT Consultant, IT Instructor and Sales Assistant of 2
or 3.13% and then last is Network Administrator, Database Administrator, Web
Developer, Accounting Clerk, Teller, Registrar Clerk, Counter, Bagger, Production
Worker, Sales Man, ATL Checker, Cashier, and Production Staff.
Nowadays, there is a great demand for BSIT graduates. Straightline.com
enumerated the top in-demand degrees for the future center around careers in science, engineering,
and finance. Forward-thinking advances in technology – both on and offline – dominate our work and
personal lives. Careers that involve the design, manufacture, monitoring, and maintenance of such
technologies are new and college degree programs are adapting to prep workers for these emerging
career fields. Overall, the top growth career fields are Engineering, Healthcare, Finance, and
Information Technology.
It is also cited in https://www.bachelorsportal.com that other types of jobs
related to Computer Science or Information Technology are increasing. The best part is
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that this field is continually growing, so new job titles and new tasks will come up
periodically.
The succeeding table presents the frequency distribution of respondents according
to tenurial status.
Tenurial Status
Table 7. Frequency Distribution of Respondents According to Tenurial Status
Contractual Trainee Regular On-probation Part-time Permanent

TOTAL
BATCH
f % f % f % f % f % f %
2015 7 31.82 0 0 11 50 1 4.55 2 9.09 1 4.55 22
2016 8 100.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
2017 1 50.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50.00 0 0 2
2018 16 80.00 0 0 2 10 1 5 1 5.00 0 0 20
2019 10 58.82 3 17.65 3 17.65 0 0 1 5.88 0 0 17
42 60.87 3 4.35 16 23.18 2 2.90 5 7.25 1 14.50 69

TOTAL
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As shown in table and chart, out of the 69 total respondents, 42 or 60.87% of
them are contractual, 3 or 4.35% are trainees,16 or 23.19% are regular, 2 or 2.90% are
on-probation, 5 or 7.25% are part-time and 1 or 1.45% is permanent.
This implies that most of the respondents have a tenurial status of contractual and
followed by regular. This means that at this time, most of the companies or agencies
choose the contract signing of the new applicants than to have a regular employee to their
establishments. And most of the respondents where newly graduates of the program
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.
This was supported by Concorde (2009) made a study on the status and prospect
of technical education in La Union province and its implication to manpower
development for the industrial world. He revealed that the graduates of technical courses
in the province found no difficulty in seeking employment. However, they have to go
through the process of retraining before they are hired as regular employees in local or
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national industries. He pointed out that outputs of graduates in technical education
particularly in the manufacturing group employment projection or labor market forecast
indicate a great demand in the service group.
Table 8 presents the distribution of respondents according to the type of
organization they are presently connected to.

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Table 8. Frequency Distribution of Graduates According to Type of Organization
Government Private Freelancer

BATCH TOTAL
f % f % f %
2015 2 10.53 14 73.68 3 15.79 19
2016 1 11.11 8 88.89 0 0 9
2017 2 100.00 0 0 0 0 2
2018 1 5.56 17 94.44 0 0 18
2019 7 31.82 13 59.09 2 9.09 22
TOTAL 13 18.57 52 74.29 5 7.14 70
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Government Private Freelancer Total
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
As to the type of organization whom the respondents are connected, Table 1.6
presents that out of 70 respondents, 13 or 18.57% are working in government
organizations, 52 or 74.29% are working in private organizations and 5 or 7.14% are
freelancers.
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This result implies that private organizations have many job offerings,
opportunities, or hiring compared to government organizations which also requires
eligibility. Most of the respondents chose to work in private organizations because of the
high salary rate.
This result was supported by the study of Abu Baker Akeel Abu Baker Almintisir
which he found that the employees of the private sector company were significantly
more satisfied with manager selection, comments, feedback sharing, and incentives.
Only a very small percentage of respondents in the government company (10.6%)
agreed that manager selection was based on qualification and experience. This is very
low compared to the private company where 68.75% of the respondents agreed with the
statement. There is practically no opportunity for comments sharing and feedback
system in the government company as none of the respondents agreed that this
opportunity was available in their company whereas 68.74% from the private agreed that
comments sharing and feedback system was present in their company. With regards to
incentives and reward systems, only 15.62% of the respondents in the government
company said there were good incentives and reward systems in their company as
opposed to 84.37% in the private company. Since job satisfaction has been found to
correlate positively with job performance, organizational citizenship behavior, and
negatively with absenteeism, turnover and work deviance, government companies
should work on improving manager selection, comments sharing, and feedback system,
and incentive and reward system.

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Respondent’s Waiting Time
Table 9 below presents the frequency distribution of respondents according to
waiting time on first employment.
Table 9. Frequency Distribution of Respondents According to Waiting Time on First

Employment
More More More

3 months More than More than
than 9 than 12 than
BATCH and 3 to 6 to TOTAL
to 12 to 15 15
below 6 months 9 months
months months months
f % f % f % f % f % f %
2015 10 52.63 7 36.84 2 10.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
2016 4 44.44 3 33.33 2 22.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
2017 1 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2018 8 42.11 6 31.58 4 21.05 1 5.26 0 0 0 0 19
2019 12 42.86 13 46.43 1 3.57 1 3.57 0 0 1 3.57 28
TOTAL 35 45.45 29 37.66 10 12.99 2 2.60 0 0 1 1.30 77
120
100
3 months and below

80 More than 3 to 6 months
More than 6 to 9 months
More than 9 to 12 mpnths
60
More than 12 to 15
months
40 More than 15 months
Total
20
0
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Out of the 77 responses that were gathered, 35 or 45.5% says that they are hired after
3 months and below, 29 or 37.7% for more than 3 to 6 months, 10 or 12.99% for more than 6
to 9 months, and 2 or 2.6% says that they waited for 9 to 15 months and none of them waited
for more than 15 months.
This implies that the respondents didn’t wait for a long period before they are hired
after they submitted their applications to the company or agency that they desired to work
with.
As cited in www.washington.edu, it takes the average college graduate three to six
months to secure employment after graduation. A student benefits from having a career-
seeking strategy and previous work experiences. Otherwise, her resume might be lost in a
stack of hundreds for a specific job.
Job Level Position
Table 10 presents the frequency distribution of the respondents’ job level position.
Table 10. Frequency Distribution of Graduates According to Job Level Position
Technical
Manager/ Self-
Staff Supervisory Support
Executive Employed
BATCH Representative TOTAL
f % f % f % f % f %
13.1
2015 5 6 1 50.00 0 0.00 3 50.00 1 100.00 10
2016 3 7.89 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3
2017 2 5.26 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2
2018 13 4.21 1 50.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 14

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12.5
2019 15 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 50.00 0 0.00 18
TOTAL 38 43.02 2 100 0 0 6 100 1 100 47
It can be seen in the table the results of the respondent’s job level position. Out of the
47 responses, 38 or 80.85% are staff, 2 or 4.26% are occupying the supervisory position, and
1 or 2.13% is technical support representative. Nobody is in a managerial position.
This implies that most of the respondents are working as staff and a few got the
highest position in the company or agency that they are working with. The entry-level jobs
are jobs that require minimal professional work experience and open the door to larger, work-
related opportunities. These positions generally mean that the employer is looking for a
young professional who has some prior experience such as an internship under their belt, but
not necessarily someone who has any full-time experience. Although having a significant
internship experience is great, it’s not a substitute for full-time experience
(www.wayup.com).
Monthly Salary
Table 11 presents the frequency distribution of the respondents according to their
monthly salary.
Table 11. Frequency Distribution of Graduates According to Monthly Salary
Above
Above Above 50,000
Below 5,000 to 30,000
BATCH 10,000 20,000 and TOTAL
5,000 10,000 to
to 20,000 to 30,000 above
50,000
f % f % f % f % f % f %
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2015 1 5.26 5 26.3 6 31.6 7 36.84 0 0 0 0 19

2016 0 0 3 33.3 6 66.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
2017 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2018 0 0 3 15 10 50 6 30 0 0 1 5 20
2019 1 4.35 9 31.1 12 52.2 1 4.35 0 0 0 0 23
TOTAL 2 2.78 20 27.8 35 48.6 14 19.44 0 0 1 1.39 72
As shown in the table, most of the respondents received a monthly salary that
ranges between 10,000.00 to 20,000.00 pesos and working in private companies.
From the news report of Jon Carlos Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News posted on Mar
15, 2016, fresh graduates seeking to land their first job may receive as much as P20,000
per month if they look in the right industries, according to JobStreet.com Philippines.
The report showed that IT graduates received an average monthly wage of P22,567,
based on jobs posted from October to December 2015. IT-related jobs include computer
technician and web administration staff. Last year, fresh graduates of IT-related courses
received a monthly average of P22,498. Philip Gioca, JobStreet.com Philippines country
manager, said the entry salary of fresh graduates across all industries in 2015 increased 9
percent from 2014. The second-highest salaries for fresh graduates are jobs in
actuarial/statistics, with average monthly salaries reaching P21, 391. Third in the
rankings are jobs in law/legal services with P21,132; fourth are healthcare-related jobs
with P20,048; while journalist/editor jobs placed fifth with P19, 808. Completing the top
10 of the highest paying jobs are training and development (P19,723); quality
control/assurance (P19,337); public relations/communication (P19,242); merchandising
(P19,095); and customer service-related (P19 036). Gioca noted that the call center/IT
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services/business process outsourcing (BPO) industry remains the biggest market for
fresh grads. The JobStreet.com report showed that there were 149,753 IT/BPO jobs
posted online in 2015. The second most in-demand industry for fresh grads is
retail/merchandise, which offered 8,131 jobs in 2015. Merchandising also posted the
highest salary increase of 42.5 percent for fresh grads in 2015. "The total number of fresh
grads increased by 32 percent in 2015, which is a very good sign for our economy. The
biggest jump coming from BPO, TelCos, and merchandise-- these are the groups that are
employing a lot more of fresh grads in 2015," Gioca said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
Gioca added that fresh graduates should be ready to face a competitive market as there
are more graduates compared to the number of jobs available. "The key to consider a
'catch' in today's competitive job market is by sharpening sub-skills aside from your main
specialization," Gioca said.
Table 12 presents the contribution rate of the competencies or skills of the BSIT
graduates that have contributed or have played an important role in their employment.
Table 12. Contribution Rate of the Competencies/Skills of the Graduates to their Present
Employment
Very Very
SKILLS Low Medium High TOTAL %
Low High
Organizationa
0 3 3 6 8 20 5.93
l
Problem
1 0 5 7 18 31 9.19
Solving
Leadership 0 2 2 8 7 19 5.64
Ability to
Work 0 1 3 4 18 26 7.72
Independently
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Creative
0 0 2 8 15 25 7.42
Thinking
Teamwork 0 1 2 10 18 31 9.19
Time
0 1 2 9 14 26 7.72
Management
Very Very
SKILLS Low Medium High TOTAL %
Low High
Initiative/Risk
Taking 0 0 3 10 17 30 8.90
Writing Skills 0 1 4 10 9 24 7.12
Interpersonal
0 1 2 7 15 25 7.42
Skills
Computer
0 3 1 5 17 26 7.72
Skills
Decision
0 0 4 4 20 28 8.31
Making
Ability to
Work Under 0 0 4 4 18 26 7.72
Pressure
TOTAL 1 13 37 92 194 337 100
The table shows that problem-solving skills and teamwork got the highest rating
of 9.19, followed by initiative/risk-taking and decision-making skills.
This implies that the BSIT program has contributed to the skills required by the
graduates in their work. Therefore, the IT skills acquired from school are very useful in
their job.
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The study conducted by Abas-Mastura, Imam, and Osman, opined that the
employer-employee assessment of the competence of new entrant graduates in both
employability skills namely Fundamental Skills and Teamwork Skills was described as
moderately competent. However, competence in Personal Management Skills was rated
differently; employers perceived the employees to be moderately competent while the
employees perceived themselves as very competent. Moreover, it was presented also in
this study that the same group of employees demonstrated satisfactory contextual
performance. These findings served as empirical data in determining if such a level of
competence in three categories of employability skills is associated with satisfactory
contextual performance.
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CHAPTER IV
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter presents the summary of findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of this study.
Summary of Findings
Based on the data gathered, important findings are drawn.
Of the 260 total respondents, only 109 graduates were traced. The majority of
the respondents were female. As to the respondents waiting time before landing their
first job, the majority waited only for three months and below, where most of them are
employed in private organizations under contractual status whose job is related to their
course and earned a monthly salary which ranges from Php 10,000.000 to 20,000.00
pesos. As to their job level position, the majority are staff. The graduates are satisfied
in the different academic aspects; hence, the IT skills acquired are being applied by the
graduates in their respective jobs.
Conclusions
After collecting all the data needed, the researchers have found out that the BSIT
course is in demand. Technology has become a necessity for the majority of industries or
entities in their daily operation. Also, there are more females than males and most of
them are employed in different private organizations under contractual status. The IT
skills they acquired are very useful and applied in their respective jobs.
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Recommendations
Based on the aforementioned conclusions, the following recommendations are
made:
1. The university should continue to have placement programs for its
graduates.
2. Establish an Alumni Website.
3. A tracer study for the program must be conducted annually to continually
monitor the whereabouts of graduates in the BSIT program.

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APPENDICES
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Appendix A. Survey Questionnaire
GRADUATE TRACER STUDY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Control Code: _____

Dear Graduate,
The Central Philippines State University is establishing a system of tracing its

graduates and getting feedback of the type of work or activity you are/were involved in
since you completed your study from the institution. The information provided will assist
your alma mater in planning future educational needs. Results of this tracer study will
only be presented in summary form and individual responses will be kept strictly
confidential. Your answer will be used for research purposes in order to assess our
graduate’s employability and eventually, improve the curriculum for the Bachelor of
Science in Information Technology (BSIT).
Thank you for your kind cooperation and support.
A. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: _____________________ ___________________________ _______

Last Name Given Name M.I.
Suffix (e.g. Jr) _______________
Present Address:
_______________________________________________________________________
Sex: ___ Male ___ Female Birthday: _______________ Year Graduated: _________
Contact No.:________________________ Email Address: _______________________
Civil Status:
___ Single ___ Separated/Divorced ___ Single Parent
___ Married ___ Widow/Widower
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B. EMPLOYMENT DATA
Employment Status (if unemployed, proceed to reasons by checking some choices)

___ Employed ___ Underemployed (job not related to course)
___ Unemployed ___ Self-employed
If Unemployed please check one or more from the choices

___ Advance or further study ___ No job opportunity
___ Family concern and decided not to find a job ___ Did not look for a job
___ Health-related reason(s) ___ Others, please specify:
___ Lack of work experience _____________________
If Employed/Underemployed/Self-employed, please check one or more from the

choices
___ Computer Technician ___ IT Technical Support Staff
___ Customer Service Representative ___ Network Administrator
___ Database Administrator ___ System Administrator
___ Data Encoder ___ Programmer
___ Graphic Designer ___ Research Analyst
___ IT Consultant ___ Software Engineer/Developer
___ IT Instructor ___ Web Developer
___ IT Project Manager ___ If not aligned, please specify:
___ IT Staff _____________________
Tenurial Status
___ Contractual ___ Trainee ___ Regular
___ On-probation ___ Part-time ___ Others, please specify:
______________
Type of Organization Presently Connected
___ Government ___ Private
___ Freelancer ___ Others, please specify:
_____________________________
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After graduation, how many months had passed before you were hired in the company or
agency you applied? (Leave blank if not applicable)
___ 3 months and below ___ More than 9 to 12 months
___ More than 3 to 6 months ___ More than 12 to 15 months
___ More than 6 to 9 months ___ More than 15 months
Job Level Position (Leave blank if not applicable)

___ Staff ___ Supervisory
___ Managerial or Executive ___ Self-employed
What is your initial gross monthly earning in your present job? (Leave blank if not
applicable)
___ Below 5,000 ___ Above 20,000 to 30,000
___ 5,000 to 10,000 ___ Above 30,000 to 50,000
___ Above 10,000 to 20,000 ___ 50,000 and above
How would you rate the contribution of the program of your study at the institution
relating to:
(Check as appropriate)
Very Very
Particulars High Medium Low
High Low
1 Organizational Skills
2 Problem Solving Skills
3 Leadership skills
4 Ability to work independently
5 Creativity/Creative Thinking
6 Team Work/Team Orientation
7 Time Management
8 Initiative/Risk Taking
9 Writing Skills
Communication Skills/Interpersonal
10
Skills
11 Computer Skills
12 Decision-Making
13 Ability to work under pressure
Thank you so much for sharing your most precious time in answering this questionnaire.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name : Amy C. Magbanua
Nickname : “Amz”
Address : Purok Tarapple, Brgy. Camingawan

Date of Birth : April 21, 1995
Place of Birth : Brgy. Tagoc, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental
Religion : Roman Catholic
Parents : Mr. Rodney and Mrs. Nemia Magbanua
Siblings : Rix, Eric, Mark and Jessa
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Education School Last Attended Year Graduated
Elementary : Tagoc Elementary School 2008

Secondary : Tagoc Extension High School 2012

Tertiary : Central Philippines State University 2020

Course : Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

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AFFILIATION IN ORGANIZATIONS
Organization Position Year
Supreme Student Government Member 2016-2020
Future Farmers of the Philippines Member 2016-2020
InfoElecTech Society Member 2016-2020

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Name : Roberto L. Lapastora, Jr.
Nickname : “Lapas”
Address : Purok Tarapple, Brgy. Camingawan

Date of Birth : May 23, 1997
Place of Birth : Brgy. Tagukon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental
Parents : Mr. Roberto and Mrs. Nenita Lapastora
Siblings : Rhea Rose and Rubie Joy
Elementary : Tagukon Elementary School 2010

Secondary : FGSNHS-Camingawan Extension High School 2014



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Name : Emerose Jean T. Cioco
Nickname : “Kim”
Address : Purok Adarna, Brgy. Tapi

Date of Birth : June 2, 1998
Place of Birth : Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental
Parents : Mr. Rey Rogie and Mrs. Rosalinda Cioco
Siblings : Reymart and Paul Andrew
Elementary : Dacongcogon Elementary School 2010

Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City
Negros Occidental
Secondary : Tapi National High School 2015

Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City
Negros Occidental


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Republic of the Philippines

Education is the means of developing an individual’s greatest abilities, because

benefit for everyone and greater strength for the nation.

education institution (Schomburg, 2016).

As cited by Enquilino (2015), a tracer study measures the relevance of vocational

information on the professional orientation, and experiences of their graduates.” Also,

the collected data is an important indicator of the quality of higher education.

Additionally, Kennedy (2000) states that “tracer studies enhance curriculum

relevance and marketability of educational programs.” Knowledge on employment of

Central Philippines State University (CPSU) graduates assists in formulating policy

towards combating unemployment and producing globally competitive Bachelor of

Science in Information Technology (BSIT) graduates. In the Philippines, the

Philippines (AACCUP), Inc.

placement monitoring of graduates, and curricular programs for improvement or revision to

replaces the manual process of distributing questionnaires to respective respondents.

graduates in various establishments most importantly its alignment to their course.

Purpose and Description

This project entitled “Graduate Tracer Study of the Bachelor of Science in

Information Technology” is intended to trace the employability of graduates for the

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) for School Year 2015-2019 of

Central Philippines State University – Main Campus.

The results of this study would benefit the following:

Administrator. The result of this study may provide guidance to administrators

with the end view of coming up with an evidence-based recommendation to be

undertaken to improve the employability and eventually, improve the program.

enhancement to meet the needs of the industry as well as determine instruction

demands in the field and consequently assisting in its long-term sustainability.

already have the bases for future developments.

graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology of the Central

Philippines State University – Main Campus for SY 2015-2019.

Specifically, it aimed to:

1. Keep track on the employability of graduates for SY 2015-2019;

2. Examine the career path of the BSIT graduates;

4. Evaluate the perception of the graduates as to the competencies of the BSIT

Scope and Limitations

This study on “Graduate Tracer Study of the Bachelor of Science in Information

Technology” was focused on the employability of BSIT graduates of the Central

Google form for the respondents to easily input their responses.

The following terminologies were operationally defined for better understanding.

degree Bachelor of Science in Information Technology specifically for SY 2015-2019.

or executive, supervisory, staff, or self-employed.

Status. It referred to the employment and tenurial status of the graduates.

Tenurial Status. It is the nature of employment of the graduates whether

contractual, on-probation, trainee, part-time, and regular.

questionnaire in google form to monitor the employability of BSIT graduates of the

Central Philippines State University – Main Campus for SY 2015-2019.

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND SYSTEMS

Foreign and Local Literatures

Higher Education Institutions are fundamental building blocks for human

à-vis national and economic progress.

university to improve their job opportunities. The literature on graduate employability

employers to work together to develop approaches that contribute to graduate

In his speech in the Seminar entitled "Enhancing Graduate Employability: Issues,

graduate to have knowledge of an academic subject; increasingly students have to gain

skills to enhance their employability. Hence, Higher Education Institutions must be

responsive to these changes. Historically, academic institutions serve as institutions for

needs of the various sectors of an economy."

institution is a public or a private institution, students' performance always is a major

concern. Students' performance can be influenced by factors such as gender, family

course they enrolled.

Tracer Study of BSIT Graduates of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges