Factors that motivates graduates of non-business related strands to pursue

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Information System in Lucena City.

By

Precious Ellaine N. Bernales

BSAIS-2B

Dalubhasaang Lungsod ng Lucena

Advanced Statistic
October 2021
Introduction

In fact, students who complete university courses express differing intentions and
expectations for their professional future. They exhibit a certain amount of optimism
about the future, despite the fact that they are surrounded by uncertainty and a lack of
knowledge about the challenges and aspects of potential careers. As stated by Cu(2016),
that the Board of Accountancy (BOA) of the Professional Regulatory Commission
recognizes the need for an increase in the number of Filipinos who take up accountancy,
in line with the increase in the demand for the profession not only in the Philippines, but
also in other countries. Meanwhile, according to Boyer (1987), "In taking a course, one of
the life's major decision is being made. A lot of time, money and effort will be involved”.
He said this course can lead students to careers which could be; Sales Manager, Human
Resources,
Marketing Director, Project Officer, Bookkeeper, Accounting Clerk, International
Auditor, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), etc. This Program will allow students to get
a deeper appreciation of the impressive world of Accountancy and Information System.

The primary reason for conducting this study was to learn about the factors and
reasons why students choose Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Information  System as
their course. It can help us understand the significance of their decision and how it may
affect their performance while studying. These factors and reasons can have an impact on
a student's performance and interest in pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Information System.
Background of the Study

Society can have an impact on a person's ability to decide what they want. People
nowadays are always influenced by what their friends or family members want, even if
they do not want to take the course. If their friend chose to take the Business
Administration course, they may end up in that course, and at the end of the day, they did
not like the course they received, and they are now planning to ship a course. It is time-
consuming and wasteful.

According to Juneja(n.d)decisions play important roles as they determine both

organizational and managerial activities. Deciding is the hardest part of life. Students
sometimes decide a wrong decision in life, and it may lead a wrong path so that is the
reason why most of the students try to prove themselves by graduating and finding a
good job. But sometimes, a student's decision can get affected from their families and
friend's decisions. Some of the parents of a student do not agree with the course their
child wants to take. That is the problem of every student instead of supporting their child.
They hinder their child's dream. And most of the time students just want to be with their
friends and join the same courses.

Meanwhile, according to Uyar and Kuzey(2011) ,say lectures help students to

recognize the nature of accounting careers by providing the knowledge and skills
necessary for success in the accounting profession. Essentially, the career choices reflect
one's interests, personality, ability, and background. Ahinful, Paintsil and Danquah
(2012) and Britt (2012), state that a person will feel comfortable with his or her career
choice if the choice meets what he or she wants and fits his or her interests and abilities.
The sets of information obtained by accounting students about public accountants and
others professions are the most important things in the decision-making process to
become a public accountant. Student interest and career plans are very useful in lecture
preparation so that the material can be delivered effectively to students who need it.
Career planning is crucial to achieving success (Tan and Laswad, 2006; Rasmini, 2007;
Philip, 2010). Therefore, stimulation is needed to make students start thinking seriously
about their desired career since they are still in college. They need to use their time and
facilities optimally. The role of educator accountants as a stimulator for this matter is
considered necessary (Rasmini, 2007). According to Rahayu (2003)Factors affecting the
selection of students' career and career type are interesting to be studied as the career
choice that interested students, it can be seen why someone chooses the career. The
Student interest and career plans will be very useful in lecture preparation so that the
material can be delivered effectively to students who need it (Rasmini, 2007). If the
career path of accounting students can be identified, the accounting education may plan a
curriculum in accordance with the demands of work. Thus, if a student has graduated,
he/she is expected to more easily adjust his/her ability with job demands.

The researcher want to clear away the idea of why many students are pursuing
Bachelor of Science  in Accountancy Information System studies despite the fact that
their field was different when they were Senior High School.

The researcher was a good learner who was enthusiastic about new things, new
trends, and new opportunities in her field. These are all motivating factors for her to
conduct research. Despite knowing the facts, the researcher believes in precise
knowledge, and precision necessitates detailing, which necessitates research.

Statement of the Problem

The main objective of this study is to determine the factors that motivated the
non-business related strand who pursue Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Information
System Program.
In the light of this major problem, the following specific problems were considered:

1. What are the factors that motivates graduates of non-business related strand who
pursue BSAIS?
1.1 Personal Factors
1.1.1 Sex
1.1.2 Age
1.1.3 Strand
1.2 Reference Factors
1.2.1 Sex
1.2.2 Age
1.2.3 Strand
1.3 Job Related Factors
1.3.1 Sex
1.3.2 Age
1.3.3 Strand
1.4 Media/ Publicity Factors
1.4.1 Sex
1.4.2 Age
1.4.3 Strand
2. Which of the following factors has the highest consideration in student’s decision
to enroll BSAIS program?
            
             2.1 Personal Factors
             2.2 Reference Factors
             2.3 Job Related Factors
             2.4 Media/ Publicity Factors