“Career Path of Management Accounting Graduate of Local University; Basis

Curriculum Enhancement”

A Study Presented to:

College Department
City of Malabon University

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements of
RESEARCH PROJECT

Researchers

Rhod Lhouie Baje

Mitch Camille Baylon
Odessa Cabiles
Marjorie Comahig
Angela Nicole Evangelista

Ma. Nina Salvador

Odessa Cabiles
Maria Novy Quijano
Vircel Madulid
Angela Nicole Evangelista
Kenn Regino
Hope Matulac
Theoretical Framework
Statement of the Problem

This study aims to find out the career path of management accounting graduate
of local university academic year 2019-2022.

Specially, it aimed to answer the following questions:

1. What is the Demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1. Gender
1.2. Age, and
1.3. Academic year
1.4. Occupation

2. What are the different factors that affect management accounting graduates in
choosing their career path in terms of:

2.1. Knowledge

2.2. Expertise

2.3. Attitude, and

2.4. Values/Personality

3. To what extent do recently graduated management accounting students perceive

that their employability skills have been developed as part of their accounting
curriculum program in terms of:
3.1. Knowledge
3.2. Expertise
3.3. Attitude, and
3.4. Values/Personality

4. Which professional skill sets do companies expect management accounting

graduates to have at entry level in terms of:
4.1. Knowledge
4.2. Expertise
4.3. Attitude, and
 4.4. Values/Personality

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

This study will use the input- process-output (IPO) model proposed by Dans D.L.
Shuffle beam (2002). Figure 1 presents the paradigm showing the input, the process
and the output.

The input consists the Career Path of Management Accounting graduates of

Local University. It includes the profile of Management Accounting graduates in terns of
gender, age, academic year and occupation. Also, it involves factors affecting the
Management Accounting graduates in choosing their career path in terms of knowledge,
expertise, attitude and values/personality.

The process involves conducting a survey using a research-made

questionnaire to gather information. This also involves a collection of data and statistical
analysis that will be needed for interpreting the results.

The output is the investigative results in determining the profile and factors
that affect Management Accounting Student in choosing their career choice.

CAREER PATH OF MANAGEMENTACCOUNTING GRADUATES OF LOCAL

UNIVERSITY; BASIS CURICULUM ENHANCEMENT

Figure 1.

Research Paradigm

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

 Profile of Respondents  Collection of Data

a. Gender Profile of respondents

and Career Path of
b. Age  Survey Management
Questionnaire Accounting Graduate
c. Academic year, and
are determined
d. Occupation  Statistical Analysis

 Career Path of
Management
Accounting Graduate